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Alumni Events 2007-2008

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May 2008
Sunday, May 4
3:00 - 5:00pm NEC in D.C. Salon Concert
Join Greater Washington, D.C. area alumni, parents and friends for an afternoon of music at the home of alumna Jacqueline Anderson.

McLean, VA
Directions provided upon reply

Performers include:
Susan Robinson, Harp & Joseph Scheer ’83AD, Violin;
Hyunjo Byun ’01 ’03MM, Clarinet & Jeongseon Choi ’85, Piano;
Hyun Park ’01 ’03MM, Violin & Won Hee Kim (Pang) ’90 ’92MM, Cello;
Bailey Whiteman’98MM, Contralto;
Burnett Thompson ’77, Jazz Piano


To attend this event, please reply before April 28, 2008.

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Friday, May 16 - Sunday, May 18
Weekend Event

Reunion Weekend 2008!
NEC has a long celebrated the tradition of welcoming alumni back to campus and honoring those celebrating milestone reunions. 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.

Catch the spirit...
Check out this year's Reunion Weekend schedule for a detailed list of activities and presentations and register online! Read up on your classmates' news or submit your own class note. Still not sure what to expect? See pictures from past Reunions and catch the spirit!


We hope to see you at Reunion!


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June 2008
 

There are currently no alumni events scheduled for June.

Please check back soon, or visit Concert Calendar for a list of concerts and festivals hosted at NEC this month.

   
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July 2008
 

There are currently no alumni events scheduled for July.

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August 2008
 

There are currently no alumni events scheduled for August.

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September 2007 (Past Events)
 

There are currently no alumni events scheduled for September.

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October 2007 (Past Events)
Monday, October 22
 

NYC Discussion Series:
How to Move Your Career to the Next Level
Join New York area alumni, parents, and friends as NEC's Director of Career Services, Angela Myles Beeching '83MM hosts this interactive workshop and shares information on resources for classical musicians.

American Symphony Orchestra League
33 W. 60th Street at Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, NY (map)

5:30pm Meet & Greet
6:00pm Discussion

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Tuesday, October 23
6:00 - 7:30pm

Health Insurance for Musicians:
Exploring the New Mass. Health Care Law & You!

All Massachusetts residents are now required to have health insurance through their employer or purchase individual plans by December, 31, 2007 to avoid tax penalties.

Dan Hunter, Executive Director of Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities (MAASH), Carol McKeen '83MM, Vice President of AON Consulting, and David Schreiber '71, Financial Planner with Gemini Services Group, discuss the recently adopted Massachusetts Health Care laws, what they mean, and what options they present for musicians.


Sponsored by NAAC* and the Office of Career Services

Keller Room

*The Network of Alumni in Alternative Careers (NAAC) is an initiative that began in the spring of 2006 to bring together NEC alumni who have chosen careers in fields other than music.  It provides support to others who are in career transitions and offers both a social and business network to connect alumni who remain passionate about music.

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Saturday, October 27
2:00pm

NEC's President, Tony WoodcockThe Inauguration of President Tony Woodcock

NEC alumni, board members, and delegates from academic, cultural and government institutions will attend this ceremony of investiture as NEC President Tony Woodcock formally accepts the NEC charter and speaks about his vision for the school.


Free tickets are required and are available through the NEC box office starting October 15. (617) 585-1260

read President Woodcock's speeches

4:00pm

Inauguration Reception
Brown Hall

8:00pm Inauguration Concert

Program:Benjamin Zander
NEC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Benjamin Zander,
conductor

Elgar "Nimrod"
from Enigma Variation

Strauss Till Eulenspiegel


Donald Palma

NEC Chamber Orchestra
Donald Palma
, coach

Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings



Larry RachleffNEC Philharmonia

Larry Rachleff, guest conductor

Copland A Lincoln Portrait

with Pete Nicholas, narrator

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, last movement



Jordan Hall

Free tickets are required and are available through the NEC box office starting October 15. (617) 585-1260

   
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November 2007 (Past Events)
Wednesday, November 7
6:00 - 7:30pm

Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Grants & Fellowships: How to Find 'Em, Apply, and Win!
$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

Keller Room

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  Dudamel ConductingGustavo Dudamel
conducts the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

2:00pm Symposium: The Venezuelan Music Education Miracle
Discover what we can learn from this monumental program of music education, which has given hundreds of thousands of children and young adults in Venezuela an alternative to their impoverished conditions.

Brown Hall

NEC alumni receive a free copy of the Journal for Music in Education 2007 when they RSVP for this symposium. Pick up your copy at the reception following the program. Additional Journals at $30. For more information visit Music in Education on the web.

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8:00pm Concert
NEC, Celebrity Series of Boston, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra present the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela.

Symphony Hall

Tickets: $20/$25/$30/$100, Visit the Symphony Hall box office to order.

Liberty Mutual - Presenting Sponsor
Presenting sponsor - Liberty Mutual
   
   
Thursday, November 8
8:00pm NEC Musicians share the stage with members of the
Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

Jordan Hall

Free (no tickets are required to attend this event)
   
   
Tuesday, November 13
6:00 - 7:00pm

Practicing: A Musician's Return to Music, by Glenn Kurtz '85Practicing: A Musician's Return to Music
Book signing with author Glenn Kurtz '85, Guitar Performance. Practicing tells Kurtz' story of youthful ambition to achieve musical artistry, the collapse of that ambition, and the healing reappraisal his surprising return to music provides later in life.

Turret Room (above Music Espresso)
295 Huntington Ave., 3rd Floor

Boston, MA


read an except from Practicing

listen to Kurtz's feature on NPR's "Weekend Edition"

Sponsored by NAAC*

*The Network of Alumni in Alternative Careers (NAAC) is an initiative that began in the spring of 2006 to bring together NEC alumni who have chosen careers in fields other than music.  It provides support to others who are in career transitions and offers both a social and business network to connect alumni who remain passionate about music.

