
Music Events
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Upcoming Events

Senior Recital: Isabelle Csete
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 4:00pm
Crowell Concert HallA senior recital performed by Isabelle Csete.
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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 4:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

Senior Recital: Johnnie Gilmore
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 7:00pm
Memorial ChapelA senior recital performed by Johnnie Gilmore.
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Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 7:00pm
Memorial Chapel

Senior Recital: Connor Bennion
Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 3:00pm
Memorial ChapelA senior recital performed by Connor Bennion.
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Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 3:00pm
Memorial Chapel

Songs by Schubert, Ives, and Bruce
Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert HallA concert of songs by Franz Schubert, Charles Ives, and the song cycle Whitman Fragments by John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Neely Bruce. Featuring Christopher Grundy, baritone.
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Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

Wesleyan Korean Drumming and Creative Music Ensemble
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 7:00pm
World Music HallBeginning students of Wesleyan's Korean Drumming and Creative Music Ensemble, directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Jin Hi Kim, play new arrangements of samulnori repertoire.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 7:00pm
World Music Hall

Wesleyan University Collegium Musicum Spring Concert
Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 7:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, MiddletownThe Collegium Musicum, under the direction of Pau Rius Valor '20 and supervised by Associate Professor of Music Jane Alden, performs a century of music from Tudor England. Featured composers include William Cornysh, John Taverner, Robert Parsons, and William Byrd.
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Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 7:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown

Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble and Javanese Dance
Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 8:00pm
World Music HallThe Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble, under the direction of Artist in Residence I.M. Harjito and Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music Sumarsam, presents classical music and dance of Central Java.
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Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 8:00pm
World Music Hall

Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble
Friday, April 27, 2018 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert HallThe Wesleyan University Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble perform as part of the 17th annual Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend.
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Friday, April 27, 2018 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

Celebrating 100 Years of Thelonious Monk featuring the T.S. Monk Sextet
Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert HallBandleader T.S. Monk has "charted his own course as a composer, arranger and melodic drummer" (NPR), and concludes the 17th annual Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend with a performance by his Sextet. The concert opens with members of the Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra, directed by Jay Hoggard, performing compositions by Thelonious Monk at 7:45pm.
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Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

A Night of Music from China and Taiwan
Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 8:00pm
World Music HallWesleyan's Chinese Music Ensemble performs both traditional and contemporary musical works from China and Taiwan under the direction of Visiting Instructor in Music Ender Terwilliger.
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Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 8:00pm
World Music Hall

South Indian Music Student Recital
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 7:00pm
World Music HallStudents of Adjunct Associate Professor of Music B. Balasubrahmaniyan and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music David Nelson perform music from the Karnatak tradition of South India.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 7:00pm
World Music Hall

Javanese Gamelan and Dance
Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 7:00pm
World Music HallExperience the music and dance of Java with beginning students of the Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble and guest artists. The concert includes a prelude by the Wesleyan Youth Gamelan Ensemble.
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Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 7:00pm
World Music Hall
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Wesleyan Chamber Music Concert [DATE AND TIME CHANGE]
Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert HallStudents from the Wesleyan chamber music program perform works by various composers on a variety of instruments.
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Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

Wesleyan Taiko Concert
Friday, May 4, 2018 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert HallTaiko drumming classes perform thunderous and thrilling rhythms of Japanese kumi daiko drumming under the direction of Visiting Instructor in Music Barbara Merjan.
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Friday, May 4, 2018 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
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Senior Recital: Declan Hindman [DATE CHANGED]
Friday, May 4, 2018 at 9:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts HallA senior recital performed by Declan Hindman.
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Friday, May 4, 2018 at 9:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall

Wesleyan Concert Choir
Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
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Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The Wesleyan Concert Choir and friends, under the direction of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Nadya Potemkina, celebrate the legacy of Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990).

Wesleyan University Orchestra
Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert HallThe Wesleyan University Orchestra, under the direction of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Nadya Potemkina, features the winners of annual Concerto Competition, and celebrates the legacy of Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990).
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Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

Ebony Singers Spring Concert
Monday, May 7, 2018 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert HallAn evening of great gospel music featuring Wesleyan's Ebony Singers under the direction of Marichal Monts '85. Come to sing, clap, and be encouraged.
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Monday, May 7, 2018 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

WesWinds Spring Concert
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert HallThe Wesleyan Wind Ensemble performs an exciting array of pieces for winds and percussion.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
EarthSounds, Autoschediasms, and Tonebursts [DATE CHANGE]
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 8:00pm
World Music HallWesleyan's new Real-Time Autoschediasms for Electroacoustic Creative Orchestra, and the Toneburst Laptop and Electronic Arts Ensemble, perform the world premiere of new works involving EarthSounds ceramic percussion instruments.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 8:00pm
World Music Hall

Annual Organ Romp
Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 10:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, MiddletownWesleyan student organists ("rompers") put on a new show each spring, featuring dancing, costumes for performers and audience alike, and performances of music ranging from rock to schlock, accompanied by multiple ensembles of instruments.
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Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 10:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown

West African Drumming and Dance
Friday, May 11, 2018 at 3:00pm
CFA CourtyardAn invigorating performance filled with the rhythms of West Africa.
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Friday, May 11, 2018 at 3:00pm
CFA Courtyard