OnE zillion Explore. Evolve. Inspire. a 2016-2017 NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY PREP CATALOG Prep The programs and levels you can “ reach are just unbelievable. ” Hence the tux. JOIN US! Welcome At NEC, MUSIC IS EVERYWHERE and THE HALLS BUZZ WITH ENERGY. Here, superb conservatory faculty guide a community of spirited young people, FROM ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS TO THE MOST ADVANCED STUDENTS, through an exciting musical journey. It’s conservatory-level training in an open-enrollment setting, where our students rise to the challenge of Welcome rigorous music-making and relish being with other kids who love it, too. NEC PREP IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROGRAMS OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION, with 1600 students from across New England participating every week in lessons, classes, and ensembles. There’s so much on offer here and so many opportunities for your child; OUR CATALOG IS FULL OF ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS. If you need more information, don’t hesitate to get in touch. We invite your family to join our family: MAKE NEC PREP YOUR MUSICAL HOME! NEC Preparatory School | 2016-2017 1 NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY Founded 1867 – The oldest independent school of music in America 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 PHONE: 617.585.1130 OR 617.585.1160 FAX: 617.585.1135 necmusic.edu/prep [email protected] NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY PREPARATORY SCHOOL Leslie Wu Foley Dean & Executive Director, Preparatory & Continuing Education Rebecca Bogers Director, Preparatory School The Office is located in the 241 St. Botolph Street building in Room 120. The Saturday Field Office is located in the Jordan Hall Building at 30 Gainsborough Street in Room 106. Hours/Academic Year (September 6, 2016–June 3, 2017): Tuesday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Saturday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Hours/Summer (June 5–September 5, 2017): Monday–Thursday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Friday, 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, AGE, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, OR VETERAN STATUS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, ADMISSION POLICIES, EMPLOYMENT POLICIES, SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN PROGRAMS, OR OTHER CONSERVATORY-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES. PREPARATORY SCHOOL 2 NEC Preparatory School | 2016-2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4-7 FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION Contents 4 Performance Ensembles 4-7 Instructors 7 Administration 7 Faculty Chairs & Assistant Chairs 8-9 CURRICULUM 10-13 CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS 14-51 COURSE OFFERINGS 14 Private Instruction 15-19 Large Ensembles 20 Strings 20-21 Guitar Woodwinds & Brass 21-24 Contents 24 Percussion 37-38 Piano 38-40 Voice 40-42 Jazz 42 Contemporary Improvisation 42-45 Music Theory 45-47 Composition 47-50 Early Musicianship 50-51 Elective Courses 52-55 TUITION, FEES AND SCHOLARSHIPS 52-54 Tuition and Fees 55 Scholarships 56-57 REGISTRATION INFORMATION 58-60 GENERAL INFORMATION 61-63 CALENDAR 64 HOW TO FIND US NEC Preparatory School | 2016-2017 3 FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION If our students are the soul of the Prep School, OUR WORLD-CLASS FACULTY is the heart! TheseINCREDIBLE TEACHERS and performers are committed to providing a CHALLENGING, NURTURING AND POSITIVE EXPERIENCE for each and every student. Regardless of whether you’re a beginner, or on your way to a professional career in music, OUR FACULTY IS HERE TO HELP YOU meet your goals. Massachusetts Youth Wind CI A Cappella PERFORMANCE Ensemble MYWE Concert Abigale Reisman, Director ENSEMBLES Band Chinese Music Ensemble Al Dentino, Director Youth Philharmonic Orchestra Hui Weng, Instructor David Loebel, NEC Associate Preparatory Bass Ensemble Director of Orchestras, Christopher Rathbun, Director Music Director Harp Ensemble INSTRUCTORS Hugh Wolff, NEC Calderwood Bass Director of Orchestras, Franziska Huhn, Director Pascale Delache-Feldman Resident Guest Conductor Baroque Ensembles Hank Mou Youth Symphony Aldo Abreu, Director Christopher Rathbun Steven Karidoyanes, Director Percussion Ensemble Larry Wolfe ‡* String Repertory Orchestra Dan Bauch ‡*, Kyle Brightwell *, Bassoon Cynthia Woods, Director Matthew McKay *, Directors Tom Novak Youth Chorale, Youth Repertory Orchestra Greg Newton Youth Camerata Cynthia Woods, Director Jonathan Richter, Director Cello Junior Repertory Orchestra Laura Blustein Young Women’s Chorale Adam Grossman, Director Meghan Carye Jonathan Richter, Director Preparatory String Orchestra Mark Churchill Children’s Choruses Marta Zurad, Director Blaise Dejardin * Sarah Houghton, Director Allison Eldredge String Training Orchestra Youth Brass Ensemble Adam Esbensen * Peter Jarvis, Director Eli