A R Rahman won the Academy Award for Best Original Music Score for Slumdog Millionaire in 2009
Highlights
- In recognition of his two-decades-long musical legacy, the prestigious Berklee College of Music is all set to honour Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman with an honorary doctorate. (Also read: A R Rahman to Produce a Hindi Film in 2014.)
- The honour will be conferred on Mr Rahman, 47, best known globally for the original scores and songs in Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Million Dollar Arm, at an event at the Berklee College of Music on October 24, a media statement said.
- "I'm deeply moved to receive an honorary doctorate from such a distinguished school which has contributed so much to the world of music," said Mr Rahman.
- "I'm especially proud and honoured to know that the college is graciously establishing a scholarship in my name for future generations of musicians to follow their dreams," he added.
- Berklee College of Music president Roger H Brown said, "A friend from India described A R Rahman to me as John Williams and Sting rolled into one - a leading film composer and a wildly popular, brilliant songwriter and performer.
- "We welcome him to Berklee, where the college and our students look forward to paying our respects." At a concert celebrating his career on October 24, 2014 in Boston, students and faculty will perform on his songs to pay a tribute to his distinguished work with Mr Rahman performing alongside for select pieces.
- In addition to the performance, Mr Rahman will conduct a master class at the Berklee Performance Center, the college said in a statement.
- In honour of Mr Rahman's new relationship with Berklee, the college will establish a scholarship in his name to help bring students from India to Berklee. All proceeds from the October 24 concert will go towards this scholarship fund, the statement said.
Washington:
In recognition of his two-decades-long musical legacy, the prestigious BerkleeCollege of Music is all set to honour Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman with an honorary doctorate. (Also read:
A R Rahman to Produce a Hindi Film in 2014.)
The honour will be conferred on Mr Rahman, 47, best known globally for the original scores and songs in
Slumdog Millionaire,
127 Hours,
Elizabeth: The Golden Age and
Million Dollar Arm, at an event at the Berklee College of Music on October 24, a media statement said.
"I'm deeply moved to receive an honorary doctorate from such a distinguished school which has contributed so much to the world of music," said Mr Rahman.
"I'm especially proud and honoured to know that the college is graciously establishing a scholarship in my name for future generations of musicians to follow their dreams," he added.
Berklee College of Music president Roger H Brown said, "A friend from India described A R Rahman to me as John Williams and Sting rolled into one - a leading film composer and a wildly popular, brilliant songwriter and performer.
"We welcome him to Berklee, where the college and our students look forward to paying our respects." At a concert celebrating his career on October 24, 2014 in Boston, students and faculty will perform on his songs to pay a tribute to his distinguished work with Mr Rahman performing alongside for select pieces.
In addition to the performance, Mr Rahman will conduct a master class at the Berklee Performance Center, the college said in a statement.
In honour of Mr Rahman's new relationship with Berklee, the college will establish a scholarship in his name to help bring students from India to Berklee. All proceeds from the October 24 concert will go towards this scholarship fund, the statement said.