| TUESDAY - OCTOBER 23, 2018 |
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PROF. GURMINDER BHOGAL - CLASS OF 1960 LECTURE
Williamstown, 4:15 p.m.
Prof. Gurminder Kaur Bhogal, Catherine Mills Davis Associate Professor of Music at Wellesley College, gives a Class of 1960 Lecture titled “Claude Debussy’s Clair de Lune: From Moonlight to Stardom” for the Williams College Department of Music. In celebration of the centenary of Claude Debussy’s death in 1918, this lecture will explore how Clair de Lune, a piece for which the French composer had little regard, has managed to become one of his best-known compositions. While examining Clair de Lune‘s connections to the art and poetry of its milieu, Gurminder Bhogal will draw attention to how this piece continues to be re-imagined across genres and media including film, popular music, and video games. https://events.williams.edu/event/prof-gurminder-bhogal-class-of-1960-lecture/ Free Room 30 Bernhard Music Center, 54 Chapin Drive, Williams College, Williamstown, MA @ 4:15 p.m.
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| THURSDAY - OCTOBER 25, 2018 |
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SEVEN TIMES SALT - VISITING ARTIST SERIES 
Williamstown, 8 p.m.
Seven Times Salt offers an evening of music inspired by William Shakespeare, “Easy As Lying: The Music of Shakespeare’s Globe.” This spirited musical celebration was conceived in honor of William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday. The group presents some of the songs the Bard mentions by name, as well as works by his musical contemporaries including Morley, Ferrabosco, Byrd, Dowland, and Robert Johnson. Also included are choice excerpts from his plays read aloud by Seven Times Salt’s finest thespians. Dances from the Elizabethan and Jacobean courts and a saucy ballad or two round out the evening’s festivities! https://events.williams.edu/event/seven-times-salt-visiting-artist-series/ Free Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Bernhard Music Center, 54 Chapin Drive, Williams College, Williamstown, MA @ 8 p.m.
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| FRIDAY - OCTOBER 26, 2018 |
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MILHAM PLANETARIUM SHOWS
Williamstown, 8 p.m.
Williams College invites you to experience the wonders of our universe at the Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory. Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public on Friday evenings. Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005. For reservations (required) contact Michele Rech at 413-597-2188 or via email. Others will be admitted as space permits.
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WILLIAMS CHAMBER PLAYERS
Williamstown, 8 p.m.
Williams Chamber Players offer their second concert of the season, an exciting study in contrasts of composers, musicians, instrumentation, and genres. Inspired by a recent visit by composer Melinda Wagner, guitarist Robert Phelps performs her composition “Arabesque.” Jacqueline DeVoe, flute; Carl Jenkins, oboe; Stephen Walt, bassoon offer Telemann’s Tafelmusik for flute, oboe, bassoon and continuo, with harpsichordist Edwin Lawrence. Celebrating the refurbishment of the school’s harpsichord, Mr. Lawrence also presents the Harpsichord Concerto by Manuel de Falla. Bass-baritone Keith Kibler presents Songs from Shakespeare’s Tempest, collaborating with lutist Matt Wright. The final work of the evening is by the composer Amy Beach: Piano Quintet in F# Minor op. 67 https://events.williams.edu/event/williams-chamber-players-2/ Free Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Bernhard Music Center, 54 Chapin Drive, Williams College, Williamstown, MA @ 8 p.m.
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| SATURDAY - OCTOBER 27, 2018 |
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ZAMBEZI MARIMBA BAND AT WILLIAMS COLLEGE
Williamstown, 8 p.m.
Zambezi performs with the verve and energy in a free performance open to all. Inspired by traditional Zimbabwean marimba music as well as contemporary African styles, the troupe also takes on music from many traditions. Fun for the whole family! https://events.williams.edu/event/zambezi-marimba-band-family-days-concert/ Free Chapin Hall Bernhard Music Center, 54 Chapin Drive, Williams College, Williamstown, MA @ 8 p.m.
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| TUESDAY - OCTOBER 30, 2018 |
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DEATH WITH DIGNITY: BILL H1194
Williamstown, 6:30 p.m.
Bill H1194 would give terminally ill patients end-of-life options. John Berkowitz and Randee Laikind of Pioneer Valley Death with Dignity will speak, show slides and a short video, and dialogue with the audience about this important end-of-life health care and personal rights issue. First Congretational Church, 906 Main St., Williamstown. Free-will donation. More information: 413-387-8439 or johnpberk@gmail.com
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TIMO ANDRES, PIANO - VISITING ARTIST SERIES
Williamstown, 8 p.m.
Pianist Timo Andres intersperses works of fellow contemporary composers with movements from Leos Janacek’s “On an Overgrown Path.” He features the work of Caroline Shaw, “Gustave le Gray,” Eric Shanfield, “Utopia Parkway,” and Christopher Cerrone, “The Arching Path.” Timo Andres (b. 1985, Palo Alto, CA) is a composer and pianist who grew up in rural Connecticut and now lives in Brooklyn, NY. A Nonesuch Records artist, his newest album of orchestral works, Home Stretch, has been hailed for its “playful intelligence and individuality,” (The Guardian) and of his 2010 debut album for two pianos, Shy and Mighty, Alex Ross wrote in The New Yorker that “it achieves an unhurried grandeur that has rarely been felt in American music since John Adams came on the scene… more mighty than shy, [Andres] sounds like himself.” https://events.williams.edu/event/timo-andres-piano-visiting-artist-series/ Free Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Bernhard Music Center, 54 Chapin Drive, Williams College, Williamstown, MA @ 8 p.m.
