NEC Admissions Viewbook 2022-2023

DISCOVER YOUR

New England Conservatory is a dynamic community where you will discover your artistry and take it to new heights. With a profound commitment to excellence, innovation, and collaboration, NEC is a place for students like you, whose passion for music is unwavering, and whose dedication and artistry will transform the world.

NEC is a collaborative and close-knit institution like no other: an intimate com munity in the heart of Boston, with a global reach. When you come to NEC, you’ll join

passionate musicians from across the globe in the pursuit of excellence, and leave with the tools you need to succeed as a musician, as a professional, and as a leader.

Whether your goal is to become a principal of an orchestra, teach future generations of musicians, travel the world as a perform er, start an arts non-profit in your local community, or simply become the best musician you can be, there is a space for you at NEC.

We can’t wait to meet you.

TOP 10 REASONS TO STUDY AT NEC

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CONNECT WITH LIFELONG MENTORS

1LEARN FROM WORLD-CLASS FACULTY

NEC’s faculty are celebrated musicians who champion, inspire, and support their students. They are award winners, scholars, international performers, orchestral so loists, recording artists, artistic directors, and celebrated composers. At their core, they are passionate teachers seeking to impart their knowledge to the next generation of great musicians.

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EXPERIENCE THE CITY OF BOSTON

Boston is an exceptional city with much to offer beyond its diverse musical com munity. The city is home to 58 museums, over 100 colleges and universities, parks, restaurants, champion sports teams, and an abundance of history, all within walking distance or a quick subway ride from campus.

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IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE CITY’S RICH MUSIC SCENE

Music is around every corner in Boston: Symphony Hall, the home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is located just one block away from NEC’s campus! The city is home to more than twenty concert venues, big and small. Boston’s vibrant, diverse music scene and rich musical past make it an ideal place to study and develop your artistry in a city-wide community of music lovers.

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JOIN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY

NEC students get the best of both worlds: A small, welcoming campus and community at the heart of a world-class city. Our culture is uniquely collaborative, with community members encouraging one another in their pursuit of excellence.

At NEC, collaboration is instinctual, and mentorship is lifelong. As a student, you gain access to NEC’s Mentor Program, an opportunity to build a professional net work, and for alumni to share real-world experiences with the next generation of musicians. You’ll carry these connections with you long after graduation.

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GROW PROFESSIONALLY

Through an integrative curriculum, community and entrepreneurship programs, and numerous performance opportunities, there are countless ways to grow professionally and personally as an NEC student. Beyond cultivating professional skills through one-on-one advising and career coaching, you’re encouraged to get out into the community and share your passion for music as a teaching artist.

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JOIN NEC’S EXTRAORDINARY ALUMNI

As NEC students are trained to meet the highest international standards of music making, our alumni are constantly attaining remarkable achievements in the music industry and beyond. They win prestigious awards, earn positions in top orchestras, sign contracts with leading agencies, premiere their compositions worldwide, and so much more—not to mention those who have highly success ful careers outside the music industry. The incredible successes of our alumni are some of the best evidence of the quality of education you will receive as an NEC student.

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SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS

At NEC, we educate and empower you to meet the ever-changing world with creative confidence, equipping you with the tools you need to develop your distinctive musical identity. NEC students leave school with the ability to innovate, continuously cultivate their artistry, and adapt to the evolving world of mu sic—critical skills for successful careers outside school.

ENJOY A VIBRANT COMMUNITY LIFE

Students at NEC develop lifelong friend ships with peers from all over the world through on-campus experiences and adventures in the great city of Boston. Music is everywhere on campus, from nightly performances in Jordan Hall to impromptu jam sessions on the steps outside. While music is at the forefront of NEC life, there are numerous nonmusic student organizations to help you make NEC your home away from home.

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BECOME A MUSICAL INNOVATOR

We believe in the transformative power of music. Connection, collaboration, and innovation are at the forefront of every thing we do. Through the mentorship of our faculty and alumni, you will learn to explore your craft, push your boundaries as an artist, and discover the endless possibilities of music. The future of music starts at NEC.

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JORDAN HALL

Play and attend concerts in the historic Jordan Hall, the only conservatory hall in the United States designated a National Historical Landmark and acclaimed as one of the world’s most acoustically perfect performance spaces.

When you’re a student at NEC, you’ll have the opportunity to play in visually stunning and sonically impeccable rooms across our intimate campus, and enjoy performances by your peers, teachers, and internationally acclaimed visiting artists. From performances by string quartets and solo artists to orchestras and fully staged operas, you’ll enjoy the dazzling sounds of the future of music being made here at NEC.

Natural light pours in from full-height windows, illuminating rehearsals, perfor mances, meetings, receptions, and other events in the flexible multi-purpose space of Burnes Hall.

Record stunning performances in the Eben Jordan Ensemble Room, an acoustically superb recording studio. The dynamic space is also ideal for small recitals, meetings, and music rehearsals.

PLIMPTON SHATTUCK BLACK BOX THEATRE

One of NEC’s most unique venues is the Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre, where innovative stagings of opera and theater productions take place due to the inclusion of a pit.

KELLER ROOM

An intimate recital room, the sunlit Keller Room is the location of many small cham ber and solo recitals. The space hosts many memorable lectures and receptions associated with Jordan Hall events.

PIERCE HALL

Complete with two built-in projection screens, an audio system, and a lectern, bright and versatile Pierce Hall is home to performances, lectures, presentations, and more.

Intricate architectural details cover every corner of historic Brown Hall, NEC’s second-largest recital hall, where larger receptions, performances, master classes, and rehearsals occur.

WILLIAMS HALL

Take the spotlight during a solo per formance in beautiful Williams Hall, an intimate space also used for lectures and receptions following Jordan Hall events.

BURNES HALL

EBEN JORDAN

BROWN HALL

WHEN YOU JOIN THE NEC COMMUNITY, YOU’LL SHARE YOUR ARTISTRY WITH AUDIENCES IN WORLD-CLASS VENUES LIKE JORDAN HALL.

NEC is a vibrant environment of profound connection among our community of faculty, students, staff, and audiences. We are home to more than 800 music students from all over the world who share a love and passion for music. New students will find an inclusive home surrounded by uniquely fascinating and engaged commu nity members.

