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New
England
Conservatory
Music
OF
Boston, Massachusetts
An
Extraordinary Schoolfor
Extraordinary Musicians.
Yo-Yb Ma lovesJordan Hall "foritswarmth and
intimacy." Here, Ma brings his own considerable
warmth toa masterclass.
EACH OF US BORN WITH AN ABILITY TO CREATE SOME-
IS
THING THAT WASN'T HERE VilYOKl. Some ofus are compelledtofindapath
that will leadto a lifi ofcreating music. New EnglandConservatory will helpyoufindthat
path. Ifyou have a deep love ofmusic, can'tget enough ofit, are open to its richness andbreadth,
NEC
feel there is a specialgift insideyou, andwant to be challengedby the best, is the right school
foryou. ^ We offerafour-year Bachelor ofMusicprogram andcorrespondinggraduate degrees
as wellas undergraduate andgraduate diplomaprograms.
All orchestral instruments, piano andorgan, voice and
opera, jazz andimprovisation, as wellas composition,
music history andtheory, andmusic education are
available as courses ofstudy. The range andsophistication
NEC
ofmusic being studiedallaroundyou at willgive
depth to whateverstudiesyoupursue as an individual.
^ Most ofyour time at NEC will be spent doing what
you want to do most, practicing andlearning music. You
will work one-on-one in studio with one ofourgreatartist-
teachers. As aperformer, you will learn to become apresence
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NEC
on the stage what audiences hungerfor. will not
only teachyou about music, it will helpyou discover the
things aboutyourselfthat make a career in musicyour
personalpath. Aftera recent visit to NEC, composer Gybrgy Ligeti left theseparting words: "I
CAN FEEL HERE THE SWEAT AND THE JOY OF MAKING MUSIC."
^ Foundedin 1867, New EnglandConservatory has always been a largepart ofwhy the word
"BOSTON" "MUS
is synonymous with IC." Our 780 students. 200faculty, and 14.000
alumni are a significant talentpool contributing to the musical life oftoday's world. With the
range andsophistication ofour musical offerings, andthe reach ofour resident talent, you will
NEC
leave ready to become a citizen oftoday's global musical village.
A
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY, founded m I867, is among the nations leading
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schools ofmusic, and the oldest among those institutions. Located in Boston America's capital for
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music and higher education New England Conservatory attracts talented young musicians from all over
the world, preparing them for the myriad careers in the professional world ofmusic in the century ahead.
^ I am proud to be NEC's new President, succeeding my good friend ofmany years, Laurence Lesser, a
world-class cellist and teacher. During the fourteen years ofhis presidency. Lesser accomplished agreat
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deal at the Conservatory restoring the acoustical and visual wonder ofJordan Hall, building our
school's endowment, and helping develop a strong, vibrant, and committed faculty and boards oftrustees
and overseers. ^ Our curricu-
lum makes possible not only RobertFreeman wasappointedPresidentofNewEngland
Conservatory inDecember 1996andwasDirectorofthe
the highest level ofachieve- EastmanSchoolofMusicfor24years. ^ Whilean
ment in composition and in undergraduateatHarvardUniversity. hestudiedpiano
the performance ofvocal and with RudolfSerkin. Hehas beenasoloistatBoston Pops
andEsplanadeconcerts, andwith numerousAmerican
instrumental music, but the
orchestras. Hehasappearedin recitalasacollaborative
attainment ofa musical educa- pianistthroughoutthe UnitedStatesandEurope, and
tion that focuses on music's heisfeaturedon recordingsforDesto, Vox, andPantheon.
possibilities in America's ^ Asa musicologist, heearneda master'sanda Ph.D.
atPrinceton University, andhehas writtenarticleson
future and on the broadest pos
a variety of18th-centurytopics. Priortodirectingthe
My
sible general education. EastmanSchoolofMusic, he wasafaculty memberatPrinceton Universityandthe
colleagues and I believe that MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology. % Hehasheldleadershippositionsinseveral
professionalandscholarly organizations, amongthemtheAmericanMusicological
knowledge in today's world,
Society, theCollegeMusicSociety, andtheNationalAssociation ofSchoolsofMusic.
including that ofmusic, is Prom 1981 to 1991. he wasChairoftheNationalAdvisory BoardoftheCentei-for
often too fragmented, and we Black MusicResearch in Chicago. ^ Dr. Freeman has receivednumerousawards,
seek a broader synthesis of includinga FulbrightFellowshipanda Woodrow WilsonFellowship.
understanding which we hope
will mark ourgraduates' quest for continuing learning and self-improvement throughout life. 1 was
delighted upon my appointment as NEC President to know ofour double degree program with Tufts
University. In the years ahead I shall be focusing my efforts on making available to all qualified students a
broader array ofthe educational possibilities that the great city ofBoston presents. ^ The faculty of
New England Conservatory and 1 believe deeply in the importance ofconsidering each student in our
school not as a replication ofall previous graduates, but as a unique individual, a person ol special musical
talents and potential that are our responsibility to help uncover and develop. We all agree in the impor-
tance ofhard work, ofdedication to the task at hand, and of the role ofour community in making all
kinds ofmusic more broadly available to people all over the world. We believe that music's best days
We
surely lie ahead. invite you to join us in our continuing quest towards the development ofmusical
leadership so crucial to humanity's future.
