The jazz beat: Al Vega, Bostons living legend of jazz Jan 4, 2008
He then transferred to New England Conservatory of Music for serious studies while he continued to gig throughout New England. He took his mother s advice to heart and has been one of the best musicians ever since. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
'Messiah' will feature local talent, guest performers Dec 4, 2007
LaCombe, a soprano, holds degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music, San Diego State University and the University of Oklahoma at Norman. In March 2005 she was a guest soloist with the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus, and has performed extensively in Europe. (Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times, OK)
Degenerate Art Ensemble defies categorization Nov 24, 2007
By Susan Josephs, Special to The Times Joshua Kohl and Haruko Nishimura first met as students at the Boston-based New England Conservatory of Music and immediately recognized each other as kindred spirits. With music as their original love, they set out to "achieve the most seemingly impossible missions. It was always about adventure and creativity before anything else," says Nishimura. (Los Angeles Times)
Craig Smith, 60; director of Emmanuel Music orchestra Nov 22, 2007
Born Jan. 31, 1947, in Lewiston, Idaho, Smith graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1969 and a master's degree in 1972. Emmanuel Music remained his base, but he was a guest conductor at the Chicago Lyric Opera, the Houston Grand Opera and elsewhere. (Los Angeles Times)
An early tribute Nov 16, 2007
This concert of Pinkham songs and instrumental music which honors the former chairman of the Early Music Department at the New England Conservatory of Music features mezzo-soprano Pamela Dellal, Duo Maresienne (Carol Lewis on viola da gamba, Olav Chris Henriksen on lute), and William Henriksen on violin. Tickets: $22, $17 for students, seniors, and low-income. (Boston Globe)
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Freddy then moved to New York where he studied at the Julliard School of Music and later earned a Master's degree from the New England Conservatory of Music. It was in New York that Freddy successfully laid the groundwork for a career that continues to flourish to this day. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Soulfood bistro to end a soulful reign Oct 30, 2007
Ken Schaphorst, chairman of the jazz studies and improvisation department at the New England Conservatory of Music, called the closing a blow to the music community. "I always had a feeling that Bob's was more than just a place; it was part of a larger project by Darryl," he said, referring to the fact that Settles also launched the South End Jazz Festival, now called the Beantown Jazz Festival. (Boston Globe)
Celebrate the seasons Oct 25, 2007
A longtime music educator, Johnson has a master s degree in voice from the New England Conservatory of Music. For 32 years he taught music and drama in the Hudson Public Schools and has been the choral director of the Acton Community Chorus since 1984. (Hudson Sun, MA)
Percussion quartet to perform at TSU; master class offered Sunday Oct 21, 2007
With an annual schedule of more than 60 concerts, Talujon has performed in universities and concert halls throughout the world, and has given master classes/workshops at the Julliard School and New England Conservatory of Music. They will present a master class for all interested at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, in Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall. (Kirksville Daily Express, MO)
Scene: The Streaking Healys and "Kid A" Oct 11, 2007
After undergoing intensive therapy and training, Savage, by age 6, had taught himself to read piano music and subsequently studied three years of piano at Boston's prestigious New England Conservatory of Music. Savage switched to jazz piano after discovering the jazz music of Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and Miles Davis. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Looking past prejudice, scholarship awards GLBT community Oct 5, 2007
Media Credit: Kristyn UlandayCeceilia Allwein, a junior at the New England Conservatory of Music, speaks about her experiences as a lesbian yesterday at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel. "I always took issue with the idea that coming out is in and of itself an act of heroism," said Harvard College freshman Brandon Perkovich. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Convery: What ever happened to civics classes? Oct 3, 2007
Also George Geake speaking on death, sports announcer Len Berman, U.S. Army Band (3), U.S. Air Force Band (3), Berklee School of Music (3), New England Conservatory of Music (2), an opera group, drummer Terry Lynn Carrington, military recruiter (2), makeup artist Paul Planchet (3) and David Barkely, speaker of the Mass. House of Representatives on lowering the drinking age to 18. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Vt. high school musicians on national radio program Sep 28, 2007
The show most often originates from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, but occasionally makes road trips. It's broadcast on 250 NPR stations around the country, including Vermont Public Radio. (WCAX.com, VT)
