Performances + Events
Concert
Chamber Music Showcase | December 7 | 1 p.m.
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 | December 7 | 4 p.m.
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...
An Afternoon of Sonata Duos
Williams 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 Brahms, Franck, and Ravel. ...
Chamber Music Showcase | December 7 | 7 p.m.
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 | December 8 | 5 p.m.
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 Chamber Singers, NEC Symphonic Winds, and Navy Band Northeast | Into the Holidays!
Jordan Hall
It's a holiday celebration at NEC! This family-friendly choral and winds concert features popular holiday tunes, seasonal sweaters, Santa hats, and a singalong. Join us for a festive evening featuring the NEC Chamber Singers, NEC Symphonic Winds, and Navy Band Northeast, led by conductors
NEC New Music Ensemble + Asbury
Burnes Hall
Inaugurated in Fall 2022, NEC's New Music Ensemble performs a program of diverse works conducted by Stefan Asbury. 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...
Jazz Small Ensembles: Coleman, Reichman & Webber
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
At the end of each semester, NEC's Jazz ensemble cap off their studies with a performance that showcases the musicianship and growth of our students. Tonight's program highlights ensembles led by Anthony Coleman, Ted Reichman and Anna Webber. Anthony Coleman's Early Jazz Ensemble explores the music of 1923-1935, focusing on the likes of the Oliver Creole Jazz Band, Jelly R...
CANCELLED: Chamber Music Showcase | December 8 | 8 p.m.
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...
Chamber Music Showcase | December 9 | 5 p.m.
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...
Contemporary Musical Arts Small Ensembles
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
Contemporary Musical Arts kicks off its annual Fall Small Ensembles Festival with groups led by Anthony Coleman and Nima Janmohammadi. Coleman's Open Forum ensemble leads the way at 6:00p, followed by Early Jazz at 7:00p. Janmohammadi's Persian ensemble caps off the night at 8:00p. ...
CMA Small Ensembles: Open Forum and Early Jazz
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
The Contemporary Musical Arts department presents an evening of recitals featuring the Anthony Coleman led Open Forum and Early Jazz ensembles. Anthony Coleman is a composer and avant-garde pianist whose work with John Zorn helped push modern Jewish music into the 21st century. Nima Janmohammadi is a composer, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist deeply engaged in both Persian clas...
Beethoven: Borromeo String Quartet Seminar Recital
Jordan 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 in the Borromeo String Qua...
NEC Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra
Brown Hall
NEC's Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra features the music of NEC students performed by their peers, under the direction of Frank Carlberg. 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 stream...
Chamber Music Showcase | December 10 | 5 p.m.
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...
Liederabend LXXVIII: Songs by Maurice Ravel
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."...
NEC Philharmonia + Hugh Wolff: Handel, Bartók, Beethoven
Jordan Hall
Artist Diploma student Joshua Brown joins the NEC Philharmonia, conducted by Hugh Wolff, in a performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto. Also on the program are Handel's Concerto Grosso in A Minor and the Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta.
NEC Opera: Musical Theater Performance
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
Graduate voice students perform selections from the musical theater cannon. Guest coach and Broadway stage veteran Patty Goble works with the students in preparing for the evening's performances. ...
Jazz Small Ensembles: Afro-Latin, Brazilian and World Rhythms
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
Tonight's Small Jazz Ensemble concert features world music and its impact on jazz. The Brazilian Ensemble, with direction by Caio Afiune, explores music from the early choros of the 19th century, to the music of Tom Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal andGuinga. Mark Walker’s Afro-Latin Ensemble delves into the use of South American and Caribbean rhythms and the works of high-level jazz com...
NEC Conductors' Choir
Burnes Hall
The graduate choral conductors in the studio of Erica J. Washburn conduct a wide-ranging program of music from the 16th to the 21st centuries. ...
Contemporary Musical Arts Fall Ensemble Festival
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
Join the department of Contemporary Musical Arts and discover ensembles that span the globe and the centuries! The Ted Reichman Electronic Ensemble (TREE) is a live electronic music ensemble, creating performance pieces for electronic instruments like laptops, tablets, and synthesizers as well as electroacoustic instruments. Explore Brazil’s “cultural DNA” in the ...
Jazz Small Ensembles
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
At the end of each semester, NEC's Jazz ensemble cap off their studies with a performance that showcases the musicianship and growth of our students. Tonight's program highlights ensembles led by Ted Reichman and Anna Webber. Jorrit Dijkstra’s Jazz Composers ensemble is a workshop-style ensemble where students are invited to write for each other, with attention towards grou...
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, Joseph Bozich '27 GD, and Leonard Bopp '27 GD conduct their orchestral colleagues tonight. The live str...