ROBERT FREEMAN
PRESIDENT
FACULTY Robert DiDomenica, HARPSICHORD Cecil McBee,DoubleBass
BY DEPARTMENT tmtritus JohnGibbons John McNeil,
Alan Fletcher HISTORICAL Trumpet, Improvisation
BASSOON Michael Gandolfi PERFORMANCE JohnMosca, Trombone
*Gregg Henegar John Harbison Aldo Abreu, Recorder Bob "Rahboat" Moses,
*Richard Ranti John Heiss +John Gibbons, Percussion
**Matthew Ruggiero -Lee Hyla Harpsichord Hankus Netsky,
*Richard Svoboda Rodney Lister,Notation Christopher Krueger, Improvisation,
CHAMBERMUSIC Joseph Gabriel BaroqueFlute Contemporary
EstherManeri William Porter, Improvisation
Frank L. Battisn +Malcolm C. Peyton Organ, Continuo Danilo Perez,
*Norman Bolter CONDUCTING JohnTyson,Recorder Piano, Composition '
BorromeoStringQuartet Abby Rabinovitz,
HORN
Quarttt-in-Residence +FrankL. Battisti, Contemporary
Nicholas Kitchen, Violin WindEnsemble *Daniel Katzen Improvisation —
Ruggero AUifranchini, +TamaraBrooks, Choral *Richard Mackey Kenneth Radnofsky,
HsViionl-inYun Huang, Viola John DeliaVecchia,Choral ^Jonathan Menkis Saxophone
Yeesun Kim, Violoncello William Drury, Jean Rife RandyRoos,Guitar
James Buswell WindEnsemble *Richard Sebring GeorgeRussell,Lydian
Colin Carr BryonGrohman, Choral *Jay Wadenpfuhl ChromaticConcept
Gabriel Chodos +Richard Hoenich, IMPROVISATION DaveSamuels,Percussion
Stephen Drury Orchestral AND JAZZ STUDIES ScottSandvik, Contemporary
Donald Palma, Chamber
James Dunham Carl Atkins, Improvisation
John Gibbons Orchestra, WindEnsemble TheloniousMonkInstitute Benjamin Schwendener,
John Heiss CONTEMPORARY ofJazzPerformance LydianChromaticConcept
Randall Hodgkinson IMPROVISATION Charlie Banacos, NormanM.E. Zocher,
Gene Berroncini Composition Guitar
RichardHoenich
+Ran Blake Jerry Bergonzi,Saxophone INTERDISCIPLINARY
*Daniel Katzen
Paul Bley GeneBertoncini, Guitar STUDIES
David Leisner
Dominique Eade Ran Blake, AngelaMyles Beeching,
LaurenceLesser
Masashi Harada Piano, Contemporary CareerSkillsandArts
*Jonathan Menkis
Jon Hazilla Improvisation, Associate AdministrationInternship
^Scott Nickrenz
John Lockwood ChairofImprovisation Jean Stackhouse,Pedagogy
Donald Palma
Bevan Manson Paul Bley,Piano Practicum
Kenneth Radnofsky
Bob "Rahboat" Moses Bob Brookmeyer, Robert PaulSullivan,
Paula Robison
Hankus Netsky Composition CareerSkills
Eric Rosenblith Danilo Perez Fred Buda,Percussion LIBERAL ARTS
*FenwickSmith
Abby Rabinovitz Michael Cain, Piano JeanChandler
LucyStoltzman Peter Row RonCarter, (sabbaticalSpring 1998)
Robert Paul Sullivan Scott Sandvik TheloniousMonkInstitute RitaCote
IrmaVallecillo ofJazzPerformance
William Wrzesien DOUBLE BASS GaryChaffee, Percussion KatherineDesjardins
Calvin Hicks
BPaetnrjicaimaiZnaZnadnedrer D*oJanmaelsdOPrallemaans -HASlalxaonphSo.nCeh.aIsmep,rovisation SandraJoshel
CLARINET *ToddSeeber ScottCowan, Trumpet Panagiota Kambouris
James A. Klein
*ThomasMartm *LawrenceWolfe SaDavis,Percussion Douglas Koch
*CraigNordstrom EUPHONIUM Dominique Eade, Ruth Lepson
RichardStoltzman *Norman Bolter Voice. Contemporary PeterLurie
-^William Wrzesien ^ChesterSchmitz Improvisation +BruceMcPherson
GeorgeGarzone,
(Chair, Woodwinds) FLUTE BarbaraReutlinger,emerita
Saxophone. Improvisation
COLLABORATIVE John Heiss MickGoodrick, Peter Row
PIANO
ChristopherKrueger Guitar. Contemporary AnneSquire
Terry Decima PaulaRobison Improvisation PatriciaTruscello
MargoGarrett, *Fenwick Smith Masashi Harada, Ensemble KirstenWilcox
visitingfaculty GUITAR Jon Hazilla,Percussion MUSIC EDUCATION
KayoIwama
EliotFisk John Lockwood, Jeanne Bamberger
A+nIgremlaaVVaallnesctiolrlyo Ward David Leisner DoubleBass +RichardColwell
Robert Paul Sullivan EverettLongstreth, Lyle Davidson
COMPOSITION Arranging
HARP Mary Epstein
ARorbtehrutrVC.eeBleyrger *Ann Hobson Pilot JosMeapnherGia,brCioemlpoEssitthieorn Allen Feinstein
Judy Gerratt
RobertCogan BevanManson,Piano,
BrianLeavell
Composition. Arranging
