Performances + Events
Events calendar
NEC Chamber Singers | Great Music for a Great Space: Beyond Boundaries and Borders
Jordan Hall
The NEC Chamber Singers, conducted by Erica J. Washburn, present their opening concert – a program of works which focus on stories and texts addressing refugee issues and awareness, police brutality and its outcomes, victim recognition, and more. The live stream of this event is available to...
First Monday at Jordan Hall: December
Jordan Hall
First Monday closes the fall season with a festive program, celebrating Boston’s baroque community. New viola faculty member Wenting Kang and BSO violinist and NEC alumna Julianne Lee join for Mozart’s beloved Sinfonia Concertante, arranged for string sextet by
Sara Serpa in Concert with Matt Mitchell
Williams Hall
Acclaimed vocalist Sara Serpa with visionary pianist Matt Mitchell present an evening of bold, boundary-pushing music. Their collaboration blends Serpa's ethereal voice with Mitchell's masterful harmonic landscapes that defy genre and ignite the imagination.
NEC Jazz Orchestra | Dreamkeeper, Music of Carla Bley
Jordan Hall
Under the direction of Ken Schaphorst, the NEC Jazz Orchestra presents music composed and arranged by Carla Bley, including Awful Coffee. Greasy Gravy, On the Stage in Stages, and Setting Calvin's Waltz. The live stream of this event is available to N...
Undergraduate Opera Seminar: Opera Scenes
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
NEC's Undergraduate Opera Seminar (UGOS) presents two performances of their scenes program. Michael Meraw is artistic director. 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 Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra
Brown Hall
NEC's Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra features the music of NEC students performed by their peers, under the direction of Frank Carlberg. 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 stream...
Contemporary Musical Arts Small Ensemble Festival
Eben Jordan Hall
Celebrate the season with a festival of Contemporary Musical Arts Ensembles, featuring music, food, and dance all day long! You’ll hear performances by the Ted Reichman and Anthony Coleman ensembles along with our Chorino, Irish, Early Jazz, Contemporary Vocal, West African, and World Music groups.
NEC Chamber Orchestra: Strauss, Mozart, Weinberg
Jordan Hall
The NEC Chamber Orchestra was created to provide the students with an opportunity to apply the principals of chamber music in a small orchestral setting. The participants are chosen by audition at the beginning of the academic year and remain together throughout. As the ensemble rehearses and performs without a conductor, leadership responsibilities are rotated for every work perform...
NEC Festival: Chamber Music + Sonatas: Schuller and the Spirit of Collaboration
Jordan Hall
Enjoy a special evening of chamber music curated by Ken Schaphorst and Ara Gregorian.—This performance is part of the NEC Festival, which will celebrate the legacy of...