Our corner of downtown Boston buzzes with activity all year long. Students living on campus begin each day with sweeping views of the city from our modern residence hall. Walks between classes or to the new dining hall echo with the sounds of students and faculty practicing and performing.

Along with immersion in their musical studies, NEC students are encouraged to expand their perspectives and connect deeply with their peers by participating in our many student-led organizations. If you don’t find one that fits your interests, you can start your own!

An essential part of joyful student life is ensuring the health and wellness of all members of our community. NEC students stay busy with classes, rehearsals, perfor mances, and time spent with friends. We provide resources to keep you mentally and physically healthy, enhancing your musical achievements and performance excellence.

The supportive environment students find on campus sets NEC apart as a conservatory. During your time here, you’ll make lifelong friends, gain meaningful mentorship, and receive the highest caliber musical education while forging incredible memories along the way.

BOSTON BOUND

Boston is a city known for its rich history, musicality, food, sports, and museums. As a Boston resident, no matter your interests, fun things are happening in every neighborhood and on any day of the week.

There is no shortage of places to get inspired in this 400-year-old city. Boston is home to 58 museums, includ ing the Museum of Fine Arts (NEC students have free entry!), the Institute of Contemporary Art, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

We are also a city of scholars, with over 100 colleges and universities throughout the Boston metropolitan area.

Though Boston’s history is iconic, we are a modern city constantly on the cutting edge of innovation, driven by the world’s leading experts and highest caliber students.

Natural beauty abounds throughout the city, home to hundreds of parks and outdoor spaces. A picnic in the Common or Public Garden or a scenic walk along the Esplanade are perfect ways to spend a sunny day. During the warmer months, kayaking on the Charles River will keep you cool with outstanding views of the city skyline.

Boston is a sports lover’s paradise, full of some of the most dedicated fans in the world. Whether you’re die-hard or a casual participant, you’ll find the energy during an afternoon at Fenway Park or an evening at TD Garden enjoying a Celtics game is contagious.

Foodies will find much to enjoy throughout Boston. You can’t beat classics like our New England clam chow der, Boston baked beans, lobster rolls, and Boston cream pie, but we’re also home to fantastic cuisine from all over the world, from Boston’s famous North End (Little Italy) to Chinatown. There’s no question that Boston is one of the best food cities in the nation.

The best part? NEC’s campus is located right in the heart of all that Boston has to offer. Incredible neighborhoods, restaurants, parks, concert venues, and arenas in this extraordinary city are just a walk or subway ride away. We can’t wait to see you here.

BE DYNAMIC

You’re a passionate musician eager to perform, as a solo artist and alongside your peers. You want to learn from accomplished teachers who are among the best in their fields, and international performers who inspire. At NEC, you’ll have all of these opportunities: to perform, learn, and take your craft to new heights.

AT A GLANCE

APPLICATIONS OPEN

September 1, 2022

APPLICATIONS CLOSE

December 1, 2022

DEGREES & DIPLOMAS OFFERED

Brass

Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba

BM, MM, GD, DMA

Percussion

BM, MM, GD, DMA

Woodwinds

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone

BM, MM, GD, DMA

Strings

Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp, Guitar

BM, MM, GD, DMA

Dual Degree Program

Harvard & Tufts

Artist Diploma Program

1-Year Graduate Certificate

AUDITION INFORMATION

Scan the QR code to learn more about applying to these programs.

HONE YOUR CRAFT

Whether your instrument is brass, percussion, woodwinds, or strings, you’ll join an exciting and collaborative environment where you will receive studio instruction from legendary faculty, participate in dynamic master classes, and meet the peers who will become your lifelong friends. Join a chamber music group, participate in a symphonic orchestra, or play in the pit for exciting opera productions — the opportunities at NEC are limitless.

BRASS

Brass students at NEC study with renowned faculty mentors—virtually the entire brass section of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, many of whom are NEC alumni—as they learn how to be the best in their fields. Performance oppor tunities are numerous, including solo recitals, chamber music, and orchestra concerts, where you will collaborate with your dedicated peers. NEC’s annual Brass Bash concert brings NEC/BSO faculty and students to play together.

PERCUSSION

NEC percussion students and alumni have an incredible track record in winning orchestral positions, a proud legacy for our school. Students at NEC study with faculty mentors who play in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, in addition to performing chamber music, joining our unique percus sion ensembles, experimenting with new music, and collaborating with composers and peers.

WOODWINDS

Woodwind students at NEC study with extraordinary faculty mentors who are highly accomplished in the field as world-renowned soloists and members of major orchestras.

Performance opportunities are numerous and varied – solo recitals, chamber music, orchestras, wind ensembles – and you will collaborate with incredibly talented and dedicated peers.

STRINGS

As a string player at NEC, you will receive studio instruction from one of the world’s most distinguished faculties and collabo rate with peers who are equally passionate and dedicated musicians. Performance opportunities are numerous and encom pass an expansive range of repertoire and genres — solo and concerto performances, chamber music, master classes, orchestra concerts, and opportunities to perform in the Boston community.

WHY I CHOSE NEC

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The French Horn faculty is comprised of the entire Boston Symphony Orchestra horn section, all of whom I am given the unique ability to interact with. I learn so much from all of them and consider this opportunity to be incredibly rare.”

