Performances + Events
Performances + Events
NEC requires tickets for each concert in Jordan Hall for the 2025-26 season. Tickets can be obtained digitally on each individual event page only.
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Performances + Events
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Events calendar
NEC Prep: String Training Orchestra 8:00 & 9:00, Preparatory String Orchestra 8:30
Jordan Hall
Join us for the String Training Orchestra and Preparatory String Orchestra Concerts!
NEC Prep: Suzuki Ensembles Spring Concert
Brown Hall
Join us for the NEC Prep Suzuki Ensembles performance, featuring our youngest musicians as they share what they've learned through the Suzuki method. This concert celebrates their progress this semester, joy in music-making, and the power of learning together.
NEC Prep: Harp Recital
Keller Room
Celebrate the talents of our young harpists at the NEC Prep Spring Harp Recital, featuring solo performances by students in harp lessons and ensemble pieces from our harp groups. This concert highlights their dedication and progress over the semester.
NEC Prep: Piano Seminar Recitals
Keller Room
Join us for the NEC Prep Piano Seminar Recitals, where students from our piano seminars share the culmination of a semester’s work. These performances showcase their growth through shared learning and peer feedback in a supportive, musical community. The Angel Ramón Rivera Piano Seminars perform at 1pm and 2pm, and the Angel Ramón Rivera Advanced Piano Seminars perform…
NEC Prep: Vocal Theater Lab Performance
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
Directed by Corey Gaudreau and Jessica Bloch, the Vocal Theater Lab offers a dynamic and immersive experience for young performers passionate about opera and musical theatre. This performance showcases the students' skills in vocal performance, acting, and stagecraft with scenes from iconic operas and musical theatre productions.
A Far Cry Presents: The Strangers' Case
Jordan Hall
In a world increasingly shaped by migration and displacement, A Far Cry closes the season with a meditation on empathy and belonging. Curated by violinist Jesse Irons and featuring GRAMMY® Award-winning tenor Karim Sulayman, The Strangers’ Case traces the lives and legacies of those who cross borders—voluntarily or by force—in search of safety, identity, and home. …
Recital: Ricky L. Owens, Jr '26 GD, Countertenor
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. Ricky L. Owens, Jr '26 GD studies Voice with Bradley Williams a…
NEC Prep: Spring Chamber Music Festival
Brown Hall, Williams Hall, Burnes Hall, Keller Room
Join us for the NEC Prep Spring Chamber Music Festival, a day-long celebration featuring performances by over 50 student chamber groups across multiple halls on campus. Come explore a variety of ensembles and enjoy the opportunity to hear the outstanding work these young musicians have developed throughout the semester—stay for one recital or experience several throughout the day!
Institute for Concert Artists Recital: Jingdan Dani Zhang, Soprano | A Journey from Longing to Belonging
Jordan Hall
The Institute for Concert Artists at NEC is home to a group of extraordinary musicians poised to launch significant careers across a diverse spectrum of genres, including classical (instrumental and vocal), jazz, world and cross-cultural music, inte…
