NEC Coronavirus Relief Benefit Concert

On Saturday March 7 (6:30) and Friday March 13 (8:30), New England Conservatory’s Asian Students Association will perform two donation-based concerts of jazz, classical, and contemporary music in aid of doctors and patients in China fighting the spread of the coronavirus virus (COVID-19). The concerts will take place in NEC's performance spaces at 255 Saint Botolph Street in Boston. Both concerts will be free and open to the public, with optional donations of $10-$25 (no ticket required). A livestream link will also be posted on the day of the concert to ASA’s Facebook page. Learn more at https://necmusic.edu/events/coronavirus-relief-benefit-concerts.

Sat. 3/7, 6:30pm | Bower Stage, NEC | JAZZ & SCHOENBERG

• Jazz set performed by Yifei Zhou
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• Introduction to Schoenberg, by longtime NEC faculty and composer, John Heiss
• Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire
performed by Caroline Nielson, Emily Siar, Emma Carleton, Robbie Bui, Xiaoyu Lin, Aleksis Martin, and Ariel Mo.

Fri. 3/13, 8:30pm | Burnes Hall, NEC | PIANO & STRINGS
feat. International soloist Aristo Sham, piano

• Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp Major
• Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major
performed by Aristo Sham, Sammy Andonian, and Mari Nagahara.
• Liszt/Schumann: Widmung
• Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings
performed by Andrew Samarasekara, Leonardo Jaffe, Emma Carleton, Grant Houston, Haneul Skye Park, Aidan Garrison, Ivan Sendetskiy, and Ben Maxwell.

LISTEN: Admission is free, and a free livestream link will be posted on Facebook on the day of each concert. Light refreshments will also be provided at NEC.

GIVE: Listeners are encouraged to donate online in our name at https://tzuchi.us/donate/. In addition, Tzu Chi will be selling a special range of eco-friendly products and perishable foods on-site, with 100% of proceeds donated.

TZU CHI: These events are sponsored by the Tzu Chi Foundation and the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts. Since January, Tzu Chi USA has been sending medical supplies such as protective overalls, N95 masks & surgical masks, and protective eyewear to institutions in China confronting the coronavirus.

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