NEC Honors Alumna and Trustee Mei-Ann Chen ’95, ’98 MM with Conservatory’s Third Annual Marylou Speaker Churchill Award

New England Conservatory is pleased to announce that NEC alumna and trustee Mei-Ann Chen ’95, ’98 MM is the recipient of this year’s Marylou Speaker Churchill Award, which recognizes a teacher and orchestral figure who reflects Marylou Speaker Churchill’s qualities as a human being, educator, and musician. Churchill served on the faculty of NEC’s College and Preparatory programs for 28 years and was the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s principal second violinist.

The recipient of the Marylou Speaker Churchill Award is invited to campus to present a master class, lecture, or performance. Chen will come to campus on Saturday, March 22, to receive the award. As part of her visit, she will conduct the Preparatory String Orchestra and Youth Philharmonic Orchestra in rehearsal and join a conversation moderated by Tonya Robles, NEC’s Vice President of Expanded Education.