The New England Conservatory has appointed two officers to the Expanded Education Division as part of an institutional initiative to expand access to arts and music education for youth in the city of Boston. Adam Calus will serve as Principal of NEC High School, and Cecilia Pinto will assume the role of Director of Early Childhood Education. Working alongside Executive {…}

The New England Conservatory has announced its Winter-Spring Concerts. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal performances only. The company is set to present Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” Robert Tweten conducts NEC Opera students and members of NEC Philharmonia in two concert performances of the beloved work. The performances will be held at the NEC: {…}

The New England Conservatory has announced its fall concert slate. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Mezzo-soprano MaryAnn McCormick and pianist JJ Penna will perform a faculty recital. Performance Date: Oct. 13, 2022 The NEC Lieberabend will feature songs in a variety of languages. Performance Date: Oct. 19, 2022 The NEC Chamber {…}

New England Conservatory has announced its Winter-Spring programming, which features hundreds of performances, masterclasses, panels, and workshops.  For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances.  There will be a Liederabend at Williams Hall.  Performance Date: Feb. 2, 2022 The Graduate Opera department and Philharmonic Orchestra will present “Don Pasquale” under the direction {…}

New England Conservatory’s Entrepreneurial Musicianship team has announced the winners of this year’s Grow Your Art grants, with $13,500 in prizes going to support Black, Latino, and Native American music students. The winners are NEC alumni Emily Eng, Darynn Dean, Rafael Natan,and Linda Numagami. Grants are available to NEC students or alumni within 10 years of graduation, and go towards {…}