Performances + Events
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Performances + Events

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Events calendar

NEC Opera: Monteverdi "L'incoronazione di Poppea"
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
Experience the first fully staged production in the United States of conductor Tim Ribchester's new edition of Monteverdi's beloved opera L'incoronazione di Poppea. 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 an…

NEC Honors Ensemble: The 242 Strings
Jordan Hall
Each year, an audition committee of professional musicians and faculty selects a few exceptional student ensembles to represent the NEC Honors Ensemble Program. The ensembles work with a faculty coach and are given an opportunity to perform a spring recital in NEC's Jordan Hall. Tonight's 2024-2025 Honors Ensemble, 242 Strings, is a piano quartet coached by

Recital: Jisoo Kim '25 MM, Violin
Brown 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. Jisoo Kim '25 MM studies Violin with

Recital: Matthew Wessner '25 MM, Jazz Saxophone
Pierce 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. Matthew Wessner '25 MM studies Jazz Saxophone with

Recital: Pualina Lim '25 GD, Collaborative Piano
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. Pualina Lim '25 GD studies Collaborative Piano with

Recital: Joy Hsieh '25 GD, Viola
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. Joy Hsieh '25 GD studies Viola with

Recital: Alexander Smith '25 MM, Cello
Brown 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. Alexander Smith '25 MM studies Cello with

Recital: Joseph Vasconi '25 MM, Piano
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. Joseph Vasconi '25 MM studies Piano with

Recital: Sydney Scarlett '25, Violin
Pierce 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. Sydney Scarlett '25 studies Violin with