Celebrating the Class of 2020
While this year's official commencement concert and ceremony will be deferred to the fall of 2020, we invite students and loved ones to gather for a short online celebration of the Class of 2020!
Digital Celebration of the Class of 2020
Sunday, May 17, 2020 | 11 – 11:30 a.m. ET
Video links will be posted in this event and in the Facebook event.
President Kalyn and others look forward to honoring your achievements and artistry by sharing this moment with you.
View the program and list of 2020 graduates
Digital Commencement Concerts
We are also delighted to share the musicianship of our graduating class via two digital concerts leading up to our Sunday morning celebration. Please join us!
Video links will be posted in this event and in the Facebook event.
Part I: Friday, May 15, 2020 | 7:30 p.m. ET
Part I: Program and Performers
Verdi (arr. Mancini) “Grand March from” Aida | NEC Trumpet Class of 2020
Kirk Franklin: Riverside | NEC Gospel Ensemble
Liszt: La Campanella | Fa Boyi, piano
Alex Matheson: Message of Friendship | Emma Burge, violin
Rachmaninoff: “It cannot be!” Op. 34, No. 7 and “They answered” Op. 21, No. 4 | Cara Bender, soprano and Chih-Yu Cynthia Tseng, piano
Haydn: Concerto for Cello No. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb:2, iii: Allegro | Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cello with NEC Chamber Orchestra
Charles: When I Have Sung My Songs | Daon Drisdom, tenor
DeBarge: I Like It | NEC Rhythm & Blues Ensemble
Beethoven (arr. Eunghee Cho): Symphony No. 7, II Allegretto | Laurence Lesser’s NEC Cello Class 2019-2020
Wenbin Lyu: Quarantine Rhapsody (for electric piano) | Zhaoyuan Qin, electric piano
Bozza: Bucolique | Xibei Jia, clarinet and Wen Pan, piano
Beethoven: Sonata Op. 101 ii. Vivace alla marcia | Hongxi Li, piano
Solo Viola | Fang Xue, viola
Bartók: Sonata For Piano Sz. 80 iii. Allegro | Zhaoyuan Qin, piano
Debussy: Syrinx, L. 129 | Madeline Cawley, flute
Strauss (arr. Merz Trio): Morgen | Merz Trio: Lee Dionne, piano; Brigid Coleridge, violin; and Julia Yang, cello
Bach/Rachmaninoff: Prelude from Violin Partita in E Major | Aristo Sham, piano
Tyler Bouque: Canto XXXI.C: Angelus Novus | Matthew Henson, double bass
Lehár: “Vilja” from The Merry Widow | Madison Fitzpatrick, soprano and Damien Francoeur-Krzyzek, piano
Robert Bui: The Sun Hasn’t Even Thought About Rising | Emma Burge, violin
Ester Wiesnerova: Nechcem Nebudem | featuring Pritesh Walia, guitar; Ian Buss, tenor; and Joey Rosin, fuijara
Lavell Blackwell: Fragile-house | Alex Garde, percussion
Debussy: Chevaux de bois: Tournez... from Ariettes oublieés | Catherine Psarakis, soprano and Liya Nigmati, piano
Heng Yang: Dream of Venice Clarinet Duet | Tristen Broadfoot, clarinet
Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings | Geneva Lewis, Maria Ioudenitch, Samuel Andonian, Brigid Coleridge, violins; Tanner Menees, Zhanbo Zhang, violas; Julia Yang, Jonah Ellsworth, cellos
Part II: Saturday, May 16, 2020 | 6:15 p.m. ET
Part II: Program and Performers
Verdi (arr. Mancini) “Grand March” from Aida | NEC Trumpet Class of 2020
Henry Godfrey: Out of the Way | NEC Jazz Orchestra
Britten: Phantasy Quartet Op. 2 | Mary O’Keefe, oboe; Kristopher Tong, violin; Mai Motobuchi, viola; Yeesun Kim, cello
Valentin Alkan: Le festin d’Escope (Aesop’s Feast) Op. 39, No. 12 | Yixiang Hou, piano
Erqing Wang: Introduction and Tarantella | Xiaoyu Lin, flute
Ye Huang: Demic Suite | Ye Huang, clarinet and Unknown, piano
Lily Honigberg: You Could You | Isabel Crespo Pardo, Jolee Gordon, Priya Carlberg, voices
Schnittke: Improvisation for Solo Cello | Hana Cohon, cello
Brahms: Sextet No. 1 Op. 18 | Samuel Andonian, Sophie Wang, violins; Kevonna Shuford, Daniel Orsen, viola; Mari Nagahara, Hana Cohon, cello
Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Piano Trio Op. 24, IV: Finale | Grant Houston, violin; Yi-Mei Templeman, cello; Andrew Barnwell, piano
Zachary Hicks: In the Wind | Zachary Hicks, flute
Bach: Violin Sonata No. 1, Adagio | Jiyoung Lee, violin
Ni Zheng: Undulation | Ni Zheng, violin
Poulenc: Sonata for violin and piano, first movement: Allegro con fuoco | Juliette Greer, violin
Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings | Geneva Lewis, Maria Ioudenitch, Samuel Andonian, Brigid Coleridge, violins; Tanner Menees, Zhanbo Zhang, violas; Julia Yang, Jonah Ellsworth, cellos
Share Your Celebration
Since we cannot share this moment in person, we invite students and community members to share a celebratory photo or video of however you are marking this moment, wherever you are in the world.
Whether you're gathering around a laptop screen, FaceTiming with a friend, sharing a special meal, or dressing up in your quarantine best, use the hashtag #necmusic2020 in Facebook and Instagram, and we'll repost as many as we can for whole community to share!
Facebook photo frame: New England Conservatory Class of 2020