New England Conservatory of Music

Not to be confused with Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

New England Conservatory
TypePrivate music school
EstablishedFebruary 18, 1867; 157 years ago (February 18, 1867)
Endowment$89.6 million[1]
PresidentAndrea Kalyn
Students750
Location
Boston
,
Massachusetts
,
United States
CampusUrban
Websitenecmusic.edu
New England Conservatory of Music
Jordan Hall
NEC's principal performance space
New England Conservatory of Music is located in Massachusetts
New England Conservatory of Music
New England Conservatory of Music is located in the United States
New England Conservatory of Music
Location290 Huntington Ave.
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′28″N 71°05′11″W / 42.34111°N 71.08639°W / 42.34111; -71.08639
Area1 acre (0.4 ha)
Built1903
ArchitectWheelwright & Haven
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.80000672[2]
Added to NRHPMay 14, 1980

The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a private music school in Boston, Massachusetts. The conservatory is located on Huntington Avenue along the Avenue of the Arts near Boston Symphony Hall, and is home to approximately 750 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies, and 1,500 more in its Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education. NEC offers bachelor's degrees in instrumental and vocal classical music performance, contemporary musical arts, composition, jazz studies, music history, and music theory, as well as graduate degrees in collaborative piano, conducting, and musicology.[3] The conservatory has also partnered with Harvard University and Tufts University to create joint double-degree, five-year programs.[4]

The faculty and alumni of New England Conservatory comprise nearly fifty percent of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, including 6 members of l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, 14 Rome Prize recipients, 51 Guggenheim Fellows, and prizewinners at nearly every major respected music forum in the world. As of January 2020, 11 MacArthur Fellows have also been affiliated as faculty or alumni.[5]

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  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "New England Conservatory of Music | school, Boston, Massachusetts, United States". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Programs of Study". New England Conservatory. Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  5. ^ "Award Recipients & Honorees". necmusic.edu. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.