Performances + Events
Events calendar
NEC Festival: Chamber Music + Sonatas: Schuller and the Spirit of Collaboration
Jordan Hall
Enjoy a special evening of chamber music curated by Ken Schaphorst and Ara Gregorian.—This performance is part of the NEC Festival, which will celebrate the legacy of...
Piano Seminar: Francesco Tristano
Pierce Hall
A demonstration by and discussion with Francesco Tristano, keyboardist, producer, classical pianist. Students will meet in Pierce Hall.
Longwood Symphony Orchestra Presents: Enigma Variations: A Concert for Friendship
Jordan Hall
Music Director Jotaro Nakano leads the orchestra of Boston’s healthcare community in a program about friendship, from the brilliance of Molly Joyce's brilliant Side by Side to the warmth of Mozart's double concerto Sinfonia Concertante, and the whimsy and grandeur of Elgar's Enigma Variations, this concert is a musical celebration of collaboration and community. The ...
NEC Chamber Singers | Great Music for a Great Space: Beyond Boundaries and Borders
Jordan Hall
The NEC Chamber Singers, conducted by Erica J. Washburn, present their opening concert – a program of works which focus on stories and texts addressing refugee issues and awareness, police brutality and its outcomes, victim recognition, and more. The live stream of this event is available to...
NEC Chamber Music Gala
Jordan 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...
Prep 75: Anniversary Celebration Concert
Jordan Hall
Join us on Saturday, November 15 for a daylong celebration of the NEC Preparatory School’s 75th anniversary, featuring master classes, panel discussions, and an evening concert in Jordan Hall. The 75th Anniversary Celebration Concert will bring together current students, faculty, and alumni in performances that highlight Prep’s rich legacy and vibrant future.
A Far Cry Presents: Then Is Now
Jordan Hall
Curated by Crier Alex FortesMemory doesn’t sit still – it blends, blurs, and blooms in unexpected ways. A Far Cry’s season opens with music that transforms recollection into revelation. Caroline Shaw’s Punctum folds a centuries-old hymn, quoted by everyone from Bach to Simon and Garfunkel, into layers of harmony and distortion, rendering it strange, tender, ...
Undergraduate Opera Seminar: Opera Scenes
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
NEC's Undergraduate Opera Seminar (UGOS) presents two performances of their scenes program. Michael Meraw is artistic director. 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 ...
Liederabend LXXVIX
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."...
