Performances + Events
Events calendar
NEC Jazz Orchestra | African Cookbook: Music of Randy Weston and Melba Liston
Jordan Hall
The NEC Jazz Orchestra and Director Ken Schaphorst present a program of the music of Randy Weston and Melba Liston, Randy Weston’s arranger and collaborator for decades. Together they created legendary recordings such as Little Niles and Uhuru Afri...
Faculty Recital: Meng-Chieh Liu, Piano
Jordan Hall
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NEC Lab Orchestra + Graduate Student Conductors
Brown Hall
NEC’s conducting students have ascended to some of the world’s most auspicious podiums, and here is your chance to see and hear them as they begin their careers. Clancy Ellis ’26 GD, Joseph Bozich ’27 GD, and Leonard Bopp ’27 GD conduct their orchestral colleagues tonight. The l...
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...
NEC Prep: Chamber Music Intensive Performance Seminar (CHIPS) Concert
Jordan Hall
Join us for the Chamber Music Intensive Performance Seminar (CHIPS) Concert!
NEC Symphony + Hugh Wolff
Jordan Hall
Tonight's program, conducted by Hugh Wolff, opens with Jennifer Higdon's Fanfare Ritmico (1999), a work which Higdon describes as celebrating "that rhythmic motion, of man and machine, and the energy which permeates every moment of our being in the new century."...
Piano Seminar: Francesco Tristano
Keller Room
Join us for a special seminar featuring pianist Francesco Tristano, hosted by the NEC Piano Department.
NEC Jazz Orchestra| Miles Ahead: Miles Davis at 100
Jordan Hall
In celebration of the 100th birthday of Miles Davis, the NEC Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Ken Schaphorst will performed music from throughout Davis' illustrious career, including Boplicity, Miles Ahead, Milestones, Nardis, and Petit Machins. The...
Chamber Music Showcase | May 4 | 5 p.m.
Brown 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...
CMA Spring Ensemble Festival | Part 2
Pierce Hall
Join us for a joyful celebration of community, tradition, and great music from start to finish. Part two of the CMA Spring Ensemble Festival is an unforgettable day of live music from several of our standout groups, including American Roots, Early Jazz, Irish Ceol, and more.
