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May 1, Saturday
The Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble
Dick Forman, Director
8:00 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Big-band swing, upbeat bebop, classic jazz tunes, and contemporary grooves make this concert a sure bet to set toes tapping. The campus’s best student jazz musicians strut their stuff under the direction of affiliate artist and longstanding Vermont jazz leader Dick Forman. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free
May 2, Sunday
Friends of the Art Museum:
Annual Supper and Presentation of Awards for Distinction in the Visual Arts
5:30 P.M., Kirk Alumni Center
A members-only dinner and awards presentation for local artists, art students, and arts benefactors. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Museum of Art. Information: 802.443.2034 or asolomon@middlebury.edu.
May 3, Monday (through May 7)
Abstract Paintings
Johnson Memorial Building, Pit Space
An exhibit of jazzy and colorful oil paintings by students in Brooke Pickett’s spring painting class. Students consider varying paths to abstraction, engaging life and invention on a large scale. Sponsored by the Program in Studio Art. Free
May 3, Monday
New Music Compositions
8:00 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Students in Peter Hamlin's class present their final work. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free
May 5, Wednesday
Electronic Music
8:00 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Students in Peter Hamlin's class present their final work. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free
May 8, Saturday
Music Department Student Vocal Concert
8:00 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Student vocalists present a lively variety of classical and Broadway songs. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free
May 9, Sunday
Middlebury College Community Chorus
Jeff Rehbach, conductor
3:00 P.M., Mead Memorial Chapel
A choral potpourri for a special Mother’s Day performance. This large chorus, with a history that dates back more than 150 years, brings singers together from on and off campus and throughout the Champlain Valley. Free
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May 11, Tuesday (through May 22)
43rd Annual Student Exhibition
Johnson Memorial Building, The Gallery of Contemporary Art, Pit Space, and Mezzanine
Photography, sculpture, installations, film, video, painting, and large-scale drawing have all been featured over the course of past senior independent studio exhibitions. See what develops when the senior studio-art majors in the Class of 2010 present their work in a group exhibition. Sponsored by the Program in Studio Art. Free
May 20, Thursday (through August 15)
Celebrity
Middlebury College Museum of Art, Overbrook Gallery
Paintings, prints, and photographs from the Museum’s permanent collection are the basis of this exhibition focused on the idea and the presentation of celebrity. Free
May 21, Friday
College Choir Senior Week Concert
8:00 P.M., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
This concert celebrates the graduating singers in College Choir, featuring favorite repertoire of the past four years. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free