CONCERTS AT BATES
All concerts will be held in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, unless otherwise noted.
Admission is FREE, except where noted, but tickets are required.
Reserve tickets at batesconcerts.eventbrite.com.
For additional information, please call 207-786-6135 or email olinarts@bates.edu.
All performances are subject to change.
Upcoming Concerts
Friday Mar 13
Fantasie + Folklore: Robert Lehmann and Chiharu Naruse, Violin and Piano
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Whereas there is great merit to a carefully curated ‘meal’ with a progression of related dishes, oftentimes, a smorgasbord buffet affords a similarly…
Sunday Mar 15
A Winter Journey: Schubert’s Winterreise, Randall Scarlata, Baritone, Gilbert Kalish, Piano (pre-concert lecture by Susan Youens)
2:00 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: A man whose name and background we never know stands outside his former beloved’s house by night, then embarks on a journey through…
Saturday Mar 28
How To See Know and Fall: A Multimedia, Multi-Disciplinary Concert
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Music Department: How to See Know and Fall is an immersive collaboration between interdisciplinary percussionist/composer Brian Shankar Adler and electronic composer/software designer Jesse Stiles, combining intricate…
Tuesday Mar 31
Bates Voice Studio Recital, the students of Jazmin DeRice
7:30 pm
Presented By: Bates Department of Music: Come support the brave Bates students who risk it all to sing their hearts out!
Friday Apr 3
Senior Piano Recital, Lucy Sterba and Tristan Seavey
7:30 pm
Presented By: Bates Department of Music: Seniors, Lucy Sterba and Tristan Seavey, present their Senior Recitals in Piano Performance!
Saturday Apr 4
Bates College Orchestra
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: The Bates College Orchestra presents its Winter Term concert!
Sunday Apr 12
Sounds from the West Coast: Contemporary Music for Gamelan, Featuring Faculty Guest Artists Dean Stein (violin) and Brian Shankar Adler (percussion)
7:00 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Works by California composers Bill Alves and Burhan Sukarma, including Alves’ Concerto for Violin and Gamelan.
Monday Apr 13
Bates Jazz Ensemble
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: The Bates Jazz Ensemble brings a night of jazz hits to Olin Arts!
Wednesday Apr 15
Bates Piano Studio Recital, the students of Chiharu Naruse
4:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Some of the college’s finest classical pianists share their skills!
Wednesday Apr 15
Bates Brass Ensemble and Steel Pan Orchestra
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Each semester, this is of our most popular events, don’t miss out on the fun!
Friday Apr 17
The Bates College Choir: Let My Love Be Heard
7:30 pm
Presented By: Bates Department of Music: The Bates College Choir’s Spring Concert celebrates love. Featuring works from Thomas Tallis (1505–1585) and Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) to contemporary composers such as Jake…