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Concert Recordings

  • Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen recital
    Hidejiro Honjoh has been trailblazing a new musical path for the shamisen, a three-stringed Japanese instrument, in Asia, Europe, and North America. At Bates, he will be presenting a program consisting of traditional edo-period hauta…
  • Unsung Voice: Viola Music of Women Composers
    Kimberly Lehmann, viola, and Chiharu Naruse, piano. Kimberly Lehmann and Chiharu Naruse (Bates faculty) present a concert titled Unsung Voice: Viola Music of Women Composers. This recital will celebrate a wide-ranging collection of music by…
  • 9 Horses with the Amarantos String Quartet
    9 Horses is an improvising chamber ensemble featuring Joe Brent (formerly of Regina Spektor’s band) on acoustic and electric mandolin, 2018 GRAMMY nominee Sara Caswell (Esperanza Spalding) on violin and Hardanger d’amore, and Andrew Ryan…
  • The Titus Abbott Collective
    Titus Abbott, composer and Bates saxophone faculty member, presents his Collective that features drummer Michael Sarin and bassist Sean Conly who are both integral members of New York City’s genre-bending jazz and improvisation community. Over…
  • The Richard Nelson Imaginary Ensemble
    Guitarist Richard Nelson is known from New York to Maine for his compositional prowess. For this event he is bringing his Imaginary Ensemble for an evening of his own exploratory contemporary jazz compositions, elements of…
  • Alice Esty: the Legacy Effect
    The Bates archived are opened up yet again, this time featuring a selection of works from the Alice Esty collection at the Muskie Archives! Featuring Joëlle Morris, Mezzo-Soprano, Malinda Haslett, Soprano and Chiharu Naruse, Piano….
  • Bates Brass Ensemble and Steel Pan Orchestra
    The Bates Brass Ensemble performs works by Haydn, Ewald and DiLorenzo. The Bates Steel Pan Orchestra brings a splash of Caribbean flavor to Olin by performing classic Calypso and Soca tunes from the island of…
  • Bates Jazz Band, Winter ’22
    The Bates Jazz Band performs songs by Miles Davis, the Gershwin Brothers and an original composition by Bates senior, Dylan Disunno, for their winter semester concert. The Program: Fascinating Rhythm – George and Ira Gershwin…
  • MUS 262, Musical Theatre: final scenes
    MUTH 262 Performing Musical Theater class is proud to present their final cabaret performance featuring scenes from Dear Evan Hansen, Waitress, Bye Bye Birdie, Avenue Q, On the Town, and Rent! Directed by Joelle Morris
  • Bates Voice Recital, April 14th 2022
    The Voice Studio of Joelle Morris What do I need with Love? from Thoroughly Modern Millie Jeanine Tesori (b.1961) Max Younger ‘22 Mister Cellophane from Chicago John Kander (b. 1927) Caleb Ireland ‘23 Lonely House…
  • Bates Voice Recital, April 13th 2022
    The Voice Studios of Jazmin DeRice and Luette Saul. The Students of Jazmin DeRice Marcos Pacheco Soto – Super Woman, Stevie Wonder (b. 1950)** Nana Baffoe – A Song for You, Leon Russell (1945-2016)** Jeff…
  • Bates Piano Recital, winter ’22
    The Piano Students of Chiharu Naruse Piano Concerto No.5 Op.73 “Emperor” I. Allegro Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) Andrew Hall ‘22 Etude Op.10 No.12 “Revolution” Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Qifeng Sun ‘22 Piano Concerto K.488 in A…
  • Bates College Choir, Winter’ 22
    The Bates College Choir presents a program of music for chorus and string quartet as well as chorus and four hands (piano). This concert features the effervescent Luminous Night of the Soul by Ola Gjeilo…
  • Tom Linkas, senior recital
    If you play music around Bates, it’s likely that you know Tom… so please come and support him during his senior recital! Tom and his jazz ensemble will be performing Jazz standards, Bossa Nova and…
  • Jasper Tucker, senior recital
    Jasper Tucker is a cello and piano student at Bates College. He has been playing cello for over 13 years, and began playing piano in the second semester of first year of college. His studies…
  • Mathieu Moutou, senior recital
    In partial fulfillment of the baccalaureate degree in music performance, Mathieu Moutou ‘22 presents his senior recital which showcases one of the most acclaimed Romantic composers: Tchaikovsky. From his violin concerto to some of his…
  • Danny Rand, solo cello
    Danny Rand was born here in Lewiston Maine. He began playing the cello when he was young, studying classical music with James Kennedy (PSO) and performing with Bluegrass groups. Danny attended Bowling Green State University…
  • Diane Walsh, solo piano
    Pianist DIANE WALSH, whose many awards include the top prizes at the Munich ARD Competition and the Salzburg Mozart Competition, has performed concertos, solo recitals and chamber music concerts worldwide. She has appeared with the…
  • VentiCordi: poetic justice
    Oboist Kathleen McNerney and Violinist Dean Stein, Artistic Directors of VentiCordi Chamber Music, collaborate in this diverse and extraordinary program with their colleagues at Bates. Music for winds, strings and voice by Dorothy Rudd Moore,…
  • Bates Choir, 11/18/21
    Sing Gently: the road forward After a one-year hiatus, the Bates College Choir will return with a program of hope, reflection and advocacy. Giving voice to the formidable shift felt in our communities near and…
  • Micromasse
    Micromasse is a band from Southern Maine that uses the traditional vehicle of the organ trio to find new textures and explore different genre influences. Comprised of Pete Dugas (organ), Max Cantlin (electric guitar) and…
  • Cole Davis Trio
    Jazz Bassist, Cole Davis, is joined by Cliff Cameron on Piano and RJ Miller on drums.
  • Bates Voice Recital, Spring 2021
    Bates Voice Students perform a virtual recital including work by Copland, Gluck, Sondheim, Bach as well as Lin-Manuel Miranda and more!
  • Carlos Pavan, classical guitar
    Brooklyn based composer/guitarist, Carlos Pavan, skillfully blends Argentine tango & folklore rhythms with classical and jazz concepts.
  • Piano Recital, the student of Chiharu Naruse
    The students of Chiharu Naruse share what they have been woking on this semester; livestreamed from the Olin Concert Hall.
  • Mathieu Moutou Junior Recital
    Violinist and pianist, Mathieu Moutou, presents his Junior Recital.
  • Bates Retro Night III: Bates Jazz Band, 1988 directed by John Furman
    Our final installment of our Retro Night series where we dig deep into the Muskie Archives and present concerts from the early days of the Olin Arts Center.
  • Boba Funk
    Bates Faculty member, Jazmin DeRice, leads the popular Maine funk band, Boba Funk!
  • Alan Carr, Bass Trombone
    Bates faculty member, Dr. Alan Carr, curates a video collection of three pieces featuring the bass trombone.
  • Titus Abbott Collective featuring percussionist Michael Sarin & bassist Sean Conly
    Titus Abbott, composer and Bates saxophone faculty member, presents his Collective that features drummer Michael Sarin and bassist Sean Conly who are both integral members of New York City’s genre-bending jazz and improvisation community.