Preparatory School

NEC preparatory studies for students from toddlers through high school, including lessons, classes, ensembles, and NEC @ Walnut Hill program. Includes Certificate and a la carte offerings.

Aimee Tsuchiya
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Pianist Aimee Tsuchiya teaches piano and "Piano for Singers" in NEC's Preparatory School, and is a piano faculty member in NEC's School of Continuing Education.

Tsuchiya has appeared as soloist and...

CI Faculty Cristi Catt
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Cristi Catt is a singer and improviser who mixes contemporary, world, and early vocal music in thematic live concerts and recordings. She performs throughout the U.S. Europe and South America and is a...

Bonnie Bewick
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A member of the Boston Symphony since 1987, Bonnie Bewick occupies the Stephanie Morris Marryott and Franklin J. Marryott chair. She joined the New England Conservatory faculty in 2010.

Bewick...

Paula Majerfeld
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Violinist/Violist, Paula Majerfeld, has led a diverse career as teacher, soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player, and advocate for culturally-underserved children.

An avid chamber musician, Ms...

Cynthia Woods Fac conducting prep sce
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"Cynthia Woods and the Cambridge Symphony have demonstrated an innovative approach to multimedia performances, breathing new life into old masterpieces."

Gareth Cordery, Boston Musical...

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Born in Los Angeles, California in 1985, Nicholas Urie was a recipient of the first annual ASCAP Young Jazz Composer’s Award at the age of 17. He left Los Angeles to study composition with Bob...

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Mike Tucker has performed as a leader and a side man all over the world. In 2002 he competed as a semi- finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition in Washington DC, and...

Rachel Panitch
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Rachel Panitch is a Boston-based violinist, improviser, composer, and teaching artist. She has been an artist-in-residence in neighborhoods, in schools, and in Zion and Acadia National Parks. She is...

Joshua Peckins
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Joshua Peckins, award-winning concert violinist, has performed throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia, from Carnegie Hall to Beijing’s Performing Arts Center. Described by the President...

Anne Howarth
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Anne Howarth, horn, is an active chamber musician, orchestral player and teacher in the Boston area. She has a particular passion for chamber music, and she is motivated by music’s ability to connect...