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!
Jess Cobb, '08, is a mathematics major and member of the Colonnade String Quartet. She is also an active member of the Outing Club and Concert Guild. She studied with Michael Ludwig of the Philadelphia Orchestra in high school.
The W&L Music Department offers a music major
leading to the B.A. in Music. Students can major in sequences including 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, which opened in August of 2006, and
the Lenfest Center for the Performing Arts. Department Ensembles regularly tour the United States and Europe.
For a listing of concerts in the 2006-2007 academic year, please see our
Performance Calendar.
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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, administrative assistant
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
A Mahler Tribute to John Wilson
Sat., Feb. 3, 2007
The USSO honored John Wilson with one of his favorites, Mahler’s Symphony No. 5.
University-Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra conducted by Barry Kolman
Jess Cobb, '08, is a mathematics major and member of the Colonnade String Quartet. She is also an active member of the Outing Club and Concert Guild. She studied with Michael Ludwig of the Philadelphia Orchestra in high school.
