Performances + Events
Concert
Chamber Music Showcase (5)
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they...
Chamber Music Showcase (6)
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they...
Chamber Music Showcase (7)
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they...
Chamber Music Showcase (8)
Brown Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they...
Jazz Small Ensembles: Coleman Early Jazz, McBee, and Carlberg
Eben Jordan Hall
At the end of each semester, the Department of Jazz Studies showcases small ensembles that span the full spectrum of jazz. Tonight's lineup includes: 5 p.m. Coleman Early Jazz7 p.m. Cecil McBee8 p.m. Frank Carlberg 19 p.m. Frank Carlberg 2 Each ensemble brings its own unique interpretation of jazz, offering a diverse program that celebrates i...
Chamber Music Showcase (9)
Brown Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they...
NEC Conductors' Choir
Burnes Hall
The graduate students in the studio of Erica J. Washburn conduct their favorite short choral works in their farewell NEC concert. 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 ...
Chamber Music Showcase (10)
Williams Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they...
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...
Chamber Music Showcase (11)
Williams Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they...
Jazz Small Ensembles: Afro-Latin
Eben Jordan Hall
At the end of each semester, the Department of Jazz Studies showcases small ensembles that span the full spectrum of jazz. Tonight's lineup includes: 8:30 p.m. Afro-Latin Each ensemble brings its own unique interpretation of jazz, offering a diverse program that celebrates its rich history and evolving sound. ...
Chamber Music Showcase (12)
Williams Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they...
Jazz Small Ensembles: Nieske and Palmer
Eben Jordan Hall
At the end of each semester, the Department of Jazz Studies showcases small ensembles that span the full spectrum of jazz. Tonight's lineup includes: 7 p.m. Bob Nieske 18 p.m. Bob Nieske 29 p.m. Jason Palmer Each ensemble brings its own unique interpretation of jazz, offering a diverse program that celebrates its rich history and evolving sound. ...
NEC Philharmonia + Hugh Wolff: Tan Dun, Dvořák, Stravinsky
Jordan Hall
Hugh Wolff and the NEC Philharmonia close the 2024-2025 season with a concert featuring Tan Dun's Fanfare Overture, Dvořák's Cello Concerto in B Minor, and Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps. The soloist for the Dvořák is Jonah Kernis '25, winner of the NEC Lower String Concerto Competition. ...
CMA Spring Ensemble Festival Part 1
Eben Jordan Hall
The Department of Contemporary Musical Arts presents part 1 of its Spring Ensemble Festival, with performances by the Interdisciplinary, Songwriters Workshop, and R&B ensembles. Part 2 will be presented on May 4. ...
An Evening of Sonata Duos
Burnes Hall
The Instrumental Duo Repertoire class, instructed by Pei-Shan Lee, coaches pianists and instrumentalists in the art of duo playing, exploring the rich and profound sonata repertoire. A culmination of the semester's work, this concert includes performances of selective movements from some of the most popular duo sonatas by Beethoven, Weber, Fauré, Brahms, and Shostakovich. ...
Malcolm Peyton Composer Residency Concert
Jordan Hall
NEC's Composition Department presents its annual Malcolm Peyton Composer Residency with artists Ingrid Laubrock and Ikue Mori. At tonight’s performance, we celebrate the legacy of Malcolm Peyton who passed away in January 2025. A beloved pedagogue, Peyton joined the NEC faculty in 1965 teaching both composition and music theory. He served ...
String Training Orchestras & Preparatory Training Orchestra 8:30 AM Concert
Jordan Hall
String Training Orchestra 8:00 AMConducted by Peter Jarvis String Training Orchestra 9:00 AMConducted by Peter Jarvis Preparatory String Orchestra 8:30 AMConducted by Marta Zurad ...
CMA All-day Spring Ensemble Festival
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
Celebrate spring with a festival of Contemporary Musical Arts Ensembles, featuring music, food, and dance all day long! 11:00 a.m. Middle Eastern (Mal Barsamian)11:50 a.m. Joe Morris12:40 p.m. Mande West African (Balla Kouyate)2:00 p.m.Colombian (Lautaro Mantilla)3:00 p.m. indie.punk.art
Chamber Music Showcase (13)
Pierce Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they...
First Monday at Jordan Hall: May
Jordan Hall
Join us as we celebrate 40 years of First Mondays, curated by Artistic Director Laurence Lesser. Programs feature well-loved classics and new compositions, performed by some of the finest chamber musicians in the world, free and open to all. First Mondays are fresh and full of imaginative pairings of well-loved classics and new works, performed in one of the fine...
Chirp: NEC's Music Technology Showcase 4
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
New England Conservatory students electrify the Black Box Theater during Chirp, a multi-night music technology performance series showcasing live electronic music and cutting-edge music tech. ...
Tuesday Night New Music 10
Jordan Hall
The newest works from the next generation of composers. Tuesday Night New Music, a student-run, faculty-supervised concert series, was founded in the early 90s by Lee Hyla. It offers audiences the opportunity to hear the music of current New England Conservatory composition students, performed by their peers. This year the series is directed ...
Chirp: NEC's Music Technology Showcase 5
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
New England Conservatory students electrify the Black Box Theater during Chirp, a multi-night music technology performance series showcasing live electronic music and cutting-edge music tech. ...
Chirp: NEC's Music Technology Showcase 6
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
New England Conservatory students electrify the Black Box Theater during Chirp, a multi-night music technology performance series showcasing live electronic music and cutting-edge music tech. ...
Baroque Ensembles Concert
Brown Hall
Friday Baroque EnsemblePreparatory Baroque EnsembleBaroque Chamber Orchestra Conducted by Aldo Abreu ...
Junior/String/Youth Repertory Orchestra Concert
Jordan Hall
Junior Repertory OrchestraConducted by Adam Grossman String Repertory OrchestraConducted by Cynthia Woods Youth Repertory OrchestraConducted by Cynthia Woods ...
NEC Prep: CHIPS Showcase
Jordan Hall
Please join us for the first of two NEC Prep Chamber Music Intensive Performance Seminar (CHIPS) showcases! ...
String Chamber Orchestra & Preparatory String Orchestra 10:30 Concert
Jordan Hall
String Chamber OrchestraConducted by Peter Jarvis Preparatory String Orchestra 10:30Conducted by Marta Zurad ...
Youth Jazz Orchestra Concert
Brown Hall
Youth Jazz OrchestraLed by Bob Nieske & Jeffrey Leonard ...
NEC Prep: CHIPS Showcase
Jordan Hall
Please join us for the second of two NEC Prep Chamber Music Intensive Performance Seminar (CHIPS) showcases! ...
