Visiting Williams

Many prospective students visit the Williams College campus and Music Department every year. We are excited about prospective students seeking information about our program and we want to meet as many of you as we can. We do our best to provide opportunities for you to meet with the department chair and other academic or performance faculty. During the academic year it may even be possible to schedule a mini lesson with one of the Studio Instructors depending upon the day and time of your visit. This is not a requirement, nor is it a formal audition, but it can be helpful. There is no question that a well planned weekday visit is the most effective way to find out if Williams is the right place for you both academically and musically. To get the fullest benefit from your visit we recommend that you schedule it during one of the regular semesters if at all possible. Doing so will afford you the opportunity to attend classes, possibly view rehearsals and/or performances as well as to meet students and faculty. While the availability of faculty for a face-to-face meeting in the summer months or during breaks cannot be guaranteed they may be available to respond to email inquiries. Visits during breaks or the summer months will generally be strictly informational.

Email inquiries are preferable with a subject line “Prospective Student – your name”. 

 

  

If you would like to meet with the Music Chair:

          Contact Marilyn Cole Dostie, Assistant to the Chair,

by email Marilyn.Cole.Dostie@williams.edu or phone at 413-597-2163

 

 

 

For meetings with other faculty see below:

 

 

Academic Faculty

     Choral/Vocal Activities – Bradley Wells
     Composition – David Kechley
     Composition, Theory, Music Technology – Ileana Perez Velazquez 

     Ethnomusicology – Ernest Brown

     Instrument/ String Activities – Ronald Feldman

     Instrument/Wind Activities,Theory Labs – Steven Bodner

     Jazz Activities – Andrew Jaffe
     Jazz Activities – Freddie Bryant
     Music Theory and Analysis – Edward Gollin
     Musicology (specializing in early music) – M. Jennifer Bloxam
     Musicology (specializing in 18^th and 19^th century music) – Marjorie Hirsch
     Musicology (specializing in 20^th century music) – W. Anthony Sheppard 

     

Ensemble Directors

     Berkshire Symphony – Ronald Feldman

     Brass Ensemble – Thomas Bergeron

     Clarinet Choir – Susan Martula

     Concert/Chamber Choirs - Bradley Wells

     Jazz Combo – John Menegon

     Jazz Ensemble – Andrew Jaffe

     Zambezi Marimba Band – Ernest Brown

     Marching Band – Christopher Caproni

     Percussion Ensemble – Matthew Gold

     Symphonic Winds – Steven Bodner

     Woodwind Chamber Music – Stephen Walt

 

Performance Faculty  

     Bass, Classical – Robert Zimmerman

     Bass, Jazz – John Menegon

     Bassoon – Stephen Walt

     Cello – Nathaniel Parke

     Clarinet – Susan Martula

     Drums, Jazz – Conor Meehan

     Flute – Floyd Hebert

     Guitar – Robert Phelps

     Guitar, Jazz – Freddie Bryant, Robert Phelps

     Harp – Elizabeth Morse

     Harpsichord – Edwin Lawrence

     Horn – Orlando Pandolfi

     Oboe – Carl Jenkins

     Organ – Edwin Lawrence

     Percussion – Matthew Gold

     Piano – Edwin Lawrence, Doris Stevenson, Elizabeth Wright

     Piano, Jazz – John Nazarenko

     Saxophone, Classical – Steven Bodner

     Saxophone, Jazz – Erik Lawrence

     Trumpet – Thomas Bergeron

     Trumpet, Jazz – Thomas Bergeron

     Viola – Scott Woolweaver

     Violin – Joana Genova, Joanna Kurkowicz, Scott Woolweaver

     Vocal, Jazz – Teri Roiger

     Voice – Erin Casey, Keith Kibler, Kerry Ryer-Parke, Marlene Walt

 

If you are having difficulty making direct contact with an instructor during the academic year please contact Michelle Picard for assistance. If you are on campus already or your visit is imminent we will do our best to make some time for you, but you can also stop by Bernhard Music Center almost any weekday and speak to Michelle in the Music Office. She can give you some information and possibly show you around the building. However, the further ahead you can plan the more productive your visit will be. Click here for Google Map Directions

We look forward to seeing you!