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Artist rendering of Concert for One, which shows shipping containers where musicians can perform and people can listen
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The Boston Globe previews “Concert for One,” the idea of EM Grant winner Rayna Yun Chou ’15, ’17 MM and presented by Celebrity Series.
Performers take a bow in Jordan Hall while the audience stands and applauds
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Jazz50 celebration features concerts in Boston and NYC with distinguished faculty, alumni, and students performing.
Sean Gallagher Headshot
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Gallagher is the first musician or music historian to be elected to the Society in its 52-year history.
Mandolin student Simon Dunson holding his instrument
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Simon Dunson ’21 from Durham, NC, took home the second place trophy in the National Mandolin Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival
Stella Chen closes her eyes and lifts her bow from her violin
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Chen studied with Donald Weilerstein and Miriam Fried and completed the Harvard/NEC dual degree program.
Gonzalo Farias conducting and orchestra
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Farias earned three graduate degrees at NEC, studying piano performance with Wha-Kyung Byun and Russell Sherman.
Cody W. Forrest smiles at the camera.
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Forrest studied with Kati Agócs and Malcolm Peyton while earning his DMA in Composition at NEC.
Brenda Thordarson with family
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Brenda Yvette Twyner Thordarson ’19 MM returned to NEC after a 40-year absence and proudly completed her Master of Music degree.
CI Student Matthew Shifrin smiling
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Matthew Shifrin ’21's Project Daredevil is an interdisciplinary project developing virtual reality for the blind: 3D radio-dramas with motion simulation and smell.
Danny Koo, Amy Advocat, Diane Katzenberg Braun,  and Steven Laraia
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NEC alumni share reflections in honor of National Chamber Music Month.