The Connecticut College Department of Music has a full slate of concerts scheduled this spring, with programs as varied as the musicians performing.
The following are free and open to the public:
Student Music Recital
Thursday, April 23
4:30 p.m.
Fortune Hall, Cummings Arts Center
Byrd and the B’s
Chamber Choir and Camel Heard present Byrd’s “Mass for Four Voices” and the music of Brahms, Britten and beyond. Directed by Assistant Professor of Music Wendy.
Sunday, April 26
4 p.m.
Harkness Chapel
Student Music Recital
Wednesday, April 29
Noon
Fortune Hall, Cummings Arts Center
A Benefit Concert for Habitat for Humanity
Featuring the combined Connecticut College Concert and U.S. Coast Guard Academy Bands and soloists Emily Verschoor-Kirss ’15, saxophone, and Lauren Vunderink ’15, French horn. Directed by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Gary Buttery.
Wednesday, April 29
7 p.m.
Evans Hall
This show is free, but donations will be accepted at the door.
Spring Orchestra Concert
Assistant Professor of Music Mark Seto conducts the Connecticut College Orchestra and solo cellist Claire Raizen ’18, winner of this year’s Concerto Competition, in performances of Copland’s “John Henry,” Schumann’s “Cello Concerto,” and Tchaikovsky’s “Symphone No. 2.”
Thursday, April 30
7 p.m.
Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center
Jazz in the Courtyard: Traditional Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble
Directed by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Gary Buttery.
Friday, May 1
4 p.m.
Castle Court (Evans Hall in case of inclement weather)
Student Music Recital
Monday, May 4
4:30 p.m.
Fortune Hall, Cummings Arts Center
Percussion & New Music Concert
Directed by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Peter Jarvis.
Music by: John Cage, Barry Cockcroft, Gérard Grisey, Lou Harrison, Ron Mazurek, Jeffrey Perry, Gene Pritsker, Virgil Thomson, and Charles Wuorinen. Soloists: Peter Jarvis, Caitlin Kullberg ‘17, and Emily Verschoor-Kirss ‘15
Tuesday, May 5
7 p.m.
Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center
Student Music Recital
Wednesday, May 6
Noon
Fortune Hall, Cummings Arts Center
Charles Shackford Memorial Students Composers Concert
Wednesday, May 6
7 p.m.
Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center
For more information, contact the Music Department at 860-439-2720.