Mei-Ann Chen '91 Receives Marylou Speaker Churchill Award

Today, conductor Mei-Ann Chen ’91 will receive New England Conservatory’s Marylou Speaker Churchill Award. The award acknowledges a teacher and orchestral figure who “reflects Churchill’s qualities as a human being, educator, and musician.”

Maestra Chen attended New England Conservatory after Walnut Hill, and became the first student in NEC’s history to be awarded double master’s degrees simultaneously in both violin and conducting. During her visit today, she will lead a rehearsal with the Preparatory String Orchestra and Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and will also participate in a conversation moderated by Tonya Robles, NEC’s Vice President of Expanded Education.