Name	Years Studied from	Current Primary Activity(ies)	Education	Degree
Allen Whear	1975 – 1979	Associate Principal, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Artistic Director, Pro Musica Rara (Baltimore); Principal Cello, Carmel Bach Festival; Faculty, University of North Texas College of Music	NEC	BM
John Whitfield	1985 – 1987	Software Engineering	NEC	MM
Tahirah Whittington	1994 – 1998
Joanna Wiebe	2008 – 2012
Tina Watts Williams	1975 – 1977
Michael Wiseman	2004 – 2006
Barbara Wood	1995 – 1977
Jacques Wood	1998 – 2005	Soloist, Chamber musician, teacher, composer, bluegrasser,	NEC	BM
Jiaoyang Xu	2017 – 2019	Freelance cellist	NEC	GD
Xiaojia Xu	1998 – 1999
Koji Yanagida	1979 – 1980
Joinatsuru Yanai	2006 – 2014		NEC	BM, MM, GD
Julia Yang	2012 – 2014	Merz Trio	NEC	MM
Susie Yang	2004 – 2006	Kansas City Symphony Associate Principal Cello	NEC	MM
Yi-I Stephanie Yang	2023 – 2025	AD at Royal Conservatorie the Hague	NEC	MM
Ru-Pei Yeh	1998 – 2002	New York Philharmonic, section cello; Founder and director of Formosa Chamber Music Festival	NEC	BM
Zhou Yi	2011 – 2014	Freelance cellist and cello faculty at Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View.	NEC	MM, GD
Yeyoung Yoo	2016 – 2018		NEC	BM, MM
Somi Yoon	2009 – 2013	Freelancer	NEC	BM
Davis You	2020 – 2024	SF Symphony	NEC	BM
Rachel Young	1989 – 1991	cellist, National Symphony Orchestra, 21st Century Consort, Last Stand Quartet	NEC, Peabody	BM, MM
Matthew Zalkind	2013 – 2013	Professor at the University of Denver	NEC	GD
Sofia Zappi	1989 – 1995	Preop RN at UFHealth. Climbing, biking, running, dancing, cooking, reggae concerts, in no particular order.	NEC, WHS	BM, MM
Brian Zhao	2015 – 2020	5th Year Harvard/NEC	NEC/Harvard	MM
Aihao Zheng	2018 – 2019		NEC	MM