Past Events

Detail of performer singing into a microphone.

A leading practitioner of Iraqi maqam, Hamid Al-Saadi’s music combines classical poetry with a dizzyingly complex system of musical ornamentation, modulation and improvisation.

This event is open to the public.

Closeup view of organ pipes

Presented by members of the Music Department faculty. Thomas Sauer, piano, Iva Casian Lakos, cello, Ian Tyson, clarinet, Gail Archer, organ

This event is open to the public.

Pianist Richard Wilson and violinist Joseph Genualdi stand together onstage

Music by Mozart, Wilson and Beethoven. Featuring Joseph Genualdi, violin, and Richard Wilson, piano

Skinner Hall Music Building

The Hudson Valley's Bachfest Chorus & Orchestra returns to perform works by Vivaldi, Telemann and Bach. Christine Howlett, conductor. Open to the public—suggested donation: $30, and free to students and members of Vassar community with ID.

a concert hall with a grand piano on a wooden stage. Behind the stage is a large, ornate pipe organ with polished metal pipes and intricate woodwork.

The Hudson Valley's Bachfest returns with works for organ and piano. Yalin Chi, piano, Ruthanne Schempf, piano, Sarah Johnson ’16, organ, Gail Archer, organ. Open to the public—suggested donation: $30, and free to students and members of Vassar community with ID.

Person standing in the woods wearing headphones and holding a large microphone.

A Signature Program of The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts. This program will explore local acoustical environments, changes in human behavior, and their relationship to a broad range of disciplines, including ecology, animal behavior, sensory neuroscience, human psychology, sociology, music, the arts, and architecture.

May 2, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Music by Dmitri Shostakovich, George Gershwin, Matthew Mauro, and H. Owen Reed. James Osborn, conductor

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

Apr. 26, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

A Night at the Opera. Choruses from operas by Monteverdi, Gluck, Verdi, Offenbach, and others. Drew Minter, conductor.

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