NEC Alumni Audition Round-Up: September 2026

Published on September 1, 2026

Our alumni are consistently representing the brilliance of NEC. Check out some of the audition placements that NEC alumni have scored within the past few months below, and congratulations to all!

  • Ben Ullery ’05 MM - Principal Viola, Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Erika Rohrberg '16 Prep, '23 MM - Piccolo, The Florida Orchestra
  • Kian Hirayama '24 MM - Principal Oboe, Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
  • Alvin Tsz-yin Ho '26 MM - Principal Trombone, Hong Kong Sinfonietta
  • Michael Alexander '14 MM - 3rd Horn, Minnesota Orchestra

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Jeremías Sergiani-Velázquez '14 Joins the Faculty at the Manhattan School of Music

August 28, 2026
The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) has officially appointed violinist Jeremías Sergiani-Velázquez '14 to its string faculty. Sergiani-Velázquez currently serves as Principal Second Violin of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, bringing extensive orchestral, chamber, and solo experience back to the institution where he once studied.Born in Córdoba, Argentina, Sergiani-Velázquez began playing the vio