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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Scenes and Songs
Music Department voice students present a lively sampling of musical theater from opera to Broadway. Performers are students of Carol Christensen and Susanne Peck. They will be accompanied on the piano by Matthew Quayle.
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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College Community Chorus
The Middlebury College Community Chorus (MCCC) presents: CHOOSING JOY. We believe that choosing joy is an act of resistance. The music selections on this program encourage us all to choose joy in the face of adversity and use our joy as a vessel to transform the world. Ronnie Romano ’20 will lead the chorus through this exciting program.
Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
Open to the Public
Free
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Mahaney Arts Center Commencement 2026 Departmental Reception
Please join the departments of History of Arts and Architecture, International and Global Studies, International Politics and Economics, and Music for a reception celebrating graduates in these disciplines.
The following departments invite grads and their guests to join them in the locations listed below.
History of Arts and Architecture | Seeler Studio Theater | 2:30-3:15 pm
International and Global Studies | MAC 232 | 2:30-3:15 pmMahaney Arts Center