Berklee Commencement 2013

The class of 2013 discusses their time at Berklee, future plans, and how Berklee was their home. Featuring Yun Huang, Patrick Simard, Jenny Kelger, Gavin O'Brien, Jessica Jap, Courtney Williams, Hana Mazlan, Jemila Dunham, Carla Martines, Mike Bono, Rashad Johnson, Adam Kronowski, Samantha Schultz, Liz Lohnes, Andres Fonseca, Giacomo Lamparelli, Lillie Tinsley, Aaron Liao, Molly Brown, Shanon Wilson, Gabriel Erkard, David Mohai, Alex Caron, Ingrid Andress, Megan Graney, Russell Kaplan, James Morgan, David Buchner, Olea Nickitina, Mikaela Allen, Daniele Odasso, Vincent Cannady, Melanie Donnelly, Seong Min Baek, Aimee Cuevas, George Russell Jr., Noe Socha, Jean-Marc Tardieu, Nick Zeigler, Ashwa Marshall, Stephen Franks, Syl DuBenion, Jessica Dirks, Rod Bonner, Kelton Washington, Evan Waaramaa, Abbey Hickman, Hannah Taxman, Courtney Halpin, Brendan Pajak, Katelyn Marshall, Zayra Pola, Trey Macias, Marissa Leogeais, and Jonquel Holiday. "Walking Strong" by Samantha Schultz. "Let's Go, Flow

Berklee College of Music 2013 Commencement Concert featuring Willie Nelson vocals, guitar; Deborah Pierre '13 voice; Shilpa Anantha Narayanan '13 voice; Vanessa Collier '13 soprano sax; Samantha Schultz '13 voice, acoustic guitar; Vince Cannady '13 voice; Lillie Tinsley '13 voice; Annie Lennox voice. Songs performed were "Nightlife" by Willie Nelson, "Walking on Broken Glass" by Annie Lennox, "Crazy" by Willie Nelson, "It's Too Late" by Carole King, "Here Comes the Rain Again" by Annie Lennox and David Allan Stewart, "Stay All Night, Stay a Little Longer" by Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan, "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Carole King, and "Cold" by Willie Nelson.

Complete performance of Willie Nelson singing and playing guitar on his song "Nightlife" at the 2013 Berklee College of Music Commencement Concert at the Agganis Arena in Boston with Berklee students. The song was arranged by Berklee profession Winston Maccow and is performed with a rhythm section, strings, horns, and percussion. Willie Nelson, Annie Lennox, and Carole King each received Honorary Doctor of Music Degrees during the Berklee College of Music's 2013 commencement on May 11. There were more than 1,050 graduates from 60 countries and 4,000 guests in attendance.

Annie Lennox delivers Berklee's 2013 commencement address, sharing the history of her love of music, and how it singularly shaped her future. She reflects on milestones from her own musical journey, hoping to inspire the students as they move forward in their lives and careers at this critical moment of profound change. She recounts the musical loves from her formative years: the Beatles, the Kinks, the Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, Motown, Martha Reeves, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Smokey Robinson, the Beach Boys, the Mamas and the Papas, Traffic, and Fleetwood Mac. She expands on musical greats, her voice soaring above the graduates as she channels Marvin Gaye in "I Heard It through the Grapevine," Noel Harrison in "The Windmills of Your Mind," Glen Campbell in "Wichita Lineman," Aretha Franklin in "I Say a Little Prayer," and fellow commencement honoree Carole King's "It's Too Late." She encourages the students to remember to remain open to the shi