New England Conservatory 2004 - 2005 Jazz Department Highlights

Tuesday, October 12, Steve Lacy Memorial, 8:00 p.m., Jordan Hall
NEC students, alumni and faculty will be joined by guests Irene Aebi and Dave Liebman in a tribute to Steve Lacy. Music will include Lacy's compositions as well as music by Thelonious Monk. Performances will feature NEC faculty members Ran Blake, Allan Chase, George Garzone, Danilo Perez and Ken Schaphorst.

Thursday, October 28, NEC Jazz Orchestra, 8:00 p.m., Jordan Hall
NEC Jazz Orchestra performs Steve Lacy's “Precipitation Suite" and “Itinerary" with guest vocalist Irene Aebi.

Monday, December 6, Jazz Composers Ensemble, 8:00 p.m., Brown Hall
United States Premiere of Steve Lacy's “Futurities," settings of the poetry of Robert Creeley.

Thursday, December 9, Jim McNeely, NEC Jazz Orchestra, 8:00 p.m., Jordan Hall
Pianist Jim McNeely leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in a performance of his compositions.

Spring, 2005

Thursday, February 10, Dave Holland, 8:00 p.m., Jordan Hall
Former NEC faculty member Dave Holland returns to lead NEC students in a concert featuring his compositions. Sponsored by Jimmy Earl.

Thursday, April 21: Bob Brookmeyer, NEC Jazz Orchestra, 8:00 p.m., Jordan Hall
NEC faculty member Bob Brookmeyer leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in a concert featuring his compositions.

For more information, call the NEC Concert Line at (617) 585-1122 or visit NEC on the web at www.newenglandconservatory.edu/calendar.

ABOUT NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY
Recognized nationally and internationally as a leader among music schools, New England Conservatory offers rigorous training in an intimate, nurturing community to 750 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral music students from around the world. Its faculty of 225 boasts internationally esteemed artist-teachers and scholars. Its alumni go on to fill orchestra chairs, concert hall stages, jazz clubs, recording studios, and arts management positions worldwide. Nearly half of the Boston Symphony Orchestra is composed of NEC trained musicians and faculty.

The oldest independent school of music in the United States, NEC was founded in 1867 by Eben Tourjee. Its curriculum is remarkable for its wide range of styles and traditions. On the college level, it features training in classical, jazz, contemporary improvisation, world and early music. Through its Preparatory School, School of Continuing Education, and Community Collaboration Programs, it provides training and performance opportunities for children, pre-college students, adults, and seniors. Through its outreach projects, it allows young musicians to engage with non-traditional audiences in schools, hospitals, and nursing homes-thereby bringing pleasure to new listeners and enlarging the universe for classical music and jazz.

NEC presents more than 600 free concerts each year In Jordan Hall, its world- renowned, 100-year old, beautifully- restored concert hall. These programs range from solo recitals to chamber music to orchestral programs to opera scenes. Every year, NEC's opera studies department also presents two fully staged opera productions at the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston.

NEC is co-founder and educational partner of “From the Top," a weekly radio program that celebrates outstanding young classical musicians from the entire country. With its broadcast home in Jordan Hall, the show is now carried by more than two hundred stations throughout the United States.