New Music

Music from the modernist ferment of the 20th century and the eclectic inventions of the 21st century bring vitality to New England Conservatory's concert programming. World premieres come from NEC's vigorously populated composition studies program, the composers who teach in this program, and the relationships built between NEC performers and distinguished composers outside our walls. A tip for concertgoers: Tuesday night is often "new music night" at NEC, so keep those nights open on your calendar.

Early in the season, in what the Boston Globe calls "one of most enticing new music gatherings of the fall season," the music of maverick composer Harry Partch comes to NEC, along with the bewitching, one-of-a-kind instruments he created in order to generate the sounds his music demanded. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear this music performed live in its proper context.

2012–2013 season

2013-05-12 music for wind quintet by Carter, Rabinowitz, Swire
2013-05-13 Juman Lee: String Quartet No. 2, "Butterfly"
2013-05-14 new work by Katherine Balch for piano, oboe, and bassoon
2013-05-24 Music of Larry Bell
2013-06-05 Music of Margaret McAllister
2013-06-17 Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice
2013-06-18 Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice
2013-06-19 Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice
2013-06-20 Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice
2013-06-21 Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice
2013-06-22 Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice

2013–2014 season

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2013-09-12 Music of John Zorn and other residency activities
2013-10-01 New music at NEC
2013-10-15 New music at NEC
2013-10-17 New music at NEC
2013-10-22 New music by NEC student composers
2013-10-28 New music at NEC
2013-10-29 Music of Robert Cogan and Pozzi Escot
2013-10-29 New music at NEC
2013-11-12 New music by NEC student composers
2013-11-25 NEC Jazz Composers Ensemble
2013-12-03 NEC Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra
2013-12-03 New music by NEC student composers
2014-01-28 New music at NEC
2014-01-28 New music by NEC student composers
2014-02-04 New music at NEC
2014-02-05 New music at NEC
2014-02-08 Today's Youth Perform Today's Music
2014-02-09 Today's Youth Perform Today's Music
2014-02-20 New music at NEC
2014-02-25 New music by NEC student composers
2014-03-10 New music at NEC
2014-03-11 New music by NEC student composers
2014-04-01 New music by NEC student composers
2014-04-08 New music at NEC
2014-04-10 NEC Jazz Composers Ensemble
2014-04-22 Doctoral Composers
2014-04-29 NEC Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra
2014-05-07 New music at NEC
2014-06-15 Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice
2014-06-16 Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice
2014-06-17 Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice
2014-06-18 Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice
2014-06-19 Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice
2014-06-20 Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice
2014-06-21 Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice

