NEC's student body consists of undergraduate and graduate musicians from various backgrounds.
Click on a picture below to read a current student's perspective on NEC and life in Boston.
*Student Profiles may be rotated to highlight NEC's diverse community and programs.
Nell Shaw Cohen
Major: Composition
Degree: B.M.
"At NEC, I'm surrounded and welcomed by composers who make music differently from me, and from each other."
Adam Eccleston
Major: Flute Performance
Degree: M.M.
"I vividly remembered looking around to my fellow colleagues and seeing their faces light up while making music, and remembered everything just falling in place."
Narek Hakhnazaryan
Major: Cello Peformance
Degree: A.D.
"As an Artist Diploma student, I’m very excited at the opportunity of performing a solo recital in Jordan Hall. The venue is beautiful and sounds amazing."
Amanda Hardy
Major: Oboe Performance
Degree: G.D.
"NEC's orchestral department provides students like me with invaluable experience working under world-class conductors in a stimulating environment."
Christina Hughes
Major: Flute Performance
Degree: B.M.
"Being at NEC has also expanded my musical horizons and I have been able to listen and learn about music beyond my major.”
Jessica Lascoe
Major: French Horn Performance
Degree: B.M.
"One of the greatest opportunities that you are afforded as a wind or brass player at NEC is the fact that you are simultaneously assigned to orchestra and wind ensemble rotations."
Timothy Lienhard
Major: Jazz Performance
Degree: M.M.
"Although I checked out a number of music schools, NEC's community immediately drew me in. I felt at home at NEC."
Samantha Mason
Major: Trumpet Performance
Degree: M.M.
"NEC has also made me realize how many amazing young musicians are out there right now."
George Nickson
Major: Percussion Performance
Degree: B.M.
"Getting to rehearse and perform often on the Jordan Hall stage between 5-10 times per week is an amazing feeling."
Reina Powell
Major: Voice Performance (Soprano)
Degree: M.M.
"Through the opera department, I feel that I have grown as an artist and feel more prepared to go out into the 'real world' and be competitive."
Carlos San Isidro
Major: Viola Performance
Degree: M.M.
"I personally feel that if you are a violist, NEC is currently ‘the place to be.’"
Max Von Mosch
Major: Jazz Composition
Degree: D.M.A.
"After looking into the profile of the Doctoral program and finding out more about it, I got pretty excited."
Wei Wang
Major: Bass Trombone Performance
Degree: M.M.
"I often visit the Museum of Fine Arts, the Boston Public Library, and many of the historic buildings in the city. Being in Boston truly gives me a sense of being an artist."
2009-12-17
MILES DAVIS