Performances + Events
Performances + Events
NEC requires tickets for each concert in Jordan Hall for the 2025-26 season. Tickets can be obtained digitally on each individual event page only.
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Performances + Events
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Events calendar
Recital: Joy Chen '25 GD, Piano
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 that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Joy Chen '25 GD studies Piano with
Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra Presents: Resilience
Jordan Hall
Join us on November 23, 2025 at 3PM in NEC’s Jordan Hall for an unforgettable afternoon of music that honors the enduring strength of the human spirit. Conducted by Julius P. Williams, this powerful concert explores the theme of resilience through a compelling program that traverses loss, courage, survival, and hope. We are honored to feature two exceptional soloists: Susan Hagen, …
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.
Recital: Colin Merkovsky '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. Colin Merkovsky '26 MM studies Clarinet with
CANCELLED Faculty Recital: Shostakovich – Weilerstein Duo with Leland Ko and Sara LeMesh
Jordan Hall
Due to travelling issues by the vocalist, this recital has been cancelled. The Weilerstein Duo join soprano Sara LeMesh and cellist Leland Ko '24 AD for an all-Shostakovich program. The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the R…
Song and Verse: An Evening of German Lieder
Williams Hall
Inaugurated in the fall of 2020, the Song and Verse recital series provides a platform for undergraduate singers at NEC to experience the unique and invigorating process of song preparation and performance—creating interpretations, building performance skills, and forging intellectual and musical connections with a wide literature. Working closely…
Jazz Small Ensembles: Frank Carlberg and Robert Nieske
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
At the end of each semester, NEC's Jazz ensemble cap off their studies with a performance that showcases the musicianship and growth of our students. Tonight's program highlights ensembles led by legendary jazz artists and educators Frank Carlberg and Robert Nieske.
Joint Faculty Recital: Cameron Stowe + Corey Gaudreau | Homage: Works Inspired by Legendary Singers
Jordan Hall
The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page and enter the NEC Community streaming password on the video window labeled “NEC-Produced Stream” when prompted.
NEC Saxophone Ensemble
Jordan Hall
The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page and enter the NEC Community streaming password on the video window labeled “NEC-Produced Stream” when prompted.
BEMF Chamber Opera Series Presents: Francesco Provenzale: Stellidaura's Revenge
Jordan Hall
A courtly love triangle is torn apart by violent passions in this sultry romp! When her beloved is shot by a jealous rival, Stellidaura is out for REVENGE! Provenzale was a hugely influential figure in Neapolitan opera and he wrote his zany tragicomedy to be performed at a prince's summer palazzo in 1674. Breathtaking laments combine with lively tarantellas to produce a wildly enter…
