Berklee College of Music commencement recordings
A sampling of digitized commencement ceremony and concert recordings, featuring speeches by: Stan Kenton, Arif Mardin, Duke Ellington, Harry Ellis Dickson, Franklin Patterson, John Williams, Gary Burton, and Bruce Lundvall. Sources include the following physical collections: BCA-018 (Berklee College of Music event recordings by Video Services, 1985-2004), BCA-017 (Berklee College of Music collection of campus event recordings, 1995 - present), and BCA-016 (Berklee College of Music Music Production & Engineering departmental recording collection). Finding aids for these collections are available online: https://archives.berklee.edu/research/finding-aids.
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- 1971 commencement ceremony excerpts featuring Arif Mardin and Duke Ellington
- Excerpts from Berklee College of Music Commencement ceremony, featuring commencement speaker Arif Mardin ('61) and honorary degree recipient Duke Ellington, and Ellington's post-ceremony performances on piano for guests.