|
contents | jazz | |||||||||||||
| New England Conservatory Announces Fall 2023 Concerts – Expansive Programming Across Genres New England Conservatory (NEC) announces an expansive fall season of performances, featuring a diverse roster of ensembles and programming. Ensembles large and small perform in NEC's world-class venues, including Jordan Hall and the Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre. Highlights in the classical music departments include master classes and residencies with world class musicians; full-length performances of Francesco Cavalli's bawdy opera "La Calisto;" works by women composers such as Gabriela Lena Frank, Joan Tower, Roxanna Panufnik, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich; a celebration of Laurence Lesser's 85th birthday; holiday concerts, song recitals, and more. Jazz Studies welcomes award winning vocalist and alum Sara Serpa for a residency focusing on her acclaimed multi-media work Intimate Strangers. Other fall highlights include a residency with NEA Jazz Master bassist Dave Holland and two concerts by the NEC Jazz Orchestra, one honoring the centennial of George Russell and another focusing on the music of NEC Jazz Studies Co-chair Ken Schaphorst. After last year's fiftieth anniversary season, the Contemporary Musical Arts Department plans events featuring its stellar students and faculty including a Small Ensemble Festival and 1923, a special event with Anthony Coleman. Unless indicated, all concerts and events are free and open to the public. For more information on all concerts and a complete event calendar, visit https://necmusic.edu/concerts. **** Wed, August 30 | Jazz Jam Session 8:00 p.m., Brown Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/jazz-jam-session-11 Tues, September 5 | CMA Opening Night Faculty Concert 7:30 p.m., Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-contemporary-musical-arts-opening-night-0 A live concert featuring faculty of the Contemporary Musical Arts Department, with music from Persian, Appalachian, Middle Eastern, African, and Jewish traditions, Jazz, Avant Garde, new works and more. Sun, September 10 | CMA Open Mic 7-10 p.m., Eben Jordan Ensemble Room https://necmusic.edu/events/cma-open-mic Students from the Contemporary Musical Arts Department share their music in live solo and small ensemble performances, in genres ranging from folk to rock to jazz to avant garde, from many corners of the globe. Prior to the open mic, there will be a CMA Ensemble Open House beginning at 3:15 p.m. featuring workshops in improvisation, songwriting and klezmer music. Tue, Sept. 19 | NEC & Yellow Barn Present: A Concert for Violist Roger Tapping (1960-2022) 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-yellow-barn-presents-concert-violist-roger-tapping-1960-2022 With this concert we remember our beloved Roger Tapping, a faculty member at Yellow Barn from 2003 to 2021 and at New England Conservatory from 2008-2016. Roger Tapping's musical legacy is in great part represented by the musicians who honor him with their performances on this evening's concert. Beyond definition, his presence in the lives of these musicians was a shining example of why human beings should make music. This evening's program includes five of nine works commissioned by Yellow Barn as part of a special commissioning project in memory of Roger Tapping. Co-presented by Yellow Barn and New England Conservatory. Lei Liang | Feng from Mongolian Suite for viola (2022/2023) Liz Freivogel, viola Philippe Hersant | For Roger (2022) Hannah Burnett, Jessica Bodner, violas Roger Tapping | Reverberations (2021) Balourdet Quartet Angela Bae, Justin DeFilippis, violins Benjamin Zannoni, viola Russell Houston, cello Stephen Coxe | Slow Wind (For Roger) for solo viola (2022) Natalie Loughran, viola Brett Dean | I Starred Last Night, I Shone (2023) Rebecca Printz, mezzo-soprano Rosemary Nelis, viola Eric Nathan | Double Concerto No. 2 (2023) World Premiere Misha Amory, Hsin-Yun Huang, solo violas Members of the Ariel, Jupiter, and Parker String Quartets, joined by violinists Sammy Andonian, Emma Frucht, Abigail Hong, Jesse Irons, Valerie Kim, Yiliang Liang, and KJ McDonald, violist Hannah Burnett, and double bassists Lizzie Burns and Sam Suggs Wed, September 20 | NEC Philharmonia + Hugh Wolff, conductor: Berlioz, Tower, Beethoven 