Performances + Events
Performances + Events
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Performances + Events
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Events calendar
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”…
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
Recital: Sarah Flynn '25 MM, Trumpet
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. Sarah Flynn '26 MM studies Trumpet with
Celebrity Series of Boston Presents: What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow: The Genius of Haydn
Jordan Hall
The Genius of Haydn In this What Makes It Great? performance, Celebrity Series favorite Rob Kapilow unpacks the first of the late quartets of Haydn’s Opus 76. He reveals how Haydn playfully subverted expectations and how this quartet encompasses much of what made Haydn great over his long and innovative career. Joining Kapilow is the ren…
Recital: Grace Youbin Lee '25 GD, Piano
Williams 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. Grace Lee '25 GD studies Piano with
Recital: Elgin Lee '27 DMA, Collaborative Piano
Keller Room
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. Elgin Lee ‘27 DMA studies Collaborative Piano with
Consone Quartet Chamber Music Masterclass
Pierce Hall
Consone Quartet presents a masterclass featuring students from the NEC Chamber Music program. The first period instrument string quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet are known for their honest and expressive interpretations of repertoire, notably from the classi…
Recital: Ethan Morad '26 MM, Clarinet
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. Ethan Morad '26 MM studies Clarinet with
