New England Conservatory of Music

The New England Conservatory of Music is a private music school in , . The conservatory is located on Huntington Avenue along the Avenue of the Arts near Boston Symphony Hall, and is home to approximately 750 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies, and 1,500 more in its Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education.
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  • Email: social@necmusic.edu
  • Type: College
  • Description: oldest independent school of music in the United States
  • Also known as: NEC”, “NEC Music”, and “New England Conservatory
  • Address: 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jordan Hall and Matthews Arena.

Theater building
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is a 1,051-seat concert hall in , the principal performance space of the New England Conservatory. It is one block from Boston's Symphony Hall.

Stadium
is a defunct multi-purpose arena in , Massachusetts currently owned by Northeastern University. At the time of its closure, it was the world's oldest multi-purpose athletic building still in use, as well as the oldest arena in use for ice hockey. is situated 400 feet east of New England Conservatory of Music.

Railway station
is a rapid transit station in the and Symphony neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA Orange Line, and is located at 380 Massachusetts Avenue. is situated 650 feet east of New England Conservatory of Music.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frederick Douglass Square Historic District and South End.

Neighborhood
The is a historic district roughly bounded by Hammond Street, Cabot Street, Windsor Street, and Westminster Street, in the Lower Roxbury area of Boston, Massachusetts.

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Possessing the largest Victorian row house district in the country, the is one of 's most popular places. After many homes underwent renovation in the 1960s, upscale restaurants and art galleries sprang up, and the area has attracted a diverse blend of families, young professionals, a gay and lesbian community and a thriving artistic center.

Suburb
Historical heavyweights, and Beacon Hill are some of 's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.

New England Conservatory of Music

Latitude
42.34111° or 42° 20′ 28″ north
Longitude
-71.08595° or 71° 5′ 9″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Operator
New England Conservatory of Music
Open location code
87JC8WR7+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 818563659
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­college
Geo­Names ID
4945159
Wiki­data ID
Q1347162
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“New England Conservatory of Music” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: معهد نيو إنجلند للموسيقى
  • Armenian: Նոր Անգլիայի կոնսերվատորիա
  • Asturian: Conservatoriu de Música de Nueva Inglaterra
  • Basque: Ingalaterra Berriko Kontserbatorioa
  • Catalan: Conservatori de Música de Nova Anglaterra
  • Chinese: 新英格兰音乐学院
  • Chinese: 新英格蘭音樂學院
  • Chinese: 新英格蘭音樂院
  • Czech: Konzervatoř Nové Anglie
  • Czech: New England Conservatory
  • Dutch: New England Conservatory of Music
  • Dutch: New England Conservatory
  • Esperanto: Konservatorio de Nov-Anglio
  • Esperanto: New England Conservatory of Music
  • French: Conservatoire de musique de la Nouvelle-Angleterre
  • French: New England Conservatory of Music
  • German: New England Conservatory of Music
  • German: New England Conservatory
  • Greek: Ωδείο της Νέας Αγγλίας
  • Hebrew: הקונסרבטוריון למוזיקה של ניו אינגלנד
  • Hungarian: New England Conservatory of Music
  • Italian: New England Conservatory of Music
  • Italian: New England Conservatory
  • Japanese: ニューイングランド音楽院
  • Korean: New England Conservatory
  • Korean: 뉴잉글랜드 음악원
  • Korean: 뉴잉글랜드 컨서버토리
  • Luxembourgish: Museksconservatoire vun New England
  • Norwegian Bokmål: New England Conservatory of Music
  • Polish: New England Conservatory of Music
  • Polish: New England Conservatory
  • Portuguese: Conservatório de Música da Nova Inglaterra
  • Russian: Консерватория Новой Англии
  • Spanish: Conservatorio de Música de Nueva Inglaterra
  • Swedish: New England Conservatory of Music
  • Ukrainian: Консерваторія Нової Англії
  • Urdu: نیو انگلینڈ کنزرویٹوری آف میوزک
  • Vietnamese: Nhạc viện New England
  • Welsh: Coleg Cerdd New England
  • New England Conservatory of Music

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