The Gunther Schuller Society
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Upcoming Events
New England Conservatory and The Gunther Schuller Society present
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“Of Reminiscences and Reflections – Celebrating Gunther Schuller’s 100th Birthday”
Friday, November 21, 2025 / 8:00pm / NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston MA
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This special event includes live performances, recorded audio, projected images, and commentary featuring Gunther Schuller and others, celebrating Schuller’s deep effect on numerous musicians and path of 20th and 21st century music.
The concert will feature performances by pianists Ran Blake, Fred Hersch '77, Randall Hodgkinson '76, '80 MM, '82 AD, and Christopher O’Riley '81 AD; vocalist Dominique Eade; violinist Joel Smirnoff; French horn player Richard Todd; the Gramercy Trio with violinist Sharan Leventhal, cellist Jonathan Miller, and Hodgkinson; the duo Marimolin with marimbist Nancy Zeltsman '82 and Leventhal; bassist Ed Schuller; drummer George Schuller '82. Ken Schaphorst will lead NEC students in Celka Ojakangas’ winning work of the Gunther Schuller Centennial Third Stream Composition Contest.
Co-Sponsored by New England Conservatory and The Gunther Schuller Society.
This performance is part of the NEC Festival (Nov 15-22, 2025), which will celebrate the legacy of Gunther Schuller, president of NEC between 1967 and 1977 with a week-long series of concerts and discussions. In addition to reflecting on his work as a composer, conductor and scholar, the legacy of Gunther Schuller’s influence on NEC will be demonstrated through a range of collaborative presentations.
Learn more about the NEC Festival: https://necmusic.edu/on-campus/performances-events/nec-festival/
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Plus These Upcoming Events
Sylvan Winds: Mid-Century Modern
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Woodwind Quintet &
Suite for Woodwind Quintet
Tues, Nov 25, 2025 | 7 pm
Saint John's in the Village, New York, NY
Past Events
NEC Festival: Faculty Recital: Kenneth Radnofsky
On the day of Gunther Schuller’s 100th birthday, saxophonist Kenneth Radnofsky, honors the person
who appointed him to the NEC faculty with a program that serves as a personal tribute
featuring guest pianists Donal Fox, Myron Romanul and John D. McDonald
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Sonata for Alto Saxophone & Piano
Sat, Nov 22, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Burnes Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
NEC Festival: Of Reminiscences and Reflections
Celebrating Gunther Schuller’s 100th Birthday
This special event produced by the Gunther Schuller Society
includes live performances, recorded audio, projected images, and commentary celebrating
Schuller’s deep effect on numerous musicians and path of 20th and 21st century music.
Brahms Horn Trio Master Class:
Christopher O’Riley, Joel Smirnoff, and Richard Todd
A discussion about the making of the recording of the Brahms Horn Trio under Gunther's guidance and vision for fidelity to the score
and his lifelong love affair with the work
Fri, Nov 21, 2025 | 12 noon
Williams Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
NEC Festival: Piano Seminar: The Legacy of Gunther Schuller
featuring Fred Hersch
NEC Festival: NEC Jazz Orchestra – Jazz Without Borders
Schuller’s Bold Experiment at NEC
featuring Fred Hersch, George Schuller, Carl Atkins, and Ken Schaphorst
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Jumpin' in the Future
Thurs, Nov 20, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
Composer Celka Ojakangas Discussion
with Sid Richardson
A conversation with composer Celka Ojakangas, the winner of the
Gunther Schuller Centennial Third Stream Composition Contest.
Thurs, Nov 20, 2025 | 4 pm
Room G 01 (bm fl), 255 Saint Botolph St (Building), NEC, Boston, MA
Panel Discussion: Gunther Schuller & Jazz
with Fred Hersch, George Schuller, Carl Atkins, and Ken Schaphorst
A discussion about the creation of the first fully accredited jazz studies program in a conservatory at NEC in 1969, along with reflections on Schuller’s personal involvement in jazz as a conductor, composer, and performer.
