
Chapin Hall
Upcoming Events
April 2023

Tracy Kidder: Rough Sleepers - April 7 in Chapin Hall
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Mark your calendars for Friday, April 7 at 7pm in Chapin Hall with Tracy Kidder to discuss his latest book, Rough Sleeper, which introduces readers to Dr. Jim O’Connell, who helped created a program to care for Boston’s homeless community.
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MIDWEEKMUSIC
Student groups wind and string provide a noontime hour of select chamber music. This concert includes an exciting lineup of talented Williams music students. Notice: Masks and proof of vaccine are required for all public events until further notice.
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Open Rehearsal - Cappella Pratensis - Visiting Artist Series
The Williams College Department of Music presents an open rehearsal with visiting artists Cappella Pratensis. This spotlight on Renaissance vocal improvisation offers insight into how European singers embellished chant tunes with improvised harmony. This event is free and open to the public. Cappella Pratensis is an ensemble of eleven fellows from the Netherlands specializing in sacred vocal music of the…
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Master Class - Cappella Pratensis - Visiting Artist Series
The Williams College Department of Music presents a master class with visiting artists Cappella Pratensis, and featuring talented Williams music students. This master class focuses on singing from Renaissance musical notation. Audience are invited to experience the mysteries of singing a splendid Renaissance motet from old notation as Cappella Pratensis initiates Williams choir students into this ancient musical practice. This…
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Cappella Pratensis - Visiting Artist Series
The Williams College Department of Music presents Cappella Pratensis. in a program titled Mary Magdalene: a spiritual journey. There is an illustrated introduction to the program by M. Jennifer Bloxam, Herbert H Lehman Professor of Music. This event is free and open to the public. In this program we follow the spiritual journey of Mary Magdalene from sinner to saint,…
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Joanna Kurkowicz, violin - Faculty Recital
Violinist Joanna Kurkowicz, Lyell B. Clay Artist in Residence at Williams College, offers a performance titled Bach and Beyond Part 2 that accompanies a project begun in 2021. The program includes Sonata No. 1 in G Minor as well as the well-known Partita in E Major. Bridging Bach to the contemporary, Ms. Kurkowicz performs Bach-inspired world premieres by Zygmunt Krauze,…
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MIDWEEKMUSIC
Student groups wind and string provide a noontime hour of select chamber music. This concert includes an exciting lineup of talented Williams music students. Notice: Masks and proof of vaccine are required for all public events until further notice.
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Berkshire Symphony - Student Soloist Gala
The Williams College Department of Music presents the Berkshire Symphony in concert on Friday, April 21, 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 Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall. This final symphony concert of the season - the Student Soloist Gala - features competition winners chosen…
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Williams Gospel Choir
The Williams Gospel Choir returns live to Chapin Hall with a celebration for 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 and empowers students and community members…
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Sitar and Tabla Studio Recital
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.
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Williams Percussion Ensemble
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…
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Concert Choir
Anna Lenti directs the Williams Concert Choir, along with student soloists and an accompanying orchestra in a performance of Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 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…
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MIDWEEKMUSIC
MIDWEEKMUSIC is a popular lunchtime series taking place at 12:15pm on selected Wednesdays in Chapin Hall. Join us in Chapin Hall and enjoy the music! This week offers a special emphasis on works for trumpet and for piano. Students interested in performing can find more information here.
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MIDWEEKMUSIC Tuesday
Bring a friend and enjoy our popular midday and midweek concert series. A musical sampler, every week offers up a mixture of traditional fare, with exciting accents of the unexpected. Williams student musicians value the informal atmosphere of MIDWEEKMUSIC and they use it to workshop their pieces, try out something new, show off something that doesn’t fit in other concert formats,…
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