Performances + Events
Events calendar
Recital: Abigail Hope-Hull Michaels '25, MM, Oboe
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. Abigail Hope-Hull Michaels '25 MM studies Oboe with
Sonata Class recital
Williams Hall
The NEC Chamber Music Department presents the fruit of the semester's work in a free recital. Led by NEC faculty member Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, student pairs perform individual movements of sonatas from Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Schnittke, Ives, Elgar, Fauré that demonstrate the equal partnering of string player and pianist.
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. Timothy Ren '25 MM and Jherrard Hardeman '25 GD conduct.
NEC Philharmonia + Hugh Wolff: Schoenberg, Bartók, Mahler
Jordan Hall
Pianist Evren Ozel ('25 AD) joins the NEC Philharmonia and conductor Hugh Wolff for Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3. The program opens with Schoenberg's Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene (Accompaniment to a Film Score)...
Liederabend LXXV
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 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 streaming ...
Chamber Music Gala
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 demonstrate the works they h...
NEC New Music Ensemble: Dean, Binna Kim, Gibson, Gandolfi
Burnes Hall
Inaugurated in Fall 2022, NEC's New Music Ensemble performs a program of diverse works. Tonight the New Music Ensemble, conducted by Stefan Asbury, performs Brett Dean's Carlo (1997), Binna Kim's Stacked Emotions (2019), Sarah Gibson's
Recital: Valerie Curd '26 GD, Bassoon
Pierce 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. Valerie Curd '26 GD studies Bassoon with
NEC Chamber Singers, Symphonic Winds, 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