J ENNA STOKES ’23, HORN PERFORMANCE

FIRST YEAR AT A GLANCE

FIRST YEAR BRASS SAMPLE SCHEDULE

SEMESTER 1

Studio

Ensemble

Theory Core

College

Liberal Arts Seminar

Trumpet/Horn/ Trombone/Tuba Class

SEMESTER 2

Studio

Ensemble

Theory Core

Introduction to Musical Styles

Liberal Arts Electives *

Trumpet/Horn/ Trombone/Tuba Class

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Strings

FACULTY

STRINGS

Lluís Claret

CO-CHAIR

Kristopher Tong CO-CHAIR

VIOLIN

Paul Biss

Miriam Fried

Soovin Kim

Nicholas Kitchen

Ayano Ninomiya

Kristopher Tong Valeria Vilker-Kuchment, BSO Donald Weilerstein

VIOLA

Nicholas Cords Kim Kashkashian

Martha Strongin Katz Mai Motobuchi

Marcus Thompson

VIOLONCELLO

Lluís Claret

Blaise Dejardin, BSO Principal, Boston Symphony Chamber Players

Paul Katz

Yeesun Kim Laurence Lesser

DOUBLE BASS

Donald Palma

Todd Seeber, BSO

Thomas Van Dyck, BSO

GUITAR

Eliot Fisk

Jérôme Mouffe

HARP

Franziska Huhn

Jessica Zhou, BSO Principal

WOODWINDS

Richard Svoboda CHAIR

FLUTE

Renée Krimsier

Cynthia Meyers, BSO Paula Robison

OBOE

John Ferrillo, BSO Principal, Boston Symphony Chamber Players

Mark McEwen, BSO

Keisuke Wakao, BSO, Boston Pops Principal

CLARINET

William R. Hudgins, BSO Principal

Thomas Martin, BSO, Boston Pops Principal

Andrew Sandwick, BSO Richard Stoltzman

BASSOON

Marc Goldberg

Suzanne Nelsen, BSO

Richard Svoboda, BSO Principal, Boston Symphony Chamber Players

SAXOPHONE Kenneth Radnofsky

BRASS AND PERCUSSION

James Markey CHAIR

HORN

Rachel Childers, BSO Eli Epstein

Richard Sebring, BSO, Boston Pops Principal

Jason Snider, BSO

James Sommerville, BSO Principal, Boston Symphony Chamber Players

Michael Winter, BSO

TRUMPET

Michael Dobrinski

Steve Emery, former BSO

Tom Siders, BSO

Benjamin Wright, BSO

TROMBONE

Norman Bolter, former BSO Stephen Lange, BSO

James Markey, BSO (Bass) Toby Oft, BSO Principal, Boston Pops Principal

TUBA

Mike Roylance, BSO Principal, Boston Pops Principal

PERCUSSION

Daniel Bauch, BSO Will Hudgins, BSO Matt McKay, BSO

Marcus Santos Matt Smallcomb

CHAMBER MUSIC Merry Peckham CHAIR Jean Rife ASSISTANT CHAIR

Paul Biss

Borromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, Violin Kristopher Tong, Violin Melissa Reardon, Viola Yeesun Kim, Violoncello

Rachel Childers

Nicholas Cords

Michael Dobrinski

Stephen Drury

Eli Epstein

Guy Fishman Eliot Fisk

John Heiss Will Hudgins Kim Kashkashian

Paul Katz

Soovin Kim Pei-Shan Lee Max Levinson

Tanya Maggi James Markey Mai Motobuchi Jérôme Mouffe

Toby Oft Carol Ou Donald Palma Kenneth Radnofsky James Sommerville

Donald Weilerstein

Vivian Hornik Weilerstein

Benjamin Wright

JOIN THE NEC ALUMNI NETWORK

As a young musician, you may have a variety of goals for your musical career: maybe you dream of joining a symphony orchestra, or playing in the President’s Own Marine Band in Washington, D.C. Maybe you aspire to start your own string quartet or non-profit arts organization, or compose the next cutting-edge hit. Or maybe you have no idea yet! And that’s where we come in.

At NEC, you can look to your accom plished teachers and NEC’s robust alumni community to help guide you on your way to becoming you . Scan the QR code to learn more about NEC’s community of dis tinguished alumni – and imagine yourself joining them!

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If you want to be an orchestral musician, you come here because they’ll tell you what you need to know. I really love the faculty at NEC. They’ll teach you Brahms 3 in Rep Class and then you can go see your teachers play it the next night at the BSO.”

CASSANDRA CAVALIERI ’20, BASSOON PERFORMANCE

BE CREATIVE

With a performance approach to composition, NEC is a dynamic and vital place to be a composer—exploring the new while absorbing the great musical traditions from Europe and around the world. In the heart of Boston, students draw inspiration from being surrounded by a wide array of music, history, and art.

Master techniques and theory, exchange ideas with faculty and renowned guest artists, and discover your creative voice.

AT A GLANCE

APPLICATIONS OPEN September 1, 2022

APPLICATIONS CLOSE December 1, 2022

DEGREES & DIPLOMAS OFFERED Composition

BM, MM, GD, DMA

Dual Degree Program

Harvard & Tufts

1-Year Graduate Certificate

AUDITION INFORMATION

Applicants to Composition must submit a portfolio of representative works (and recordings, if available).

Composition applicants for DMA and Harvard/NEC will be screened for an invitation to participate in an interview. Composition applicants to all other programs will be reviewed based on the submitted portfolio only; an interview is not required.

WRITE MUSIC FOR YOUR PEERS

NEC’s Composition faculty emphasize a highly diverse and individualized approach to music composition in combination with a thorough curriculum of technical and theoretical studies. Our goal is to give you the tools and formal clarity to fully realize your own compositional voice. You will receive intensive, individual one-hour les sons with your primary composition teacher every week. The faculty is an active, widely performed, and interna tionally known group of composers who are diverse but complementary in both musical background and composi tional style.

Each year, performance opportunities for student work include a series of “Tuesday Night New Music” student composer concerts, four orchestral readings, and perfor mances by NEC Honors Ensembles.

The size and musical scope of NEC’s student body fosters cross-fertilization of genre and repertoire, re sulting in exciting new collaborations between student composers and their peers.

MUSIC TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATION

NEC offers a Music Technology Concentration for undergraduate students interested in utilizing technology in their creative work. Whether your intent is to enhance the production of your recorded music, live performance presentation with interactivity and multimedia, or electronic composition/scoring, technology-based courses offered at NEC will help you to build skills in these areas and to acquire new techniques that may prove useful when pursuing work in the music industry.

Areas of study may include, among others: recording, mixing, production, performance with electronics and multimedia, installation, scoring for new media, synthe sis, real-time processing and interactivity, sensor-based controllers and digital instrument prototyping, comput er-aided composition and analysis, and multichannel spatialization.

WHY I CHOSE NEC

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My goal as both composer and educator is to make music relevant to as many people as possible. Music is the most comfortable way for me to express myself. I love storytelling, I love showing various emotions in my music, and I love that my music has my personal voice but speaks for a broader audience.”

