All large ensembles rehearse once a week for 30 weeks and perform several concerts throughout the year at NEC. Repertoire is chosen from a variety of periods and styles and is suited to the proficiency level of the participants. Emphasis is on the highest quality of performance and the development of ensemble technique. In recent years, tours (both national and international) have become an integral part of the program for the more advance d orchestras and wind ensembles.
For more information about specific ensembles, please choose an option from the menu at the left.
Auditions
Students are placed through personal auditions (which may be videotaped) held in May. Spring auditions are now over, please call (617) 585-1130 for more information or email Rebecca Bogers. Results for the May auditions will be emailed to students on June 15, 2010.
Fall Auditions
A limited number of audition spaces may be available for new students interested in joining a large ensemble. Please call 617-585-1130 for more information. Auditions will take place the weekend of September 11-12, 2010. During this weekend we will also hold placements for studio teachers, chamber music ensembles and classes as well as entrance auditions for the Scholarship Brass Quintet. Please contact the Preparatory School at 617-585-1130 beginning August 15, 2010 for further information and to sign up for fall auditions.
Seating/placement auditions for new and returning members already placed in ensembles will also take place during the fall audition weekend. Beginning August 15, students already placed in an ensemble should sign up for their seating auditions online. For ensemble specific seating audition requirements please consult your ensembles webpage.
Performance Tours
The Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, Youth Symphony, Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble, and Piano Department tour on a biannual basis. These performance tours offer unforgettable musical and cultural experiences to the students. Since 2005, these groups have toured Costa Rica, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Germany, China, Greece, Great Britain, Austria, Italy, Venezuela, and Brazil.
During the Summer of 2010, Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble will travel to Austria and Germany. Also the Piano Department will tour Austria and Hungary.
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