Before the symphony concert you can join Ronald Feldman, conductor of the Berkshire Symphony, for a pre-concert talk in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, adjacent to Chapin Hall. Talks offer insights into programmed works and a chance to meet the conductor and soloists.

Pianist Drew Petersen coaches talented Williams College piano students in a master class. This event is free and open to the public. Acclaimed American pianist Drew Petersen is a sought-after soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Winner of a 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant, the 2017 American Pianists Awards and the Christel DeHaan Fellow…

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…

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. Other musicians include trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, voted "Rising Star" five years in a row by Downbeat Magazine; trombonist James Burton III, who is currently…

Before the symphony concert you can join Ronald Feldman, conductor of the Berkshire Symphony, for a pre-concert talk in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, adjacent to Chapin Hall. Talks offer insights into programmed works and a chance to meet the conductor and soloists.

Born in Israel, Yair Kless began playing the violin at the early age. He graduated from Tel Aviv Music Academy, under the tutelage of Israel Amidan. Following a recommendation from Nathan Milstein, Yair moved to Brussels to study with Prof. Andre Gertler in the Royal conservatory and Chapelle- Musicale Reine-Elizabeth, graduating with the highest distinction in both instrumental and chamber…

The members of the Aizuri Quartet coach talented Williams College chamber music students in a master class. This event is free and open to the public. Praised by The Washington Post for “captivating” performances that draw from its notable “meld of intellect, technique and emotions,” the Aizuri Quartet was awarded the Grand Prize and the CAG Management Prize at the…

Aizuri Quartet presents Gabriella Smith's Carrot Revolution; String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 64 No. 2 by Haydn; Armenian Folk Songs by Komitas; and String Quartet in D Minor "Voces Intimae" by Sibelius. The composers featured in this concert, titled Locally Sourced, drew inspiration from their immediate surroundings: they used the powerful connections they felt to their environment, their world,…

Students of Samirah Evans gather together to present an afternoon of jazz and standards, backed up by a combo of talented musicians.

The talented voices in the studio of Erin Nafziger offer an evening of classical song.

This final performance of the Small Jazz Ensembles emphasizes improvisational interplay with original compositions and arrangements by the band members.

Violinists in the studio of Joanna Kurkowicz present an afternoon performance of some of the great solo works for violin.

Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall

This concert by the Williams Repertory Jazz Ensemble is devoted to the presentation of significant composers and movements in jazz history.

Talented violinists in the studio of Muneko Otani offer a Saturday concert showcasing their work for the semester, presenting great works for violin.

Chamber music students come together for an end of semester concert featuring great works of the master.

Small ensembles present a concert of chamber music that is focused on woodwind instruments. Stephen Walt hosts.

Students of Ah Ling Neu bring their talents to the stage of Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall for a semester finale of music for viola.

Students of Jacqueline DeVoe offer an evening of flute music from across the centuries.

Guitarists in the studio of Robert Phelps try out their newest licks in tunes from the jazz, blues, and R&B repertoire.

This is the first 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 on Friday April 24 in Chapin Hall, a concert which showcases the remarkable talents of…

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…

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 on Friday April 24 in Chapin Hall, a concert which showcases the remarkable talents of our Williams…

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…

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,…

Pianist Anthony de Mare coaches talented Williams College piano students in a master class. This event is free and open to the public. Anthony de Mare is one of the world’s foremost champions of contemporary music. 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…

Pianist Anthony de Mare is one of the world’s foremost champions of contemporary music. 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 today’s most distinguished artists, especially in the speaking-singing pianist genre, which he pioneered over 25 years ago…

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…

Before the symphony concert you can join Ronald Feldman, conductor of the Berkshire Symphony, for a pre-concert talk in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, adjacent to Chapin Hall. Talks offer insights into programmed works and a chance to meet the conductor and soloists.

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 18th 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…

Celebrating its 18th 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…

Pianist Ancuza Aprodu coaches talented Williams College piano students in a master class. This event is free and open to the public. French pianist born in Romania, Ancuza Aprodu began studying piano at the age of 4 and one year later won the Interpretation Competition of Suceava. She obtained her Piano Diploma at the National Academy “G.VERDI” of Turin and won…

French pianist born in Romania, Ancuza Aprodu began studying piano at the age of 4 and one year later won the Interpretation Competition of Suceava. She obtained her Piano Diploma at the National Academy “G.VERDI” of Turin and won prizes at several international competitions. In the realm of contemporary music, she contributed for several years as permanent member or as…

Before the symphony concert you can join Ronald Feldman, conductor of the Berkshire Symphony, for a pre-concert talk in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, adjacent to Chapin Hall. Talks offer insights into programmed works and a chance to meet the conductor and soloists.

Sonor Ensemble is a chamber group with an open, flexible instrumental ensemble. Many of the members of Sonor Ensemble are from the ranks of the National Orchestra of Spain. The group presents works from all eras of classical music and if also firmly committed to contemporary music. Sonor Ensemble has performed all over its native Spain, as well as Bulgaria,…

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…

This final performance of the Small Jazz Ensembles emphasizes improvisational interplay with original compositions and arrangements by the band members.

This concert by the Williams Repertory Jazz Ensemble is devoted to the presentation of significant composers and movements in jazz history.