Friday, February 9, 20247:30 PM

Jordan Hall

We admire the grand vision of immigrating to Mars, but also love this vibrant blue planet. Although in the vastness of the universe, it is just a speck of dust, and human civilization's history is but a fleeting moment. Yet, in our even shorter lives, the stars and seas on Earth, the mountains, rivers, the changing seasons, the blooming and withering cycle of nature, every person and cultur...

Monday, February 5, 20248:00 PM

Williams Hall

[nec]shivaree, the NEC Avant-Garde Ensemble directed by NEC faculty Stephen Drury, is the attack wing of NEC's new music program, performing the modern, the new, and the avant-garde. Sounds are provided by such composers as John Cage, Steve Reich, Morton Feldman, George Crumb, Galina Ustvolskaya, and Giacinto Scelsi. The players of [nec]shivaree have worked with composers John Zorn, Jo...