NEC Update Vol. 3, No. 4, October 23, 2006

NEC jazz pianists dominate in Paris

Eade is "Open" for business with new CD

Are NEC musicians "Thick as a Brick?"

Just booked: Three violin stars

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NEC jazz pianists dominate in Paris

photo courtesy Concours Martial Solal, © Dominique Allie

New England Conservatory alumni were a formidable presence at the Martial Solal jazz piano competition, held in Paris at the end of September. First prize went to Daniel Szabo '05 M.M. (in photo), with fourth prize and a special mention also going to NEC pianists. The competition, part of a prestigious portfolio of music competitions managed by the City of Paris, carries the name of pianist and European jazz legend Martial Solal, who also presides over the jury.

Also on the European competition circuit, violinist Yura Lee '05 A.D. took second prize at the 51st International Paganini Violin Competition, held in Genoa, Italy.

Eade is "Open" for business with new CD

Vocalist Dominique Eade of NEC's jazz and improvisation faculty joins frequent concert partner, pianist Jed Wilson '05, in her new CD release, Open. The CD includes Eade-penned tracks as well as standards from the jazz songbook and a Leonard Cohen tune.

Explore NEC's faculty, starting with Dominique Eade.

Are NEC musicians "Thick as a Brick?"

photo by Megumi Stohs

Violinist Megumi Stohs is one of nine current NEC students or recent graduates who have been touring with rock flutist and Jethro Tull band originator Ian Anderson, with music from the 2005 CD Ian Anderson Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull. Anderson, responsible for such progressive rock classics as "Aqualung" and "Thick as a Brick," revels in presenting his songs in this expanded form, but this is the first time he has actually toured with a stable group of musicians, rather than using pickup orchestras in each venue.

MySpace members can follow the tour from a classically trained violinist's perspective through Stohs's blog on the popular social site.

In photo: Courtney Vandiver '05 M.M. and Megumi Stohs

Read more about this tour at NEC Today.

Just booked: Three violin stars

photo by Cylla von Tiedemann

Three world-renowned violinists have recently scheduled masterclasses at NEC, all to take place in upcoming weeks.
October 29 Ida Kavafian of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
November 6 Christian Tetzlaff (in photo), in town for performances with James Levine and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
December 1 Arnold Steinhardt, here with the Quarnerni String Quartet, of which he is a founding member

This NEC calendar listing was recently posted.

Coming up at NEC

October
23 Monteverdi Evening
24 NEC Composers' Series, NEC Bach Ensemble
25 NEC Sinfonietta, Lisa Randall "Warped Passages," applying to grad schools
26 NEC Jordan Winds
27 Parker Quartet in Salem, NEC Jazz Orchestra
28 Shostakovich Quartets 4, 5, 9, 11, 15 and discussion
29 Timothy Eddy, Ida Kavafian masterclasses
30 Cat People
31 scholarships/grants workshop
November
1 Gubernatorial Debate, performance health workshop
2 NEC Philharmonia, Pierre Vallet masterclass
3 Debussy expert Roy Howat
5 Karmic Enigma
6 First Monday at Jordan Hall, Christian Tetzlaff masterclass
7 Dave Holland masterclass

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