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Panama Jazz Festival
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NEC students, faculty, and alumni finished up six days of teaching and making music in Panama City during the 21st annual Panama Jazz Festival.   
Julie Albers
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Cellist Julie Albers is recognized for her superlative artistry, her charismatic and radiant performing style, and her intense musicianship. Born into a musical family in Longmont, Colorado, she...

Wenting Kang
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Violist Wenting Kang, an acclaimed performing and recording artist, joins NEC from the Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia in Madrid, where she has been an assistant professor alongside the...

New Faculty Members
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Violist Wenting Kang, cellist Julie Albers, and clarinetist Christopher Elchico join NEC’s powerhouse strings and chamber music faculty, offering new private studio and performance opportunities for current and incoming students.
Rachel Podger
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NEC: Pierce Hall

Rachel Podger presents a baroque violin masterclass featuring students from the NEC violin studios.

Rachel Podger, “the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin” (The Times), has established...

Chamber Music America National Conference
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“The weeks starting 2024 have become a moment of celebration where one feels almost overwhelmed with the richness of all that is Chamber Music at New England Conservatory,” says Nicholas Kitchen, NEC faculty member and violinist in the Borromeo String Quartet. 
The scroll of a double bass
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NEC: Williams Hall

NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital...

Closeup of a musician playing violin.
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NEC: Keller Room

NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital...

Closeup of a musician's hands playing violin.
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NEC: Keller Room

In the course of completing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at New England Conservatory, performance majors present not just one, but three full-length recitals, for which they also write program...

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NEC: Pierce Hall

NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital...