New England Conservatory of Music - Neume Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Neume Staff Yearbook Staff: Nancy Thompson, Editor Peter LaMorder, Art Editor Maureen Mainville, Layout Editor Heidi Friedman, Photography Editor Christine Andrews, Copy Editor Vivianne Ouellette, Literary Editor I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those people who helped to make this edition of the Neume possible. We, on the staff hope that the 1967 Neume will help you visualize music and musicians past and present, and provide you with some reminders of N.E.C. Nancy Thompson, Editor

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Twenty years, however, the home became inadequate to meet the needs of an increased registration. Under the leadership and influence of Eben D. Jordan a suitable site was chosen for a building expressly designed to furnish every musical advantage possible. In 1902 the Con- servatory found itself in a permanent and satisfying home. Twenty- five years later a wing was added, harmonizing with the architecture of the old building. As the Conservatory home was expanding, the dream of a student symphonic orchestra was gradually crystalizins toward realization. The first call for instrumentalists brought forth an orchestra of one mandolin, one cornet, one trombone, three violins, and nineteen flutes. Later, for the benefit of string players, orchestral scores were read with the organ supplying the missing parts. This continued for some time, but since the day of its first concert, March 7, 1902, it has advanced in rapid strides toward professional excellence and continues so under the fine direction of Mr. Frederik Prausnitz. In 1898, the Conservatory chorus was organized by the director. After considerable rehearsing of chorus, orchestra and organ, Rossini ' s Sabat Mater was presented. The chorus has advanced greatly, with the formation of Tour Chorus and Chamber Singers, now under the direction of Mrs. Loma Cooke deVaron, who in the year past conducted a series of concerts with the Russian Tour Chorus in Spain and Russia, under the auspicies of our State Department. In 1960, the dormitory residence changed from the houses on Hemenway St. to its present site on Gainsborough St., in which build- ing is also found the Hbrary. This new location brought students closer to the school ' s activities and events. Indeed, the New England Conservatory today is nothing like that of the past. It has grown in leaps and bounds, not only in size, but in quality as well. Truly its excellence will not be forgotten. 7

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