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.
Explore the MACUpcoming Events
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Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble: Return of the Big Band
The Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble, back to its full size and directed by Kyle Saulnier, performs a wide range of big band jazz from timeless classics to contemporary repertoire. This end-of-semester set covers maximum ground, from early Duke Ellington, to titans like Thad Jones and Dizzy Gillespie, to modern works by Phil Wilson and John Fedchock. The band is large – the energy is larger.
Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
Open to the Public
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Middlebury Wind Ensemble Spring Concert
The Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble will performs its spring concert. The program features a number of pieces influenced by the Blues, a uniquely American form of music. MUHS senior Jonathan Kafumbe is the featured soloist in Alfred Reed’s Ode for Trumpet. The program also includes Addison Peaks by Ripton composer Jerome Shedd, inspired our local terrain.
This concert will also be streamed, with access to the performance stream available starting at showtime. https://www.youtube.com/@robisonhall
Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
Open to the Public
Free
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Scenes and Songs
Music Department vocal students present Scenes and Songs, a sampling of musical theater from opera to Broadway.
This concert will also be streamed, with access to the performance stream available starting at showtime. https://www.youtube.com/@robisonhall
About streaming and sound: Our streams are meant to capture the “sound in the room” without post-production sound editing. Bear in mind the sound quality will not compare to a studio recording.
Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
Open to the Public
Free