Performances + Events
Events calendar
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: Youth Chorale, Chamber Chorus, and Children’s Choir
Jordan Hall
Join us for the Youth Chorale, Chamber Chorus, and Children's Choir Concert!
NEC Prep: Piano Seminar Recitals
Keller Room
Join us for the NEC Prep Piano Seminar Recitals, where students from our piano seminars share the culmination of a semester’s work. These performances showcase their growth through shared learning and peer feedback in a supportive, musical community.
Handel + Haydn Society Presents: Baroque Christmas
Jordan Hall
"Deck the halls with Bach and the brilliance of the Baroque! Celebrate the season with the H+H Orchestra, Chorus, and Resident Conductor Scott Allen Jarrett as they bring you music that overflows with joy and “crackles with spirit” (The Arts Fuse). The holidays shine even brighter with jubilant works by the harmonious duo J.S. Bach and his cousin J.L. Bach, alongside the sparkl...
Piano Master Class: Fred Hersch
Williams Hall
A member of jazz’s piano pantheon, Fred Hersch has been an influential creative force over more than three decades as an improviser, composer, educator, bandleader, collaborator, and recording artist. He has been proclaimed “the most arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over the last decade” by Vanity Fair and “a living legend” by The New Yorker.&#...
Recital: Carla Fortmann '26 MM, Clarinet
Burnes Hall
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Carla Fortmann '26 MM studies Clarinet with
BSO Prelude: "What I Hear" featuring Andrew Norman
Brown Hall
A collaboration between the Boston Symphony Orchestra and New England Conservatory, "What I Hear" is a series of free hour-long events at NEC meant to introduce audiences to composers being featured in a BSO concert taking place later in the same evening. These composer-curated chamber music programs feature performances by Conservatory students and include conversations betwee...
NEC Prep: String Repertory Orchestra and Junior Repertory Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Join us for the String Repertory Orchestra and Junior Repertory Orchestra Concert!
Celebrity Series of Boston Presents: What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow: Songs from My Fair Lady, Camelot, and Brigadoon: Lerner & Loewe’s Greatest Hits
Jordan Hall
Songs from My Fair Lady, Camelot, and Brigadoon: Lerner & Loewe’s Greatest Hits Rob Kapilow illuminates the enduring appeal of Lerner & Loewe’s classic Broadway musicals in his engaging What Makes It Great? format. Known for his insightful, entertaining style, Kapilow breaks down musical highlights from i...
Chamber Music Showcase | December 2 | 5 p.m.
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 h...
