New England Conservatory of Music

New England Conservatory of Music

The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) in Boston, Massachusetts, is the oldest independent school of music in the United States.

The conservatory is home each year to 750 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies along with 1400 more in its Preparatory School as well as the School of Continuing Education. At the collegiate level, NEC offers the Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts, as well as the Undergraduate Diploma, Graduate Diploma, and Artist Diploma. Also offered are five-year joint double-degree programs with Harvard University and Tufts University.

NEC is the only music school in the United States designated as a National Historic Landmark. Its primary concert hall, Jordan Hall, plays an important role in the cultural scene of the entire New England region, hosting over 600 concerts each year and receiving frequent praise for its acoustical qualities.

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New England Conservatory of Music News

• Cecil Taylor: The Pianist Who's Also An Orchestra - NPR - Thu, 17 May 2012
  

  Cecil Taylor: The Pianist Who's Also An Orchestra NPR One day off a week eventually led to studies at the New York College of Music and the New England Conservatory. Taylor began his career at Harlem jam sessions — influenced, he says, by the stride piano of Fats Waller. When Taylor formed his own band ... and more��

• Renowned violinist helps realize vision of bringing chamber music to north Georgia - Access North Georgia - Thu, 17 May 2012
  

  Renowned violinist helps realize vision of bringing chamber music to north Georgia Access North Georgia She has studied at the Krakow Music Academy, the Tel Aviv Conservatory, Juilliard, the Meadowmount School of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music. In 1978, after receiving a prize at the Bach International Competition, Arzewski played a ... and more��

• 3 Shrewsbury teens among Music Worcester honorees - Worcester Telegram - Thu, 17 May 2012
  

  3 Shrewsbury teens among Music Worcester honorees Worcester Telegram The Music Guild First Prize went to 14-year-old Vanessa Meiling Haynes of Shrewsbury, a pianist who studies with Tema Blackstone at the New England Conservatory Prep. She has won many awards in Ohio, South Carolina, Spain, Washington state, New York ...

• Music Institute Academy Ensembles Take First and Third in Fischoff Junior ... - TribLocal - Thu, 17 May 2012
  

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  Music Institute Academy Ensembles Take First and Third in Fischoff Junior ... TribLocal Academy students routinely attend the nation's top college and university music conservatories, including The Juilliard School, the Curtis Institute of Music, the Eastman School of Music, and the New England Conservatory.

• Oak Ridge Community Orchestra presents contemporary composers - Oak Ridger - Fri, 18 May 2012
  

  Oak Ridge Community Orchestra presents contemporary composers Oak Ridger Patrick Valentino (born 1982) holds degrees in composition from Montclair State University and New England Conservatory, and is currently a candidate for a Master's in Orchestral Conducting at Ithaca College. Monuments Men is a special composition ...

• Music preview: Dave Douglas & Keystone - Prague Post - Thu, 17 May 2012
  

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  Music preview: Dave Douglas & Keystone Prague Post Douglas rose out of the downtown New York scene, graduating from NYU with a degree in music. Before that, he studied at Berklee College of Music and the New England Conservatory. The seminal hard-bop pianist Horace Silver was his first mentor, ...

• A tribute to Herb Pomeroy: Ex-band members, Berklee colleagues salute ... - Gloucester Daily Times - Thu, 17 May 2012
  

  A tribute to Herb Pomeroy: Ex-band members, Berklee colleagues salute ... Gloucester Daily Times He later joined the teaching staffs of Berklee, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New England Conservatory. Wilson talked about the various musicians for this event. "Jeff Stout, a professor at Berklee, came out of the Buddy Rich's big band ...

• New rector brings musical skills to St. Bart's in Livermore - Contra Costa Times - Thu, 10 May 2012
  

  New rector brings musical skills to St. Bart's in Livermore Contra Costa Times A native of Washington, Parry Moore received a graduate degree in opera performance from the New England Conservatory of Music after a college major in theater and voice. She sang professionally in Boston and New York, then moved to Juneau, Alaska, ...

• Music : CPR to perform at Hebrew Center Arts Festival - Martha's Vineyard Times - Wed, 09 May 2012
  

  Martha's Vineyard Times

  Music : CPR to perform at Hebrew Center Arts Festival Martha's Vineyard Times By Tony Omer The Composer-Performer-Repertory Ensemble from the New England Conservatory will perform this Sunday, May 13 at 4 pm at the Hebrew Center in Vineyard Haven. The Composer-Performer-Repertory Ensemble (CPR) will perform this Sunday, May 13, ...

• Benjamin Zander to lead new Hub youth ensemble - Boston Globe - Fri, 04 May 2012
  

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  Benjamin Zander to lead new Hub youth ensemble Boston Globe Benjamin Zander, the renowned conductor who was let go from the New England Conservatory after school officials learned that he hired a convicted sex offender to film its youth orchestra, will lead a new youth ensemble at the Boston Philharmonic ... and more��