Performances + Events
Events calendar
Recital: Colin Merkovsky '26 MM, Clarinet
Burnes Hall
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Colin Merkovsky '26 MM studies Clarinet with
NEC Prep: Preparatory String Orchestra 8:30 & 10:30
Brown Hall
Join us for the Preparatory String Orchestra Concert!
NEC Prep: Chamber Music Intensive Performance Seminar (CHIPS) Concert
Jordan Hall
Experience the NEC Prep CHIPS Showcase, featuring performances by the Chamber Music Intensive Performance Seminar—our most advanced and selective chamber music program. This end-of-year concert highlights the exceptional skill, dedication, and artistry of these distinguished young ensembles. CHIPS is generously supported by the Robert and Jane MorseEndowed Chamber Music Fund at NEC....
A Far Cry Presents: Lineage
Jordan Hall
Curated by Crier Miki Cloud Lineage traces a line through history, family, and transformation. This is a program about what remains true within the histories we don’t just recall, but build on. We begin with Georg Muffat’s Passacaglia, a baroque masterpiece built on unceasing variation—a musical form that grounds the listener even as it evolves. Lembit Beecher...
Longwood Symphony Orchestra Presents: Swan Lake: A Collection of Realities
Jordan Hall
A Concert to Benefit Tunefoolery Music Music Director Jotaro Nakano leads the orchestra of Boston’s healthcare community in a program exploring the duality and drama of the human experience through Tchaikovsky's beloved ballet score, Swan Lake. The program will open with Colección de Realidades by Diana Syrse, a composer and singer from Mexico whose piece explores the rel...
NEC Festival: Of Reminiscences and Reflections – Celebrating Gunther Schuller’s 100th Birthday
Jordan Hall
This special event includes live performances, recorded audio, projected images, and commentary featuring Gunther Schuller, Charles Peltz, Hankus Netsky, David Amram, and others, celebrating Schuller’s deep effect...
Contemporary Musical Arts Small Ensemble Festival
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
Celebrate the season with a festival of Contemporary Musical Arts Ensembles, featuring music, food, and dance all day long! You’ll hear performances by the Ted Reichman and Anthony Coleman ensembles along with our Chorino, Irish, Early Jazz, Contemporary Vocal, West African, and World Music groups.
NEC Prep: MYWE Tour Sendoff Concert
Jordan Hall
Join us for the MYWE Tour Sendoff Concert!
Jazz Small Ensembles: Afro-Latin, Brazilian and World Rhythms
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
Tonight's Small Jazz Ensemble concert features world music and its impact on jazz. The Brazilian Ensemble, with direction by Caio Afiune, explores music from the early choros of the 19th century, to the music of Tom Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal andGuinga. Mark Walker’s Afro-Latin Ensemble delves into the use of South American and Caribbean rhythms and the works of high-level jazz com...
