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Professional Programs at NEC
NEC’s Institute for Concert Artists (ICA) and Professional Trio and Quartet Programs are intensive programs designed for exceptionally gifted musicians seeking advanced training and performance opportunities. With a faculty of globally renowned musicians, each professional program at NEC provides a nurturing environment for the world’s top emerging talents to reach their full potential, preparing them for successful careers in the competitive professional music landscape.
Artist Diploma students within the ICA receive training tailored to their unique needs, focusing on refining artistic expression and technical mastery and expanding professional development. NEC’s Professional Trio and Quartet Programs offer specialized training for existing chamber music groups looking to attain mastery in ensemble performance.
Alumni of NEC’s renowned professional programs achieve and maintain flourishing performance careers, sharing their outstanding artistry on the world’s most preeminent stages.
Professional Programs
Artist Diploma Programs: Institute for Concert Artists
The Institute for Concert Artists brings together musicians who have demonstrated extraordinary virtuosity within their musical realms and are ready to advance to the world stage. Artist Diplomas in Opera, Classical Instrumental, and Jazz/Contemporary Musical Arts are granted through the ICA.
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Professional Programs
Professional String Quartet Program
Directed by Paul Katz, cellist for 26 years of the legendary Cleveland Quartet, the Professional String Quartet Program provides a curriculum of intensive coaching for exceptional groups that possess the talent and potential for – and the commitment to – a shared professional life.
Professional Programs
Professional Piano Trio Program
Under the direction of Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, NEC’s Professional Piano Trio Program is open to advanced piano trios that show the talent and commitment necessary to pursue a concert career.
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