The George Sherman Dickinson Music Library is one of the largest and finest collections of music, sound recordings, and books about music possessed by any college in the United States. A lending collection of records and CDs is also available to the college community, and the library contains listening and CAI facilities. Concerts and Lectures The Department of Music regularly presents concerts, lectures, and workshops by visiting artists, ensembles, and scholars as well as by members of the faculty. Guest artists have included Jessye Norman, Richard Stoltzman, Dawn Upshaw, Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Taylor, the Kronos String Quartet, the Waverly Consort, John Cage, Alla Rakha and Zakir Hussein, Chanticleer, Malcolm Bilson, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and the American Symphony Chamber Orchestra which presents several concerts each season. Public performances by students and student organizations are an important part of this concert series.
All events are open to the college community without charge.
Scholarship Assistance Information about general scholarship funds may be obtained by writing to the Director of Financial Aid, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York 12604. A number of special scholarships covering fees for performance study are awarded on the basis of merit and need. Information about these may be obtained from the same office.