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LINGBO MA ’19, ’24 DMA, WINNER OF THELMA ISAACS FUND FOR WOMEN IN CONDUCTING OR COMPOSITION SCHOLARSHIP

FACULTY

Michael Gandolfi CHAIR

Kati Agócs

Michael Gandolfi John Mallia, Electronic Music Studio, Notation Efstratios Minakakis Sid Richardson, Composition and Tonality

JOIN THE NEC ALUMNI NETWORK

As a young musician, you may have a variety of goals for your musical career: maybe you dream of joining a sym phony orchestra, or playing in the President’s Own Marine Band in Washington, D.C. Maybe you aspire to start your own string quartet or non-profit arts organization, or compose the next cutting-edge hit. Or maybe you have no idea yet! And that’s where we come in.

At NEC, you can look to your accomplished teachers and NEC’s robust alumni community to help guide you on your way to becoming you . Scan the QR code to learn more about NEC’s community of distinguished alumni –and imagine yourself joining them!

“Our goal is to give you the technical tools and formal clarity to fully realize your own compositional voice.”

MICHAEL GANDOLFI, CHAIR, COMPOSITION

Learn from NEC’s accomplished ensemble conductors as you direct talented musicians from around the globe. Become a world-class conductor in a supportive community eager to perform and excel.

AT A GLANCE

APPLICATIONS OPEN September 1, 2022

APPLICATIONS CLOSE December 1, 2022

DEGREES & DIPLOMAS OFFERED

Choral Conducting

MM, GD, DMA

Orchestral Conducting MM, GD

AUDITION INFORMATION

Scan the QR code to learn more about applying to these programs.

ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING

Under the direction of Hugh Wolff, NEC’s Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood Director of Orchestras, the MM degree in Orchestral Conducting is designed to develop the artistic skills needed for a career conducting profes sional orchestras. The two-year curriculum features a one-hour private studio lesson, two-hour seminar, and two-hour Lab Orchestra session every week, all under the guidance of Mr. Wolff. The seminar includes close analysis of major orchestral scores, discussion of the conducting issues they present, and strategies for effective rehearsing. The Lab Orchestra, conducted exclusively by the Orches tral Conducting students, offers two hours of podium time every week and culminates with a public concert each semester.

Additional opportunities include access to Boston Symphony Orchestra and Handel & Haydn Society rehearsals, rehearsals and/or performances with the Boston Pops, cover conducting for NEC orchestras, Opera department and Contemporary Ensemble, and collab oration with NEC’s Entrepreneurial Musicianship and Community Programs and Partnerships departments on education and outreach. Boston’s active freelance scene affords the well-organized and ambitious student many outside opportunities.

FACULTY

Hugh Wolff

Director of Orchestras

David Loebel

Associate Director of Orchestras

Frank Carlberg Jazz Composers’

Workshop Orchestra

Stephen Drury

Avant-Garde Ensemble

William Drury

Associate Conductor of Wind Ensembles, Symphonic Winds

John Heiss

Contemporary Ensemble

Donald Palma

Chamber Orchestra

Charles Peltz

Director of Wind Ensemble Activities

Ken Schaphorst

Jazz Orchestra

Erica Washburn

Director of Choral Activities

Recent graduates of this program have won international competitions and awards, conducting positions with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, and Toronto Symphony, and music directorships in Knoxville, Ann Arbor, and Lausanne, Switzerland.

CHORAL CONDUCTING

Our choral conducting curriculum, led by Director of Choral Activities Erica Washburn, teaches the vital skills required of a successful, resourceful conductor, includ ing exploration of gesture, rehearsal style and strategies, a working knowledge of multiple languages, aural and theoretical musical skills, as well as knowledge of choral liter ature. Key features of the program are the understanding of conducting practice in relation to the voice and vocal health, extensive podium time with the NEC choirs, and four semesters of weekly individual studio lessons.

JOIN THE NEC ALUMNI NETWORK

As a young musician, you may have a variety of goals for your musical career: maybe you dream of joining a sym phony orchestra, or playing in the President’s Own Marine Band in Washington, D.C. Maybe you aspire to start your own string quartet or non-profit arts organization, or compose the next cutting-edge hit. Or maybe you have no idea yet! And that’s where we come in.

At NEC, you can look to your accomplished teachers and NEC’s robust alumni community to help guide you on your way to becoming you . Scan the QR code to learn more about NEC’s community of distinguished alumni –and imagine yourself joining them!

WHY I CHOSE NEC

BRIAN WALDEN ’02 MM, FORMER COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE U.S. NAVY BAND AND ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD OF MUSIC IN THE NAVY

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Not only did I receive a world-class education in music performance, I gained a network of mentors that have remained important throughout my professional career thus far, and they continue to guide me with extremely valuable advice and genuine concern towards my success.”

BE INNOVATIVE

NEC’s Contemporary Musical Arts program (formerly known as Contemporary Improvisation) addresses the needs of musicians seeking to move beyond traditional boundaries. With an emphasis on ear training, technique, conceptual ideas, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a wide range of improvisational traditions, the CMA department brings together a diverse group of the world’s finest young artists in a setting where they can grow as a community of composers, performers, and improvisers.

AT A GLANCE

APPLICATIONS OPEN September 1, 2022

APPLICATIONS CLOSE December 1, 2022

DEGREES & DIPLOMAS OFFERED Contemporary Musical Arts BM, MM, GD, DMA

Dual Degree Program Harvard & Tufts

1-Year Graduate Certificate

AUDITION INFORMATION

Scan the QR code to learn more about applying to this program.

EXPAND YOUR CREATIVE HORIZONS

Our faculty, students, and alumni continue to evolve the conversation around improvisation, composition, and performance. Each year, the CMA department’s selective and diverse international student body transforms itself into a vibrant and supportive musical community, sharing everything they bring to the table with one another and acting as a catalyst for collaborative, creative, and surprising musical adventures.

Our curriculum provides grounding in ear training, technique, conceptual ideas, interdisciplinary collabo ration, songwriting, and a wide range of improvisational traditions, including world music, jazz, and the latest innovations—everything required to become a leading composer/performer/improviser in today’s world.

The Contemporary Musical Arts Department offers elective classes and ensembles that give every NEC student the opportunity to expand their musical skills, stylistic range, and creative horizons in ways that can dramatically enhance their preparedness for a successful career in the musical world today.

