Music Theory

Christian Wolff
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NEC: Pierce Hall

Join us for a night with Christian Wolff! The event will be begin with a talk led by Christian Wolff and then we will hear a world premiere of a piece written for Boston's own experimental music...

WordSong logo
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NEC: Pierce Hall

WordSong Boston’s premier interactive concert organization (One Text, a Collection of Composers, a Public Conversation), is celebrating its 10th anniversary!  In 2008, we began with multiple settings...

Eva-Maria Houben headshot
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NEC: St. Botolph G01

Eva-Maria Houben’s lecture focuses on the actions of a performer in experimental music, a  balance between chance and control, and the experience of collaborative performance.

Eva-Maria Houben's...

Eva-Maria Houben headshot
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NEC: Brown Hall

A concert of music by Eva-Maria Houben performed by Eva-Maria Houben and NEC students with pre-concert talk by Ms. Houben at 7:30pm.

Pre-concert talk with Eva-Maria Houben

Composer Eva-Maria Houben...

Eva-Maria Houben headshot
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NEC: Eben Jordan Ensemble Room

Internationally acclaimed experimental composer, Eva-Maria Houben, discusses and demonstrates performance practice of her works: the role of silence, treatment of musical time and thresholds of sound...

Li-Mei Liang headshot
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Praised for her “first rate and thoroughly engaging” playing, Taiwanese violinist Li-Mei Liang’s recent performance was described as a “powerhouse” by the Boston Musical Intelligencer. An active...

Alexandra Greffin-Klein
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NEC: Eben Jordan Ensemble Room

Internationally acclaimed violinist Alex Greffin Klein will present a two-part masterclass on contemporary violin. In the first part, she will discuss performance practices and notations for...

Peter Row holding a sitar
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On September 20, 2018, the NEC community honored Peter Row, a beloved NEC faculty member and former dean and provost who made significant impact during his decades at the Conservatory.  An ethnomusicologist and sitar virtuoso, Peter also taught classes in a number of departments, include Music History, Music Theory, Contemporary Improvisation, and Liberal Arts. He passed away on April 2, 2018.
Closeup of a Steinway piano.
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NEC: Keller Room

During the week of September 17-21, the Music Theory department will host faculty from The Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover. The three faculty - Laura Krämer, Marcus Aydintan, and...

Robert Cogan
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NEC: Jordan Hall

The Music of Cogan, Crawford Seeger, Escot, McMullin, and Truniger

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Ruth Crawford Seeger
(1901–1953)

Sacco, Vanzetti from Two Ricercari (1932)

        Elizabeth Keusch,...