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<td class="caption"><div align="center">photo by Andrew Hurlbut </div></td> </tr> </table> <p>In his debut season as NEC's Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood Director of Orchestras, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/faculty/wolffH.html">Hugh Wolff</a> is charged with elevating orchestral studies to one of NEC's signature programs. <strong>"We’re going to stir it up,"</strong> he promises.</p> <p>NEC President Tony Woodcock knows Wolff well and has heard his work with professional orchestras many times. But when Wolff "auditioned" last fall in front of NEC's top student orchestra, the NEC Philharmonia, Woodcock heard a type of music making that was new to him. "Seeing these kids perform, and seeing the total commitment that they make, with no holds barred — it’s 200%. A professional orchestra could never play like that, ever. The kids just absolutely went for it, this was the definitive performance of Shostakovich 5 — there were no parameters of contracts and working practices. And I was deeply moved by that approach. I was reminded of the role of musicians, and I was reminded of how magical that can be."</p> <p>You will have many opportunities to hear Hugh Wolff stir up NEC's orchestras, beginning <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://concerts.newenglandconservatory.edu/index.php?Date_Year=2008&Date_Month=10&Date_Day=01">October 1</a>. In the meantime, here’s a taste of what's happened already, from that memorable concert last fall.</p> <p><strong>Dmitri Shostakovich</strong><br/> (1906-1975)<br/> <em>Symphony No. 5 </em>(1937)<br/> <em><br/> </em>First movement: <em>Moderato</em> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://easylink.playstream.com/nec/progressive/SymphonyNo5-Moderato.wax">Listen</a><br/> Second movement: <em>Allegretto</em> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://easylink.playstream.com/nec/progressive/SymphonyNo5-Allegretto.wax">Listen</a><br/> Third movement: <em>Largo</em> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://easylink.playstream.com/nec/progressive/SymphonyNo5-Largo.wax">Listen</a><br/> Fourth movement: <em>Allegro non troppo </em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://easylink.playstream.com/nec/progressive/SymphonyNo5-Allegronontroppo.wax">Listen</a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0;">NEC Philharmonia<br/> Hugh Wolff, conductor </p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">NEC's Jordan Hall, October 3, 2007 </p> <p style="margin-top: 0;">Engineer: Corey Schreppel<br/> <br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx?displang=en&qstechnology=" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20081120095138im_/http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/LIVEfromNEC/images/Download_88x31_static.gif" alt="Get Windows Media Player" width="88" height="31" border="0"/></a></p> <p><u>concerts at NEC that will be conducted by Hugh Wolff during the 2008/2009 concert season:</u><br/> <br/> <strong>October 1, 2008:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://concerts.newenglandconservatory.edu/index.php?Date_Year=2008&Date_Month=10&Date_Day=01">Hugh Wolff conducts NEC Philharmonia</a><br/> <strong>October 22, 2008:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://concerts.newenglandconservatory.edu/index.php?Date_Year=2008&Date_Month=10&Date_Day=22">Hugh Wolff conducts NEC Symphony Orchestra</a><br/> <strong>January 29, 2009:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://concerts.newenglandconservatory.edu/index.php?Date_Year=2009&Date_Month=01&Date_Day=29">Hugh Wolff conducts NEC Philharmonia</a><br/> <strong>April 1, 2009:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://concerts.newenglandconservatory.edu/index.php?Date_Year=2009&Date_Month=04&Date_Day=01">Hugh Wolff conducts NEC Sinfonietta</a><br/> <strong>April 22, 2009:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://concerts.newenglandconservatory.edu/index.php?Date_Year=2009&Date_Month=04&Date_Day=22">Hugh Wolff conducts NEC Symphony Orchestra</a><em><br/> </em> <br/> <br/> <em>Welcome to LIVE from NEC, where you will find LIVE concert recordings from NEC, featuring performances by NEC’s talented students and faculty.</em></p> <p><em> If you wish to be notified when a new performance has been posted, please <a href="javascript:newWin=window.open('https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://www.patronmail.com/pmailweb/PatronSetup?oid=333','patron_signup','height=500,width=640,scrollBars=1,resizable=0');newWin.focus();">subscribe to NEC Update</a></em><a href="javascript:newWin=window.open('https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://www.patronmail.com/pmailweb/PatronSetup?oid=333','patron_signup','height=500,width=640,scrollBars=1,resizable=0');newWin.focus();">.</a></p> <p><em>As a visitor to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081120095138/http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/libraries/index.html">NEC's Firestone Library</a> of audio materials, you may listen to this and other recordings of unique NEC performances.</em></p></td> </tr> </table>   </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>