The Department of Music at Haverford offers a creative approach to music theory and a curriculum in music history that deals with music in the social context and embraces world music and jazz. Additionally, the department's applied music program and ensembles provide students with opportunities for performances and tours.
Music at Haverford
The Haverford-Bryn Mawr College Orchestra, conducted by Heidi Jacob, performed their Fall Concert in Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium. Photo: Zhongyi Xu'22.
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Character
Haverford attracts intellectually curious, independent learners who value honesty, collaboration, and above all, new ways of seeing and improving the world.
Mind
As you perform real-world research and immerse yourself in hands-on learning, you'll work side-by-side with professors who are at the top of their fields.
Squirrels
Our mascot—the Black Squirrel—has a genetic adaptation that gives it a bold, black coat. Join our distinctive community and stand out from the pack with your fellow Haverfordians.
Haverford Headlines
On the occasion of Martin Luther King Day, the president writes about the urgent need to affirm foundational ideals that Dr. King set forth to recreate and heal "broken community."
Raymond, a distinguished molecular biologist with national standing on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, will become Haverford's 16th president on July 1, 2019. She was a professor at Williams College for 19 years and is currently vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Davidson College.
Wang is the CEO of CollegeTogether, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Philadelphia’s underserved students through the college admissions process, and recently started Hospitality Together, a program that places ambitious college-age youth in paying jobs at some of the city’s top restaurants and prepares them for careers in the industry.
More than a dozen years before Parker Brothers marketed its first Monopoly board game in 1935, two Haverford College students—who also happened to be brothers—created their own handmade version.
Yes Ma’am Circus has performed to critical acclaim in Chicago and Philadelphia so far.
The Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter commutes to Philadelphia for his steady gig as the mandolin player for the Stonethrowers.
The co-author of the recent Food, Animals, and the Environment: An Ethical Approach spoke to Cat Lazaroff ’89 about the harsh realities of industrial agriculture, personal dietary choices, and how Haverford shaped his worldview.
The Haverford music major's 50-plus-year career includes being a part of Musica Elettronica Viva, among the earliest groups to combine synthesizers with more traditional acoustic instruments.
At once an intermediate Latin course and an introduction to the study of Latin literature and culture, this classics class investigates who the Romans were by studying how they described friendship and their friends, and those enemies who resisted, betrayed, and bedeviled them.
This course, which is crosslisted in Spanish and comparative literature, explores different narrative and artistic productions regarding alternative sexualities in the Hispanic Caribbean, starting with the Cuban Revolution and continuing into the present.
Upcoming Events
Jan
25
"Guadalupe Rosales: Legends Never Die, A Collective Memory" Opening Talk & Reception
Friday, January 25, 2019
4:30PM to 7:30PM
Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery
Since 2015, artist Guadalupe Rosales has been building an archive of vernacular photographs and ephemera connected to Latinx culture in Los Angeles. Guided by an instinct to create counternarratives, Rosales tells the stories of communities often underrepresented in official archives and public memory. This exhibit, which runs through March 8, will open with an artist talk at 4:30 p.m., followed by a reception.
Jan
25
Opening Reception for "FSA/OWI Collection from the Library of Congress: America Photographed in Color 1939-1943"
Friday, January 25, 2019
5:00PM to 7:00PM
Atrium Gallery
Haverford College’s Atrium Gallery will debut 50 of the FSA/OWI’s 1,616 color photographs, newly restored and printed from high-definition digital scans made from Kodachrome originals in the Library of Congress’ collection. This exhibit, showcasing color images that document America as it emerged from an economic depression and began preparations for war, will be on view through April 28.
Feb
5
Distinguished Visitor Scott Dodelson
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
4:30PM to 6:00PM
Sharpless Auditorium, KINSC
Scott Dodelson is the chair and professor of physics and astronomy, Carnegie Mellon University. He serves as co-chair of the Science Committee for the Dark Energy Survey, is actively involved in the LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration, and works with data from the South Pole Telescope.
Feb
5
"Conversation Matters: How to Speak Your Truth and Tell Great Stories for Life"
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
4:30PM to 6:00PM
Stokes 106
Stories define us, shape our world view, and help us to reach and connect with others. In this fun and lively workshop, participants will learn methods of great true storytelling from R. Eric Thomas, "The Moth Radio Hour" host, TEDx Philadelphia speaking coach, and writer.
Feb
6
Winter Tree Identification Walk
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
10:00AM to 12:00PM
Nature Trail
Join Brice Dorwart and arborist professionals as they explore the winter landscape and learn how to identify tree species without their leaves. Wear good walking shoes and dress for the weather, this event will take place rain or shine. There are a limited number of spots and registration is required—call (610) 896-1102 or email jciborowsk@haverford.edu.
Feb
6
Yonia Fain: With Pen and Paintbrush (2018)
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
7:30PM to 10:00PM
Chase Auditorium
A filmed conversation with painter and writer Yonia Fain (1914-2013), directed by Josh Waletsky. In this film he explores the interplay between his writing and painting. In Yiddish with English subtitles. Part of Yiddish Culture Festival.
Feb
7
"Discovery of a deep-sea coral reef on the Atlantic coast of the U.S." - Faculty Publication Talk by Jay Lunden
Thursday, February 7, 2019
4:15PM to 6:00PM
Chase Auditorium
Lunden is a marine biologist who studies deep-sea coral communities and how they may be impacted by global ocean change. In summer 2018, Lunden and other members of a multi-disciplinary team surveyed unexplored areas off the coasts of Virginia and the Carolinas, and discovered a large deep-sea reef at 800 meters depth. In this talk, Jay will present some of the first results from the project and the cruise.
Feb
10
Concert Artist Series: Christine Lamprea, cello, and Navah Perlman, piano
Sunday, February 10, 2019
3:00PM to 5:00PM
Marshall Auditorium
Astral Artist Christine Lamprea and Navah Perlman's program Scenes through the Lens of the Cello includes music by Beethoven, Schubert, Tortelier, Schumann, and Debussy. Tickets can be purchased in advance through Brown Paper Tickets.
Feb
21
Distinguished Visitor Le Ly Hayslip
Thursday, February 21, 2019
7:00PM to 9:00PM
Sharpless Auditorium
Distinguished Visitor Le Ly Hayslip is an internationally known Vietnamese-American author, philanthropist, peace activist, and speaker. Her best-selling memoirs When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace record her painful and ultimately triumphant journey from a traumatizing childhood in war-torn Vietnam to her new life in America.
Mar
3
Concert Artist Series: AARON DIEHL, piano
Sunday, March 3, 2019
3:00PM to 5:00PM
Marshall Auditorium
Jazz pianist Aaron Diehl's program Blues and the Spanish Tinge follows the early evolution of the American piano and the essential ingredients in the creation of jazz. Tickets can be purchased in advance through Brown Paper Tickets.
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