Performances + Events
Events calendar
NEC Festival: Workshop and Lecture/Demonstration with Suzy and Eric Thompson
Eben Jordan Hall
Suzy and Eric Thompson have devoted their lives to the pursuit of weird and obscure old-time American music – warped fiddle tunes in odd tunings, cinematic ballads, country blues songs that contain mysterious metaphors, early Cajun music with incomprehensible French lyrics and backward chords. Using fiddle, mandolin, guitars, Cajun accordion, banjo (and the occasional odd instrument such ...
NEC Festival: Talk: "Ives in Jazz"
St. Botolph G-01
Charles Ives was actively composing at the same time that jazz was first recognized as a uniquely American music. And Ives's music shares many of the same influences, including marches, ragtime, and American popular songs. Ives was also an experienced improviser and often included multiple options in his scores, reflecting the multiple directions in which he could imagine his music going. R...
NEC Festival Presentation: Echoes of Existence: Influence of Ives's Unanswered Question on Adam's On the Transmigration of Souls
Pierce Hall
In this presentation, Xiaofeng Jiang ’22 MM, ’25 GD will discuss the profound influence of Charles Ives’s “The Unanswered Question” on John Adams’ composition “On the Transmigration of Souls.” The discussion will focus on the thematic connections between the two pivotal works, highlighting how Ives’s exploration of existential questions insp...
NEC Festival: Exploring the Innovation in Music of Ruth Crawford Seeger: Diaphonic Suite I and Beyond
Pierce Hall
This event will honor the remarkable legacy of Ruth Crawford Seeger’s "Diaphonic Suite I" presenting a variety of student interpretations inspired by its third movement. The NEC community is invited to join students from the Post-Tonal Theories and Practices in composing and improvising short pieces that reflect Crawford's groundbreaking techniques. If you are interested in ...
Recital: Shalun Li '25 GC, Collaborative Piano
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. Shalun Li '25 GC studies Collaborative Piano with
Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra Presents: Va Pensiero – A Symphonic Jazz Exploration of Timeless Italian Arias
Jordan Hall
Va Pensiero: A Symphonic Jazz Exploration of Timeless Italian Arias Join us for a captivating evening of Italian opera and jazz. This grand premiere will feature an extraordinary collaboration of remarkable talents across jazz, gospel, and classical music. Presented by Marco Pignataro and the Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Julius P. Williams, this concert i...
Boston Symphony Orchestra Presents: Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Jordan Hall
Please reach out to the Boston Symphony Orchestra Box Office with any questions regarding programming or ticketing details at 617-266-1200 or customerservice@bso.org.
Recital No. 1: Patrick M'Gonigle '24 DMA, Contemporary Musical Arts
Pierce Hall
In the course of completing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at New England Conservatory, performance majors present not just one, but three full-length recitals, for which they also write program notes. It's an opportunity to observe multiple facets of an emerging artist. Patrick M'Gonigle ‘24 DMA studies Contemporary Musical Arts with...
