Music Department
The Washington and Lee University Department of Music provides exceptional experiences in music training in the context of an education in the liberal arts tradition by developing students’ abilities to perform, create, contextualize and analyze music. All W&L students have opportunities to pursue their musical interests through participation in the Department’s classes, ensembles, applied lessons and events. Furthermore, the Department contributes to the region’s cultural life through its diverse musical offerings.
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 other countries.
Music Season
Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 3 pm
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Department Info
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Wilson Hall
Washington and Lee University
100 Glasgow Street
Lexington, Virginia 24450
Pianist Nicola Melville to Perform at W&L’s Lenfest Center
The Sept. 26 performance is sponsored by the university’s Concert Guild.
Assistant professor of mathematics Sybil Prince Nelson ’01 finds meaning in all her endeavors.
W&L’s Lenfest Center for the Arts Presents 2026-26 Season, ‘Your Gateway to Global Experiences’
Tickets for the entire season will be available to purchase beginning Aug. 15.
Meredith Harron ’26 trained and performed with the Mediterranean Opera Festival this summer through a Johnson Opportunity Grant.
W&L’s Matthew Flynn ’25 Awarded Fulbright to Finland
Flynn will pursue a master’s degree in digital social science at LUT University in Finland.
W&L’s Kristina Ayers Earns Fulbright to Netherlands
Ayers was selected for the inaugural Fulbright/Netherlands-America Foundation Heersink Family Foundation Award to conduct public health research.
University Singers Perform Annual Commencement Concert
The annual tradition for parents and families of graduating students will be held May 27.
Anima e Grazia Presents a Mother’s Day Recital
The W&L faculty duo will perform on May 11 at 3 p.m. in Wilson Concert Hall.
W&L Presents Faculty Recital with William McCorkle
McCorkle will perform a selection of works on the harpsichord on May 6 in Wilson Concert Hall.
W&L Presents Faculty Recital with William Taylor and Patrick Summers
The pianists will perform works from the Final Fantasy video game series on May 2 in Wilson Concert Hall.
W&L Jazz Ensemble Presents Winter Showcase
The student ensemble will be joined by the Rockbridge County High School Jazz Band in their April 10 performance.
The Marlbrook Chamber Players Present Their Seasonal Concert
The ensemble will perform at W&L’s Lenfest Center for the Arts on April 6.