Wednesday, September 24, 20257:30 PM

Jordan Hall

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Monday, September 29, 20257:30 PM

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. ...

Wednesday, October 8, 20257:30 PM

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...

Thursday, October 16, 20257:30 PM

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...

Wednesday, October 22, 20257:30 PM

Jordan Hall

This event's live stream 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 in the video window labeled “NEC-Produced Stream” when prompted. ...

Wednesday, October 29, 20257:30 PM

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. ...

Wednesday, November 5, 20257:30 PM

Jordan Hall

David Loebel leads the NEC Philharmonia and NEC Symphonic Choir in a concert featuring Lili Boulanger's Psaume 150 (Du fond de l'abîme), Debussy's Nocturnes, the Poulenc Gloria, and Mozart's "Paris" Symphony....

Wednesday, November 12, 20257:30 PM

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...

Saturday, November 15, 20256:00 PM

Jordan Hall

Join us on Saturday, November 15 for a daylong celebration of the NEC Preparatory School’s 75th anniversary, featuring master classes, panel discussions, and an evening concert in Jordan Hall. The 75th Anniversary Celebration Concert will bring together current students, faculty, and alumni in performances that highlight Prep’s rich legacy and vibrant future. ...

Monday, November 17, 20257:30 PM

Brown Hall

Led by director Guy Fishman, the Baroque Orchestra is the featured ensemble of the The Pratt Early Music Program of NEC, which provides students with the opportunity to study early music and historically-informed performance with experts in the field. Members of the Baroque Orchestra also per...

Wednesday, November 19, 20257:30 PM

Jordan Hall

This performance is part of the NEC Festival, which will celebrate the legacy of Gunther Schuller, president of NEC between 1967 and 1977 with a week-long series of concerts and discussions. In addition to reflecting on his work as a composer, conductor and scholar, the legacy of Gunther Schuller’s influence on NEC will be demonstrated through a range of collaborative presentations.

Friday, November 21, 20258:00 PM

Jordan Hall

This special event includes live performances, recorded audio, projected images, and commentary featuring Gunther Schuller and others, celebrating Schuller’s deep effect on numerous musicians and path of 20th and 21st century music. The concert will feature performances by pianists Ran Blake, Fred Hersch '77, Randall Hodgkinson '76, '80 MM, '82 AD, and Christopher O...

Wednesday, December 10, 20257:30 PM

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. ...

Tuesday, December 16, 20258:00 PM

Brown Hall

NEC’s conducting students have ascended to some of the world’s most auspicious podiums, and here is your chance to see and hear them as they begin their careers.  Clancy Ellis '26 GD,  Jherrard Hardeman '25 GD, and Timothy Ren '25 MM conduct Jessie Montgomery's Starburst, Haydn&#...

Thursday, February 12, 20267:30 PM

Jordan Hall

Tonight, Anthony Braxton will present his music for a large ensemble in collaboration with the NEC Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra, coached by Frank Carlberg. The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the “Streaming Ac...

Thursday, February 26, 20267:30 PM

Jordan Hall

The NEC Jazz Orchestra, Ken Schaphorst director, presents a program of the music of Randy Weston and Melba Liston, Randy Weston’s arranger and collaborator for decades.  Together they created legendary recordings such as Little Niles and Uhuru Afrika. The concert will includ...

Thursday, April 16, 20267:30 PM

Jordan Hall

In celebration of the 100th birthday of Miles Davis, the NEC Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Ken Schaphorst will performed music from throughout Davis' illustrious career, including Boplicity, Miles Ahead, Milestones, Nardis, and Petit Machins.