Potash Hill

01/06/2025

"This unique forest will be permanently protected, securing public access for years to come and helping protect water quality in the Green River watershed."

We are so pleased to have worked with community members and the Green Mountain Conservancy to preserve nearly 200 acres of land, known as the Old Oaks Headwaters, that abuts Potash Hill. Thanks to everyone who participated in this conservation effort!

MARLBORO — The Green River, which flows 28 miles to the Deerfield River, gets its start in the woods above Potash Hill, the former campus of Marlboro College, as a

12/18/2024

What a pleasure to have ensemble132 in residence on campus this week! Enjoy a glimpse into their creative process in these photos from yesterday's rehearsals in Levi-Perry Studio.

During their residency, ensemble132 is preparing music for their debut album, celebrating the 150th birthdays of Maurice Ravel and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. The group comes to campus through Marlboro Music’s artist residency program, which brings outstanding emerging chamber music ensembles to Potash Hill for deep creative work and community engagement. Learn more about the program at: https://buff.ly/4eZAsfO.

📷: ensemble132 violinists Abi Fayette and Stephanie Zyzak, violist Luther Warren, cellist Zachary Mowitz, and pianist Sahun Sam Hong rehearse on the Potash Hill campus. Photos by Miles Mazel.

12/12/2024

Another outstanding musical group comes to campus next week as part of Marlboro Music’s new artist residency program!

We're so excited to welcome ensemble132 to our Vermont campus next week for a pre-holiday residency!

This “audacious… liberating… illuminating” collective features many current and past Marlboro participants, including violinists Abi Fayette and Stephanie Zyzak, cellist Zachary Mowitz, and pianist Sahun Sam Hong. During their residency, ensemble132 will prepare music for their debut album, workshop new arrangements by Hong, and present an education event for local middle school students.

Marlboro Music’s new artist residency program brings outstanding emerging chamber music ensembles to our Vermont campus for deep creative work and community engagement. Read more about the program and upcoming community concerts at
https://buff.ly/4eZAsfO.

📷: ensemble132 founding members Zachary Mowitz, Sahun Sam Hong, Stephanie Zyzak, and Luther Warren.

12/11/2024

It's been an exciting year on Potash Hill as more and more organizations, programs, and events centered around arts, education, culture, and community find a home on Potash Hill.

Read our winter newsletter for our latest program announcements—including an exciting artistic collaboration with Works & Process in February—and find out how you can be part of the Potash Hill story! - https://mailchi.mp/potashhill/enews-dec-2024

12/04/2024

More exciting news from Potash Hill: This February, we will welcome four incredible groups of artists as part of the Guggenheim’s terrific Works & Process LaunchPad Residency program. Potash Hill is Works & Process’ first partner in Vermont, and the largest.

These residencies will bring together renowned artists to develop groundbreaking work in music, theater, and dance. From Tony-nominated playwright Jeremy O. Harris to choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler of Hamilton fame, the projects taking shape on Potash Hill reflect the vibrant intersection of art, culture, and community.

Here’s what’s coming to campus:

• Custom of the Coast by Kamala Sankaram and Paul Muldoon
• Never Alone by Andy Blankenbuehler
• Lite Feet with Chrybaby Cozie
• Williamstown Theatre Festival: Jeremy O. Harris’s New Work

We’re honored to provide a home for such vital, transformative creativity, and we look forward to sharing updates with you.

Read more about the residencies and the artists involved: https://www.potashhill.org/news/works-process-artist-residencies/

11/25/2024

This winter, we’re honored to host the Grammy-nominated Lorelei Ensemble and the world-renowned PILOBOLUS dance company for a joint residency. These incredible artists will collaborate and create on our campus, bringing their extraordinary talent and vision to Potash Hill.

Discover more about this inspiring residency and the vibrant projects happening on the Hill: www.potashhill.org/news/lorelei-pilobolus/

Stay tuned for updates! 🎶💃

Lorelei Ensemble, a vocal group that champions bold artistic work for women in music, and Pilobolus, the acclaimed modern-dance company, bring their exciting artistic collaboration to Vermont's Potash Hill in January 2025.

11/13/2024

We had a wonderful weekend on Potash Hill with free concerts by the incredible JACK Quartet and the Renaissance String Quartet Concert! 🎶 Huge thanks to Next Stage Arts for their help in producing JACK's concert and to everyone who joined us in celebrating these unforgettable performances.

A couple of people have asked about one of the poems that Austin read on Friday night. Here it is:

"830 Fireplace Road"
John Yau
(Variations on a sentence by Jackson Po***ck)

"When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing"
When aware of what I am in my painting, I'm not aware
When I am my painting, I'm not aware of what I am
When what, what when, what of, when in, I'm not painting my I
When painting, I am in what I'm doing, not doing what I am
When doing what I am, I'm not in my painting
When I am of my painting, I'm not aware of when, of what
Of what I'm doing, I am not aware, I'm painting
Of what, when, my, I, painting, in painting
When of, of what, in when, in what painting
Not aware, not in, not of, not doing, I'm in my I
In my am, not am in my, not of when I am, of what
Painting "what" when I am, of when I am, doing, painting.
When painting, I'm not doing. I am in my doing. I am painting.

Jackson Po***ck wrote: "When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a sort of 'get acquainted' period that I see what I have been about. I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own."

-- photos by Miles Serkin Mazel

11/09/2024

It's been so great to have the Renaissance String Quartet on campus this week!

The NYC-based ensemble comes to Potash Hill as part of our new artist residency program for Marlboro Music artists. During their time here, they have been developing community engagement programs for young people and rehearsing the music that they will present to us and in future engagements.

The Renaissance String Quartet's residency culminates with a free concert for the community this Sunday, November 10 at 2 pm in Ragle Hall. Enjoy music by Felix Mendelssohn, Leoš Janáček, and the quartet’s cellist, Daniel Hass. Admission is free (no reservation required). We hope you can join us!

📷: Renaissance String Quartet (Randall Goosby & Jeremiah Blacklow, violin; Jameel Martin, viola; Daniel Hass, cello) on Potash Hill. Photos by Miles Mazel.

11/03/2024

Join us next Sunday on Potash Hill for a free community concert with the Renaissance String Quartet: Sunday, Nov 10 at 2 pm in Ragle Hall. This is the first performance in Marlboro Music's new Artist Residency program, which brings exceptional emerging artists to campus for deep creative work and community engagement. The quartet includes current Marlboro Music violinist Randall Goosby. We hope to see you there! https://www.potashhill.org/news/renaissance-string-quartet/

11/02/2024

So many beautiful colors on campus today for AMC Mountains and Music's Fall Weekend. https://www.potashhill.org/news/amc-mountains-music/

10/28/2024

We are very pleased to partner with Next Stage Arts to present a free concert with the world-renowned Jack Quartet on Friday, November 8, at 7pm in Ragle Hall.

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10/22/2024

Check out Annie Landenberger's article in the The Commons to learn about Boston States, which will be on Potash Hill this weekend.

https://www.commonsnews.org/articles/search?q=Potash+hill

10/18/2024

What's New on Potash Hill - Concerts, College Programs, & More: https://mailchi.mp/potashhill/enews-oct-12689503

10/03/2024

Today on Potash Hill. Such a beautiful place to learn, create, explore, and grow.

10/03/2024

Embodying play and presence on Potash Hill— students from Contemplative Semester enjoy an afternoon of improv games on a glorious autumn day.

10/03/2024

Students have returned to Potash Hill.