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Join us as we celebrate 37 years of First Mondays: well-loved classics and new compositions, performed by some of the finest chamber musicians in the world, free and open to all.

This multimedia performance piece for voice, performed by interdisciplinary performing artist Damian Norfleet with InterArts class participation, is inspired by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, America’s gun violence epidemic, and Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.

Together with NEC's Intercultural Institute, the NEC Jazz Orchestra will present a performance of Chico O'Farrill's legendary Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite, guest Arturo O'Farrill's Afro-Latin Jazz Suite, and works by guest artist Somi Kakoma and NEC's Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol.

Individual CI students and student ensembles perform works by internationally renowned guitarist, composer, and improviser Mary Halvorson. This concert caps a three-day residency comprising coachings, discussions, and a masterclass.

Join the NEC Symphonic Choir for the ensemble's inaugural concert in a 2-part performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.

The NEC Percussion Group (NECPG) is thrilled to be back on stage at Jordan Hall in front of live audiences. The NECPG performs music that is largely centered around the unique and never-ending possibilities within the percussion world, as well as being augmented by extra-percussion musical offerings and instruments.

Tonight we celebrate three NEC composers with premieres of their work.

In her early compositions, African-American composer Julia Perry was influenced by spirituals and the blues. After studying in post-World War II Europe with Luigi Dallapiccola and Nadia Boulanger she...

Consider this program as a study in contrasts, an exploration of the endless coloristic possibilities of a string orchestra. Elgar’s beautifully constructed Serenade evokes the English countryside in...