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Prof. W. Anthony Sheppard received the 2020 Music in American Culture Award at the annual meeting of the American Musicological Society on November 8th for his book Extreme Exoticism: Japan in the American Musical Imagination (Oxford University Press, 2019). https://global.oup.com/academic/product/extreme-exoticism-9780190072704?cc=us&lang=en& The Music in American Culture Award honors each year a book of… Continue reading »

This fall students can sign up for a livestream performance. Just let us know of your interest – you don’t have to choose a date. The below form will help us get a conversation going. If you are familiar with Midweekmusic, that is generally what we are shooting for: 3-10… Continue reading »

Enjoy these performances by members of the Class of 2020!   Julia Yeojin Choi ’20, piano Debussy – Images, Reflets dans l’eau  Debussy – Preludes Book I, No. 10 “La cathédrale engloutie” (The Submerged Cathedral)  Gentle Wind – Original Composition by Julia Yeojin Choi… Continue reading »

Frequently Asked Questions – Fall 2020 This FAQ page is specific to the Covid-19 pandemic, although there is some overlap with the questions we normally field. Our website also provides answers to many general questions about courses, lessons, chamber music, ensembles, people, instruments, etc. Music Courses Q: What courses are… Continue reading »

Enjoy these performances by members of the Class of 2020!   Julia Yeojin Choi ’20, piano Debussy – Images, Reflets dans l’eau  Debussy – Preludes Book I, No. 10 “La cathédrale engloutie” (The Submerged Cathedral)  Gentle Wind – Original Composition by Julia Yeojin Choi… Continue reading »

The Williams College Department of Music celebrates the graduation of the Class of 2020, and the music majors who have contributed so much in the last four years. Class of 2020 Kenneth An Yeojin Choi Lucca Delcompare Hannah Gruendemann Brandon Hilfer Alexandra Medeiros Benjamin Mygatt Jeffrey Pearson Allen Wang Click… Continue reading »

Join the Williams Class of 2020 and twenty of their talented musicians for a pre-recorded video from Saturday, June 6 at 12:30 p.m. Watch The 90 minute show includes music from many genres and is a snapshot of musical life at Williams. Josh Greenzeig  (b. 1997) Improvised Overture in… Continue reading »

As you read this, the chances are high that the browser pathway you just used went past the Google desktop. Every day there is a new design in the center of your screen, a Doodle. Here is a link to the Doodle from May 22, 2020:… Continue reading »

Williams Percussion Ensemble (WiPE) and Matthew Gold are used to trailblazing. This online performance of their latest music is just another way the group leads the way. In a Sound Place is a program that grew out of the desire to connect and to collaborate musically in the midst… Continue reading »

This morning Williams students, faculty, and staff received this message from President Maud Mandel informing the community that as a precaution classes spring break is beginning a week early on Friday March 13. As of April 6, students will be working from off campus remotely. Unless circumstances prove otherwise, this… Continue reading »

The Friday March 13 concert of the Berkshire Symphony has been canceled. Continue reading »

We regret the cancellation of the visit by Sara Davis Buechner. Continue reading »

The Williams College Department of Music is delighted to announce the results of the Berkshire Symphony Student Soloist Competition for 2020! Rebecca Christainsen ’21, viola Dalton Yu ’22, collaborating pianist performing Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945) – Concerto for Viola and Orchestra   Christopher Chung ’22, violin Dalton Yu ’22,… Continue reading »

The latest album by Prof. Zachary Wadsworth, When There is Peace, has been nominated by the JUNO Awards in Canada. It is one of five finalists for Classical album of the year: vocal or choral. The JUNO Awards are Canada’s equivalent of the Grammy awards in the United States. Commissioned… Continue reading »

Bassist Avery Sharpe is releasing a recording 400: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICAL PORTRAIT which evokes the pain, hope, and triumph of the African American experience across four centuries. Among the music guests appearing on the album is fellow Williams faculty member Tendai Muparutsa, playing djembe. There are also two Williams students… Continue reading »

Professor W. Anthony Sheppard, the Marylin & Arthur Levitt Professor of Music, has been selected as Williams College’s next John Hyde Teaching Fellow.  This post is awarded to senior members of the faculty to recognize their dedication to excellence in teaching and to honor the foundation upon which… Continue reading »

MFA Kera and Mike Russell, two musicians from the Berlin-based group Black Heritage, bring their music and life experiences of performing blackness. There is a series of events on October 16 and October 17, 2020 in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall and other venues on campus starting. Among the events are open… Continue reading »

Prof. Zachary Wadsworth just released a new album. Click here for more information. The album is currently streaming on Spotify and Apple Music, and can be purchased through iTunes, and other services. Commissioned and premiered by Chor Leoni, When There Is Peace marks the first work for the choir by Zachary Wadsworth. Continue reading »

Professor W. Anthony Sheppard’s new book Extreme Exoticism: Japan in the American Musical Imagination has been published by Oxford University Press.  Click here for a full description of the book including reviews. t… Continue reading »

Soprano Erin Nafziger, and baritone Paul La Rosa, Artist Associates in Voice, appeared recently in the opera The Weeping Woman by Michael Dilthey. Click here to enjoy. Continue reading »