Mahaney Arts Center 125

Meet the composer! Learn more about the work “Spiral Galaxy” in a free pre-concert lecture by composer David Ludwig, Dean and Director of Music at the Juilliard School.

“Song of Rapa Nui” tells the story of Mahani Teave, who left Rapa Nui (Easter Island) at age 9 to pursue her dream of becoming a classical pianist. At age 30, on the brink of international success, Teave gives up her career to pursue a new dream; a free music school for the island’s children. Teave hopes to shape a bold future for Rapa Nui and inspire change on Earth, our island home.  Enjoy the screening in advance of Teave’s Middlebury concert on Friday. A brief Q&A with Teave will follow the film.

Film Screening of the documentary Spaces of Exception (2018, 90 minutes), followed by Q&A with filmmakers Matt Peterson and Malek Rasamny, moderated by Professor James Sanchez.

Professor Emeritus of Music Larry Hamberlin explores the Tákacs Quartet’s Bartók cycle program.

Professor Emeritus of Music Larry Hamberlin explores Le Consort’s program entitled “Hidden Treasures of the Baroque.”

Remarks for seniors and their families in the Mahaney Arts Center (MAC) Room 125.

A new project by Michelle Leftheris, Assistant Professor in Studio Art

Join VSO Artistic Advisor and Project Conductor Matt LaRocca ’02, composer and Assistant Professor of Music Matthew Evan Taylor, and filmmaker and Animation Studio Producer Daniel Houghton ’06 for a talk about their artistic process.

“Woman, Life, Freedom”: Reflections on Protest Art in Iran

A CASE-STUDY IN CONNOISSEURSHIP: GEORGE H. DURRIE, JAMES G. CLONNEY, AND FOUR AMERICAN GENRE PAINTINGS