Lynda Jacquin, Woodwind Department Chair
Private lessons
Private lessons of 30, 45, and 60 minutes are offered in all the categories listed under faculty. Prospective students must set up an audition or placement interview with the department chair, who will advise each student personally regarding an appropriate studio teacher placement.
For specific information regarding teacher placement, please contact the Preparatory School office by phone at 617-585-1130 or email prep@necmusic.edu.
Reedmaking Class
John Ferrillo, Instructor
This course covers beginning and intermediate oboe reedmaking from cane selection, shaping, and tying, to the proper scraping and balancing of reeds. Students provide reed tools and cane.
Saturday, 12:00-1:00pm
Chamber music
Laura Blustien, coordinator
The NEC Preparatory School offers chamber music coaching of ensembles of all levels and ages. Groups will be determined by age, ability, and instrumentation. Each will receive 28 coaching sessions. Chamber music groups meet on Saturdays. Students are expected to participate in festival concerts each semester.
Auditions for chamber music take place in early September and in January for ensembles starting mid-year. To schedule an appointment for fall auditions, contact the Preparatory School office after August 15th. Please contact us with any questions you might have at 617-585-1130 or email prep@necmusic.edu.
Orchestras
Please note: admission to NEC orchestras is highly selective, particularly for woodwind players, as the number of openings is very limited.
Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Touring ensemble. Open by audition to highly advanced pre-college players. Admission to YPO is extremely selective. Students placed in YPO generally play at a level which will guarantee them admission to selective conservatories. While orchestral assignments are made by level, not age, most members of YPO are in grades 10-12. Younger college-age players are sometimes invited to fill vacancies due to the absence of qualified pre-college players.
Rehearsals – Saturday, 3:10-6:00pm
Youth Symphony
Steven Karidoyanes, Director
Touring ensemble: June 2013 tour. Open by audition to advanced players. Admission to YS is very selective. Students placed in YS generally play with a high level of musicality and technical mastery, are comfortable playing complete concertos from all stylistic periods, and have significant prior orchestral and chamber music experience. While orchestral assignments are made by level, not age, most members of YS are in grades 10-12.
Rehearsals – Saturday, 3:15-6:00pm
Youth Repertory Orchestra
Jane Ezbicki, Director
Open by audition to upper intermediate to advanced players. Students placed in YRO generally play with good intonation and tone quality, a variety of dynamics, and are comfortable carrying their part independently while blending with the ensemble. While orchestral assignments are made by level, not age, most members of YRO are in grades 8-11.
Rehearsals – Saturday, 1:00-3:00pm
Junior Repertory Orchestra
Adam Grossman, Director
Open by audition to intermediate strings, winds, horns and trumpet players. Students placed in JRO generally play with fluidity, have a developed vibrato, and are comfortable playing three-octave scales and arpeggios. While orchestral assignments are made by level, not age, most members of JRO are in grades 8-9.
Rehearsals – Saturday, 1:30-3:00 pm
Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble
Michael Mucci, Director
Touring ensemble: June 2010 tour. Open by audition to advanced high school-age (grades 10-12) players. Auditions are generally at the level of allstate auditions.
Rehearsals – Friday, 4:15-7:00pm
Jr. Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble
David Samour, Director
Open by audition to junior high school-age (grades 7-10) players. Auditions are generally at the level of Jr. District auditions.
Rehearsals – Friday, 4:15-7:00pm
Baroque ensembles
Aldo Abreu, Director
Renaissance and Baroque Wind Band
Open by audition to intermediate players. This ensemble specializes in Renaissance and Baroque wind instrumental music written between the years 1500 and 1750. Students play their own modern instruments, and the parts are transposed from the original scores. While there are no specific age guidelines for this ensemble, most members of the Renaissance and Baroque Wind Band are in grades 7-12.
Rehearsals – Friday, 4:30-6:30pm
Recorder and String Orchestra
Open by audition to intermediate players. This orchestra includes string instruments and recorder choir (multiple sizes) specializing in music from the Baroque and Renaissance Periods by composers such as Purcell, Schmelzer, Rosenmuller, Woodcock, Vivaldi and Corelli. While there are no specific age guidelines for this ensemble, most members of the Recorder and String Orchestra are in grades 3-11.
Rehearsals – Saturday, 4:00-6:00pm
Preparatory Baroque Ensemble
Open by audition to beginning players. This orchestra includes strings and some wind instruments, specializing in easy music from the Baroque and Renaissance Periods by composers such as works by Susato, Attaignant, and Purcell. While there are no specific age guidelines for this ensemble, most members of the Preparatory Baroque Ensemble are in grades 3-9.
Rehearsals – Saturday, 3:00-4:00pm
Friday Baroque Ensemble
Open by audition to intermediate players. This ensemble of string and wind players focuses on music from the baroque period, including works of Monteverdi, Schuetz, and Bach. While there are no specific age guidelines for this ensemble, most members of the Friday Baroque Ensemble are in grades 3-11.
Rehearsals – Friday, 6:30-8:30pm
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