The Liederabend—literally, "evening of song"—dates back to the 1800s, when musicians and lovers of music would gather at someone's home, and one or more singers and a pianist would perform the songs...
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Sometimes throwing together a meal of one’s favorite dishes is the most satisfying – nothing ties it together, each dish stands deliciously alone. This program puts together music that has been...
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Join us as we celebrate 38 years of First Mondays, curated by Artistic Director Laurence Lesser. Programs feature well-loved classics and new compositions, performed by some of the finest chamber...
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Inaugurated in the fall of 2020, the Song and Verse recital series provides a platform for undergraduate singers at NEC to experience the unique and invigorating process of song preparation and...
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NEC faculty Stephen Drury created the Callithumpian Consort and [nec]shivaree in the belief that new music should be an exciting adventure shared by performers and listeners alike, and that the brand...
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The NEC Percussion Group (NECPG), directed by Will Hudgins, performs music that is largely centered around the unique and never-ending possibilities within the percussion world, as well as being...
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Guest conductor and NEC alumnus Earl Lee (’15 GD) leads the NEC Philharmonia in a performance of The Labyrinth of Light by fellow NEC alumnus Erqing Wang ('20) and Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D Major (...
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The NEC Chamber Singers present a program of works which follow the progression of night, from dusk to dawn, revealing the mystery, beauty, and strangeness we find there. Texts are drawn from the...
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Contemporary Musical Arts department (formerly Contemporary Improvisation), Ken Schaphorst directs the NEC Jazz Orchestra with special guest clarinetist and NEC...