Alumni & Engagement

Grow Your Art Pitch Night Finalists 2021 - a grid of 8 portraits
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NEC Alumni Win Grow Your Art Grants During Maria Schneider Residency
Grow Your Art grants totaling $13,500 have been awarded to NEC alumni Emily Eng, Darynn Dean, Rafael Natan, and Linda Numagami, and will support a microgrant program for Black, Latinx, and Native American music students, a series of concerts and film screenings around women in jazz, an accessible School of Arts and Social Justice, and a clarinet festival.
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Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Atwood ’16 MM, Violin Performance
The challenges of our current times compelled Sarah Atwood ’16 MM to create a new musical pathway for herself.
Jason Moran in black and white photo
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What's New: Kicking Off 2021
News from NEC alumni, students, and faculty members including Jason Moran, Abi Fayette, Audrey Chen, Angelo Xiang Yu, Donnell L. Patterson, Christine Lamprea, Tony Rymer, Tahirah Whittington, Gabriel Martins, Ronald Haroutunian, Ashley Marie Robillard, John Heiss, and others.
Maria Schneider, photo by Whit Lane
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Grow Your Art with Maria Schneider: The Ecosystem of Music Panel Discussion

What’s the difference between a manager and an agent?  How do artists, publicists, and managers work together? When do you invest in building out your team? What does it take to share your music in a...

Maria Schneider, photo by Whit Lane
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Grow Your Art with Maria Schneider: Working in the Music Business Q&A

Maria Schneider discusses how producing and sharing her music has evolved with the music industry. What does it take to produce a record today? And grow an audience? How do you share your music widely...

Maria Schneider, photo by Whit Lane
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Grow Your Art with Maria Schneider: Pitch Competition

The Grow Your Art Pitch Competition is open to all NEC Student & Alumni within 10 years of graduation. This competitive application process is modeled on real-world grants, and students/alumni have...

Bill Banfield
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Postponed | The Connection: Chains and Change, with Bill Banfield ’83

Note: This event has been postponed, and will be updated with the new date when available.

Through documenting the stories and histories of Black NEC alumni, we can connect past to present and...

Ashleigh Gordon with viola
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Postponed | The Connection: Chains and Change, with Ashleigh Gordon ’08 MM
Through documenting the stories and histories of Black NEC alumni, we can connect past to present and illuminate the seldom heard tales of NEC’s Black students.
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Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Bernofsky ’92 MM, Composition
Freelance composer and conductor, Lauren Bernofsky '92 MM, shares her unique NEC experiences that continue to influence her career.
Luther Warren performs violin via Zoom, while Dr. Kathy May Tran watches while wearing a medical mask.
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What's New: Year-End Edition
News from NEC alumni and faculty members including Luther Warren, Amir Siraj, Dominique Eade, Sarah Bernadette, Aimee Toner, Talia Rubenstein, Miranda Agnew, Anna Abondolo, Kyra Teboe, Guy Fishman, Nestor Torres, Brannon Cho, Lio Kuokman, and Claire Bourg.