New England Conservatory of Music
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Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Student Life and Performance Center
As the centerpiece of NEC's Campus Master Plan, the Student Life and Performance Center (SLPC) will address essential needs for living, performance and educational facilities to advance NEC's core educational and artistic mission. The 135,000 square-foot fully accessible building will consist of a public performance complex at the base of a ten-story student residence, with learning, rehearsal and performance spaces including an Orchestra Room, Large Ensemble Room, Opera Center / Black Box Theater, a dining commons and a state-of-the-art library. Surrounded by a new green streetscape, a transparent facade will present an inviting face to the community, revealing welcoming spaces and vibrant music-making. As Jordan Hall did more than a century ago, the SLPC will transform our institution and open NEC to the community in new ways, while providing our students with a physical environment and facilities that reinforce and promote the standards of excellence they strive for in their art.
Annual Fund
Gifts to NEC's Annual Fund help to advance all aspects of learning at the Conservatory, at all levels of the College, Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education. The Annual Fund supports NEC's world-class faculty and student musicians as they strive to develop and share their artistic resources, knowledge and talent. The Annual Fund also supports the nearly 1,000 free concerts NEC musicians perform for the public each year, ranging from operas and symphonies to intimate chamber music, jazz and contemporary improvisation.
Scholarships
Each year, thousands of young musicians from the U.S. and abroad apply for admission to NEC. For many, scholarships and financial aid are crucial factors in their ability to attend the Conservatory, or even to contemplate pursuing a career in music. The need is great: 98% of NEC applicants request financial aid, and 90% of our students receive some level of assistance. This support affords talented students the opportunity to pursue their passion, as they strive to establish themselves in a vitally important field that offers few financial rewards but has a significant impact on society. All students who receive scholarship support also benefit from the encouragement of knowing that others share a commitment to their education and to their becoming the music leaders of the future.
Community Performances and Partnerships
NEC's Community Performances and Partnerships (CPP) Program is based on the premise that music improves quality of life, and that live performances should be accessible to all people regardless of age, race, or economic background. Through CPP, Boston school children receive hands-on, individualized musical education, and underserved audiences of all ages experience top quality live musical performances in familiar settings, bringing the power of live music to disadvantaged communities where few such opportunities exist. The program also provides valuable training and experience to Conservatory students, fostering a dedication to community service that they carry forward throughout their careers. Each year, more than 400 CPP programs reach approximately 14,000 children and adults from all walks of life throughout the greater Boston area. Our 120 community partners include schools, libraries, nursing homes, hospitals, homeless shelters and many other respected community institutions.
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New England Association of Schools and Colleges
National Association of Schools of Music - Accreditation
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New England Conservatory of Music
Board of directorsas of 11/24/2015
Mr. Kennett Burnes
Director, State Street Corporation; Director, Watts Water Technologies, Inc.; Retired CEO, Cabot Corporation
Term: 2014 -
Michael Anderson
Spencer Stuart
Thomas Blumenthal
The Baupost Group, LLC
Barbara (Suki) de Bragança
Community Volunteer
Joseph Bower
Director, Loews Corporation Inc.; Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University Business School
Blair Brown
Charrette (sold to Berkshire Partners LLC)
Kennett Burnes
State Street Corporation
Carroll Cabot
Community Volunteer
Gene Dahmen
Verrill Dana LLP
Deborah Elfers '82
Community Volunteer
Peter Erichsen
Ropes & Gray
Alan Ett '78
Alan Ett Music Group
Corinne Ferguson
Community Volunteer
J. Friedlaender
HMFH Architects, Inc.
Timothy Fulham
Fulham & Co.
Samuel Hayes III
Tiffany & Co.; Eaton Vance
Carol Henderson
Community Volunteer
Eloise Hodges
Community Volunteer
Nancy Holland '95
Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church of Pasadena
John Hornor '53, '55, '57
Community Volunteer
Saj-nicole Joni
Cambridge International Group
Thomas McGrath
Crossroads Media
Richard Morse
Private Investor
Katharine Pell
Community Volunteer
E. Perry
Community Volunteer
Harold Pratt
Nichols & Pratt, LLP
Patrick Prevost
Cabot Corporation
David Scudder '03 hon. D.M.
Aureus Asset Management, LLC
Isabel Shattuck '75
Community Volunteer
Norton Sloan
Retired
Prudence Steiner
Community Volunteer
James Terry '98 hon. D.M.
Palmer & Dodge LLP
Michael Thonis
Charlesbank
Timothy Vaill
Boston Private Financial Holdings
Jack Vernon
Vernon Consulting
Tony Woodcock
New England Conservatory
Joan Yogg
Community Volunteer
Steven Akin
Retired
Helen Powell
Community Volunteer
Thurmond Smithgall '71
Teatro Grattacielo
Jennifer Uhrig
Fidelity Investments
Justin Lindsey
Founder, The Center for Applied Analytics (TAAC)
John Loder
Partner, Ropes and Gray, LLP