Located in the iconic City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain, the magnificent 3,square-meter campus has been designed specifically for music and is equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Berklee Valencia offers a unique curriculum, as well as an International Career Center to assist students in their transition from student to music professional.
The mission of Berklee College of Music is to educate, train, and develop students to excel in music as a career. Cultivating the musicianship of all of our students is the foundation of our curriculum.
Our mission and philosophy. As the preeminent institute of contemporary music, Berklee will transform music education and enhance the power of music to better our world. Berklee will forge new connections among art forms, musical cultures, technologies, and institutions, creating a dynamic global network that fosters innovation, collaboration, and community.
Berklee's vision for Berklee was founded by Lawrence Berk, an engineer trained at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a veteran arranger with the CBS and NBC radio orchestras who wanted to teach contemporary music and provide practical career preparation for the working musician. His idea caught fire, and the small teaching studio grew into a sizable school, and then a college, in just over two decades.
Berklee's history. There is a select group of performing and recording artists, educators, and contributors to today's professional music who are recipients of the honorary doctorate degree from Berklee College of Music. Honorary degree recipients. Thanks to the enthusiastic generosity of alumni, parents, friends, corporations, and foundations, Berklee is able to mirror the diverse and ever-evolving landscape of the music industry.
