Performing Arts Series

Join us behind the MAC to celebrate the Fall Semester and watch a custom fireworks display

French pianist Cédric Tiberghien will host an informal conversation with students on the life of a touring chamber musician. Students interested in a career in music are encouraged to come ask questions about getting started in the professional music business, graduate schools, competitions, how to put a concert program together, collaborative performance, manager/agents, and more. Refreshments provided. Open to Middlebury students only. Free

Indie-roots trailblazers The Mammals are no strangers to Middlebury, as frequent performers at Festival on the Green. This Americana quintet is known for just the right amount of guitar grit, soothing harmony, barn-burning fiddle, retro grooves, and storytelling savvy. They’re equal parts musicians and activists. Their campus show will include selections from newest album Sunshiner, highlighting issues surrounding climate change. Sponsored by the Rothrock Family Residency Fund; this student-initiated Rothrock Residency is hosted by Fiona McCarey ‘19. Free

One of the nation’s most dynamic professional chamber orchestras, this self-conducted ensemble is comprised of 18 top Black and Latinx classical soloists. Its national tour includes annual stops at Carnegie Hall and Miami’s New World Center, bringing fresh, diverse programming to leading venues around the country. The musicians engage in immersive outreach to bring classical music to communities nationwide, including students of all ages.

San Francisco-based choreographer, performer and teacher Sara Shelton Mann leads a two hour class open to all levels. The study of bones, muscles and weighted nuts and bolts teach us the delicacy and strength of weight and space. We slow down action until it becomes silence in and of itself. The breath moves the heart, and we move with it. No registration required.

Inspired by the philosophies behind the ephemeral arts of Kolam and Warli painting and the Tamil Sangam literature of India, Sacred Earth is Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy’s singular vision of the beautiful, fragile relationship between nature and man. Ragamala’s dancers perform with live music to create a sacred space honoring the divinity in the natural world and the sustenance we derive from it.

Inspired by the philosophies behind the ephemeral arts of Kolam and Warli painting and the Tamil Sangam literature of India, Sacred Earth is Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy’s singular vision of the beautiful, fragile relationship between nature and man. Ragamala’s dancers perform with live music to create a sacred space honoring the divinity in the natural world and the sustenance we derive from it.

This festive occasion is a chance for members to gather and celebrate PASS, preview select performances from the upcoming 100th season, and vote on which event to support. A members only event. Membership information: 802-443-PASS (7277) or go.middlebury.edu/pass.

In 2003, Middlebury Performing Arts Series was the first American series to present world-renowned pianist and dear friend Paul Lewis. Fast-forward to now: this performance marks his 22nd appearance on our stage. Internationally acclaimed pianist Steven Osborne is also a friend, having won our hearts in three previous Middlebury recitals.