W.C. Handy: St Louis Blues at Lorna Cooke deVaron Memorial Concert

NEC celebrated the legacy of influential conductor Lorna Cooke deVaron in October 2019. Here, NEC students perform W.C Handy's St. Louis Blues, a special favorite of Lorna’s, in Jordan Hall. Naledi Masilo, voice Ari Chais, piano Tyler Wagner, double bass James Nadien, drums About New England Conservatory New England Conservatory (NEC) is recognized internationally as a leader among music schools, educating and training musicians of all ages from around the world for over 150 years. With music students representing more than 40 countries, NEC cultivates a diverse, dynamic community for students, providing them with performance opportunities and high-caliber training by 225 internationally-esteemed artist-teachers and scholars. NEC pushes the boundaries of making and teaching music through college-level musical training in classical, jazz and Contemporary Improvisation. It offers unique interdisciplinary programs such as Entrepreneurial Musicianship and Community Performances & Partnerships that empower students to create their own musical opportunities. As part of NEC's mission to make lifelong music education available to everyone, the Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education delivers training and performance opportunities for children, pre-college students and adults. Founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1867 by Eben Tourjée, NEC created a new model of conservatory that combined the best of European tradition with American innovation. NEC is at the center of Boston’s rich cultural history and musical life offering concerts performed in NEC’s renowned venue Jordan Hall. Alumni go on to fill orchestra chairs, concert hall stages, jazz clubs, recording studios and arts management positions worldwide. Follow NEC YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/neconservatory Facebook: https://facebook.com/necmusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/necmusic Instagram: https://instagram.com/necmusic Website: https://necmusic.edu/