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Since the early 1970s, the Bates College Concert Series has offered an attractive mix of music and performance styles.  This year is no exception, as the Series brings classical, international, and jazz performances to campus. All members of the Bates community and the general public are invited to attend.

Just days before performing in New York's famed Carnegie Hall, Roswell Rudd and the Mongolian Buryat Band bring a unique combination of American melodies and traditional Mongolian songs to Lewiston. Rudd, the 2003, 2004, and 2005 Jazz Journalists Association "Trombonist of the Year", plays alongside throat singing, horse-head fiddle, dulcimer, zither, and more.

November 2, 2006, 8:00pm—Olin Concert Hall

Admission: $8 for adults, $2 for Bates students with ID

In an unforgettable performance, Gayle Martin Henry and Gerard Reuter will play opera music on piano and oboe. Pianist Henry has achieved international prominence as the sole American laureate of the sixth International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, and only the third American woman ever to reach the finals. Oboist Reuter is recipient of the prestigious Pro Musicis International Award and has toured as a soloist the United States, Europe, India and Africa.

January 13, 2007, 8:00pm—Olin Concert Hall

Admission: $8 for adults, $2 for Bates students with ID

The Marcus Roberts Trio is widely renowned for giving new and vital interpretations to historical jazz styles. The ensemble's distinctive sound comes from the equal role all three musicians play in shaping the tempo and texture of their music. The recipient of numerous awards as a pianist, Roberts is also a prominent jazz educator currently on the faculty of the College of Music at Florida State University.

March 3, 2007, 8:00pm—Olin Concert Hall

Admission: $15 for adults, $5 for Bates students with ID

Fortepianist Steven Lubin and baritone Thomas Meglioranza will present an all-Schubert concert featuring the Schwanengesang song cycle, the A-major Piano Sonata, and some of Schubert's best-loved lieder. Steven Lubin is a widely acclaimed fortepianist, well-known for his work on the Decca recordings of the five Beethoven concertos as well as his live performances at many of the major venues in New York. Baritone Thomas Meglioranza is sought after for his "vocal distinction and expressive warmth" (The Boston Globe) in repertory as varied as Bach, Handel, Schubert and Gershwin.

March 9, 2007, 8:00pm—Olin Concert Hall

Admission: $5 for adults, free for Bates students with ID