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Spring Things promotional poster
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Spring things/InterArts Final Semester Show
NEC: St.Botolph 300

Site-specific installations with temporal elements (performances), exploring spatial and sound-visual relationships.
 
Please join us on May 3rd!
See the program and locations below.

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Josh Baker ’14
News
BSO Appoints Josh Baker ’14 as New Associate Principal Bassoon
Alumnus Josh Baker ’14 has been appointed the new associate principal bassoon of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and principal bassoon of the Boston Pops, beginning in the 2024-25 season. 
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Recital: Hanwen Shi '24 MM, Piano
NEC: St. Botolph G01

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...

Michal Shein
News
Faculty Spotlight: Michal Shein ’08 MM on Empowering the Next Generation of Teaching Artists
Israeli-Mexican-American cellist, educator, and NEC alumna Michal Shein ’08 MM teaches Foundations of Teaching Artistry, which lays the groundwork for NEC's popular new Teaching Artistry and Music Education concentration. Shein has built a flourishing career as both a sought-after performer and a master pedagogue in music programs across Boston and beyond.  She shares her expertise with the next generation of teaching artists in this new role at NEC. 
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Liberal Arts Minor: Capstone Presentations
NEC: Pierce Hall

Come see the candidates for the Liberal Arts Minor present their Capstone projects. Refreshments provided.

THE NEC LIBERAL ARTS DEPARTMENT PRESENTS
Liberal Arts Minor Capstone Presentations 

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A leafy arcade near the NEC campus
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Recital: Clayton Stephenson '25 GD, Piano
NEC: Pierce 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...

Hilary Hahn Master Class
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World-Renowned Violinist Hilary Hahn Hosts Master Class at NEC
World-renowned violinist and three-time Grammy Award winner Hilary Hahn hosted a master class to a packed house in New England Conservatory's Williams Hall featuring violin students Yirou Ronnie Zhang ’26, David Carreon ’25 MM, and Emma Boyd ’25.
NOX Quartet
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NOX Quartet, Comprising First-Year NEC Undergraduates, Wins Second Prize at Saint Paul String Quartet Competition
NOX Quartet, comprising NEC students violinists Ava Kenney ’27 and Eleanor Markey ’27, violist Yu-Heng Wang ’27, and cellist Ari Freed ’24, won second prize at the Saint Paul String Quartet Competition on April 20, 2024.
Haoyu Zheng
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Undergraduate Spotlight: Haoyu Zheng ’24, Composition and Contemporary Musical Arts
Meet Haoyu Zheng ’24, a Composition and CMA double major, a Teaching Fellow through NEC's CPP office, and a mentee of Grammy-winner Stephanie Economou ’12 through the EM Mentorship Program. After graduation next month, Zheng will travel to Los Angeles to work as a composer assistant in Nathan Wang's studio before moving to Baltimore in the fall to start his Master's in film scoring at the Peabody Institute, where he earned a full scholarship. 
A Contemporary Improvisation class with Anthony Coleman
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CMA Small Ensembles Concert: Chase Interdisciplinary; Survivors Breakfast
NEC: Pierce Hall

Contemporary Musical Arts presents 3 small ensemble concerts.

5:00p | Seminar in Performance Ensemble - Linda Chase, director | Eben Jordan Hall

7:00p | Interdisciplinary Ensemble - Linda Chase...