Music

This special edition of the Showcase features a wide array of instrumentalists and singers creating some great jazz!  It’s a celebration of the music that’s been called America’s National Treasure.  The performance is free and the public is invited.

The Heliand Consort, with affiliate artist Cynthia Huard, presents an exploration of three of the greatest musical minds of the Romantic era through music performance and dramatic readings of their correspondence. Music by Robert Schumann, Clara Wieck-Schumann, and Johannes Brahms describes one of the most intriguing love triangles in music history. Free

Join affiliate artist Dayve Huckett and music professor Peter Hamlin, Fiona Sullivan ’19, and community musicians Ron White and Chris Robbins for an evening of classic popular songs and folk music from around the world. The concert features unconventional arrangements but always fun combinations of guitar, mandola, accordion, bass, and gourd banjo. Free

Middlebury student Gareth Cordery ’20 performs his junior piano recital, featuring works by Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, and Copland. Free

Join Matt Brockley ’23, Gareth Cordery ’20, Bess Gramling ’23, and guest cellist Ashley Wang ’19 for an evening of beautiful music featuring works by Beethoven, Carter, Debussy, MacDowell, Couperin, and Schubert. Free

Concerts by Diana Fanning’s piano students have become a much-anticipated tradition, well attended by members of the College community and townspeople. Join us for an evening of beautiful piano music. A Department of Music event. Free

The fall concert by Diana Fanning’s students is a popular event celebrating our talented Middlebury pianists. Free

The end of semester concert of Ensemble 246 (A Cappella Ensemble Performance MUSC 0246) includes music from global traditions and North American musical styles. Port-a-beul (“mouth music”), Spiritual, Estonian art music, Georgian folk, Nigerian traditional, Medieval and Renaissance polyphony, and Barbershop are among the musical styles in the repertoire.

Emory Fanning, Professor Emeritus of Music, in concert on the Gress-Miles organ.