The Scene In and Around Boston . . . Congratulations are in order! Soprano and longtime New England Conservatory (NEC) voice faculty member Carole Haber has been named the first occupant of the "Wendy Shattuck Chair in Voice," the Conservatory's first endowed chair in the Voice Department. Haber, who received her M.M. at NEC, has taught at the Conservatory for 21 years as well as pursuing an active performing career. Milton resident Wendy Shattuck, who endowed the Chair, is also an NEC voice alumna and a member of the Board of Trustees. She and her husband Samuel Plimpton made the gift as part of NEC's recently completed $100 million Endowment Campaign, The Gift of Music. Shattuck also serves in the Conservatory's "Mentor-Mentee Program." The purpose of the endowed chair is to support in perpetuity the voice faculty position of a "distinguished teacher of voice." Haber, who combines both a performing career and extensive studio experience, "clearly fits that description," said President Tony Woodcock in announcing the appointment. A lyric coloratura soprano, Haber won the N. Meyer Baker Award and the Eleanor Steber Music Foundation Award at the 1989 Washington International Voice Competition at the Kennedy Center. In 1997, Haber made her Carnegie Hall debut. Haber's students have sung with Chicago Lyric Opera, Opera Boston, Boston Lyric Opera, Zurich Opera Studio, New York City Opera, Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, Glimmerglass Opera, Carmel Bach Festival, Lyric Opera of New Jersey, Connecticut Lyric Opera, Caramoor Festival, Cincinnati Young Artist Program, and at Tanglewood. "I want to express my deep gratitude to Wendy and Sam for their support of the voice and opera program at NEC," President Woodcock said. "And I'd like to extend my congratulations to Carole as the first occupant of this important faculty Chair."
Sustainable Seafood Dinner Scheduled at Mare Restaurant On Tuesday, January 19, the North End's coastal Italian eatery, Mare, will partner with The CleanFish Alliance in hosting a sustainable seafood dinner. We are told that the Alliance is a national seafood purveyor committed to promoting great tasting, sustainably produced, authentic artisan seafood. Guests will enjoy a four-course dinner by Executive Chef Greg Jordan, featuring a selection of sustainable seafood from around the world paired with sustainable and organic wines from the neighborhood wine shop, The Wine Bottega. Also on hand will be CleanFish Alliance representative, Alisha Lumea, who will share information with the guests regarding the origins of the seafood and the careful steps that are taken - beginning with the catching and sustainably farming of the seafood, to when it reaches the plate. For reservations or more information about the dinner, call 617-723-6273. Mare is located at 135 Richmond Street in Boston's North End.
Boston Landmarks Orchestra to Present Free Concert On Friday, January 29, The Boston Landmarks Orchestra welcomes pianist André-Michel Schub to perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor at the Orchestra's only winter concert, "Heroic Beethoven." Schub has performed with many prestigious orchestras including the Chicago Symphony and the New York Philharmonic. He has also won numerous awards including a gold medal at the 1981 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The concert will also feature Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 (Eroica). The free concert, sponsored by the Harvard Division of Continuing Education, takes place at Sanders Theatre at Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, beginning at 8 p.m. For more information, call 617-267-7366 or visit www.landmarksorchestra.org. Enjoy! |
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New England Conservatory president Tony Woodcock and NEC trustee Wendy Shattuck were pictured at "La Festa della Musica" in 2009. Ms. Shattuck has endowed the NEC's first endowed chair in the Voice Department. (File photo by Miro Vintoniv)