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NEC: Pierce 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...

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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...

Nico Abondolo Double Bass
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NEC: Brown Hall

Nico Abondolo hosts a masterclass featuring students from the NEC double bass studios.

An internationally recognized double bass soloist and chamber musician, Nico Abondolo was appointed principal...

Luke Hsu smiles and holds his violin while sitting outdoors on some steps.
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NEC alumnus Luke Hsu ’14 MM, ’16 GD took third prize at the 10th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. Hsu completed both a Master of Music and a Graduate Diploma at NEC as a student of Donald Weilerstein.
Logo: Leonard Bernstein at 100
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NEC hosts exhibit through November 11, which features personal items and interactive experiences celebrating Leonard Bernstein's centennial.
WIlliam Thomas McKinley
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NEC: Brown Hall

Join scholars Dr. Jeffrey Sposato and Dr. Peter Smucker as they host a symposium to discuss theoretical and historical aspects of McKinley’s music. The event will feature pianist Nahre Sol who will...

Peter Row holding a sitar
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On September 20, 2018, the NEC community honored Peter Row, a beloved NEC faculty member and former dean and provost who made significant impact during his decades at the Conservatory.  An ethnomusicologist and sitar virtuoso, Peter also taught classes in a number of departments, include Music History, Music Theory, Contemporary Improvisation, and Liberal Arts. He passed away on April 2, 2018.
Mike Bloch smiles while wearing a blue shirt and sitting at his cello.
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Mike Block is a pioneering cello player, singer, composer, and educator, hailed by Yo-Yo Ma as the "ideal musician of the 21st-Century." Passionate about cross-cultural collaboration through music...

Album cover for NEC Ragtime Ensemble's album titled Scott Joplin: The Red Back Book
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NEC: Jordan Hall

A discussion of the role of ragtime in the evolution of American music, with a focus on Gunther Schuller and NEC's role in its revival in the mid-1970's.

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NEC: Brown Hall

A week of chamber music by NEC students with both day and evening performances.

Chamber Music is at the heart of NEC’s teaching. Throughout the year, the fine young artists studying at NEC work...