Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Beth Morrison delivers Berklee's 2026 commencement address. Learn more:
https://bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/news/beth-morrison-and-moses-pendleton-to-be-honored-at-boston-conservatory-at-berklee-s-commencement-ceremony
A three-time Grammy-nominated producer, Beth Morrison is the president and creative producer of Beth Morrison Projects (BMP), and the artistic and cofounding director of the PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now festival. Hailed as a “contemporary opera mastermind” by the Los Angeles Times, and “a powerhouse leading the industry to new heights” by WQXR-FM/New York Public Radio, she founded BMP in 2006 to champion living composers and redefine the future of opera. Under her leadership, BMP has commissioned, developed, produced, and toured over 65 works in 19 countries, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning operas Angel’s Bone and p r i s m. A recipient of the 2020 Musical America Award for Artist of the Year/Agent of Change and a Kennedy Center NEXT 50 honoree, Morrison is also a sought-after speaker at major institutions and conferences worldwide. She holds degrees from Boston University, Arizona State University, and Yale University, where she currently serves as a lecturer.
Beth Morrison delivers Berklee's 2026 commencement address. Learn more:
https://bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/news/beth-morrison-and-moses-pendleton-to-be-honored-at-boston-conservatory-at-berklee-s-commencement-ceremony
A three-time Grammy-nominated producer, Beth Morrison is the president and creative producer of Beth Morrison Projects (BMP), and the artistic and cofounding director of the PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now festival. Hailed as a “contemporary opera mastermind” by the Los Angeles Times, and “a powerhouse leading the industry to new heights” by WQXR-FM/New York Public Radio, she founded BMP in 2006 to champion living composers and redefine the future of opera. Under her leadership, BMP has commissioned, developed, produced, and toured over 65 works in 19 countries, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning operas Angel’s Bone and p r i s m. A recipient of the 2020 Musical America Award for Artist of the Year/Agent of Change and a Kennedy Center NEXT 50 honoree, Morrison is also a sought-after speaker at major institutions and conferences worldwide. She holds degrees from Boston University, Arizona State University, and Yale University, where she currently serves as a lecturer.
