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New England Conservatory (NEC), located in Boston, MA, is a leading music school with international enrollment, serving students from age 4 through postgraduate degree studies.@necmusic
- The world has lost a composer of great musical and personal charm. Here's a look back at a Dutilleux visit to NEC. ow.ly/liDkf 1 day ago
- On Being and Unbeing a Singer by @NECmusic_Alumni Hanne Blank ('91) ow.ly/lhPSt via @the_rumpus #mustread 1 day ago
- PHOTO: @NECPrep Youth Symphony dress rehearsal for their final concert of the season. ow.ly/i/2aRRV 1 day ago
- Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for String Orchestra, Op. 4 performed by NEC's Chamber Orchestra ow.ly/lhuky #nowplaying 1 day ago
- Good luck everyone! RT @necprep: Auditions review with some of our wonderful conductors! Everyone sounds great:) ow.ly/i/2aRqm 1 day ago
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Monthly Archives: February 2011
A Way to Move Forward
A few weeks ago I wrote a piece about the DSO’s stalemate and many people have since asked me to share my ideas about a possible new model that might reverse current trends and create sustainability. But before I do … Continue reading
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A la recherche de la musique perdue
In my teens I fell in love with the music of Schubert and spent many happy summers studying virtually everything he wrote from the songs to the symphonies, to the string quartets and piano works. Then, all of sudden my … Continue reading
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Tagged Beethoven, bournemouth symphony, Franz Schubert, french cinema, Gabriel Chodos, Gerard Depardieu, Keats, Mozart, piano, sonatas, Trop Belle Pour Toi
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Passage to India
My wife and I recently returned from a trip to India where we visited our son. When I arrived back at the office, everyone asked the usual and expected question: “So . . . how was your vacation?” And I … Continue reading
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Tagged dehli, empire, india, jaipur, mumbai, New England Conservatory, poverty, slumdog millionaire, tony woodcock, traffic, travel
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Motown Blues
The situation of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra becomes more perilous every day. The Orchestra’s bankers are now calling in major loans and management may well cancel the remainder of the season this week if a settlement hasn’t been reached. All … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, community, detroit, Detroit symphony, memphis symphony, music, reinvention, strikes
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George: A study in living in the moment
The other day my wife and I went to visit our friend George. George is the oldest person I have ever known. He is now 99 years old and is my role model for any age. No, I’ll correct that. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aging, anthony hopkins, as you like it, atlantic monthly, grace, hero, heroism, metropolitan broadcast, mussolini, opera, prince hal, the new yorker, time, war and peace, world affairs
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Name a famous musician from Memphis
Yes of course… the Memphis Symphony Last week I had the great good fortune to be invited to Memphis to see the work of the Memphis Symphony. The city was in a state of extreme agitation. Snow had fallen. A … Continue reading
