Music connects the past to the present, communicating between and across cultures. Our department offers a program exploring the history, theory, literature, performance, and cross-cultural study of music. Majors, minors, and students with a passion for music are active performers, scholars, leaders, and creators of music. A faculty of national and international standing encourages students to unite their technical development with a broadening of intellectual horizons, sharpening of critical skills, and an awareness of the role of music in communities both local and global.
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Music connects the past to the present, communicating between and across cultures. Our department offers a program exploring the history, theory, literature, performance, and cross-cultural study of music. Majors, minors, and students with a passion for music are active performers, scholars, leaders, and creators of music. A faculty of national and international standing encourages students to unite their technical development with a broadening of intellectual horizons, sharpening of critical skills, and an awareness of the role of music in communities both local and global.
Thu, Apr 10, 2025 8pm to 10pm
“Talkin’ Like You”: A Book Event, Concert, and Conversation about Mount Holyoke Songwriter Connie Converse (x1946) Join biographer Howard Fishman — author of To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life,...
Pratt Music Hall, McCulloch Recital Hall, Pratt Music Building (livestream available)
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Fri, Apr 18, 2025 7:30pm to 8:30pm
After a whole season of new works exploring the gamut of orchestral possibilities, the MHSO wraps up the year with a return to a canonic favorites, with Rossini’s revolutionary Barber of Seville,...
Fri, May 23, 2025 8pm to 9pm
Celebrate the musical accomplishments of the Class of 2025! The Commencement Concert features graduating senior soloists and instrumentalists, as well as performances by the Commencement Choir,...
Wed, Mar 12, 2025 11:30am to 12:45pm
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Please join Marc Hannaford (University of Michigan) as he presents a workshop on "Music Theory in Context: Creative Implications of George Russell’s Theory of Tonal Gravity." Hannaford's research...
Sat, Mar 8, 2025 7:30pm to 9pm
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“The Big Broadcast!” is a re-creation of a live 1940’s radio variety show featuring the Jazz Ensemble (Big Band, Vocal Jazz, and Chamber Jazz) performing well-known tunes and hidden gems from the...
Mary Woolley Hall, Chapin Auditorium
Students & Seniors: $10; General Admission: $20; VIP Seating: $25
Sat, Mar 8, 2025 2pm to 3:30pm
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“The Big Broadcast!” is a re-creation of a live 1940’s radio variety show featuring the Jazz Ensemble (Big Band, Vocal Jazz, and Chamber Jazz) performing well-known tunes and hidden gems from the...
Mary Woolley Hall, Chapin Auditorium
Students & Seniors: $10; General Admission: $20; VIP Seating: $25
Sat, Mar 8, 2025 10am
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Please join us for a Sitar Concert by Sahana Banerjee with Nitin Mitta on Tabla. The concert will take place on Saturday, March 8, at 10 am in Pratt Music Hall (McCulloch Auditorium). Sahana...
Fri, Feb 28, 2025 7:30pm to 9:45pm
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The Mount Holyoke College Music Department presents the world premiere of Chickasaw composer Jerod Tate’s Loksi’ Shaali’ (Shell Shaker), a groundbreaking opera about the journey of the...
Abbey Memorial Chapel, Main Chapel
$20 General Admission, $15 Students and Seniors
Fri, Feb 28, 2025 6:45pm to 7:15pm
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Join the composer and librettist of Loksi’ Shaali’ (Shell Shaker), Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, and Lokosh (Joshua D. Hinson), executive officer for the Chickasaw Nation Language Preservation...
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