News from NEC alumni, students, and faculty members including Eden MacAdam-Somer, Sung Ho Yoo, Nima Janmohammadi, Lina González-Granado, Ellen Exner, Dominique Eade, Fred Hersch, and Aoife O’Donovan.
Founder and Artistic Director of Festival for Creative Pianists, Arthur Houle shares his passion for creating a program dedicated to fostering well-rounded musicianship that encourages creativity, originality, and risk-taking, departing from the ever prevalent "winner-take-all" approach in piano festivals and competitions.
Artistic/Executive Director & Violist of Castle of our Skins, Ashleigh Gordon shares how Castle of our Skins counters an imbalanced narrative of what is seen as artistically excellent, and uplifts 500 years worth of Black artistic excellence in Classical music and the arts.
Founder & Director of El Paso Jazz Girls, Amanda Ekery shares how El Paso Jazz Girls empowers young women interested in learning jazz in a community that fosters self-expression, confidence, and collaboration through music education and performance.
December is National Giving Month, and we would like to celebrate and honor our NEC alumni who dedicate their time by giving back to their communities.
News from NEC alumni, students, and faculty members including Darynn Dean, Michael Mizrahi, Ester Wiesnerová, Anthony León, Célina Béthoux, Marc-André Hamelin, Douglas Williams, Tyler Martin, Geneva Lewis, Alexander Hersh, Adam Levin, and Yevgeny Kutik.
Faculty members Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, Jason Moran, and Nasheet Waits as well as alumni jaimie branch '05 BM and Felipe Salles '97 MM, '98 GD will use the transformative grants to further explore their art form and work.
