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Voice

A vocal performance student performs during a Liederabend concert

NEC’s vocal performance program prepares 21st-century artists for the rigorous demands of a professional career in music. You will receive thorough technical training from renowned voice faculty in private studio lessons, acquire detailed knowledge of the repertoire and styles from the early Baroque to the present, enhance your knowledge of singing languages and diction, and build your resume by performing as a solo artist and in large and small ensembles at NEC and throughout Boston’s rich vocal community.

A vocal performance student performs during a Liederabend concert
Students perform during a Liederabend presentation.
Voice department chair Bradley Williams works with a student in his studio.

Voice department chair Bradley Williams works with a student in his studio.

Bradley Williams

From the Department Chair

Voice department chair Bradley Williams works with a student in his studio.

Voice department chair Bradley Williams works with a student in his studio.

Welcome to one of the most dynamic vocal arts programs in the world! As chair of voice at NEC, I am honored to oversee the remarkable collaborative work of our world-renowned voice faculty as we train and prepare the next generation of international vocal performing artists. We bring the love, passion, and enthusiasm from our combined 150+ years of international performing and teaching experience to every lesson, every studio performance class, and every interaction with the aspiring young artists we have the privilege to work with. Empowering our students with the skills and knowledge to discover, cultivate, and master their unique voices to become complete, self-reliant 21st-century performing artists is our mission.

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Department Highlights

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  • Faculty Member Tom Siders (BSO), Trumpet, Gives a Private Lesson

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  • Performance Opportunities

    Performance Opportunities

    Artist Diploma Student Sings Queen of the Night Aria from Mozart’s The Magic Flute

    Soprano Yeonjae Cho ’24 AD as the Queen of the Night sings the demanding aria “Der Hölle Rache” from the second act of Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) live in NEC’s Jordan Hall. NEC’s opera studios put on three full-length operas each year.

  • Performance Opportunities

    Performance Opportunities

    NEC Chamber Singers Perform in Jordan Hall

    NEC Chamber Singers conducted by faculty member Erica J. Washburn performed “Remember Me,” a composition by alum Bosba Pahn ’19, during their Jordan Hall concert Wanting Memories

  • Performance Opportunities

    Performance Opportunities

    Tenor Anthony León ’21 MM Performs “On Wenlock Edge” at First Monday

    Artist Diploma alumnus and tenor Anthony León ’21 MM performs “On Wenlock Edge” as part of NEC’s monthly First Monday in Jordan Hall concert series.

  • Performance Opportunities

    Performance Opportunities

    Edward Ferran ’23 Performs “In Need of Breath”

    Edward Ferran ‘23 gives a solo performance of “In Need of Breath” from Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard.

  • Performance Opportunities

    Performance Opportunities

    Baritone Han-Wei Chen ’21 GD Performs Aria from Haydn’s “Die Schöpfung”

    Baritone Han-Wei Chen ’21 GD delivers an aria during a joint performance of Haydn’s monumental “Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2 (The Creation)” with NEC Philharmonia, Concert Choir, and Chamber Singers.

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