Composition

Guggenheim 2024
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Two NEC Alumni Win 2024 Music Composition Guggenheim Fellowships
NEC alumni ​​Yoon-Ji Lee ’06 MM, ’07 GD and Nicole Rampersaud ’06 MM were awarded 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships in the “Music Composition” category, announced on April 11. Lee and Rampersaud are two of 14 composers among the list of 188 total artists, scholars, and scientists selected for the honor by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
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Recital: Claire Stephenson '24, Composition
NEC: Williams 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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Recital: Tamir Shimshoni '24 DMA, Composition
NEC: Brown Hall

In the course of completing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at New England Conservatory, performance majors present not just one, but three full-length recitals, for which they also write program...

Valerie Coleman Masterclass 2
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Grammy-Nominated Flutist and Composer Valerie Coleman Completes Residency with NEC Composition Department
In late March, Grammy-nominated flutist and composer Valerie Coleman came to campus as NEC’s 2024 Malcolm Peyton Artist-in-Residence. During her residency, Coleman led a colloquium, engaged in a Q&A session, and conducted a master class with students in NEC's Composition Department. Additionally, she provided valuable coaching to NEC's Honors Wind Ensemble, which performed in her residency showcase. 
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Valerie Coleman Colloquium and Q+A
NEC: Pierce Hall

Valerie Coleman is regarded by many as an iconic artist who continues to pave her own unique path as a composer, GRAMMY®-nominated flutist, and entrepreneur. Highlighted as one of the “Top 35 Women...

Valerie Coleman
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Valerie Coleman Master Class
NEC: Pierce Hall

Valerie Coleman is regarded by many as an iconic artist who continues to pave her own unique path as a composer, GRAMMY®-nominated flutist, and entrepreneur. Highlighted as one of the “Top 35 Women...

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Tuesday Night New Music: Finale
NEC: Jordan Hall

The newest works from the next generation of composers.

Tuesday Night New Music, a student-run, faculty-supervised concert series, was founded in the early 90s by Lee Hyla.  It offers audiences the...

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Tuesday Night New Music: Ha, Rosenberg, Rozen, Mincarelli, Xu, Chapman, Guan, Engelhardt, L. Chen
NEC: Brown Hall

The newest works from the next generation of composers.

Tuesday Night New Music, a student-run, faculty-supervised concert series, was founded in the early 90s by Lee Hyla.  It offers audiences the...

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Tuesday Night New Music: Gao, Bettany, Engelhardt, Alvarado, Xu, I. Kim, Rosenberg, Ha, Chen, Jian, Kim, Ni, Rozen
NEC: Burnes Hall

The newest works from the next generation of composers.

Tuesday Night New Music, a student-run, faculty-supervised concert series, was founded in the early 90s by Lee Hyla.  It offers audiences the...

Conrad Pope Masterclass NEC
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Film Scoring Great Conrad Pope ’73 Holds Residency with NEC Composition Department
Sought after by renowned film composers like John Williams, Alexandre Desplat, and Hans Zimmer for his expertise in orchestration, conducting, and score production, esteemed composer and NEC alumnus Conrad Pope '73 held a residency with New England Conservatory's Composition department last week.