Intercultural Institute

Phil Scarff
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NEC: Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre

NEC Intercultural Institute and Jazz Department presents a workshop by the noted saxophonist Phil Scarff with virtuoso sitarist Anjan Saha and tabla maestro Pt. Arup Chattopadhyay of North Indian...

Erica Azim
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NEC: Burnes Hall

NEC's Intercultural Institute presents a workshop of the ancient Shona mbira tradition of Zimbabwe led by Erica Azim.

Participation at this event will grant opportunity for NEC students to enter The...

Mehmet Sanlikol
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NEC: Jordan Hall

At this special concert, Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol & the DÜNYA Ensemble will be celebrating their 20th year. The repertoire will include classical Ottoman/Turkish music along with original jazz and concert...

Album art for A Gentleman of Istanbul by A Far Cry and Mehmet Ali Sanlikol
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Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol — NEC faculty and director of the Intercultural Institute — has teamed up with A Far Cry, founded by numerous NEC alumni, to create a new album, A Gentleman of Istanbul.
Bimusicality Symposium
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NEC: Williams Hall

The age of YouTube did not diminish our obsession with the 'other' and cultural appropriation issues in any way. If anything, these issues are far more relevant now. So, how are 21st century musicians...

November News Roundup
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News from NEC students, faculty, and alumni including Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, Sid Richardson, Jordan Bak, Adria Ye, Luciana Souza, and the NEC Community Performances & Partnerships Program; recent Grammy Award nominations for the NEC community; and we remember alumna Lucinda M. Olson and former faculty member Mick Goodrick, who both passed away in November.
NEC Grammy Nominees 2022
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Four members of the NEC community receive Grammy nominations; Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol invents a new instrument; and more! 
New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall building
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NEC: Williams Hall

Moderated by Ken Schaphorst, this panel includes Arturo O'Farrill, Somi Kakoma, and Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, composers whose work employs multiple musical languages. Free and open to the public with proof...

A jazz saxophonist takes a solo with the NEC Jazz Orchestra.
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In this streamed, edited concert—the full version of which took place in Jordan Hall for in-person audiences on Thursday, October 21—the NEC Jazz Orchestra and NEC Intercultural Institute presented performances including Chico O'Farrill's legendary Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite, guest Arturo O'Farrill's Afro-Latin Jazz Suite, and a work by NEC guest artist Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol.
A jazz saxophonist takes a solo with the NEC Jazz Orchestra.
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NEC: Jordan Hall
Together with NEC's Intercultural Institute, the NEC Jazz Orchestra will present a performance of Chico O'Farrill's legendary Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite, guest Arturo O'Farrill's Afro-Latin Jazz Suite, and works by guest artist Somi Kakoma and NEC's Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol.