Performances + Events
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Performances + Events

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Events calendar
Borromeo String Quartet Guest Artist Award Concert
Jordan Hall
One of the Borromeo String Quartet's most loved activities in their residency at New England Conservatory is the audition process to select the winners of the Guest Artist Awards. They greatly enjoy the week of collaboration in which every student who has entered the competition has a session playing and working together with the quartet. Working with all these students and affording speci…
CANCELLED: Faculty Recital: Michael Meraw, Baritone, and Leonardo Ciampa, Piano
Jordan Hall
Due to illness, tonight's faculty recital has been cancelled.
NEC Composers' Series: ECCE
Jordan Hall
ECCE, a contemporary new music and performance art ensemble many of whose members are NEC alumni, perform a program of works by NEC faculty members. 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…
Faculty Recital: Joel Ayau, Piano and Jeremy Crosmer, Cello | Cello + Piano, Classical + Jazz
Williams Hall
Detroit Symphony Orchestra cellist Jeremy Crosmer joins NEC faculty member Joel Ayau for an evening of chamber works that explore the intersection between classical and popular music. Each composer featured has some connection with contemporary idioms, whether Fr…
Piano Seminar: Molly Gebrian | Neuroscience of Practicing
Keller Room
Join us for a seminar featuring Molly Gebrian focused on the “neuroscience of practicing,” hosted by the NEC Piano Department.
NEC Prep: Harp Recital
Keller Room
Celebrate the talents of our young harpists at the NEC Prep Winter Harp Recital, featuring solo performances by students in harp lessons and ensemble pieces from our harp groups. This concert highlights their dedication and progress over the semester.
Faculty Recital: Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol | Microtonal Bop
Jordan Hall
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol presents his faculty recital in Jordan Hall featuring a truly diverse musical journey: classical Ottoman/Turkish repertoire, Byzantine music, and his own concert music compositions — culminating in the powerful sound of his jazz orchestra. This program wil…
NEC Prep: Winter Chamber Music Festival
Brown Hall, Williams Hall, Burnes Hall
Join us for the NEC Prep Winter Chamber Music Festival, a day-long celebration featuring performances by over 50 student chamber groups across multiple halls on campus. Come explore a variety of ensembles and enjoy the opportunity to hear the outstanding work these young musicians have developed throughout the semester—stay for one recital or experience several throughout the day!
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Presents: 2026 New England Regional Finals
Jordan Hall
Join us to hear these rising young singers compete for cash prizes and the opportunity to launch their career on the Met stage. For any questions regarding programming or ticketing details, please reach out to the Met Opera Laffont Competition at contact@nemetlaffont.org.
Music for Food: The Sacred
Brown Hall
Music for Food Boston presents The Sacred at New England Conservatory’s Brown Hall. The program features Joel Thompson’s The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed, selected short pieces by Jean Sibelius, selected pieces from György Kurtág’s Játékok and Signs, Games, and Messages, and Mozart…