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-philharmonia-hugh-wolff-berlioz-tower-beethoven NEC Philharmonia opens the 2023-24 academic year with a performance of Berlioz's overture for his first full-length opera Benvenuto Cellini, Joan Tower's Sequoia, and Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony. Hugh Wolff conducts. Wed, September 27 | NEC Philharmonia + David Loebel, conductor 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-philharmonia-2 Felix Mendelssohn | Overture to Fair Melusine Maurice Ravel | Ma mčre l'oye Michael Abels | Global Warming Claude Debussy | La Mer Thu, September 28 | NEC Symphonic Winds + William Drury, conductor 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-symphonic-winds-william-drury-0 NEC Symphonic Winds opens its season with a concert led by William Drury. Dave Rivello: Estate Elena Firsova: Lea with Niko Ottersberg Enriquez Elizabeth Maconchy: Music for Winds and Brass Wilhelm Stenhammar: Symphony #2 Finale arr. for Brass Ensemble Mon, October 2 | First Monday at Jordan Hall: Ives, Schnittke, and Brahms 7:30pm Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/first-monday-jordan-hall-oct Join us as we celebrate 39 years of First Mondays, curated by Artistic Director Laurence Lesser. Programs feature well-loved classics and new compositions, performed by some of the finest chamber musicians in the world, free and open to all. First Mondays are fresh and full of imaginative pairings of well-loved classics and new works, performed in one of the finest places on the planet to hear music of this caliber: NEC's own Jordan Hall. Charles Ives | Sonata No. 4 Stefan Jackiw, violin Max Levinson, piano Alfred Schnittke | Piano Quintet Vivian Weilerstein, piano Masha Lakisova, Kristy Chen, violins Njord Fossnes, viola Julia Yang, cello Johannes Brahms | Trio in C Major, Op. 87 Stefan Jackiw, violin Jonah Ellsworth, cello Max Levinson, piano Wed, October 4 | NEC Chamber Orchestra 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-chamber-orchestra-oct The conductorless NEC Chamber Orchestra was created to provide the students with an opportunity to apply the principles of chamber music in a small orchestral setting. The participants are chosen by audition at the beginning of the academic year and remain together throughout. Participation in the program also allows them to explore a wide range of the incredibly rich chamber orchestra literature. Donald Palma is artistic director. Edward Elgar – Introduction and Allegro Christopher Theofanides – Visions and Miracles Dmitri Shostakovich – Chamber Symphony, Op.110a Wed, October 4 | Sara Serpa Residency Concert 8 p.m., Brown Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/sara-serpa-residency-concert-intimate-strangers Award-winning singer, composer, improviser and NEC alum Sara Serpa and NEC students will perform excerpts from Intimate Strangers, Serpa’s acclaimed multi-media work offering musical insight into the journeys and experiences of migrants, refugees and displaced people. Together they’ll create vivid soundscapes based on Nigerian author Emmanuel Iduma’s book A Stranger’s Pose. Serpa’s 2021 album Intimate Strangers earned a place as one of the best albums of 2021 from The New York Times, The Nation, Rimas e Batidas, ArtsFuse, and Jazz.pt.. For the second part of the concert, Serpa and NEC students will be joined by NEC alums guitarist André Matos and pianist Dov Manski performing a range of repertoire including music from their new album Night Birds. Thu, October 5 | Sonata Night 7:30 PM, Burnes Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/sonata-night-5 Under the direction of NEC faculty pianist Pei-Shan Lee, Sonata Night is an evening of piano-instrumental masterworks featuring collaborative pianists in partnership with their instrumental colleagues. Sonata Night programming spans a wide range of musical styles and features the world's greatest duo works from the Baroque through the 20th century, including compositional forms such as multi-movement suites and character pieces. Sonata Night performers are coached jointly by faculty of the collaborative piano and instrumental departments. Thu, October 12 | NEC Wind Ensemble + James M. Stephenson 7:30pm | Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-wind-ensemble-james-m-stephenson NEC Wind Ensemble presents its first concert of the year under the direction of guest conductor and NEC alumnus James