Music

We present Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria RV 589 for treble voices with orchestra in Skinner Hall. After intermission, we move to the Chapel for contemporary choral works and a light installation by Rick Jones. Christine Howlett, conductor.

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Premiere of Shavon Lloyd’s Earth Songs, with light installation by Rick Jones. Cappella Festiva Ensembles, and the Boys and Girls Club Choir of Poughkeepsie. Christine Howlett, director. 

A multimedia lecture by musicologist Sophie Fetthauer, PhD of the HfMT University of Hamburg, Germany on the little-known story of how over 400 Jewish refugee musicians were integrated into the cafés, nightclubs, and ballrooms of the “Paris of the East.”

A Philosopher’s Holiday Lecture by Licia Carlson, Professor of Philosophy at Providence College and author of Shared Musical Lives: Philosophy, Disability, and the Power of Sonification. 

Anna Elashvili, violin, along with faculty Yves Dharamraj, cello, and Thomas Sauer, piano. A composer not often chosen for such an exposé, Maurice Ravel often found himself going against the grain.

This afternoon program features works by Brown, Chaminade, Martin, Griffes, and Quantz. Assisted by James Fitzwilliam, piano.
 

Featuring the music of Bach, Schubert, Fauré, Copland and Duke. Assisted by Jon Fuller.

From Mozart and Mendelssohn to Bartok and Prokofiev, this afternoon program will explore a range of classical pieces that have been inspired by folk music and dance traditions. Assisted by James Fitzwilliam, piano; with Magda Sharff, accordion,  Emma Zuang, piano, Susanna Osborne, cello, and Finn Smith, bouzouki.

Eduardo Navega, conductor.

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James Osborn, conductor.

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Welcome to Indian Country is an evening-length celebration of Native culture through music and storytelling. A world-class, five-piece musical ensemble is joined by storyteller and Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest. Together they weave new compositions and songs with witty, wise, and poignant poetry and satire to honor the elders and ancestors.

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​​Digital scores can change in real time during a performance, allowing for exciting and spontaneous interaction and improvisation. This workshop will explore this emerging performance practice using the software Indra, culminating in a conducted group improvisation. Participants should bring an instrument and a Mac laptop. A student-only event. Registration required.

Honoring the founders of MODfest, we celebrate the “meanings and measures” of modern musical works: Richard Wilson’s Avuncularities (2022) for solo trombone and Perplexities (2022) for oboe and English horn, violin, viola, and cello; and Serenity (2021) for solo piano by Jonathan Chenette.

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Explore the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center while listening to music sung by the Vassar College Women’s Chorus and Choir at 6:30 p.m.

This annual Advent service at the Vassar College Chapel features readings, choral anthems, and congregational carols, culminating in a candle lighting ceremony. Vassar College Choir, Chamber Singers, and Women’s Chorus, and Cappella Festiva Ensembles will perform.

This is an in-person event that was recorded.

James Osborn, director

This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live

Eduardo Navega, director

This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live

Drew Minter, conductor

This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live

Eduardo Navega, conductor

This concert is free and open to the public.

This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live