Commencement Concert for the Class of 2023

NEC: Jordan Hall | Directions

290 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
United States

An eclectic concert featuring graduating students from across NEC's departments. The evening will include music of Erika Hallenbeck '23 MM, Minoo Dixon '23, Olivia Wilkins-Becker '23, John Williams, Debussy, Liszt, Fauré, Verdi, Puccini, Mendelssohn, and Bernstein.

Your hosts for tonight’s concert are Jacob Earnhart ’23 and Mathew Lanning ’23 MM.

This is an in-person event with a public live stream. 

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Please see NEC's latest COVID protocols for in-person attendance. 

  1. Claude Debussy | from Suite bergamasque, L. 75

    arr. by Diego Marani

    Artists
    • David O'Neil '23 MM and Jake Baldwin '23 MM, trumpet
    • Paolo Rosselli '23 MM, horn
    • Zachary Johnson '23 MM, trombone
    • Roger Dahlin, bass trombone

  2. Olivia Wilkins-Becker '23 | CAPTCHA at the Gates of Heaven (2023)

    Artists
    • Natalie Boberg '23 and Caroline Jesalva '23, violin
    • Julian Seney '22, viola
    • Jason Coleman, cello

  3. Franz Liszt | Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-flat Major

    Artists
    • Andrew Li '23 MM, piano

  4. Minoo Dixon '23 | String Quartet (2023)

    I. Prelude to a love letter
    II. for her

    Artists
    • Joshua Brown and Thompson Wang, violin
    • Cara Pogossian '23 MM, viola
    • Claire Park '23, cello

  5. Giacomo Puccini | “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta” from La rondine

    Artists
    • Josie Larsen '23 MM, soprano
    • Sujin Choi '23 GD, piano

  6. John Williams | Air and Simple Gifts (2008)

    Artists
    • Tyler J. Bourque '23 MM, clarinet
    • Angela Sin Ying Chang '23 MM, violin
    • Dilshod Narzillaev '23 GD, cello
    • Shalun Li, piano

  7. Erika Hallenbeck '23 MM | Time (2023)

    Artists
    • Erika Hallenbeck '23 MM, voice
    • Jonathan Paik '23, piano
    • Leo Weisskoff '23, bass
    • Alex Yoo '23, drums

  8. Gabriel Fauré | Nocturne No. 3 in A-flat Major, op. 33 no. 3

    Artists
    • Kyuree Kim '23 MM, piano

  9. Giuseppe Verdi | “Parigi o cara” from La traviata

    Artists
    • Sophia Donelan '23, soprano
    • Edward Ferran '23, tenor
    • Sujin Choi '23 GD, piano

  10. Felix Mendelssohn | from String Octet in E-flat Major, op. 20

    IV. Presto

    Artists
    • Yiliang Jiang '23 GD, Natalie Boberg '23, Eric Chen '23, and Haerim Oh '23 MM, violin
    • Cara Pogossian '23 MM and Yeh-Chun Lin '23, viola
    • Joan Herget '23 and Claire Park '23, cello

  11. Leonard Bernstein | “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide

    Candide: Thai Johnson '23 MM, Benjamin Maines '23 MM, Riccardo Lucas Hernandez '23, Edward Ferran '23
    Cunegonde:  Kristina Costello '23 MM, Jennifer Burks '23 MM, Maegan Hoogerhyde '23 MM, Alexandra Henderson '23 MM                             
    Paquette: Madeleine Wiegers '23, Brittany Bryant '23
    Old Lady: Sara Mitnik '23 MM, Margot Wegman '23 MM
    Governor: Benedict Hensley '23 MM
    Maximilian: Nicholas Ottersberg '23
    Pangloss:  Killian Grider '22 MM            

    Chorus and Orchestra

    CHORUS
    Elizabeth Camele '23 MM,  Magdalyn Chauby '23 MM,  Audrey Daum '23 MM,  Sophia Donelan '23,  
    Jingyue Jiang '23 MM,  Shannon Johnson '23 MM,   Josie Larsen '23 MM, Danielle Tobin '23 MM, Emma Ujifusa '23 MM
     

    ORCHESTRA

    Violin 1
    Nozomi Murayama '23 MM
    Hannah O’Brien '23 MM
    Yiliang Jiang     '23 GD     
    Aidan Ip '23 MM
    Emma Boyd
    Aidan Daniels
    Ryan Tully
    Darwin Chang

    Violin 2
    Jeffrey Pearson '23 MM
    Tiffany Chang '23 MM
    Haerim Oh '23 MM
    Chae Lim Yoon     '23
    William Kinney
    Chiung-Han Tsai
    Natalie Boberg '23

    Viola
    Haoyang Shi '23
    Yeh-Chun Lin '23
    Kwong Man To '23 MM
    Nicolette Sullivan-Cozza
    Cara Pogossian '23 MM

    Cello
    Yuri Ahn '23 MM
    Claire Park     '23
    Angela Sun
    Mina Kim
    Asher Kalfus
    Zanipolo Lewis
    Sophia Knappe

    Bass
    Minyi Wang '23 MM
    Ben Friedland '23 MM

    Flute
    Dianne Seo '23
    Elizabeth Kleiber '23

    Piccolo
    Elizabeth Kleiber '23

    Oboe
    Sam Rockwood  '23 MM

    Clarinet
    Tyler J. Bourque '23 MM
    Erica Smith '23 MM

    Bass Clarinet
    Erica Smith '23 MM

    Bassoon
    Andrew Flurer '23 MM

    French horn
    Sophie Steger '23 MM
    Paolo Rosselli '23 MM

    Trumpet
    David O'Neil '23 MM
    Sarah Heimberg     '23

    Trombone
    Zachary Johnson '23 MM
    Roger Dahlin

    Tuba
    David Stein

    Timpani
    Steph Krichena '23 MM

    Percussion
    Hayoung Song '23 MM

    Harp
    Yvonne Cox '23 MM

     
    Artists
    • Wanrou Tang '23 MM, conductor
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