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Repertoire:

Ruth Hertzman-Miller: The Activity of Sound (2024)
Anak Baiharn: A Schubert Tune with a Gershwin Touch (2025)
Julian Gau: Serenade (2024)
Frank Bridge: The Sea (1911)

Concert will be livestreamed: https://www.youtube.com/@HorizonEnsemble

About the Ensemble:
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the Horizon Ensemble is an orchestra that performs music of history and music by friends. We are dedicated to performing orchestral and chamber music by young living composers alongside the diverse repertoire of history. Founded in May 2021, in the past four years, we’ve performed eighteen amazing concerts here in the heart of Boston!

The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter Classical Music Fundraising Concert is a free-to-attend event that will raise money for a local shelter.

We would like to invite you to the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter classical music fundraising event at the beautiful First Church Cathedral in Cambridge on May 23rd at 7 PM! The concert is free to attend and will feature a reception afterwards with food, music, and drinks! Here are some details about the cause and why we are hosting a fundraising event for this wonderful homeless shelter.

The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter does some of the best work for the homeless community in all of Greater Boston. IEach and every day staff and volunteers provide support for residents, including helping them find jobs, rebuilding their lives, and providing essentials such as warm food, showers, and a warm welcoming enviornment.

While they have accomplished a lot with what they have, the shelter could definitely use more funding. Less funding makes it more difficult to provide residents the tools to successfully transition into stable, independent lives. Despite these challenges, the individuals I met were some of the most kind, compassionate, and resilient people I have ever encountered, and my conversations with them showed me how quickly life circumstances can change and leave someone without support.

Students of two of the most prestigous Classical Music conservatories in the country (The New England Conservatory and the Boston Conservatory) have agreed to volunteer their time and talent towards this cause!

These students will be playing works composed by New England Conservatory Composers, and will be closing with the beautiful last movement of Mahlers 3rd symphony.

This event will also feature a local activist who advocates for the homeless to read a poem she composed for the cause to the tune of music composed by a New England Conservatory student.

Tickets available at link below:

Repertoire:

Gunther Schuller: The Star-Spangled Banner

George Gershwin: Selections from Porgy and Bess
with soprano Sarah Joyce Cooper (’11 Prep) and baritone Phil Lima

James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson: We Shall Overcome and Lift Every Voice and Sing‍ ‍
arr. Nicholas Hersh

Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” Movt. I & IV.

John Philip Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

James P. Johnson: Victory Stride
‍ ‍arr. Nicholas Hersh

New England Conservatory’s yearlong celebration of its Preparatory School’s 75th anniversary will culminate in a free concert at the Department of Conservation & Recreation's Edward A. Hatch Memorial Shell.

The festive, family friendly Concert for the City, which will also celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding, will feature NEC Prep’s Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (YPO) in a performance that highlights many of the diverse musical traditions that have shaped our shared culture. Since its founding in 1867, NEC has been a cornerstone of Boston’s vibrant arts community. The Conservatory’s Prep School, established in 1950, has for generations been a leader in youth music education.

The Concert for the City on May 16 will feature the YPO, led by its conductor Juliano Aniceto, Director of NEC Prep Orchestras, in a performance that pays tribute to the United States’ semiquincentennial, NEC Prep’s 75th anniversary, and NEC’s place in and contributions to Boston’s cultural landscape.

Repertoire:

Gunther Schuller: The Star-Spangled Banner

George Gershwin: Selections from Porgy and Bess
with soprano Sarah Joyce Cooper (’11 Prep) and baritone Phil Lima

James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson: We Shall Overcome and Lift Every Voice and Sing‍ ‍
arr. Nicholas Hersh

Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” Movt. I & IV.

John Philip Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

James P. Johnson: Victory Stride
‍ ‍arr. Nicholas Hersh

“New England Conservatory students electrify the Black Box Theater during Chirp, a multi-night music technology performance series showcasing live electronic music and cutting-edge music tech.”

Performing on Evan Haskin’s “Lam 7 r.”

Repertoire:

Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
Elgar: “Nimrod,” from Enigma Variations
Hertzman-Miller, Ruth: The Things Between Us
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor

Performing on the Borodin

About the Ensemble:

Founded in the fall of 2018 under the direction of Music Director John Masko, the Providence Medical Orchestra features musicians from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, the School of Public Health, and the Division of Biology & Medicine, including healthcare students of all undergraduate and graduate levels, trainees, physicians, faculty and staff, and other members of the greater Providence biomedical community.

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. Clancy Ellis ’26 GD,  Joseph Bozich ’27 GD, and Leonard Bopp ’27 GD conduct their orchestral colleagues tonight.

