New England Conservatory Festival

Schedule of Events:

10 am: American Ledger No. 1 Open Rehearsal with Raven Chacon

American Ledger No. 1 by Raven Chacon is a narrative score for performance, telling the creation story of the founding of the United States of America. In chronological descending order, moments of contact, enactment of laws, events of violence, the building of cities, and erasure of land and worldview are mediated through graphic notation, and realized by sustaining and percussive instruments, coins, axe and wood, a police whistle, and a match. This work will be performed in Jordan Hall on Tuesday, Nov 12th as a part of the CMA Department performance "I Too, Sing America".

Location: Pierce Hall, 241 St. Botolph Street, Boston, MA 02115

2 pm: Demonstration: SANLIKOL Renaissance 17 with Mehmet Sanlikol

At this event Mehmet Ali Sanlikol will talk about and demonstrate the SANLIKOL Renaissance 17, a digital microtonal keyboard with 17 keys per octave, conceived and designed by him (patent pending). The event will also include his jazz trio which will play a few compositions using the keyboard.

This event is co-sponsored by the Music History & Musicology department.

Location: Brown Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA 02115

2 pm: Roots + Culture + Spirit: Music and the Black Church, Pt. 1 with Special Guest Nedelka Prescod

Exploring the music and musical practices of two eras within the ever-expanding legacy of the American Black Church. Part griot-style, multimedia lecture, part community gathering time, Roots + Culture + Spirit: Music and the Black Church is a workshop that tells a story of the integral role of music and its inherent spirituality in the lives of Black Americans during trying times. Selected instrumental and vocal students will receive live coaching as they participate in small ensemble practices and offer live demonstrations of an African American Spiritual and a contemporary Gospel music selection. Attendees will also engage in the collective practice and expression of elements found within contemporary Gospel repertoire.

Location: Eben Jordan Ensemble Room, 255 St. Botolph Street, Boston, MA 02115

4 pm: African American Spirituals: Music and the Black Church, Pt. 2 with Special Guest Nedelka Prescod

A continuation from the earlier workshop, part two of Roots + Culture + Spirit: Music and the Black Church offers a more in-depth exploration of the African American Spiritual. Students will learn of the history, evolution, elements and practices, roles and relevance, and legacy of Spirituals within Black American religious and performance communities across time. Students will read through Spirituals and engage in their rehearsal and performance practices.

Location: Eben Jordan Ensemble Room, 255 St. Botolph Street, Boston, MA 02115

6 pm: American Ledger No. 1 Open Rehearsal with Raven Chacon

American Ledger No. 1 by Raven Chacon is a narrative score for performance, telling the creation story of the founding of the United States of America. In chronological descending order, moments of contact, enactment of laws, events of violence, the building of cities, and erasure of land and worldview are mediated through graphic notation, and realized by sustaining and percussive instruments, coins, axe and wood, a police whistle, and a match. This work will be performed in Jordan Hall on Tuesday, Nov 12th as a part of the CMA Department performance "I, Too, Sing America".

Location: Williams Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA 02115

7:30 pm: NEC Chamber Orchestra Performs Works of Ives, Seeger, and Haydn

NEC's Chamber Orchestra performs Charles Ives' Symphony No. 3 and Ruth Crawford Seeger's Andante for Strings in the first concert of a week-long NEC Festival highlighting these two composers. Also on the program is Haydn's Symphony No. 44.

Artist(s)
The NEC Chamber Orchestra was created to provide the students with an opportunity to apply the principals of chamber music in a small orchestral setting.  The participants are chosen by audition at the beginning of the academic year and remain together throughout. As the ensemble rehearses and performs without a conductor, leadership responsibilities are rotated for every work performed. This affords the students an opportunity to develop communication skills, take responsibility for musical decisions and broaden their aural and score reading capabilities. Participation in the program also allows them to explore a wide range of the incredibly rich chamber orchestra literature.

Donald Palma is the Chamber Orchestra's artistic director.

Location: Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA 02115