The Northern Berkshire Chorale performs George Frederic Handel’s Messiah (1741), Part 1, and the Dixit Dominus by Marianna von Martines (1774). Saturday, December 13 at 7:30pm in Chapin Hall, Williams College. Suggested donation $15.
Williams Brass Ensemble, led by Alan Burns and Max Ignas, features various soloists and brass groups presenting the best in chamber brass music. The directors are also the principle arrangers for the group. The flexibility their arranging offers a huge range of possibilities, far beyond the limited stock material available to brass groups. The ensemble […]
The Williams Gospel Choir offers an afternoon of inspiring song open to all in Chapin Hall. For over thirty years people of all faiths have been invited to join the Gospel Choir to celebrate the tradition and move ahead into a future of joyous song. The Williams Gospel Choir continues to be a force that […]
Williams Concert Choir and the Williams Chamber Choir conducted by Anna Lenti present a fall concert. This event is free and open to the public. The Williams Concert and Chamber Choirs present their fall concert on themes of love for the earth and each other. This concert takes its inspiration from the language of love […]
The Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, sponsored by the Music Department, explores vocal and instrumental traditions rooted in centuries of musical practice. The group meets weekly to play repertoire that spans a wide geographic, historical, and cultural terrain including folk, classical, and popular styles from around the Middle East. Ensemble members learn maqamat (modes) and iqa’at […]
The Chinese Music Ensemble performs the sizhu genre of chamber music played on such instruments as the erhu, pipa, ruan, zheng and yangqin. The ensemble is directed by Artist-in-Residence Wang Guowei. Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall
As part of the Visiting Artist Series the Williams College Department of Music presents Andrius Žlabys on Tuesday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m., in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall on the college campus. Mr. Žlabys hosts a master class featuring talented Williams student pianists at 4:15 p.m. the same day. These events are free and open to […]
Williams Percussion Ensemble and I/O New Music present a program an exciting performance on the cutting edge of modern music. In programs featuring cutting-edge new music and important works of the twentieth-century, the Williams Percussion Ensemble (WiPE) surveys a vast terrain of sound and rhythm. The ensemble employs all manner of percussion instruments, found sounds, […]
Jazz Nights – Combos presents talented student groups. Outstanding musicians showcase their interpretations of standards alongside premieres of original works.
Jazz Nights – Williams Jazz Orchestra offers a performance that mixes superb modern interpretations of old big band favorites along with new works, all featuring talented student jazz improvisors. Incredibly, the whole band manages to bunch itself onto the modestly proportioned stage of Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, recalling the days of a more intimate big band […]
As part of the Visiting Artist Series the Williams College Department of Music presents Cassatt String Quartet on Wednesday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m., in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall on the college campus. This event is free and open to the public. Cassatt String Quartet presents an exciting program: W.A. Mozart: String Quartet in E-flat, K. […]
Williams presents violinist and special guest artist Midori along with pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute sponsored by the Office of the President of Williams College and the Williams College Department of Music. This event is free and open to the public without ticketing or reservations. Midori and Ieva Jokubaviciute present works for violin and piano: Che Buford […]
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