Performances + Events
Performances + Events
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Performances + Events
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Events calendar
Chamber Music Showcase | December 1 | 5 p.m.
Brown Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they…
Jazz Small Ensembles: Joe Morris
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
At the end of each semester, Jazz Studies students in small ensembles present concerts that highlight their musicianship, collaboration, and growth. Joe Morris' ensembles focus on the methodologies of free jazz and free improvisation, exploring compositions and ideas inspired by Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton and other innovators.
First Monday at Jordan Hall: Divine Arcana + Mozart, Schuller featuring Emi Ferguson
Jordan Hall
First Monday closes the fall season with a festive program, celebrating Boston’s baroque community. New viola faculty member Wenting Kang and BSO violinist and NEC alumna Julianne Lee join for Mozart’s beloved Grande Sestetto Concertante, in an anonymous 19th c. arr…
Recital POSTPONED: Zhiye Lin '29 DMA, Piano
Williams Hall
In the course of completing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at New England Conservatory, performance majors present not just one, but three full-length recitals, for which they also write program notes. It's an opportunity to observe multiple facets of an emerging artist. Zhiye Lin ‘29 DMA studies Piano with
Emi Ferguson Baroque Flute Master Class
Burnes Hall
Emi Ferguson presents a masterclass featuring students from the NEC flute studios. Emi Ferguson is on a mission to shake up classical music. Whether playing modern or historical flutes, singing, composing, or speaking about music, she brings centuries of music to life with an adventurous spirit and a fresh perspective. Her performances, ranging from Baroque masterpieces to brand-ne…
Chamber Music Showcase | December 2 | 5 p.m.
Brown Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they…
Jazz Ensemble Concert: Non-Majors, Zaleski
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
At the end of each semester, Jazz Studies students in small ensembles present concerts that highlight their musicianship, collaboration, and growth. Mark Tipton's Non-Major Ensemble is made up of students who are not in the Jazz department but share a love for performing and exploring this expressive style of music. The Mark Zaleski ensemble focuses on developing collaboratio…
NEC Chamber Music Gala
Jordan Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they…
Tuesday Night New Music 5
Williams Hall
The newest works from the next generation of composers. Tuesday Night New Music, a student-run, faculty-supervised concert series, was founded in the early 90s by Lee Hyla. It offers audiences the opportunity to hear the music of current New England Conservatory composition students, performed by their peers. This year the series is directed …
Steve Smith Master Class — POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 10
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
Steve Smith's drumming, while decidedly modern, can best be described as a style that embodies the history of U.S. music. Steve is active as a band leader (Steve Smith and Vital Information) as a featured sideman (Mike Stern Group, Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion, Steps Ahead, Hiromi-The Trio Project) and as an educator/clinician. Steve Smith grew up in the Boston a…