Thurs, Nov 20, 2025 | 2 pm
Eben Jordan Ensemble Rm, 2nd Fl, 255 Saint Botolph St (Building), NEC, Boston, MA
NEC Festival: NEC Symphony, David Loebel, Clancy Ellis, conductors
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee,
and Schuller’s arrangement of Scott Joplin’s Overture to Treemonisha
Wed, Nov 19, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
NEC Festival: Chamber Music + Sonatas: Schuller and the Spirit of Collaboration
Produced by faculty members Eden MacAdam-Somer & Hankus Netsky
NEC Festival: Contemporary Musical Arts Today – A Global Vision Realized
A special evening of chamber music curated by faculty members
Ken Schaphorst & Ara Gregorian
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Fantasy for Solo Harp,
Sonata for Oboe & Piano, and Piano Trio (3rd Mvt only)
Mon, Nov 17, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
VISTA Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruce Hangen, conductor
Program includes Gunther Schuller's An Arc Ascending
Sat, Nov 15, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Groton Hill Music Center, Groton, MA
NEC Festival: Prep 75: Anniversary Celebration Concert
The celebration of NEC Preparatory School’s 75th Anniversary
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Music for a Celebration
Sat, Nov 15, 2025 | 6 pm
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
Nancy Zeltsman, marimba
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Phantasmata for Violin & Marimba (mvt IV)
(marimba solo excerpt)
Fri, Nov 14, 2025 | 2 pm
Percussive Arts Society International Convention
Wabash Ballroom at Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
Glens Falls Symphony, Charles Peltz, conductor
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Seven Studies on a Theme of Paul Klee
Sun, Nov 9, 2025 | 4 pm
South Glens Falls Senior High School, Glens Falls, NY
BMOP Presents Bang the Drum, Gil Rose, conductor
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Grand Concerto for Percussion
Sun, Nov 1, 2025 | 8 pm
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA
Diamond Jubilee: Calgary Wind Symphony, Dr. Jeremy Brown, dir
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Saxophone Concerto (for Winds)
featuring special guest saxophonist Ken Radnofsky
Sun, Oct 26, 2025 | 2:30 pm
Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall, Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
In Praise of Winds: Remembering Gunther Schuller at 100
University of Michigan Symphony Band, Jason Fettig, dir
Program includes Gunther Schuller's In Praise of Winds
Thurs, Oct 23, 2025 | 8 pm
Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI
Nancy Zeltsman, marimba
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Phantasmata for Violin & Marimba (mvt IV)
(marimba solo excerpt)
Sun, Oct 12, 2025 | 4 pm
Rehearsal Hall, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Many Worlds/No Walls: David Amram at Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Sonata for Alto Saxophone & Piano
featuring special guest saxophonist Ken Radnofsky
Sat, Oct 11, 2025 | 7 pm
Recital Hall, Donahue Family Academic Arts Center, Middlesex Community College. Lowell, MA
FAS: Gunther Schuller Centennial featuring the Solstice Wind Quintet
Program includes Schuller works of solo and chamber music for winds and percussion
Mon, Sept 29, 2025 | 7:30 - 9 pm
Bryan Hall Theatre, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Artistry in Action: Faculty Chamber Music series
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Suite for Woodwind Quintet
Fri, Sept 12, 2025 | 8 pm
Seully Hall, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, 8 Fenway, Boston, MA
“Rattle Conducts Folk Songs and Dances” - London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, dir
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Eine kleine Posaunenmusik (Peter Moore, soloist)
Sat, Aug 30, 2025 | 11 am
Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London, England
“contraBAND: TRANSFORMATIONS" - Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Vimbayi Kaziboni, dir
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Transformations
Fri, May 2, 2025 | 8 pm
Studio T401, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston, MA
“Royal Academy of Music Symphonic Brass" - Jeroen Berwaerts, dir
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Symphony for Brass & Percussion, Op 16
Fri, May 2, 2025 | 1 pm
Dukes Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London, England
“Dance Like Nobody’s Watching” - University Wind Symphony, Thomas McCauley, dir
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Sandpoint Rag
Fri, April 25, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Borromeo String Quartet
Performing Gunther Schuller's String Quartet No. 4
Thurs, March 27, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Freer Gallery of Art, Meyer Auditorium, Smithsonian Institution, Wash DC
Solo Marimba: Nancy Zeltsman
Performing Gunther Schuller's Marimbology (mvts 3 & 4)
Sun, March 16, 2025 | 4 pm
Britton Hall, University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Ann Arbor, MI
Wind Ensemble: Celebrating the Centennial of Gunther Schuller's Birth
Program includes Gunther Schuller's Meditation and Symphony No. 3, In Praise of Winds
Fri, February 28, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Bates Recital Hall, Butler School of Music, University of Texas at Austin
Faculty Recital: Kenneth Radnofsky, Saxophone: "A Question of Identity"
Sun, November 24, 2024 | 7:30 pm
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory (open map)
Gunther Schuller Legacy Concert: Every Day in the Forever Musical Life of Gunther Schuller
Fri, November 22, 2024 | 7:30 pm
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory (open map)
Pictures at an Exhibition featuring 3rd Coast Brass with Mark Fisher, conductor
Fri, May 17, 2024 | 7:30 pm | Woodstock Opera House, Woodstock, IL
Sun, May 19, 2024 | 2:30 pm | The Venue, Aurora, IL
Mon, May 20, 2024 | 7:30 pm | First United Methodist Church, Elgin, IL
Virtual: Tues, May 21, 2024 - Tues, June 4, 2024
Chamber Music Society of Minnesota presents Renowned Jazz Pianist Aaron Diehl
The CMSM proudly presents renowned jazz pianist Aaron Diehl in a concert featuring Gunther Schuller’s landmark Third Stream work “Conversations For Jazz Quartet and String Quartet”, duos for violin and piano, and a jazz set.
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Sun, April 7, 2024 | 4:00 pm
Sundin Music Hall - Hamline University
From Ragtime to Early Jazz – Gunther Schuller Legacy Concert
Tues, November 21, 2023 | 7:30 pm
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory (open map)
Gunther Schuller Legacy Concert
Tues, November 22, 2022 | 7:30 pm
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory (open map)
Gunther Schuller's Educational Legacy
Wed, November 16, 2022 | 6:15 pm
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room, New England Conservatory (open map)
The Past Is The Present:
At Home with Gunther Schuller
Sat, June 11, 2022 | 10:30 am
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society with New England Ragtime Ensemble
Sat, June 25, 2022 | 7:30 pm
Stoughton Opera House (open map)
More information
Gunther Schuller Legacy Concert
NEC Wind Ensemble + Charles Peltz: Great Pens!
Winds on Wednesdays: Stravinsky, Schuller, Reinecke, Brant, & Mozart
NEC Saxophone Ensemble & Quartet:
Schuller, Trester, & Pierné
Sun, November 22, 2020 | 7:30 pm
Live Stream from Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory