Music

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

This year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration features a hybrid of concert and participatory dance, highlighting the rich and related traditions of Ireland and Brittany. Timothy Cummings, affiliate artist and piper, is joined by Pete Sutherland (fiddle, banjo, song), Dominique Dodge (harp, song), and special guest Jeremiah McLane (accordian, piano), dance caller, and student guests. Sponsored by the Department of Music.

Dick Forman, Director The College’s big band swings into spring with a concert that’s sure to set toes tapping and fingers snapping! Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free

Dick Forman, Director The College’s big band swings into spring with a concert that’s sure to set toes tapping and fingers snapping! Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free

Middlebury’s Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble celebrates the wisdom that “it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing” with a program of the best of classic big band repertoire and contemporary jazz compositions. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free

Middlebury’s Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble celebrates the wisdom that “it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing” with a program of the best of classic big band repertoire and contemporary jazz compositions. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free

Select music students present a variety of songs, duets, and arias that range from the Baroque era to the present. Accompanied by affiliate artist Cynthia Huard and Annemieke Spoelstra McLane, piano. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free

A select group of students from the Department of Music present a variety of songs, duets, and arias, ranging from the Baroque era to the present. Accompanied by Cynthia Huard and Annemieke Spoelstra McLane, piano. Free *Please note updated curtain time.

Students from Su Lian Tan’s First-Year Seminar, Pavilions, Serpents, and High Cs, perform newly-composed original songs and arias from operas. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free

In his senior voice recital, Jack DesBois ‘15 explores the ways in which illness and health—essentials of the human condition—have shaped the classical, folk, and musical theatre song traditions. DesBois shares skilled and thoughtful interpretations of works by Britten, Schubert, Sting, and others, in collaboration with pianist Cynthia Huard and a talented group of student musicians. Highlights of the program include songs from DesBois’ work-in-progress new musical, Invalid, about a young woman’s struggle to come to terms with the reality of her father’s chronic illness.