2nd Annual W&M Hip Hop Collection Celebration
Thursday, April 3
1pm - 6:30pm
Swem Library
The 2nd Annual W&M Hip Hop Collection Celebration will feature local hip hop groups and DJs, a lecture, a panel discussion, and a display of Hip Hop Collection artifacts. The schedule of events will be posted on {{http://swem.wm.edu, Swem's website}}.
    William & Mary Chamber Winds Spring Concert
    Friday, April 4
    8pm - 9pm
    Wren Building, Great Hall
    Join the W&M Chamber Winds in a performance featuring the finest music for small wind ensembles. Music of Mozart and R. Strauss. Dr. Paul Bhasin conducts.
      W&M Women's Chorus Concert with the Williamsburg Women's Chorus
      Saturday, April 5
      8pm
      Williamsburg Presbyterian Church
      This is a joint concert featuring select repertory of women's music by two choral ensembles. Each group will sing a portion of the concert by themselves and then will join together for some combined pieces.
        Wind Ensemble Outdoor Concert
        Sunday, April 6
        2pm - 3pm
        Lake Mataoka Amphitheater
        The W&M Wind Ensemble continues its tradition of performing classics for band in the beautiful Lake Mataoka Amphitheater. Patriotic works, College spirit classics, and marches make up the program. Dr. Paul Bhasin conducts. Free.
          Concert in Memory of Austin "Gus" Deeds
          Sunday, April 6
          4pm
          Lake Mataoka Amphitheater
          The Music Department is honored to present a concert in memory of former student Austin "Gus" Deeds. This memorial concert is hosted in honor of the music Gus loved.
            Woodwind Ensemble Concert
            Monday, April 7
            8pm - 9:30pm
            Ewell Hall, Recital Hall
            Performance by the William and Mary Clarinet Quartet (director, Prof. Patti Carlson) with a guest appearance by the William and Mary Clarinet Choir (director and arranger, Arjun Malhotra)
              W&M Middle Eastern Music Ensemble Concert with Howard Levy
              Tuesday, April 8
              7:30pm - 9:30pm
              Kimball Theatre
              W&M's versatile and adventuresome Middle Eastern Music Ensemble charts new territory from traditional Andalousi to North African chanson to Egyptian Cabbaret. Join us for our international tour fundraiser with world class harmonica virtuoso Howard Levy.
                The Case of Julie LaVerne: How Performers Remade Race in "Show Boat"
                Wednesday, April 9
                4pm - 5:15pm
                Tucker Hall, 127A
                Join us for a lecture by Dr. Todd Decker of University of Washington - St. Louis on the musical "Show Boat" as he explains the role of Julie, a mixed-race character called upon to give voice to her racial identity in the song "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man."
                  Gallery Players Spring Concert
                  Thursday, April 10
                  8pm - 9:20pm
                  Bruton Parish Church
                  The Gallery Players, a self-conducted chamber orchestra from the College of William & Mary, will be performing music composed by Vivaldi, Weber, Elgar, and Mark O'Connor.
                    Early Music Ensemble and Viol Consort: Baroque Chamber Music on Period Instruments
                    Saturday, April 12
                    8pm - 9:15pm
                    Bruton Parish Church
                    Music by baroque composers (Bach, Handel, Krebs, Fasch) played on period instruments such as baroque flute, recorder, viola da gamba, and harpsichord.
                      W&M Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert
                      Sunday, April 13
                      7:30pm - 8:30pm
                      Kimball Theatre
                      The W&M Jazz Ensemble plays a concert featuring student and faculty soloists in classic and contemporary jazz ensemble works. Dr. Paul Bhasin directs. Tickets are $5 general admission and free for W&M students with ID and children under 12.
                        Percussion Ensemble Concert
                        Monday, April 14
                        8pm - 9:30pm
                        Ewell Hall, Recital Hall
                          Opera Scene Recital
                          Thursday, April 17
                          8pm - 10pm
                          Ewell Hall, Recital Hall
                          A recital of staged operatic arias, duets, and ensembles from The Magic Flute, Vanessa, Carmen, The Secret Garden, The King and I, and the celebrated Libiamo from Act I of Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata.
                            Fridays at the Opera: Nixon in China
                            Friday, April 18
                            7:30pm - 10:30pm
                            Ewell Hall, Recital Hall
                            John Adams's groundbreaking work vividly brings to life President Nixon's 1972 visit to communist China and reveal the real characters behind the headlines in this landmark American opera.
                              Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Music Festival
                              Saturday, April 19
                              12pm - 4pm
                              Martha Wren Briggs Amphitheatre at Lake Matoaka
                                Students in Performance: Department of Music Recital
                                Tuesday, April 22
                                7:30pm - 9:30pm
                                Ewell Hall, Recital Hall
                                Advanced Department of Music students perform solo and in ensembles.
                                  French Style Opera Recital
                                  Tuesday, April 22
                                  8:30pm - 9:30pm
                                  Ewell Hall, Ewell Recital Hall
                                  This event will follow the Students in Performance concert. Several French opera arias and art songs will be performed by Sarah Falls, Sophia Farion, Andreas Moffett, Sophia Mortensen, and Ethan Roday.
                                    Singing Recital of Students of Stephanie Nakasian
                                    Wednesday, April 23
                                    5:30pm - 7pm
                                    Ewell Hall, Recital Hall
                                    Performances of jazz, pop, rock, folk, theatre, R&B, and original songs by students of Stephanie Nakasian. This recital is free and open to the public.
                                      Choral Spring Concert
                                      Thursday, April 24
                                      8pm
                                      Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Memorial Hall
                                      Performance by the W&M Choir, Women's Chorus, and Botetourt Chamber Singers. Tickets available at the PBK Box Office at (757) 221-2674 and online. Online purchase requires a $1 service charge. Conductor - James Armstrong Conductor - Jamie Bartlett
                                        Wind Ensemble Spring Concert
                                        Saturday, April 26
                                        4pm - 5pm
                                        Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Memorial Hall
                                        The Wind Ensemble presents a program featuring Grainger's ode to folk songs of the British Isles, "Lincolnshire Posy," as well as Gustav Mahler's "Um Mitternacht" for mezzo-soprano and winds. Dr. Paul Bhasin directs.
                                          Choral Spring Concert
                                          Saturday, April 26
                                          8pm
                                          Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Memorial Hall
                                          Performance by the W&M Choir, Women's Chorus, and Botetourt Chamber Singers. Tickets available at the PBK Box Office at (757) 221-2674 and online. Online purchase requires a $1 service charge. Conductor - James Armstrong Conductor - Jamie Bartlett
                                            Kijanowska Studio Recital
                                            Sunday, April 27
                                            1pm - 2pm
                                            Ewell Hall, Recital Hall
                                            Performances by students of Dr. Anna Kijanowska.
                                              Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert
                                              Sunday, April 27
                                              4pm - 6pm
                                              Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Memorial Hall
                                              Sergei Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No2 in C minor, op.18 Maria Yefimova, soloist Intermission Anton Dvorak, New World Symphony, E minor. op.95
                                                Brass Quintet Recital
                                                Tuesday, April 29
                                                7:30pm - 8:30pm
                                                Ewell Hall, Recital Hall