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
Piano Seminar: Molly Gebrian | Neuroscience of Practicing
Keller Room
Join us for a seminar featuring Molly Gebrian focused on the “neuroscience of practicing,” hosted by the NEC Piano Department.
NEC Prep: Harp Recital
Keller Room
Celebrate the talents of our young harpists at the NEC Prep Winter Harp Recital, featuring solo performances by students in harp lessons and ensemble pieces from our harp groups. This concert highlights their dedication and progress over the semester.
Faculty Recital: Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol | Microtonal Bop
Jordan Hall
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol presents his faculty recital in Jordan Hall featuring a truly diverse musical journey: classical Ottoman/Turkish repertoire, Byzantine music, and his own concert music compositions — culminating in the powerful sound of his jazz orchestra. This program wil…
NEC Prep: Winter Chamber Music Festival
Brown Hall, Williams Hall, Keller Room
Join us for the NEC Prep Winter Chamber Music Festival, a day-long celebration featuring performances by over 50 student chamber groups across multiple halls on campus. Come explore a variety of ensembles and enjoy the opportunity to hear the outstanding work these young musicians have developed throughout the semester—stay for one recital or experience several throughout the day!
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Presents: 2026 New England Regional Finals
Jordan Hall
Please note: This event will now begin at 12 p.m. (previously 1 p.m.) due to incoming inclement weather. Join us to hear these rising young singers compete for cash prizes and the opportunity to launch their career on the Met stage. For any questions regarding programming or ticketing details, please reach out to the Met Opera Laffont Competition at
Music for Food: The Sacred
Brown Hall
Music for Food Boston presents The Sacred at New England Conservatory’s Brown Hall. The program features Joel Thompson’s The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed, selected short pieces by Jean Sibelius, selected pieces from György Kurtág’s Játékok and Signs, Games, and Messages, and Mozart…
EE Faculty Recital: Jessica Lizak, Flute
Williams Hall
Please join us for an EE Faculty Recital featuring Jessica Lizak, flute, joined by Kanako Nishikawa, piano.
Jeff Nelsen French Horn Master Class
Black Box Theatre, 255 St. Botolph Street
Jeff Nelsen, French horn of Canadian Brass, presents a master class featuring students from the NEC horn studios. In addition to student performances, Jeff will present his Fearless Performance workshop. Jeff Nelsen has thrilled audiences and mentor…
Carlos Simon Chamber Music Master Class
Brown Hall
BSO Composer Chair Carlos Simon leads a master class of his own chamber works. In this class, students from the NEC Chamber Music program will have the unique opportunity to work directly with one of today’s leading classical composers. Carlos Simon is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, whose music ranges from concert music for large and small ensembles to film scores with influences of…
Faculty Recital: Rachel Childers, French Horn, Christopher Elchico, Clarinet, and Jiayan Sun, Piano
Jordan Hall
NEC faculty colleagues Christopher Elchico and Rachel Childers share Jordan Hall stage with pianist Jiayan Sun for a program of works by Jane Vignery, Brahms, and Carl Reinecke….
