Performances + Events
Spring Scholarship Gala
Join us for an unforgettable evening showcasing the bold artistry and powerful voices made possible through your support of scholarship.
Save the Date
Saturday, April 25, 2026
6:00 p.m.
New England Conservatory
Student Life and Performance Center
255 St. Botolph Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Gala Co-Chairs
Anna Goldenheim
Meg Nichols
Gala Committee
Anne and Samuel Bartlett
Joseph L. Bower ’18 hon. DM and Elizabeth Potter
Timothy W. Fulham and Lise M. Olney
Eric and Sene Gray
Tables + Tickets
- Provide the highest level of tuition scholarship for NEC students
- Dinner for 10 guests
- Pre-dinner cocktail reception
- After-dinner music, sweets and cocktails
- Listing on the invitation, program and website†
- Complimentary event parking for you and your guests
- Reserved tickets and meet and greet for five guests to a recital by NEC Concert Artist Yunchan Lim ’26 AD on April 26, 2026
- Provide one semester of tuition scholarship for NEC students
- Dinner for 10 guests
- Pre-dinner cocktail reception
- After-dinner music, sweets and cocktails
- Listing on the invitation, program and website†
- Provide essential scholarship support for NEC students
- Dinner for 10 guests
- Pre-dinner cocktail reception
- After-dinner music, sweets and cocktails
- Listing on the invitation, program and website†
- Provide a full year of private music lessons for NEC Prep students
- Pre-dinner cocktail reception
- Dinner for 1 guest
- After-dinner music, sweets and cocktails
*Your gift must be received by April 25, 2026.
†Subject to timing/scheduling constraints where noted; make your commitment soon for maximum benefit.
**Please note that while gifts to the NEC Scholarship Fund may be made using a Donor Advised Fund, IRS regulations prohibit the use of Donor Advised Funds for tickets and table purchases as goods, services and/or benefits are offered in exchange.
Planning Your Visit to NEC
Preferred Hotels
The following accommodations are all within a mile of NEC, some of which offer special rates to guests with a connection to NEC.
154 Berkeley Street, Boston
View website / Phone (617) 266.7200
Use code NEGNEC under “Special Codes/Rates” when booking online.
120 Huntington Avenue, Boston
View website / Phone (617) 424.7000
Book online using the above link to receive the preferred rate.
40 Dalton Street, Boston
View website / Phone (617) 236.1100
Book online using the above link to receive the preferred rate.
99 St. Botolph Street, Boston
View website / Phone (617) 236.8099
Please call and mention NEC to receive a 15% discount.
1 Dalton Street, Boston
View website / Phone (617) 377.4888
Parking
Self-parking is available at the following locations:
- Gainsborough Garage: 10 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA
- Westland Garage: 35 Westland Ave, Boston, MA
- Christian Science Plaza Garage: 235 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
More Ways to Give
Scholarship Support
With your generous support, NEC students can reach their full artistic potential and change the world.
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Making an Impact
Corporate Sponsorships
Partner with NEC to amplify your company’s visibility as a corporate sponsor.
NEC offers our corporate sponsors a range of benefits throughout the year in the form of brand recognition and visibility to a variety of constituencies served by the conservatory.
2026 Donors
Virtuosos
Tom and Lisa Blumenthal
Kennett F. Burnes ’22 hon. DM and Barbara Burnes
Anna and David Goldenheim
Eric and Sene Gray
Blair and Jackie Hendrix
Barbara and Amos Hostetter
Harold I. Pratt ’17 hon. DM and Frances G. Pratt†
David W. Scudder ’03 hon. DM
Wendy Shattuck ’75 and Samuel Plimpton
Musical Innovators
Katie and Paul Buttenwieser
Deborah Bennett Elfers ’82
Barbara Winter Glauber
Edwin D. Graves, Jr. ’87 MM
Caroline Rutherfurd, in honor of Robert Glauber
Community Collaborators
Hope Lincoln Baker
Anne and Samuel Bartlett
Enid L. Beal and Alan Wolfe
Joseph L. Bower ’18 hon. DM and Elizabeth Potter
Timothy W. Fulham and Lise M. Olney
Andrea Kalyn
Melody L. McDonald ’70
Murray Metcalfe and Louise B. Packard
Meg and David Nichols
Robert and Barbara Rosiello
2026 Sponsors
Collegiate Press
EMCOR Services Northeast
Encore Tours
Nixon Peabody LLP
Sweetwater Sound
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