Performances + Events
Performances + Events
NEC requires tickets for each concert in Jordan Hall for the 2025-26 season. Tickets can be obtained digitally on each individual event page only.
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Performances + Events
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Events calendar
Music and Stories Spring Fest: A Free Family Event
Bower Stage (SLPC)
Join NEC college students and Expanded Education faculty for an exploration of music and storytelling! Hands-on activities include an instrument petting zoo, musical crafts, and a sing-along with NEC's own Director of Early Childhood Education, Vanessa Trien…
Music Inclusion: Reimagining Classical Music Through Disability Culture
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
Lisa Batiashvili Violin Master Class
Williams Hall
Lisa Batiashvili hosts a master class featuring students from the NEC violin studios.
NEC at Saugus Public Library: Classico Trio
Saugus Public Library Community Room, 295 Central Street, Saugus, MA
Join the Classico Trio for an interactive performance at the Saugus Public Library! This program will include time for a Q+A at the end and is open to audiences of all ages. Free and no reservation required.
Recital: Jingmeng Su '26 MM, Soprano
Williams Hall
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Jingmeng Su '26 MM studies Voice with Carole Haber. …
Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra Presents: Magical Dances
Jordan Hall
Join us for an unforgettable evening of magical dances on International Harry Potter Day. We are honored to feature enchanting violin soloist Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, performing Concerto in D (for Violin and Orchestra) by Wynton Marsalis. The evening will also include the Overture from Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger, Florence Price's Dances in the Canebrakes, and selections…
NEC Prep: Early Music Ensembles
Burnes Hall
Join us for the Friday Baroque Ensemble, Preparatory Baroque Ensemble, and Baroque Chamber Orchestra Concert!
Contemporary Musical Arts Spring Ensemble Festival
PIERCE HALL
The Contemporary Musical Arts program at NEC presents the CMA Spring Ensemble Festival, a series of end-of-semester concerts featuring student ensembles from across the program. These performances showcase the work students have developed throughout the semester in collaboration with faculty mentors and fellow performers. The festival highlights the CMA program’s wide-ranging …
Rivers Youth Orchestras Present: Spring Concert
Jordan Hall
Come hear the 5 levels of the Rivers Youth Orchestras perform and celebrate their work this season. Please reach out to Rivers with any questions regarding programming or ticketing details at e.lobono@rivers.org.
POSTPONED Recital: Anna Choi '26 MM, Oboe
Williams Hall
This recital has been postponed and will be re-scheduled in the Fall. NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow.
