NEC honors the legacy of Marylou Speaker Churchill with a first-ever award in her name. Churchill served on the faculty of NEC's College and Preparatory programs for 28 years and was the principal second violinist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Eight NEC students, spanning jazz, Contemporary Musical Arts, and chamber music, spent the Panama Jazz Festival teaching hundreds of students, visiting the U.S. Embassy, and performing for a crowd of 30,000 spectators.
Through CelloBello, NEC cello faculty Paul Katz spoke with Ukrainian musicians about resilience, while CMA faculty Mike Block wrote an arrangement of a Ukrainian folk song with the Ukrainian national anthem to create a collaboration of musical solidarity across borders.
New England Conservatory alumna Stephanie Economou ‘12 Composition made history at Sunday night's Grammy Awards as the first-ever winner of the Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media for "Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok."
NEC President Andrea Kalyn and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announce an ambitious new partnership funded at $14.5 million to increase access to high-quality music education for Boston’s children.
New England Conservatory is delighted to announce that the brilliant, critically acclaimed pianist Minsoo Sohn ’99, ’01 GD, ’04 AD will join the piano faculty beginning in fall 2023.
New England Conservatory has received a grant of $1.25 million from the Mellon Foundation to continue growing the BEAM — Bridge to Equity and Achievement in Music — program.