FIRST YEAR AT A GLANCE

FIRST YEAR

SEMESTER 1

Studio/CMA Ensemble/ CMA Workshop

Theory

College

Liberal

Seminar

Development of Melodic Long

Intro to Jazz Improvisation and Ear Training

WHY I CHOSE NEC

“ NEC’s incredible community has world-class musicians and educators who also happen to be the kindest human beings you will ever meet. The Contemporary Musical Arts Department is one of a kind, and I am so grateful for all of the musical styles and techniques I have learned.”

SEMESTER 2

Studio/CMA Ensemble/ CMA Workshop

Theory Core

Introduction to Musical

Intro to Jazz Improvisation and Ear Training

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CATE BYRNE ’22, VIOLIN, CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL ARTS

FACULTY

Hankus Netsky

CO-CHAIR

Eden MacAdam-Somer CO-CHAIR

VIOLIN, VIOLA, FIDDLE

Carla Kihlstedt

Eden MacAdam-Somer

GUITAR

Magdalena Abrego

Joe Morris

BASS

Joe Morris

CELLO

Mike Block

BANJO Greg Liszt

PIANO

Ran Blake

Anthony Coleman

Bert Seager

ACCORDION

Ted Reichman

FLUTE Linda Chase

CLARINET Mal Barsamian

OUD Mal Barsamian

TABLA

Jerry Leake

VOICE

Cristi Catt

Dominique Eade

SONGWRITING

Carla Kihlstedt

Eden MacAdam-Somer

Bert Seager Hankus Netsky

ENSEMBLES

Dominique Eade

Anthony Coleman Magdalena Abrego

Joe Morris

Ted Reichman

Linda Chase, Interdisciplinary Ensemble

Eden MacAdam-Somer, American Roots Ensemble Hankus Netsky, Jewish Music Ensemble

Mal Barsamian, Middle Eastern Music Nima Janmohammadi, Persian Music Ensemble

DoYeon Kim, Korean Music Ensemble

Liz Knowles, Irish Music Ensemble

Balla Kouyaté, Mandé West African Ensemble

Farayi Malek, Rhythm and Blues Ensemble

Lautaro Mantilla, Contemporary Rock Ensemble

Steve Netsky, Songwriting Ensemble

Mark Zaleski, Monk/Mingus Ensemble, Non-Majors Ensemble

WORLD PERCUSSION

Jerry Leake

FILM NOIR

Ran Blake

JOIN THE NEC ALUMNI NETWORK

As a young musician, you may have a variety of goals for your musical career: maybe you dream of joining a sym phony orchestra, or playing in the President’s Own Marine Band in Washington, D.C. Maybe you aspire to start your own string quartet or non-profit arts organization, or compose the next cutting-edge hit. Or maybe you have no idea yet! And that’s where we come in.

At NEC, you can look to your accomplished teachers and NEC’s robust alumni community to help guide you on your way to becoming you . Scan the QR code to learn more about NEC’s community of distinguished alumni –and imagine yourself joining them!

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HANKUS NETSKY, CO-CHAIR, CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL ARTS

READ NEC MAGAZINE FEATURE

“A Revolution in Music Education,” tracing 50 years of groundbreaking history in the department founded by Ran Blake and Gunther Schuller

The sound of contemporary improvisation is the sound of today’s musical landscape in all of its glorious complexity and diversity.”

BE POWERFUL

A pioneer in jazz education, NEC’s rigorous and open-minded approach to improvisation and composition has been a constant for more than 50 years. The foundation of NEC’s teaching is the mentorship of renowned faculty, and students can study with anyone from the roster of artist-teachers. Faculty-coached small ensembles—from free and early jazz to gospel music and songwriting—reflect NEC’s inclusive approach to music-making.

AT A GLANCE

APPLICATIONS OPEN

September 1, 2022

APPLICATIONS CLOSE December 1, 2022

DEGREES & DIPLOMAS OFFERED

Jazz Composition

BM, MM, GD, DMA

Jazz Performance

BM, MM, GD, DMA

Dual Degree Program

Harvard & Tufts

1-Year Graduate Certificate

AUDITION INFORMATION

Scan the QR code to learn more about applying to this program.

CREATE THE FUTURE OF JAZZ

NEC has long been a pioneer in the education of jazz artists, having started the first fully accredited jazz studies program at the conservatory level nearly 50 years ago. Our rigorous and open-minded approach to improvisation and composition has been a constant since Jaki Byard and George Russell created the school’s groundbreaking curriculum. NEC continues to train the most talented young musicians in the broadest range of styles, while at the same time seeking ways to expand the jazz tradition through the development of students’ individual voices.

According to JazzTimes, “NEC’s jazz studies depart ment is among the most acclaimed and successful in the world; so says the roster of visionary artists that have comprised both its faculty and students.”

The community of the NEC Jazz program includes acclaimed alumni and faculty who are among today’s most influential jazz artists, including MacArthur Genius grant recipients and Grammy Award winners.

At NEC, you’ll work closely with multiple faculty mem bers in studio and ensemble settings, as you expand your perspective while learning more about yourself. Explore the jazz tradition and create the music of the future.

WHY I CHOSE NEC

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My musical and creative goals are to push the boundaries of what we normally see. I’m finding ways to combine my interest for theater, music, film, dance, in ways that feel fulfilling for me.”

STUDIES

ANNA ABONDOLO

FACULTY

Ken Schaphorst CHAIR

Dave Holland VISITING ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

SAXOPHONE

Jerry Bergonzi

Jorrit Dijkstra

Brian Levy

Donny McCaslin

Melissa Aldana

Mark Zaleski

Miguel Zenón

TRUMPET Jason Palmer

TROMBONE

Marshall Gilkes

GUITAR

Amanda Monaco

Joe Morris

Norman Zocher

PIANO

Frank Carlberg

Henrique Eisenmann

Ethan Iverson

Jason Moran

Benjamin Schwendener

BASS

John Lockwood

Cecil McBee

Robert Nieske

PERCUSSION

Billy Hart

Jerry Leake

Nasheet Waits

Mark Walker

VOICE

Dominique Eade

Renese King

JAZZ ENSEMBLES

Jerry Bergonzi

Anthony Coleman

Jorrit Dijkstra

Brian Levy

John Lockwood

Cecil McBee

Jason Moran

Joe Morris

Hankus Netsky

Bob Nieske

Ted Reichman

Bert Seager

Mark Walker

Mark Zaleski

Henrique Eisenmann

Brazilian Ensemble

Dominique Eade Vocal Ensemble

Renese King Gospel Ensemble

JOIN THE NEC ALUMNI NETWORK

As a young musician, you may have a variety of goals for your musical career: maybe you dream of joining a sym phony orchestra, or playing in the President’s Own Marine Band in Washington, D.C. Maybe you aspire to start your own string quartet or non-profit arts organization, or compose the next cutting-edge hit. Or maybe you have no idea yet! And that’s where we come in.

