Volunteer for Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Historic Preservation Office Archaeological Excavation

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community’s Historic Preservation Office is recruiting volunteers for an archaeological investigation of the 1783 Ox Roast site in Stockbridge, MA, 55 minutes from Williamstown, from Monday, August 9, until Friday, August 13 (Project may finish ea......More

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community’s Historic Preservation Office is recruiting volunteers for an archaeological investigation of the 1783 Ox Roast site in Stockbridge, MA, 55 minutes from Williamstown, from Monday, August 9, until Friday, August 13 (Project may finish earlier than Friday depending on findings).  To volunteer, all you will need is some free time, a shovel, and gloves.  You can volunteer for any day between August 9 until August 13 from 8 AM until 5 PM.  The Office will provide lunch, and we will organize carpooling to the archaeological site if you do not have transportation. Here is the sign-up form: bit.ly/augustexcavation.   George Washington sponsored the Ox Roast to honor Mohican service in the Revolutionary War, only a few months before the colonists displaced the Stockbridge Mohicans from present-day Stockbridge, MA, part of the Mohican homelands since time immemorial. Despite immense hardship and displacement, the Stockbridge-Munsee Community persists as a nation and currently resides in Wisconsin.  Members of the community have always returned to their homelands, and the Mohican Nation has a historic preservation office, located at Williams per an agreement with the college, to protect Mohican and Munsee cultural heritage sites and to repatriate ancestors and items of cultural significance.

Volunteer for Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Historic Preservation Office Archaeological Excavation

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community’s Historic Preservation Office is recruiting volunteers for an archaeological investigation of the 1783 Ox Roast site in Stockbridge, MA, 55 minutes from Williamstown, from Monday, August 9, until Friday, August 13 (Project may finish ea......More

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community’s Historic Preservation Office is recruiting volunteers for an archaeological investigation of the 1783 Ox Roast site in Stockbridge, MA, 55 minutes from Williamstown, from Monday, August 9, until Friday, August 13 (Project may finish earlier than Friday depending on findings).  To volunteer, all you will need is some free time, a shovel, and gloves.  You can volunteer for any day between August 9 until August 13 from 8 AM until 5 PM.  The Office will provide lunch, and we will organize carpooling to the archaeological site if you do not have transportation. Here is the sign-up form: bit.ly/augustexcavation.   George Washington sponsored the Ox Roast to honor Mohican service in the Revolutionary War, only a few months before the colonists displaced the Stockbridge Mohicans from present-day Stockbridge, MA, part of the Mohican homelands since time immemorial. Despite immense hardship and displacement, the Stockbridge-Munsee Community persists as a nation and currently resides in Wisconsin.  Members of the community have always returned to their homelands, and the Mohican Nation has a historic preservation office, located at Williams per an agreement with the college, to protect Mohican and Munsee cultural heritage sites and to repatriate ancestors and items of cultural significance.

Volunteer for Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Historic Preservation Office Archaeological Excavation

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community’s Historic Preservation Office is recruiting volunteers for an archaeological investigation of the 1783 Ox Roast site in Stockbridge, MA, 55 minutes from Williamstown, from Monday, August 9, until Friday, August 13 (Project may finish ea......More

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community’s Historic Preservation Office is recruiting volunteers for an archaeological investigation of the 1783 Ox Roast site in Stockbridge, MA, 55 minutes from Williamstown, from Monday, August 9, until Friday, August 13 (Project may finish earlier than Friday depending on findings).  To volunteer, all you will need is some free time, a shovel, and gloves.  You can volunteer for any day between August 9 until August 13 from 8 AM until 5 PM.  The Office will provide lunch, and we will organize carpooling to the archaeological site if you do not have transportation. Here is the sign-up form: bit.ly/augustexcavation.   George Washington sponsored the Ox Roast to honor Mohican service in the Revolutionary War, only a few months before the colonists displaced the Stockbridge Mohicans from present-day Stockbridge, MA, part of the Mohican homelands since time immemorial. Despite immense hardship and displacement, the Stockbridge-Munsee Community persists as a nation and currently resides in Wisconsin.  Members of the community have always returned to their homelands, and the Mohican Nation has a historic preservation office, located at Williams per an agreement with the college, to protect Mohican and Munsee cultural heritage sites and to repatriate ancestors and items of cultural significance.

