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Class of 1991
Dear Class of 1991,
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 8.20.08)
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Class Notes
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290 Huntington Avenue
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Help us find your lost classmates.
Some recent news from the class of 1991. Your class note will remain on this page for up to one year, or until you submit a new note to replace it.
| Antônio Borges-Cunha ’91 M.M. is an active musician in his native country of Brazil. He is currently a professor of music at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Proto Alegre. Antônio is also Principal Conductor of the Orquesta Sesi/ Fundarte and Artistic Director of the Orquestra de Câmara Theatro São Pedro. In January, 2008, he presented a lecture at the Musical Arts Center in L.A. and also visited NEC. 8/20/08 | |
| Jeff Harrington ’91 M.M. is teaching saxophone, improvisation, and jazz history at Berklee College of Music. 1/13/08 | |
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Daniel Ian Smith ’91 M.M. released a CD in September 2007 with his group, the New World Jazz Composers Octet. The name of the CD is No Place to Hide, and the features alumni Daryl Lowery ’81 on tenor sax, Bill Fanning ’00 M.M. on trumpet, and Keala Kaumeheiwa '97 (Thelonius Monk Institute) on bass. The recording also features compositions by alumnus and current NEC Jazz Department Head Ken Schaphorst ’84 M.M. 11/20/07 |
| Linda Balliro ’91 has been selected to compete in the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood, August 2007. Competitors are selected by scouts and are chosen from all around the world. Linda will be auditioning in opera, Broadway, classical, and contemporary acting. The competition is in its 11th year, and this is the first time it includes contestants from Boston. 7/3/07 | |
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Hanne Blank ’91 recently published her book Virgin: The Untouched History, which received a positive review in the New York Times. She currently resides in Baltimore, Md. 7/3/07 |
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Fernando Brandão ’91 M.M. has recently released his new website, fernandobrandao.com and has had published his new play along book, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban Conception. The book comes with a recording that includes prestigious musicians in contemporary Brazilian music, including Leandro Braga, Adriano Giffoni, Xande Figueiredo, Zero, and Paulo Serio Santos, among others. 7/3/07 |
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Chris Jentsch ’91 held a CD release concert at the Rock Theatre in New York City in June 2007 for his CD Brooklyn Suite, which was performed and recorded by the Jentsch Group Large. Members of the group include NEC alumni: JC Sanford ’97 M.M., ’01 D.M.A., John Mettam ’90 M.M., and Jim Whitney ’90, ’93 M.M. Chris’s piece, Brooklyn Suite, was commissioned by the American Composers Forum and premiered at Symphony Space in 2005. 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.
Jin-Sun Ahn, Michael Caniato, Jinyoung Kim, Yu-xin Li, Lee Liu, Ping Lu, Do-Won Ma, Sean MacLean, Frederic Pelassy, Alejandro Pulido, Te Oti Rakena, Heieun Sang, Yukiko Sato, Fred Smith, Olla Thorvardsdottir, Kazuo Watanabe.