Encore Gala Raises $2.3 Million for Berklee City Music

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Berklee Encore Gala raised a record $2.3 million in support of Berklee City Music. The annual event, held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, included more than 150 faculty, student, and alumni musicians who played for more than 900 guests. Deval Patrick, former governor of Massachusetts, spoke at the opening cocktail reception. The evening also included a dinner and a silent auction.

Guests enjoyed a wide variety of musical acts in seven different nightclub settings. Performers included hip-hop icon Grandmaster Flash; Berklee faculty member Livingston Taylor; and Berklee alumni band Twisted Pine, winner of the 2018 Boston Music Award for Americana Artist of the Year. The evenings roster also included the Berklee Indian Ensemble; the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra, directed by Greg Hopkins and featuring guest vocalists Donna McElroy and Renese King; Mar del Norte, featuring Eguie Castrillo; and the Berklee City Music Ensemble. Grammy-winning singer Chaka Khan 04H gave the evenings Starlight Finale performance.

Copresenting sponsors included Abrams Capital and Bain Capital Community Partnership. Colead sponsors included Aramark Education, the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, and Jim and Judy OBrien. They cochaired the event, along with David and Lori Sprows.

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