Cultivate your unique voice

and develop your artistry at NEC.

Voice & Opera

Explore cutting edge voice science and pedagogy in our Voice and Sound Analysis Laboratory.

Apply your skills in the many performing opportunities at NEC including opera productions, opera scenes programs, workshops of new operas, Liederabend Song Series performances, and choral concerts including major works with orchestra and student soloists.

Cultivate your unique voice and develop your artistry at NEC.

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What We Do

You have to find who you are...You find what is unique about you.

Kyle BejnerowiczVoice

Jaime Korkos, Hae Ji Chang, and the New England Conservatory Philharmonia in a semi-staged performance of "Vieni Appaga Il Tuo Consorte" from Gluck's Orfeo e Euridice.

The incomparable Marilyn Horne visits New England Conservatory for a masterclass with student Nataly Wickham.

My lessons—that's what fires me up. Thinking, "Oh my god, it's almost Tuesday; I almost get to sing for Ms. Haber!"

Ilanah Lobel-TorresUndergraduate Voice

Ilanah Lobel-Torres on what it's like to study with her teacher, Carole Haber.

Erica Washburn leads the New England Conservatory Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, and Symphonic Winds ensemble in a performance of Howard Hanson's Song of Democracy featuring text by Walt Whitman.

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Beyond the Studio

What’s in your professional toolkit?

At NEC, you’ll strengthen your music with skills outside of music. In Community Performances & Partnerships, you’ll pitch programming and perform for diverse audiences. In Entrepreneurial Musicianship you’ll make new ventures happen, start to finish. And in Liberal Arts you’ll sharpen the intellectual and communications skills artists need to go farther.

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Recent News

Fri, February 28

From the Archives: A Celebration of NEC’s African American Legacy

As Black History Month comes to a close, we celebrate Black alumni from the earliest years of the Conservatory. Members of the Black Student Union worked with NEC archivists Maryalice Perrin-Mohr and Cody Forrest to research Black history and artistry from the early years of NEC.

Tue, February 25

NEC Celebrates the Lunar New Year

NEC's Asian Students Association hosted an NEC Lunar New Year celebration, complete with bubble tea, calligraphy, and a lion dance.

Thu, February 13

New England Conservatory’s Black Student Union Celebrates the King Legacy

“The goal is to represent the widespread art forms of the African diaspora,” reports the Bay State Banner.

Tue, February 11

Q&A with Cheyanna Duran ’21: “Community is vital to our safety and survival.”

Third year oboist Cheyanna Duran discusses a recent panel on Music & Gender hosted by SAGE (Students Advocating for Gender Equality).

Tue, January 7

New Year News

Celebrating job successes, awards, and more from alumni & students Lei Liang, Wenhong Luo, Rafael Popper-Keizer, Jeff vom Saal, Tessa Lark, Stella Chen, Alex LoRe, Ronell Warmuth, & Samantha Frenduto.

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Featured Events

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Mon, April 6

Cancelled | First Mondays at Jordan Hall: Beethoven, Part I

Tue, April 7

Cancelled | Recital: Lina Chung '21 and Marina Beeson '21, Voice

Wed, April 8

Thu, April 9

Fri, April 10

Sat, April 11

Cancelled | Cavalli's La Calisto

Wed, April 8

Thu, April 9

Fri, April 10

Sat, April 11

Cancelled | Cavalli's La Calisto

Thu, April 9

Cancelled | Recital: Madison Fitzpatrick '20, Soprano

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