“No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living right now.” – Alan Watts INTRODUCTION Hi there! Welcome to the Berklee Alumni Column. My name is Joely Cromack-Kluko, and I am a proud 2024 Berklee graduate. Since that long-awaited day in May, I along with 1,352 students were sent off with four years of music education, bachelor’s degree in hand. At Berklee I connected with like-minded creatives (both students and professors) while majoring in vocal performance with a minor in English creative writing. Berklee is an artist’s networking dream. At its core the college is a multifaceted institution for the performer, business personnel, producer, writer, composer, therapist, and— more often than not— a collaboration of those …
