Composition

Akram Haddad
News
Assassin’s Creed: Mirage Score Orchestrated by CMA Faculty Akram Haddad 
The highly anticipated video game Assassin's Creed: Mirage was released Thursday, October 5, with a score orchestrated by NEC alum and current Contemporary Musical Arts faculty member Akram Haddad '22 GD.
Yangfan Xu
News
Composition Doctoral Student Yangfan Xu’s “Bya” Premiered by New Jersey Symphony
This summer, the New Jersey Symphony premiered "Bya," a work by NEC Composition doctoral student Yangfan Xu ’25 DMA. Soon, "Bya" will make its Australian debut, where the Sydney Contemporary Orchestra will perform the piece in October. Yangfan shares her creative process behind the Tibetan-inspired "Bya," her journey into the world of music, and how NEC's mentorship program helped her compositions reach the stages of major orchestras.
John Heiss
News
In Honor of the Late John Heiss, Beloved NEC Faculty Member
Super Mario Bros
News
Andrew Schartmann Shares 10 Fun Facts About Video Game Music
NEC faculty member Andrew Schartmann’s book “Koji Kondo’s Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack” was just released in Japanese! In honor of the release of the Japanese translation, Andrew shared ten facts about video games and video game music.
A composer writes on music page
Event
NEC Composers' Series, Mar. 27
NEC: Jordan Hall

Please join us for an evening of music that features composers who have been connected with NEC in a variety of ways.

 

This is an in-person event with a private stream available to the NEC...

Event
NEC Composers' Series: Feb
NEC: Jordan Hall

Please join us for an evening of music that features composers who have been connected with NEC in a variety of ways.

 

This is an in-person event with a private stream available to the NEC...

TNNM, percussion set up
Event
Tuesday Night New Music: Wu, Xu, Kim, Alvarado, Yang, Sang, Hayden, Li, Lanning
NEC: Brown Hall

The newest works from the next generation of composers.

Tuesday Night New Music, a student-run, faculty-supervised concert series, was founded in the early 90s by Lee Hyla.  It offers audiences the...

TNNM perc, str
Event
Tuesday Night New Music: Kerr, Mincarelli, Xu, Ho, Chapman, Akinyanmi, Sang, Wu, Cao
NEC: Brown Hall

The newest works from the next generation of composers.

Tuesday Night New Music, a student-run, faculty-supervised concert series, was founded in the early 90s by Lee Hyla.  It offers audiences the...

Jordan Hall
Event
NEC Composers' Series: Jiang, Vetterlein, Heiss, Richardson, Nez, Minakakis
NEC: Jordan Hall

Please join us for an evening of music that features composers who have been connected with NEC in a variety of ways.

Tonight's concert is curated by Stratis Minakakis.

 

This is an in-person event...

A composer writes on music page
Event
Tuesday Night New Music: Lian, Jian, Wu, Chapman, Lanning, Ha, Otake, Li, Rosenberg
NEC: Brown Hall

The newest works from the next generation of composers.

Tuesday Night New Music, a student-run, faculty-supervised concert series, was founded in the early 90s by Lee Hyla.  It offers audiences the...