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 {…}
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 Opera Studies is set to stream Poulenc’s “Dialogue of the Carmelites” on June 23 and 24, 2021. The showcase was recorded in English at the Boston-based institution’s Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre with piano accompaniment. Audiences can check out the operas for free via the NEC official website. Joshua Major directed the production which includes two casts. {…}
On April 28, 2021, New England Conservatory’s Opera Studies Department will present Mozart’s “Il re pastore.” Recorded at the historic Jordan Hall, with orchestral accompaniment by the NEC Philharmonia, the semi-staged production will be free to watch at the company’s official website. Both the performers and orchestra were recorded separately in order to adhere to COVID-19 safety protocols. Conductor Robert {…}
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 {…}
The New England Conservatory has received a major grant to help it launch a virtual choir for seniors. The Catalyzing Creative Aging seed grant from the National Guild for Community Arts Education and Lifetime Arts is aimed at promoting the development of a new Creative Aging Program. The initial grant from NEC will support a group of 25 virtual students, {…}
The New England Conservatory has announced a slew of programs that it will present via its streaming platform throughout the month of December. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal and operatic showcases. All the showcases can be viewed on the institution’s official website. First up will be a Lieberabend entitled “Forbidden Songs: Jewish Voices {…}