As part of the Williams College Music Department Visiting Artist Series Momenta Quartet offers a program of chamber music, performed in Chapin Hall. The offerings include music by renowned African American composers Alving Singleton, with his String Quartet No. 1 (1967), and Florence Price: String Quartet in G Major, second movement, Andante moderato. The Momenta Quartet also presents two celebrated…

This recital is a chance to hear the very talented musicians in Joanna Kurkowicz’s studio as they showcase many of the finest works in the classic solo repertoire for violin.

Featuring wind chamber music, students of Stephen Walt give a final performance of their groups.

Talented Williams violinists come together for a concert of solo music that spans the arc of classical music history.

Viola students of Ah Ling Neu come together to present some of the greatest works for viola in the classical repertoire.

This is the second of two recitals which give student musicians participating in the Berkshire Symphony Student Soloist Competition an opportunity to play their pieces for an audience before their auditions. The competition winners will appear with the Berkshire Symphony in the final regular season concert in Chapin Hall in April, a concert which showcases the remarkable talents of our Williams students.

Pianist Sara Davis Buechner coaches talented Williams College piano students in a master class. This event is free and open to the public. About Sara Davis Buechner Noted for her musical command, cosmopolitan artistry, and visionary independence, Sara Davis Buechner is one of the most original concert pianists of our time. Lauded for her “intelligence, integrity and all-encompassing technical prowess” (New…

The members of the Euclid Quartet coach talented Williams College chamber music students in a master class. This event is free and open to the public.

Celebrating its 22nd anniversary season, the EUCLID QUARTET enjoys one of the most highly regarded reputations of any chamber ensemble of its generation, with its members’ constituting a multinational mix representing four continents: violinist Jameson Cooper (Great Britain), violinist Brendan Shea (United States), violist Luis Enrique Vargas (Venezuela), cellist Jacqueline Choi (South Korea). Captivating audiences and critics ranging from Carnegie Hall to…

The Visiting Artist Series features the guest artists of the new music group counter)induction. In its twenty years of virtuosic performances and daring programming, the composer/performer collective counter)induction has established itself as a force of excellence in contemporary music. Hailed by The New York Times for its “fiery ensemble virtuosity” and for its “first-rate performances” by The Washington Post, c)i…

The Chinese Music Ensemble presents a concert filled with the vitality and rich variety of Chinese music performed by Williams students and faculty. The Chinese Music Ensemble, one of the department’s newest ensembles, performs traditional and contemporary pieces. The ensemble features such instruments as the zheng, erhu, yangqin, and zhongruan, and is usually focused on the Chinese sizhu genre of chamber…