Composer Ileana Perez Velazquez has announced the premiere of her new work Jagged Dancing Lights for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion on October 4th, 2026 at the Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, Boston. She was commissioned to create this exciting new piece by Collage Ensemble. … Continue reading »
Prof. W. Anthony Sheppard has received the Nelson Bushnell, Class of 1920, Prize, the college’s major award for faculty excellence in teaching and writing. Awarded to 74 faculty members since its inception in 1995, the Bushnell Prize is given to faculty who are consistently recognized both by their colleagues and… Continue reading »
Professor W. Anthony Sheppard has received 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship. Read more about this prestigious award: https://www.gf.org/stories/announcing-the-2026-guggenheim-fellows… Continue reading »
See this article on Midori’s February 2026 Residency at Williams. https://today.williams.edu/stories/lessons-from-a-legend/… Continue reading »
The Williams College Department of Music is delighted to announce the results of the Berkshire Symphony Student Soloist Competition for 2026! Lisa Ji ’27, violin Bob Logan, collaborating pianist performing Camille Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, op. 61 III. Continue reading »
A new work by composer Ileana Perez Velazquez, Professor of Music in the Williams College Department of Music, titled Columnas de Luz y sombras for violin, electronics, and video, will be premiered on January 28, 2026 by Mari Kimura at National Sawdust as part of the Kick -Off Concert… Continue reading »
Albany Records has released a new album by composer Ileana Perez Velazquez, Professor of Music in the Williams College Department of Music. The release includes the following: “Ileana Perez Velazquez has a special relationship with poetry, and so it is no surprise that an album titled MEMORIES & ROOTS… Continue reading »
A brand-new orchestration of Maurice Ravel’s Piano Trio by Williams College Associate Professor of Music Zachary Wadsworth will be premiered by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in Carnegie Hall on Saturday, October 25th at 4pm. The free concert will also include performances by virtuoso violinist James Ehnes and a world premiere by… Continue reading »
Williams Opera Workshop Auditions Bernhard Music Center – Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Saturday, October 25, 2025 3 PM – 4:30 PM Contacts: Erin Casey [email protected] and Paul La Rosa [email protected] Please bring a copy of music for the accompanist. You may perform your music memorized or… Continue reading »
Anna Lenti, conductor of the Williams Choirs, has been awarded second place for the American Prize in Choral Conducting (The Dale Warland Award) for her work with the Williams College Concert Choir. The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation’s most comprehensive series of contests in… Continue reading »
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The Music Department has two main entry points in our music theory curriculum. MUS 102, which is offered in both fall and spring semesters, is a music fundamentals course that assumes students will have had little or no previous training in written theory, ear training, or… Continue reading »
*Audition links for Williams College students (below) GO LIVE on AUGUST 26, 2025. *Comprehensive information about OPEN HOUSE and auditions: LINK *For symphony auditions: excerpts are available all summer at at the above link. Be sure you are signed into your Williams account for access. As of August 26… Continue reading »
The Williams College Department of Music is delighted to announce the results of the Berkshire Symphony Student Soloist Competition for 2025! Jessie Burdette ’25, viola playing George Enescu – Concertstück Sebastian Quadrini, collaborating pianist student of Ah Ling Neu Locke Meyer ’25,… Continue reading »
Prof. Zachary Wadsworth’s composition, Far, Far Away, has been nominated for a JUNO award. It can be found as a track on the album titled Ispiciwin by the Canadian choir Luminous Voices. Released in 2024, the piece has just been nominated for a JUNO award in Canada in the… Continue reading »
Prof. Elizabeth Elmi’s contribution to a roundtable on protest music aired on WGBH Boston: “Under the Radar with Callie Crossley,” January 19, 2025. Please find the post on the WGBH website. LINK … Continue reading »
Prof. Sheppard delivers plenary lecture for the Puccini24 conference in Venice. ……. On October 2, 2024 Prof. Sheppard delivered the plenary lecture “Puccini’s Presence in Contemporary Opera and Musical Theater” at the international conference Puccini24 in Venice at the Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza. The conference was sponsored by the Centro… Continue reading »
Alexander Technique Workshop with Ann Rodiger email Tim Pyper (tp10) for more information Saturday, September 28 on the Chapin Hall stage, 2 pm to 5 pm The Alexander Technique teaches us how to move with maximum efficiency and ease. Taught at the Juilliard School, The Royal College of Music and… Continue reading »
September 17, 2024 5:30-6:30PM Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Workshop description: RHYTHM/HAND DRUM WORKSHOP Yes To Shaabi, Popular Rhythms from around the Middle East with Ramitabla There will be drums for all. SIGN UP REQUESTED via Google Form Learn the basic language of these… Continue reading »