News

On Thursday, October 20, Ken Schaphorst will conduct the NEC Jazz Orchestra in a thrilling program of works for voice and jazz orchestra.

News from NEC students, alumni, and faculty including Julian Rhee, Minami Yoshida, SooBeen Lee, Joshua Brown, Nash Tomey, Ashleigh Gordon and Anthony R. Green, Matthew Spivey, I-Jung Huang, Audrey Wright, G Rockwell, Brian McCreath, and more; we also remember Jaimie Branch, Terry O. Doucima, and other members of the NEC community who passed away this year.

May is Military Appreciation Month, and we would like to recognize and honor our NEC Alumni U.S. Service Members. Civil Affairs Officer & Major Obadiah Baker ’06 shares how NEC shaped his journey and impacted his time serving in the U.S. military.

News from NEC students, alumni, and faculty members including Andreia Pinto Correa, Billy Hart, Jenny Ahn, Jonathan Swensen, Geneva Lewis, Zlatomir Fung, Olivia Wilkins-Becker, Anthony Coleman, Katherine Balch, and Roberto Poli, plus other recent wins. 

The NEC community came together to celebrate and reflect on a unique artist integral to NEC's Jazz history. 

News from NEC alumni, students, and faculty members including Isabella Dawis, Michael Gandolfi and John Ferrillo, Ran Blake, Melissa Weikart, Anthony León, Tristan Rais-Sherman, Lukáš Vondráček, and more.

Anthony R. Green ‘08 MM, Charmaine Lee ‘16 MM, and Paul Wiancko ‘12 MM were included in The Washington Post’s second annual roundup of composers and performers to watch in the classical space this year.

News from NEC alumni, students, and faculty members including Eden MacAdam-Somer, Sung Ho Yoo, Nima Janmohammadi, Lina González-Granado, Ellen Exner, Dominique Eade, Fred Hersch, and Aoife O’Donovan.

This year's residency brought the acclaimed jazz singer, songwriter, and visual artist to campus for a week of teaching, discussion, and performance.

Founder & Director of El Paso Jazz Girls, Amanda Ekery shares how El Paso Jazz Girls empowers young women interested in learning jazz in a community that fosters self-expression, confidence, and collaboration through music education and performance.