Performances + Events
Contemporary Musical Arts
An Artist Discussion with Marc Ribot
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
Marc Ribot (pronounced REE-bow) was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1954. As a teen, he played guitar in various garage bands while studying with his mentor, Haitian classical guitarist and composer Frantz Casseus. After moving to New York City in 1978, Ribot was a member of the soul/punk Realtones, and from 1984 – 1989, of John Lurie's Lounge Lizards. Between 1979 and ...
NEC Contemporary Musical Arts Presents Visionaries and Eccentrics: Ives' Problem Children
Jordan Hall
With his concept of musical transcendentalism, Charles Ives paved the way for a century of experimentation in multiple modes of musical expression. Tonight, CMA students explore the worlds of collage, postmodernism, and other genres of multi-layered music, including rock, jazz, funk, noise, and other contemporary musical art forms, drawing on the music of Brian Wilson, Captain Beefheart, Parlia...
Recital: Agne Giedraityte '25, Contemporary Musical Arts
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. Agne Giedraityte '25 studies Contemporary Musical Arts with
