New England Conservatory has announced its Winter-Spring programming, which features hundreds of performances, masterclasses, panels, and workshops.  For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances.  There will be a Liederabend at Williams Hall.  Performance Date: Feb. 2, 2022 The Graduate Opera department and Philharmonic Orchestra will present “Don Pasquale” under the direction {…}

New England Conservatory’s Entrepreneurial Musicianship team has announced the winners of this year’s Grow Your Art grants, with $13,500 in prizes going to support Black, Latino, and Native American music students. The winners are NEC alumni Emily Eng, Darynn Dean, Rafael Natan,and Linda Numagami. Grants are available to NEC students or alumni within 10 years of graduation, and go towards {…}

The New England Conservatory has received a major grant to help it launch a virtual choir for seniors. The Catalyzing Creative Aging seed grant from the National Guild for Community Arts Education and Lifetime Arts is aimed at promoting the development of a new Creative Aging Program. The initial grant from NEC will support a group of 25 virtual students, {…}

The New England Conservatory has announced a slew of programs that it will present via its streaming platform throughout the month of December. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal and operatic showcases. All the showcases can be viewed on the institution’s official website. First up will be a Lieberabend entitled “Forbidden Songs: Jewish Voices {…}