NEC Update Vol.1, No.1, September 9, 2004
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Vol. 1, No. 1, September
9, 2004
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| NEC quartet wins Banff
Competition |
NEC's Jupiter String Quartet won the 2004 Banff International String Quartet Competition Sunday night, September 5,
after six days of juried concerts. The Jupiter String Quartet is a recent NEC Honors Ensemble now entering NEC's Professional String Quartet Training
Program. The group's first-prize package includes $20,000, four custom bows, and opportunities for exposure through performances and recording. Boston-area
concertgoers have two upcoming opportunities to hear the quartet in free performances at NEC.
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and read about this quartet.
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| "A Celebration of
Song" |
NEC welcomes alumni, students, parents, and the community for "A Celebration of Song" the weekend of October 22, honoring
Helen Hodam, who joined the NEC voice faculty in 1977, and who has taught hundreds of great singers, including opera stars Denyce Graves '88 DP and
Lisa Saffer '84 M.M., '86 A.D. The homecoming weekend includes a cabaret evening plus workshops and panel discussions with Phyllis Curtin '49, Janice
Mancini Del Sesto '71, and others.
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"A
Celebration of Song" details.
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| Halfway to $100 million
goal |
As June 30 marked the end of fiscal year 2004, NEC's "Gift of Music" Capital Campaign roared past the $55 million level
in gifts and pledges, crossing the halfway point toward NEC's ultimate $100 million goal. Individual donors made gifts of all sizes, and foundation
grants allowed for full funding of NEC's Performance Outreach program and the school's first endowed faculty chair.
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| BSO flutist opens
concert season |
Longtime BSO flutist Fenwick Smith has taught at NEC since 1983. On Sunday, September 26, at 3pm he continues his longstanding
tradition of kicking off the fall concert season. Joining him are pianist Sally Pinkas '84 A.D. and BSO principal second violinist Haldan Martinson
'97 M.M., in works by Rochberg, Karg-Ellert, Martinu, and C.P.E. Bach, as well as Philippe Gaubert, whose music Smith has championed on two recent
Naxos CDs.
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NEC concerts.
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| New to NEC's Board
of Visitors |
NEC's year-old Board of Visitors comprises nearly one hundred leaders from the worlds of business, politics, education,
and the arts who serve as advocates and ambassadors of NEC's mission to their professional constituencies and organizations. Recent additions to the
board range from jazz violinist Regina Carter '82 to civil rights leader Coretta Scott King '54, '71 hon. D.M. to Canon Europe CEO Hajime Tsuruoka.
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full Board rosters.
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| Faculty, students
hailed at Convocation |
NEC President Daniel Steiner opened NEC's 138th school year on September 8 with Convocation remarks that reviewed NEC's
transformation over the past five years--the result of new faculty, increasingly talented students, and successful fundraising. "The heart of a conservatory
is its faculty and students, and by any measure our heart is very strong and healthy." In photo: This summer, violinist Donald Weilerstein became NEC's
first teacher to be recognized with an endowed faculty chair, thanks to the Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation and Pete and Ginny Nicholas.
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President Steiner's speech.
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Escape the ordinary when you come to NEC to hear our faculty, guests, and the best young pre-professionals
perform live. And bring a friend to escape with you for the same ticket price: Free!
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