Esse Quam Videri - Jimmy Kachulis

For the retirement of Lee Berk from the Berklee College of Music. A piece that is a musical depiction of the blending of African and European cultures that engendered modern American culture. The musical motto is based on a solemnization of the name of the President of the Berklee College, Lee Berk, and motto and the College's motto: Esse Quam Videri, which translates as “To be and not just seem to be”. Intervals of the third and fourth from the motto are used horizontally, vertically, and for tonal modulations.