Woodwinds
![Woodwinds-TopImage-HorA Group of woodwinds players smiling.](https://necmusic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Woodwinds-TopImage-HorA.jpg)
Woodwind students at NEC study with extraordinary faculty mentors who are world-renowned soloists and members of major orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Performance opportunities are numerous and varied – solo recitals, chamber music, orchestra, wind ensemble, concerto competitions – and you will collaborate with incredibly talented and dedicated peers.
![Woodwinds-TopImage-HorA Group of woodwinds players smiling.](https://necmusic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Woodwinds-TopImage-HorA.jpg)
![Woodwinds-RichardSvoboda-chair-HorA Woodwinds department chair Richard Svoboda teaches in his studio.](https://necmusic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Woodwinds-RichardSvoboda-chair-HorA.jpg)
Woodwinds Department Chair Richard Svoboda teaches in his studio.
Richard Svoboda
From the Department Chair
![Woodwinds-RichardSvoboda-chair-HorA Woodwinds department chair Richard Svoboda teaches in his studio.](https://necmusic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Woodwinds-RichardSvoboda-chair-HorA.jpg)
Welcome! I’d like to share with you some of the reasons why I love working at NEC and why I think you as a woodwind player would love being a student here. First would be our faculty. The NEC woodwind faculty comprises renowned soloists, chamber musicians, and orchestra players, each a devoted and caring teacher. You might study with a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, as they comprise two-thirds of our faculty. Many NEC students regularly attend BSO concerts where they hear concepts from their lessons put into real-life practice.
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