Washington & Jefferson College

The Department of Music offers an exciting series of free concerts featuring its resident student ensembles,  as well as individual recitals featuring guest performers, students and faculty throughout the academic year.

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W&J Jazz Ensemble
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
7:30 p.m.
and
Friday, December 2, 2011
7:30 p.m.
Kyle Simpson, Director
    The Jazz Ensemble is a select group of W&J students sometimes supplemented by professionals and community enthusiasts.  They will perform familiar works from the jazz repertoire in addition to new works written by today’s most innovative composers.

Fall Choral Concert
Friday, October 28, 2011
7:30 pm
W&J Choir and Camerata Singers
Susan Medley, Director
Allen Ballroom, Rossin Campus Center
       Enjoy an evening of beautiful choral music from the Renaissance to the present.  This concert will feature a variety of music spanning four centuries and will showcase student conductors.  Be prepared to hear music from the balcony above and behind you, as well as from the floor in front of you. 

W&J Wind Ensemble
Friday, November 4, 2011
7:30 p.m.
Kyle Simpson, Director
    The Wind Ensemble performs standard band literature as well as more specialized repertoire.  Their concert programs are an enjoyable mix of traditional favorite and challenging newer works.

Holiday Concert
Monday, December 5, 2011
8:00 pm
W&J Choir, Camerata Singers, Jazz Ensemble, and Wind Ensemble
      Let the W&J music ensembles put you in the holiday spirit with an evening of seasonal favorites.  This concert has it all, from classics and carols to popular holiday songs.  The evening will close with all ensembles joining forces for the annual performance of "Do You Hear What I Hear."  Don't miss it!

Student Recognition Recitals
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
7:30 pm
Olin 211
        Selected performances from W&J's Applied Music studios.

W&J Jazz Ensemble
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
7:30 p.m.
      and
Friday, April 27, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Kyle Simpson, Director
    The Jazz Ensemble is a select group of W&J students sometimes supplemented by professionals and community enthusiasts.  They will perform familiar works from the jazz repertoire in addition to new works written by today’s most innovative composers.

Spring Choral Concert
Friday, April 20, 2012
8:00 pm
W&J Choir and Camerata Singers
Guest Director
     Although the Spring Choral Concert is traditionally performed at Church of the Covenant, this year in honor of the 30th anniversary season of the Olin Fine Arts Center, the concert will be held in the home of Washington & Jefferson College's Music, Art, and Theater Departments. 

W&J Wind Ensemble
Sunday, April 22, 2012
3:00 p.m.
Kyle Simpson, Director
   The Wind Ensemble performs standard band literature as well as more specialized repertoire.  Their concert programs are an enjoyable mix of traditional favorite and challenging newer works.

Student Recognition Recital
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
7:30 pm
        Selected performances from W&J's Applied Music studios.

Senior Music Recitals

Graduating students from the Music Department create and perform an assortment of programs as a capstone to their studies. 

Music Faculty Recitals
Sunday, October 9, 2011
3:00 p.m.
TBA

Sunday, January 15, 2012
3:00 p.m.
Kyle Simpson