Department of Music
All performances are in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center unless otherwise noted. Admission is free unless otherwise noted.
Upcoming Events
Please check back in late summer for the 2025-26 season events.
Previous Events
Senior Concert
Saturday, May 24, 9:00 pm
Senior music students give a solo recital on the eve of Commencement.
Student Soloists
Saturday, May 10, 6:00 pm
A recital by solo music students featuring voice, piano, strings, and more.
Hamilton College Jazz Ensemble
Thursday, May 8, 7:30 pm
Saxophonist Braxton Cook makes a guest appearance with the Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo, under the direction of Gabe Condon.
Hamilton College Choir 
Wednesday, May 7, 7:30 pm
Charlotte Botha leads the Hamilton College Choir and Hamilton Voices in their final concert of the semester.
Chamber Ensembles
Sunday, May 4, 7:30 pm
Take a musical tour of Schambach and List Centers with the chamber ensembles.
Hamilton College Orchestra 
Friday, May 2, 7:30 pm
Ubaldo Valli conducts the HCO in their final concert of the semester.
Family Weekend Concert
Saturday, September 21, 7:30 p.m.
Join the Hamilton College Choir, Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble for a special Family Weekend concert.
Aubrey Campbell, bass-baritone
Sunday, November 17, 3 p.m.
Aubrey Campbell, bass-baritone, presents a recital featuring works for voice spanning from George Frideric Handel to Jake Heggie.
Hamilton College Jazz Ensemble 
Friday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.
Gabe Condon will conduct the Winter Jazz Concert showcasing the Hamilton College Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo. The concert will feature selections from Ellington and Strayhorn’s arrangement of The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky, plus original student arrangements, and works by Akiyoshi, Jobim, Schneider, and more.
Hamilton College Choir
Saturday, December 7, 7:30 p.m.
The Hamilton College Choir and Hamilton Voices, under the direction of Charlotte Botha present Minding the Heavens: The Story of Women and Space. The concert will feature the Hamilton Percussion Ensemble and pianist Rebecca Wu. This ambitious choral program celebrates the women astronomers and astronauts responsible for centuries of discovery, exploration, and documentation of our universe. The presentation includes projections text, photos, videos, drawings, and old charts from the Copernican Revolution. The evening concludes with a stargazing event after the concert at Peters Observatory of Hamilton College (if weather permits).
Chamber Ensembles Concert
Sunday, December 8, 7:30 p.m.
Take a musical tour of the Schambach and List Art Center with the chamber ensembles. Performances by the Saxophone, Brass, and Percussion Ensembles, Piano Duets, and more.
Hamilton College Orchestra 
Friday, December 13, 7:30 p.m.
The Hamilton College Orchestra with Heather Buchman conducting. The program includes Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish), Gerald Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto featuring Jun Cho, clarinet, and Antonín Dvorák: Serenade for Wind Instruments.
Student Soloists Concert
Saturday, December 14, 6 p.m.
A recital featuring solo performances in voice, piano, strings and more.
Faculty Recital: Elena Nezhdanova, piano
Sunday, March 2, 3 pm
Dr. Elena Nezhdanova, piano, presents a faculty recital featuring Lera Auerbach’s Preludes for Solo Piano, op. 412, Claude Debussy’s Images, Book 2, and Claude Debussy’s Sonata for Cello and Piano with Dr. Roman Placzek, cello.
Hamilton College Orchestra: Family Concert
Sunday, March 9, 3 pm
Ubaldo Valli leads the HCO in a family-oriented concert with middle and high school music students.
Student Recital:
Tyler Rodenberger, piano
Friday, April 18, 7:30 pm
Tyler Rodenberger performs the music of Chopin, Liszt, Poulenc, William Joel, and more in a solo piano recital.
