Music

Concerts & Events

All events not otherwise noted take place in the Skinner Hall of Music’s Mary Anna Fox Martel Recital Hall and are open and free to the public. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact the Office of Campus Activities at (845) 437-5370. Skinner Recital Hall is equipped with a LOOP Hearing System. The loop will offer improved clarity for persons with hearing loss who wear telecoil —or T-coil—equipped hearing aids.

Programs are subject to change. For further information and up-to-date details on all Vassar College Department of Music concerts, please call (845) 437-7294 or revisit this page. Latecomers will be seated at the performers’ discretion. All audience members are to be seated.

Upcoming

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Student Composer Symposium

Celebrate the creativity and stylistic breadth of Vassar’s emerging composers. This interactive event offers audiences a unique opportunity to engage directly with the compositional process, from first sparks to finished scores, featuring live performances and open discussion in a collaborative workshop.

MODfest 2026

91.3fm WVKR

Live Listening Party with WVKR

MODfest takes to the airwaves as WVKR spotlights original radio art by Vassar’s electronic music students. This special broadcast showcases the craft and sonic imagination of Vassar’s emerging artists.

MODfest 2026

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Alcée Chriss, organ

Alcée Chriss III is widely regarded as one of the leading young organists of our time.

Free and open to the public.

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Vassar College Orchestra

Featuring student winners of the soloist competition. Eduardo Navega, conductor

This event is free and open to the public.

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“Girls on Fire!” - Antonio Vivaldi, l'estro armonico, Op.3

Abendmusik, New York’s period instrument string band, presents a special performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s first collection of printed concerti for 1, 2, and 4 violins: L’estro armonico, Op. 3., to honor the legacy of women in music.

This event is free and open to the public

Vassar College Choir

Christine Howlett, conductor

This event is free and open to the public. 

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A Celebration of Women Composers

Gail Archer plays an organ recital of American and European contemporary women composers.

This event is free and open to the public.

Vassar College Orchestra

Featuring student winners of the soloist competition. Eduardo Navega, conductor

This event is free and open to the public.

Past Items

Programs are subject to change. For further information and up-to-date details on all Vassar College Department of Music concerts, please call (845) 437-7294.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact the Office of Campus Activities at (845) 437-5370.