Volunteer for Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Historic Preservation Office Archaeological Excavation

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community’s Historic Preservation Office is recruiting volunteers for an archaeological investigation of the 1783 Ox Roast site in Stockbridge, MA, 55 minutes from Williamstown, from Monday, August 9, until Friday, August 13 (Project may finish ea......More

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community’s Historic Preservation Office is recruiting volunteers for an archaeological investigation of the 1783 Ox Roast site in Stockbridge, MA, 55 minutes from Williamstown, from Monday, August 9, until Friday, August 13 (Project may finish earlier than Friday depending on findings).  To volunteer, all you will need is some free time, a shovel, and gloves.  You can volunteer for any day between August 9 until August 13 from 8 AM until 5 PM.  The Office will provide lunch, and we will organize carpooling to the archaeological site if you do not have transportation. Here is the sign-up form: bit.ly/augustexcavation.   George Washington sponsored the Ox Roast to honor Mohican service in the Revolutionary War, only a few months before the colonists displaced the Stockbridge Mohicans from present-day Stockbridge, MA, part of the Mohican homelands since time immemorial. Despite immense hardship and displacement, the Stockbridge-Munsee Community persists as a nation and currently resides in Wisconsin.  Members of the community have always returned to their homelands, and the Mohican Nation has a historic preservation office, located at Williams per an agreement with the college, to protect Mohican and Munsee cultural heritage sites and to repatriate ancestors and items of cultural significance.

Volunteer for Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Historic Preservation Office Archaeological Excavation

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community’s Historic Preservation Office is recruiting volunteers for an archaeological investigation of the 1783 Ox Roast site in Stockbridge, MA, 55 minutes from Williamstown, from Monday, August 9, until Friday, August 13 (Project may finish ea......More

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community’s Historic Preservation Office is recruiting volunteers for an archaeological investigation of the 1783 Ox Roast site in Stockbridge, MA, 55 minutes from Williamstown, from Monday, August 9, until Friday, August 13 (Project may finish earlier than Friday depending on findings).  To volunteer, all you will need is some free time, a shovel, and gloves.  You can volunteer for any day between August 9 until August 13 from 8 AM until 5 PM.  The Office will provide lunch, and we will organize carpooling to the archaeological site if you do not have transportation. Here is the sign-up form: bit.ly/augustexcavation.   George Washington sponsored the Ox Roast to honor Mohican service in the Revolutionary War, only a few months before the colonists displaced the Stockbridge Mohicans from present-day Stockbridge, MA, part of the Mohican homelands since time immemorial. Despite immense hardship and displacement, the Stockbridge-Munsee Community persists as a nation and currently resides in Wisconsin.  Members of the community have always returned to their homelands, and the Mohican Nation has a historic preservation office, located at Williams per an agreement with the college, to protect Mohican and Munsee cultural heritage sites and to repatriate ancestors and items of cultural significance.

Williams Chamber Players

Williams Chamber Players open the music department’s new music season with a performance that is free and open to the Williams community. The Williams Chamber Players is a faculty chamber ensemble that presents concerts for the college and community throughout the acade......More

Williams Chamber Players open the music department’s new music season with a performance that is free and open to the Williams community. The Williams Chamber Players is a faculty chamber ensemble that presents concerts for the college and community throughout the academic year. Repertoire for concerts is drawn from the standard chamber music with special attention to music of the 20th and 21st centuries, and to music by Williams composers. Musicians are normally drawn from the ranks of artists in residence, artist associates, and other faculty members and visiting artists at Williams.

Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall

Fall Convocation 2021

Fall Convocation marks the beginning of the academic year. This ceremony celebrates the Senior Class and its many accomplishments, and introduces several exceptionally interesting Williams graduates who will receive Bicentennial Medals. The academic procession begins at......More

Fall Convocation marks the beginning of the academic year. This ceremony celebrates the Senior Class and its many accomplishments, and introduces several exceptionally interesting Williams graduates who will receive Bicentennial Medals. The academic procession begins at 10:40 am with the ceremony beginning at 11 am.

