Brad Wells, conductor Music and the Departure of Soul Benjamin Britten: Hymn to Saint Cecilia Gustav Mahler/Gottwold: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen Galina Grigorjeva: On Leaving Alfred Schnittke: "Complete this work" from Choir Concerto The Williams Chamber Choir will give a concert on Friday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams College campus.  This…

The annual Service of Lessons and Carols at Williams College will be held on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 4 p.m., in the Thompson Memorial Chapel. The services will present traditional carol singing and Nativity readings for a special musical celebration. The Williams Concert Choir will perform, along with vocal soloists and instrumentalists,…

The annual Service of Lessons and Carols at Williams College will be held on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 4 p.m., in the Thompson Memorial Chapel. The services will present traditional carol singing and Nativity readings for a special musical celebration. The Williams Concert Choir will perform, along with vocal soloists and instrumentalists,…

Lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. Presented by the Department of Music. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to classical, jazz and world music. One of two recitals to take place in Thompson Memorial Chapel and to feature organ music.

Brad Wells, Director Alexander Schumacker '08, student conductor The Williams Concert Choir and orchestra will give a concert directed by Brad Wells on Saturday, March 8, at 8 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams Collage campus. This free event is open to the public. This evening of music will include Johann Sebastian Bach’s Credo from Mass in B…

Lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. Presented by the Department of Music. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to classical, jazz and world music. Second of two recitals to take place in Thompson Memorial Chapel and to feature organ music.

The Williams Chamber Players will give a concert on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams College campus. This free event is open to the public. Messiaen’s birth year celebration continues with a little help from his fellow Parisians in a dynamic evening including his L’Ascension for Organ featuring Ed Lawrence, Françaix’s String Trio,…

Lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. Presented by the Department of Music. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to wonderful performances of classical, jazz and world music. This week is in Thompson Memorial Chapel and also features organ players.

Cappella Pratensis members give a master class for Williams students.  University students will be introduced to the particular challenges and excitement of bringing this music back to life in a workshop setting with members of Cappella Pratensis, who will discuss and demonstrate performance practice issues, including the challenge of singing from a single choirbook in original notation.

The Williams College Department of Music presents Cappella Pratensis with Sounds of Salvation: Music for a 15th-Century Bruges Merchant on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel. This free event is sponsored by the W. Ford Schumann '50 Performing Arts Endowment and open to the public. Cappella Pratensis is a vocal ensemble from the Netherlands specializing in…

Directed by Brad Wells The Williams Chamber and Concert Choirs will give a joint performance on Friday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel. This free event is open to the public. The verdant landscape of hymns and hymn-based music in America is explored in the work of legendary composer, arranger and conductor Alice Parker alongside music by…

Lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. Presented by the Department of Music. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to wonderful performances of classical, jazz and world music. This week is in Thompson Memorial Chapel and also features organ players.

Traditional carol singing and reading of the Nativity story with a special musical celebration featuring the Williams Concert Choir, directed by Brad Wells, joined by vocal soloists and instrumentalists.

The Williams Student Symphony will give a concert on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel. This free event is open to the public. This evening of music will feature Scott Smedinghoff '09, organ in Poulenc’s Organ Concerto. Also on the program is more French music ranging from the pre-Baroque period to the twentieth century, including Faure's…

Traditional carol singing and reading of the Nativity story with a special musical celebration featuring the Williams Concert Choir, directed by Brad Wells, joined by vocal soloists and instrumentalists.

Lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. Presented by the Department of Music. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to wonderful performances of classical, jazz and world music. This week is in Thompson Memorial Chapel and also features organ players.

The Williams College Concert and Chamber Choirs will present A Reunion Gala on Saturday, April 18 at 8:00pm in Thompson Memorial Chapel. This free event is open to the public. Alumni from the past ten years return to sing a cappella masterworks with current members, including a rare performance of Thomas Tallis’s 40-part motet Spem in Alium. Williams College has…

Lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. Presented by the Department of Music. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to wonderful performances of classical, jazz and world music. This week is in Thompson Memorial Chapel and also features organ players.