Series ends in blaze of Gypsy passion Sep 26, 2007
MARCUS THOMPSON, VIOLA -- student of the great Walter Trampler (a former Autumn Classics performer) and the rare educator who has jobs at both the New England Conservatory of Music and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. EUGENE OSADCHY, CELLO -- originally from Kiev, Ukraine, now lives in Denton, Texas, where he teaches at the University of North Texas and regularly performs in the Dallas area. (Anchorage Daily News)
Dissonant sounds competeStreet musician goes classical at rock-heavy HampdenFest Sep 20, 2007
He hopes to attend the New England Conservatory of Music next year. "I basically get to practice in front of an audience," he said. (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
Arturo Sandoval is on a mission to elevate jazz Sep 12, 2007
Right now he's dancing, rolling his hips - arms pumping, feet buoyed by the silky voice of 18-year-old Dana Lauren, a student from the New England Conservatory of Music who Sandoval met at the Newport Jazz Festival and invited to record in the tiny studio of his sprawling Coral Gables home. "Yeahhhhhh," Sandoval hisses delightedly. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Lions Club fair ready to roar into life Sep 12, 2007
Jensen has been a student at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston since the age of 7. He has received many awards and scholarships over the years. (Kingfield Irregular, ME)
Coretta Scott King Aug 31, 2007
After graduating from Antioch with a B.A. in music and education, Scott moved to Boston to study concert singing at the New England Conservatory of Music. It was a move that would forever change her life. (KHOU.com, TX)
Emily Colantonio, taught piano to thousands; at 93 Aug 6, 2007
Mrs. Colantonio, who graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1936 and taught piano to thousands of Boston area students of all ages, died of cancer Aug. 2 at her home in Needham. She was 93. (Boston Globe)
With live music and a diverse crowd, the Beehive is creating a buzz in the South End Jul 12, 2007
Ken Schaphorst, the chairman of jazz studies and improvisation at the New England Conservatory of Music, said the popularity of jazz began to decline after World War II when the music became less dance oriented. He's hopeful that the Beehive will start a wider jazz revival in the South End. (Boston Globe)
Search for symphony conductor tightens Jun 29, 2007
went on to get graduate degrees at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and from Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. Hatton also works as director of orchestras for a private Catholic school in Beaverton, Ore. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
En route, cooling fans for T stations Jun 1, 2007
Alex Sprung, 22, of Boston takes the Green Line to the New England Conservatory of Music. "There are some stations that are particularly hot, like Government Center," he said. (Boston Globe)
Will it be scars and strikes forever at the Boston Pops? May 14, 2007
The writer is associate conductor of wind ensembles at the New England Conservatory of Music. Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
* Events & Entertainment May 11, 2007
For tonight's concert, Chen and Kao, classically trained at the Peabody Conservatory of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music respectively, will present Mozart Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K.448 (375a), Ravel La Valse, Poeme Choreographique for Two Pianos, Barber No.2 "Schottische," No.3 "Pas de Deux," and No.5 "Hesitation Tango" from Souvenirs Suite, Op. 28, and Rachmaninoff Suite No.2 for Two Pianos in C Major, Op. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
KLING, 33, AND BELL, 26 Apr 29, 2007
April 29, 2007 -- APRIL 5 - When Nathan Kling and Elizabeth Bell met in 2004 at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, the pair immediately hit the right notes. After a two-year courtship, Kling, now an executive assistant for Goldman Sachs, invited Bell onto the roof of their Upper West Side apartment one summer evening. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
SOUNDING OFF: Practice pays for piano student Apr 10, 2007
Her victory marks the first time anyone from Nevada has won the competition, topping students from such big-name schools as Juilliard and the New England Conservatory of Music. The event consisted of two rounds, with the finals taking place in Toronto, where Miraztchiyska performed for an hour straight, completing three separate pieces with only a five second break between each one. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Prestigious Music Grants Awarded in NYC Apr 10, 2007
Formed in 1989 in Stresa, Italy, the Borromeo is the quartet in residence at the New England Conservatory of Music and at Dai-Ichi Semei Hall in Tokyo. Its members are violinists Nicholas Kitchen and Kristopher Tong, violist Mai Motobuchi and cellist Yeesun Kim. (Shoals TimesDaily)
NIGHTLIFEJarrett Cherner Apr 6, 2007
NIGHTLIFE / Jarrett Cherner / This young jazz pianist has a tendency to trade in the unusual, like North Indian ragas. Catch him now before he takes on New York. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Price is Right Apr 5, 2007