M. Stephenson. James Stephenson: Symphony No. 2 Leonard Bernstein: Overture to Candide James Stephenson: Octet Johannes Brahms, arr. Mark Popkin: Haydn Variations Tues, October 17 | NEC Symphony + David Loebel, conductor: Coleman, Haydn, Sibelius 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-symphony-david-loebel-coleman-haydn-sibelius NEC Symphony, under the direction of David Loebel, performs Valerie Coleman's Seven O'Clock Shout, Haydn's Symphony No. 95 in C Minor, and Sibelius' Symphony No. 2. Wed, October 18 | Liederabend LXVII 6:00pm, Williams Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/liederabend-lxvii The Liederabend—literally, "evening of song"—dates back to the 1800s, when musicians and lovers of music would gather at someone's home, and one or more singers and a pianist would perform the songs of composers of the day. In the field of classical music, these songs are referred to as "art songs, " and the German art songs are called "Lieder." Wed, October 18 | NEC Chamber Singers + Erica Washburn, conductor 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-chamber-singers-erica-washburn Join the NEC Chamber Singers at their first concert of the 2023-24 academic year, conducted by Erica J. Washburn, NEC's Director of Choral Activities. Roxanna Panufnik, 99 Words for my Darling Children Thurs, October 19 | NEC Jazz Orchestra Celebrates George Russell Centennial 7:30 p.m., Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-jazz-orchestra-ken-schaphorst-music-george-russell Ken Schaphorst leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in its first concert of the year highlighting the music of George Russell, an innovative figure in the evolution of modern jazz, the music’s only major theorist, one of its most profound composers and a trailblazer whose ideas transformed and inspired some of the greatest musicians of our time. Russell taught at NEC from 1969-2004. The program will include Russell’s "Ezz-thetic, " "All About Rosie, " "Stratusphunk, " and parts of "The African Game." Wed, October 25 | NEC Philharmonia + Earl Lee, conductor 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-philharmonia-3 Earl Lee, Guest Conductor Robert Schumann, Manfred Overture Donghoon Shin, Upon His Ghostly Solitude Johannes Brahms, Symphony no. 2 Perkin Opera Scenes Thu, October 26, 2023 | 6:00pm Fri, October 27, 2023 | 7:30pm Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre https://necmusic.edu/events/perkin-opera-scenes-oct Enjoy an evening of scenes in the intimate setting of NEC's Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre. These concerts display the work that goes on daily in NEC's opera program, as faculty prepare student singers for performing careers. Perkin Opera Scenes at NEC appear under the generous sponsorship of longtime NEC supporter Winifred Perkin Gray and the Perkin Fund. Thu, October 26 | Dave Holland Residency Concert 8 p.m., Eben Jordan Ensemble Room https://necmusic.edu/events/dave-holland-residency-concert-0 Legendary bassist Dave Holland, an NEC Visiting Artist-in-Residence, performs with NEC students. Thu, October 26 | NEC Composers' Series 7:30pm | Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-composers-series-oct Please join us for an evening of music that features composers who have been connected with NEC in a variety of ways. Wed, November 1 | NEC Chamber Orchestra 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-chamber-orchestra-nov The conductorless NEC Chamber Orchestra was created to provide the students with an opportunity to apply the principles of chamber music in a small orchestral setting. As the ensemble rehearses and performs without a conductor, leadership responsibilities are rotated for every work performed. Haydn Symphony No. 6 Le Matin Stravinsky: Concerto in D Miklos Rozsa – Concerto for Strings, Op.17 Mon, November 6 | First Monday at Jordan Hall: All-Rachmaninoff 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/first-monday-jordan-hall-nov Join us as we celebrate 39 years of First Mondays, curated by Artistic Director Laurence Lesser. Programs feature well-loved classics and new compositions, performed by some of the finest chamber musicians in the world, free and open to all. First Mondays are fresh and full of imaginative pairings of well-loved classics and new works, performed in one of the finest places on the planet to hear music of this caliber: NEC’s own Jordan Hall. Rachmaninoff Songs (TBA) Sari Gruber, soprano Cameron Stowe, piano Rachmaninoff: Trio Élégiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9 Alessio Bax, piano Maria Ioudenitch, violin Brannon Cho, cello Tue, November 7 | Tuesday Night New Music 8:00pm, Williams Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/tuesday-night-new-music-nov Tuesday Night New Music, a student-run, faculty-supervised concert series, was founded in the early 90s by Lee Hyla. It offers audiences the opportunity to hear the music of current New England Conservatory composition students, performed by their peers. This year the series is directed by student composers ChangJin Ha ’24 and Stellan Bettany '25 under the supervision of composition chair Michael Gandolfi. Wed, November 8 | NEC Philharmonia, NEC Symphonic Choir + David Loebel, conductor: Pärt, Mozart 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-philharmonia-nec-symphonic-choir-david-loebel-part-mozart NEC Philharmonia and NEC Symphonic Choir join in a performance of Mozart's "Great" Mass in C Minor, K. 427 with vocal soloists to be announced. The program opens with Arvo Pärt's Fratres. Erica J. Washburn is Director of Choral Activities, and David Loebel conducts. Arvo Pärt | Fratres (1977) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mass in C minor, K. 427 Thu, November 9 | Faculty Recital: Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, Cameron Stowe, Randall Scarlata, Donald Weilerstein 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/faculty-recital-vivian-hornik-weilerstein-cameron-stowe-randall-scarlata-donald-weilerstein Faculty members Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano, Donald Weilerstein, violin, Cameron Stowe, piano, and guest artist Randall Scarlata, baritone, join forces in a chamber music recital. György Kurtág | from Játékok (Games) and Bach Transcriptions Franz Schubert | Sei mir gegrüsst! Samuel Barber | Three Songs, op. 45 Mieczysław Weinberg | Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5, op. 53 Mon, November 13 | Laurence Lesser 85th Birthday Faculty Recital: Laurence Lesser, cello and Minsoo Sohn, piano 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/faculty-recital-laurence-lesser-and-minsoo-sohn In celebration of his 85th birthday, cellist Laurence Lesser, NEC President Emeritus and faculty member since 1974, joins pianist Minsoo Sohn, NEC alumnus and one of its newest faculty members, in a joint faculty recital. The 2023-2024 school year marks Laurence Lesser's 50th year at New England Conservatory. Béla Bartók | Rhapsody no. 1 for cello and piano J. S. Bach | Suite no. 6 for solo cello in D Major (BWV 1012) Sergei Rachmaninoff | Sonata in G minor, Op. 6 for Cello and Piano Tues, November 14 | 1923 7:30 p.m., Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/contemporary-musical-arts-1923 1923 was a pivotal year in music history, with the first acknowledged masterpieces of jazz, including early recordings of Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, King Oliver and Sidney Bechet; the premiere of Stravinsky’s Les Noces; the beginnings of country music on record; the invention of an 80-string koto; tango legend Carlos Gardel taking Argentinian Citizenship; Henry Cowell going inside the piano wit Aeolian Harp; the first sound films; the first commercial radio; early fascination with technology; and major premieres of pieces by Varese, Prokofiev, Bartok, and Schoenberg. In this concert, directed by faculty member Anthony Coleman, the CMA Department will look at the way music - 100 years ago - engaged with world events, technological innovations, and more. Tue, November 14 | NEC New Music Ensemble: Ligeti, Li, Stravinsky, Villa-Lobos, Boulez, Piazzolla 8:00pm, Brown Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-new-music-ensemble-li-stravinsky-villa-lobos-boulez-piazzolla Inaugurated in Fall 2022, NEC's New Music Ensemble begins its second season with a program of works by Yuan-Chen Li, Stravinsky, Villa-Lobos, Boulez, Piazzolla, and others. Hugh Wolff conducts. György Ligeti | Six Bagatelles Yuan-Chen Li | Butterfly Igor Stravinsky | Octet Heitor Villa-Lobos | Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 Pierre Boulez | Messagesquisse Astor Piazzolla | Winter and Spring (mvts. 3 & 4) from The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Wed, November 15 | NEC Symphony + Paul Biss, conductor: Zwilich, Rachmaninoff, Dvořák 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-symphony-paul-biss-zwilich-rachmaninoff-dvorak Paul Biss leads the NEC Symphony in a program of Zwilich, Rachmaninoff, and Dvořák. