Information has emerged about a house-clearing policy put in place by NEC president Tony Woodcock, before he fired popular conductor Benjamin Zander in dubious circumstances. First, Woodcock got rid of two Zander protégés: YPO assistant conductor and clarinetist Jonathan Cohler, and the well liked young Irish conductor John Page, who was NEC’s resident conductor. Also [...]
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The popular conductor, fired by the New England Conservatory after 45 years on spurious charges, has set up a new youth ensemble at the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. Several NEC students and their parents say they will support him ... Read Post
In February, the popular teacher and conductor Benjamin Zander was fired in disgrace from New England Conservator. In July, the NEC acknowledged his ‘significant contributions’ and gave him an honorary title – without taking him bac... Read Post
A hysterical column in the Boston Globe stops just short of arguing that Benjamin Zander should be garrotted for hiring a long-rehabilitated sex offender. It ignores the fact that Zander was fired by president Tony Woodcock long bef... Read Post