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Class of 1979
Dear Class of 1979,
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 3.28.08)
Submit your own class note here.
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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.
Help us find your lost classmates.
Some recent news from the class of 1979. Your class note will remain on this page for up to one year, or until you submit a new note to replace it.
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Jazz French hornist and composer Tom Varner ’79 moved to Seattle in the fall of 2005 with his wife Terri and his children Jack and Hope. Tom is enjoying the rich Seattle music scene, playing in many different settings with NEC alums Greg Campbell ’92 M.M., Gred Sinibaldi ’95, Michael Brockman ’82 M.M., Steve Treseler ’03, and others. Recent work has brought Tom to Rotterdam, Vienna, Switzerland, Vancouver, and Moscow (Idaho). Tom will record his next (12th) CD in April, 2008, a new work for tentet titled Heaven and Hell, which will be premiered at the Seattle Art Museum. The piece was conceived at a stay at the MacDowell Colony in 2003. 3/28/08 |
Linda Watson ’79 debuted as Ortrud in Lohengrin at La Scala in Milan, Italy. She also performed as Brunnhilde in Die Walkure in Washington, D.C. There she performed alongside Placido Domingo. In the summer of 2007, she returned to Bayreuth and performed as Brunnhilde in The Ring. She lives in Orinda, Calif. 1/12/08 |
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| Harry Chalmiers ’79 M.M. is the new president McNally Smith College in St. Paul, Minn. He formerly was Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Berklee College of Music, and he had his own arts consulting group called the Chalmiers Group. He has composed music in a wide range of styles and instrumentations. He has performed as a guitarist and singer in the Born Bluezers and as a guitarist with Indian Hill Symphony Orchestra. He will be commuting to his new job from Harvard, Mass., where he lives with his wife and child. 11/20/07 | |
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Akira Tana '79 has relocated to the San Fransisco Bay area after 20 years in New York. He continues to be active on the international jazz scene, teaches at San Fransisco University, and conducts clinics and masterclasses sponsored in part by Yamaha Drums and Vic Firth Sticks. His recent CD, Secret Agent Man, with the Asian American Jazz Trio, can be found on the Songs of Sound record label. Tana's most recent CD, Moon Over the World, was also released on the Sons of Sound label. Akira currently lives in Belmont, Calif. 9/18/07 |
| Donna Regis ’79 has recently returned to playing accordion in concert after a 20-year absence from performing. In April of 2006 she performed for children and adults at the Malden (MA) Public Library. For this occasion, she composed “Theme and Variations On ‘Three Blind Mice,’” which was well received. She has been invited for recurring appearances by numerous organizations in the Northeast. Donna performs regularly for the New Hampshire Accordion Association, of which she is a founding member. 7/3/07 | |
A set of early-intermediate recital pieces by Deborah Schwenk '79 M.M. entitled Penguin Parade and Other Pieces for Piano was published by the New School for Music Press in 1990. 3/14/07 |
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.
Juan Arango-Escobar, Laura Bickow, Donna Boughton, David Campbell, Eun-Wha Chae, Andrew Connor, Lincoln Craton, Virginia Samuel, Connie Scanlon, Betsy Snider.