About Riley Schwartz
Academic Background
Berklee College of Music (Expected Dec 2027)
- Major in Professional Music with a focuses in Performance, Music Education, and Music Business (Boston, MA)
Berklee College of Music 5-Week Aspire Program – Full Scholarship Recipient
Teaching Experiences
Teacher, Cultivating Tomorrow’s Creatives Music Program — Roxbury, MA (Sep 2024 – Present)
Instructor & Historical Music Interpreter, Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums Corps — Williamsburg, VA (Jan 2016 – Jul 2023)
Promoted to Lance Corporal and instructor in the Senior Corps
Significant Achievements
Recipient of the National Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
– Marching Band: Drumline Captain
Performed at the Berklee Performance Center during the 5-Week Rock Workshop Showcase
Played in venues across Virginia with Superstition Rock Band (2019–2023), including Billsburg Brewery, The Vanguard, Hilton Landing Hotel, and more
Member of Berklee’s Brazilian Ensemble and Mad Dogs Rock Ensemble
Longstanding performer with Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums (2017–2023)
