Template:Classical Music The Conservatory boasts solo and ensemble performances almost every day by faculty, students, and guest artists. Concerts in classical, African, jazz, choral, and chamber music held in the “drawing room intimacy” of the Keller Room or the “splendid acoustic perfection” of Jordan Hall. Most admission free and open to the public. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

Founded in 1815, the Handel and Haydn Society is the oldest continually performing arts organization in the country. Concerts are held in Boston's Symphony and Jordan Halls as well as other venues. A season highlight is their consistently sold-out December production of Handel's Messiah. Tickets range from $25 to $67 and rush tickets are sometimes available 3 hours before performances. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

Keith Lockhart, Boston's charismatic sweetheart, conducts the Boston Pops. The Pops play more "popular" music (than the BSO) such as movie themes, swing, big band, and light classical works at Symphony Hall in May and June, often with renowned soloists. The Holiday at Pops series in December features Yuletide favorites. Their free performances at the Hatch Memorial Shell is an integral part of Boston's Independence Day celebration. When The Pops perform the seats are removed from the first floor of Symphony Hall and tables are brought - so that concert goers get table service as well as music. All concerts wheelchair-accessible. Admission $26-$118; For tickets times for concerts, click here This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. 50-100 tickets day of the performance available for rush tickets for Tuesday nights during the season, except for Opening Night. Rush tickets are available in the Main Box Office at the Massachusetts Avenue entrance, with a maximum of 2 per customer, and must be paid for with cash.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra is the oldest and one of the Boston Pops, most renowned symphonies in the country. The principal conductor is James Levine and the BSO's season runs from late September through April. World-renowned musicians appear with the BSO and they generally premier at least one new work each season. Tickets ($27-105) include a $1 fee for the preservation of Symphony Hall - an architectural and acoustical gem of a building. Student rush tickets are sometimes available at 5pm for Tuesday and Thursday performances, 10am for the Friday matinée. By purchasing the BSO College Card for only $25, you have the opportunity to attend up to 27 BSO performances during the subscription season at no additional cost. Beginning at 9:30am on the morning of each concert listed, students may call the designated phone line to confirm that tickets are available for that performance. The tickets can then be picked up between the hours of 10am and 6pm the same day at the BSO Box Office at Symphony Hall on Massachusetts Avenue. Each student showing both a valid student ID and College Card is entitled to one ticket, if available, for a particular concert. The tickets are offered on a first-come first-served basis. There is a minimum of 100 tickets available per concert. Students are not guaranteed tickets to all 27 concerts.

Jordan Hall is the concert hall for the New England Conservatory. People have argued it is the most acoustically perfect performance space in the world. There are free concerts by NEC students all the time, as well as a ongoing concerts by other musical entities. Check their website for daily offerings and ticket prices.

This is the main classroom building for NEC. It contains Jordan HallBoston:Gainsborough Street (24-36), the main performance space for the Conservatory (entrance on Gainsborough Street). As you walk by you are likely to hear scales from any number of instruments or someone practicing an aria drifting out the open windows. Check out the NEC website for free concerts from students on an almost daily basis.