Jon Frederic West, lecturer in music performance, is performing the part of the “Sprecher” in the Gurre-Lieder by Arnold Schoenberg with the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa, in Bilbao, Spain, with Günter Neuhold conducting.  This is a new role for West, who will appear in four performances.

The Department of Music will present the home concert of the Hamilton College Choir’s March tour on Friday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m., in Wellin Hall.  The 64-member choir is directed by G. Roberts Kolb, professor of music and director of choral music at Hamilton since 1981.  The concert is free and open to the public.

The Hamilton College Choir is on the road for its annual spring break tour, this year visiting cities in the Midwest. The 64-members are directed by G. Roberts Kolb, professor of music and director of choral music at Hamilton since 1981. The choir will perform in Chicago on March 12; Plymouth, Minn., on March 13; Evanston, Ill., on March 14; and Cleveland on March 16.  The annual home concert is scheduled for Friday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Wellin Hall.

The Hamilton College Department of Music presented Lady in the Dark as this year's choir musical on Feb. 3-5, in Wellin Hall.  Lady in the Dark features music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and book by Moss Hart.  The fully staged musical was directed by G. Roberts Kolb with choreography by Nancy Long and set and lighting design by William DiPaolo.

Heather Buchman, associate professor of music and director of the Hamilton College Orchestra, conducted Symphony Syracuse on Friday, Nov. 18, at the Syracuse Civic Center. A review that appeared in the Post-Standard the following day described her performance. “Buchman’s every gesture, every breath, was purposeful, and the Symphony Syracuse artists responded in kind, turning in a performance marked by precision as well as passion.”

The Hamilton College Department of Music presents G. Roberts Kolb, tenor, and Lauralyn Kolb, soprano, in a free faculty recital on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m, at Wellin Hall in the Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts.

Hamilton College will host its 13th annual Gospel Celebration, “The Storm is Passing Over,” music ministry and worship celebration on Saturday, Oct. 22,  from 7-9 p.m. in the Chapel. This event is free and open to the public, including colleges, churches and communities from the Finger Lakes to the Mohawk Valley.

In seeking to play a constructive role in the ongoing bankruptcy of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and the future of symphonic music in Central New York, Hamilton College is hosting “Summit on the Symphony” on Sunday, October 16.  ’The event will bring together leaders from institutions of higher education and government and stakeholder arts organizations in the region, many of whom have been engaged in working on the future of a professional orchestra here.

The Hamilton College Performing Arts continues its 2011 series with the SFJAZZ Collective performing the music of Stevie Wonder on Friday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m., in Wellin Hall. Immediately before the concert, Professor of Music “Doc” Woods will present a pre-concert talk in Café Opus on the topics of Wonder’s music and arranging for modern jazz.

Professor of Music Michael “Doc” Woods received an award in the 2011-12 ASCAPLUS Awards Program sponsored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).