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Class of 1978
Dear Class of 1978,
Welcome to class notes online!
Your class notes are published on a continual basis as we receive your news, and appear below in the order they were received, along with your CD/book art or photos.
(last updated 1.12.08)
Submit your own class note here.
You may also submit news, CDs, books, and photos by mail to:
Class Notes
New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Avenue
Boston MA 02115
You will also find information on this page about your Reunion contacts, and other information relevant to your class year.
Reunion Weekend, May 16 - 18, 2008
This year marks the Class of 1978’s 30th Reunion at NEC! Watch your mailbox in January for a special information packet regarding Reunion Weekend, May 16 – 18, 2008. You can also find more information on Reunion as it becomes available on our Reunion 2008 webpage.
We look forward to seeing you in the Spring!
Help us find your lost classmates.
Some recent news from the class of 1978. Your class note will remain on this page for up to one year, or until you submit a new note to replace it.
Erica Goldman ’78 M.M. currently conducts two choirs, middle school and younger. She is also a music specialist at Portland Jewish Academy. Her daughter recently graduated from Boston Conservatory with a Master of Music degree in Music Education. 1/12/08 |
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Benedict Goodfriend ’78, as a member of the Kandinsky Trio (with pianist Elizabeth Bachelder and cellist Alan Weinstein ’83), celebrates the group’s 20th anniversary season. The trio has performed in over 200 U.S. cities, appearing on such concert series as Atlanta’s Spivey Hall Presents, New York’s Miller Theatre Presents, Great Performances at Vanderbilt, and many others. The trio’s latest CD, Trios in Foreign Lands, has become a mainstay of numerous radio stations. It was called “One of the best chamber music recordings of the year” by London’s Music and Vision magazine. Benedict’s recent solo appearances have included a performance of the original (1904) version of the Sibelius Concerto with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, and the Mendelssohn D minor concerto in Croatia with the Solisti di Zagreb. Benedict currently lives in Roanoke, Va. 1/12/08 |
Sheila Heffernon ’78 M.M. currently teaches at the Northfield-Mt. Hermon School in Northfield, Mass., where she helped to rebuild the choral program. She also conducts an adult chamber choir, the Da Camera Singers, in Amherst, Mass. The ensemble recently performed the Byrd Mass in Four Voices as well as part of the madrigals from the Di Lasso Lagrima Di San Pietro. In addition, Sheila works with a children’s chorus, which she enjoys immensely. She is currently working on her PhD in Music Education at UMass, where she has been on the adjunct faculty for six years. 1/12/08 |
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Donal Fox ’78 has been busy with multiple projects, including a performance at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston for the Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theatre, and a presentation of his Blues on Bach Project at the 100th Anniversary of the Bach Festival in Bethlehem, Pa. He was the first featured jazz artist to perform at the Bethlehem Bach Festival. Donal has also been visiting artist and composer in a new program funded by the U.S. State Department, the Fusion Arts Exchange, which was hosted by Northeastern University Department of Music. In July 2007, Donal performed at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York where he presented the debut of his Scarlatti Jazz Suite Project. 11/20/07 |
| Maureen Horgan ’78, ’79 has been granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Music at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, GA. She is an active soloist in the area, and performs as a trombonist with the New Hampshire Music Festival in the summer months. 7/3/07 |
Help us find your lost classmates.
Unfortunately, NEC has lost touch with some of your classmates. If you have e-mail or other contact information for any of the people listed below, please let us know so that we can keep them informed of reunions and other NEC activities.
Lynn Binstock, Barbara Bryson, C. Dadarria, David Dornbusch, Gail Evans, Claire Freniere, Mark Gaulus, Jack Goldberg, Maricira Guerra, Kyung-Soon Hahn, Sandra Haig, Anne Harkless, Richard Hawkins, Ae Jhin, Madeleine Kingston, Katherine Kitzman, Alice Liberfarb, Louise Lovedahl, Carole Lovkay, Roberto Martinez, Craig McCullom, Gidon Moskowits, Carol Nota, Susan Orlando, Linda Papatopoli, Andreas Pilarinos, Ana Salamanca, Domingo Sanchez, Jung Shim Suh, Virginia Sullivan, Samran Thongtan, Paul Trombley, Laura Way.