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May is Military Appreciation Month, and we would like to recognize and honor our NEC Alumni U.S. Service Members. Musician First Class/E6 Chris DeChiara '99 MM shares how NEC shaped his journey and impacted his time serving in the U.S. military.

NEC’s 151st Commencement took place on Sunday, May 22, in Jordan Hall, with the community celebrating the achievements of our remarkable students during a challenging time.

See photos from the April 2022 performances of Perla’s “An American Dream,” Ravel’s “L’enfant et les sortilèges,” and Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas,” under the direction of Joshua Major, Chair of Opera Studies.

Internationally beloved pianist Evgeny Kissin performed at NEC to raise funds for Ukraine in a powerful and moving event with the NEC community.

President Andrea Kalyn and Board of Trustees Chair Kennett F. Burnes announced that New England Conservatory has raised over $1.2 million at the NEC Happening Annual Scholarship Gala.

New England Conservatory President Andrea Kalyn and the Board of Trustees announce Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter James Taylor as the 2022 Commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient, alongside honorary degree recipients David Amram and Ella Jenkins, with special guests Emanuel Ax and Denys Karachevtsev.

Interdisciplinary composer and life coach, Mattia Maurée ’14 MM creates art that explores perception, sensation, trauma, and resilience. They earned a Master of Music in Composition at New England Conservatory studying with Malcolm Peyton, where John Heiss called their music "bold, adventurous, powerful and elegant."​

New England Conservatory presents three concerts, on April 16, 17, and May 11, in support of Ukraine and the millions of Ukrainians who have been displaced by the war.

Jason Moran, member of NEC’s Jazz Piano Faculty, has made a wonderful donation to the NEC Archives of unique piano manuscripts, exercises, and lessons from his studies with longtime faculty member Jaki Byard.

A conversation with Bruce Brubaker, Chair of the Piano Department and Curator of Piano Programming, on the winter 2022 piano concert series.