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Class of 1981
Dear Class of 1981,
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 1.13.08)
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.
Help us find your lost classmates.
Some recent news from the class of 1981. 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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Dr. Robert Amchin, Ph.D. ’81, ’86 M.M. was received the university-wide award of Distinguished Teaching Professor from the University of Louisville. He was one of five professors from the university given this award in 2007. He is full professor of music educations and head of the division of music education and therapy at the University of Louisville School of Music. He recently was a clinician of Orff Schulwerk pedagogy in the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. 1/13/08 |
Jamie Baum ’81 and Roberta Piket ’88 performed at the Jazz With Altitude series at the Rubin Museum of Art, a museum that presents Himalayan art. Jamie and Roberta have been collaborating for fifteen years, and have recently returned from a tour in Europe. 1/13/08 |
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| Dr. Robert Amchin, Ph.D. ’81, ’86 M.M. was recently awarded an Honorary Lifetime Membership to the Kentucky Orff Schulwerk Association for his work in the Kentucky and the National AOSA. Robert is currently the head of the division of music education and therapy at the School of Music at the University of Louisville, KY. 7/3/07 | |
Lisa Taylor Honig ’81 has launched a website for working musicians, www.musician2go.com. She has designed this resource to cater to musicians’ needs, and the site allows members to display their resume, contact information, and to search for other musicians’ information and create store lists that may be accessed at any time. The site is also designed to give contractors a resource that allows them find out more about musicians in their area. 7/3/07 |
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| Eliane Lust ’81 performed in a 2-piano concert with American pianist and composer Frederic Rzewski. She also continues to perform throughout the US, Europe, and Asia as a soloist. She has recently been described by France’s La Depeche as “a true artist whose first language is music,” and she is recipient of the California Arts Council Innovative Programming Award. Eliane is based in San Francisco, where she holds monthly masterclasses for professionals. 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.
Deborah Brussel, Alan Casagrande, Albert Clare, Carolyn Fodor, Beatrice Greene, Carolyn Kleiner, Peter Nygaard, Gavriel Palka, Masafumi Sakamoto, Virginia Samuel, Jorge Valencia.