Chamber Music

Erica Washburn - Gala 2021
News
Q&A with Erica J. Washburn, Director of Choral Activities
Erica J. Washburn, NEC’s Director of Choral Activities, discusses the return to campus with her students, the meaning behind her upcoming concert programming, and what she’s looking forward to most in the rest of the academic year.
Soovin Kim and Gloria Chien
News
Gloria Chien ’99, ’01 MM, ’04 DMA and Faculty Soovin Kim Receive CMS Award for Extraordinary Service
The Chamber Music Society (CMS) of Lincoln Center honored Chien and Kim for "working tirelessly to keep the art form thriving in the face of tremendous odds" during the pandemic.
Closeup of a musician playing violin.
Event
2021-2022 Chamber Music Honors Livestream Auditions
NEC: Burnes Hall
The NEC Chamber Music Department is thrilled to have the opportunity to livestream the Chamber Music Honors Ensemble Auditions this year.
Balourdet Quartet performing in Jordan Hall
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Recital: Balourdet Quartet
NEC: Jordan Hall

The Balourdet Quartet, NEC's current quartet in residence in the Professional String Quartet Program, presents a live performance at Jordan Hall.

The quartet members study with Nicholas Kitchen, Donald...

The Borromeo Quartet
Event
Borromeo Quartet: Beethoven Cycle, 2021-2022 | Concert 4
NEC: Burnes Hall
The Borromeo Quartet, NEC's Faculty Quartet-in-Residence since 1992, started a Beethoven Cycle at NEC in 2020 that was cut short by the pandemic. That Cycle will now continue with a new approach.
A detail of the interior of a piano
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Connections Chamber Music Series: Stravinsky
NEC: Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
NEC launches Connections, a new chamber music series bringing together on stage faculty and students from both the College and the Preparatory School. Each program also focuses on a theme, with the aim of illuminating the connections between different works of music.
Merz Trio poses in front of a dark background.
News
Merz Trio Wins 2021 Naumburg Competition
The trio—comprised of violinist Brigid Coleridge '20 GD, cellist Julia Yang '14 MM, '20 GD, and pianist Lee Dionne '20 GD—will receive $15,000 and a fully subsidized recital in New York City, including the world premiere of a newly-commissioned work.
The outline of a violin, against a purple and rose background with a constellation pattern.
Event
First Monday at Jordan Hall: des Prez, Saint-Saëns, & Montgomery
NEC: Jordan Hall
Join us as we celebrate 37 years of First Mondays: well-loved classics and new compositions, performed by some of the finest chamber musicians in the world, free and open to all.
Violinist and pianist perform together
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Sonata Night 37: Mozart, Saint-Saëns, & Brahms
NEC: Burnes Hall

Under the direction of NEC faculty pianist Pei-Shan Lee, Sonata Night is an evening of piano-instrumental masterworks featuring collaborative pianists in partnership with their instrumental colleagues...

The outline of a violin, against a purple and rose background with a constellation pattern.
Event
First Monday at Jordan Hall: Stravinsky!
NEC: Jordan Hall
Join us as we celebrate 37 years of First Mondays: well-loved classics and new compositions, performed by some of the finest chamber musicians in the world, free and open to all.