| If you're planning a trip to Boston but don't want | | | | located in Boston's Back Bay and Fenway |
| to spend a lot of money, you may be wondering | | | | neighborhoods and easily reached by walking or |
| what to do in Boston for free. If you love music, | | | | subway. |
| the answer is simple: you can attend a concert in | | | | Do you prefer opera, classical music, or Broadway |
| Boston for free. How? All it takes is knowing | | | | musicals? Boston Conservatory specializes in |
| where to find free concerts - and the good news | | | | training musical performers who go on to careers |
| is that Boston has a lot of them. | | | | in orchestras, Broadway, theater, dance, and |
| One reason for all the free musical performances | | | | opera. To locate their numerous free |
| is that Boston and nearby Cambridge have 4 | | | | performances in these areas plus dance and |
| colleges and conservatories specializing in music | | | | theater, go to their website and click on |
| and musical performance. This means that on | | | | "Performances" on their top menu bar, and then |
| most days, you'll have your choice of many | | | | "Events Calendar." You'll find plenty of stellar |
| top-notch concerts, recitals, and performances by | | | | performances by the stars of tomorrow. Boston |
| emerging and established musicians - and most of | | | | Conservatory is also located in the Fenway |
| them are free. | | | | neighborhood. |
| How do you find these free concerts? Simply by | | | | During the summer, your musical options for what |
| knowing where to look - usually on the Events | | | | to do in Boston for free move outdoor. Copley |
| Calendar that you'll find on each school's website. | | | | Square, Post Office Square, and Boston's |
| To further refine your search, it helps to know | | | | Downtown Waterfront areas are just a few of |
| what kind of music you'd like to hear, and then | | | | the spots where you'll find free outdoor concerts |
| see what's offered at a school that specializes in | | | | several times a week, usually around noontime. |
| it. | | | | Another place where you'll find free concerts in |
| For example, if you like jazz, contemporary | | | | Boston is Trinity Church in Copley Square in the |
| music, and popular music rooted in the African | | | | Back Bay neighborhood. Their Friday noon organ |
| cultural diaspora, you'll want to check out Berklee | | | | concerts are legendary among music lovers. Their |
| College of Music, which specializes in training | | | | active music program also features virtuoso |
| musicians who embrace these particular musical | | | | performers, choral performances, and other |
| traditions and styles. Go to Berklee's website and | | | | special events. Check their website and click |
| find the "Related Links" section in the left-side | | | | "Music" to find schedules. |
| navigation bar. Click on "Events Calendar." | | | | These suggestions are just a few of Boston's |
| The free concerts that you'll see might include a | | | | large number of free concert options. As you can |
| jazz drummer, a pianist playing tango music, a | | | | see, you could fill an entire trip to Boston with |
| mandolin mash-up, a performer playing her original | | | | gorgeous music - all free! - and just one more |
| Latin-Japanese-Brazilian jazz composition, and | | | | reason to visit this culturally-rich Massachusetts |
| much more. Concerts are held in various | | | | city. |
| performance venues on the Berklee campus, | | | | |