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, and electronics to create music that resonates across boundaries of genre and discipline. In addition to music for percussion alone the group presents works for…

Mezzo-soprano Hannah Gruendemann '20 presents a senior recital that includes Am I In Your Light by John Adams and works from the musical theater repertoire by Stephen Sondheim '50, Tom Kitt, Cole Porter. Pianist Jake Eisner '21 collaborates, as do fellow Williams musicians.

Nicholas Madamidola '20 presents a senior solo recital which concentrates on the rich repertoire of great works for cello.

Students of Devesh Chandra and Veena Chandra present a concert of sitar and tabla.

MIDWEEKMUSIC is a popular lunchtime series taking place at 12:15pm on selected Wednesdays in Chapin Hall. Bring your lunch and join the musicians on stage in Chapin Hall and enjoy the music! Students interested in performing can find more information here.

The Chinese Music Ensemble offers its spring performance of traditional and classical works.

Presenting a wide breadth of music for brass instruments, Williams Brass Ensemble explores many genres—from antiquity, where the terrifying sounds of brass instruments heralded war and communicated power, to the sound of medieval dance music, the melodic balance of classical music, and contemporary forms, including the jazz/funk street bands of New Orleans and the rhythmically twisted Roma bands of Eastern…