Events calendar
CEB Dialogue Cafe: Our Bodies
Center for CEB, SB 203
Our Bodies: We will explore the socio-cultural implications of reproductive rights, Transgender and LGBTQIA+ Rights, and access to healthcare. The goal of the CEB Dialogue Cafe is to learn how to hold brave dialogue using story, through difficult topics while holding space for differing perspectives. We will use talking circle techniques that focus on storytelling with deep listening, a...
First & Second Year Undergraduate Voice Showcase
Williams Hall
First and Second Year Undergraduate Voice Majors perform a variety of song repertoire in a Liederabend setting. 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 “Performer Self-Stre...
Let's Talk! Lunch & Learns – Let's Talk About Race
Center for Cultural Equity and Belonging (CEB, SB 203)
How to navigate conversations about race, ethnicity, and nationality in the classroom (and beyond), and how the various components of our socio-cultural identities play a role in how we might approach dialogue. Bring your lunch and enjoy flowering tea in CEB. Helpful dialogue strategies will be shared and practiced at each session, and there will be an opportunity to bring real-li...
Boston Early Music Festival Presents: Venice Baroque Orchestra
Jordan Hall
A Venetian Duel of Bows: Music of Vivaldi, Tartini, Veracini, and Locatelli Thrill to a program of audacious theatricality from the four musketeers of the Venetian Baroque—Vivaldi, Veracini, Tartini, and Locatelli—as the Venice Baroque Orchestra and violinist Chouchane Siranossian imagine a “battle of the bows” among these celebrated masters. On this battlefield, ...
Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College Presents: Wind Ensemble & Symphony Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Hop on TourWind Ensemble & Symphony Orchestra live at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall The two ensembles join forces at the storied Boston hall to premiere new works and celebrate music greats. The evening's program features Mexican works, including the premiere of Rodrigo Martinez Torres' Onda Tropical and the US premiere of Omar Arellano&...
CEB Dialogue Cafe: Open Session – Role of the Artist in Society
Center for CEB, SB 203
Open Session: Role of the Artist in Society A space to share your thoughts openly about socio-cultural issues we face in the world around us, and think through the role of the artist amidst an ever-changing world. This session will be a time to discuss any topic that participants would like to speak through. The goal of the CEB Dialogue Cafe is to learn how to hold brave dialogue...
André Laplante Piano Master Class
Williams Hall
André Laplante presents a master class featuring students from the NEC piano studios. André Laplante, who in 2005 was honored to be named an Officer of the Order of Canada, garnered international attention after winning prizes at the Geneva and Sydney international piano competitions, then capturing the silver medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Critic...
Ubuntu Dialogue Dinner: Peace and Violence in a Tumultous World
Burnes Hall
What constitutes violence? Is violence just physical harm? What constitutes peace? If there is peace, can injustice still exist? Who defines violence? Who defines the narrative or tells the story? What does violence mean to different communities? What does peace mean to various communities (from the personal to local, to the national and global)? What does peace mean to you? Is peace safety?
A Far Cry Presents: Last Dance
Jordan Hall
Drawing on styles from across the globe, Last Dance delivers a rhythmic assortment of dance-inspired classical compositions. Feel the groove of Golijov’s Last Round, written as an homage to tango legend Astor Piazzolla; Weston’s Juba for Strings, celebrating the music and dance birthed from the African diaspora; Wijeratne’s contemporary/classical mashup Two Pop Songs on Antiqu...