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NEC Perspectives Forum

The NEC Perspectives Forum provides an opportunity for the NEC community to explore how we all can make a better NEC and positive impact on our field and society. By listening to the experiences and...

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NEC Musicians Contribute to the Boston Hope Hospital Music Project
Collaborating with musicians across the city—many of them NEC alumni—NEC's Community Performances & Partnerships was honored to participate in the Boston Hope Hospital Music Hope Project.
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Online | The Mazurka Reimagined: NEC Pianists Perform 12 World Premieres by NEC Composers

In the fall of 2019, Victor Rosenbaum's NEC piano students gave a studio recital of Chopin Mazurkas. “I though how wonderful it would be for them to play newly composed mazurkas, reimagined for our...

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What's New: Dave Douglas, Sara Serpa, Precious Perez, and More
News from NEC alumni and faculty members Dave Douglas, Dominique Eade, Simón Willson, Sara Serpa, Satoko Fujii, Bruce Brubaker, Precious Perez, and the Alinéa Ensemble.
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Remembering Freddy Cole ’56, hon. DM ’12
NEC mourns the loss of Freddy Cole ’56, hon. DM ’12, an internationally beloved jazz pianist and vocalist and multiple Grammy nominee.
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June News at NEC: Performances, Awards, & More
NEC alumni, students, and faculty win Live Arts Boston grants, perform music in support of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter, and are featured in the New York Times, Downbeat, the Financial Times, and more.
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Racial Equity and Belonging at NEC
President Kalyn discusses upcoming next steps in collaboration with the Black Student Union and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Task Force, and addresses the Juneteenth letter from the NEC Progressive Alumni Coalition.
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Alumni Spotlight: Nili Riemer '03
Alumna Nili Riemer '03 shares her memories of NEC and offers a closer look at what it is like to be a musician and parent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Next Steps: A Message from President Kalyn
Read about the first set of actions NEC has taken over the past week, including the hiring of Stanford Thompson as Special Advisor to the President.
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NEC Stands in Solidarity: A message from President Andrea Kalyn
NEC stands in solidarity with our Black students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and the entire Black community.