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An Invitation

NEC President Tony Woodcock invites you to Don Giovanni, March 12-14.

Kafka Fragments

Artists from Yellow Barn Music School and Festival visit NEC for a workshop on György Kurtág's settings of Franz Kafka texts, March 14.

Student profiles

A dozen profiles take you into the life of an NEC College student.

David Loebel

NEC's new Associate Director of Orchestras comes from Memphis Symphony.

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