Mezzo soprano Vivien Shotwell ’03 is best known to our audiences at Williams as a singer, of course, but she is also receiving positive literary reviews. Her first novel, Vienna Nocturne, about an English soprano who falls in love with Mozart, is forthcoming this month from Ballantine Books and Doubleday… Continue reading »
Congratulations to Brad Wells and his vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, who won a Grammy for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance. He and the group won the award at the 56th Grammy Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony, where they also performed and were nominated in two other categories. Brad Wells,… Continue reading »
Lyell B. Clay Artist in Residence in Vocal Studies/ Director of Choral Activities Brad Wells’ self-titled debut album of his vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth has been nominated in three categories for the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards! *Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance *Best Engineered Classical Album –Mark Donahue & Jesse… Continue reading »
Professor of Music and Department Chair W. Anthony Sheppard recently began his term as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Musicological Society. JAMS, published by the University of California Press, is the flagship journal for musical scholarship and has over 5,000 subscribers worldwide. In the 66-year history of the… Continue reading »
M. Jennifer Bloxam, Professor Music at Williams College, has been named a 2013-14 Fellow in Sacred Music, Worship, and the Arts at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music is an interdisciplinary graduate center educating leaders who foster, explore, and study engagement with the sacred through… Continue reading »
To the Williams Community, I am saddened to report the death of Robert Suderburg, Class of 1924 Professor of Music, Emeritus. Bob was already a well known pianist, composer, teacher, and administrator before joining our music department in 1985. He had most recently served as president of the Cornish Institute… Continue reading »
“Roomful of Teeth” is a professional vocal ensemble under the direction of Brad Wells, who also directs choral activities at Williams. The New York Times recently featured one of his musicians, Caroline Shaw. She is a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in Music for a piece she composed for the… Continue reading »
left to right: Casy McLellan ’14; Patrica Ho ’16; Elaina Pullano ’15; Robert Yang, ’15 Winners of the annual Berkshire Symphony Student Soloist Competition were announced late on the evening of February 12, 2013 following the deliberation of the judges presiding over a competition involving 17 Williams College music students. Continue reading »
The Oxford Handbook of Neo-Riemannian Music Theories (2011), co-edited by Ed Gollin, was awarded a citation of special merit by the Society’s publication awards committee. Citations of special merit are awarded for editions, translations, reference works, or edited volumes of extraordinary value to the discipline. Continue reading »
David Kechley: Colliding Objects CD release on 9/28/12 or immediately available on iTunes. Performers:Timetable, Thomas Bergeron, Matthew Gold, Steven Dennis Bodner, Candy Chiu, Ina Zdorovetchi, Linda Chatterton & Doris Stevenson The idea of percussion and rhythm is written directly into the title of David Kechley’s… Continue reading »
W. Anthony Sheppard’s recent research on the role of music boxes in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Turandot will be featured in an episode of the Emmy Award-winning PBS show “State of the Arts” on December 2nd (see video below). The program will be broadcast by WHYY in Philadelphia at 3:30… Continue reading »
Ronald Feldman is Artist in Residence and Chamber Music Coordinator in Orchestral and Instrumental Activities, Lecturer in Music, and Music Director of the Berkshire Symphony at Williams College. He has recently been named the music director of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra. Article in The Boston Globe… Continue reading »
One year ago today, Steven Bodner, the dynamic and much-loved Director of Symphonic Winds and co-founder of the I/O Festival, died unexpectedly following a short illness. Students, faculty, and friends in the Wiliams community continue to mourn the loss of this talented and inspiring musician, to whom the Music Department’s… Continue reading »
Holly Fisher ’13, soprano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Voi avete un cor fedele, K. 217 Student of Marlene Walt Jingyi Liu ’14, flute Aram Khachaturian Concerto in D minor Student of Floyd Hebert Madura Watanagase ’12, piano Camille… Continue reading »
Our dear friend and colleague Ernest D. Brown Jr., Professor of Music at Williams College from 1988 until his retirement this past December 2011, passed away on April 3, 2012, after a long illness. As a teacher, performer, and scholar, he dedicated his life to the exploration and celebration of… Continue reading »
The Passing of Irwin Shainman To the Williams Community, The earth beneath the college tilted yesterday with the death of Irwin Shainman, Class of 1955 Professor of Music, Emeritus, and a fixture here almost continuously since his arrival in 1948. Irwin Shainman A bugler for his Boy Scout troop in… Continue reading »
Musicians have been talking about Frank Glazer since his New York debut in 1936. Mr. Glazer has nine decades of performing under his belt. His performance and master classes at Williams in November 2012 provided listeners and students a bridge to an earlier era. Mr. Glazer’s warmth and his willingness… Continue reading »
“The Cinematic Suite” performed by the Williams Jazz Ensemble with special guest Gary Smulyan… Continue reading »
Annie Jeong ’14, flute Jacques Ibert Concerto for Flute and Orchestra III. Allegro Scherzando Student of Floyd Hebert Video of Ms. Jeong’s performance Annie Jeong is a sophomore political economy and history double major from Tacoma, Washington. She began playing the flute at the… Continue reading »