NEC Update Vol. 1, No. 16, March 21, 2005
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Vol. 1, No. 16, March 21, 2005 |
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Top NEC players wow NYC judges |
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photo by Susan Wilson
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New England Conservatory's Parker String Quartet took a top prize at the Concert Artists Guild 2005 International Competition
on March 9 in New York--one of three winners chosen from a field of 250 applicants. The group is part of an emerging
dynasty of NEC quartets that are taking the chamber music competition scene by storm, and in the past year alone has brought
multiple awards for NEC's Jupiter String Quartet as well as the Parkers.
String players are not our only strong suit, however. On March 12, three NEC flutists swept the New York Flute Club
Competition, with current and former students of Jeanne Baxtresser, Renee Krimsier, and Paula Robison represented.
Winners in both competitions will give performances in New York, along with their other prize awards. |
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details of these recent competition wins.
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Russell Sherman looks back on teen debut |
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program cover from Russell Sherman's 1945 Town Hall debut at age 15 |
NEC distinguished artist-in-residence Russell Sherman is treasured today as one of America's piano legends. It all began for him
60 years ago, when as a 15-year-old he took the stage of New York's Town Hall--then one of the city's leading performance venues,
with a 1945 season that included poet Langston Hughes and jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams.
Sherman celebrates the anniversary of this precocious debut, as well as his 75th birthday, with a March 28 concert in NEC's Jordan
Hall, followed by two New York appearances. |
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NEC's faculty, starting with Russell Sherman.
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Boston's secret jazz club |
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photo by Paul Cortese, M.M. '92
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Some of Boston's savviest jazz fans are regulars at a secret jazz club. The sets start refreshingly early, there is no minimum,
and you don't have to make up excuses when you get home after the show. Hint: the address is 290 Huntington Avenue.
NEC's Keller Jazz Series, beginning April 4 and running through May 4, is a place where jazz comes ALIVE with performances by
our talented jazz superstars in the making. It's an intimate environment in which students explore their own individually crafted
repertoires, coached by seasoned performers of the NEC jazz faculty: Jerry Bergonzi, Michael Cain, Frank Carlberg,
Allan Chase, Dominique Eade, George Garzone, Jerry Leake, John Lockwood, Cecil McBee, John McNeil,
Joe Morris, Bob Moses, Danilo Perez, Ken Schaphorst, Ben Sher, and Oscar Stagnaro.
Sets at 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 each evening
April 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 25, 27
May 2, 3, 4 |
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NEC concerts and programs day by day.
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Chamber Music CEO speaks to fellow alumni |
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As Chief Executive Officer of Chamber Music America, Margaret Lioi '76 M.M. (in photo) has given back to the world
of chamber music by leading an organization that is the progressive voice of this traditional medium. Under Lioi's direction,
CMA has expanded the public's understanding of the different combinations of instruments that can be considered chamber music,
and has given encouragement to composers who are writing different styles of music for small groups.
At an April 18 event in New York, Lioi will give back to her fellow alumni by speaking on "Career Advancement Tools for the
Freelance Musician," as part of NEC's New York Club Alumni Discussion Series. This will be a unique opportunity to get advice from a
woman who has her finger on the pulse of chamber music today. |
Connect
with NEC alumni at this event.
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| Open for business: NEC Summer School |
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Do you miss music in the quiet summer months? Why not make some of your own, and enroll yourself in a musically fulfilling summer
course at New England Conservatory!
Offerings range from the basics--if you're in the mood for a refresher course--to intensive and imaginative explorations
of music's farthest reaches. Faculty include the same top names who teach NEC's College and Preparatory students throughout
the year (in photo: Ran Blake). But it's summer, so they can really cut loose!
The entire catalog can now be viewed online. There's no time like the present to register for a course and get your summer
in tune. |
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out NEC Summer School courses online.
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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!
New England Conservatory is located at 290 Huntington Avenue (at the corner of Gainsborough Street), Boston--a block from Symphony Hall.
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