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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. 

Meet soprano Ilanah Lobel-Torres ’17, a Vocal Performance alumna making her debut with the Troupe Lyrique at Opéra National de Paris for the 2023/2024 season.

As another year at NEC comes to a close, we pause to celebrate the multitude of extraordinary performances that illuminated Jordan Hall and echoed across campus. Before we venture into the excitement of a new year and a calendar brimming with concerts, let's reflect on five performances that left an indelible mark during the fall 2023 semester.

New England Conservatory's opera studies department welcomed renowned composer and librettist Mark Adamo to campus for a residency last week. Collaborating with NEC students, Adamo workshopped his new opera, Sarah in the Theatre, a commission for Odyssey Opera about Boston operatic legend Sarah Caldwell.

New England Conservatory's Winter/Spring 2024 performance season will take audiences on a musical odyssey across genres and time, ensuring a captivating fusion of classics and contemporary selections. The lineup promises an enriching and diverse experience while showcasing the range and innovation of the conservatory’s students and faculty.  

When Vocal Performance major Anna Poltronieri Tang '25 first heard Sheila Silver's Beauty Intolerable songbook set to the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay back in 2021, its messages about womanhood profoundly impacted her. Two years later, with support from NEC's Entrepreneurial Musicianship (EM) office, Anna produced Beauty Intolerable here at NEC with her peers in the voice department, faculty member Tanya Blaich, and guidance from Sheila Silver herself. Read the story of Anna's production of Beauty Intolerable and how the EM office helped her make the concert a reality.

Violist Cara Pogossian ’23 MM, ’24 GD won first place at NEC’s 2023-2024 Lower Strings Concerto Competition with her performance of Bartók’s Viola Concerto. 

Meet Finn Lippard '27, a first-year Contemporary Musical Arts undergraduate at New England Conservatory. 

Emphasizing her unique genre-blending approach and the inspiration behind her upcoming album STATES, Vocal Jazz alumnae Gabriela Martina ’21 MM shares insights into her creative process, NEC’s influence, and perspectives on the power of music to transcend boundaries and spark meaningful conversations.

New England Conservatory, world-renowned for training extraordinary musicians, celebrated wins by seven NEC students and alumni in four prestigious international and national competitions over the last two weeks. The awards reflect the depth and scope of collaboration across faculty, staff, and students distinctive to NEC’s educational model.