Music

Carillonneurs of the Wellesley College Guild will perform a variety of classical and contemporary music. The carillon is best enjoyed from the lawns surrounding the chapel.

The Middlebury College Orchestra’s fall concert features Verdi’s exciting overture to his first major operatic success, and two works that bring visual images to life: the premiere of Matthew Johnson’s The Hidden Mountains and Mussorgsky’s monumental Pictures at an Exhibition in Ravel’s classic and extraordinary orchestration.

Watch the livestream here.

Kick off the holiday season with the Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble, conducted by Jerry Shedd and featuring special guest artists Francois Clemmons (narrator) and Mary Bisson (horn). This 40-member ensemble will present a broad range of wind ensemble repertoire, including the Vermont premieres of a work composed by Jerry Shedd and one arranged by fellow Midd Winder Jack Clay, with the program culminating in a beloved holiday classic.

A Beneficiary Showcase of Ukrainian Resilience through Art

This fourth annual event celebrates the culture and resilience of the nation of Ukraine with music, poetry, film, and more.  Featuring a parade of performances by the Middlebury College’s Ukrainian students, the Middlebury College Choir, and other special guests. Admission is free, and information about donating to Ukrainian relief organizations will be provided. After the show, the students will offer homemade traditional Ukrainian gingerbread cookies as a token of thanks for a donation.

Music Department vocal students present an lively evening of songs and arias. 

Watch the livestream of the performance here

Tremor is a concert of new piano works commissioned by Brianna Matzke in response to her essential tremor diagnosis. Composers Molly Joyce, Hanna Benn, Adeliia Faizullina, Matthew Evan Taylor, and Forrest Pierce used Matzke’s neurological condition as inspiration to explore perceptions of ability/disability, personal expression in the face of misunderstanding, and belonging in a world ill-equipped to welcome.

Please prepare the song or ensemble and script excerpt/s you will receive if you are called back, and be prepared to read and dance.

We are looking for student singer/actor/dancer/instrumentalists!  

Director: Craig Maravich
Musical Director:  Carol Christensen
Pit Band Director/Conductor:  Ronnie Romano
Choreographer:  Christal Brown
Set Designer: Mark Evancho
Costume Designer: Deborah Brothers

Vocal rehearsals will start in the fall, 2024.  Blocking rehearsals and performances will take place in J-term, 2025. 

We are looking for student singer/actor/dancer/instrumentalists!  

Director: Craig Maravich
Musical Director:  Carol Christensen
Pit Band Director/Conductor:  Ronnie Romano
Choreographer:  Christal Brown
Set Designer: Mark Evancho
Costume Designer: Deborah Brothers

Vocal rehearsals will start in the fall, 2024.  Blocking rehearsals and performances will take place in J-term, 2025. 

As part of the Carillon Series’ Fall Festival, guest artist Jessica Ip will perform a beautiful concert from Middlebury Chapel’s bell tower. The melodic sounds of the carillon bells will ring out across the campus. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket! Free and open to the public.

Click here for more information about the carillon series and to view programs for each concert.

5:00 PM

Middlebury Chapel

Open to the Public