Students, Faculty, and Alumni Represent Trinity at International Neuropsychology Meeting
The 54th Annual North American Meeting of INS, “Neuropsychology in the Age of Innovation,” was held February 4-7, 2026, in Philadelphia.
Music Department Chair Performs at New Britain Museum of American Art
Christopher Swist, Trinity College lecturer in music and director of recording arts and chair of the Music Department, was the featured performer at a recent Sunday Music Series concert hosted by the New Britain Museum of American Art. The New Britain Symphony Orchestra presented “Vibraphone, Violin & Electronics,” an afternoon of Swist’s original compositions, on Sunday, February 8, 2026.
The program featured varied acoustic and electronic works for vibraphone, violin, and interactive synthesis and sound design. Swist’s compositional output spans 30 years and is published and performed by professionals and students worldwide. He has released two CDs: Whitewater (2001) and Duality (2013), with his third CD, Equal Simplicity, currently in production.
New Britain Symphony Orchestra violinist Marcia Lehninger joined Swist on the multimedia duo “Sundown Through a Glass Door,” which featured five egg tempera paintings by Larry Swist. Lehninger also performed “Duality,” a work for violin and electronics, which is a Brazilian-inspired composition written for her. Rounding out the program were a vibraphone fantasy on themes from Swist’s latest work, “Double Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone,” as well as a nature-based piece titled “Equal Simplicity,” inspired by the writings of Thoreau.
Swist’s music has been performed by the Grand Rapids Symphony, Hartford Symphony Orchestra, The Louisville Orchestra, American Modern Ensemble, Grupo PIAP, YoungArts, and the United States Military Academy. He also presents recitals as a performer/composer who plays both acoustic and electronic music.
Swist is an orchestral musician as well, performing in the percussion sections of the symphony orchestras in Hartford, Springfield, Waterbury, New Haven, Bridgeport, Ridgefield, and Norwalk. He has been the principal percussionist of the New Britain Symphony Orchestra since 1999 and directs the NBSO’s educational outreach programs and jazz fusion ensembles. Swist recently was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, Class of 2024.
The New Britain Museum of American Art’s longstanding monthly concert series features local and regional performances from a variety of musical genres. To see the full program from the February 8 concert, click here.
Professor Receives Grant Award from Council of Independent Colleges
Professor of History Scott Gac received a History and Legacies of American Slavery Grant from the Council of Independent Colleges for a project in collaboration with the Stowe Center for Literary Activism.
Professor Named by Talcott Mountain Research Institute as Inaugural Faculty Research Mentor
Per Sebastian Skardal, Marjorie V. and Robert W. Butcher Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics, was selected by the Talcott Mountain Research Institute (TMRI) as an inaugural Faculty Research Mentor for its 2026 Summer Program.
Writing Center Receives Award for Innovative Program
The Trinity College Writing Center recently received the 2025 Martinson Innovation Award from the Small Liberal Arts Colleges-Writing Program Administrators in recognition of the Center’s efforts to tutor incarcerated individuals.
