Lawrence Berk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lawrence Berk

American musician

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 22-Dec-1995

Profession: pianist, music pedagogue

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Lawrence Berk (December 10, 1908 – December 22, 1995) was the founder of Berklee College of Music, a pianist, composer and arranger, and educator. Berk oversaw the growth of the modest Schillinger House music school into the Berklee College of Music, the largest independent school of music in the world.
Between founding Schillinger House in 1945 and his retirement from Berklee College of Music in 1978, his entrepreneurial and music-industry savvy enabled the school's curriculum to keep place with popular music trends, developments in electronic music, and advancements in recording technology.
He highly valued the practical application of classroom instruction, yet he guided the development of the curriculum to enable the school to become an accredited, degree-granting institution.