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Updated 11/8/2024

AMHERST COLLEGE - DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: School (Higher Ed Arts Program / Department)

https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/music/events
 

Presenting over 55 performances a year in the 450-seat Buckley Recital Hall, Arms Music Center room 7 and 3, and in collaboration with fellow presenters at The Drake, Amherst Cinema, and the Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity. Professional, faculty, and student thesis and ensemble performances include chamber music, choral music, jazz, symphonic, new music, world and inter-disciplinary music. 
 

Amherst College was founded in 1821.

Find Me

Alisa Pearson (she/her)
Job Title: Manager of Concert Programming, Production and Publicity
Phone: 413-542-2195
Address:
53 College Street
Amherst, MA 01002

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

School (Higher Ed Arts Program / Department)

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Embedded in non-cultural private organization

Parent Organization:

Amherst College

Year Founded:

1850

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

School (Higher Ed Arts Program / Department)

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Embedded in non-cultural private organization

Parent Organization:

Amherst College

Year Founded:

1850

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - General

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Marketing Services
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Public Relations Services
  • Social Media Services
  • Community Arts
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Network Gatherings / Events
  • Residency - Community
  • Virtual Events
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Cultural Education
  • Curriculum Development
  • Residency - In School
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 55

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Artists
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • Native American Tribes
  • Nonprofits
  • People with Disabilities
  • Rural Populations
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • General Public
  • Families
  • Elders
  • Businesses
  • Veteran/Active Duty Military Personnel
  • Houseless/Housing Insecure Individuals
  • Incarcerated (or Formerly Incarcerated) individuals

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Accessible website and/or multimedia for people with sensory disabilities