Performing Arts Series

Learn more about this concert’s music in a free pre-concert lecture by Stewart Goodyear

Visiting Performing Arts Series artists Imani Winds and pianist Stewart Goodyear share favorite recordings or what they are listening to and why. Are the works inspiring, influential, or impactful to the artist? Come find out and expand your own listening library. This is limited to students. Lunch and playlist provided. RSVP required at go.middlebury.edu/listeninglunch

Students: Come early and join your friends for a free social hour featuring traditional Ukrainian drinks—Uzvar and Kompot—snacks, and more. This special event is a prelude to Ukrainian star Maryna Krut’s concert on the bandura, the national instrument of her country. Hosted by the Performing Arts Series and United for Ukraine. Open to students only.

All are welcome at this lecture/demonstration with members of Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre. Learn more about the company’s creative process in advance of their weekend performances of Shabaab.

For PASS Members: Wednesday, 9/9
Click here to learn more and join the Performing Arts Series Society!

For Middlebury College ID card holders: Tuesday, 9/15
Includes faculty, staff, students, alumni, emeriti, and other ID card holders

For the general public: Thursday, 9/17

For PASS Members: Wednesday, 9/9
Click here to learn more and join the Performing Arts Series Society!

For Middlebury College ID card holders: Tuesday, 9/15
Includes faculty, staff, students, alumni, emeriti, and other ID card holders

For the general public: Thursday, 9/17

For PASS Members: Wednesday, 9/9
Click here to learn more and join the Performing Arts Series Society!

For Middlebury College ID card holders: Tuesday, 9/15
Includes faculty, staff, students, alumni, emeriti, and other ID card holders

For the general public: Thursday, 9/17

Since his U.S. debut in Middlebury in 2003, pianist Paul Lewis has become not only a Middlebury favorite, but internationally regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation. In Middlebury, Lewis will perform a program from his Mozart+ series, juxtaposing Mozart’s lesser-known piano repertoire with works by composers such as Mendelssohn and Copland, illuminating Mozart’s influences over subsequent generations. Don’t miss this world-class finale to our 2026-2027 season.

Learn more about this concert’s music in a free pre-concert lecture by Professor Emeritus of Music Larry Hamberlin.

House of Waters is the confluence of multiple musical streams, with immersive studies in India, Senegal, Japan, the Americas, and beyond, all influencing their genre-defying performances. This Grammy-nominated trio is at the forefront of jazz innovation, featuring an original collaboration led by Chicago native Max ZT—the “Jimi Hendrix of the Hammered Dulcimer” (NPR)—and six-string bass master and virtuoso Moto Fukushima from Japan, with a drummer to be announced soon. You won’t want to miss what Béla Fleck calls “the most original band on the planet.”