Past Events
A celebration of the Palmer Gallery’s latest exhibition on its last day at the gallery. Evoking the mystery and power of nature through intensely materialist and tactile forms and imagery, Marieken Cochius’s work explores the porous boundary between what is seen and felt, where perception and experience merge.
Anyone in the Vassar community permitted to live or work on campus (students, faculty, staff, administrators) may participate.
Vassar faculty member Danielle Farina, viola, and guest Anthony Newman, harpsichord, present the music of J.S. Bach featuring Bach’s Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord, the Chromatic Fantasy in D minor, and Bach’s Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor.
George Balanchine was one of the most influential 20th century choreographers. Released in September 2021, this film includes newly discovered archival footage of Balanchine and his dancers. Director Connie Hochman will lead a Q&A following the film. Campus community only, please.
Qigong is an ancient Chinese health-care system that integrates physical posture, breathing techniques, and focused intentions. This virtual class is for all levels and will be held every Monday until the end of the Spring Semester.
Trio 212, a New York City-based reed trio, pushes the boundaries of the reed trio repertoire. Vassar faculty member Ian Tyson, clarinet, and guests Mark Sophia, oboe, and Joshua Hodge, bassoon, will present a program by Huguenin, Françaix, Auric, Montano, and Mozart.
Natalie Roberts, Vassar ‘19
An information fair for Vassar students featuring stations on jobs & internships, graduate school, networking, and more—plus, a professional photographer will be taking free LinkedIn headshots all afternoon! Campus community only, please.
Enter your play! Accepting submissions from all Vassar juniors and seniors from any academic discipline from now until January 20, 2023.
A month-long online art auction and three-day, in-person sale to support the Vassar Haiti Project’s Education Initiative in Chermaitre, a rural village in northwest Haiti. Hundreds of original paintings and handcrafts made in Haiti will be offered.
Chacon, the first Native American awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music, will join Loeb curator John P. Murphy for a conversation about art, music, and Indigenous cultural expression. Their dialogue will be followed by a performance of the experimental composition Horse Notations. Registration required.
Video
Students and faculty are invited to meet with community organizations and explore possible community-engaged opportunities for the Fall 2022 Semester. Students are encouraged to bring copies of their resumes.
Neil Manibo, (Open University and the Universitat Bielefeld)
Join us for this conversation with Arushi Raina ’14, Director of Commercialization at Praxis Spinal Cord Institute and critically acclaimed author of the novel When Morning Comes. Raina is the recipient of the 2022 AAVC Young Alumnae/i Achievement Award and was recently recognized in the category of “30 Under 30” by BCBusiness.
Sponsored by the Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC)
Vassar’s traditional opening of the academic year will feature a choir performance, a Convocation address by Professor of History Nancy Bisaha, the presentation of AAVC’s Young Alumnae/i Achievement Award, and much more!
Presented by members of the Music Department faculty: Gail Archer, organ, Danielle Farina, viola, Susan Rotholz, flute, and Thomas Sauer, piano. Free and open to all.
A joyous event featuring musical performances by Souls United Choir and the Melody African Drum & Dance Group; readings from abolitionist Frederick Douglass’s 1858 anti-slavery speech; an interview with multidisciplinary artist Isaac Julien; mindfulness exercises; and more!
Joseph Genualdi, violin, and Richard Wilson, piano, return to Skinner Hall with a program to include Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata.
Works by Mahler, Wagner, Bruckner, Creston, and Tommy Peterson. Featuring Brad Ward, Tom Hutchinson, and Paul Bellino, tenor trombone, and Cameron Owen and Matt Wozniak, bass trombone.
A Palmer Gallery exhibition featuring work that evokes the mystery and power of nature through intensely materialist and tactile forms and imagery; closing reception September 16.