Contemporary Improvisation

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Contemporary Improvisation Open Mic
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NEC: Pierce Hall
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Contemporary Improvisation Opening Night Concert
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NEC: Brown Hall

Hear the diverse musical styles of our Contemporary Improvisation Faculty.

Two guitarists play with eyes closed, with dark green lighting, on Jordan Hall stage.
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Contemporary Improvisation presents Songs of Victory and Defeat
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NEC: Jordan Hall

Original songs and recompositions grappling with scenarios of victory and defeat, in a concert featuring the entire Contemporary Improvisation department.

Tyshawn Sorey plays a drum kit
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Contemporary Improvisation + Tyshawn Sorey
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Location
NEC: Jordan Hall

/*-->*/ The concert culmination of a residency with Tyshawn Sorey: multi-instrumentalist, composer, and MacArthur “Genius”. Featuring the entire Contemporary Improvisation department.

A graphic of a viola with smokestacks of an oil refinery overlaid.
News
Tanya Kalmanovitch on the Music of Climate Crisis
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NEC faculty Tanya Kalmanovitch's feature on the music of climate crisis was recently published in 21CM.
Noah Kelly, holding his violin and smiling.
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Noah Kelly ’22 To Compete In All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil Competition
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Noah is an alumnus of NEC's Preparatory School and has completed the first year of his Bachelor of Music in Contemporary Improvisation.
Ran Blake
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“Ran Blake Day” Declared in Springfield
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June 1, 2019 was proclaimed by the City of Springfield as “Ran Blake Day.”
Mattia Mauree
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Mass. Cultural Council Awards for NEC Composers
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Alum Mattia C. Maurée ’14 MM and faculty members Ran Blake and Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol honored with finalist awards.
photo of the cover of Input/Output magazine, featuring two people looking to the side
News
Magdalena Abrego ’19 MM On the Launch of Input/Output Magazine
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Contemporary Improvisation alumna Magdalena Abrego ’19 MM discusses Input/Output Magazine, launched with the help of an Entrepreneurial Musicianship Grant, with WBUR.
Balla Kouyate plays the balafon and sings while leading students in the West African Ensemble
News
NEC Faculty Balla Kouyaté Named 2019 NEA National Heritage Fellow
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The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts to Balla Kouyaté, balafon player, djeli, and Contemporary Improvisation faculty member.