Summer Session: Undergraduate

May 30 – July 7, 2023: Undergraduates: experience NEC this summer! Summer courses range from 3-day intensives to 6-week courses, and are open to students from NEC as well as other universities.

Earn 3 credit hours per course, exploring topics ranging from Fundamentals of Musicianship, to Body Mapping, to Sensor-based Instrument Prototyping.

On-campus housing and meals are available at NEC's Student Life and Performance Center, offering beautiful skyline views from the heart of Boston's Avenue of the Arts district.

Register by May 1 to secure your seat. After May 1, rolling registration is available if space permits.

Summer Session: Graduate

May 30 – July 7, 2023: Calling all graduate students — get ahead on your coursework and experience Boston this summer. Open to graduate students from NEC and other universities.

Earn 3 credit hours per course, through classes that range from 3-day intensives to 6-week courses, exploring theory, modal analysis, music history, and more.

On-campus housing and meals are available at NEC's Student Life and Performance Center, offering beautiful skyline views from the heart of Boston's Avenue of the Arts district.

Register by May 1 to secure your seat. After May 1, rolling registration is available if space permits.

Summer Orchestra Institute

July 16 – 30, 2023: Talented young musicians ages 13 – 18 will convene for two weeks of orchestral joy.

NEC Summer Orchestra Institute (SOI) is a full symphony orchestra program open to intermediate to advanced-level strings, brass, winds, and percussion.

Experience full orchestral rehearsals, sectional rehearsals, chamber music reading/coaching sessions, masterclasses, workshops, mock auditions, individual practice time, and two concerts in NEC's historic Jordan Hall. 

Silkroad's Global Musician Workshop

August 6 – 12, 2023: Led by Contemporary Musical Arts (CMA) faculty member Mike Block and alumna Wu Man, Silkroad's Global Musician Workshop is for musicians 18+ from any musical background — university students, professional and amateur performers, teachers, and teaching artists — with backgrounds in classical, jazz, folk, and traditional styles.

Tuition is free for all accepted musicians, with additional financial aid available for room and board if needed.

Instructors will include NEC Contemporary Musical Arts faculty Hankus Netsky and Balla Kouyaté.