Music
The Department of Music provides a creative environment for the study and performance of music with a global perspective, and encourages students to develop skills, expand knowledge, and contribute actively to society as artists and citizens.
We offer a diverse curriculum that engages students in historical and cultural study, as well as analysis, creation, and performance of music.
Our emphasis on global perspective and experiential learning provides opportunities for each student to explore and develop their own musical passions, and to collaborate with peers and faculty in many ways, including through interdisciplinary work, ensemble participation, and independent projects.
Performance Opportunities
African Music and Dance
Chamber Music
College Choir
Community Chorus
College Orchestra
Collegium
Jazz
Musical Theater
All Music Department courses, ensembles, lessons, and other activities are equally available to nonmajors and majors alike. The curriculum for music majors offers a balance between thoroughness and flexibility, offering each student a chance to develop areas of strength in the context of a broad liberal arts education.
A wide range of lessons are available—including piano, voice, and most orchestral instruments.
Our Facilities
The MAC
The 100,000-square-foot Kevin P. Mahaney ’84 Center for the Arts, known as the MAC, is a hub of arts activity on campus. It’s also home to the Music Department and includes practice rooms, lockers, an electronic music studio, and a 372-seat concert hall.
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Jazz Workshop
The Jazz Workshop provides a weekly opportunity for jazz students to study jazz history, repertoire development, jazz conventions, jazz idiom and theory, and a chance to practice strategies and tools, improvisation, and playing in small groups.
Mahaney Arts Center 221
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Chelsea Robinson Cello Recital
Chelsea Robinson ’26 presents a solo cello recital featuring Suite No. 3 in C Major by J.S. Bach and Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 by Frédéric Chopin, accompanied by Matthew Quayle.
Watch the livestream of the performance here
Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
Open to the Public
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Middlebury College Orchestra Spring Concert
The Orchestra’s spring concert features the evocative, romantic masterpiece Symphony No. 1 by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, the world premiere of the compelling Overture in D by Asher Holton ’25, and George Gershwin’s iconic paean to jazz: his exuberant and toe-tapping Rhapsody in Blue with piano soloist Gregory Marcinik ’25. Evan Bennett, conductor.
Watch the livestream of the performance here
Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
Open to the Public
Free