Scott Smedinghoff will present his Senior Recital. The Williams College Department of Music will present a Senior Recital featuring Scott Smedinghoff on Saturday, May 9, at 4 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel. This free event is open to the public. Smedinghoff will be playing Wondrous Love: Variations on a Shape-note Hymn, Op. 34 by Samuel Barber; Sonata in F Minor,…

The Williams Brass Ensemble, under the direction of Tom Bergeron will give a concert on Sunday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams College campus. This free event is open to the public. Under the direction of Tom Bergeron, the concert features a cross-section of brass and organ repertoire from the Renaissance to the present…

  Exeter College Chapel Choir, one of the finest mixed-voice choirs in the University of Oxford will present a program of sacred choral music, much of it from England. This rich Anglican tradition, founded particularly around the office of Evensong, has been in existence for over 500 years and is still as vibrant as ever. The choir are as at…

Williams Passport: Student Recital Lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. Presented by the Department of Music. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to wonderful performances of classical, jazz and world music. This week is in Thompson Memorial Chapel to include organ players.

Brad Wells, director Passport - Dept. Ensemble As a follow-up to their recent sell-out concert with the Berkshire Symphony Orchestra in the ’62 Center and a premier performance at the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, the Choirs present a concert which demonstrates that they do not need an orchestra to make them shine. Nor for that matter do these singers need…

This holiday musical celebration includes traditional carol singing and a reading of the Nativity story, featuring the Williams Concert and Choirs (Brad Wells, director) and Edwin Lawrence, organist with traditional postlude by the Williams Handbell Choir. The Blessed Son of God, Vaughan Williams Taublein Weiss, Brahms Sanctus, Sisask (from Christus) Felix Mendelssohn Salvation Is Created, Tchesnokov

This holiday musical celebration includes traditional carol singing and a reading of the Nativity story, featuring the Williams Concert and Choirs (Brad Wells, director) and Edwin Lawrence, organist with traditional postlude by the Williams Handbell Choir. The Blessed Son of God, Vaughan Williams Taublein Weiss, Brahms Sanctus, Sisask (from Christus) Felix Mendelssohn Salvation Is Created, Tchesnokov

Brad Wells, director The Williams College Department of Music presents The Williams Concert and Chamber Choirs under the direction of Brad Wells on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17 at 8 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel. These free events are open to the public and tickets are not required. Many of the great composers created some of their greatest…

Lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. Presented by the Department of Music. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to wonderful performances of classical, jazz and world music. This week is in Thompson Memorial Chapel to include organ players.

Lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. Presented by the Department of Music. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to wonderful performances of classical, jazz and world music. Thompson Hall hosts MIDWEEK this week featuring our organ students.

Brad Wells, Director The Williams College Department of Music presents the Concert and Chamber Choirs under the direction of Brad Wells on Friday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams College campus. This free event is open to the public. Titled Eyes Like Sapphire: Vocal Music of Bulgaria & Georgia Monophony to Polyphony in Western Europe…

This performance will be repeated on Sunday, Dec. 5. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., November 18, 2010 -- The annual Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols at Williams College will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, December 4 and 5 in Thompson Memorial Chapel.  As always, the identical services will feature choral music by the College’s Concert and Chamber Choirs,…

Press Release for Lessons and Carols 2010 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS AT WILLIAMS COLLEGE WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., November 18, 2010 -- The annual Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols at Williams College will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, December 4 and 5 in Thompson Memorial Chapel.  As always, the identical services will feature choral…

Terry Riley’s In C: 2:30 in Thompson Memorial Service: 3:00 in Thompson Reception: ~4:30 in ’62 Center, CenterStage Musical Celebrations: 6:00 in Brooks-Rogers (Bernhard) More Music: 8:00 in Chapin Hall Steven Dennis Bodner, 35, of North Adams, MA, passed away January 11, 2011, from complications due to pneumonia in Albany, NY. He was born on June 14, 1975, in Parma…

Lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. Presented by the Department of Music. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to wonderful performances of classical, jazz and world music. This week is in Thompson Memorial Chapel to highlight our organ students.

The Williams College Department of Music will present a senior recital featuring William Slack on Thursday, May 12 at 4 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams College campus. This free event is open to the public. Slack will be playing the Thompson Memorial Chapel Chime and the audience can enjoy it anywhere on campus where they can hear…

Renowned for their unearthly vocal blend and virtuosic ensemble singing, the four women of Anonymous 4 combine musical, literary, and historical scholarship with contemporary performance intuition as they create ingeniously designed programs, interweaving music with poetry and narrative. In addition to their unmatched medieval repertoire, Anonymous 4 has often reached out into the realm of contemporary music, and has premiered…

Sponsored by the W. Ford Schumann '50 Performing Arts Endowment, the Williams College Department of Music presents the ensemble Anonymous 4 on Friday, October 21 at 8 p.m. in a performance titled Secret Voices: The Sisters of Las Huelgas. The concert is held in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams Campus. This free event is open to the public. There is…

The Williams College Department of Music presents a concert of the Williams Concert Choir and the Williams Chamber Choir in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams campus on Saturday, November 5 at 8 p.m.  This free event is open to the public. Seats in the Chapel are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, no tickets are necessary. In a concert…

Program TBA Running list TBA Lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. Presented by the Department of Music. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to wonderful performances of classical, jazz and world music. Today is in Thompson Chapel and features our organ students.

