Bring a friend, bring your lunch, and enjoy our popular midday and midweek concert series. A musical sampler, every week offers up a mixture of traditional fare, with exciting accents of the unexpected. Williams student musicians value the informal atmosphere of MIDWEEKMUSIC and they use it to workshop their pieces, try out something new, show off something that doesn’t fit in other … Continue reading "MIDWEEKMUSIC in the Chapel"

Williams Concert Choir and the Williams Chamber Choir, directed by Lindsay Pope, present Take What You Need: Songs on Mental Health & Wellness, by composers and poets who were ostracized by their communities. Including music from the 14th century to the present day, the preformance includes music by Ysaye Barnwell, Johannes Brahms, Reena Esmail, Hannah Gruendemann '20, Guillaume Machaut, Anna … Continue reading "Concert Choir & Chamber Choir"

From baroque to contemporary Artist in Residence in Violin, Joanna Kurkowicz presents a varied and exciting program that includes Geminiani's rarely played Sonata in C Minor for Violin and Piano, Vivaldi's virtuosic Concerto for Four Violins, op. 3, No. 10 (RV.580), Arvo Pärt's mysterious and very popular Fratres in the version for solo violin, string quartet and percussion (with Axxea … Continue reading "Joanna Kurkowicz & Friends – Faculty Recital"

Black Art Jazz Collective (BAJC) debuted in 2013 at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Led by Downbeat Critics Poll Winner and Grammy Award winning tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, the group celebrates African American icons through original compositions. BAJC is dedicated to celebrating African American Icons through originally composed music while serving as a positive role-model for young African-Americans and young musicians … Continue reading "Black Art Jazz Collective – Visiting Artist Series"

The Berkshire Symphony, under the baton of Ronald Feldman, begins with Symphony No. 21 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and presents the world premiere of the Cello Concerto No. 2 by Allen Shawn, with faculty soloist Nathaniel Parke, cello. Also on offer is the much beloved Symphony No. 2 by Johannes Brahms. The Berkshire Symphony is a 75-member symphonic orchestra comprising, in … Continue reading "Berkshire Symphony"

The Williams Gospel Choir celebrates a love of gospel music with the entire community. 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. All are invited to Rain on Us featuring the choir and talented collaborating musicians. The Williams Gospel … Continue reading "Williams Gospel Choir"