The highly acclaimed NEC Youth Orchestra of the New England Conservatory is giving a final spring concert at Jordan Hall in Boston on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public.
The NEC Youth Orchestra is led by Ken Schaphorst, chair of the Jazz Studies Department at NEC and founding member of the Boston Jazz Composers Alliance.
Schaphorst created the Orchestra in 2008 as a way to instruct talented high school musicians on the art of jazz. It is open to pre-college-age trumpet, trombone, saxophone, piano, guitar, bass, and percussion players.
The NEC Youth Orchestra is led by Ken Schaphorst, chair of the Jazz Studies Department at NEC and founding member of the Boston Jazz Composers Alliance.
Schaphorst created the Orchestra in 2008 as a way to instruct talented high school musicians on the art of jazz. It is open to pre-college-age trumpet, trombone, saxophone, piano, guitar, bass, and percussion players.
