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WGBH's Open Studio with Jared Bowen sat down virtually with NEC faculty and co-Artistic Director of Silkroad, Nicholas Cords for a conversation on how music heals and a performance of "Silkroad Home Sessions."

Even amid difficult times, we can celebrate successes, growth, and good news from our vibrant and talented community. In this edition, we celebrate news from Dongyoung Jake Shim, Chris McCarthy, Joshua Weilerstein, Leonard Fu, Rachael Price, Vilray Blair Bolles, Edwina Sun, Samuel George, Jacob Prokop, Eric Sweet, Changwon Park, Heng Yang, and Jason Palmer.

NPR asked NEC faculty Nicholas Cords to recommend one thing that's helping him get through the days of isolation during the coronavirus pandemic.

In the wake of COVID-19 social distancing, NEC alumni and students have leapt forward to create and perform in digital concert experiences. Here, we highlight just a few of the new online offerings created by our community.

Jeremy Eichler of the Boston Globe previews the Borromeo String Quartet, NEC’s faculty quartet-in-residence, in their six-part series in which the Quartet will play from the wider range of expressive markings Beethoven included in his handwritten manuscripts, in new editions prepared by violinist Nicholas Kitchen.

Contemporary Improvisation student Matthew Shifrin ’21 is innovating with Lego to make rock climbing accessible for visually impaired climbers.

NEC's Asian Students Association hosted an NEC Lunar New Year celebration, complete with bubble tea, calligraphy, and a lion dance.

“The goal is to represent the widespread art forms of the African diaspora,” reports the Bay State Banner.