(Photo credit: NEC) The New England Conservatory (NEC) has announced its 2024 fall season. The campus-wide festival celebrates American modernism. This article only features classical vocal works. Tenor Lawrence Brownlee conducts a masterclass with NEC students. Performance Date: September 12, 2024 Shiyu Zhuo presents a program of Copland, Poulenc, Lingbo Ma, Mozart, and Richard Strauss, assisted by pianist Tanya Blaich. {…}
(Photo credit: Hannah Rose Photography) Silkroad has announced the continuation of its Global Musician Workshop (GMW) in the summer of 2024, including the first-ever international iteration of the program in Hangzhou, China. For the fourth consecutive year, Silkroad partners with New England Conservatory for the Boston-based GMW. This year, the Boston program is held from Aug. 4-10. The Hangzhou program {…}
New England Conservatory has been named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. Per an official press statement, the institution has produced 67 Fulbright award recipients since 1949. “NEC is committed to impactful excellence – to advancing music’s role in society by cultivating musical minds,” said NEC President {…}
(Photo credit: Ekua Holmes) The New England Conservatory (NEC) puts on the 7th annual Coretta Scott King Tribute Concert, titled “Life. Love. Legacy.” on Feb. 26 in Jordan Hall. The musical tribute is co-curated by NEC’s Black Student Union and Castle of our Skins. This year’s concert holds special significance as it marks the 70th anniversary of Coretta Scott King’s {…}
The New England Conservatory (NEC) has announced its Winter/Spring 2024 season. This article only includes classical vocal performances. Opera students join the New England Conservatory Philharmonia to present a concert version of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Performance Dates: February 5 & 7, 2024 NEC’s Black Student Union presents “BSU’s Coretta Scott King Tribute Concert” in honor of trailblazing activist and soprano {…}
The New England Conservatory has announced its fall programming. Listed here are the opera events which are free and open to the public. Mezzo-soprano Rebecca Printz solos in Brett Dean’s “I Starred Last Night, I Shone” in “NEC & Yellow Barn Present: A Concert for Violist Roger Tapping (1960-2022).” Performance Date: September 19, 2023 “Liederabend LXVII” features songs in a {…}
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 {…}
Three operas and 10 performances over the course of four days is what the New England Conservatory (NEC) will take on later this month. From April 21 -24 NEC’s Opera Graduate program students will present Perla’s “An American Dream,” Ravel’s “L’Enfante et les Sortilèges,” and Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas,” under the direction of Joshua Major, who is the chair of {…}
Music Conservatories across North America are joining forces to put on a concert in support of Ukraine. The Virtual showcase, which will be hosted by The Violin Channel on April 16, 2022 at 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET, will feature participation from such institutions as the Cleveland Institute of Music, Colburn School, Curtis Institute of Music, Manhattan School {…}