Performances + Events
Scholarship Gala
Join us for an unforgettable evening showcasing the bold artistry and powerful voices made possible through your support of scholarship.
Save the Date: Fall Scholarship Gala
Saturday, October 24, 2026
New England Conservatory
Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough Street
Boston, Massachusetts
For more information, please contact events@necmusic.edu.
Fall Gala Co-Chairs
Michael and Susan Thonis
Tables + Tickets
- Provide the highest level of tuition scholarship for NEC students
- Dinner for 10 guests
- Pre-dinner cocktail reception
- After-dinner music, sweets and cocktails
- Listing on the invitation, program and website†
- Complimentary event parking for you and your guests
- Reserved tickets and meet and greet for five guests to a recital by NEC Concert Artist Yunchan Lim ’26 AD on April 26, 2026
- Provide one semester of tuition scholarship for NEC students
- Dinner for 10 guests
- Pre-dinner cocktail reception
- After-dinner music, sweets and cocktails
- Listing on the invitation, program and website†
- Provide essential scholarship support for NEC students
- Dinner for 10 guests
- Pre-dinner cocktail reception
- After-dinner music, sweets and cocktails
- Listing on the invitation, program and website†
- Provide a full year of private music lessons for NEC Prep students
- Pre-dinner cocktail reception
- Dinner for 1 guest
- After-dinner music, sweets and cocktails
*Your gift must be received by April 25, 2026.
†Subject to timing/scheduling constraints where noted; make your commitment soon for maximum benefit.
**Please note that while gifts to the NEC Scholarship Fund may be made using a Donor Advised Fund, IRS regulations prohibit the use of Donor Advised Funds for tickets and table purchases as goods, services and/or benefits are offered in exchange.
Planning Your Visit to NEC
Preferred Hotels
The following accommodations are all within a mile of NEC, some of which offer special rates to guests with a connection to NEC.
154 Berkeley Street, Boston
View website / Phone (617) 266.7200
Use code NEGNEC under “Special Codes/Rates” when booking online.
120 Huntington Avenue, Boston
View website / Phone (617) 424.7000
Book online using the above link to receive the preferred rate.
40 Dalton Street, Boston
View website / Phone (617) 236.1100
Book online using the above link to receive the preferred rate.
99 St. Botolph Street, Boston
View website / Phone (617) 236.8099
Please call and mention NEC to receive a 15% discount.
1 Dalton Street, Boston
View website / Phone (617) 377.4888
Parking
Self-parking is available at the following locations:
- Gainsborough Garage: 10 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA
- Westland Garage: 35 Westland Ave, Boston, MA
- Christian Science Plaza Garage: 235 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
Attire
Celebratory attire from creative cocktail to festive black tie is encouraged.
More Ways to Give
Scholarship Support
With your generous support, NEC students can reach their full artistic potential and change the world.
Scholarship GiftMaking an Impact
Making an Impact
Corporate Sponsorships
Partner with NEC to amplify your company’s visibility as a corporate sponsor.
NEC offers our corporate sponsors a range of benefits throughout the year in the form of brand recognition and visibility to a variety of constituencies served by the conservatory.
Thank you to our 2026 Spring Scholarship Gala Donors and Sponsors!
Virtuosos
Tom and Lisa Blumenthal
Kennett F. Burnes ’22 hon. DM and Barbara Burnes
Anna and David Goldenheim
Eric and Sene Gray
Blair and Jackie Hendrix
Barbara and Amos Hostetter
Harold I. Pratt ’17 hon. DM and Frances G. Pratt†
David W. Scudder ’03 hon. DM
Wendy Shattuck ’75 and Samuel Plimpton
Musical Innovators
Katie and Paul Buttenwieser
Barbara Winter Glauber
Edwin D. Graves, Jr. ’87 MM
Deborah Elfers Haffenreffer ’82
Caroline Rutherfurd, in honor of Robert Glauber
Community Collaborators
Hope Lincoln Baker
Anne and Samuel Bartlett
Enid L. Beal and Alan Wolfe
Joseph L. Bower ’18 hon. DM and Elizabeth Potter
Timothy W. Fulham and Lise M. Olney
Andrea Kalyn
Melody L. McDonald ’70
Murray Metcalfe and Louise B. Packard
Meg and David Nichols
Robert and Barbara Rosiello
Margarita Rudyak
2026 Sponsors
Collegiate Press
EMCOR Services Northeast
Encore Tours
Nixon Peabody LLP
Sweetwater Sound
After NEC
Experience a Look Inside the Spring Scholarship Gala
View Highlights from Past Celebrations
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Explore our gala gallery for a preview of what to expect from this fun and impactful event — from student performances to opportunities to connect with the NEC community.
Ricky L. Owens, Jr. ’26 GD, countertenor, performed “Crude furie degli orridi abissi” from Handel’s Serse alongside the NEC Chamber Orchestra during the Spring Scholarship Gala’s concert.