When Mom and Dad are laying down their original tracks in the basement studio it's not unusual for the kids to say, "Hey, I can do that." "I started singing jazz at a very early age, as young as 4 or 5," says Ms. Price from Boston, where she is attending the New England Conservatory of Music ... " Vocalizing came naturally for young Rachael, and it wasn't long before she was performing solo shows for the public. "I was singing in front of audiences probably around age 11," she says. Things... (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Chinese musicians hitting a high note in the West Apr 4, 2007
Online applications from China to the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston have doubled in the last three years. The Eastman School of Music sent its admissions director on a scouting mission in October, and the school has about 100 Chinese applicants for next year, twice what it had a decade ago. (International Herald Tribune)
Tri-C JazzFest Features Free Events Apr 4, 2007
Helen Sung was a student in the inaugural class of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at the New England Conservatory of Music. A perfect complement to Helen Sung's style are the energetic sounds of saxophonist Rahsaan Barber and his twin brother trombonist Roland. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Coretta Scott King Leaves A Legacy Of Human Rights Mar 16, 2007
Coretta Scott was studying voice at the New England Conservatory of Music and planning on a singing career when a friend introduced her to Martin Luther King, a young Baptist minister studying at Boston University. "She said she wanted me to meet a very promising young minister from Atlanta," King once said, adding with a laugh: "I wasn't interested in meeting a young minister at that time.". (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
Thanks for the melodies Mar 9, 2007
She received her master's degree at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and was a long-standing member of the Boston Opera Company. She has performed with the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, the PJC Summer Opera, the Choral Society of Pensacola and Pensacola Opera. (Pensacola News Journal)
Past students salute beloved piano teacher Feb 25, 2007
" "During one of our first lessons, I was struggling with a difficult piece, and I remember her saying, 'I believe in you,' " said Freya Wardlaw-Bailey, who won the regional Northwest Division of the Music Teachers National Association and is now in her second year of study for a master's degree in piano accompanying at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Among the Russian customs Velichko brought to Anchorage was having students share the stage with her during her recitals -- including tiny... (Anchorage Daily News)
Daring music in safe surroundings Feb 18, 2007
Tufts has a joint degree program with the New England Conservatory of Music. It also has a "Music in the Community" program that reaches out to non-Tufts families. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Jazzman's Nod Feb 18, 2007
" Later, while at the New England Conservatory of Music, he heard Walker and his All Stars combo, at a bar in Boston. "He was an entertainer," Byron says. "People say that I'm avant-garde, but I really like musicians who entertain. That's what I liked about Mickey Katz, besides the fact that he could play. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
'Joy Kills Sorrow' performs at Loomis Chaffee Feb 16, 2007
" Singer Heather Masse grew up Maine, sang as a young child was later schooled at the New England Conservatory of Music in Jazz voice. She performs with the "The Wayfaring Strangers," a group that still plays occossionally and has played numerous folk and bluegrass festivals. Seeing such high caliber musicians is great for students. "Surely, it is a good thing for our students to have more than passing exposure to professional musicians or artists more generally. We try to include in our guest... (Windsor Journal, CT)
Reflection on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Jan 10, 2007
While at Boston University, Dr. King met Coretta Scott, a graduate of Antioch College, OH, who was studying voice at the New England Conservatory of Music. They were married in June 1953 and later had four children. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Hawai'i Marine to play flute at Ford's state funeral Dec 30, 2006
After graduating from Punahou School, she attended the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, earning a bachelor's degree with honors in performance in 1977 ... Her primary flute instructors have included Jean Harling of the Honolulu Symphony, Paula Robison of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, the late James Pappoutsakis of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the late Britton Johnson of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and Toshiko Kohno of the National Symphony Orchestra in... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Celebrating the season Dec 9, 2006