Performing on Ravel’s Ma Mere L’oye (“Mother Goose'“)

Repertoire:

Ravel: Ma Mere L’oye (“Mother Goose)”
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
Haas: Study for String Orchestra

Concert will be livestreamed:https://necmusic.edu/on-campus/performances-events/streaming-performances/brown-hall/

The Brass Bash, directed by Stephen Lange, celebrates the students in NEC’s Brass Department, and features performances for mixed brass ensemble as well as from our horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba classes. In addition, the event concludes with a mass brass choir, featuring all of our students in the performance of Strauss’s Feierliche Einzug. This year's program special guest is trombone player, Brian Hecht, who is also hosting a master class the same day at 2 p.m. in Brown Hall.

Performing on DiLorenzo’s Luminosity and Respighi’s The Pines of the Appian Way

Repertoire:
Anthony DiLorenzo: Luminosity
Ewazen: Fantasia for Seven Trumpets
Ivan Jevtić: Tuba Mirum
Steven Verhelst: Colores
Wagner (arr. Gautille): Feierliches Stück from Löhengrin

intermission

Weber (arr. Sebring): Overture to "Der Freischutz"
Gabrieli (arr. Russel McKinney): Omnes Gentes Plaudite
Chris Evan Hass: Violent Shadows
Respighi (arr. Hans Bodin): The Pines of the Appian Way from The Pines of Rome"

Concert will be livestreamed: https://necmusic.edu/on-campus/performances-events/streaming-performances/jordan-hall/

Tuesday Night New Music is a student-run concert series that offers the opportunity to hear music by the next generation of composers.

Included on this concert will be the premiere of my brass quintet “Psalm Pastorale,” performed by NEC musicians

Repertoire: TBD

Concert will be livestreamed: https://necmusic.edu/on-campus/performances-events/streaming-performances/williams-hall/

NEC alumnus Joshua Weilerstein ’09, ’11 MM returns to Jordan Hall to conduct the NEC Philharmonia.

Performing on Walton’s Cello Concerto

Repertoire:

Haas: Study for Strings
Walton: Cello Concerto (1957)
       Kyle Pinzon '27 MM, cello
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67

Concert will be livestreamed: https://necmusic.edu/on-campus/performances-events/streaming-performances/jordan-hall/

Tuesday Night New Music is a student-run concert series that offers the opportunity to hear music by the next generation of composers.

Included on this concert will be the premiere of my solo suite for Clarinet “Forsaken,” performed by Lauren Enos.

Repertoire:

Skyler Hedblom: Forsaken
Coco Chapman: Folk Tune
Carlos Gael Retana: Cello Sonatina No. 2, op. 17  “De las Cenizas”
Edric Saphire: Naturlaut
Junho Kim: Freefall
Runchen Li: The Almost One I (達者 I) 

Concert will be livestreamed:https://necmusic.edu/on-campus/performances-events/streaming-performances/brown-hall/

Repertoire:

Alarcón: Duende
Colgrass: Winds of Nagual
Reed, H: La Fiesta Mexicana

Concert will be livestreamed: https://necmusic.edu/on-campus/performances-events/streaming-performances/jordan-hall/

About the Production:
“Lowell House Opera produces operas of the highest caliber for audiences from Harvard and greater Boston. The oldest opera company currently performing in New England, LHO is the professionally-led company in residence at Harvard College grounded in a unique educational approach. LHO casts some of Boston’s finest emerging professionals—many of whom are students at neighboring conservatories—alongside exceptional Harvard students, working as peers in a collaborative but rigorous environment. While the Harvard students benefit immensely from the transformative opportunity to perform in, manage, or design a professional-level production, the young professionals also grow, given the chance to take on challenging roles with full orchestra and develop as artistic leaders. Our performance venue, the historic Lowell House Dining Hall, located in the heart of Harvard’s campus, epitomizes LHO’s commitment to enrich our community through high-quality opera that is accessible, engaging, and vital.”

About the Production:
“Lowell House Opera produces operas of the highest caliber for audiences from Harvard and greater Boston. The oldest opera company currently performing in New England, LHO is the professionally-led company in residence at Harvard College grounded in a unique educational approach. LHO casts some of Boston’s finest emerging professionals—many of whom are students at neighboring conservatories—alongside exceptional Harvard students, working as peers in a collaborative but rigorous environment. While the Harvard students benefit immensely from the transformative opportunity to perform in, manage, or design a professional-level production, the young professionals also grow, given the chance to take on challenging roles with full orchestra and develop as artistic leaders. Our performance venue, the historic Lowell House Dining Hall, located in the heart of Harvard’s campus, epitomizes LHO’s commitment to enrich our community through high-quality opera that is accessible, engaging, and vital.”

About the Production:
“Lowell House Opera produces operas of the highest caliber for audiences from Harvard and greater Boston. The oldest opera company currently performing in New England, LHO is the professionally-led company in residence at Harvard College grounded in a unique educational approach. LHO casts some of Boston’s finest emerging professionals—many of whom are students at neighboring conservatories—alongside exceptional Harvard students, working as peers in a collaborative but rigorous environment. While the Harvard students benefit immensely from the transformative opportunity to perform in, manage, or design a professional-level production, the young professionals also grow, given the chance to take on challenging roles with full orchestra and develop as artistic leaders. Our performance venue, the historic Lowell House Dining Hall, located in the heart of Harvard’s campus, epitomizes LHO’s commitment to enrich our community through high-quality opera that is accessible, engaging, and vital.”

