Masterclasses & Seminars

There are other ways than concerts to connect with music on a deep level. Visiting artists bring polish to already accomplished students in the intensive scrutiny of the masterclass: sitting in the audience, you get to witness an artist adding a layer of maturity to their craft. Lectures, seminars, and panels also add depth to your understanding of the music you love.

Of particular note, the Morse Masterclasses present some of the world-renowned artists who visit NEC each year, under the generous sponsorship of the Morse Visiting Artist Fund. This year, the series began with violinist Midori, on November 3, and continues May 2 with the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet.

Upcoming events

Past classes

2012-09-06 Marty Ehrlich lecture
2012-09-07 Piano Seminar: Bruce Brubaker
2012-09-14 Piano Seminar: A. Ramon Rivera
2012-09-14 Mark Dresser masterclass
2012-09-19 The Harry Partch Legacy symposium/media presentation
2012-09-19 Harry Partch Instrument Workshop
2012-09-19 The Harry Partch Legacy symposium/films
2012-09-20 Partch's Americana Works lecture
2012-09-20 Gary Carner on Pepper Adams
2012-09-20 The Harry Partch Legacy symposium
2012-09-20 Interactive MaxScore workshop
2012-09-20 The Harry Partch Legacy symposium/media presentation
2012-09-21 Reconstructing the Partch Instruments lecture
2012-09-21 The Harry Partch Legacy symposium
2012-09-21 Performing in Just Intonation on Conventional Instruments workshop
2012-09-21 The Harry Partch Legacy symposium/film
2012-09-24 Menachem Wiesenberg colloquium
2012-09-25 Brent Phillips trombone masterclass
2012-09-25 Dave Holland masterclass
2012-09-25 Satoko Fujii masterclass
2012-09-27 Dave Holland + Jason Moran masterclass
2012-09-28 Piano Seminar
2012-10-02 John Heiss masterclass
2012-10-05 Piano Seminar: Tim Page
2012-10-06 Jessica Zhou harp masterclass
2012-10-07 Fiddling Workshop and Family Barn Dance
2012-10-08 Everyone Can Improvise workshop
2012-10-12 Piano Seminar: Steven Mayer
2012-10-12 Mark Nuccio clarinet masterclass
2012-10-15 Jane Eaglen vocal masterclass
2012-10-16 Jane Eaglen vocal masterclass
2012-10-17 Paul Katz cello masterclass
2012-10-17 Jane Eaglen vocal masterclass
2012-10-18 Amnon Wolman: Time-information colloquium
2012-10-19 Piano Seminar: John McDonald
2012-10-25 Donald Weilerstein masterclass
2012-10-26 Piano Seminar: John Cage in Boston and Cambridge
2012-10-28 Michael Mulcahy trombone masterclass
2012-10-31 Vladimir Tarnopolski on his opera Beyond the Shadow
2012-11-02 Piano Seminar: Yves Henry
2012-11-03 Morse Masterclass with violinist Midori
2012-11-06 John Heiss flute masterclass
2012-11-09 Piano Seminar: Mark Knoop
2012-11-13 Greer Grimsley vocal masterclass
2012-11-13 John Heiss chamber music masterclass
2012-11-13 Edith Habraken percussion masterclass
2012-11-14 Greer Grimsley vocal masterclass
2012-11-15 Greer Grimsley vocal masterclass
2012-11-15 Morse Masterclass with Takács Quartet Williams Hall
2012-11-15 Morse Masterclass with Takács Quartet Keller Room
2012-11-15 Philippe Leroux lecture
2012-11-16 Piano Seminar: Jason Moran
2012-11-16 Orlando Cela on extended flute technique
2012-11-27 Mehter, Zildjian, and the American Big Band
2012-11-27 Frederic Macarez percussion masterclass
2012-11-30 Piano Seminar: Alexander Korsantia
2012-11-30 Morse Masterclass with Jean-Yves Thibaudet
2012-12-04 John Heiss masterclass
2012-12-07 Piano Seminar: Hung-Kuan Chen
2012-12-13 Andreas Scholl vocal masterclass
2013-01-17 Josh Sinton + Ideal Bread
2013-01-18 Piano Seminar: Aleksander Madzar
2013-01-22 Michael Winter horn masterclass
2013-01-23 Natasha Brofsky cello masterclass
2013-01-25 Piano Seminar: Andrew Rangell
2013-01-25 Robert Dick flute masterclass
2013-02-06 Yeesun Kim cello masterclass
2013-02-06 Finding the Conversation in Mozart's Chamber Music lecture
2013-02-07 Arnold Steinhardt violin masterclass
2013-02-08 Piano Seminar: Catherine Kautsky
2013-02-11 Jason Moran masterclass
2013-02-11 William Bolcom colloquium
2013-02-14 Afghanistan National Institute of Music panel discussion
2013-02-14 Afghanistan National Institute of Music lecture/demonstration
2013-02-19 From Third Stream to Contemporary Improvisation
2013-02-19 Dennis Shafer saxophone masterclass
2013-02-24 Martin Rummel cello masterclass
2013-02-26 John Heiss flute masterclass
2013-02-28 Thomas Leleu tuba masterclass
2013-03-01 Piano Seminar: Gila Goldstein
2013-03-01 Jeremy Denk piano masterclass
2013-03-01 Adam Luftman trumpet masterclass
2013-03-02 Voice Area Masters: Barbara Winchester
2013-03-03 French Horn Fest with Eli Epstein
2013-03-08 Piano Seminar: Tomoko Mukaiyama
2013-03-11 Dave Holland composition lecture
2013-03-12 Dave Holland: ensembles masterclass
2013-03-12 Thomas Allen masterclass
2013-03-12 Augusta Read Thomas colloquium
2013-03-13 Morse Masterclass with pianist Jonathan Biss
2013-03-13 The Musical Work in Transit
2013-03-14 Ian Swensen violin masterclass
2013-03-15 Piano Seminar: Conor Hanick
2013-03-15 Lynn Harrell cello masterclass
2013-03-23 Early Vocal Training
2013-03-25 Arnold Steinhardt violin masterclass
2013-03-26 Andrew Hitz tuba masterclass
2013-03-27 Laurence Lesser cello masterclass
2013-03-29 Piano Seminar: Roundtable discussion with NEC piano faculty
2013-03-30 Brass Masters: Norman Bolter
2013-04-01 Gregory Williams clarinet masterclass
2013-04-02 Michael Duke saxophone masterclass
2013-04-02 John Heiss flute masterclass
2013-04-03 Philip Gossett lecture
2013-04-03 Wayne Burak, cellist and luthier
2013-04-05 Piano Seminar: Anthony Coleman
2013-04-05 Russell Sherman, Bruce Brubaker conversation
2013-04-08 Oliver Knussen masterclass
2013-04-08 Oliver Knussen lecture
2013-04-08 An Introduction to Byzantine Psaltic Art
2013-04-09 Oliver Knussen masterclass
2013-09-09 Oliver Knussen lecture
2013-04-09 Mahler's Ninth Symphony: Disavowing Farewell
2013-04-12 Piano Seminar: James Parakilas
2013-04-16 Betsy Jolas colloquium
2013-04-18 Randy Weston talk
2013-04-18 John Heiss chamber music masterclass
2013-04-19 Russell Sherman Masterclass
2013-04-24 Nancy Allen harp masterclass
2013-04-27 Morse Masterclass with Thomas Hampson
2013-05-02 Darcy James Argue workshop
2012-05-02 Morse Masterclass with Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
2013-05-06 Ida Bieler violin masterclass
2013-05-07 Ida Bieler chamber music masterclass

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