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| THURSDAY - NOVEMBER 01, 2018 |
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DOVER STRING QUARTET - VISITING ARTIST SERIES
Williamstown, 8 p.m.
Dover Quartet begins with Beethoven’s Quartet in C Minor, op. 18, No. 4. They follow with Mason Bates “From Amber Frozen.” After an intermission Dover Quartet presents Tchaikovsky’s Quartet in E-flat Minor, op. 30. Members of the group are Joel Link and Bryan Lee, violins; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; and Camden Shaw, cello. The phenomenal Dover Quartet catapulted to international stardom following a stunning sweep of the 2013 Banff Competition. Recently named the Cleveland Quartet Award winner, and awarded the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Dover has become one of the most in-demand ensembles in the world. The Quartet’s rise from up-and-coming young ensemble to occupying a spot at the top of their field has been “practically meteoric” (Strings). With its burnished warmth, incisive rhythms, and natural phrasing, the Quartet’s distinctive sound has helped confirm its status as “the young American string quartet of the moment” (The New Yorker). The Quartet serves as the quartet-in-residence for the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. https://events.williams.edu/event/dover-string-quartet-visiting-artist-series/ Free Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Bernhard Music Center, 54 Chapin Drive, Williams College, Williamstown, MA @ 8:00 p.m.
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| FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 02, 2018 |
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MILHAM PLANETARIUM SHOWS
Williamstown, 8 p.m.
Williams College invites you to experience the wonders of our universe at the Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory. Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public on Friday evenings. Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005. For reservations (required) contact Michele Rech at 413-597-2188 or via email. Others will be admitted as space permits.
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“BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS - MUSIC OF ARMENIA AND THE ARMISTICE”
Williamstown, 8 p.m.
Williams Concert Choir and the Williams Chamber Choir conducted by Brad Wells present “Blessed Are The Peacemakers - music of Armenia and the Armistice.” One hundred years after the end of World War I and The Armistice of 1918, the ensemble considers music by composers from England, France, Germany, and Russia. Also on the program is music by Armenian musical giant Komitas. With a special focus on Marian music, the ensemble puts words to eternal messages of peace. https://events.williams.edu/event/concert-choir-chamber-choir/ Free Chapin Hall Bernhard Music Center, 54 Chapin Drive, Williams College, Williamstown, MA @ 8 p.m.
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| FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 09, 2018 |
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MILHAM PLANETARIUM SHOWS
Williamstown, 8 p.m.
Williams College invites you to experience the wonders of our universe at the Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory. Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public on Friday evenings. Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005. For reservations (required) contact Michele Rech at 413-597-2188 or via email. Others will be admitted as space permits.
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| MONDAY - NOVEMBER 12, 2018 |
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TENDAI MUPARUTSA - FACULTY RECITAL AT WILLIAMS
Williamstown, 8 p.m.
Tendai Muparutsa is an internationally known performer, music educator, ethnomusicologist and bandleader. He participates in a multitude of Zimbabwean and African music circles in North America, and collaborates with musicians and instructors from all over Africa. His work encompasses everything from performing with afro-pop groups to teaching at African music camps to directing mbira, marimba and dance ensembles. His high energy, humor and passion for sharing African music delight audiences and students alike. Tendai co-directs Kusika and the Zambezi Marimba Band. https://events.williams.edu/event/tendai-muparutsa-faculty-recital/ Free Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Bernhard Music Center, 54 Chapin Drive, Williams College, Williamstown, MA @ 8 p.m.
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| FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 16, 2018 |
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MILHAM PLANETARIUM SHOWS
Williamstown, 8 p.m.
Williams College invites you to experience the wonders of our universe at the Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory. Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public on Friday evenings. Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005. For reservations (required) contact Michele Rech at 413-597-2188 or via email. Others will be admitted as space permits.
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| FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 23, 2018 |
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MILHAM PLANETARIUM SHOWS
Williamstown, 8 p.m.
Williams College invites you to experience the wonders of our universe at the Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory. Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public on Friday evenings. Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005. For reservations (required) contact Michele Rech at 413-597-2188 or via email. Others will be admitted as space permits.
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| FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 30, 2018 |
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MILHAM PLANETARIUM SHOWS
Williamstown, 8 p.m.
Williams College invites you to experience the wonders of our universe at the Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory. Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public on Friday evenings. Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005. For reservations (required) contact Michele Rech at 413-597-2188 or via email. Others will be admitted as space permits.
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| FRIDAY - DECEMBER 07, 2018 |
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MILHAM PLANETARIUM SHOWS
Williamstown, 8 p.m.
Williams College invites you to experience the wonders of our universe at the Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory. Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public on Friday evenings. Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005. For reservations (required) contact Michele Rech at 413-597-2188 or via email. Others will be admitted as space permits.
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