Epstein, Director ‡ Jenny Fan, Suzuki String Chamber Orchestra Emmanuel Feldman Trombone Choir Peter Jarvis, Director Susanne Friedrich James Markey, Director Sr. Massachusetts Youth Nancy Hair, Suzuki Wind Ensemble (MYWE) Cello Choir Mihail Jojatu * Boston Cello Quartet, Michael Mucci, Director Mickey Katz * Ensemble-in-Residence Jr. Massachusetts Youth Eugene Kim Wind Ensemble (Jr. MYWE) Youth Jazz Orchestra Yeesun Kim Kitchen ‡ Jared Cassedy, Director Bob Nieske, Director Alexandre Lecarme * Jeff Leonard, Assistant Director Laurence Lesser ‡ 4 NEC Preparatory School | 2016-2017 FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION Faculty Ming-Hui Lin, Suzuki Ken Radnofsky ‡ Abby Swidler Ronald Lowry Christopher Rathbun Valerie Thompson Andrew Mark Gillian Rogell Hui Weng Carol Ou ‡ Yoon-Wha Roh Early Music Sam Ou, Assistant David Rubinstein Aldo Abreu, Chair ‡ Strings Chair and Marc Ryser Julia McKenzie Barbara Paschke Judith Serkin Eurhythmics Judith Serkin Richard Shaughnessy Ginny Latts Administration Chamber Music Kathryn Sievers Aldo Abreu ‡ Joung Hoon Song Flute Anait Arutunian Naoko Sugiyama Nina Barwell Kristian Baverstam Kristopher Tong Jacqueline DeVoe Maria Benotti Aimee Tsuchiya, Judy Grant Laura Blustein, Chair Assistant Chair Jessica Lizak Boston Cello Quartet Anne Tyson Rachel Roberts Michael Bukhman Cynthia Woods Guitar Esther Yau Meghan Carye Lautaro Mantilla Ryan Yure Lynn Chang Zaira Meneses Heeyeon Chi John Ziarko Will Riley Gloria Chien Marta Zurad Devin Ulibarri, Chair Jacqueline DeVoe Ensembles-in-Residence Harp Brian Diehl Boston Cello Quartet Rebecca Bogers Tatyana Dudochkin Blaise Dejardin * Franziska Huhn Eli Epstein ‡ Adam Esbensen * Susanne Friedrich Mihail Jojatu * Harpsichord Daniel Getz * Alexandre Lecarme * John Gibbons ‡ Andrew Goodridge Omer Quartet Horn Ron Gorevic Alex Cox, cello Eli Epstein, Brass Chair ‡ Kyoko Horowitz Jinsun Hong, viola Anne Howarth Franziska Huhn Erica Tursi, violin Ellen Martins Peter Jarvis Mason Yu, violin James Mosher, Brass Eugene Kaminsky NEC Prep/SCE Faculty Recruitment Director Lilit Karapetian-Shougarian Brass Quintet Improvisation (Classical) Mickey Katz * Joseph Foley, trumpet Eyran Katsenelenbogen Eugene Kim Rich Kelley, trumpet Jazz Valentina Lass Eli Epstein, horn ‡ Julianne Lee * Tucker Antell, saxophone, flute, Brian Diehl, trombone ‡ clarinet Rodney Lister Kenneth Amis, tuba Carlos Averhoff Jr., saxophone, Jessica Lizak Clarinet ensemble Paula Majerfeld Kristian Baverstam David Eure, string Ellen Martins Kai-Yun Lu improvisation Margo McGowan Katherine Matasy Gary Fieldman, percussion, James Mosher ensemble Thomas Martin ‡* Dubravka Moshfegh Nick Grondin, guitar, ensemble David Martins Omer Quartet Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Margo McGowan Carol Ou ‡ piano, theory Richard Shaughnessy Sam Ou Peter Kenagy, trumpet Joshua Peckins Contemporary Brian Levy, saxophone, Dimitar Petkov Improvisation improvisation ‡ Robert Pettipaw Lautaro Mantilla, Chair Rick McLaughlin, bass, Roberto Poli Rachel Panitch ensemble, Assistant Jazz Chair Abigale Reisman NEC Preparatory School | 2016-2017 5 FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION Austin McMahon, percussion, Matthew McKay * Recorder ensemble Aaron Trant Aldo Abreu ‡ Vanessa Morris, voice, piano, Piano Saxophone ensemble John Adams Ken Radnofsky ‡ Frank Ojeda, bass, ensemble Samuel Adams Brooke Sofferman, percussion, Trombone Melanie Almiron ensemble Norman Bolter ‡** Leslie Amper James Stewardson, guitar Brian Diehl Jonathan Bass Alexei Tsiganov, piano, Alexei Doohovskoy Julia Bernstein vibraphone, ensemble James Markey * Michael Tucker, jazz saxophone Wha-Kyung Byun ‡ Trumpet Joel Yennior, trombone, ensemble Heeyeon Chi Joseph Foley David Zoffer, Jazz Chair,piano, Gloria Chien Rich Kelley guitar, bass, ensemble, Ya-Fei Chuang Robert Pettipaw theory ‡ Tatyana Dudochkin Zebediah Upton Suzuki Constantine Finchouse Jenny Fan, cello Andrew Goodridge Tuba Kenneth Amis Nancy Hair, cello Natalia Harlap Susan Jarvis, Chair, violin Julia Hawkins Viola Angela Leidig, violin Randall Hodgkinson ‡ Daniel Getz Ming-Hui Lin, cello Eugene Kaminsky Ron Gorevic LeeAnn Sutton, viola Lilit Karapetian-Shougarian Paula Majerfeld Fredericka King Dubravka Moshfegh Music History Faina Kofman Mai Motobuchi ‡ Andrea Olmstead Alexander Korsantia ‡ Rictor Noren Music Theory and Valentina Lass Gillian Rogell Composition Jeanie Lee David Rubinstein Larry Bell Isabella Yan Li Kathryn Sievers Alla Cohen Rodney Lister Joung Hoon Song Lyle Davidson, Theory Chair ‡ Deborah Nemko Jenny Stirling Davide Ianni ‡ Svetlana Ostrovskaya LeeAnn Sutton, Suzuki Ginny Latts Konstantinos Papadakis Liana Zaretsky Rodney Lister, Heng-Jin Park John Ziarko Composition Chair Ellen Polansky Margaret McAllister Violin Roberto Poli Randall Pingrey Anait Arutunian A. Ramón Rivera ‡ Stephen Savage Kelly Barr * Yoon-Wha Roh Michael Weinstein Maria Benotti Marilyn Roth, Chair Bonnie Brown * Oboe Marc Ryser Paul Biss ‡ John Ferrillo ‡* Sergey Schepkin Robyn Bollinger Amanda