Performances + Events
Events calendar
Recital: Kayla Adams '27 MM, Trumpet
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. Kayla Adams '27 MM studies Trumpet with Thomas...
Recital: Alexander David Matheson '27 DMA, Composition
Brown Hall
In the course of completing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at New England Conservatory, doctoral candidates 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. Alexander David Matheson ‘27 DMA studies Compositio...
CANCELED: Vivo Performing Arts Presents: Dover Quartet
Jordan Hall
Due to travel complications caused by Friday's FAA ground stop, the Dover Quartet's concert on Sunday, November 15 3pm at Jordan Hall is unable to take place. Ticket holders should stay tuned after the weekend for further information from Vivo Performing Arts as they explore the possibility of rescheduling. In their most recent appearanc...
Song and Verse
Williams Hall
Inaugurated in the fall of 2020, the Song and Verse recital series provides a platform for undergraduate singers at NEC to experience the unique and invigorating process of song preparation and performance—creating interpretations, building performance skills, and forging intellectual and musical connections with a wide literature. ...
Recital: Paul July Joseph '27 BM, Contemporary Musical Arts
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. Paul July Joseph '27 BM studies Contemporary M...
Zvi Plesser Chamber Music Master Class
Pierce Hall
Zvi Plesser presents a master class featuring ensembles from the NEC Chamber Music program. Israeli cellist Zvi Plesser enjoys a wide-ranging career as a soloist, chamber music performer, educator and music director. He has been on the world stage for more than 30 years playing, teaching and promoting music in varied settings from the most prestigious halls to community settings with equ...
Steven Tenenbom Chamber Music Master Class
Pierce Hall
Steven Tenenbom presents a master class featuring ensembles from the NEC Chamber Music program. Steven Tenenbom, born in Phoenix, is the violist with the Orion String Quartet and Opus One, and he has appeared as a guest artist with the Guarneri and Emerson string quartets, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson and Beaux Arts trios, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center,...
Seth Knopp Chamber Music Master Class
Keller Room
Seth Knopp presents a master class featuring ensembles from the NEC Chamber Music program. Seth Knopp, piano (Putney, VT), was a founding member of the Peabody Trio (1987-2017), recipient of the 1989 Naumburg Award. After making its Alice Tully Hall debut in 1990, the Peabody Trio’s reputation as champions of new works as a part of their core repertoire, allowed t...
NEC Baroque Orchestra: Sammartini and the Bachs (W.F., J.C.F., C.P.E.)
Brown Hall
NEC's Baroque Orchestra is part of The Pratt Early Music Program at New England Conservatory established by Harold I. Pratt '17 hon. D.M. and his wife Frances G. Pratt, which seeks to invite and engage the NEC community with performers and scholars in the historically informed performance field. Masterclasses, symposia, and performances by nationally- a...
Bower Jam Session Series
Student Life and Performance Center
NEC faculty member Mark Zaleski heads up these fun and educational jam sessions which are free and open to the public. Musicians of all levels are welcome to join and hone their improvising skills. Sessions may also include special guests.