At NEC, you can look to your accomplished teachers and NEC’s robust alumni community to help guide you on your way to becoming you . Scan the QR code to learn more about NEC’s community of distinguished alumni –and imagine yourself joining them!

“ We expand the jazz tradition through the development of students’ individual voices.”

KEN SCHAPHORST, CHAIR, JAZZ

BE INSPIRING

Renowned faculty mentors guide students as they seek mastery across a vast range of repertoire. Trained to meet the highest international standards of music making, many students and graduates have won top prizes in the world’s most prestigious competitions.

Explore listening, learning, and living as a professional pianist. Perform frequently as a soloist in an array of settings — including recitals, master classes, concertos — and collaborate with amazing peers and faculty coaches in chamber music.

AT A GLANCE

APPLICATIONS OPEN

September 1, 2022

APPLICATIONS CLOSE

December 1, 2022

DEGREES & DIPLOMAS OFFERED

Piano

BM, MM, GD, DMA, AD

Chamber Music for Piano MM, GD, DMA

Collaborative Piano MM, GD, DMA

Collaborative Piano with Vocal Specialization

GD–Opera Emphasis

Professional Piano Trio MM, GD, 1-Year Graduate Certificate

5-Year Program

BM Piano + MM, Collaborative Piano

Dual Degree Program

Harvard & Tufts

1-Year Graduate Certificate

AUDITION INFORMATION

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COLLABORATIVE ARTISTRY

The NEC Collaborative Piano Department offers a unique program of intensive study to advanced pianists with leading specialists in the fields of song, chamber music, and opera. Through daily study in performance classes, private lessons, and coachings, students gain greater familiarity with the standard vocal and instrumental repertoire and develop the skills needed to be professional collaborative artists. Students will also benefit from the instruction of exceptional artist-teachers from NEC’s departments of strings and voice through collaboration projects and work assistantships.

NEXT-LEVEL PIANO EXCELLENCE

As a piano student at NEC, you will work with our award-winning faculty, and receive lessons from a senior teacher. The traditional private lesson is vital in our cur riculum; you will also participate in piano studio classes, master classes with NEC faculty and such visiting artists as Emanuel Ax, Richard Goode, Murray Perahia, András Schiff, and Jonathan Biss, solo and concerto competitions, and festivals.

PIANO COMPETITIONS

Our students and graduates have won top prizes in the world’s most prestigious competitions (Queen Elizabeth, Tchaikovsky, Leeds, Rubinstein, Cliburn, Liszt, Dublin, Busoni, Kapell, Gilmore, Young Concert Artists) and are trained to meet the highest international standards of piano playing and music making.

PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES

Outside of the studio, you will have many opportunities to listen, learn, and perform. NEC piano and collabora tive piano students perform throughout the year in solo recitals, Liederabends, Sonata Nights, concertos, and in new music concerts.

Featuring NEC piano faculty and special guests, weekly piano performance seminars explore listening, looking, learning, and living as a practicing professional pianist.

Annually, NEC piano students are presented in a festival that includes performances in NEC’s Jordan Hall, along with a year-end Honors Concert in Jordan Hall.

WHY I CHOSE NEC

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It was so important to me to attend a school where collaboration and chamber music are treated as an integral component of music-making, and I don’t know of any institution which has such respect for the collaborative process as NEC.”

MICHAEL BANWARTH ’23 MM, COLLABORATIVE PIANO

Piano

FACULTY

PIANO

Bruce Brubaker CO-CHAIR HaeSun Paik CO-CHAIR

Alessio Bax

Bruce Brubaker Wha Kyung Byun Dang Thai Son

Stephen Drury

Marc-André Hamelin

Randall Hodgkinson Alexander Korsantia Meng-Chieh Liu

Pavel Nersessian HaeSun Paik

Vivian Hornik Weilerstein

COLLABORATIVE PIANO

Cameron Stowe CHAIR

Joel Ayau

Tanya Blaich

Jonathan Feldman Pei-Shan Lee

Cameron Stowe

Vivian Hornik Weilerstein

JOIN THE NEC ALUMNI NETWORK

As a young musician, you may have a variety of goals for your musical career: maybe you dream of joining a sym phony orchestra, or playing in the President’s Own Marine Band in Washington, D.C. Maybe you aspire to start your own string quartet or non-profit arts organization, or compose the next cutting-edge hit. Or maybe you have no idea yet! And that’s where we come in.

At NEC, you can look to your accomplished teachers and NEC’s robust alumni community to help guide you on your way to becoming you . Scan the QR code to learn more about NEC’s community of distinguished alumni –and imagine yourself joining them!

“ NEC’s piano faculty will give you the skills to develop your artistic potential to the fullest as a performer of works past, present, and future.”

BRUCE BRUBAKER, CHAIR, PIANO

BE

World-class voice and opera faculty coach students in repertoire and styles from the early Baroque to the present to help you become an expressive, stylistically fluent lyric artist. Classes in acting and stage movement prepare you for the rigorous demands of a professional career in music. Build your resume by performing at NEC as well as throughout Boston’s rich vocal community.

AT A GLANCE

APPLICATIONS OPEN

September 1, 2022

APPLICATIONS CLOSE

December 1, 2022

DEGREES & DIPLOMAS OFFERED

Vocal Performance

BM, MM, GD, DMA

Opera Studies

AD

Dual Degree Program

Harvard & Tufts

1-Year Graduate Certificate

AUDITION INFORMATION

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DISCOVER YOUR CRAFT

NEC’s vocal performance major aims to prepare 21stcentury artists for the rigorous demands of a profession al career in music. You will receive thorough technical training with our renowned voice faculty in private studio lessons. You will acquire detailed knowledge of the reper toire and styles from the early Baroque to the present and enhance your knowledge of singing languages and diction.

