Performances + Events
Voice
Faculty Recital: Michael Meraw, Baritone, and Leonardo Ciampa, Piano
Jordan Hall
Baritone Michael Meraw and guest artist Leonardo Ciampa present an evening of art songs by Tosti and Donaudy. Also on the program is an original composition by Ciampa. The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click t...
Liederabend LXXIX
Williams Hall
The Liederabend — literally, "evening of song" — dates back to the 1800s, when musicians and lovers of music would gather at someone's home, and one or more singers and a pianist would perform the songs of composers of the day. In the field of classical music, these songs are referred to as "art songs," and the German art songs are called "Lieder.&q...
NEC Vocal Arts Presents: The Undergraduate Showcase
Williams Hall
The NEC Vocal Arts community warmly invites you to attend this showcase of our undergraduate voice students. Each semester, first- and second-year undergraduate voice majors prepare and perform a variety of song repertoire in public showcase events. In addition to growing their skills in music and interpretive preparation, students learn to put into practice the skills of public sp...
NEC Vocal Arts Presents: The Undergraduate Showcase
Williams Hall
The NEC Vocal Arts community warmly invites you to attend this showcase of our undergraduate voice students. Each semester, first- and second-year undergraduate voice majors prepare and perform a variety of song repertoire in public showcase events. In addition to growing their skills in music and interpretive preparation, students learn to put into practice the skills of public sp...
NEC Opera: Perkins Scenes 2 | Night 1
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
Enjoy an evening of scenes in the intimate setting of NEC's Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre. These concerts display the work that goes on daily in NEC's Opera Program, as faculty prepare student singers for performing careers. Perkin Opera Scenes at NEC appear under the generous sponsorship of longtime NEC supporter Winifred Perkin Gray and the Perkin Fund.
NEC Opera: Perkins Scenes 2 | Night 2
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
Enjoy an evening of scenes in the intimate setting of NEC's Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre. These concerts display the work that goes on daily in NEC's Opera Program, as faculty prepare student singers for performing careers. Perkin Opera Scenes at NEC appear under the generous sponsorship of longtime NEC supporter Winifred Perkin Gray and the Perkin Fund.
Song and Verse: March
Burnes Hall
Inaugurated in the fall of 2020, the Song and Verse recital series provides a platform for undergraduate singers at NEC to experience the unique and invigorating process of song preparation and performance — creating interpretations, building performance skills, and forging intellectual and musical connections with a wide literature. Working closely with Vocal Arts...
Faculty Recital: Tanya Blaich, Piano, and Laura Choi Stuart, Soprano | Rituals
Jordan Hall
Today’s program reveals three perspectives on the touchstones that ground and orient our lives. Through the songs of Ives, Hahn, and Bolcom, we explore the rituals of community, pleasure, and home thatmake up our days, and eventually our lives. Death is always present at the edges of these songs, bringing attention and urgency to the present moment. But the recognition that s...
Liederabend LXXX
Williams Hall
The Liederabend — literally, "evening of song" — dates back to the 1800s, when musicians and lovers of music would gather at someone's home, and one or more singers and a pianist would perform the songs of composers of the day. In the field of classical music, these songs are referred to as "art songs," and the German art songs are called "Lieder.&...
Institute for Concert Artists Showcase
Jordan Hall
The Institute for Concert Artists at NEC is home to a group of extraordinary musicians poised to launch significant careers. Performers in this highly selective two-year program pursue the Conservatory’s prestigious Artist Diploma through reci...
Liederabend LXXXI
Williams Hall
The Liederabend — literally, "evening of song" — dates back to the 1800s, when musicians and lovers of music would gather at someone's home, and one or more singers and a pianist would perform the songs of composers of the day. In the field of classical music, these songs are referred to as "art songs," and the German art songs are called "Lieder.&q...
NEC Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro | Night 1
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
The NEC Opera Department presents Mozart's classic comic opera, Le Nozze di Figaro, conducted by Robert Tweten and directed by Joshua Major. To watch a live stream of this event, click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page. ...
NEC Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro | Night 2
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
The NEC Opera Department presents Mozart's classic comic opera, Le Nozze di Figaro, conducted by Robert Tweten and directed by Joshua Major. To watch a live stream of this event, click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page. ...
NEC Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro | Night 3
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
The NEC Opera Department presents Mozart's classic comic opera, Le Nozze di Figaro, conducted by Robert Tweten and directed by Joshua Major. To watch a live stream of this event, click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page. ...
NEC Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro | Night 4
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
The NEC Opera Department presents Mozart's classic comic opera, Le Nozze di Figaro, conducted by Robert Tweten and directed by Joshua Major. To watch a live stream of this event, click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page. ...
Song and Verse: April
Burnes Hall
Inaugurated in the fall of 2020, the Song and Verse recital series provides a platform for undergraduate singers at NEC to experience the unique and invigorating process of song preparation and performance — creating interpretations, building performance skills, and forging intellectual and musical connections with a wide literature. Working closely with Vocal Arts...
Liederabend LXXXII
Williams Hall
The Liederabend — literally, "evening of song" — dates back to the 1800s, when musicians and lovers of music would gather at someone's home, and one or more singers and a pianist would perform the songs of composers of the day. In the field of classical music, these songs are referred to as "art songs," and the German art songs are called "Lieder.&q...
Institute for Concert Artists Recital: Jingdan Dani Zhang, Soprano | Journey from Longing to Belonging
Jordan Hall
The Institute for Concert Artists at NEC is home to a group of extraordinary musicians poised to launch significant careers across a diverse spectrum of genres, including classical (instrumental and vocal), jazz, world and cross-cultural music, inte...
