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Liederabend LXXX
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.&...
Chamber Music Showcase | April 22 | 5 p.m.
Williams 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...
Chirp: NEC's Music Technology Showcase | Night 6
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.
Music for Food: The Sacred
Brown Hall
Music for Food Boston presents The Sacred at New England Conservatory’s Brown Hall. The program features Joel Thompson’s The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed, selected short pieces by Jean Sibelius, selected pieces from György Kurtág’s Játékok and Signs, Games, and Messages, and Mozart...
NEC Prep: MYWE Tour Sendoff Concert
Jordan Hall
Join us for the MYWE Tour Sendoff Concert!
Vivo Performing Arts Presents: Joyce Yang, piano
Jordan Hall
Celebrity Series of Boston is now Vivo Performing Arts. Blessed with “poetic and sensitive pianism” (Washington Post) and a “wondrous sense of color” (San Francisco Classical Voice), Grammy Award-nominated pianist Joyce Yang captivates audiences with her virtuosity, lyricism, and interpretive insight. Multiple price points available, visit ...
Tuesday Night New Music 7
Burnes Hall
The newest works from the next generation of composers. Tuesday Night New Music, a student-run, faculty-supervised concert series, was founded in the early 90s by Lee Hyla. It offers audiences the opportunity to hear the music of current New England Conservatory composition students, performed by their peers. This year the series is directed ...
Undergraduate Opera Studio presents: Handel's Xerxes| Night 2
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: Adelio String Quartet
Jordan Hall
In tonight's concert, the Adelio String Quartet, coached by Kim Kashkashian and Chamber Music Department Chair, Ara Gregorian, performs a selection of works, including a stud...
