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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.

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Sarita Kwok and Alina Polyakov 
Sunday, November 8, 2026
3 p.m., Phillips Recital Hall

Adams School of Music and the Arts Dean, Dr. Sarita Kwok, and Gordon’s own Dr. Alina Polyakov perform Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 8, Opus 30, No. 3 - witty, restless, playful - alongside his explosive and volatile Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47  “Kreutzer”. This 2026–2027 season, as we commemorate the bicentenary of Beethoven’s passing, we invite our audiences to encounter him not simply as a monument of the past, but as a composer whose music speaks with striking immediacy to the human experience—exploring themes that remain as relevant today as they were in his time. 

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Verona String Quartet 
Saturday, January 30, 2027
7:30 p.m., Phillips Recital Hall

The Verona Quartet is recognized as a premier ensemble of its generation, praised by The New York Times as an “outstanding ensemble… cohesive yet full of temperament.” A string quartet for the 21st century, the Verona Quartet pairs versatile programming with imaginative collaborations that bridge the time-honored canon and new, interdisciplinary works.