Events: Music

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Composers Recital Series
Wednesday / February 8, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Studio 106
132 Ipswich Street (Richard Ortner Studio Building), Floor 1—Studio 106
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Boston Conservatory undergraduate and graduate composition students present a concert of new works.

Admission
FREE
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The Island of Tulipatan
Thursday / February 9, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Boston Conservatory Theater
31 Hemenway Street, Floor 2
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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This 1868 satirical opera by Jacques Offenbach is a subversive piece questioning gender assignment and gender norms.

Admission
$15–$30
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New Music Festival 2023–contraBAND: Cheating, Lying, Stealing
Thursday / February 9, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Studio 401
31 Hemenway Street, Floor 4—Studio 401
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Boston Conservatory at Berklee's contemporary classical music ensemble, contraBAND, presents a variety of works by Purcell, Scelsi, Coates, Lang, and Boston Conservatory at Berklee composition faculty member Marti Epstein.

Admission
FREE
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Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble: Concertos for Winds
Friday / February 10, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Old South Church
645 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble presents an in-depth exploration of the beautiful sounds that make up the wind ensemble through this performance of concertos, including the performance of the 2022–2023 winner of the Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition.

Admission
FREE
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New Music Festival 2023–Composers Orchestra
Friday / February 10, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Studio 106
132 Ipswich Street (Richard Ortner Studio Building), Floor 1—Studio 106
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Conductor Vimbayi Kaziboni leads the Boston Conservatory Composers Orchestra in a performance of new works by Boston Conservatory composition students.

Admission
FREE
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As One
Friday / February 10, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Boston Conservatory Theater
31 Hemenway Street, Floor 2
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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This riveting and heart-warming chamber opera is a transgender coming-of-age story composed by Laura Kaminsky with a libretto by Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed. Audience talkbacks with the creative team will follow each performance. 

Admission
$15-$30
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Boston Conservatory Hemenway Strings
Saturday / February 11, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Boston Conservatory Hemenway Strings, directed by Lynn Chang, presents works by Antonio Vivaldi, William Grant Still, Jessie Montgomery, and Kenji Bunch.

Admission
FREE
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The Island of Tulipatan
Saturday / February 11, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Boston Conservatory Theater
31 Hemenway Street, Floor 2
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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This 1868 satirical opera by Jacques Offenbach is a subversive piece questioning gender assignment and gender norms.

Admission
$15–$30
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As One
Sunday / February 12, 2023 / 2:00 pm
Boston Conservatory Theater
31 Hemenway Street, Floor 2
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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This riveting and heart-warming chamber opera is a transgender coming-of-age story composed by Laura Kaminsky with a libretto by Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed. Audience talkbacks with the creative team will follow each performance. 

Admission
$15-$30
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Studio Recital: Katie Lansdale Violin Studio
Thursday / February 16, 2023 / 7:00 pm
Houston Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 1
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Students of Katie Lansdale’s violin studio perform a selection of works in C Major and C Minor for violin and piano.

Admission
FREE

Past Events

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Latin American Song Project
Sunday / February 5, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Boston Conservatory students of Latin American descent perform vocal works honoring their heritage.

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Artistry in Action: Faculty Brass Quintet
Sunday / February 5, 2023 / 7:30 pm
Studio T401 (Boston Conservatory at Berklee)
31 Hemenway Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Boston Conservatory Brass Quintet members Joseph Foley, Richard Kelley, Anne Howarth, Angel Subero, and Kenneth Amis perform a captivating evening of chamber music.

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Moment's Notice: A Multidisciplinary Salon
Saturday / February 4, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Studio 401
31 Hemenway Street, Floor 4—Studio 401
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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This interdisciplinary performance series illuminates the art of improvisation and live time creation. The works presented celebrate experimental territories, ephemeral natures, and margins taking center, through dance, song, theater, music, poetry, and visual art.

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Sibelius and Beethoven
Saturday / February 4, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Studio 106
132 Ipswich Street (Richard Ortner Studio Building), Floor 1—Studio 106
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Boston Conservatory music students present a concert of masterworks.

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Artistry in Action: Chamber Series
Friday / February 3, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Chamber Series kicks off its spring season with works by Johannes Brahms, Ulysses Kay, Gernot Wolfgang, and Igor Stravinsky performed by renowned Boston Conservatory faculty members Joy Arcolano (narrator), Jonathan Bass (piano), Jan Halloran (clarinet), Katie Lansdale (violin), Matthew Marsit (clarinet), Robert Sheena (english horn), Margaret Phillips (bassoon), Roberto Poli (piano), and Owen Young (cello).

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Master Class: Stephen Powell, Baritone
Friday / February 3, 2023 / 3:00 pm
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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The Boston Conservatory Voice/Opera Department will host a master class presented by Grammy Award-winning baritone Stephen Powell.

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Studio Recital: Andrew Mark Cello Studio
Wednesday / February 1, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Students of Andrew Mark’s cello studio perform a selection of songs.

Seully Hall
Boston Conservatory Orchestra Concerto Competition Finals
Sunday / January 29, 2023 / 7:00 pm
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Boston Conservatory at Berklee 2022–2023 Orchestra Concerto Competition finalists perform complete concertos with piano accompanist for a chance to win a featured performance spot with the Boston Conservatory Orchestra on April 8 at the Groton Hill Music Center.

Seully Hall
Boston Conservatory Orchestra Concerto Competition Preliminaries
Saturday / January 28, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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In this preliminary round of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s 2022–2023 Orchestra Concerto Competition, students compete for a chance to perform with the Boston Conservatory Orchestra on April 8 at the Groton Hill Music Center.

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Hinge Ensemble: Clockworks
Saturday / January 28, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Studio 106
132 Ipswich Street (Richard Ortner Studio Building), Floor 1—Studio 106
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Guest ensemble Hinge presents the premiere of their program Clockworks, which explores themes of mechanization and dehumanization in contemporary society and features works by Chaya Czernowin, Katherine Young, Louis Andriessen, Laurie Spiegel, and Meshuggah.