A priority of our faculty is to instill healthy and sustainable singing habits in all NEC students. Separate undergrad uate and graduate opera studios mean more performance opportunities for each student, more focused choices of repertoire, and the ability to dive into great operas with peers. In addition to scenes, recitals, and master classes throughout the year, our opera studios put on 3 full-length operas each year.

Visiting artists have included Thomas Hampson, Denyce Graves (an NEC alumna!), Diana Soviero, Barbara Bonney, José van Dam, Renée Fleming, Craig Rutenberg, Hakan Hagegard, Ben Heppner, Warren Jones, and Matthew Polenzani. NEC voice students are also encour aged to take advantage of the numerous performance opportunities available throughout the Boston area.

VOICE AND SOUND ANALYSIS LABORATORY & CENTER

The NEC Voice and Sound Analysis Laboratory & Center, the first of its kind in Boston, offers NEC students the tools needed to explore and study the voice in-house. It provides students at NEC the chance to investigate the how and what of sound in a supportive, hands-on environment. Students may explore their voices with real-time spectrography, and immerse themselves in advanced qualitative and quantitative research projects with mentors. Countless opportunities await to deepen a singer’s understanding of the world of sound.

OPERA STUDIES

NEC’s Opera Studies faculty offer a comprehensive program for the aspiring singer-actor, both at the undergraduate and graduate level. The two-year graduate course of study includes regularly scheduled classes in stage movement, diction, stage techniques, and Alexander Technique as well as coaching in arias, scenes, and roles. Work in the program is intended to provide you with the tools necessary for development that will continue beyond the prescribed course of study.

WHY I CHOSE NEC

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Music is an inseparable part of who I am. I would be nothing without it. It fuels me everyday and gives me motivation for life. My hope is that I can communicate to the intangible part of humanity and help others feel the joy that music brings me.”

ANTHONY LEÓN

VOCAL PERFORMANCE

FACULTY

VOICE Bradley Williams CHAIR

Jane Eaglen

Carole Haber

Karen Holvik

Ian Howell

MaryAnn McCormick

Michael Meraw

Lisa Saffer

Bradley Williams

VOCAL COACHING

Justin Williams

JJ Penna

Tanya Blaich

REPERTOIRE

Justin Williams JJ Penna Tanya Blaich

Cameron Stowe

Brett Hodgdon

DICTION

Justin Williams JJ Penna Tanya Blaich Jean Anderson-Collier

VOICE SCIENCE

Carol Krusemark

OPERA STUDIES

Joshua Major CHAIR

Robert Tweten

Joel Ayau

Jane Eaglen Sarah Flanagan

Steven Goldstein

Brett Hodgdon

Ji Yung Lee

Michael Meraw

J.J. Penna

Lisa Saffer

Timothy Steele

Kristin Wagner

Justin Williams

Daniel Wyneken

JOIN THE NEC ALUMNI NETWORK

As a young musician, you may have a variety of goals for your musical career: maybe you dream of joining a sym phony orchestra, or playing in the President’s Own Marine Band in Washington, D.C. Maybe you aspire to start your own string quartet or non-profit arts organization, or compose the next cutting-edge hit. Or maybe you have no idea yet! And that’s where we come in.

At NEC, you can look to your accomplished teachers and NEC’s robust alumni community to help guide you on your way to becoming you . Scan the QR code to learn more about NEC’s community of distinguished alumni –and imagine yourself joining them!

“

The voice program at NEC is a place full of caring, genuine, and extremely talented people found in both its faculty and students.”

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Music Theory, Music History & Musicology

EXPAND YOUR MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE

MUSIC HISTORY & MUSICOLOGY

Katarina Markovic

CHAIR

Gabriel Alfieri

Matthew Cron

Stephen Drury

Sean Gallagher

Helen Greenwald

Thomas Handel

John Heiss

Nima Janmohammadi

Thomas Forrest Kelly

Brian Levy

Eden MacAdam-Somer

Katarina Markovic

Hankus Netsky

Lewis Porter

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol

MUSIC THEORY

Katarina Miljkovic CHAIR

Joseph Bozich

Paul Burdick

Roger Graybill

John Heiss

Davide Ianni

Nima Janmohammadi

Peter Jonatan

Li-Mei Liang

Katarina Miljkovic

Efstratios Minakakis

Felicia A.B. Sandler

Andrew Schartmann

Deborah Stein

Matthias Truniger

Bert Van Herck

Julia Werntz

NEC’s degrees in Music Theory and Musicology offer students the unique opportunity to work one-on-one with each department’s diverse faculty, which includes leading scholars, composers, and performers.

Whether you are an emerging profes sional theorist, a composer, a pedagogue, or a performer, NEC’s Music Theory Depart ment provides an intellectually rigorous

DEGREES & DIPLOMAS OFFERED

Musicology: MM

Music Theory: MM, GD, DMA

Music Theory Minor

and nurturing environment to pursue your field of research in one of the world’s most musically inspiring institutions.

NEC’s Music History & Musicology Department brings together leading his torians, musicologists, and scholars who are experts in their fields and passionate about sharing their knowledge with the next generation.

SEE THE WORLD IN NEW WAYS

LIBERAL ARTS

Patrick Keppel CHAIR

Alison Cotti-Lowell

Matthew Duveneck

Jill Gatlin

Keith Jones

Patrick Keppel

James A. Klein

Ben Martin-Bean

Katya Popova

Jacob Vance

MODERN LANGUAGES

Megan Barrett

CHAIR

Megan Barrett, Graduate German

Panagiota Kambouris, English as a Second Language

Ben Martin-Bean, English as a Second Language

Francesca Santovetti, Italian

Sia Liss Stovall, Undergraduate German

Tali Zechory, French

The broad range of Liberal Arts Department offerings in literature, history, philosophy, politics, cultural studies, social sciences, environmental studies, film, and foreign languages provides students with opportu nities to study major academic disciplines as well as cultural, social, intellectual, and political contexts for music.

Recognizing that music is culturally

and linguistically situated, the Modern Languages Department strives to be a resource for the NEC community in the study of language and culture. We support NEC’s mission to produce musicians with a broad intellectual perspective, as well as a respect for other cultures and an aware ness of global issues. NEC offers a minor in Liberal Arts for musicians.

