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Guest speaker urges Berklee graduates to find an authentic artistic voice
Summary
A guest commencement speaker at Berklee School of Music urged graduates to cultivate an authentic artistic voice, recounting a career from small-town beginnings to Broadway and advising collaboration, empathy and persistence.
The guest commencement speaker at Berklee School of Music urged the graduating class to pursue an “authentic voice” in their craft, recounting a career that ranged from small-town beginnings to Broadway and national tours.
The speaker told graduates that before art becomes a job or a commodity, it is “simply just the thing you will love,” and urged them to preserve the aspects of their work that make them unique. “Don’t waste any time trying to be like anybody but yourself,” the speaker quoted another artist as saying.
Why it matters: The address framed artistic careers as long-term projects in…
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