Alexander Wade Honored at Berklee College of Music

Alexander Wade of Novato participated in Berklee College of Music's 2012 Commencement, held recently in Boston at Boston University's Agganis Arena.

Wade received a Bachelor of Music in Film Scoring from the President of Berklee College of Music, Roger Brown. Berklee president Roger Brown presented honorary doctor of music degrees to Rock and Roll Hall of Famers the Eagles, 27-time Grammy Award winner Alison Krauss, and innovative Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astatke. Astatke delivered the commencement address to the graduating class and an estimated crowd of more than 4,000 guests at the Agganis Arena.

Berklee's class of 2012 included more than 900 students graduating with bachelor of music degrees or professional diplomas. Female graduates numbered 280, representing 31 percent of the total class-- the largest number ever. International students from 58 different countries made up 34 percent of the class. The largest number of graduates from outside the United States were from South Korea and Japan. Students from as far away as Guam, Iceland, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Zimbabwe were among the graduating class. Domestic students were from 43 states-the greatest number from Massachusetts, California, and New York. The top three majors were professional music, performance, and music business/management. Guitar, voice and piano were the three most common means of musical expression among students of the graduating class.