Horn
Faculty: Richard Mackey, former BSO | Jonathan Menkis, BSO |
Jean Rife | Richard Sebring, BSO; Boston Pops principal | Jason Snider, BSO | James Sommerville, BSO principal, Boston Symphony Chamber Players | Jay Wadenpfuhl, BSO |
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NEC’s brass faculty is drawn almost exclusively from the neighboring Boston Symphony Orchestra, offering students the opportunity to study with professional musicians who are actively creating music, and who are living and working as successful musicians.
As a student in the horn program, you will have performance opportunities to work in large and small ensembles such as the NEC Wind Ensemble and the NEC Jordan Winds, as well as three full orchestras, which perform throughout the calendar year in venues such as NEC’s own Jordan Hall. You will also attend weekly one-on-one private lessons with distinguished faculty. The fall 2003 semester will feature horn classes that provide players with the opportunity to play solo and chamber repertoire with piano accompaniment.
Besides studio work and regular performance opportunities, course work in music history and theory will help develop the growth of your depth and understanding of performance repertoire. The liberal arts curriculum is an opportunity to study major academic disciplines as well as cultural, social, intellectual, and political contexts for music.
Upcoming horn events at NEC:
October 1: First Monday at Jordan Hall
October 3: NEC Philharmonia
October 11: NEC Wind Ensemble
October 17: NEC Sinfonietta
October 19: Frøydis Ree Wekre masterclass
October 22: NEC Symphony Orchestra
October 25: NEC Jordan Winds
November 5: First Monday at Jordan Hall
November 6: NEC Philharmonia
November 13: NEC Wind Ensemble
November 19: NEC Jordan Winds
November 20: Stefan Jezierski masterclass
December 3: First Monday at Jordan Hall
December 5: NEC Sinfonietta
December 12: NEC Symphony Orchestra
December 13: NEC Wind Ensemble/NEC Jordan Winds
February 4: NEC Philharmonia
February 6: NEC Symphony Orchestra
February 10: NEC Brass Bash
February 13: NEC Sinfonietta
February 14: NEC Wind Ensemble
February 28: NEC Jordan Winds
March 3: First Monday at Jordan Hall
March 16: Daniel Katzen, horn
April 2: NEC Sinfonietta
April 7: First Monday at Jordan Hall
April 10: NEC Wind Ensemble/NEC Jordan Winds
April 16: NEC Philharmonia
April 21: NEC Chorus/NEC Sinfonietta
April 23: NEC Symphony Orchestra
May 5: First Monday at Jordan Hall
Daniel Katzen, Jonathan Menkis, Richard Sebring, and Jay Wadenpful of the horn faculty are members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. James Sommerville is the principal. Find upcoming BSO concerts.