The annual Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols at Williams College will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4 in Thompson Memorial Chapel.  As always, the identical services will feature choral music by the College’s Concert and Chamber Choirs, congregational singing of familiar carols, and the traditional reading of the biblical Christmas story. There…

Heidi Johanna Miller, director of Symphonic Winds Ronald Feldman, director of C.O.W. The Williams College Department of Music presents a concert with both the Chamber Orchestra at Williams and the Williams Symphonic Winds in the Thompson Memorial Chapel on Friday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. This free event is open to the public. The Chamber Orchestra at Williams, whimsically known…

The Williams College Department of Music presents the Williams Student Symphony on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 8:00 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams campus. This free event is open to the public. A unique student orchestra, the Williams College Student Symphony is a 50-member group conducted and administered by students, with sponsorship by the music department. In keeping…

Lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. Presented by the Department of Music. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to wonderful performances of classical, jazz and world music. Today is in Thompson Memorial Chapel to feature organ students.

The Williams College Department of Music presents the Williams Concert Choir on Friday, May 4 at 8:00 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams campus. This free event is open to the public. The choir performs performs Rejoice in the Lamb by Benjamin Britten and two works by Maurice Duruflé: Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens featuring soprano Elaina Pullano…

The Williams College Department of Music presents a concert of the Williams Concert Choir and the Williams Chamber Choir in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams campus on Saturday, November 10 at 8 p.m. This free event is open to the public. Seats in the Chapel are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, no tickets are necessary. This latest vocal concert…

Bring a friend, bring your lunch, and enjoy our popular midday and midweek concert series. A musical sampler, every week offers up a mixture of traditional fare, with exciting accents of the unexpected. Williams students often perform at Midweek to workshop their pieces, try out something new, show off something that doesn't fit in other concert formats, or just to…

The annual Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols at Williams College will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, December 1 and 2 in Thompson Memorial Chapel.  As always, the identical services features choral music by the College’s Concert and Chamber Choirs, congregational singing of familiar carols, and the traditional reading of the biblical Christmas story. There is…

The Williams College Department of Music presents a concert titled Songs of the Cold Seas: Vocal Music from Iceland, performed by the Williams Concert Choir and the Williams Chamber Choir and conducted byBrad Wells in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams campus on Friday, November 15 at 8 p.m.  This free event is open to the public. About Williams Concert and Chamber Choirs Williams…

The annual Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols at Williams College will be held in Thompson Memorial Chapel. The identical services features choral music by the Williams Concert and Chamber Choirs, congregational singing of familiar carols, and the traditional reading of the biblical Christmas story. The performance is repeated on Sunday, December 8 at 4 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel. There is…

The Williams College Department of Music presents Cappella Pratensis in concert on Saturday, February 22, at 8 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams College campus. This free event is open to the public. About Cappella Pratensis The Dutch-based vocal ensemble Cappella Pratensis - literally ‘Cappella des prés' - champions the music of Josquin Desprez and the polyphonists of the 15th…

MIDWEEKMUSIC this week features the chapel’s majestic pipe organ and artist associate Edwin Lawrence playing Concert Variations on The Star-Spangled Banner by Dudley Buck. Anna DeLoi '18, harp, and Abigail Soloway '18, violin, play Saint-Saens.

The Williams College Department of Music presents a concert titled ”Night Music: a cappella choral music of and for the night,” performed by the Williams Concert Choir and the Williams Chamber Choir and conducted by Brad Wells in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams campus on Friday, November 7 at 8 p.m.  This free event is open to the public.…

The annual Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols at Williams College will be held in Thompson Memorial Chapel. The identical services feature choral music by the Williams Concert and Chamber Choirs, congregational singing of familiar carols, and the traditional reading of the biblical Christmas story.

The Williams College Department of Music presents the Grammy-winning ensemble Roomful of Teeth on Friday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams College campus. The group will present a master class along with Williams music students on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 4:15 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall. Both events are free and open to the…

  The All-Night Marathon of Voices is a sunset to sunrise event in Thompson Memorial Chapel. Including vocalists and vocal groups from across the Williams community, this unique gathering is worth staying up for.

