Performances + Events
Summer Orchestra Institute
NEC’s Summer Orchestra Institute is a four-week full symphony orchestra program open to intermediate- to advanced-level strings, brass, winds, and percussion students ages 13-18.
Students have the option to attend one session for two weeks or the full program for four weeks.
Session 1: June 28 – July 11, 2026
Session 2: July 12 – July 25, 2026
Summer Orchestra Institute Experience
The Summer Orchestra Institute (SOI) experience emphasizes intensive musical preparation, placing special focus on concentration, practice and performance techniques, interpretation, phrasing, and general musicianship. Students will develop communication and leadership skills through their musical collaborations, learning the joy of music-making while developing lasting friendships. Social activities are scheduled throughout the four-week session.
Program activities include full orchestral rehearsals, private lessons, sectional rehearsals, masterclasses, health and wellness seminars, professional development classes, individual practice time, and performance opportunities in NEC’s historic Jordan Hall.
Please note: Students must be 13 years old on July 1, 2026 to participate in the program as an on-campus boarding student.
Daily Schedule
Learn what to expect from each day as a student participating in the Summer Orchestra Institute.
| 1–3 p.m. | Student Check-in and Housing Move-in |
| 3–6 p.m. | Seating Auditions |
| 6–7:30 p.m. | Welcome Dinner |
| 7:30–9:30 p.m. | Residence Life Meeting |
| 8–9 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9–11 a.m. | Private Lessons and Individual Practice |
| 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Sectionals |
| 1–2 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2–4:30 p.m. | Full Orchestra Rehearsal |
| 4:30–6 p.m. | Classes (Masterclasses, Alexander Technique, Performance Anxiety, etc.) |
| 6–7:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:30 p.m. | Residence Life Activities |
| 9–10 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Dress Rehearsal |
| 1–2 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2–3:30 p.m. | Concert |
| 3:30–5 p.m. | Post-concert Reception |
| 6–7:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:30 p.m. | Residence Life Activities |
2026 SOI Orchestra Conductor
Juliano Aniceto
The Orchestra Conductor for the 2026 Summer Orchestra Institute is Juliano Aniceto. Celebrated for his musical versatility and passionate presence on stage, his experience spans opera, symphonic music, musical theater, and film score performance. He has appeared as a guest conductor with ensembles including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Sinfonietta, and Brazil’s São Paulo State Youth Orchestra.
Read more2025 Repertoire Highlights
2026 Repertoire to be announced soon!
- Andrea Tarrodi: Liguria
- Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme ‘Enigma’, Op.36
- Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
- Missy Mazzoli: River Rouge Transfiguration
- Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1
2025 SOI Faculty
2026 Faculty to be announced soon!
Heidi Braun-Hill, Violin
Nick Brown, Clarinet
Mary Cicconetti, Oboe
Eli Epstein, Conductor – Chamber Brass
Jeffrey Means, Percussion
Allison Parramore, Flute
Sarah Sutherland, French Horn
Peter Walsh, Bass
Aron Zelkowicz, Cello
Heidi Braun-Hill, Violin
Nick Brown, Clarinet
Mary Cicconetti, Oboe
Eli Epstein, Conductor – Chamber Brass
Jeffrey Means, Percussion
Allison Parramore, Flute
Sarah Sutherland, French Horn
Peter Walsh, Bass
Aron Zelkowicz, Cello
Tuition and Fees
2 week session
Residential Student Cost | Tuition, Housing, Meals: $3874
Day Student Cost | Tuition, Meals: $2509
4 week session
Residential Student Cost | Tuition, Housing, Meals: $7604
Day Student Cost | Tuition, Meals: $4874
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