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Concert Halls
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NEC has been at the center of Boston’s rich cultural history and musical life for 150 years, welcoming the public to outstanding performances in our unrivaled venues.

The widely-known beauty and acoustics of Jordan Hall along with the newly opened Student Life and Performance Center deliver unmatched performance spaces in Boston.

NEC has been at the center of Boston’s rich cultural history and musical life for 150 years. We’ve long opened our doors to the public, welcoming them to concerts in unrivaled venues. The widely-known beauty and acoustics of Jordan Hall along with the Student Life and Performance Center, deliver eight unmatched performance spaces in Boston.

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Please note that all rental requests, apart from Jordan Hall, must be booked for a minimum of 4 hours inclusive of set-up, duration of the event, and teardown.

Concert Halls
and Venue Rentals

Jordan hall empty with blue stage lighting.

National Historic Landmark

Jordan Hall

Maximum Capacity

1,051

Dimensions

Stage: 40' wide x 29' deep, depending on setup

Accessibility

Wheelchair access and assistive listening devices

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National Historic Landmark

Jordan Hall

  • Choir performing in Jordan Hall.

    Philharmonia and chorus in Jordan Hall

  • Orchestra performing in Jordan Hall.

    NEC Philharmonia and Choir concert in Jordan Hall

  • Jordan Hall glamor shot standard lighting

    Jordan hall with standard lighting

Opened in 1903, New England Conservatory’s acoustically superb Jordan Hall provides an intimate and versatile setting. Orchestras, chamber ensembles, recitalists, and jazz artists alike have found the hall ideal for performances and recording sessions. In addition to being the heart and soul of New England Conservatory, Jordan Hall is central to the musical life of New England, having hosted performances by the world’s leading soloists and ensembles.

Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre

Maximum Capacity

200-260, depending on configuration

Dimensions

73' wide x 48' deep. Size and orientation largely dependent on the academic year’s opera programming.

Accessibility

Wheelchair access

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Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre

  • Plimpton Shattuck Black Box jazz performance

    Jazz performance in the Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre

  • Plimpton Shattuck Black Box opera performance

    Opera performance in the Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre

  • Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Bradley Williams and student with audience

    Joshua Major and a student in the Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre

The Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theater is a multi-purpose theater space, with options for proscenium, thrust, or in-the-round seating and an optional orchestra pit—a rarity in black box theaters. The space is equipped with a pipe grid over the entire space and includes an extensive inventory of theatrical lighting instruments. This space is ideal for theater, concerts, opera, dance, multimedia presentations and art installations.

Brown Hall

Maximum Capacity

260: 200 floor level + 60 balcony

Dimensions

Floor: 44' wide x 68' deep

Raised Stage: 26 ' wide x 21' deep

Accessibility

Wheelchair access may be arranged in advance

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Brown Hall

  • Brown Hall Philarmonia rehearsal

    Philarmonia rehearsal in Brown Hall

  • Brown Hall reception

    Reception in Brown Hall

  • Brown Hall performance and panel

    Performance and panel in Brown Hall

Brown Hall is located in the historic Jordan Hall building and is NEC’s second largest recital hall. Because of the versatility of the space, Brown Hall is the location for orchestra performances, rehearsals, masterclasses, along with larger receptions: formal dinners, cocktail parties, and galas.

Burnes Hall

Maximum Capacity

200

Dimensions

Stage: 62' wide x 48' deep

Accessibility

Wheelchair access

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Burnes Hall

  • Burnes Hall empty with piano and harp

    Burnes Hall empty with a piano and harp

  • Person performing on a piano in Burnes Hall.

    Performance in Burnes Hall

  • Burnes Hall exhibition set-up

    Exhibition setup in Burnes Hall

Natural light pours in from full-height windows, illuminating rehearsals, performances, meetings, receptions, and other events in the flexible multipurpose space of Burnes Hall, located in NEC’s Student Life & Performance Center (SLPC).

Williams Hall

Maximum Capacity

190: 112 floor level + 78 balcony

Dimensions

Stage: 28' wide x 47' deep

Accessibility

Wheelchair access

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Williams Hall

  • Two students playing piano and singing on Williams Hall stage.

    Performance in Williams Hall

  • Williams Hall panel discussion

    Panel discussion in Williams Hall

  • Williams Hall piano masterclass

    Piano master class in Williams Hall

Located right next to Jordan Hall, Williams is regularly used for lectures and receptions associated with Jordan Hall events, as well as solo and chamber music performances.

Eben Jordan Ensemble Room

Maximum Capacity

130

Dimensions

Stage: 54' wide x 36' deep

Accessibility

Wheelchair access

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Eben Jordan Ensemble Room

  • Eben Jordan Ensemble Room dance and small ensemble rehearsal

    Dance and small ensemble performance in the Eben Jordan Ensemble Room

  • Eben Jordan Ensemble Room meeting and presentation

    Meeting and presentation in the Eben Jordan Ensemble Room

  • Eben Jordan Ensemble Room recording control room

    Eben Jordan Ensemble Room’s recording room

The Eben Jordan Ensemble Room is ideal for small recitals, meetings, and jazz and contemporary music rehearsals. The room is also an acoustically superb recording studio, with adjacent recording control room and isolation booths.

Pierce Hall

Maximum Capacity

105

Dimensions

Stage: 28' wide x 47' deep

Accessibility

Wheelchair access

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Pierce Hall

  • Pierce Hall empty

    Pierce Hall empty

  • Pierce Hall Performance and Analysis class

    Performance and Analysis class in Pierce Hall

  • Pierce Hall violinist with small audience

    Violinist with a small audience in Pierce Hall

The multipurpose Pierce Hall has two built-in projection screens, an audio system, and a lectern that make this space perfect for meetings, lectures, presentations, as well as performances.

Keller Room

Maximum Capacity

71

Dimensions

Stage: 15' wide x 44' deep

Accessibility

Wheelchair access

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Keller Room

  • Keller Room Empty

    Keller Room empty

  • Student playing piano in the Keller Room.

    Performance in the Keller Room.

  • Students posing for a photo in the Keller Room.

    Reception in the Keller Room

An intimate recital room situated in the historic Jordan Hall building. The Keller Room is the perfect location for smaller chamber or solo recitals. Because of its close proximity to Jordan, Keller is an ideal location for lectures or receptions associated with Jordan Hall events.