Performances + Events
Performances + Events
NEC requires tickets for each concert in Jordan Hall for the 2025-26 season. Tickets can be obtained digitally on each individual event page only.
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Performances + Events
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Events calendar
Faculty Recital: Borromeo String Quartet
Jordan Hall
This event's live stream 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 in the video window labeled “NEC-Produced Stream” when prompted.
First Year Undergraduate Voice Showcase
Williams Hall
Each semester, first and second-year undergraduate voice majors prepare and perform a variety of song repertoire in public showcase events. In addition to growing their skills in music and interpretive preparation, students learn to put into practice the skills of public speaking to engage with the audience through personal introductions and by sharing an overview of the context and story of th…
Teaching Beyond Control: Building Trust, Belonging, and Brilliance
Burnes Hall or Virtual
Contrary to belief, successful classroom management isn’t about control — it’s about cultivating a welcoming and safe space where students feel valued and understood as individuals. When meaningful relationships are at the heart of your teaching, the learning begins to flow naturally. This workshop will explore concepts and practical tactics for educators to shift from managin…
NEC Philharmonia + Hugh Wolff: Bacewicz, Shostakovich, Prokofiev
Jordan Hall
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 “NEC-Produced Stream” when prompted.
Walnut Hill School for the Arts Presents: Gloria Chien and the Parker Quartet ft. Student and Alumni Musicians
Jordan Hall
Join us for the kick-off event of our "Walnut Hill in Boston" series this season—a celebration of the music department of Walnut Hill School for the Arts, featuring student and alumni musicians. Internationally renowned pianist Gloria Chien (Class of '95) and the GRAMMY Award-winning Parker Quartet take the stage with current students and recent graduates.
Piano Seminar: Phillip Golub
Keller Room
Composer, pianist, Harvard/NEC alum Phillip Golub plays and discusses his music and collaborations.
Boston Modern Orchestra Project Presents: Bang the Drum
Jordan Hall
Join BMOP for a powerful evening of rhythm, resonance, and innovation in “Bang the Drum,” an orchestral celebration of percussion’s boundless energy and expressive range. The program features the Boston premiere of Celestial Circus (2014) by Richard Danielpour, a showcase for three percussionists that blurs the lines between earthbound ritual and cosmic spectacle.
Recital: Shanshan Xie '25, Mezzo-soprano
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. Shanshan Xie '25 studies Voice with
Boston Symphony Chamber Players Presents: Mozart
Jordan Hall
The Boston Symphony Chamber Players leans into the intimacy, lightness, and intricacy of Mozart’s chamber music. The cheery tunefulness of the Divertimento for string trio, K.563, Mozart's only completed string trio, blends sonata and serenade forms, illustrating Mozart's mastery of counterpoint and variation, with each instrument given an equal voice. The Quintet for Piano and …
Recital: Yoshino Toi '27 DMA, Collaborative Piano
Williams Hall
In the course of completing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at New England Conservatory, performance majors present not just one, but three full-length recitals, for which they also write program notes. It's an opportunity to observe multiple facets of an emerging artist. Yoshino Toi ‘27 DMA studies Collaborative Piano with
