NEC’s 145th Commencement Honors Braxton, Worrell, Others

Source: New England Conservatory.

NEC Announces 2016 Honorary Degree
Recipients and Commencement Speaker

Parliament/Funkadelic Co-Founder Bernie Worrell, Conductor Leonard Slatkin, Composer and Multi-Instrumentalist Anthony Braxton, Soprano Martina Arroyo, and Composer Malcolm Peyton to Receive Degrees

Annual Exercises to be Held on May 22, 2016

Pre-Commencement Concert Will Showcase NEC Students on May 21, 2016 at 7:30pm in Jordan Hall

New England Conservatory will bestow honorary Doctor of Music (hon. D.M.) degrees on five distinguished musicians at its 145th annual Commencement Exercises, Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 3 p.m. in NEC’s Jordan Hall. The recipients are Parliament/Funkadelic co-founder Bernie Worrell, conductor Leonard Slatkin, composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton, soprano Martina Arroyo, and composer Malcolm Peyton.