She has a B.A. from Oberlin College, a master's of Music in Choral Conducting from the New England Conservatory of Music, has conducted in collegiate and community settings. She also directs a 55-voice women's chorus in Portland, Maine. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Honoring the music that defied the Holocaust Dec 7, 2006
Summit, a David Grisman fan who plays guitar, banjo, and mandolin, enlisted Hankus Netsky, a music professor at the New England Conservatory of Music and director of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, and Philip Bohlman, a Jewish music expert at the University of Chicago. The three came up with about 20 pieces of music to which they added historical commentary. (Boston Globe)
Revived Woman Sings Lifesaver’s Praises Dec 1, 2006
Friday December 01, 2006. Revived Woman Sings Lifesaver s Praises by Joseph Wendelken, Assistant Editor11/30/2006. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
The Visionaries in the Machine Nov 29, 2006
While Chris went to the New England Conservatory of Music and joined Medeski, Martin, and Wood, his older brother Oliver moved to Atlanta and joined the local blues-rock scene. The two siblings decided to join forces as the folk-blues duo the Wood Brothers in 2004 and this year released their debut album, Ways Not to Lose (Blue Note), with Medeski producing. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Reporter's Notebook: Sheriff offers sex offender alerts Nov 17, 2006
Ramirez began his music studies in Mexico and continued in Boston at the New England Conservatory of Music. As a symphony orchestra member, he has played under the direction of Leonard Bernstein, William Steinberg and many other well-known conductors. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Everything in its right place Nov 16, 2006
Christopher O'Riley stands alone in a category that might be called alt-classical - he's a pianist trained at the New England Conservatory of Music, but plays the music of artists more likely to be found in the average college student's iPod than in a concert hall. Though O'Riley started out playing Beethoven and Bach, his interest evolved to include Radiohead and Elliott Smith. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Enjoy flamenco Jazz at the Madrid Theatre Nov 11, 2006
" ABOUT MOJCAR: Guitarist/composer Stephen Dick and dancer/choreographer Katerina Toms formed Mojcar Flamenco in 1996 at an artists' retreat in Mojcar, a village in Southern Spain. There, Stephen composed a series of pieces combining flamenco and Latin Jazz, music that became Mojcar's core repertoire. Since then, Stephen and Katerina have toured the U.S. and Canada with Concrete Blonde, won further awards from the Spanish Ministry of Culture, performed on Spanish television, and earned... (Los Angeles Daily News)
• Robert E. Estes Oct 14, 2006
Bob attended New England Conservatory of Music and graduated magna cum laude. He was president of his class and a member of the Phi Mu Alpha music fraternity. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Musical Matrimony Oct 12, 2006
But for the chamber orchestra he gathered from the New England Conservatory of Music for his current tour, Mr. Anderson was astonished to see almost only women coming to the auditions in Boston. "For some weird reason I just got girls applying for the job," he says, speaking from his home in England. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Autistic teen stuns musical world Sep 28, 2006
After hearing the music of Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane, he and his family decided that he should attend the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where his love of jazz and his already considerable piano technique blossomed. Since then he has played with such musical luminaries as Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Chaka Khan, Bobby Watson, McCoy Tyner, Wynton Marsalis and others. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
More of this story Aug 27, 2006
He teaches at New England Conservatory of Music, Boston Conservatory and Longy School of Music in Cambridge ... I have a high regard for Jonathan and what he knows and his caliber of musicianship, said Karidoyanes, a colleague of Cohler's at New England Conservatory of Music. (The Enterprise, MA)
Breathe deep, play well: Can yoga aid music study? Aug 20, 2006
"The musicians are fellows at the Tanglewood Music Center, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and perhaps the country's most prestigious summer program for professional and pre-professional musicians. They range in age from 19 to 36 and come from such places as Yale University and the New England Conservatory of Music. But for two hours each week, these musicians set aside Puccini and Prokofiev for Patanjali -- the author of the 2,000-year-old ``Yoga Sutras," the bible of yoga. The... (Boston Globe -- Living)
People on the move Aug 20, 2006
The 1990 honor graduate of Gulf Breeze High School earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama from Duke University and a master's degree in opera and vocal performance from New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Most recently, Lautier was vice president of Cat Cosmetics, a celebrity owned beauty products company. (Pensacola News Journal)
At MCT's intense summer theater camp, children and teens find simple joy in work Aug 18, 2006