Past performances

2012-09-06 Marty Ehrlich lecture
2012-09-13 Music of Marty Ehrlich concert
2012-09-14 Mark Dresser masterclass
2012-09-19 The Harry Partch Legacy symposium/media presentation
2012-09-19 Harry Partch Instrument Workshop
2012-09-19 The Harry Partch Legacy symposium/films
2012-09-19 Music of Harry Partch concert
2012-09-20 Partch's Americana Works lecture
2012-09-20 The Harry Partch Legacy symposium
2012-09-20 Interactive MaxScore workshop
2012-09-20 The Harry Partch Legacy symposium/media presentation
2012-09-20 Music of Harry Partch concert
2012-09-21 Reconstructing the Partch Instruments lecture
2012-09-21 The Harry Partch Legacy symposium
2012-09-21 Performing in Just Intonation on Conventional Instruments workshop
2012-09-21 The Harry Partch Legacy symposium/film
2012-09-21 Music after Harry Partch
2012-09-24 Menachem Wiesenberg colloquium
2012-09-25 Satoko Fujii masterclass
2012-09-27 Cage: 58 at Christian Science Plaza
2012-09-27 Music of Dave Holland
2012-10-02 Think Concert
2012-10-03 Adams: Dr. Atomic Symphony
2012-10-04 Aperghis, Bača, Harvey, Murail, Reynolds; Harbison premiere
2012-10-09 Cage: Concerto for Prepared Piano
2012-10-15 Music of Ken Schaphorst
2012-10-16 Jones, Mallia, Van Nostrand, Weiss
2012-10-18 Amnon Wolman: Time-information colloquium
2012-10-18 Tribute to Bob Brookmeyer
2012-10-19 John McDonald lecture
2012-10-22 Linda Chase + Jane Hirshfield
2012-10-23 New music by NEC student composers
2012-10-26 John Cage in Boston and Cambridge
2012-10-30 Cogan, Escot, Sessions
2012-10-30 Cage: Cheap Imitation part of Open For'm
2012-10-31 Vladimir Tarnopolski: Beyond the Shadow
2012-11-07 Imaginary Landscapes of John Cage
2012-11-08 Balch, Berio, Grime, Walton
2012-11-09 Mark Knoop lecture
2012-11-13 McPhee, Messiaen, Varèse
2012-11-13 New music by NEC student composers
2012-11-15 Philippe Leroux lecture
2012-11-15 Cornicello, Piazzola
2012-11-16 Orlando Cela on extended flute technique
2012-11-18 Bazelon, Cage, Cheung, Osmon, Romig
2012-11-29 Rebirth of the Third Stream
2012-12-04 NEC Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra
2012-12-04 New music by NEC student composers
2012-12-04 Andrew Fordyce
2012-12-07 Jeremy Barnett
2012-12-08 Music of Matti Kovler
2012-12-11 Cage, Chihara, Reynolds, Scelsi
2013-01-11 McDonald: Gentle but Uneasy Dance Music world premiere
2013-01-14 Schuller: Piano Trio world premiere
2013-01-16 Lecture/demonstration on performing Steve Lacy's music
2013-01-26 Brown, Caballero, Cage, Lucier, Poliks
2013-01-29 Brando Noir
2013-01-29 New music by NEC student composers
2013-01-30 Opera paraphrases by Michael Finnissy
2013-01-31 Bartók, Schoenberg, Schuller
2013-02-05 Arthur Berger Memorial Concert
2013-02-06 Anthony Coleman + The Damaged Quartet: Seven Words
2013-02-10 Today's Youth Perform Today's Music: Eve Beglarian residency
2013-02-10 Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated
2013-02-11 William Bolcom colloquium
2013-02-18 Ivan Tcherepnin: Duo for Violin and Cello
2013-02-19 From Third Stream to Contemporary Improvisation panel
2013-02-19 From Third Stream to Contemporary Improvisation concert
2013-02-20 Open For'm: Lei Liang
2013-02-25 EMMA
2013-02-26 New music by NEC student composers
2013-03-12 Augusta Read Thomas colloquium
2013-03-12 New music by NEC student composers
2013-03-14 Wernick: The Traits of Messina premiere
2013-03-14 Music of Dave Holland
2013-03-31 Music of Salvatore Sciarrino
2013-04-01 Gandolfi: Plain Song, Fantastic Dances
2013-04-02 New music by NEC student composers
2013-04-03 Cage, Knussen, Wolff
2013-04-07 Brostrom, Carter, Epstein, Pawassar, Rouse, Skidmore
2013-04-08 Oliver Knussen masterclass
2013-04-08 Oliver Knussen lecture
2013-04-08 Monk/Webern
2013-04-09 Oliver Knussen masterclass
2013-04-09 Oliver Knussen lecture
2013-04-09 Carter, Geary, Stravinsky, Swire, Tower
2013-04-10 Myers: Bright Shadows premiere
2013-04-14 Gandolfi, Ginastera, Knussen
2013-04-16 Betsy Jolas colloquium
2013-04-16 Belcher, Koetsier, Kukla, Lindberg
2013-04-22 New music by NEC student composers
2013-04-23 NEC Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra
2013-04-28 Music Heals at Church of the Covenant
2013-04-30 Zorn: Cobra
2013-05-01 Yi Yiing Chen: The Island
2013-05-05 Music of Andreia Pinto-Correia
2013-05-07 Cody W. Forrest: Book of Prayers
2013-05-08 Doctoral Composers

2013-05-09