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Contemporary Musical Arts

Jordan Hall

The Contemporary Musical Arts program will celebrate Gunther Schuller’s 100th birthday with a concert focusing on how his daringly inclusive musical and educational vision transformed NEC into a global artistic musical scene. Schuller's legacy, carried forward from the 1970s through the early 2000s by our emeritus chair,

Pierce 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.   Stella Sokolowski '25 MM studies Contemporary Musical Arts with...

Eben Jordan Ensemble Room

Tonight you’ll hear performances from the Songwriters Workshop, Persian Music, and Indie/Punk/Art Rock Ensembles. ...

Eben Jordan Ensemble Room

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. ...

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. ...