At New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall: Boston Baroque, Music Director Martin Pearlman, and bass-baritone Dashon Burton perform Handel’s Jephtha, March 2019.
“Jordan Hall, the historic concert hall located at Boston’s New England Conservatory, will remain closed to outside organizations until June 2021,” writes Diti Kohli in Monday’s (5/11) Boston Globe. “During the academic year, Jordan Hall generally hosts student recitals as well as a steady schedule of concerts and shows by unaffiliated presenters.… NEC said the decision was made due to demand for renting the hall, which ‘given the anticipated need for social distancing measures, will be greater than ever,’ the statement read. The closure leaves the Celebrity Series Boston, which just announced its 2020-2021 lineup last week, without a venue for at least a dozen performances next season. It also forces the mid-size period orchestra Boston Baroque to rethink plans for 2020-21.… So far, most Massachusetts museums, concert halls, and theaters have signaled their hope to reopen in late summer or fall. Late last month, the Boston Symphony Orchestra announced plans to open its 2020-21 season on Sept. 16 at Symphony Hall…. NEC has not yet announced plans for the 2020-21 academic year… NEC president Andrea Kalyn [wrote] in an April 23 statement, ‘Our return will be based on the guidance of public health officials.’ ”