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich | Jubilation (1996) Sergei Rachmaninoff | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, op. 18 Antonín Dvořák | Symphony No. 8 in G Major, op. 88 NEC Opera, Francesco Cavalli's "La Calisto" Thu, November 16, 2023 | 7:30pm Fri, November 17, 2023 | 7:30pm Sat, November 18, 2023 | 7:30pm Sun, November 19, 2023 | 3:00pm Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-opera-nov Robert Tweten conducts Francesco Cavalli's "La Calisto." Tue, Nov 21 | Gunther Schuller Legacy Concert 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/gunther-schuller-legacy-concert-0 Tonight’s concert honors the birthday of Gunther Schuller, born Nov. 22, 1925. Annually, NEC and the Gunther Schuller Society produce a concert to promote the legacy of the most transformative figure in NEC’s history - Gunther Schuller; former President and composer, conductor, author and renowned horn player. This year’s theme is “Founding Family, ” a program celebrating those towering figures brought to NEC to teach and perform. Those who over the last half century have shaped the Conservatory and kept alive Schuller’s devotion to the highest standards, to the “complete musician” and to the human trait he considered the most important: curiosity. Tonight virtuoso performances by current students from across NEC's departments will illuminate the words of those faculty member who will speak, either live or via recording, to their beginnings as new appointees of Gunther’s and what NEC was like for them as they together forged a new and unique path for the New England Conservatory and the world of music. Mon, November 27 | NEC Saxophone Ensemble 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-saxophone-ensemble-nov The NEC Saxophone Ensemble is directed by Kenneth Radnofsky. Tue, November 28 | Borromeo String Quartet Plays Bartók 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/borromeo-string-quartet-bartok Considered "simply the best there is" by The Boston Globe, the Borromeo String Quartet is one of the most sought-after string quartets in the world. Audiences and critics alike have championed the Borromeo Quartet's revealing explorations of the complete quartet cycles of Beethoven, Brahms, and Bartók, and its affinity for making challenging repertoire approachable. Wed, November 29 | Liederabend LXVIII 6:30pm, Williams Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/liederabend-lxviii The Liederabend—literally, "evening of song"—dates back to the 1800s, when musicians and lovers of music would gather at someone's home, and one or more singers and a pianist would perform the songs of composers of the day. It was with the flowering of German literature in the Classical and Romantic eras that composers found high inspiration in great poetry, sparking the genre known as the "Lied." Wed, November 29 | NEC Symphonic Winds + William Drury, conductor 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-symphonic-winds-william-drury-nov NEC Symphonic Winds perform a concert led by William Drury. Thu, November 30 | NEC Wind Ensemble + Robert Spittal, conductor 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-wind-ensemble-robert-spittal NEC Wind Ensemble presents a concert under the direction of guest conductor and NEC alumnus Robert Spittal, whose Concerto for Wind Ensemble will be premiered in the spring by this ensemble. Sun, December 3 | CMA Small Ensemble Festival 11 am – 10 pm, Eben Jordan Ensemble Room Celebrate winter with a festival of Contemporary Musical Arts ensembles, featuring music, food and dance all day long. The festival showcases the breadth, depth and diversity of CMA ensembles including Andean Music, Early Jazz, World Music, Contemporary Vocal, Mandé West African Music, Ceol (Irish) Music, Songwriters' Workshop, Contemporary Rock and CMA Chamber Ensemble. Mon, December 4, First Monday at Jordan Hall: Mozart and Shostakovich 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/first-monday-jordan-hall-dec First Mondays are fresh and full of imaginative pairings of well-loved classics and new works, performed