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Percussion

NEC percussion students and alumni have an incredible track record with orchestral positions, a legacy of which we are very proud. Students at NEC study with BSO faculty mentors, perform in chamber music, percussion ensemble, new music, and orchestra concerts, and collaborate with composers, as well as their peers. Our curriculum offers experience in a wide variety of styles and concepts while our percussion repertoire classes emphasize the orchestral literature.

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As part of New England Conservatory's celebration of the late Gunther Schuller, the NEC Percussion Ensemble performs Schuller's Grand Concerto for Percussion and Keyboards.

Hugh Wolff conducts the NEC Philharmonia

Maestro Hugh Wolff conducts NEC's Philharmonia in a performance of Dmitri Shostakovich's epic Symphony No. 11 in G minor, "The Year 1905" at Symphony Hall, Boston.

NEC Philharmonia performs Mahler 5

Hugh Wolff leads the New England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Gustav Mahler's percussion-rich Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor. 

NEC Percussion Ensemble

Frank Epstein leads virtuoso Chinese multi-instrumental Yazhi Guo and the NEC Percussion Ensemble in the world premiere of Joan Huang's "Bird Twitters from Altadena."

Emmanuel Séjourné's Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra performed by Tsz-Ho Samuel Chan, marimba, with the NEC Chamber Orchestra. 

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Everyone at NEC understands that you’re all musicians working to achieve the same goal, just through different outlets.
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Bernstein at 100 Exhibit Opens at NEC

NEC hosts exhibit through November 11, which features personal items and interactive experiences celebrating Leonard Bernstein's centennial.

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $2.5 million to New England Conservatory of Music, in consortium with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras , the Community Music Center of Boston , Project

New England Conservatory Names Andrea Kalyn as New President

New England Conservatory of Music announced today that Andrea Kalyn has been named as its 17th President.

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"Much of what I now teach about art-making comes from my experiences between the ages of 22 and 30, when things fell apart." — Tanya Kalmanovitch, Contemporary Improvisation and Entrepreneurial Musicianship faculty

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Leonard Bernstein sits at a piano and writes on musical score paper.
Tue, October 23
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NEC Opera presents Leonard Bernstein's Candide

Leonard Bernstein sits at a piano and writes on musical score paper.
Tue, October 23
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NEC Opera presents Leonard Bernstein's Candide

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NEC Symphonic Winds + William Drury

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Recital: Nathan Vendel '18, Percussion

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NEC Percussion Ensemble Concert

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