Colby College Music Department

Colby College Music Department Colby College Music Department Colby's Music Department is extraordinarily active and vibrant.

Its wide-ranging concert offerings and civic engagement initiatives, both on and off campus, make it one of the Colby's most public "faces." The department's rich performance options and a strong curriculum of music history and theory courses presents the study of music as both an art form and as a rigorous academic discipline. The curriculum emphasizes historical and theoretical analysis, exposure to music from a wide variety of past and present world cultures, solo and group performance, and, more generally, abstract reasoning, written and oral skills. Additional information about the Department of Music can be found on the department website, http://web.colby.edu/music/.

Make sure to visit our table and meet the Department of Music team during the Open House at the Gordon Center for Creati...
09/10/2026

Make sure to visit our table and meet the Department of Music team during the Open House at the Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts. Come and find out what the music department has to offer!

06/29/2026

Senior Composition and Trombone Recital

Tristan Kanitz '26, originally from Southern California, majored in Music Computation, an interdisciplinary degree combining music and computer science. He first started playing trombone in middle school, and performed with the Colby Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Trombone Ensemble, and Jazz Band during his time at Colby. Tristan also played in the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps in 2023. He has composed original music at Colby with the help of Professor José Martínez. He will be pursuing a Master of Music in Composition at Western Michigan University.

Join us for Tristan Kanitz's Senior Trombone & Composition Recital at 5:00pm on Saturday April 25 in Gordon Center Studi...
04/21/2026

Join us for Tristan Kanitz's Senior Trombone & Composition Recital at 5:00pm on Saturday April 25 in Gordon Center Studio 2!

Tristan is a senior at Colby College, originally from Southern California. He is majoring in Music Computation, an interdisciplinary degree combining music and computer science. Tristan first started playing trombone in middle school, and he has performed with the Colby Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Trombone Ensemble, and Jazz Band, as well as the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps in 2023.

Tristan has composed original music at Colby with the help of Professor José Martínez. He will be pursuing a Master of Music in Composition at Western Michigan University.

The Colby Music Department invites you to trombonist Joshua Zhang's Senior Recital at 2pm on Sat April 25 in Lorimer Cha...
04/21/2026

The Colby Music Department invites you to trombonist Joshua Zhang's Senior Recital at 2pm on Sat April 25 in Lorimer Chapel!

Joshua is a double Computer Science/Music major from Wayland, Massachusetts and has played in many music ensembles during his four years at Colby.

In 2023, Joshua won the Department of Music Concerto Competition and performed the first movement of the Grøndahl Trombone Concerto with the Colby Symphony Orchestra, as well as earning Colby's Music Department Performance Prize of 2023. Joshua also won the Judith Elser Concerto Competition and performed the first movement of the Tomasi Trombone Concerto with the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra in 2025.

Join us this Saturday to celebrate Joshua's musical accomplishments at Colby!

Wed April 22, 2026 • 6:00 pmGordon Center Film Screening Room (G10) and ForumJoin us for a Listening Party celebrating t...
04/21/2026

Wed April 22, 2026 • 6:00 pm
Gordon Center Film Screening Room (G10) and Forum

Join us for a Listening Party celebrating the release of two new albums by Assistant Professor of Music José Martínez.

Professor Martínez will share selections from both albums and offer behind-the-scenes insight into his creative process and compositional tools.

Following the presentation, guests will move to the Gordon Center Forum for a reception featuring Colombian cuisine at 7:00 PM.

Hosted by the Music Department with support from the Center for the Arts and Humanities.

04/18/2026

How the Music Department prepares students to succeed in a world where music is often relegated to extracurriculars

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗿𝘆𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗮𝘇𝘇 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗼!• Thursday, April 23, 7:...
04/17/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗿𝘆𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗮𝘇𝘇 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗼!

• Thursday, April 23, 7:30 pm
• Studio 2, Gordon Center for the Creative and Performing Arts

** Featuring tunes by Charlie Parker, Kenny Dorham, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer, Stevie Wonder, and more!

Kathryne will graduate in May with a double major in Music and Biology. After Colby, she'll will be working as a Clinical Team Assistant at MaineHealth Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine through Northeastern’s Roux Institute Pre-Clinical Healthcare Gap Year Program, before applying to medical school.

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲 (𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘛𝘈𝘔-𝘣𝘦𝘳) 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗊𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗈𝗋 “𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗋” 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗍 𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗊𝗎𝖾. 𝖨𝗍’𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝗒 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀...
04/07/2026

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲 (𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘛𝘈𝘔-𝘣𝘦𝘳) 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗊𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗈𝗋 “𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗋” 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗍 𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗊𝗎𝖾. 𝖨𝗍’𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝗒 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝖾 𝖽𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝗆𝖾.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.

𝖢𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝖺n open-to-the-public 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗎𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇/𝗅𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖿𝗂𝖾𝗅𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗂𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖤𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒 𝖣𝗈𝗅𝖺𝗇, 𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗂𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝖬𝗎𝗌𝗂𝖼 𝖺𝗍 𝖡𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗈-𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗍𝗈𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖮𝗑𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖽 𝖧𝖺𝗇𝖽𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗈𝖿 𝖳𝗂𝗆𝖻𝗋𝖾, 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭:𝟬𝟬-𝟮:𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺

𝖤𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝗅𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲, 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝖽𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝖸𝗂𝗊𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖬𝖺’𝗌 course 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗷𝗼̈𝗿𝗸: 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄!

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