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Anthony Coleman to teach at NEC

photo by Andrew Hurlbut

From the Sarajevo Jazz Festival to the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Poland, Anthony Coleman's musical odyssey has taken him through many cultures and led him to wear many hats as composer, pianist, and multigenre collaborator. Coleman joins the NEC faculty this fall, returning to a school where he himself was once a student. His diverse background makes him an ideal musician to teach Contemporary Improvisation. This is a program of study unique to NEC, in which musicians explore diverse influences in the pursuit of an individual style.

photo by Paul Foley

NEC faculty and alumni were among the winners of the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) 10th annual Jazz Awards, announced June 19 in New York. The Wayne Shorter Quartet, which boasts NEC faculty member Danilo Perez as pianist, won Small Ensemble Group of the Year. Strings Player of the Year was Regina Carter '82. Trumpeter of the Year was Dave Douglas '83, who was a nominee in various other categories as well. Douglas will be visiting NEC in 2007 for a residency sponsored by NEC board member Bruce Hauben and the Helen G. Hauben Foundation.

More than 400 writers, broadcasters, photographers, and new media professionals worldwide make up the JJA and vote on these awards.

In photo, left: Dave Douglas during a previous residency at NEC.

photo by Miro Vintoniv

David Requiro '03 PREP (in photo), former principal cellist of NEC's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, has won two major string competitions within the last month: the Irving M. Klein International String Competition and the Washington International Competition for Strings. Two other NEC musicians--violinist Susie Park '06 A.D. and cellist Song Ie Do '03 PREP, who is currently completing a bachelor's degree at NEC--also took prizes alongside Requiro.

Clavier talks to O'Riley

An interview with pianist Christopher O'Riley '81 A.D. is the cover story of the July/August issue of Clavier magazine. The wide-ranging conversation covers O'Riley's studies at NEC--he originally came here as a jazz pianist, but gravitated to Russell Sherman's studio--and his Radiohead transcriptions. O'Riley also talks about his unexpected second career as host of NPR's "From the Top." The show has put him in a unique position to connect with young people and earned him NEC's first Award for Leadership in Support of Music Education at last year's "Kids in Harmony" celebration.

But what do the piano teacher readers of Clavier really want to hear? "On the day of a concert I only practice about four hours, but otherwise I'm happy to be at the piano any number of hours that I'm awake."

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Who gives to NEC, and why

photo by Andrew Hurlbut

Each year, NEC benefits from the generosity of thousands of donors. Their reasons for giving are as varied as their interests and financial circumstances.

Visit the new giving pages of the NEC Web site to discover why, exactly, lovers of music and New England Conservatory feel motivated to help make a great institution greater.

In photo: NEC supporter Paul Buttenwieser.