Performances + Events
Performances + Events
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Performances + Events
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Events calendar
NEC Jazz Forum with Ambrose Akinmusire
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
Join the NEC Jazz Studies department for a special forum featuring acclaimed trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Ambrose Akinmusire. Known for his originality, emotional depth, and boundary-defying approach to improvisation, Akinmusire has become one of the most vital voices in contemporary jazz. A native of Oakland, California, Akinmusire first gained international attention after winni…
Chamber Music Showcase | December 9 | 5 p.m.
Williams 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…
Contemporary Musical Arts Small Ensembles
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
Contemporary Musical Arts kicks off its annual Fall Small Ensembles Festival with groups led by Anthony Coleman and Nima Janmohammadi. Coleman's Open Forum ensemble leads the way at 6:00p, followed by Early Jazz at 7:00p. Janmohammadi's Persian ensemble caps off the night at 8:00p.
Beethoven: Borromeo String Quartet Seminar Recital
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 in the Borromeo String Quart…
NEC Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra
Brown Hall
NEC's Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra features the music of NEC students performed by their peers, under the direction of Frank Carlberg.
Master Class: Steve Smith
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
Steve Smith's drumming 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 area and started p…
Chamber Music Showcase | December 10 | 5 p.m.
Burnes 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…
Liederabend LXXVIII: Songs by Maurice Ravel
Williams Hall
The Liederabend—literally, "evening of song"—dates back to the 1800s, when musicians and lovers of music would gather at someone's home, and one or more singers and a pianist would perform the songs of composers of the day. In the field of classical music, these songs are referred to as "art songs," and the German art songs are called "Lieder."…
NEC Philharmonia + Hugh Wolff: Handel, Bartók, Beethoven
Jordan Hall
Artist Diploma student Joshua Brown joins the NEC Philharmonia, conducted by Hugh Wolff, in a performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto. Also on the program are Handel's Concerto Grosso in A Minor and the Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta.
Jazz Small Ensembles: Gospel
Joseph Copeland leads the Gospel Ensemble in an exploration of contemporary gospel. This ensemble works on repertoire composed within the last 20 years of contemporary gospel music and highlights key composers and choir leaders.
