Performing Arts Series
2025-26 Events
The Westerlies
Friday, Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m.
The Westerlies, “an arty quartet…mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk” (The New York Times) are a New York-based brass quartet. They navigate a wide array of venues and projects with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along.
Department Events
Spring Dance Concert
Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26, 7:30 p.m.
The Spring Dance Concert showcases Hamilton dancers performing new works choreographed by faculty members, alongside pieces created by renowned national and international guest artists presenting choreography in a variety of styles, including contemporary, Korean traditional dance, hip hop, and historical modern dance.
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Fall Dance Concert
Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2, 7:30 P.M.
The 2024 Fall Dance Concert will feature Hamilton dancers as they perform original choreographic works by faculty members and visiting guest artists. Genres of dance this year include ballet, contemporary, and hip hop.
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Saturday, September 21, 7:30 p.m.
Family Weekend Concert
Join the Hamilton College Choir, Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble for a special Family Weekend concert.
Sunday, November 17, 3 p.m.
Aubrey Campbell, bass-baritone
Aubrey Campbell, bass-baritone, presents a recital featuring works for voice spanning from George Frideric Handel to Jake Heggie.
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Friday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton College Jazz Ensemble
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.
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Saturday, December 7, 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton College Choir
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 concluded with a stargazing event after the concert at Hamilton College Peters Observatory.
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Sunday, December 8, 7:30 p.m.
Chamber Ensembles Concert
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.
Friday, December 13, 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton College Orchestra
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.
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Saturday, December 14, 6 p.m.
Student Soloists Concert
A recital featuring solo performances in voice, piano, strings and more.
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Sunday, March 2, 3 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Elena Nezhdanova, piano
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 Roman Placzek, cello.
Sunday, March 9, 3 p.m.
Hamilton College Orchestra: Family Concert
Ubaldo Valli leads the HCO in a family-oriented concert with middle and high school music students.
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Friday, April 18, 7:30 p.m.
Student Recital: Tyler Rodenberger, piano
Tyler Rodenberger performs the music of Chopin, Liszt, Poulenc, William Joel, and more in a solo piano recital.
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Friday, May 2, 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton College Orchestra
Ubaldo Valli conducts the Hamilton College Orchestra in their final concert of the semester.
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Sunday, May 4, 7:30 p.m.
Chamber Ensembles
Take a musical tour of Schambach and List Centers with the chamber ensembles.
Wednesday, May 7, 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton College Choir
Charlotte Botha leads the Hamilton College Choir and Hamilton Voices in their final concert of the semester.
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Thursday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton College Jazz Ensemble
Saxophonist Braxton Cook makes a guest appearance with the Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo, under the direction of Gabe Condon.
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Saturday, May 10, 6 p.m.
Student Soloists
A recital by solo music students featuring voice, piano, strings, and more.
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Saturday, May 24, 9 p.m.
Senior Concert
Senior music students give a solo recital on the eve of Commencement.
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Spring 2025 Theatre Production
The Underlying Chris
By Will Eno, Directed by Professor Craig Latrell
Saturday, April 19, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 24, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 25, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
The Underlying Chris is a life-affirming and high-spirited look at how a person comes into their identity, and how sometimes it’s life’s tiniest moments that most profoundly change our lives. In these divided times, The Underlying Chris serves as a celebration of our differences, our individuality and the many mysterious, difficult and beautiful things we share simply by being alive.
Fall 2024 Theatre Production
Our Lady of 121st Street
By Stephen Adly Guirgis, Directed by Professor Mark Cryer
Thursday, Nov. 7 through Saturday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m
Wednesday, Nov. 13 through Saturday, Nov 16., 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 9 and Saturday, Nov. 16., 2 p.m.
The Ortiz Funeral Room is in big trouble: The body of beloved community activist and nun Sister Rose has been stolen from the viewing room, and waiting for her proper return are some of New York City’s most emotionally charged, life-challenged neighborhood denizens, trying to find a place to put their grief, checkered pasts, and their uncertain futures. The crowd in this dark, insightful, and very funny comedy inevitably square off on each other, motivated by rage, pain, and a scary desire to come clean—perhaps for the first time.
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Michelle Reiser-Memmer
Performing Arts Manager
