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New England Conservatory of Music
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Category: Performing Arts [Edit]
33 Gainsborough St(between Huntington Ave & St Botolph St)
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 536-2412
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8 reviews for New England Conservatory of Music
Saw a concert here the other night and it was great! The New England String Ensemble... very nice show. The staff were friendly, the sound was great (even in the nosebleed seats), but I have one beef with this theater.
The sections on the side are tilted downward towards the stage. Though the seats themselves are level, both myself and my friend managed to get sore backs from the seating... very strange.
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I've seen a few concerts at Jordan Hall (notably Stravinsky's Rite Of Spring) and I thought each performance was incredible - especially considering that these are free concerts.
I haven't had any trouble with the seats but I haven't had to sit off to the side either. Just make sure to get there somewhat early on some of the more popular shows if you want a particular seat.
I saw my first opera ever at Jordan Hall at the NEC, and I am not psyched to admit it, but I found it to be mediocre.
We took our middle school kids to see Cinderella. Maybe I couldn't fully enjoy it because I was on the clock monitoring the haters?
There were some modern twists; there was a T.V. prop, Cinderella wore flats, the ugly stepsisters snacked on potato chips, there was a bi-racial couple, drag queen step-mother, etc.
The music was song in English, yet written in the tradional 1800s French Opera style, and I just wasn't feeling it! I couldn't really understand what people were saying and I found the singing composition to be screechy and not very harmonious, the acting to be subpar, and the lyrics themselves to be lacking. The fairy godmother's singing sounded like a cacophonic nervous breakdown.
Great idea to expose kids to Opera and use our nearby resources for free concerts, cultural education, and college tours. Also, I appreciated NEC providing opera lesson material, as well as how the cast took questions and interacted with the schools after the show.
I really hope to make time to see more and better concerts at Jordan Hall because it is supposed to be "one of the most acoustically perfect halls in the country" and the building and rooms have some striking architecture.
It's also lovely to hear people making music right next door to the school where I teach--
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I saw the string ensemble at Jordon Hall and agree with Katherine T - my big complaint is about those seats!!!! They tilt way off to the side so you're forced to lean on the person to the left (or right if you're on the opposite side of the hall). Your back hurts, your side goes numb, it is highly unpleasant. The hall itself is beautiful and the music was lovely. Aside from the seat I had a very enjoyable time.
*Edited to add that I was sitting on the balcony to the side. I hope if you're in the center your seat won't tilt.
You can catch great performances at Jordan Hall, a really beautiful intimate space, by top name professional groups all the time. However, take advantage of the student performances, from the grad level even down to the prep level. The NEC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra is probably the best youth orchestra in the country (and they sound legitimately good), and these days NEC's string department is thought by many to be better than even more-famous Juilliard. So for all the poor people out there - definitely a good way to hear cheap (and often free) classical music.
If you are a student there on the other hand, my friends have shown me around, and well it's not posh, aside from Jordan Hall. But that's a different review.
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I have been to a few concerts at Jordan Hall and have enjoyed each one. It's a beautiful space with a posh atmosphere and great acoustics. The seats on the side of what is usually the orchestra section is tilted downward toward the stage, but no matter where you sit the sound is fantastic. What's best is that they offer free or cheap concerts by talented students and groups all the time. Get your classical music fix for much less than what you pay further up the street and catch a young, rising star.
Alternative to the pricey Symphony Hall. Jordan Hall has Great Acoustics for classical ensembles. great for classical music fans.
one the nation's premiere conservatories, nec boasts performances year round by fantastic artists, provides lessons available from some of music's finest teachers, and of course has the lovely jordan hall--a much more affordable alternative to symphony hall. i used to catch the metamorphosen chamber orchestra here annually and never left unimpressed!
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