John Zorn's Cobra Celebrates 50 Years 🎶

For its 50th Anniversary, NEC's seminal Contemporary Improvisation (CI) program has been renamed Contemporary Musical Arts (CMA). For more information about the CMA program at NEC, please visit: https://necmusic.edu/contemporary-musical-arts

Three performances of John Zorn's 1984 "game piece" Cobra, featuring the NEC Cobra Ensemble led by Anthony Coleman.
Eden MacAdam-Somer, violin
Alexandra Simpson, viola
Breanna Ellison, french horn
Leo Hardman-Hill, trumpet
Mariel Austin, trombone
Wendy Eisenberg, Will Greene, electric guitar
Damon Smith, keyboard
Evan Allen, piano
Kirsten Lamb, electric double bass
Simon Hanes, electric bass
Aaron Edgcomb, drums
Audio recording: Nick Davison
On November 4, 2014, New England Conservatory's Contemporary Improvisation department presented Music of John Zorn: A 35-Year Retrospective. Curated by John Zorn and Anthony Coleman, the concert included NEC’s faculty, students, and ensembles performing repertoire drawn from Zorn projects that spanned three and a half decades of work and a wide variety of musical idioms.

About New England Conservatory

A cultural icon that will mark its 150th anniversary in 2017, New England Conservatory (NEC) is recognized worldwide as a leader among music schools. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, NEC offers rigorous training in an intimate, nurturing community to undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate music students from around the world.

The only conservatory in the United States designated a National Historic Landmark, NEC presents more than 1000 free concerts each year. Many of these take place in Jordan Hall (which shares National Historic Landmark status with the school), world-renowned for its superb acoustics and beautifully restored interior.

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