Music Department Ensembles and Musical Theater

The Music Department offers many ensemble performance opportunities, including

Andrew Massey & orchestra soloist

Concerto Competition

The Alan and Joyce Beucher
Concerto Competition  - 2013

Results:

The auditions were held on Monday, January 28th 2013, in the Concert Hall of the Mahaney Center for the arts.

The winner is Zitong Jia, who played Scaramouche, by Darius Milhaud, on the saxophone.

The field was very strong, and discussions continued for quite a long time. Eventually the decision of the judges was unanimous.

Sound Files of the Repertoire

There are no sound files available at the moment, but most pieces are easily found on YouTube.

Rehearsal Schedule

There are two remaining concerts this season.

March 15  and April 13

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FRIDAY  MARCH 15 CONCERT

Rehearsals for this concert start Tomorrow, on Tuesday, February 19th, at 7:00 pm in the Concert Hall in Mahaney CFA.

The full rehearsal schedule is: 

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Tuesday      Feb 19    7- 9

Thursday    Feb 21    7- 9

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Spring Term 2013 Ensemble Performances

Middlebury Bach Festival
April 26-28, Mead and MCA concert hall
African Music and Dance Ensemble
April 30, 8 pm, MCA Concert Hall
Spiritual Choir
May 3, 8 pm, MCA Concert Hall
Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble
May 4, 8 pm, MCA Concert Hall

College Orchestra

There will be two concerts during Spring Semester:

Concert 1 on Friday March 15, with rehearsals on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 till 9 in the evening:  February 26/28  March 5/7,  12/14.

This concert will feature the Brahms Haydn Variations, and the Beucher Concerto Competition winner, Zitong Jia, on alto saxophone.

 Concert 2 on Saturday April 13, with 4 rehearsals, on April 2/4, 9/11

This concert will feature new works by Pete Fitton '13 and Nicholas Tkach '12.