Borromeo String Quartet with Paul Wiancko
The Borromeo String Quartet, NEC's faculty ensemble-in-residence, will be joined in recital by composer, cellist, and NEC alumnus Paul Wiancko.
The Borromeo String Quartet, NEC's faculty ensemble-in-residence, will be joined in recital by composer, cellist, and NEC alumnus Paul Wiancko.
Flutist and interdisciplinary artist Claire Chase will produce an immersive new-music event as part of NEC's contemporary music offerings for the 2026-2027 season.
The Contemporary Musical Arts Department will present a concert featuring NEC alumna Charmaine Lee exploring the soundworld of Björk. The department's programming will also explore global traditions and the music of social movements.
NEC's Black Student Union will present a student-led tribute concert honoring the life, legacy, and centennial birthday of the late NEC alumna and iconic Civil Rights leader Coretta Scott King.
Contemporary Musical Arts Department Chair Eden MacAdam-Somer will present a faculty recital featuring pianist and composer Gordon Beeferman as part of his residency at NEC.
Faculty pianist Ethan Iverson and saxophonist Mark Zaleski will perform together in a duo recital as part of NEC's 2026-2027 faculty recital series.
Violinist Alana Ruocco will join NEC's Chamber Singers and the NEC Baroque Orchestra for a program of works by Handel.
The Institute for Concert Artists showcase introduces audiences to emerging performers at the start of major performing careers. Featured artists include violinist Leonhard Baumgartner, baritone Junhyuk (Paul) Jang, pianist Zitong Wang, composer and trumpeter Chris Ryan...
Faculty pianist Minsoo Sohn will perform Book 1 of J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier in recital.
The NEC Jazz Orchestra will present a centennial tribute to saxophonist John Coltrane, honoring his intrepid explorations of musical language that continue to inspire artists worldwide.
NEC Opera will stage Engelbert Humperdinck's operatic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel as part of a season that also includes other fully- and semi-staged productions.
The NEC Philharmonia, led by Director of Orchestras Hugh Wolff, will perform works by Gabriela Lena Frank, Kati Agócs, Derrick Skye, Bartók, Berlioz, Ravel, Shostakovich, Smetana, and Stravinsky. Featured soloists include alumni Tessa Lark and Deborah Pae, and current NEC...
Faculty flutist Paula Robison will perform an all-Vivaldi program in celebration of her 85th birthday.
Faculty pianist Pei-Shan Lee will give a marathon performance of Beethoven's complete Violin Sonatas.
NEC's Piano Department will continue its four-year series in which all 555 of Domenico Scarlatti's Keyboard Sonatas will be performed. Department co-chair Bruce Brubaker will also appear in a program celebrating Philip Glass's piano music and 90th birthday.
. During a roughly 20-minute near silent stretch the cast execute a near flawless, complex, scene employing “Controlled Chaos”. Even the most `curmudgeonly of audience members find themselves rolling along with the rest of the crowd.…
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What did our critic think of ROCK OF AGES at Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre?…
Shakespeare’s most searching play – a gripping story of grief, conscience, and the cost of inaction. Haunted by his father’s ghost, a young prince must navigate a world of secrets, power, and betrayal, where nothing is as it appears.…
Making his debut with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood on August 11, Hugh Jackman dazzled his sold-out audience – under the Koussevitzky Music Shed and stretching as far as the eye could see on the lawn that surrounds it – from the moment he took the stage.…
Typical of BSC efforts, everything about this production is of first-rate quality. Pharel’s script is well blended with elements that “the kids say” as well as those which are more universally applicable.…
What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Harbour Lights Theatre?…
So, if you like good lip-synching, a driving 4/4 beat, hair and makeup that’s “too – Fabu” or perhaps know of someone who needs to be reminded that I’m OK, you’re OK, and being different doesn’t make you less than… get down to The Colonial Theatre.…
The two-hour play (presented with one 15-minute intermission) has earned widespread praise for its raw emotional depth, humor, and tender romance. This is due in large part to McNally’s brilliant script, a virtual symphony of words and human emotion…
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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Thank You Notes for Richard Pittman (2022) NEP commission, world premiere Kareem Roustom Ramal (2014) Boston premiere Elijah Daniel Smith Wraith Weight (2021) 2022 NEP Call for Scores winner New England premiere INTERMISSION Matthew Aucoin Two Dances (arr...

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