List of Williams College People - Music

Music

  • Bill Barbot 1991, guitarist/bass player with Jawbox and Burning Airlines.
  • Chris Collingwood 1989, Fountains of Wayne member.
  • Kris Delmhorst, singer/songwriter
  • William Finn 1974, Broadway composer of musicals, among other shows, Falsettos and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and winner of the Tony award.
  • Jason Howland 1993, Composer of the Broadway musical Little Women, which opened in January 2005 at the Virginia Theatre.
  • Warren Hunke 1942, Singer/Pianist; Founder, Metropolitan Schools Choral Festival
  • John Morris Russell 1982, symphony conductor
  • Adam Schlesinger 1989, Fountains of Wayne and Ivy member.
  • Stephen Sondheim 1950, pre-eminent Broadway composer of musicals. Sondheim premiered Phinney's Rainbow, a satire of Williams, and All That Glitters while at Williams.
  • Leehom Wang 1998, singer-songwriter and actor in East Asia.
  • Jesse Winchester 1966, Singer/Songwriter.
  • Nick Zammuto 1999, of The Books.
  • Marcus Hummon 1984, Nashville-based singer songwriter, Twice nominated for the Grammy, won for Best Country Song ("Bless the Broken Road" performed by Rascal Flatts) in 2006. Sometimes performs with a band called Redwing.

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