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Brass and Percussion

In an exciting and collaborative environment, students receive studio instruction from legendary faculty and participate in dynamic master classes. Performance opportunities are numerous, including solo recitals, chamber music, orchestra concerts, percussion ensemble, and opera productions.

Our curriculum offers experience in a wide variety of styles and concepts, all taught by renowned faculty mentors — including virtually the entire brass section of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. You will also have the opportunity to learn and partner with composers, as well as dedicated and talented peers. Our students and alumni have an incredible track record in winning orchestral positions — a legacy of which we are very proud.

Michael Dobrinski

From the Department Chair

It is my pleasure to welcome you, on behalf of our faculty and staff, to the Department of Brass and Percussion at New England Conservatory. NEC is world-renowned for training extraordinary musicians. Alumni of our department have achieved success as performers, educators, composers, and entrepreneurs in both music and non-music disciplines.

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Department Highlights

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  • Faculty Member Tom Siders (BSO), Trumpet, Gives a Private Lesson

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  • Faculty Member Tom Siders (BSO), Trumpet, Gives a Private Lesson

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  • NEC Performance Opportunities

    NEC Performance Opportunities

    NEC Wind Ensemble

    Charles Peltz conducts NEC Wind Ensemble in Two Fantasies for Winds, Brass, and Percussion by NEC faculty Malcolm Peyton.

  • NEC Performance Opportunities

    NEC Performance Opportunities

    NEC Percussion Ensemble

    Students in NEC’s Percussion Ensemble perform Toru Takemitsu’s haunting “Rain Tree” for percussion trio in Jordan Hall as part of NEC’s First Monday series.

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