March Concert Calendar

Photo collage of violinist portrait and orchestra members

PCO performs Prokofiev with Matthew Chang '27, Feb. 27 & Mar. 1

Image collage featuring a row of trumpets and the Hill Memorial Organ

Faculty and guests present works for brass choir and organ March 8

Trombone players in the Pomona College Jazz Ensemble

Enjoy an afternoon of jazz combos and big band on March 10

Three bass viol players

Artifex Consort returns March 27 to perform rarely heard late 17th-c. works

william peterson - organist

William Peterson presents organ works by Bach and Franck on March 29

All performances are free with open seating. No tickets are required unless noted.

Pomona College Orchestra
Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 3 p.m.
Bridges Hall of Music
Eric Lindholm*, Pomona College Orchestra conductor; Matthew Chang ’27, violin, winner of the 2025 PCO Concerto Competition
Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Respighi's Fountains of Rome, and works by Debussy and Lili Boulanger. (This program will also be performed on Friday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m.)

Student Recital
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 4 p.m.
Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Students perform works they have studied with faculty during the semester.

Music for Brass and Organ
Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3 p.m.
Bridges Hall of Music
John Aranda*, trumpet; Phil Keen*, trombone; Danielle Ondarza*, horn; Stephen Klein*, tuba; and guests
Music for brass choir and organ from the Baroque through the twenty-first century

Pomona College Jazz Ensemble
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.
Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Barb Catlin*, director
An afternoon of small combos and big band arrangements featuring student compositions. Seating is limited for this performance; arrive early to claim your seat!

Artifex Consort
Friday, March 27, 2026 at 8 p.m.
Bridges Hall of Music
Malachai Komanoff Bandy*, Eva Lymenstull, and Rebecca Landell, bass viols; Maxine Eilander, baroque harp; Ian Pritchard, historical keyboards; Stephen Stubbs, lute and baroque guitar
Rarely heard late-17th-c. works by Benjamin Hely, Johannes Schenck, Christopher Simpson, and Johann Michael Nicolai

William Peterson, Organ
Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3 p.m.
Bridges Hall of Music
Emeritus college organist and professor of music William Peterson performs works by J.S. Bach and César Franck

*Pomona College Music Department faculty performers


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