Brass students at NEC study with renowned faculty mentors—virtually the entire brass section of the Boston Symphony Orchestra—as they seek to follow in their footsteps. Performance opportunities are numerous, including solo recitals, chamber music, and orchestra concerts, where you will collaborate with your talented peers who are equally dedicated. The annual Brass Bash concert brings NEC/BSO faculty and students to play together.
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[Philharmonia] was my first concert as an NEC student and it gave me so much hope for my future as a musician.
Hugh Wolff conducts the NEC Philharmonia in a performance of Gunther Schuller's Dreamscape.
Elmer Churampi's spectacular performance of Alexander Arutiunian's Concerto for Trumpet and Symphonic Band with the NEC Wind Ensemble.
In our careers, we'll have to play in large ensembles.
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To have that experience prior is really an amazing thing.
Last year's Brass Bash was amazing. I love Norman Bolter's work with the trombones.
NEC's Trombone Choir, conducted by Norman Bolter, performs J.S. Bach's Contrapunctus 9 during NEC's Brass Bash.
Maestro Hugh Wolff conducts the NEC Philharmonia in a performance of Dmitri Shostakovich's epic Symphony No. 11 in G minor, "The Year 1905" at Boston's Symphony Hall.
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