Performances + Events
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NEC Symphony + Paul Biss: Verdi, Mendelssohn
Paul Biss conducts the NEC Symphony in a performance of Verdi's Overture to "La forza del destino". Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 "Italian", and a concerto whose soloist is the winner of a NEC concerto competition. The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the &...
Liederabend LXXVII
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 Opera: "L'incoronazione di Poppea"
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
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 password on the video window labeled “NEC-Produced Stream” when prompted.
Celebrity Series of Boston Presents: "What Makes It Great?" with Rob Kapilow: The Songs of Simon & Garfunkel
Jordan Hall
Rob Kapilow shines the What Makes It Great? spotlight on Simon & Garfunkel for an illuminating exploration of the duo’s songwriting process and compositional choices. Featuring live performances by two vocalists, Kapilow shares the surprising stories behind iconic hit songs, including “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “The Sound of Silence,”...
NEC Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Winds + Andrew McMahan, William Drury
Jordan Hall
Guest conductor Andrew McMahan and William Drury, NEC's Conductor of Wind Ensembles, lead the NEC Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Winds in a program featuring Kurt Weill's Little Threepenny Music (Kleine Dreigroschenmusik), Husa's Smetana Fanfare, Omar Thomas' ('08 MM) Shenandoah, John Mackey's Aurora Awak...
Recital: Josie Larsen '25 AD, Soprano
Jordan Hall
The Artist Diploma (AD) program is NEC's highest performance program, offering a handful of especially gifted performers the opportunity to deepen and challenge their artistry, broaden their musical perspective, and explore areas of personal and professional growth. AD recitals allow audiences to observe multiple facets of emerging artists. Josie Larsen
Chirp: NEC's Music Technology Showcase 3
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.
Sonata Night 56
Burnes Hall
Under the direction of NEC faculty pianist Pei-Shan Lee, Sonata Night is an evening of piano-instrumental masterworks featuring collaborative pianists in partnership with their instrumental colleagues. Sonata, a musical term of several meanings, is used here to signify a duo form of equal partnership. Sonata Night programming spans a wide range of musical styles and feature...
NEC Honors Ensemble 9
Jordan Hall
Each year, an audition committee of professional musicians and faculty selects a few exceptional student ensembles to represent the NEC Honors Ensemble Program. The ensembles work with a faculty coach and are given an opportunity to perform a spring recital in NEC's Jordan Hall. The members of tonight's Honors Ensemble are TBD The live stream of this event is available...
