Performances + Events
Events calendar
NEC Philharmonia + Hugh Wolff: Mahler, Ravel
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.
Sonata Night 58
Burnes Hall
Under the direction of NEC faculty pianist Pei-Shan Lee, Sonata Night is an evening of piano-instrumental masterworks featuring collaborative pianists in partnership with their instrumental colleagues. Sonata, a musical term of several meanings, is used here to signify a duo form of equal par...
NEC Lab Orchestra + Graduate Student Conductors
Brown Hall
NEC’s conducting students have ascended to some of the world’s most auspicious podiums, and here is your chance to see and hear them as they begin their careers. Clancy Ellis '26 GD, Jherrard Hardeman '25 GD, and Timothy Ren '25 MM conduct Jessie Montgomery's Starburst, Haydn&#...
NEC Trombone Choir
Burnes Hall
NEC's Trombone Choir, directed by James Markey, performs a concert. 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 ...
Tuesday Night New Music 3
Burnes Hall
The newest works from the next generation of composers. Tuesday Night New Music, a student-run, faculty-supervised concert series, was founded in the early 90s by Lee Hyla. It offers audiences the opportunity to hear the music of current New England Conservatory composition students, performed by their peers. This year the series is directed ...
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 and others, celebrating Schuller’s deep effect on numerous musicians and path of 20th and 21st century music. The concert will feature performances by pianists Ran Blake, Fred Hersch '77, Randall Hodgkinson '76, '80 MM, '82 AD, and Christopher O...
NEC Opera: Jonathan Dove’s “Flight”
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
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 Composers' Series: John and Arlene Heiss Residency Concert – Lamnth
Jordan Hall
The 2025-2026 NEC Composers' Series kicks off with a concert of world premieres for Lamnth, Boston's vibrant violin and cimbalom duo founded in 2023 by Lilit Hartunian and Nicholas Tolle. Lamnth are the John and Arlene Heiss Guest Artists-in-Residence in 2025, and this concert follows on from a previous residency in April in which the ensemble presented a masterclass to the NEC commun...
Recital: Youngji Choi '25 GD, Violin
Brown 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. Youngji Choi '25 GD studies Violin with
Contemporary Musical Arts Open House: Improvisation, Songwriting, Klezmer
Eben Jordan Ensemble Hall
Join CMA college and extended education faculty for some introductory workshops on rhythm and improvisation, songwriting, Klezmer music, and more. Bring your instruments, your voices, and your ears and prepare to jump in. Everyone is welcome, so bring your family and friends – no previous experience is necessary! Stick around for a student-led Open Mic session at 7pm.
