Jazz Ensemble & Symphonic Band Winter Concert

Dickinson College students will present an evening of music for winds, brass and percussion under the direction of Michael Clayville.

Faculty Recital: Lynn Helding, Mezzo-Soprano

Composer Dominic Argento has made a career of assembling seemingly “unmusical” texts from diaries, letters, and even newspaper columns, to create short vocal dramatic works. Mezzo-soprano Lynn Helding, joined by baritone Aaron Engebreth and pianist Alison d’Amato, present two of his finest monodramas: A Few Words About Chekov and The Diary of Virginia Woolf, for which Mr. Argento won the Pulitzer Prize in 1975.

Common Hour: Noonday Concert

This concert is a presentation of Dickinson’s Department of Music Performance Studies faculty and students.

Choir & Orchestra Concert: “Tracing the Viennese Tradition: Haydn, Beethoven, Strauss”

The Dickinson Orchestra and College Choir, under the direction of Jeremy Gill and Amy Wlodarski, present a concert dedicated to three pioneers of German music associated with the Viennese tradition; Haydn, Beethoven, and Richard Strauss. The concert features choral selections from Haydn’s Creation as well Beethoven’s Coriolanus Overture and Haydn’s Symphony No. 90.

Faculty Recital: Kimberly Buchar-Kelley, bassoon

Kimberly Buchar-Kelley will demonstrate the unique mellow tone of the bassoon, through a variety of compositions. She will be joined by Dickinson faculty pianist Eun Ae Baik-Kim, oboist Jill Marchione, and guest bassoonist Truman Bullard.

Dickinson COllegium Annual Holiday Concert

A concert of seasonal choral music performed by the College’s chamber choir, the Dickinson Collegium. During the 15 years under Music Professor Blake Wilson’s direction, the Collegium has developed a reputation for polished performances of varied and demanding repertoire. Memorial Hall is decorated for the occasion, and fills quickly, while St. Paul’s church accommodates a larger crowd. A free-will offering at both events will benefit Project SHARE.