Performances + Events
Events calendar
Accessible Music Education: Reaching and Teaching Every Student
Prevost Room or Virtual
As our students’ learning schemes become more diverse, including all learners becomes increasingly challenging. Accessible Music Education provides strategies that combine evidence-based practices from music education, special education, and general education to help music educators reach and teach every student, including students who identify as neurodivergent and students with disabili...
Celebrity Series of Boston Presents: Danish String Quartet
Jordan Hall
It’s always a pleasure to welcome the Danish String Quartet to our stages. Over three previous appearances, they have captivated audiences with thoughtfully curated programs, peerless ensemble playing, and the unmistakable warmth and camaraderie that come from more than two decades of performing together. Multiple price points available, visit the
NEC Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra: Music of Anthony Braxton
Jordan Hall
Tonight, Anthony Braxton will present his music for a large ensemble in collaboration with the NEC Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra, coached by Frank Carlberg. JCWO features students enrolled in the NEC Jazz Composition program, providing a chance to workshop original music, lea...
Piano Seminar: Marilyn Nonken
Keller Room
Join us for a special seminar featuring pianist Marilyn Nonken, hosted by the NEC Piano Department.
Chamber Music Showcase | April 23 | 8 p.m.
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Nova Festival
Bower Stage (Dining Commons)
NEC Students are invited to attend this special event hosted by this year's Nova Fellows! Celebrate the end of the school year with your fellow students in the dining commons with food, games, and l...
NEC Prep: String Training Orchestra 8:00 & 9:00, Preparatory String Orchestra 8:30
Jordan Hall
Join us for the String Training Orchestra and Preparatory String Orchestra Concerts!
Borromeo String Quartet Guest Artist Award Concert
Jordan Hall
One of the Borromeo String Quartet's most loved activities in their residency at New England Conservatory is the audition process to select the winners of the Guest Artist Awards. They greatly enjoy the week of collaboration in which every student who has entered the competition has a session playing and working together with the quartet. Working with all these students and affording speci...
NEC Piano Department Concert No. 3: Scarlatti Sonatas
Williams Hall
Each year, NEC's Piano Department marks an anniversary or celebrates a composer known for piano works. Students from the College and Preparatory School are then chosen to perform. This year, there will be six concerts centering on Domenico Scarlatti's Piano Sonatas. Tonight is the third of these six performances. This concert series will span three years and cover all 500 Scarlatti...
