Synth Museum Opening
A tribute to the synthesizers of previous decades is being assembled on the fourth floor of Wilson Hall. The new museum will include 6 keyboards from the 60s, 70s and 80s including an Oberheim OB-SX, RMI 368 Electra-Piano and Harpsichord, Yamaha DX-100, Realistic MiniMoog and even a Theremin! Stop by and ask for a tour of the new Synth Museum!
 
Featured Alumnus - Jess Cobb, '08

Jess Cobb '08Jess Cobb, '08, studied with Michael Ludwig of the Philadelphia Orchestra in high school and went on to become an integral part of the Colonnade String Quartet and Concert Guild. During her time at W&L, Jess was a mathematics major and an active member of the Outing Club and Concert Guild.

 
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Music Business Seminar on November 13th

Music Business Seminar @ W&L November 13th, 2009 The Music Business Seminar series hosts two entertainment lawyers from Nashville on Friday, November 13th at 3:30pm in the Wilson Concert Hall. The attorneys, Page Kelley and Robert Baker, are both alumni of Washington & Lee and will discuss their involvement in the music industry. Learn more about the attorneys at their website: http://www.rowlawyers.com

Members of the faculty will combine with the two featured speakers in a panel as part of the seminar to discuss trends in the music industry. There will be plenty of Q&A as well as free give-aways!

Baker and Kelley are to be involved in two small conferences with interested students from the Undergraduate and Law Schools on the day of the seminar, Friday November 13th. The schedule is:

10:00 - 11:30am Law School Career Planning Office

12:30 - 2:00pm Undergraduate Office of Career Services

3:30 - 5:00pm Music Business Seminar in Wilson Concert Hall

 

Contact the Career Services Office for your school to get involved!

 
Music @ Washington & Lee University

The Music Department at Washington & Lee offers a major and a minor in music. Music majors receive a Bachelors of Arts, choosing a sequence focused on Musicology, Performance or Theory/Composition. Participation in the Department's instrumental and choral ensembles along with private instruction for all instruments and voice is open to all W&L students for credit.

The Department offers numerous concerts each year including those by student ensembles, our Concert Guild series, and Sonoklect, the new music/jazz series. Performances are held in the state-of-the-art Wilson Concert Hall (opened in 2006) and the Lenfest Center for the Performing Arts. Department ensembles regularly tour the United States, Europe, Asia and South America.

Please visit our Performance Calendar for a current list of upcoming concerts and events.

 
Prospective Students
If you would like to receive more information on the Department please complete our online Request Information Form.
 
Current Students
View Leyburn Library's Music Resource Page for links to online music encyclopedias and indexes.
 
Contact the Music Department
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Music Office: (540) 458-8852
Music Fax: (540) 458-8104

Washington and Lee University
Department of Music
Lexington, VA 24450-0303
 

Upcoming Events

Featured Concert

Loren Pomeroy

"Ushers Waltz" by Nikita Koshkin from Loren Pomeroy's faculty recital on October 13, 2009

 

Today's Music Birthdays

  David S Ware (1949)
  Al Hirt (1922)