
Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall
Upcoming Events
September 2025

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 from the ranks of artists in residence, artist…
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Evan Arntzen, saxophone - Faculty Recital
This faculty recital for wind instruments features Evan Arntzen, saxophone and his quartet. Evan Arntzen was born and raised in Vancouver, BC, and is the third generation of a musical family. He began learning the great melodies composed by the original New Orleans Jazzmen such as Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Jelly Roll Morton, at the age of seven from…
Find out more »October 2025

Janina Baechle, mezzo soprano - Special Guest Artist
Williams presents a Liederabend with special guest artist Janina Baechle, mezzo soprano and Markus Hadulla, piano in a recital of classical vocal works. This event is sponsored by the Oakley Center for the Humanities and Social Sciences, the Austrian Cultural Forum NYC, and the Williams College Department of Music . German mezzo Janina Baechle is a regular guest on international…
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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 from the ranks of artists in residence, artist…
Find out more »November 2025

Jazz Nights – Combos
Jazz Nights – Combos presents talented student groups. Outstanding musicians showcase their interpretations of standards alongside premieres of original works. The first evening of a two part event, don't miss the next night of jazz with the Williams Jazz Orchestra.
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Jazz Nights – Williams Jazz Orchestra
Jazz Nights – Williams Jazz Orchestra offers a performance that mixes superb modern interpretations of old big band favorites along with new works, all featuring talented student jazz improvisors. Incredibly, the whole band manages to bunch itself onto the modestly proportioned stage of Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, recalling the days of a more intimate big band sound. Eschewing amplification, except for…
Find out more »February 2026

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 from the ranks of artists in residence, artist…
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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 from the ranks of artists in residence, artist…
Find out more »April 2026

Jazz Nights – Combos
Jazz Nights – Combos presents talented student groups. Outstanding musicians showcase their interpretations of standards alongside premieres of original works. The first evening of a two part event, don't miss the next night of jazz with the Williams Jazz Orchestra.
Find out more »May 2026

Jazz Nights – Williams Jazz Orchestra
Jazz Nights – Williams Jazz Orchestra offers a performance that mixes superb modern interpretations of old big band favorites along with new works, all featuring talented student jazz improvisors. Incredibly, the whole band manages to bunch itself onto the modestly proportioned stage of Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, recalling the days of a more intimate big band sound. Eschewing amplification, except for…
Find out more »