This year's artistic director is Curt Olds, 32, a Butte native who trained in opera at the New England Conservatory of Music, and now works professionally as a music theater performer on the East Coast. He said he's now well-known as a irates of Penzance specialist, referring to the famous Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera that retains its popularity all over the world. (Missoulian, MT)
Teen takes his 'Pi' with a little music on the side Aug 7, 2006
"I'll be a math major at Harvard and studying violin at New England Conservatory of Music nearby," he said. "They have a special dual enrollment program.". (North County Times)
Music professor for 40 years at Xavier dies Aug 5, 2006
He also taught at the New England Conservatory of Music and Wisconsin University in Madison at the summer music clinic. DeLisle also performed for numerous solo recitals around the country as well as with large ensembles such as the New Hampshire Summer Festival Symphony and New England Conservatory Symphony, and some chamber groups. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Fred McCarty returns home to rock Music on the Lawn Aug 4, 2006
McCarty, a graduate of Wellsville High School and the New England Conservatory of Music is the son of Helen McCarty and the late Dr. Fred McCarty. He says his love of music started as a young boy when he listened to his father playing piano, and he credits his mother for nurturing his love of music. (Wellsville Daily Reporter, NY)
KOKUI SELORMEY Ghanaian Opera Singer/Actress Jul 19, 2006
One of my closest friends, Sumayya Ali, who was a year ahead of me in school, had already begun her first year as a Masters degree student at the New England Conservatory of Music [NEC] in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the oldest and most prominent music institutions in the United States. Sumayya returned to Spelman for a visit and encouraged me to apply to NEC, noting that she was currently studying with the teacher of world-renowned opera singer Denyce Graves. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow ... Jun 19, 2006
violinist-percussionist-composer Danny, 22, who recently graduated from Boston's New England Conservatory of Music, and trumpeter-drummer-audio engineer Charlie, 19, a graduate of the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. Home is in San Diego's Oak Park neighborhood, with a scrub oak planted in the front yard and a heating lamp in a bedroom for Smaug, the iguana, named for the dragon in The Hobbit. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Read more... Jun 18, 2006
She currently studies Vocal Performance at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Katie Batza: At thirteen years old, Katie became the first out student in the history of her conservative Catholic high school in Atlanta, Georgia. (PNN Online)
Ima Hogg Young Artist Competition Champions Named Jun 12, 2006
She is a graduate of the Julliard Pre-College Division and currently studies at New England Conservatory of Music with Laurence Lesser. Students from more than 60 prestigious music colleges, universities and conservatories faced off in the preliminary round, with 10 musicians coming to Houston for the semi-final and final rounds at Stude Concert Hall in the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. (Primezone Releases)
* Kevin Kern plays the music of light May 26, 2006
After earning a master's degree from the New England Conservatory of Music, Kern played in the Boston area for several years before moving to San Francisco in 1990. There, he played in restaurants and hotels until he was discovered by Terence Yallop in 1993. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Boston University School of Music Performs All Vaughan Williams Program at Carnegie Hall Apr 8, 2006
She received her Bachelor of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music, and in 2005 was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center, where she worked with James Levine and performed with the Mark Morris Dance Group. Ms. Johnson was the recipient of the Jan de Gaetani Award at the 2003 Orpheus National Vocal Competition, and the Encouragement Award in the 2005 Metropolitan Opera New England Regional Finals. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Widow became influential voice for blacks Feb 10, 2006
She took up the violin in addition to the trumpet and piano and, in 1951, enrolled at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston to study singing. It was during her second semester that she met her future husband. (Australian)
Thousands Bid Coretta Scott King Final Farewell Feb 8, 2006
Coretta Scott was studying voice at Boston's New England Conservatory of Music and planning on a singing career when she met her future husband. They married in 1953 and had four children: Yolanda Denise, Martin III, Dexter Scott, and Bernice Albertine. (NPR)
An activist, a leader - and a sister Feb 7, 2006
That may help explain why Coretta and King shared the same worldview when they met in 1951 in Boston, where she was a student at the New England Conservatory of Music and he was a doctoral candidate at Boston University. "She met him and wrote to me about him. He was very strong and attracted to her at the outset, and I think she was, too," she said. (Philly.com -- News)
