NEC’s 150th anniversary celebrations will extend throughout the year in 2017-2018 – here is a sampling of just some of the highlights your company can sponsor.
April 28, 2018 – Celebrate NEC150
A new incarnation of NEC's scholarship fundraising event, with leaders of Boston's elite business and philanthropic communities
Community Performances and Partnerships
NEC's innovative outreach program, serving 16,000 people of all walks of life each year, through 400 community programs and events in schools, libraries, hospitals, nursing homes, homeless shelters and more
Opera
October Opera Alumni special event in the new Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre | Debussy and Ravel concert presentations in Jordan Hall | Fully staged productions of Musto and Mozart: The Magic Flute
Orchestra
17 concerts of the NEC Philharmonia Orchestra, NEC Symphony and NEC Chamber Orchestra, with a special Philharmonia performance in Symphony Hall in April
Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation
Thelonius Monk Centennial | Darcy James Argue | Film Noir | NEC Jazz Orchestra | Bob Brookmeyer celebration | Dizzy Gillespie and the Birth of Latin Jazz
Chamber Music
NEC’s renowned First Monday series | String Quartet Festival, with the Parker, Jupiter, Harlem, Ariel, Omer and Verona Quartets, alumni of the Professional String Quartet Training Program | All Ravel’s solo piano works
Legacy Spotlights
Russell Sherman | John Heiss | Bob Brookmeyer | Gunther Schuller
Youth
NEC Preparatory School | Festivals | International tours | Youth concerts | Musical Explorers | Saturdays at NEC with 1,600 young musicians
Guest Artists and Masterclasses
Thomas Adès | Matana Roberts | Jörg Widmann | Joan Tower | John Adams
Partner events and series
Boston Public Library | Old South Meeting House | Children’s Museum
Center Stage
A new speaker series highlighting NEC alumni making an impact in music and in a range of other professions