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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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Gilberto Gil to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's Campus in Valencia, Spain

Retrieved on: 
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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.