Ensemble 212 - Musicians

Photo by Natalie Devore

As an emerging musician, Adam Berkowitz’s musical interests range from classical/contemporary music to klezmer. Currently he is studying with Maureen Hurd while pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts at Rutgers University. There, he is focusing on contemporary music and clarinet techniques. This has enabled him to join with percussionist Stephen Solook and soprano Tiffany DuMouchelle to form Tonal Center and become a principal clarinetist for Ensemble 212. In addition, he has: been a guest performer with the insideOUT quartet and appeared on several Mannes Composition concerts. Adam has been studying and performing klezmer for nearly ten years. In the past, this has led to appearances at the long-standing Klezmer Brunch series at Tonic curated by David Krakauer. With these skills, Adam is pursuing an interest in music that blurs the line between classical and klezmer forms. Last year he was chosen as a runner-up in the Rutgers University concerto competition for his performance of Robert Starer’s Kli Zemer Concerto.