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Alumni Events 2008-2009

Reunion & Homecoming | Regional Events | Alternative Careers
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November 2008
Thursday, November 6
7:00 - 9:00pm

NEC in NYC Autumn Musicale
The New York City Alumni Committee invites you to join NEC alumni and friends for an Autumn Musicale!

Hosted by Margaret Mills '59 M.M.

E. 86th Street

Manhattan

(directions provided upon reply)

Music by:
Mendelssohn, Mozart, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Rossini, Hahn and NEC composers: Sam Parkins and Annemarie Wiesner.

Alumni performers include:
Jack Hornor, Kate Hurney, Nancy Koutzen, Elaine Kwon, Margaret Mills and Christopher Vasquez.



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6:00 - 7:30pm Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Teaching in Higher Education

$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

Keller Room

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Tuesday, November 11
6:00 - 7:30pm Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Freelance Life: Making it Work

$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

St. Botolph, Room 315

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Monday, November 17
6:00 - 7:00pm Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Networking for Savvy Musicians

$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

Keller Room

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December 2008
Wednesday, December 3
6:00 - 7:30pm Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Peak Performances: Reducing Stress

$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

St. Botolph, Room 300

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January 2009
Wednesday, January 21
6:00 - 7:30pm Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Performance Health for Instrumentalists

$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

St. Botolph, Room 300

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Monday, January 26
6:00 - 7:30pm Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Performance Health for Vocalists

$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

Keller Room

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February 2009
Wednesday, February 4
6:00 - 7:30pm Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Tax Strategies for Musicians

$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

Keller Room

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Monday, February 9
6:00 - 7:30pm Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Talking to Audiences

$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

Keller Room

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Thursday, February 19
6:00 - 7:30pm Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Website Design for Musicians

$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

Keller Room

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Wednesday, February 25
6:00 - 7:30pm Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Legally Yours: Copyright, Licensing & Contracts!

$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

Keller Room

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March 2009
Tuesday, March 3
6:00 - 7:30pm Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Launching Your Music Project

$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

Keller Room

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Thursday, March 12
6:00 - 7:30pm Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Grant Writing & Fundraising

$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

Keller Room

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Thursday, March 26
6:00 - 7:30pm Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Booking Your Own Performances

$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

Keller Room

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April 2009
Thursday, April 2
6:00 - 7:30pm Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Do-It-Yourself Musicians' Publicity

$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

Keller Room

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May 2009
Save-the-Dates!
Friday, May 15 - Sunday, May 17
Weekend Event

Entrance to Jordan Hall Reunion Weekend 2009!
NEC has long celebrated the tradition of welcoming alumni back to campus and honoring those celebrating milestone reunions (those with class years ending in a "9" or a "4").

Whether it has been five, twenty-five or fifty years since your own graduation, we hope you will come renew friendships with classmates, reconnect with teachers and celebrate the incredible community of people that is NEC!

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August 2008
   
   
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Past Events
   
September 2008 (Past Events)
Saturday, September 20
8:00pm

Beloved NEC and Oberlain voice teacher, Helen HodamHelen Hodam Memorial
New England Conservatory honors one of the school's most cherished voice teachers, Helen Hodam, who died May 21.

Williams Hall

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Friday, September 26
7:30pm

NEC in NYC & Third Street Music School Settlement Present: A Conversation & Music with Ran Blake
Join NEC alumni and friends for a conversation and music with Ran Blake, founding Chair and faculty member of NEC's Contemporary Improvisation/
Third Stream Department

Anna-Maria Kellen Auditorium

Third Street Music School Settlement
235 East 11th Street (between 2nd & 3rd Aves.)
Manhattan (map)

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October 2008 (Past Events)
Sunday, October 5
7:00pm Patricia Zander Memorial
New England Conservatory honors one of the school's most influential teachers, pianist Patricia Zander, who died July 22.

Jordan Hall

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Monday, October 20
6:30pm

Angela Myles Beeching '83 M.M., Cello Performance, Director of Career Services at NEC NEC in NYC Presents:
Beyond Talent:
Your Successful Career in Music

Join alumni and friends as NEC's Director of Career Services and author of Beyond Talent, Angela Myles Beeching ’83 M.M. leads this discussion on career advancement and offers tips, resources, and approaches to help you move your career to the next level.


The Offices of Chamber Music America
305 Seventh Avenue (at 27th Street)
Manhattan (map)

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Boris GoldovskyBoris Goldovsky Centennial
Over the last weekend in October, celebrate one of the most influential figures in the world of opera and one of New England Conservatory's greatest teaching legends.

Watch a Flickr portfolio of Goldovsky images from the NEC Archives.

Accommodations

Group rates are being offered at the following hotels. Be sure to mention "NEC/Boris Goldovsky Legacy Celebration to receive these rates.

Colonnade Hotel $250/night

Copley Inn $165/night
John Hancock Hotel & Conference Center
$189/night
Midtown Hotel $229(Sat.)/$189(Sun)

 
Friday, October 24
10:00am Sherrill Milnes masterclass

Brown Hall
   
Sunday, October 26
2:00pm
Roundtable Discussion
Join former Boston Globe music critic Richard Dyer as he moderates a dream cast of opera notables who have carried their memories of Boris Goldovsky into their own historic work, including: This roundtable discussion, moderated by former Boston Globe music critic Richard Dyer, brings together a dream cast of opera notables who have carried their memories of Boris Goldovsky into their own historic work: Richard Crittenden, Phyllis Curtin, Justino Díaz, Fred Popper, Mildred Miller, George Shirley, Tom Wolf, family members, and others.

Williams Hall

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4:00pm Opera Scenes
Join NEC opera students for an afternoon of opera scenes, including an excerpt from Mozart's The Impresario as translated and designed for the stage by Boris Goldovsky.

Jordan Hall
5:00 - 7:00pm

Buffet Dinner and "Mr. Opera" Storytelling
Alumni and friends are invited to Brown Hall following the performance for a buffet-style dinner and storytelling.

Storytelling host: Janice Mancini Del Sesto
Storytellers: Ed Alley, Nancy Falloon, Benton Hess, Ron Holgate, and Mary Beth Peil.

$20 per person
Brown Hall

PLEASE NOTE:
Seating for the buffet dinner has reached capacity
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Further RSVPs will be added to a waiting list should seating open up.


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Monday, October 27
10:30am
Justino Diaz '63, '86 Hon. D.M., Vocal PerformanceJustino Díaz masterclass

Williams Hall











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