The Williams College Department of Music presents the Williams Concert Choir and the Williams Chamber Choir performing in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams campus on Friday, May 8 at 8 p.m. This free event is open to the public. Led by director Brad Wells, the combined choirs perform Fauré’s Requiem, Stravinsky’s Mass, and works by student composers. Featured are…

All are invited to this master class in which talented Williams music students sing for and are guided by our visiting artists, Cappella Pratensis.

The Williams College Department of Music presents the Cappella Pratensis on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams College campus. There are also two associated events. Professor Jennifer Bloxam presents a faculty talk: The “Josquin in Rome” Project: Reflections on the Pleasures and Problems of Ritual Reconstruction on Friday, Nov. 6 at 4:15 p.m.…

Bring a friend, bring your lunch, and enjoy our popular midday and midweek concert series. A musical sampler, every week offers up a mixture of traditional fare, with exciting accents of the unexpected. Williams student musicians value the informal atmosphere of MIDWEEKMUSIC and they use it to workshop their pieces, try out something new, show off something that doesn’t fit in other…

The Williams College Department of Music presents the the Williams Concert Choir and the Williams Chamber Choir conducted by Brad Wells in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams campus on Friday, November 13 at 8 p.m.  This free event is open to the public. In a concert titled Voices of Resistance, Voices of Faith, the Williams Concert Choir & Chamber…

The annual Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols at Williams College will be held in Thompson Memorial Chapel. The identical services feature choral music by the Williams Concert and Chamber Choirs, congregational singing of familiar carols, and the traditional reading of the biblical Christmas story.

The All-Night Marathon of Voices is a sunset to sunrise event in Thompson Memorial Chapel. Including vocalists and vocal groups from across the Williams community, this unique gathering is worth staying up for.

Bring a friend, bring your lunch, and enjoy our popular midday and midweek concert series. A musical sampler, every week offers up a mixture of traditional fare, with exciting accents of the unexpected. Williams student musicians value the informal atmosphere of MIDWEEKMUSIC and they use it to workshop their pieces, try out something new, show off something that doesn’t fit in other…

The Williams College Department of Music presents Eya Ensemble on Saturday, April 15 at 8 p.m. in Thompson Memorial Chapel on the Williams College campus. The group will present a master class with Williams music students on Friday, April 16 at 4:15 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall. Both events are free and open to the public. Medieval music vocal ensemble…

Conducting members of the Williams Chamber Choir and the Williams Concert Choir, Daniel Potter '16 presents choral music by William Duckworth, William Schuman, and William Billings.

Bring a friend, bring your lunch, and enjoy our popular midday and midweek concert series. A musical sampler, every week offers up a mixture of traditional fare, with exciting accents of the unexpected. Williams student musicians value the informal atmosphere of MIDWEEKMUSIC and they use it to workshop their pieces, try out something new, show off something that doesn’t fit in other…

The annual Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols at Williams College will be held in Thompson Memorial Chapel. The identical services feature choral music by the Williams Concert and Chamber Choirs, congregational singing of familiar carols, and the traditional reading of the biblical Christmas story.

The All-Night Marathon of Voices is a sunset to sunrise event in Thompson Memorial Chapel. Including vocalists and vocal groups from across the Williams community, this unique gathering is worth staying up for.

Bring a friend, bring your lunch, and enjoy our popular midday and midweek concert series. A musical sampler, every week offers up a mixture of traditional fare, with exciting accents of the unexpected. Williams student musicians value the informal atmosphere of MIDWEEKMUSIC and they use it to workshop their pieces, try out something new, show off something that doesn’t fit in other…

Bring a friend, bring your lunch, and enjoy our popular midday and midweek concert series. A musical sampler, every week offers up a mixture of traditional fare, with exciting accents of the unexpected. Williams student musicians value the informal atmosphere of MIDWEEKMUSIC and they use it to workshop their pieces, try out something new, show off something that doesn’t fit in other…

The annual Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols at Williams College will be held in Thompson Memorial Chapel. The identical services feature choral music by the Williams Concert and Chamber Choirs, congregational singing of familiar carols, and the traditional reading of the biblical Christmas story.

The All-Night Marathon of Voices is a sunset to sunrise event in Thompson Memorial Chapel. Including vocalists and vocal groups from across the Williams community, this unique gathering is worth staying up for.

  Bring a friend, bring your lunch, and enjoy our popular midday and midweek concert series. A musical sampler, every week offers up a mixture of traditional fare, with exciting accents of the unexpected. Williams student musicians value the informal atmosphere of MIDWEEKMUSIC and they use it to workshop their pieces, try out something new, show off something that doesn’t fit in…