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Spring Forward Festival 2021
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Welcome to NEC's Spring Forward Festival — a 10-day, on-campus performance intensive taking place May 17–26!

The Spring Forward Festival is an opportunity for students who have been working remotely...

NEC Prep students from the CHIPS program on stage
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NEC Prep's Chamber Music Intensive Performance Seminar (CHIPS) is led by Merry Peckham and offers select advanced students an in-depth chamber music immersion experience, with an emphasis on enhancing chamber music skills and performance.
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NEC: Brown Hall

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...

Balourdet Quartet
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The Balourdet String Quartet, NEC's current quartet in residence in the Professional String Quartet Program, presents their debut live performance at Jordan Hall.
Closeup of a musician's hands playing violin.
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NEC: 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...

Close-up of violin f-hole
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NEC: 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...

Geneva Lewis and Eric Lu
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Current Artist Diploma student Geneva Lewis ’20, ’22 AD and NEC Prep alum Eric Lu ’13 Prep are among the five young musicians to receive this year's Avery Fisher Career Grants.
Violinist and pianist perform together
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NEC: Burnes Hall

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

Sonata, a...

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NEC: 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...

Jordan Hall Stage
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Watch as NEC Prep's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (YPO) performs works by Brahms, Bruckner, Mendelssohn, and Vivaldi.