Tuesday Night New Music is a student-run concert series that offers the opportunity to hear music by the next generation of composers.

Performing on:

Tianyi Wang — 雪皊图 The Snowfield Scroll: The Final Register (Percussion Trio)
Linye Zhao — Textures in the Air (Mixed Chamber)

Repertoire:

Wang: 雪皊图 The Snowfield Scroll: The Final Register
Zhao: Textures in the Air
DeSteno: Romance
Pei: circle/window
Ren: 南寻 Southward
Geng: Critical Mass
Kim: Dopamine Addiction
Rea: Bluegreen

Concert will be livestreamed:https://necmusic.edu/on-campus/performances-events/streaming-performances/brown-hall/

Since its collapse into Taliban control in 2021, the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan has plunged to new depths. In addition to many other oppressive restrictions — most notably their crackdown on women’s rights — the regime has effectively banned all forms of music within the country. After shutting down the country’s only music school and turning it into a military outpost overnight, they began destroying every musical instrument they could find and persecuting musicians who were caught, sometimes by public execution. Since then, Afghanistan has fallen silent, as musicians have been forced into hiding in fear of their lives or have escaped the country if they were fortunate enough to have the resources. 

Organized by Afghan pianist, composer, and NEC student Arson Fahim ’26 — who left Kabul mere days before the collapse to pursue his musical studies in the US — the Concert in Solidarity with Afghan Musicians is an effort to raise awareness about the devastating situation that Afghan artists are facing, and to be a statement of defiance, resilience, and hope. The concert brings together an all-volunteer orchestra featuring musicians from the NEC community and beyond, alongside over a dozen featured guest Afghan musicians, including traditional instrumentalists.

Together, they will perform a program featuring arrangements of Afghan pop and folk music alongside works by Afghan composers, with every piece newly commissioned for this concert and receiving its world premiere. These are works that capture everything from the vitality of Afghan rhythms and the unique color of the rubab, to unyielding joy and profound intensity. This includes two pieces based on recordings of improvisations that were commissioned from traditional instrumentalists living underground in Afghanistan right now. It is music made in the face of death, in the most literal sense. Among others, featured artists include Qais Essar, one of the leading performers of the rubab, Afghanistan’s national instrument; Elaha Soroor, a beloved Afghan vocalist and women’s rights activist; and Milad Yousufi, an Emmy Award–winning composer who will guest-conduct his own arrangement of the Attan, Afghanistan’s national dance — currently forbidden within the country.

This concert is made possible with generous support from Goethe-Institut Afghanistan Cultural Fund, The Longy School of Music of Bard College, MondayMusic, Cuatro Puntos, and New England Conservatory's Entrepreneurial Musicianship Grant, Intercultural Institute, and Huddle.

Concert will be livestreamed: https://necmusic.edu/on-campus/performances-events/streaming-performances/jordan-hall/

NEC's New Music Ensemble, led by Stefan Asbury, joins forces with the Composition Department's 2026 Malcolm Peyton Composer-in-Residence, Colin Matthews, for an exciting evening of diverse contemporary music. 

Performing on Messiaen’s Oiseaux exotiques (“Exotic Birds”)

Repertoire:

Messiaen: Oiseaux exotiques
Ligeti: Etudes for Piano
     No. 5 "Arc-en-ciel"
     No. 8 "Fém"
     No. 11 "En suspens"
     No. 12 "Entrelacs"
Karen Tanaka: Techno Etudes
Peyton: Piece for Solo Cello 
Colin Matthews (Malcolm Peyton Composer-in-Residence): Postludes
Matthews: Little Continuum from Two Tributes

Concert will be livestreamed:https://necmusic.edu/on-campus/performances-events/streaming-performances/jordan-hall/

About the Ensemble:
“The Bach Society Orchestra, Harvard's premier undergraduate chamber orchestra, is devoted to the study and performance of works for smaller orchestras, from intimate chamber pieces to mid-sized symphonies, taken from a wide range of historical periods. Each season includes four performances throughout the year, often including student and professional collaborations with guest soloists or Harvard choral groups”

“For over 70 years, Harvard's premier undergraduate chamber orchestra has been dedicated to performing top-quality baroque, classical, romantic, and modern repertoire for the Greater Cambridge community. Notable BachSoc alumni include Yo-Yo Ma, Alan Gilbert, and John Harbison.”

Repertoire:

Rautavaara — Lintukoto

Christian Yom — Rise, Again

Biber — Battalia à 9

Mozart — Symphony No. 38