Alton C. Bynum Series

The Adams School of Music and the Arts is delighted to present the Alton C. Bynum Recital Series.

The series was inaugurated in the 2014-15 season in celebration of the 125th anniversary of Gordon College and is named in honor of Dr. Alton C. Bynum, who served on the faculty and as chair of the Department of Music from 1964 to 1999. All recitals take place at 8 p.m. in the Phillips Recital Hall.

Sandeep Das and Mike Block Duo
Friday, October 3, 2025
8 p.m., Phillips Recital Hall

Sandeep Das (tabla) & Mike Block (cello/vocals) are a dynamic, cross-genre duo that originally met as members of Yo-Yo Ma’s Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble. Featuring a combination of the Tabla: a pair of Indian drums used in Hindustani Classical Music, Cello: a bowed string instrument used in European Classical Music, as well as Vocals: both rhythmic and melodic, this energetic duo has been performing since 2013, sharing their music throughout America and India via tours and residencies, and even on the stage of Carnegie Hall. Their debut album includes compositions from Western Classical and North Indian Hindustani traditions, adaptations of music from around the world, and several of their own original compositions.

Alexander Velinzon, Christine Lee, and Alina Polyakov
Friday, April 17, 2026
8 p.m., Phillips Recital Hall

Boston Symphony Orchestra First Associate Concertmaster Alexander Velinzon, violin, and BSO cellist Christine Lee return to the Phillips Recital Hall stage, joined by Gordon's own Dr. Alina Polyakov in a performance of Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor Op. 63 and Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in e minor Op. 67.