Elizabethtown College Department of Music

SCAD Recital Photo drop!

After yesterday's wonderful Orchestra concert, featuring Pictures at an Exhibition, tonight we kickoff our Scholarship and Creative Arts Day with the SCAD honor recital. Our top performing student musicians will be performing in Leffler at 7:30 p.m.!

Monday Series Concert "Rhythm and Resonance: Contemporary Dialogues between Percussion and Piano" tonight!
Join us for a recital celebrating the diverse and dynamic repertoire for piano and percussion today, Monday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. This program explores the evolution of rhythm, moving from foundational pedagogical works to complex contemporary collaborations. This event is free and open to the public. Don't miss this performance showcasing the percussive vitality of 20th and 21st-century music for piano and percussion.

We are thrilled to host a great pedagogue and pianist, Jocelyn Swigger, for our next monday series event!!

Join us in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on March 16 as the spring 2026 Monday Series Concert continues with acclaimed pianist Jocelyn Swigger!

Swigger's performance "Etudes and Idylls: Music of Agnes Tyrell" features works from prolific 19th century Czech composer, Agnes Tyrell. The concert is free and open to the public.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4pNGo0T.

Experience the profound beauty and intricate rhythms of North Indian Classical music right here on campus! We are thrilled to welcome Kishan Patel and Friends for an exclusive guest recital. Hailing from the Harrisburg area and heading up SIMA (Society for Indian Music and Arts), Kishan Patel is a dedicated practitioner of the Hindustani vocal tradition. Known for its emotive storytelling, complex improvisations, and deep spiritual roots, this performance promises to be an immersive journey through the world of raagas(melodic frameworks) and taals (rhythmic cycles).

Musicians: Kishan Patel, Hindustani Vocal; Tejas Tope, Tabla; Rishi Bhattacharya, Esraj; Vihaan Kamat & Satvik Joshi, Tanpura.

7:30 p.m. in GIBBLE AUDITORIUM (Not Leffler). Admission is free!

We are so excited to host this event! See you Monday night! Note that while Etown ID guests are free, there is a $10 ticketed price (cash/credit) for the general public.

Join us on Monday, Feb. 2, in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center as our Monday Series Concerts continue featuring Philadelphia-based trombonist, vocalist, and educator Hailey Brinnel!

Brinnel will take the stage with her powerhouse quintet, featuring percussionist Steve Fidyk, trumpeter Andrew Carson, bassist Joe Plowman, and pianist Silas Irvine. Audiences can expect a masterful performance drawing from Brinnel’s celebrated jazz repertoire and critically acclaimed style. This event is free for those with an ID, with a $10 entrance fee for the public.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4pNGo0T.

Join us for our final Monday Series Concerts event of the fall on Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, featuring Dana Allaband, Sara Male, and Debra Ronning!

Allaband (violin), Male (cello), and Ronning's (piano) performance will feature masterworks by Haydn, Rachmaninoff, and Brahms. The concert is free and open to the public.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/45VabON.

Tonight, 7:30 p.m. in Zug Recital Hall - Student Chamber Recital! Groups of Clarinets, Flutes, Saxes, Strings, and Pianos!

Tonight, 7:30 p.m. in Zug, we host our Concerto Competition - 6 talented students competing for the honor of performing with orchestra!