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Winds on Wednesdays: Mozart, Heiss, & Reinecke

Welcome to Winds on Wednesdays, a musical tapas of winds, brass, and percussion. This 5-week series features short digital mini-concerts, each just 20-30 minutes in length, in celebration of the bold...

A chorister sings with a boisterous smile on his face.
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NEC Concert Choir + Joseph Nizich & Jennie Segal: Great Music for a Great (Virtual) Space

The NEC Concert Choir offers a program of choral works from the 17th century to the present which give voice to a wide range of emotions common to all human beings: joy, anger, nostalgia, delight...

NEC Chorus
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NEC Chamber Singers + Erica J. Washburn: Great Music for a Great (Virtual) Space

The NEC Chamber Singers share a program of non-idiomatic choral works by Black composers, spanning from the Renaissance to the 21st century and from Brazil, Germany, and the United States. This...

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Winds on Wednesdays: In Memory of Grant Knippa '22

We dedicate this first Winds on Wednesday concert to the memory of NEC student Grant Knippa '22, who passed away last week. All of NEC mourns this unspeakable loss.

A trumpet major in his junior year...

Yi Mei videos herself in the mirror of her room, with snow falling through the window behind her. The text on the screen says "A day in my life at NEC: Snow Day Edition"
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A Day in the Life: Pandemic Pods & Pancakes with Yi-Mei Templeman ’22
Cellist Yi-Mei Templeman shares a 30-second peek into a day in her life at NEC, and shares her thoughts on studying on campus, pandemic pods, and pancakes.
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Sonata Class Recital

The NEC Chamber Music Department presents the fruit of the semester's work in a free recital.

Led by NEC faculty Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, student pairs perform individual movements of sonatas from...

Rebecca and Michael Leonard
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Alumni Spotlight: Rebecca (Breer) Leonard '87
NEC Prep and College alumna Rebecca (Breer) Leonard '87 shares how her family's music store has evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. After being shut down for two months, Rebecca and her husband are finding creative ways to help young beginners learn a new instrument remotely, as well as provide employment opportunities for local musicians.
A large statue, approximately 20 feet high, with two scroll shapes like those at the end of a string instrument. The statue is metal, three-dimensional, and lit up from within. It stands at the corner of Gainsborough and St. Botolph streets. In this photo, a man stands at the foot of the statue looking up at it. He is wearing a face mask.
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What's New: November
News about NEC students, alumni, and faculty members including Margaret Deutsch, Jenny Herzog, Vi Austenfeld, Theodora Nestorova, Kirsten Lamb, Abigale Reisman, Jason Palmer, Jerry Bergonzi, Tanya Blaich, Paula Murrihy, and more.
A closeup of a pianist's hands playing, with a close view of the piano keys.
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Cancelled | Recital: Hannah Eunsun Byun '20 GD, Piano

NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital...

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Recital: Maria Ioudenitch '20 MM, Violin
NEC: Brown Hall

NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital...