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Jordan Hall

The first event in the newly launched NEC Concert Artists Series features Yutong Sun '25 AD, who studies piano with Alexander Korsantia and Dang Thai Son and is a Saj-nicole A. Joni Artist Diploma Scholar…

Center for Cultural Equity and Belonging (CEB, SB 203)

Our Words, Our Lives: Sewing, Weaving, Spinning Narratives How do we dialogue across difference effectively? First, we will explore how to create space for ourselves and our full socio-cultural identities, with compassion and care. If we can learn to share compassion and kindness with ourselves, we will be more effective when holding space for differing perspectives and …

Center for Cultural Equity and Belonging (CEB, SB 203)

A non-judgmental space for campus faculty and staff to experience moving through dialogue, share stories and challenges, and gain practical tools to navigate difficult conversations. Topic: Bridging DividesIn an increasingly polarized world, how do we engage in meaningful conversations with those who hold different beliefs and ideologies, while being centered in ou…

Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre

Jordan Hall

NEC Chamber Orchestra opens the year with Schreker's Intermezzo & Scherzo, the Shostakovich Chamber Symphony, op. 118a, and Suk's Serenade for Strings, op. 6. Donald Palma is the Artistic Director of the Chamber Orche…

Jordan Hall

Guest conductor Patricia Cornett leads the NEC Wind Ensemble in a program titled "Inspiration from Song."  Repertory includes Divertimento No. 4 by Vicente Martín y Soler, Sweelinck Variations on "Mein junges Leben hat ein End", Deep River by Benjamin Horne, Percy Grainger's Lincolnsh…

Pierce Hall

Jonathan Randazzo '11 presents a master class featuring students from the NEC trombone studios.

Center for Cultural Equity and Belonging (CEB, SB 203)

Preparing for Difficult DialogueHow do we sit with discomfort even as emotions arise? In what ways can we approach those emotions with compassion instead of judgment? Understanding ourselves and the ways that we navigate challenging moments of dialogue plays a big role in the ability to facilitate meaningful dialogue across difference. Bring your lunch and enjoy fl…

Keller Room

Jordan Hall

Curated by Criers Megumi Stohs Lewis, Sarah Darling, and special guest Davóne Tines A Far Cry and “the must-hear” bass-baritone Davóne Tines collaborate around the legacy of Black spirituals and their ongoing survival by way of code-switching. We’ll explore the work of Harry T. Burleigh, whose groundbreaking arrangements of spirituals, and influential relation…