Category: Performances
February 2020
Berkshire Symphony Soloist Competition
The annual Berkshire Symphony Student Soloist Competition presents a program that includes music from various periods and genres. The competition is hosted by conductor of the Berkshire Symphony, Ronald Feldman. The competition is open to Williams College students who have completed required instrumental or vocal studies, are enrolled in qualifying courses, and have been recommended by their instrumental or vocal teachers. Each may choose … Continue reading "Berkshire Symphony Soloist Competition"
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The Celestials, a play adaptation at MASS MoCA
Peter Glazer brings the Celestials to the stage at MASS MoCA. Many Williams students are involved in the cast/crew, and would love to hear your feedback! A major part of this process is hearing how people are perceiving the piece, join us!
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CDE Intercultural Night, Saturday 2/22 at 7 PM
Join us for CDE Intercultural night on Saturday, February 22 at 7 PM in the Paresky Auditorium. Enjoy a performance featuring music, dance, songs, and fashion from the CDE fellows’ countries.
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400: An African American Musical Portrait
Avery Sharpe, longtime bassist with the McCoy Tyner Trio, Williams faculty member, and a distinguished leader and recording artist, released his latest work in 2019 - 400: An African American Musical Portrait. The album marks 400 years, starting in 1619 with the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to Point Comfort, or what is now Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, … Continue reading "400: An African American Musical Portrait"
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Prof. Tim Carter - Class of 1960 Lecture
42nd Street (1933): The Anatomy of a Movie Musical “Hear the beat of dancing feet…” The first talking films quite naturally turned to musicals as production companies on both sides of the Atlantic vied to show off their new sound technologies. But the West Coast studio that had pioneered the talkies with its Vitaphone system, Warner Bros., was now facing … Continue reading "Prof. Tim Carter – Class of 1960 Lecture"
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The Celestials, a play adaptation at MASS MoCA
Peter Glazer brings the Celestials to the stage at MASS MoCA. Many Williams students are involved in the cast/crew, and would love to hear your feedback! A major part of this process is hearing how people are perceiving the piece, join us!
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Sō Percussion - Visiting Artist Series
Sō Percussion is a percussion-based music organization that creates and presents new collaborative works to adventurous and curious audiences and educational initiatives to engaged students, while providing meaningful service to its communities, in order to exemplify the power of music to unite people and forge deep social bonds. Program Steve Reich - Music for Pieces of Wood Viet Cuong - Water, Wine, … Continue reading "Sō Percussion – Visiting Artist Series"
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Master Class - Anthony de Mare, piano - Visiting Artist Series
Pianist Anthony de Mare coaches talented Williams College piano students in a master class. This event is free and open to the public. His masterclass and performance coincide with Sondheim@90@Williams, a celebration of the composer Stephen Sondheim, Class of 1950. Anthony de Mare is one of the world’s foremost champions of contemporary music. Praised by The New York Times for his … Continue reading "Master Class – Anthony de Mare, piano – Visiting Artist Series"
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Anthony de Mare, piano - Visiting Artist Series
Pianist Anthony de Mare is one of the world’s foremost champions of contemporary music. His masterclass and performance coincide with Sondheim@90@Williams, a celebration of the composer Stephen Sondheim, Class of 1950. Praised by The New York Times for his “muscularly virtuosic, remarkably uninhibited performance impressive talents”, his versatility has inspired the creation of over 60 new works by some of … Continue reading "Anthony de Mare, piano – Visiting Artist Series"
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Williams Chamber Players
Enjoy a performance of the Williams Chamber Players. The Williams Chamber Players is a faculty chamber ensemble that presents concerts for the college and community throughout the academic year. Repertoire for concerts is drawn from the standard chamber music with special attention to music of the 20th and 21st centuries, and to music by Williams composers. Musicians are normally drawn … Continue reading "Williams Chamber Players"
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