Performances + Events
Performances + Events
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Performances + Events
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Events calendar
POSTPONED: Memories of John McNeil
Williams Hall
This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a future date. All are welcome to attend this opportunity to reflect on the music and teaching of John McNeil, an artist of the highest caliber and one of the cornerstones of NEC’s Jazz Studies Department for over 40 years. John McNeil was one of the most influential trumpet players of his generation. He firs…
POSTPONED: John McNeil's Teaching of Jazz Improvisation with Co-author Ryan Nielsen
Williams Hall
This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a future date. Join NEC Alum Ryan Nielsen for a discussion on the book The Classroom Guide to Jazz Improvisation, written by John McNeil and Nielsen and published by Oxford University Press, 2024. The book is an essential resource for music educators and improvisers alike. Drawing on the authors' combine…
POSTPONED: John McNeil Memorial Concert
Jordan Hall
This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a future date. The John McNeil Memorial Concert features NEC faculty, students, and alumni in performances honoring the longtime NEC faculty member, who passed away in 2024. Faculty and alumni performers include saxophonist Allan Chase, pianist Frank Carlberg, saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, pianist Randy Ingram, pianist Etha…
POSTPONED: Recital: Yixiang Lily Wang '26 GD, Violin
Pierce Hall
This recital has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a future date. 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. …
POSTPONED: Recital: Yue Chris Li '26 MM, Soprano
Williams Hall
This recital has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a future date. 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. …
Contemporary Musical Arts Presents: Genius on the Charts
Jordan Hall
Rhythm and Blues, Bollywood, Rock, Country, J-Pop, Afro Futurism, and the Great American Songbook are all vast creative musical worlds with brilliant composers and performers whose work stands the test of time. In “Genius on the Charts,” we present our own take on recordings by such artists as Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Kingo Hamada, Sun Ra, Hank Williams, D’Angelo, Donny H…
Tuesday Night New Music 7
Burnes Hall
The newest works from the next generation of composers. Tuesday Night New Music, a student-run, faculty-supervised concert series, was founded in the early 90s by Lee Hyla. It offers audiences the opportunity to hear the music of current New England Conservatory composition students, performed by their peers. This year the series is directed …
Recital: Xander D'Astolfo '26 BM, Jazz Piano
Eben Jordan
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. Xander D'Astolfo '26 BM studies Jazz Piano with Frank Carlberg…
Sonata Night 58
Brown Hall
Under the direction of NEC faculty pianist Max Levinson, Sonata Night is an evening of piano-instrumental masterworks featuring collaborative pianists in partnership with their instrumental colleagues. Sonata, a musical term of several meanings, is used here to signify a duo form of equ…
NEC Piano Department Concert No. 2: Scarlatti Sonatas
Williams Hall
Each year, NEC's Piano Department marks an anniversary, celebrates a composer, or explores a theme with a series of concerts. Students from the College and Preparatory School are chosen to perform. This year, there will be six concerts featuring Domenico Scarlatti's Keyboard Sonatas. Tonight is the second of these six performances. This concert series will span three years an…
