Stories about "music"
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‘Contented,’ says the cellist, rehearsing for his Bates senior recital
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 5:04 pm
Arie van Vuuren ’22 has played the cello since the second grade when his parents chose it for him so he could perform violin duets with his sister.
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Musical firsts take Miura from Prague to the Left Coast and shakuhachi to shamisen
Thursday, November 14, 2019 9:34 am
The composer and Bates music professor already had a lot on on his plate when a Czech music festival made an offer he couldn't refuse.
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Investing in student success: Meet Bates faculty new to the tenure track in 2019
Thursday, September 19, 2019 10:40 am
Five professors newly appointed to the tenure track have found that their values, interests, and goals are reflected in the Bates community.
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Video: Alisa Amador ’18 creates community through her music
Friday, January 5, 2018 11:46 am
For Amador, being a musician is about performance: "reminding everyone of our shared humanity."
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Bates music professor feels the beat of a changing Cuba
Friday, December 2, 2016 9:33 am
Composer and Bates College music professor Hiroya Miura visits Havana at a momentous time.
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Kramer ’95 to perform ‘The People United Will Never Be Defeated!’
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 2:18 pm
Performing at Bates College on March 18, pianist John Kramer '95 returns to the place where he decided to become a musician.
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‘One of most extraordinary students,’ Eguchi ’03 offers two programs
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 3:05 pm
Yuko Eguchi '03 returns to Bates College to present demonstrations of Japanese music, dance, and the traditional tea ceremony.
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Bennewitz Quartet offers all-Czech program in March 5 concert
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 2:33 pm
The Bennewitz Quartet plays music by Czech composers at Bates College on March 5.
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Bates dancers, musicians, designers to offer Sun Ra tribute
Thursday, February 25, 2016 9:55 am
"We're pulling out all the stops," says visiting artist Frank Carlberg, for a March 21 Bates College event dedicated to jazz artist Sun Ra.
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Okbari Middle Eastern Ensemble returns to Bates
Thursday, January 21, 2016 3:38 pm
The Okbari Middle Eastern Ensemble performs at Bates College on Jan. 22.