The Zambezi Marimba Band features danceable and melodious marimba music from Zambia and Zimbabwe. Zambezi is a diverse group and employs singers, a horn section, and other instruments to its solid marimba fundament. More a joyous celebration than just a concert, the band wins over every audience with its flair and irresistibly kinetic energy. This is an event for the…

The Williams College Department of Music presents the Berkshire Symphony in concert on Friday, October 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams College campus. There is a pre-concert talk with conductor Ronald Feldman at 6:45 p.m. in Chapin Hall, adjacent to the main venue. These events are free and open to the public. Berkshire Symphony presents Respighi's…

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.

Williams Concert Choir and the Williams Chamber Choir conducted by Noah Horn present their first live concert of the season. Williams College has long had a fine tradition of music performance in its choral ensembles. The choral program has much to offer students interested in singing, with a number of performances throughout the year, a wide range of repertoire, recordings…

The Williams Percussion Ensemble (WiPE) presents Land Electric, a program exploring the expansive sounds of distance, space, and movement in works for percussion, strings, electronics, and prepared piano.  WiPE immerses the audience in the sound of reverb-drenched marimbas, delicate flower pots, wooden planks, chains, sheets of metal, pipes dipped in water, and the chiming of the prepared piano.  Featuring some…

The Williams Gospel Choir returns live to Chapin hall to celebrate their 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. The Williams Gospel Choir continues to be a force that uplifts…

Join students of sitarist Veena Chandra and tabla player Devesh Chandra for a taste of Indian classical music. This studio recital takes place on the Chapin Hall stage to provide space for the sweet sounds of the many musicians under the tuition of these two master musicians.

Williams Opera Workshop is a project involving talented Williams student singers working together to prepare operatic scenes. This offers singers the opportunity to further develop skills in stage acting and character development while working as part of an ensemble. The workshop culminates in this final concert performance. 

Pianist Sara Davis Buechner joins the Berkshire Symphony for the third concert of the season, conducted by Ronald Feldman. 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 York Times), “thoughtful artistry in the…

As guests of the Visiting Artist Series, Tapestry brings their "technically spot-on singing" and their emotionally charged performance in Chapin Hall. Tapestry made its debut in Jordan Hall with a performance of Steve Reich's Tehillim, deemed "a knockout" by The Boston Globe. The trademark of the Boston-based vocal ensemble is combining medieval repertory and contemporary compositions in bold, conceptual programming. Critics hail their rich distinctive…

The Williams Percussion Ensemble (WiPE) presents its fall concert,  inviting the audience to experience an up close and intimate performance with seating on stage, surrounding the musicians. Listeners will be immersed in a world of intricate patterns and textures sounding from bowed vibraphones, chiming flower pots, marimbas, drums of all sorts, and warped electronic grooves.  WiPE presents works by young…

Williams Concert Choir and the Williams Chamber Choir conducted by Noah Horn present their first live concert of the season. Williams College has long had a fine tradition of music performance in its choral ensembles. The choral program has much to offer students interested in singing, with a number of performances throughout the year, a wide range of repertoire, recordings…