Monday, November 2, 20267:30 PM

Jordan Hall

A celebration of the grand traditions circling one of our important European peer institutions, the Liszt Academy in Budapest. Star violin alum Tessa Lark will return to the Jordan Hall stage to explore music with folk roots from the great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. Taking Bartók’s example as intrepid musical explorer, Tessa and distinguished faculty members Eden MacAd...

Tuesday, November 3, 20262:00 PM

Pierce Hall

Musicians striving to deepen audience engagement in musical performance can benefit from exploring theatre, dance, and visual art forms. Collaborating across disciplines and incorporating extramusical elements into the creative process often results in deeper connections to the music and audiences. Collaborative performance artist C. Neil Parsons has built a career as A) a Musician, B) an Actor...

Tuesday, November 3, 20267:30 PM

Jordan Hall

New England Conservatory celebrates the centennial anniversaries of American composers Earle Brown and Morton Feldman, with special guest Christian Wolff. NEC faculty Stephen Drury created the Callithumpian Consort in the belief that new music should be an exciting adventure shared by performers and listeners alike, and that the brand-new masterpieces of...

Wednesday, November 4, 20267:30 PM

Jordan Hall

David Loebel leads the NEC Philharmonia in a program highlighting music from Eastern Europe, including Requiem Fragments (2008) by NEC's Kati Agócs. The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch t...

Thursday, November 5, 20268:00 PM

Brown Hall

Join NEC for a conversation about Notes of Deception, the remarkable true story of four young musicians connected to New England Conservatory and the Klezmer Conservatory Band who traveled to the Soviet Union in 1985 and found themselves caught in a dangerous encounter with the KGB. Author and NEC alumna Merryl Goldberg ’81 w...

Friday, November 6, 202610:00 AM

Keller Room

Join us for a session on Domenico Scarlatti's Sonatas with Eliot Fisk, hosted by the NEC Piano Department. World-renowned guitarist and NEC faculty member Eliot Fisk discusses music by Domenico Scarlatti. The session will include coaching of NEC students performing Scarlatti's music on the mod...

Friday, November 6, 20267:30 PM

Jordan Hall

This program traces a century of American musical imagination through works shaped by text, narrative, and the human voice. Anthony De Ritis opens the evening with Jiggedy Jingle Jaunty, a sharp, playful take on rhythmic motion. Followed by Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, a portrait of memory and place drawn from James Agee’s prose. After intermission, BMOP plays selectio...

Friday, November 6, 20267:30 PM

Williams Hall

Join the Undergraduate Opera Studio for an evening of opera's greatest scenes. Chock-filled with tragedy and comedy, these short scenes are perfect for aficionados and newbies alike! The Undergraduate Opera Studio (UGOS) is a unique, auditioned program at NEC exclusively for undergraduate voice majors who have successfully completed their first-year promotional exam. Designed as an ...

Friday, November 6, 20268:30 PM

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.   Hao Tian '27 BM studies Contemporary Musical A...

Saturday, November 7, 20267:30 PM

Williams Hall

Join the Undergraduate Opera Studio for an evening of opera's greatest scenes. Chock-filled with tragedy and comedy, these short scenes are perfect for aficionados and newbies alike! The Undergraduate Opera Studio (UGOS) is a unique, auditioned program at NEC exclusively for undergraduate voice majors who have successfully completed their first-year promotional exam. Designed as an ...