NEC Jazz Orchestra presents Tonight: The Music of Leonard Bernstein

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The NEC Jazz Orchestra kicks off their season with a program of Bernstein classics including selections from his beloved Broadway masterpiece West Side Story.  The program will also include Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs which Bernstein himself called "a serious piece of American music," and which premiered on his television show "The World of Jazz."

NEC Celebrates Leonard Bernstein

NEC invites you to join us in celebrating the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein—Boston native, NEC Prep alumnus, and one of America’s greatest 20th-century composers, conductors, and educators.

Throughout the fall, NEC College and Prep students perform music by Bernstein, as well as composers who inspired him and works by his contemporaries.

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Experience the Exhibit: Leonard Bernstein at 100

Logo: Leonard Bernstein at 100

Join us for New England’s premiere of the Leonard Bernstein at 100, on exhibit at the Student Life and Performance Center (SLPC) September 24 – November 11.

See the Exhibit

Extended hours: The exhibit will be open with special extended hours from concert end until 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17th (NEC Symphony) and Thursday, October 18th (NEC Jazz Orchestra).

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  • NEC Jazz Orchestra
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