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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.

Percussion at NEC

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What We Do

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.

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

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.

Who We Are

Mario DeCiutiis

Meet Our Percussion Faculty Meet Our Orchestra Faculty

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

Bryce Leafman ’16BM Percussion Performance

Beyond the Studio

What’s in your professional toolkit?

At NEC, you’ll strengthen your music with skills outside of music. In Community Performances & Partnerships, you’ll pitch programming and perform for diverse audiences. In Entrepreneurial Musicianship you’ll make new ventures happen, start to finish. And in Liberal Arts you’ll sharpen the intellectual and communications skills artists need to go further.

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Recent News

Tue, January 1st

A New Year’s Greeting from President Andrea Kalyn

Happy New Year! I am delighted and honoured to be here in Boston at last, and most especially, to be part of the NEC community. I very much look forward to meeting you in the coming year, both on

Tue, October 9th

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.

Thu, September 27th

Mellon Foundation Awards $2.5 Million to Prepare Young Musicians from Underrepresented Populations for Careers in Classical Music

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

Wed, August 1st

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.

Tue, July 17th

Tanya Kalmanovitch: How Quitting Music Made Me An Artist

"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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Wed, January 30

NEC Symphony + David Loebel

Wed, February 6

NEC Chamber Orchestra

Mei-Ann Chen conducts, both hands raised over her head

Wed, February 13

NEC Philharmonia + Mei-Ann Chen ’95, ’98 MM

The clarinet section of the N E C Wind Ensemble

Tue, February 26

NEC Symphonic Winds + Bill Drury

Mon, March 4

Recital: Sabrina Peterson '19, Percussion

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