Music Events

Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: For many centuries, various art forms have celebrated…
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…
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Experience an evening of live classical music as…
Saturday Nov 14

Bates College Orchestra

7:30 pm

Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Experience an evening of live classical music as the Bates College Orchestra takes the stage. The program features the spirited energy of Beethoven's…
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Kafari, the musical alias of Portland, Maine-based Ahmad…
Monday Nov 16

An Evening of Music with Kafari

7:00 pm

Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Kafari, the musical alias of Portland, Maine-based Ahmad Muhammad, performs recent works with the Juno-106, jazz samples, rhythm bones, and dreamlike electronic textures…
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Director Larry Williams and Bates students present an…
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.

Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: The students of Chiharu Naruse present an always…
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.

Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: One of our most popular events of the…
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!

Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Join these brave students as they sing their…
Thursday Dec 3

Bates Voice Studio Recital, The Students of Joelle Morris and Jazmin DeRice

7:30 pm

Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Join these brave students as they sing their hearts out!

Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: The Bates College Choir presents original compositions and…
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…