Chapin Hall

MIDWEEKMUSIC "Away"

MIDWEEKMUSIC is a unique lunchtime music series. The audience sits on the Chapin Hall stage to enjoy the wonderful acoustics and atmosphere of a grand hall combined with the intimacy of a chamber concert. Everyone is encouraged to bring lunch and enjoy the music perform......More

MIDWEEKMUSIC is a unique lunchtime music series. The audience sits on the Chapin Hall stage to enjoy the wonderful acoustics and atmosphere of a grand hall combined with the intimacy of a chamber concert. Everyone is encouraged to bring lunch and enjoy the music performed by our students and faculty. This first MIDWEEKMUSIC of the year consists of just one piece – with many performers. Matthew Gold leads a group of Williams students, faculty, and friends in a performance of Away, by Betsy Biggs. Away is a structured improvisation for large ensemble. Musicians are instructed to move spatially through a graphic score deconstructing the American folk song, “Oh, Shenandoah”. Players may move through the tune forwards or backwards, but may not jump too far through the melody. The pianist provides a metronomic tonal basis for the piece. Any music department member should speak to Matthew Gold in order to sign up to perform. Open to all instruments! Chapin Hall, steps – weather permitting

Chapin Hall

Berkshire Symphony

The Williams College Department of Music presents the Berkshire Symphony in concert on Friday, October 1, at 7 30 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams College campus. There is a pre-concert talk with conductor Ronald Feldman at 6:45 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, ad......More

The Williams College Department of Music presents the Berkshire Symphony in concert on Friday, October 1, at 7 30 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams College campus. There is a pre-concert talk with conductor Ronald Feldman at 6:45 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, adjacent to the main venue. These events are free and open to the public.

Chapin Hall

I/O at the Clark

This Saturday afternoon I/O concert hosted by the Clark Institute moves the music out into the community.      

The Clark, Williamstown, MA, 01267, United States

Melissa Aldana Quartet - Visiting Artist Series

On her first jazz quartet “Visions”, award-winning saxophonist Melissa Aldana connects her work to the legacy of Latina artists who have come before her, creating a pathway for her own expression. Inspired by the life and works of Frida Kahlo, Aldana creates a parallel ......More

On her first jazz quartet “Visions”, award-winning saxophonist Melissa Aldana connects her work to the legacy of Latina artists who have come before her, creating a pathway for her own expression. Inspired by the life and works of Frida Kahlo, Aldana creates a parallel between her experiences as a female saxophone player in a male-dominated community, and Kahlo’s experiences as a female visual artist working to assert herself in a landscape dominated by men. On her first jazz quartet recording, Aldana adds a new dimension to her sound, resulting in a transformative movement of expression and self-identity. Aldana was born in Santiago, Chile. She began playing the saxophone when she was six, under the influence and tuition of her father Marcos Aldana, also a professional saxophonist. Aldana began with alto, influenced by artists such as Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, and Michael Brecker. However, upon first hearing the music of Sonny Rollins, she switched to tenor the first tenor saxophone she used was a Selmer Mark VI that had belonged to her grandfather. She started performing in Santiago jazz clubs in her early teens. In 2005, after meeting him while he was on tour in Chile, she was invited by pianist Danilo Pérez to play at the Panama Jazz Festival, as well as a number of auditions at music schools in the USA. As a result of these introductions, she went on to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, where her tutors included Joe Lovano, George Garzone, Frank Tiberi, Greg Osby, Hal Crook, Bill Pierce, and Ralph Peterson Aldana graduated from Berklee in 2009, relocating to New York City to study under George Coleman. She recorded her first album, Free Fall, released on Greg Osby’s Inner Circle Music imprint in 2010. Her live shows in this period included performances at the Blue Note Jazz Club and the Monterey Jazz Festival, and her second album, Second Cycle, was released in 2012. In 2013, aged 24, she was the first female musician and the first South American musician to win the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, in which her father had been a semi-finalist in 1991. The prize was a $25,000 scholarship, and a recording contract with Concord Jazz. Reporting her win, the Washington Post described Aldana as representing “a new sense of possibility and direction in jazz”.

Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall