Fred Hersch Trio stands against an industrial wall in a band portrait
Jazz Alumni & Faculty Recognized in Downbeat's 67th Annual Critics Poll
Top category honors went to Fred Hersch, Miguel Zenón, and Sara Serpa, with additional nods to many other alumni and faculty.
Violinist Eric Charles Chen performs with The Cleveland Orchestra
Eric Charles Chen ’23 Wins 2019 Cooper Competition for Violin
Eric will matriculate with the class of 2023 as a Bachelor of Music student, and will study with Donald Weilerstein.
Sara Serpa sings into a microphone with her eyes closed.
Downbeat Spotlights Sara Serpa's Mixed Media Meditation on Colonialism, Racism, and Family History
Downbeat's August issue includes an interview about Sara Serpa's mixed-media work Recognition.
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Prep Student Ariel Wang Wins Concerto Competition at Eastern Music Festival
Ariel is a student in NEC's Preparatory School, where she studies piano with HaeSun Paik, Sangyoung Kim, and Wha Kyung Byun.
A graphic of a viola with smokestacks of an oil refinery overlaid.
Tanya Kalmanovitch on the Music of Climate Crisis
NEC faculty Tanya Kalmanovitch's feature on the music of climate crisis was recently published in 21CM.
Brannon Cho Wins Galamian Prize
Brannon Cho ’19 AD has been awarded the 2019 Ivan Galamian Prize from the Meadowmount School of Music in upstate New York.
Two opera singers wear white masks and sing.
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol's “Othello in the Seraglio” Released for Streaming
This “coffeehouse opera” was created by alumnus and faculty member Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol ’00 MM, ’04 DMA.
A violinist and violist stand in an airplane aisle with instruments in hand, about to play.
Youth Philharmonic Orchestra Tours in Eastern Europe
NEC Preparatory School's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (YPO) performed in Prague, Bratislava, Budapest—and on a Lufthansa flight!
Angela Qianwen Shen leans against a white wall. She is looking away from the camera. Her hair is styled in an updo and her hands rest on her hips.
Q&A with Angela Qianwen Shen ’14 MM, ’16 GD: On the Met Opera Orchestra
Angela Qianwen Shen ’14 MM, ’16 GD recently won a position in the first violin section of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.