CHELSEA FINGAL ’18, VOICE, LIBERAL ARTS MINOR

INTRODUCTION TO LIBERAL ARTS Patrick Keppel, Chair

It’s always a great pleasure for us in the Liberal Arts at NEC to witness the growth of our students as musicians, critical thinkers, and people in so many truly astonishing ways. We have a unique perspective on the work students do here.

While not a part of the “direct” musical instruction students receive, study in the Liberal Arts is a key part of NEC’s mission and core values as articulated in the Definition of an NEC-Educated Person. This statement asserts that NEC’s goal is not simply to train technical masters, but

to educate whole persons equipped with the critical thinking, reading, writing, interpersonal, and collaborative skills they will need to have successful careers. In this sense, study in the Liberal Arts is a part of the “direct” musical instruction at NEC—a place where you not only go to become a great musician, but to become a great interdisciplinary thinker—which is what musicians are

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My Liberal Arts advisor has really helped me think about my place in the world and society, and how to articulate things I couldn’t have before.”

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Beyond The Classroom

COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES & PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM Performing In The Community

A recognized trailblazer, NEC’s Com munity Performances and Partnerships Program is one of the premier programs in the nation for engaging conservatory students with their community through robust, meaningful partnership activities and high quality training. Performing across the city of Boston and beyond, the CPP Program allows students to engage with diverse communities through the power of music and performance.

CPP simultaneously provides NEC students with a crucial opportunity to explore what it means to be a musician living in and contributing to community life, within an atmosphere of supportive mentoring, professional development, and experiential learning.

READ NEC MAGAZINE FEATURE

“Amplifying Connection in Challenging Times,” highlighting the powerful achievements of the CPP program during the COVID-19 pandemic era

ENTREPRENEURIAL MUSICIANSHIP

Become a Well-Rounded Musician and Professional Ready to Take on the World

CAREER ADVISING

Every NEC student and alumnus has access to free advising from the EM team, comprised of conservatory-trained professionals with extensive experience in the arts. They can advise you on every thing from writing your bio or resume to developing your long-term career goals as an artist and professional.

INTERNSHIPS

We offer unique field experiences for hands-on learning at Boston-area arts organizations and on campus at NEC. All of these field experiences are paid, with some offering professional performance experience as well.

EM COURSES: ELECTIVES TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR MUSIC EDUCATION

We offer focused electives that cover diverse topics such as marketing, commu nications, financial planning, and legal issues. In our courses, students learn by doing and can tailor each assignment to fit their unique interests and goals.

THE EM GRANTS PROGRAM

The EM office has 5 grant programs to help fund your ideas and passion projects, including Departmental Grants, a Travel Fund, the EM Spark Award and Alumni Award, and the Grow Your Art Project Grant, all of which involve degrees of funding, project advising, career and business coaching, and more.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EM PROGRAM

Financial Aid & Scholarships

FINANCING YOUR NEC EDUCATION

We are committed to providing you with the information that you need to make informed decisions about financing your NEC education. Our goal is to help families under stand costs, commitments, and develop the right aid package for financial well-being and student success.

NEC’s Office of Student Financial Planning administers a variety of programs to help you pay for education-relat ed expenses — including NEC scholarships, federal and state grants, part-time student employment on campus, and loans from federal and private agencies. Most of our applicants will be offered a Financial Aid package that combines several of these awards.

Our Enrollment team looks forward to working with you and your family to support you in attending the NEC program of your choice, and attaining your educational, artistic, and professional goals.

SCHOLARSHIPS

NEC awards institutional scholarships based on merit and need to assist in supporting the educational costs of the world’s best young musicians who wish to pursue their studies at NEC. Scholarships are typically renewable for the normal expected length of a student’s degree program (8 semesters for a Bachelor of Music, 4 semesters for a Master of Music, etc.)

NEC chooses to broadly distribute its scholarship resources to as many students as possible rather than concentrating awards on a few; this approach helps us ensure a consistently strong student body that will provide for musical and artistic experiences at the highest level for all enrolled students.

APPLYING FOR AID

All students who wish to be considered for scholarship funding must complete the NEC Institutional Financial Aid Form as part of the application process (returning students also complete this form annually for scholarship renewal). Students who neglect or choose not to complete this form will not be reviewed for scholarship funding. Deadline for Receipt: February 1

All US Citizens and Permanent Residents must complete the FAFSA to determine eligibility for Federal need and non-need based financial aid. Funds include Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Work Study (FWS), Direct Student Loans (both subsidized and unsubsidized), ParentPLUS and GradPLUS Loans. Deadline for Receipt: February 1

Information about private alternative education loans is also available for interested students and their families.

TUITION & FEES

2022-2023 Academic Year Bachelor of Music

TUITION

$54,210 ROOM & BOARD ǂ $18,520

COMPREHENSIVE FEE $1,000 HEALTH CENTER $700 HEALTH INSURANCE $2,315

TOTAL BILLED COSTS $76,745

Master of Music; Doctor of Musical Arts; Graduate Diploma; Artist Diploma

TUITION $54,210

COMPREHENSIVE FEE $1,000 HEALTH CENTER $700 HEALTH INSURANCE $2,787

TOTAL BILLED COSTS $58,697

HOUSING & FOOD (estimated) § $18,520

1-Year Graduate Certificate

TUITION $43,370 COMPREHENSIVE FEE $1,000 HEALTH CENTER $700 HEALTH INSURANCE* $2,787

TOTAL BILLED COSTS $47,857

HOUSING & FOOD (ESTIMATED)§ $18,520

On-Campus Housing Rates

ROOM Double Occupancy $12,560 Single Occupancy $17,490 Suite Occupancy $14,320

BOARD

Standard meal plan $5,960

ǂ Standard double room on-campus housing rate. Please see additional On-Campus Housing information below. § Graduate students living off-campus should budget for this estimated amount for housing, utilities, and food.

Dual Degree Programs

Portion of full-time tuition billed by NEC: HARVARD/NEC $10,590 TUFTS/NEC NEC does not bill Tufts/NEC students directly; all payments and financial aid flow through Tufts

LEARN MORE ABOUT FINANCING YOUR NEC EDUCATION

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