Gilberto Gil to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's Campus in Valencia, Spain
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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
VALENCIA, Spain, March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Berklee President Roger H. Brown will present Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Gilberto Gil with an honorary doctorate at Berklee Valencia's commencement ceremony on Monday, July 5, 2021.
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- VALENCIA, Spain, March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Berklee President Roger H. Brown will present Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Gilberto Gil with an honorary doctorate at Berklee Valencia's commencement ceremony on Monday, July 5, 2021.
- The Valencia campus previously awarded honorary doctorates to Eddie Gmez (2013), John McLaughlin (2017), Al Di Meola (2018), Imogen Heap (2019), and Lila Downs (2020).
- Gilberto Gil is one of the leading names in Brazilian music, with a career that has spanned more than six decades.
- About Berklee's Campus in Valencia, Spain
Berklee Valencia is the college's first international campus and its first outside of Boston.