ll are invited to a performance by the Williams Gospel Choir. With an ever growing popularity, Williams Gospel Choir is an ensemble that weaves group singing together with talented soloists, rhythm section, horns, and strings to produce a powerful and inspiring performance. This Christian-based, student-led group worships God through song and prayer. The goal of Gospel Choir is to foster…

Williams Chamber Choir explores the exquisite acoustics of the Williams College Museum of Art under the direction of Lindsay Pope. The program is titled Looking / Seeing, with music that explores seeing a person, a place, or an experience through a new lens. The Williams Chamber Choir, directed by Lindsay S. Pope, Visiting Director of Choral/Vocal Activities, performs  a diverse…

The Berkshire Symphony Student Soloist Gala features performances by winners of the 2020 Berkshire Symphony Soloist Competition. The second half of the concert brings the season to its finale with Beethoven — Symphony No. 8. The Berkshire Symphony is a 75-member symphonic orchestra comprising, in roughly equal proportions, Williams College music students, Williams music faculty members, and area professionals. The Symphony performs…

Mokoomba mixes Zimbabwean rhythms, Afrobeat and Afrorock. Their exuberant performances are legendary for awakening audiences to the wonders of their unique and powerful sound. The name Mokoomba stems from the deep respect that the Tonga people have for the Zambezi River and for the vibrant life that it brings to their music and culture. This exciting Tonga group from Zimbabwe brings…

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…

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.

Under the direction of Lindsay Pope, the Williams Concert Choir and Williams Chamber Choir present Sound in Motion: Exploring the Relationship between Movement and the Choral Art, featuring Neue Liebeslieder Waltzer by Johannes Brahms and Figures de danse by Lionel Daunais. Williams College has a long tradition of music performance in its choral ensembles. The choral program has much to offer students interested…

Bring a friend, bring your lunch, 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…

The Williams Jazz Ensemble is the cornerstone of a large and vibrant community of faculty members and students. Kris Allen leads the Williams Jazz Ensemble. Every year guest artists and clinicians come to campus to work with students and to perform. Past visitors have included the Branford Marsalis Quartet, The David Sanchez Quintet, Winard Harper, The Marcus Roberts Trio, John Lamb, and…