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Thank you for joining us for a successful Commencement Reunion weekend! We were thrilled to welcome alumni from across the country and abroad back to NEC to celebrate milestone anniversaries.

Friends from the class of '54 reunite at reunion.

On Friday night, Alumni kicked-off the weekend at a reception in the Keller Room before heading over to Symphony Hall for By George by the Boston Pops.    Following the concert, Pops conductor Keith Lockhart greeted the NEC group.

At Saturday's workshops and presentations, reunion goers learned about NEC's current initiatives in music-in-education; were inspired by composer and faculty member Michael Gandolfi's tales of music creation; enjoyed Tan Crone's reflection on her rewarding career as a collaborative musician; and journeyed to Africa and India through Eric Charry's descriptive tales of life as an ethnomusicologist.   Later that evening, alumni were treated by NEC's amazing student talents as the Class of 2004 performed their Commencement Concert in Jordan Hall.

Conductor Keith Lockhart greets NEC alumni following the Pops concert.

Sunday brought more than 100 alumni to the annual alumni awards luncheon in Brown Hall.   Alumni of all ages enjoyed seeing NEC friends and reminiscing over yearbooks.   Coretta Scott King '54, Tan Crone '54 '55, Michael Gandolfi '79 '81 and Eric Charry '79 '83 were each honored with the Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award.   A highlight of the luncheon was the performance by NEC student ensemble, the Pentatonic Singers.   Coretta Scott King later gave the Commencement address in recognition of her 50 th anniversary from NEC to the graduating class of   '04.

Regis and Gandolfi
Donna Regis '79, Michael Gandolfi '79 '81, his wife Maria Martinello, and Cathy Fuller '82 '88 having a ball at Sunday's Alumni Luncheon.

NEC Classes of '55, '80 and '95 (and all classes with years ending in '0' and '5') start making your plans to return May 19-21, 2005 for next year's reunion celebration.

 

 

 

Commencement Reunion 2004, May 14-16, 2004
Coretta Scott King '54 looks over her yearbook with classmate Jackie (Willens) Arons '54, daughter Bernice King, and NEC President, Daniel Steiner. Photo by Paul Foley.
Outgoing Provost and faculty member Peter Row with past pupils and Third Stream alumni Eric Charry '79 '83 and Jerome Clay '79, and Vocal alumna Geraldine Berkovitz-Martin '71.
The Pentatonic Singers, an NEC student ensemble, perform at the alumni awards luncheon. Photo by Paul Foley.
Former NEC Alumni Director Henry Duckham '54, clarinet, who continues to teach and perform on the Cape, served as a reunion class coordinator for the 50th class. Photo by Paul Foley.
Effie (Earley) Ferguson '55 of Winter Haven, Florida chats with Barbara (Fisher) Center '54 and her husband, and Arden Anderson-Broecking '54.
2004 Outstanding Alumni Award recipients composer Michael Gandolfi '79 '81, collaborative pianist Tan Crone '54 '55, social activist Coretta Scott King '54, and ethnomusicologist Eric Charry '79 '83 were recognized by the Alumni Association for their distinguished careers. Photo by Paul Foley.
At the Music-in-Education workshop, alumni participate in an exercise in rhythm.
The Class of '54 reconvenes in celebration of their golden anniversary. Photo by Paul Foley.
NEC roommates Nancy (McNelly) Koutzen '59 and Margaret (Aydelote) Mills '59 now live on opposite coasts but remain in touch with each other and with fellow alums in their regions, each helping to organize alumni chapters in LA and New York.