Performances + Events
Events calendar
Recital: Hojung Kwon '26 GD, Violin
Williams 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. Hojung Kwon '26 GD studies Violin with Paul Biss. Th...
Recital: Jingyao Zhou '26 MM, Bass
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. Jingyao Zhou '26 MM studies Voice with Ricardo L. Lugo Gar...
Recital: Zoe Schramm '26 MM, Clarinet
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. Zoe Schramm '26 MM studies Clarinet with Christopher Elchico.
Recital: Mark Andrew Valdes '26 MM, Jazz Drums
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. Mark Andrew Valdes '26 MM studies Jazz Drums with Nasheet ...
John McNeil's Teaching of Jazz Improvisation with Co-author Ryan Nielsen
Williams Hall
Join NEC Alum Ryan Nielsen for a discussion on the book The Classroom Guide to Jazz Improvisation, written by John McNeil and Nielsen and published by Oxford University Press, 2024. The book is an essential resource for music educators and improvisers alike. Drawing on the authors' combined decades of teaching and professional performance experience, this guide demystifies jaz...
NEC Prep: String Training Orchestra 8:00 & 9:00, Preparatory String Orchestra 8:30
Jordan Hall
Join us for the String Training Orchestra and Preparatory String Orchestra Concerts!
Contemporary Musical Arts Presents: Genius on the Charts
Jordan Hall
Rhythm and Blues, Bollywood, Rock, Country, J-Pop, Afro Futurism, and the Great American Songbook are all vast creative musical worlds with brilliant composers and performers whose work stands the test of time. In “Genius on the Charts,” we present our own take on recordings by such artists as Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Kingo Hamada, Sun Ra, Hank Williams, Lata Mangeshkar, D̵...
Undergraduate Opera Studio Presents: Handel's Xerxes | Night 1
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
Join us for the Undergraduate Opera Studio's presentation of Handel's Xerxes. Stage direction by Steven Goldstein. The Undergraduate Opera Studio (UGOS) is a unique, auditioned program at NEC exclusively for undergraduate voice majors who have successfully completed their first-year promotional exam. Designed as an introduction to the art of opera and lyric th...
NEC Honors Ensemble: Nautilus Brass
Jordan Hall
In tonight's concert, Nautilus Brass, coached by Michael Dobrinski performs a selection of works, including a student composition. Each year, an audition committee of professional musicians and faculty selects a few exceptional student ensembles to represent the NEC Honors En...
