MIT Music Performing Organizations

MIT Concert Series

In addition to performances by student performing groups such as the MIT Symphony, Wind Ensemble, Festival Jazz Ensemble, Concert Choir, Chamber Chorus, Chamber Music Society, and the Gamelan Galak Tika, other concerts are presented through the following series:

MIT Guest Artist Series

This chamber music series has traditionally featured renowned String Quartets in Kresge Auditorium. Admission is free. This season will feature the Zehetmair String Quartet, the Vento Chiaro Woodwind Quintet and the Triton Brass Quintet. Among the quartets that have been presented over the years are: Biava, Vogler, Jupiter, Artemis, Vega, Petersen, Artis, Cypress, Miami, St. Petersburg, Miro, Avalon, Pacifica, Lydian, Keller, Penderecki, Amernet, Arianna, St. Lawrence, Angeles, Brentano, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Shanghai, Arditti, Borromeo, Ying, Endellion, New World, Chester, Audubon, Lydian, Cassatt, Lafayette, Cavani, Coull, Orion, Chilingirian, American, Lindsay, Muir, Manhattan, Ridge, Lark, Smithson, Talich, Prague, Alexander, Mendelssohn, Vermeer, Cleveland, Hagen, Melos, Atlantic, Enesco, and Alban Berg among others.

MIT Faculty Series

Concerts by performing/composing members of the MIT Music Faculty and their guests. Concerts are held in Killian Hall and Kresge Auditorium. Admission is free.

MIT Affiliated Artist Series

Solo and chamber music concerts in Killian Hall and Kresge Auditorium by professional musicians appointed as Affiliated Artists at MIT. Admission is free.

MIT Thursday Noon Chapel Concerts Series

Informal one-hour concerts take place every Thursday at Noon in the MIT Chapel. Concerts are scheduled in October, November, February and March except on holidays and during spring break. Programs feature music from the Renaissance - to the contemporary (including world music and jazz) performed by Boston-area professional musicians. Concerts are held at 12:05 PM in the MIT Chapel and admission is free. The Chapel is located on Amherst St. around the corner from Mass. Ave. on the MIT Campus near Kresge Auditorium and the Student Center. To be considered for a date on the Chapel Concerts Series, email mta-request@mit.edu

MIT Advanced Music Performance Series

MIT Advanced Music Performance students appear in recital as part of their course requirements for 21M480/21M512. Students enrolled in this subject receive full funding from Emerson Music Fellowships for private study on their instrument. Concerts and master classes are held during the Spring term in Killian Hall. Admission is free.

MITHAS, MIT's Heritage of the Arts of South Asia

MITHAS is a society of students, faculty, alumni, and members in the greater community who support the performing arts from India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. MITHAS presents lectures, classes, and concerts by musicians (such as Ali Akbar Khan) and dancers from all ethnic groups, eastern and western. For information about MITHAS, contact George Ruckert (geru@MIT.EDU). Visit the MITHAS website.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Concerts

Visit the BSO Concerts website for detailed information.

MIT Student Excursions to local events

Visit the Office of the Arts excursions website for more information.

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