“Andrea Kalyn, currently the dean of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, will be the next president of New England Conservatory,” effective January 2019, writes Jeremy Eichler in Wednesday’s (8/1) Boston Globe. “Her appointment marks the end of a protracted three-year search following the stepping down of former president Tony Woodcock in 2015…. She will be NEC’s 17th president and the first woman to lead the school in its 151-year history…. Kalyn has served as dean of Oberlin since 2014, before which she served for nine years as Oberlin’s associate dean for academic affairs. During her time at the school, she oversaw the opening of a new underground performance club; broadened the school’s curricular offerings … and directed Oberlin’s entrepreneurship program…. Her arrival comes … as [music] schools grapple with how to best prepare their students for careers in a field that is itself very much in flux… ‘It’s a matter of finding ways to ensure that students have opportunities to imagine their professional lives beyond their schooling,’ … said Kalyn…. Born in England, Kalyn grew up primarily in London, Ontario. She holds a PhD in musicology from the Eastman School of Music…. She is also trained as a pianist. “
Posted August 1, 2018
