Performances + Events
Orchestra
NEC Philharmonia + Hugh Wolff: Bacewicz, Shostakovich, Prokofiev
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. ...
NEC Philharmonia + Symphonic Choir | An Evening in Paris
Jordan Hall
David Loebel leads the NEC Philharmonia and NEC Symphonic Choir in a concert featuring Lili Boulanger's Psaume 129 ("Ils m'ont assez opprimé dès ma jeunesse"), Debussy's Nocturnes, the Poulenc Gloria (Rena Maduro, sop...
NEC Chamber Orchestra: Stravinsky & Dvořák
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...
Prep 75: Anniversary Celebration Concert
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 alu...
NEC Baroque Orchestra
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...
NEC Festival: NEC Symphony + David Loebel – Schuller and Stravinsky’s Firebird
Jordan Hall
Among Gunther Schuller’s many important contributions to our musical life was his passionate advocacy of American music of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Composers of that era whom he championed include Charles Ives, Scott Joplin, John Knowles Paine, and one of his predecessors as the leader of NEC, George Whitefield Chadwick.
NEC Festival: Of Reminiscences and Reflections – Celebrating Gunther Schuller’s 100th Birthday
Jordan Hall
This special event includes live performances, recorded audio, projected images, and commentary featuring Gunther Schuller, Charles Peltz, Hankus Netsky, David Amram, and others, celebrating Schuller’s deep effect...
NEC Prep: Preparatory String Orchestra 8:30 & 10:30
Brown Hall
Join us for the Preparatory String Orchestra Concert! ...
NEC Prep: Youth Jazz Orchestra
Brown Hall
Join us for the Youth Jazz Orchestra Concert! ...
NEC Philharmonia + Hugh Wolff: Handel, Bartók, Beethoven
Jordan Hall
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NEC Prep: String Training Orchestra 8:00 & 9:00
Jordan Hall
Join us for the String Training Orchestra Concert! ...
NEC Lab Orchestra + Graduate Student Conductors
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&#...
NEC Prep: Junior Repertory Orchestra and String Chamber Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Join us for the String Repertory Orchestra and Youth Repertory Orchestra Concert! ...
NEC Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra | Music of Anthony Braxton
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...
NEC Jazz Orchestra | African Cookbook: Music of Randy Weston and Melba Liston
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...
NEC Prep: Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Join us for the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra Concert! ...
NEC Prep: String Repertory Orchestra and Junior Repertory Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Join us for the String Repertory Orchestra and Junior Repertory Orchestra Concert! ...
NEC Prep: Youth Repertory Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Join us for the Youth Repertory Orchestra Concert! ...
NEC Jazz Orchestra | Miles Ahead: Miles Davis at 100
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.
NEC Prep: String Training Orchestra 8:00 & 9:00, Preparatory String Orchestra 8:30
Jordan Hall
Join us for the String Training Orchestra and Preparatory String Orchestra Concerts! ...
NEC Prep: String Repertory Orchestra, Junior Repertory Orchestra, Youth Repertory Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Join us for the String Repertory Orchestra, Junior Repertory Orchestra, Youth Repertory Orchestra Concert! ...
NEC Prep: Youth Jazz Orchestra
Brown Hall
Join us for the Youth Jazz Orchestra Concert! ...
NEC Prep: String Chamber Orchestra, Preparatory String Orchestra 10:30
Jordan Hall
Join us for the String Chamber Orchestra and Preparatory String Orchestra Concert! ...
NEC Prep: Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Join us for the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra Concert! ...
