Performances + Events
Performances + Events
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Events calendar
NEC Festival: Piano Seminar – The Legacy of Gunther Schuller with Fred Hersch
Keller Room
For this seminar, Fred Hersch will join the discussion. This seminar is part of the NEC Festival, which will celebrate the legacy of Gunther Schuller, president of NEC between 1967 and 1977 with a week-long series of concerts and discussions. In addition to reflecting on his work as a composer, conductor and scholar, the legacy of Gunther Schuller’s influence on NEC will be demonstra…
Brahms Horn Trio Master Class: Christopher O’Riley, Joel Smirnoff, and Richard Todd
Williams Hall
A unique master class focusing on the Brahms Horn Trio and Gunther Schuller presented by renowned artists Joel Smirnoff, violin, Christopher O’Riley, piano and Richard Todd, horn. One of Schuller’s last projects was to record this monumental chamber work in a definitive version. He recruited these three artists to realize his vision and together they worked through the music …
Piano Master Class: Fred Hersch
Williams Hall
A member of jazz’s piano pantheon, Fred Hersch has been an influential creative force over more than three decades as an improviser, composer, educator, bandleader, collaborator, and recording artist. He has been proclaimed “the most arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over the last decade” by Vanity Fair and “a living legend” by The New Yorker.&#…
Music from Art: Exploring Schuller’s Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee
Saint Botolph Room 315
Explore classroom learning stations introducing the artwork of Swiss artist, Paul Klee, and Gunther Schuller’s piece, Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee. Stations will present interactive tasks in a mix of English and basic German, and will utilize various audio-visual media accessible by phones and tablets.
Understanding George Russell’s Lydian Chromatic Concept
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
Gunther Schuller, in creating the first Jazz program at NEC in 1969, brought a wealth of innovative artists. The contribution of George Russell to the musical community cannot be overestimated. He dedicated more than fifty years of his life to developing a theory of understanding music that came entirely from his intuition, experience, and practical research both as composer, band leader, and e…
NEC Opera: Jonathan Dove’s “Flight”
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
Jonathan Dove’s Flight lands at NEC with four nights of brilliant, high-energy opera that turns the chaos of an airport delay into an unforgettable comedy. Filled with wit, heart, and soaring music, this production brings to life one of the most captivating contemporary operas of our time.
NEC Festival: Of Reminiscences and Reflections – Celebrating Gunther Schuller’s 100th Birthday
Jordan Hall
This special event includes live performances, recorded audio, projected images, and commentary featuring Gunther Schuller, Charles Peltz, Hankus Netsky, David Amram, and others, celebrating Schuller’s deep effect…
Recital: Carla Fortmann '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. Carla Fortmann '26 MM studies Clarinet with
Andrew Crain Presents: Songs of Love, the Sea, and Love of the Sea
Williams Hall
Andrew Crain, a Tanglewood Festival Chorus tenor, performs a recital of English art songs by Britten, Elgar, Ireland, Quilter and more, accompanied by Handel & Haydn Society associate conductor and principal keyboardist Ian Watson, and by Boston Symphony Orchestra second horn and NEC faculty member Rachel Childers. Admission is free.
A Far Cry Presents: Lineage
Jordan Hall
Curated by Crier Miki Cloud Lineage traces a line through history, family, and transformation. This is a program about what remains true within the histories we don’t just recall, but build on. We begin with Georg Muffat’s Passacaglia, a baroque masterpiece built on unceasing variation—a musical form that grounds the listener even as it evolves. Lembit Beecher…
