Berklee's 27th Annual Encore Gala

Join us this year for the 27th Encore Gala, featuring an in-person event on Friday, October 22, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. ET at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, as well as a virtual livestream component. We hope that this year's in-person gathering, in addition to the virtual livestream, will make the Encore Gala experience even more unique and exciting. The evening will showcase a variety of musical performances in the main ballroom after dinner, featuring talented student and alumni musicians and special guests. The event will conclude with a dance party.

Address: The Westin Copley Place
10 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02116
Livestream: 8:00 p.m. ET
Dress: Black tie casual/festive attire
Guests: All guests will be registered by name and email address. In lieu of physical tickets, please send guest names with their emails to Lindsey Chinni at lchinni@berklee.edu by Monday, October 8, 2021.

For 2021 sponsorship and ticket pricing, view this document. 

For more information, contact Lindsey Chinni at lchinni@berklee.edu. Please check back regularly for more event updates.

Supporting Future Musicians

All proceeds benefit Berklee City Music®, the college’s educational outreach program that leverages the power of contemporary music to empower youth from underserved communities to develop musically, academically, socially, and emotionally. Founded over 26 years ago, City Music works with marginalized communities to help develop talented youth and provide them with pathways to college, through both in-person and virtual classrooms. 

26th Encore Gala

Berklee raised over $1.5 million in support of the Berklee City Music program at the 2020 Encore Gala, which featured over 150 faculty, student, and alumni musicians from 23 countries, and an array of celebrity guests. 

Last year's event, which was held virtually on Saturday, October 24, 2020, began with remarks from Berklee leadership, and included special guest appearances by Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest ’07H, Gloria and Emilio Estefan ’07H ’16P, Quincy Jones ’51 ’83H, LL Cool J ’24P, Alex Lacamoire B.M. ’95 ’19H, Rickey Minor, famed Red Sox player David Ortiz, and comedian Sinbad. 

Berklee is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; EIN 04-2300472. We will adhere to all state and local guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.