Contemporary Musical Arts

New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Musical Arts Program shines a spotlight on alumni with Live at the Burren on Saturday, June 17. The evening begins at 7 p.m. with a performance by the Lucy...

Vocalist and accordionist Matthew Shifrin ’21, ’23 MM presents his one-man show, My Grandma’s Mind is Like an Ocean, on May 14 at 7:30pm in Williams Hall. The original show features music in English...

The NEC Wind Ensembles are first in line when given a chance to celebrate music-making across disciplines. This concert, originally held on February 14, 2023, brings together musicians of the Wind...

"Cantastoria" is a street theater form championed by Bread and Puppet that involves the narration of pictures using song, movement, text and puppetry. The word "canta-storia" comes from Italian (“sung...

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...

Join the Contemporary Musical Arts Department for a Klezmer Fiddle Masterclass with Igor Polesitsky. Igor is a classical violist, klezmer violinist and conductor, who lives in Florence, Italy.

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...

This concert was originally held on February 15, 2023. It is being rebroadcasted on YouTube on March 9 at 7:30pm.

Stream here: https://youtu.be/MIoewN4fLeI

Aoife O’Donovan with CMA...