The visiting faculty ensemble from the Music Institute of Long Island (our Rothrock Residency artists) share what recordings they are listening to that inspire them. Open to all Middlebury ID holders. Bring your own lunch or grab from Ross Dining upstairs. A free playlist will be provided after lunch. Signup at go/listeninglunch
Ross Seminar Room 011
The Jazz Workshop provides a weekly opportunity for jazz students to study jazz history, repertoire development, jazz conventions, jazz idiom and theory, and a chance to practice strategies and tools, improvisation, and playing in small groups.
Mahaney Arts Center 221
Faculty musicians from the Music Institute of Long Island (MILI) treat us to an evening of chamber music including Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Turina, Mendelssohn, and more! Established in 1990, MILI is a classical music school staffed by exceptional instructors from many of the most prestigious conservatories and graduate music schools in the United States and Europe. This performance is the culminating event of their current Rothrock Residency working with Middlebury students.
About the Artists:
Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
Benjamin Adam Weiss ‘25 presents his music and sociology senior work in the informal concert Hadestown: A Song Cycle Sung Again, performed by students, drawn from the hit musical by Anaïs Mitchell ’04. What happens when you make music together, not in pursuit of perfection, but in pursuit of connection? Since February 2025, a group of musicians and fellow artists have been putting that question into practice, finding conversation and community through the creative process. Limited seating.
Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby
Benjamin Adam Weiss ‘25 presents his music and sociology senior work in the informal concert Hadestown: A Song Cycle Sung Again, performed by students, drawn from the hit musical by Anaïs Mitchell ’04. What happens when you make music together, not in pursuit of perfection, but in pursuit of connection? Since February 2025, a group of musicians and fellow artists have been putting that question into practice, finding conversation and community through the creative process. Limited seating.
Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby
A rich taste of African culture that provides amazing, vigorous, high energy, and powerful movement. Let the beat of the drum move your body. Participants will learn songs, rhythms, dances, and culture as we embark on a journey of dances from the African diaspora.
Class is accompanied by live musicians to help participants understand the communication between the music and the dance.
Open to students, faculty, staff and community members age 13 and up!
No credit. Attend one or all classes!
Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
Learn to play the traditional Korean percussion genre samulnori. Samulnori blends traditional Korean rhythms into dynamic pieces using four Korean percussion instruments: janggu (hourglass drum), buk (barrel drum), jing (large gong), and ggwaenggwari (small gong). Participants will start by learning technique and basic rhythms and progress to more complex rhythms and sequences. No experience needed!
The Bunker (FIC 121)
Student lecture by Stephanie Quichimbo ’25, Robert F. Reiff Curatorial Intern.
Pre-colonial and post-colonial South American art differ greatly in medium, with a shift from stonework and textiles to paintings, reflecting changes in subject matter and ideology. Our Lady of Cocharcas exemplifies how cultural hybridity influenced colonial art, as indigenous communities may have adopted European figures to assert their identity while outwardly conforming to Spanish rule.
Mahaney Arts Center 125
Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please. Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available once 8 classes have been attended.
Previous dance experience in any form is recommended.
Mahaney Arts Center Dance Studio
Join Marco Motroni ‘25 for his senior independent study as he performs “Music I Like”: a personal show that showcases different types of music that have impacted his life. Along the way, you will learn about these genres in more detail as well as the people in Marco’s life who have made this music infinitely more enjoyable to explore!
Watch the livestream of the performance here
Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please. Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available once 8 classes have been attended.
Previous dance experience in any form is recommended.
Mahaney Arts Center Dance Studio
Leigha Francis ‘25, Brys Peralta-Grant ‘25, and Liefe Temple ‘25.5 share an evening of their culminating senior work, exploring and sharing themes of home, history, rituals, culture, and identity. The show begins at 7:00pm in the Dance Theater and will continue at 9:00pm in the Freeman International Center Bunker.
Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre
Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph tells the story of Kayleen and Doug, two people who find themselves at age eight, coming in and out of each other’s lives just when they need the other the most. Join us for this non-chronological whirlwind of a love story, starring Mandy Berghela and Aidan Armstrong. Senior thesis work in directing for Sophie Butler-Rahman and independent intermediate work for Alex Garcia in lighting design and Juli Valle in costume design.
Purchase Tickets Here
Hepburn Zoo
The Jazz Workshop provides a weekly opportunity for jazz students to study jazz history, repertoire development, jazz conventions, jazz idiom and theory, and a chance to practice strategies and tools, improvisation, and playing in small groups.
Mahaney Arts Center 221
Join George Matthew Jr. on his 90th birthday as he plays a beautiful concert from Middlebury Chapel’s bell tower. The melodic sounds of the carillon bells will ring out across the campus. This concert, as part of the New England Chapter American Bell Association (NECABA), will feature works by Bach and Haydn as well as a mix of traditional Irish, Ukrainian, and Mexican songs. Free and open to the public.
Middlebury Chapel
Leigha Francis ‘25, Brys Peralta-Grant ‘25, and Liefe Temple ‘25.5 share an evening of their culminating senior work, exploring and sharing themes of home, history, rituals, culture, and identity. The show begins at 7:00pm in the Dance Theater and will continue at 9:00pm in the Freeman International Center Bunker.
Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre
The College Choir presents a spring concert of powerful, playful, and pensive choral music by composers from Brazil, Mexico, Ukraine, England, and Italy, as well as Spiritual, folk, and new music from the USA. Choir and instrumentalists perform the Vermont premiere of selections from the new cantata, We Are Phoenix (2025), by Minnesota composer Timothy Takach, and Vermont musician Tom Mackenzie joins on hammered dulcimer for music of and inspired by folk traditions. Free admission.
Middlebury Chapel
Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph tells the story of Kayleen and Doug, two people who find themselves at age eight, coming in and out of each other’s lives just when they need the other the most. Join us for this non-chronological whirlwind of a love story, starring Mandy Berghela and Aidan Armstrong. Senior thesis work in directing for Sophie Butler-Rahman and independent intermediate work for Alex Garcia in lighting design and Juli Valle in costume design.
Purchase Tickets Here
Hepburn Zoo
Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph tells the story of Kayleen and Doug, two people who find themselves at age eight, coming in and out of each other’s lives just when they need the other the most. Join us for this non-chronological whirlwind of a love story, starring Mandy Berghela and Aidan Armstrong. Senior thesis work in directing for Sophie Butler-Rahman and independent intermediate work for Alex Garcia in lighting design and Juli Valle in costume design.
Purchase Tickets Here
Hepburn Zoo
Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph tells the story of Kayleen and Doug, two people who find themselves at age eight, coming in and out of each other’s lives just when they need the other the most. Join us for this non-chronological whirlwind of a love story, starring Mandy Berghela and Aidan Armstrong. Senior thesis work in directing for Sophie Butler-Rahman and independent intermediate work for Alex Garcia in lighting design and Juli Valle in costume design.
Purchase Tickets Here
Hepburn Zoo