in one of the finest places on the planet to hear music of this caliber: NEC’s own Jordan Hall. Join curator Laurence Lesser as he assembles a world class roster of faculty, alumni and friends for an evening of Mozart and Shostakovich. W. A. Mozart | String Quintet No. 2 in C minor, K. 406/516b Stephanie Zyzak, 1st violin Paul Biss, 2nd violin Nicholas Cords, 1st viola Marcus Thompson, 2nd viola Alex Hersh, cello Dmitri Shostakovich | Symphony No. 15, transcription by Viktor Derevianko Pei-Shan Lee, piano Korbinian Altenberger, violin Blaise Dejardin, cello Robert Schulz, Daniel Bauch, Jeffrey Means, percussion Thurs, December 7 | NEC Jazz Orchestra Plays the Music of Ken Schaphorst 7:30 p.m., Jordan Hall NEC Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Ken Schaphorst | New England Conservatory (necmusic.edu) NEC Jazz Studies Co-Chair Ken Schaphorst leads the orchestra in a concert of his music. Repertoire performed will include Blink, Looking East, North Mountain, Translucency. Fri, December 8, An Evening of Lessons and Carols: NEC Symphonic Choir and Chamber Singers 7:30pm, Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St. https://necmusic.edu/events/evening-lessons-and-carols-nec-symphonic-choir-and-chamber-singers NEC Symphonic Choir and Chamber Singers, with NEC brass and percussion ensembles and the Back Bay Ringers, present a traditional Anglican Advent service including repertoire from many countries and participatory carol singing. Tonight's concert is held in Boston's historic Church of the Covenant (67 Newbury Street), home of stained glass windows and magnificent chandelier by Tiffany & Co; Erica J. Washburn conducts. Mon, December 11 | Into the Holidays: NEC Chamber Singers, Symphonic Winds, Navy Band North East 7:30pm, Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/holidays-nec-chamber-sngers-symphonic-winds-navy-band-north-east It's a holiday celebration at NEC! This family-friendly choral and wind concert features popular holiday tunes, seasonal sweaters, Santa hats, and a singalong. Join us for a festive evening featuring the NEC Chamber Singers, NEC Symphonic Winds, and Navy Band Northeast, led by conductors Erica J. Washburn, William Drury, and Lt. Matthew Shea. Tues, December 12 | Jazz Composers’ Workshop Orchestra 8:00pm, Brown Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-jazz-composers-workshop-orchestra-dec The Jazz Composers’ Workshop Orchestra is devoted to rehearsing and performing works by NEC Jazz Composition students. Coached by pianist/composer and NEC jazz faculty member Frank Carlberg, the ensemble gives its composers the opportunity to learn how to rehearse and conduct a band, as well as have their works heard. Tue, December 12 | NEC Baroque Orchestra 8:00pm, Burnes Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-baroque-orchestra NEC students perform orchestral music from the Baroque period. The Pratt Early Music Performance and Residency Series for Early Music, established by Harold I. and Frances G. Pratt at NEC in 2019, seeks to invite and engage the community with performers and scholars in the Historically Informed Performance field. Masterclasses, symposia, and performances by nationally- and internationally-recognized scholars and performers are funded through this endowment. In addition, the Performance and Residency Series aims to provide NEC students with the opportunity to study early music and historically-informed performance with experts in the field, as well as to expand the historical instrument collection at NEC. Wed, December 13 | NEC Philharmonia + Hugh Wolff, conductor: Frank, Lutosławski, Rachmaninoff 7:30pm, NEC: Jordan Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-philharmonia-hugh-wolff-frank-lutoslawski-rachmaninoff NEC Philharmonia, Hugh Wolff conductor, performs Gabriela Lena Frank's Escaramuza, Lutosławski's Cello Concerto with cello soloist Leland Ko '24 AD, and Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances. Thu, December 14 | NEC Lab Orchestra + Graduate Student Conductors 8:00pm, Brown Hall https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-lab-orchestra-graduate-student-conductors-dec NEC’s conducting students have ascended to some of the world’s most auspicious podiums, and here is your chance to see and hear them as they begin their careers. write your comments about the article :: © 2023 Jazz News :: home page |