Billy Hart
Jazz Faculty Billy Hart Named 2022 NEA Jazz Master
The legendary jazz drummer was honored by the National Endowment for the Arts alongside Stanley Clarke, Cassandra Wilson, and Donald Harrison Jr., in the 40th anniversary year of the award.
Black and white photo of Rusty Warren in the 1960s. She is bending forward with her hands on her knees, wearing a glamorous dress and winking.
Remembering Rusty Warren, Sexual Revolutionary in Song
Pianist, singer, and comedian Rusty Warren ’48, frequently called the "mother of the sexual revolution," passed away on May 25th at the age of 91.
A photo of a plush NEC penguin is encircled by a rainbow music note border for Pride Month
Pride Playlist 2021
Happy Pride Month! Enjoy this mixtape of LGBTQ+ composers—old-school and contemporary—curated by the NEC community in honor of #Pride2021!
Nellie Brown Mitchell
What's New: June Edition
News from NEC alumni, students, and faculty members including the Balourdet Quartet, Trio Gaia, Keila Wakao, Sarah Matsushima, Jenni Rudolph, Zhanbo Zheng, Jingsi Lu, Zhiqiao Zhang, Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, Nellie Brown Mitchell, and others.
Robbie Bui speaks at a lectern from the Jordan Hall stage during Commencement 2021.
Commencement 2021: Robbie Bui ’21, Student Speaker for the Class of 2021
In his remarks, Robbie celebrated a year of music from under-represented composers, and envisioned a future of music made richer and more expansive through diverse musical ideas.
Esther Tien, wearing a graduation cap and gown, opens her arms wide and flings confetti while speaking at the podium at Commencement 2021.
Commencement 2021: Esther Tien ’20 MM, Student Speaker for the Class of 2020
Esther Tien ’20 MM flung confetti while congratulating the Classes of 2020 and 2021 on their achievements during a difficult year.
Portrait of Mavis Staples on overhead projector, while Hankus Netsky stands at the Jordan Hall podium wearing Commencement regalia.
Commencement 2021: Mavis Staples's Address to Graduates
A group of graduates holds balloons that spell out "2021"
NEC's 150th Commencement Celebrates Optimism and the Power of Music
With remarks from Mavis Staples, President Andrea Kalyn, student speakers Esther Tien and Robbie Bui, and others, NEC's 150th Commencement honored the classes of 2020 and 2021 with messages of hope and resilience.
Jordan Hall detail
Announcing the Cultural Equity & Belonging Advisory Council
NEC is pleased to announce the students, faculty, staff, and alumni who comprise the newly formed Cultural Equity and Belonging (CEB) Advisory Council, which will support the work of incoming Director of CEB Monique Van Willingh and the newly formed Center for Cultural Equity and Belonging.