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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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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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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Soloists, chorus and orchestra perform Beethoven's Ninth

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Recent News

Wed, May 12

Ian Howell Recognized by The American Academy of Teachers of Singing for COVID-19 Response

The American Academy of Teachers of Singing has recognized Ian Howell with an inaugural AATS Award for COVID-19 Response for his work with low-latency technology for real-time musical collaboration during the pandemic.

Wed, April 28

NEC Announces 2021 Honorary Degree Recipients and Speaker for its 150th Commencement

Carl J. Atkins, Deborah Borda, Mavis Staples, Wu Man, and Emanuel Ax will be receiving honorary degrees, and Mavis Staples will give a virtual commencement address.

Thu, April 22

What's New: Spring Edition

News from NEC alumni, students, and faculty members including The Merz Trio, Nan Yi, Michael Mayo, Marvin Gilmore, Emma Gies, Satoko Fujii, and others.

Wed, April 7

NEC Announces New Director of Cultural Equity and Belonging

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Monique Van Willingh as NEC's Director of Cultural Equity and Belonging. A musician, educator, and advocate for social justice, Monique brings great passion, deep experience, and a collaborative spirit to this position.

Wed, April 7

Remembering Susan Clickner

Susan Clickner was a beloved member of NEC's faculty, teaching classical voice here for more than 30 years and serving as head of the voice department for much of the 1990s.

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Featured Events

Mon, May 24

Spring Forward Festival: Song Recital I

A picturesque doorway in Boston's Back Bay

Wed, May 26

Song and Verse: Cross Currents | French and American Song in the Twentieth Century

Wed, May 26

Spring Forward Festival: Song Recital II

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