Hitting all the Notes

For Annie Javitt ’21, historical context brings everything into harmony. Knowing that George Washington and Mozart were contemporaries, or that Latin American music reflects the influx of Spanish-European and African influences on indigenous cultures, or that jazz helped bridge the racial divide in 1920s Chicago, makes the music that much sweeter.

 

“As a music major, you have to take music history. It places music within a historical context.  I really liked that aspect of my coursework,” says Annie, a classically-trained pianist who majored in both disciplines.

Her musical background, coupled with experience with Starr Center oral history and digitization projects, is pointing Annie to job opportunities in arts administration.

“I would love to work in a museum or arts program, participate in local musical theater productions, and perhaps teach piano,” says Annie, who first learned to play at age 5. As a high school student, she took lessons focused on classical piano.

And at Washington College, her repertoire expanded to include musical theater and rock music. In her sophomore year, with the support of Associate Professor Ken Schweitzer, Annie started a rock group with her friend Danny Palmatary. The two recruited vocalist Berkleigh Fadden ’21 to join them.

Check out Annie's Senior Recital below, which includes her solo performances and selections from Mayday: The WC Rock Ensemble.