Performances + Events
Performances + Events
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Performances + Events
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Events calendar
Boston Baroque Presents: Baroque Masterworks
Jordan Hall
Experience the brilliance and emotional depth of the Baroque era with a program of masterworks from some of its greatest composers. Mezzo-soprano Meridian Prall brings expressive power to Giovanni Battista Ferrandini’s Il Pianto di Maria, a poignant and rarely heard gem. The orchestra shines in a vibrant suite from Rameau’s Les Boréades, J. S. Bach’s joyful Sinfonia to Ca…
Boston Baroque Presents: Baroque Masterworks
Jordan Hall
Experience the brilliance and emotional depth of the Baroque era with a program of masterworks from some of its greatest composers. Mezzo-soprano Meridian Prall brings expressive power to Giovanni Battista Ferrandini’s Il Pianto di Maria, a poignant and rarely heard gem. The orchestra shines in a vibrant suite from Rameau’s Les Boréades, J. S. Bach’s joyful Sinfonia to Ca…
Opening Our Doors at NEC
Jordan Hall
On Monday, October 13, NEC joins the Fenway Alliance's annual Opening Our Doors celebration: Boston’s largest day of free arts and cultural events throughout the Fenway Cultural District. Stop by the acoustically sublime Jordan Hall to hear performances by current NEC students, featuring…
Classical Ottoman/Turkish Kanun Workshop
Williams Hall
Born in a family steeped in music, kanun (Turkish zither) player and composer Didem Basar began her music education at the Istanbul Turkish Music State Conservatory. After completing the Conservatory’s kanun program, she continued training at the same institution and received a bachelor’s degree in composition. Her interest in examining the effects of art on society led her t…
NEC Composers' Series: Arthur Berger Memorial Concert
Jordan Hall
An annual tradition in NEC’s Composition Department, this concert celebrates the life and music of Arthur Berger, an influential composer, critic, and teacher who served on the faculty from 1980-1999. Tonight’s concert focuses on Berger’s contributions to the vocal repertoire with his song cycle about music, love, life, and companionship Five Settings of European Poets, set to…
NEC Jazz Orchestra | Dreamkeeper, Music of Carla Bley
Jordan Hall
Under the direction of Ken Schaphorst, the NEC Jazz Orchestra presents music composed and arranged by Carla Bley, including Awful Coffee. Greasy Gravy, and On the Stage in Cages. To watch a live stream of this event, click the “Streaming Access”…
Recital: Hyeonmin Lee '26 MM, Cello
Burnes Hall
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Hyeonmin Lee '26 MM studies Cello with
Piano Seminar: Yi-heng Yang
Keller Room
Pianist, fortepianist, and Juilliard faculty member Yi-heng Yang in a discussion about improvisation and early keyboard instruments and what the player of the modern piano can learn.
Boston Early Music Festival Presents: Opera Prima
Jordan Hall
Opera Prima – Grand Tour: Virtuosic music of the Galant Celebrated viola da gamba virtuoso Cristiano Contadin and his renowned ensemble Opera Prima return to BEMF with a program of music exploring the Galant style that was in vogue across western Europe during the middle of the 18th century. The complexity and formal structure of the Baroque gives way to a charismatic beauty and ca…
Recital: Abigail Hope-Hull '26 GC, Oboe
Brown Hall
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Abigail Hope-Hull '26 GC studies Oboe with
