Students Improvise for Family Weekend Performance

During Homecoming and Family Weekend, students in “Composing Works: Music & Dance Collaborations” will perform themed improvisations and collaborations by dancers and musicians. [To follow the weekend’s events follow the Homecoming…
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Private Instruction through the Music Department

The Music Department at HWS offers private instruction in strings, brass, guitar, piano, percussion, voice, woodwinds and jazz improvisation to beginning and experienced student musicians alike. Interested students or HWS…
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HWS Musical Artist Series 2017

With the 2017 Performing Artist Series, Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ Music Department will host a range of accomplished solo artists and groups throughout the fall semester. The Boston Trio kicks off…
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Jazz n’ Guitar Series Returns

This fall, the HWS Music Department’s Jazz n’ Guitar Series returns with free live performances as well as a workshop and master class. The 2017 fall series will begin on…
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Tenure for 16 HWS Faculty Members

The Hobart and William Smith Colleges Board of Trustees, upon recommendation of President Mark D. Gearan, approved tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor to 16 faculty members.…
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