Concerts & Events

All events not otherwise noted take place in the Skinner Hall of Music's Mary Anna Fox Martel Recital Hall and are free and open to the public. Please check individual listings for updated information about event requirements, reservations, and registration.

Spring 2023

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We present Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria RV 589 for treble voices with orchestra in Skinner Hall. After intermission, we move to the Chapel for contemporary choral works and a light installation by Rick Jones. Christine Howlett, conductor.

This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live

Picture of composer Shavon Lloyd; smiling wearing gray collared shirt with a black tie, hold his hand over his heart.

Premiere of Shavon Lloyd’s Earth Songs, with light installation by Rick Jones. Cappella Festiva Ensembles, and the Boys and Girls Club Choir of Poughkeepsie. Christine Howlett, director

Headshot of Courtenay Budd

Love songs and duets based on music and text from Iberian, Latin American, and Ladino traditions. Featuring Courtenay Budd, soprano, Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano, and Miriam Charney, piano

Four musicians performing in a large space
Apr 6, 12:00 p.m.

Join us for our 20-30 minute lunchtime recital series by members of the Vassar College Chamber Music Program. Four Thursdays in April in a relaxed atmosphere outside the Bridge Cafe.

An evening of arias and art songs featuring Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Massenet, and more. Assisted by Susan Brown, piano; with Clarissa Longoria, soprano, and piano quintet.

Apr 8, 12:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.

Becca Chin, Emmet Chilton-Sugerman, Clara Ross

Three students playing tuba, trombone and trumpet
Apr 13, 12:00 p.m.

Lunchtime recital series by members of the Vassar College Chamber Music Program. 

Apr 15, 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m.

Eden Bartholomew, Raffaella Zanetti, Madeleine Donat

a woman singing onstage with her arms held up.

A Holocaust Remembrance Day presentation featuring a short film clip, a musical performance, and a discussion with the subjects and makers of a documentary about local musicians and Holocaust survivors in the Hudson Valley.

Three musicians playing piano, violin and a horn
Apr 20, 12:00 p.m.

Lunchtime recital series by members of the Vassar College Chamber Music Program.

three musicians playing horns
Apr 27, 12:00 p.m.

Lunchtime recital series by members of the Vassar College Chamber Music Program.

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Apr 28, 8:00 p.m.

Eduardo Navega, conductor.

This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live

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.