Music Events
Friday Oct 30
Toccatas, Tales, and Terrors, An Evening of Eerie Organ Music and Frightful Readings, featuring Scott Vaillancourt (Bates Faculty)
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Celebrate Halloween with an evening of spooky organ music, haunting stories, and chilling poetry. From Bach’s iconic Toccata and Fugue in D Minor…
Sunday Nov 1
Mr. Takumi Kato and his Family Taiko Ensemble, A Performance and Workshop in Traditional Japanese Taiko Drumming
1:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Experience a vibrant and high-energy performance of traditional Japanese drumming with world champion Taiko artist Takumi Kato and his three children. Trained with…
Sunday Nov 8
Feathers and Harmony – The Voices and Compositions of the Earth, featuring Chiharu Naruse (piano), Katherine Liccardo (violin) and The Portland Ballet Company
3:00 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: For many centuries, various art forms have celebrated birds’ voices and movements. We welcome back the Portland Ballet and violinist Katherine Liccardo for…
Saturday Nov 14
Bates College Orchestra
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Join visiting Professor, Sepehr Pirasteh, as he conducts the Bates students for their annual Fall concert.
Monday Nov 30
Bates Jazz Band
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Director Larry Williams and Bates students present an array of classic and current jazz songs.
Wednesday Dec 2
Bates Piano Studio Recital, The Students of Chiharu Naruse
4:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: The students of Chiharu Naruse present an always ambitious concert of classical piano music.
Wednesday Dec 2
The Bates Brass Ensemble and Steel Pan Orchestra
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: One of our most popular events of the semester, don’t miss out on the fun!
Thursday Dec 3
Bates Voice Studio Recital, The Students of Joelle Morris
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Join these brave students as they sing their hearts out!
Friday Dec 4
Bates College Choir Presents – Verses Reimagined: Choral Settings by Bates Composers, featuring works by Cannon Carr ’29, Owen Ferguson ’25, Brian Shankar Adler (applied music faculty), and Professors Hiroya Miura, Asha Tamirisa, and Sepehr Pirasteh
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: The Bates College Choir presents original compositions and arrangements by Bates composers. Every piece sets a beloved work of poetry, from Rumi to…