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7:00 - 8:00pm NAAC Meeting
Formed in the spring of 2006, NAAC - the Network of Alumni in Alternative Careers, brings together alumni who have chosen careers in fields other than music and offers a social and business network.

Turret Room (above Music Espresso)
295 Huntington Ave., 3rd Floor

Boston, MA


If you have questions about NAAC or are interested in joining, contact Cheryl Weber, Director of Alumni Relations.

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Thursday, November 15
Canceled

Don Byron '84*CANCELED*
Pre-Concert Reception with Don Byron '84
Unfortunately this reception, scheduled for 6:00pm, has been canceled.

Please join NEC alumni, faculty and friends in Jordan Hall at 8:00pm to hear the music of composer and arranger Don Byron' 84.

read more about The Music of Don Byron

8:00pm Music of Don Byron '84
NEC students perform a concert of Byron's music.

Jordan Hall

Sponsored by NEC board member Bruce Hauben and the Helen G. Hauben Foundation.


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December 2007 (Past Events)
Sunday, December 9
2:00pm

Norman Kelley painting Norman Kelley '32 Memorial Program
Join alumni, faculty and friends as NEC's Opera Department and the Opera Club of New England celebrate the life of character tenor Norman Kelley '32

Williams Hall

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Kelley as Prince Shushky in Boris Godunov

 
 
Tuesday, December 11
6:00 - 7:30pm

Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Peak Performances: Skills for Managing Stress
$10: general admission
$5: NEC alumni with alumni id card
Free: Current NEC students with valid id

Keller Room

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January 2008 (Past Events)
Friday, January 11
9:00am

IAJE Conference, January 9 -12, Toronto, CanadaAlumni Breakfast at IAJE

NEC alumni attending the IAJE conference in Toronto are invited to join us for breakfast at the Epic Restaurant in the Fairmont Royal York Hotel for our annual gathering of NEC Jazz Alumni.

Epic Restaurant at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel

100 Front Street West

Toronto, Ontario (map)


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Friday, January 25
7:00pm Boston ConNECtion Pre-Concert Talk
Join this evening's composers for program notes prior to the performance.

Jordan Hall
8:00pm

Boston Modern Orchestra Project LogoBMOP Concert & Alumni Reception
Boston Modern Orchestra Project, led by Gil Rose, is NEC's affiliate orchestra for new music. In its tenth year, this annual concert celebrates this relationship with music by NEC composers past and present, as well as an NEC student soloist, and music by an NEC student composer chosen by competition.

Jordan Hall

Please join us in the Keller Room for an alumni reception following the performance.

Program Includes:

Osnat Netzer '08 D.M.A., Common Ground
(NEC/BMOP composition contest winner)

William Bolcom, Violin Concerto in D
featuring Byron Hitchcock '08 M.M.
(NEC/BMOP concerto competition winner)

Ezra Sims, Concert Piece (World Premiere)
Michael Norsworthy '01 M.M., '03 G.D., clarinet
Amy Advocat '04, '06 M.M., clarinet

Michael Gandolfi '79, '81MM,
Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra,
featuring NEC Faculty Richard Svoboda

Leon Kirchner '90 Honorary Degree
, Toccata


Tickets:
Specially priced alumni tickets are available for $10. Contact the Alumni Office at (617) 585-1162 or click on the link below.

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Tuesday, January 29
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 2008 (Past Events)
Monday, February 11
  New York City Town Meeting & Alumni Reception
Please join NEC Board members and the Alumni Steering Committee in welcoming President Tony Woodock.
6:00pm Reception
7:00pm

Town Meeting

Kosciuszko Foundation
15 East 65th Street
New York, NY (map)

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Tuesday, February 12
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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Thursday, February 21
6:00pm The Conservatory Project
Join Greater Washington, D.C. area alumni and friends for this annual performance by NEC students at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Program includes works by Poulenc, Beethoven and Ravel.

Millennium Stage, in the Family Theater
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, D.C. (map)

Free Admission (tickets not required)

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Tuesday, February 26
6:00 - 7:30pm

Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Promoting Your Music on the Web

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

Keller Room

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March 2008 (Past Events)
Wednesday, March 5
6:00 - 7:30pm

Career Strategy Workshop Series:
Teaching Jobs: College & Community Schools

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

Keller Room

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Sunday, March 9
3:00 - 5:00pm NEC in Florida
Join NEC alumni and friends for this annual musicale and reception in Sarasota.

Hosted at the home of Robbert De Vries '69 M.M.
Directions provided upon reply.


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Monday, March 10
  NEC Remembers Edward Zambara
Please join NEC alumni, faculty, students and friends as we fondly remember alumnus and long-time faculty member Edward Zambara '50, '52 M.M.
5:00pm

Remembering Edward Zambara
Remembrances and performances by alumni and NEC students.
Williams Hall

6:00pm

Reception
President's Library

8:00pm

Undergraduate Opera Studio
Join us following the reception as NEC students perform two one act operas: The Old Man and the Thief by Gian-Carlo Menotti and A Dinner Engagement by Lenox Berkeley.
Brown Hall

  Memory Book
The Alumni Office is collecting memories of Mr. Zambara from his former students and friends to place in a book that will be presented to his wife Athena Zambara '52. Responses received before March 5, 2008 will be included in the book.

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April 2008 (Past Events)
Wednesday, April 23
4:30 - 6:00pm

President's Reception for Graduating Students
Help members of NEC's Alumni Council as well as young alumni and faculty welcome graduating students into NEC's Alumni Association.

President's Library

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