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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Midd Trad Collective: May Flowers
Celebrate the joy of May at Middlebury with the Midd Trad Collective, performing a short concert of traditional and new songs and dances from Ireland and the USA. Cornelia Abakah, Sam Lueke, Nina Murphy, Danny Smith, Johali Yapemacho, and Jeff Buettner, on various instruments and vocals. (Gamut Room in case of inclement weather.)
Gifford Amphitheatre
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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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What Defines a Guitar: A Study and Performance of Guitar Construction and Styles
On Tuesday evening, May 5th, Xander Bowles will be presenting his 0700 project in Music. Xander is a guitarist of over 8 years with a deep passion for all the styles that the instrument occupies. Over the last 8 months, Xander has been researching and studying guitar construction methods over the course of history and how they define playing styles and the instrument as we know it today. From the renaissance and baroque guitars of the 16th century to the acoustic guitar of the present day, Xander has taken a deep dive into what defines these instruments and their playing styles.
Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
Open to the Public
Free