Lindsay Wright: Senior Recital
A variety of Baroque to contemporary works for solo violin in the Chapel.
Location: Memorial Chapel
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Center for the Arts and Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu, 860-685-3355

Young Organ Virtuosi
Founded by Ron Ebrecht in 1990, this biennial festival celebrates the talents of emerging concert organists. Friday and Saturday nights feature visiting virtuosi laureates of prestigious competitions. On Friday Adam Pajan will perform works of Tournemire, Franck, Demessieux, Bach and Reger. On Saturday night Jacob Benda will perform the works of Bach, Franck, Alain, and Guillou. Our own talented Wesleyan student organists will perform Saturday afternoon in a joint recital.
Location: Memorial Chapel
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Center for the Arts, Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu, 860-685-3355

Gospel Extravaganza
Hosted by the Protestant Chaplain Rev. Joan Cooper Burnett, The contemporary Gospel Extravaganza features one of the most electrifying, expressive and contemporary new artists of our time, Kersten Stevens. The soulful jazz, gospel and hip hop violinist will be joined by the Yale Gospel Choir, talented dancers and a variety of performers from Wesleyan University. Sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and co-sponsored by the Center for the Arts.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $15 General; $12 Seniors, non-Wesleyan students, Wesleyan Staff and Faculty; $8 Wesleyan Students
Sponsor: Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and co-sponsored by the Center for the Arts.
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu; 860-685-3355

Young Organ Virtuosi
Founded by Ron Ebrecht in 1990, this biennial festival celebrates the talents of emerging concert organists. Friday and Saturday nights feature visiting virtuosi laureates of prestigious competitions. On Friday Adam Pajan will perform works of Tournemire, Franck, Demessieux, Bach and Reger. On Saturday night Jacob Benda will perform the works of Bach, Franck, Alain, and Guillou. Our own talented Wesleyan student organists will perform Saturday afternoon in a joint recital.
Location: Memorial Chapel
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Center for the Arts, Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu, 860-685-3355

Valentines Day Dinner

Location: 200 Church Street Lounge
Admission: $10 per person
Contact: Alexandra San Roman

Young Organ Virtuosi
Founded by Ron Ebrecht in 1990, this biennial festival celebrates the talents of emerging concert organists. Friday and Saturday nights feature visiting virtuosi laureates of prestigious competitions. On Friday Adam Pajan will perform works of Tournemire, Franck, Demessieux, Bach and Reger. On Saturday night Jacob Benda will perform the works of Bach, Franck, Alain, and Guillou. Our own talented Wesleyan student organists will perform Saturday afternoon in a joint recital.
Location: Memorial Chapel
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Center for the Arts, Music Department
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu, 860-685-3355

Social Justice Leadership Conference Round Table Discussion and Performance
This conference is a collaborative effort which provides a space for students, student groups, community members, alumni, faculty, and staff to discuss social justice and to learn and refine leadership skills. SJLC seeks to empower its participants to create change by applying the skills and knowledge acquired during the conference. Conference sessions include: -Radical Accessibility: Ableism and Social Justice Organizing -Planning Social Actions: The Down and Dirty Nitty Gritty Details of Social Movements -Local Agriculture and Food Politics at Long Lane Farm -Permaculture Fundamentals -Navigating the 7C's of Deep-End Leadership -Student-Labor Solidarity: What Works, What Doesn't -The SRI Model - An Introduction to Sustainable Investing
Location: Allbritton 311 (Shapiro Writing Center)
Sponsor: Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA)
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/stuact/sjlc/
Contact: stuact@wesleyan.edu

Shanghai Quartet
Formed at the Shanghai Conservatory in 1983, this versatile ensemble is known for their passionate musicality, virtuosic technique and multicultural innovations. They meld the delicacy of Eastern music with the power of Western repertoire, from traditional Chinese folk music to the most challenging classical works. The Quartet regularly tours the great music centers of North and South America, Asia and Europe. They have appeared frequently at New Yorks Carnegie Hall and their travels have taken them from London, Vienna and Prague, to Australias Sydney Opera House. They have also appeared on PBSs Great Performances and can be heard regularly on NPR. The Quartet is the Ensemble-in-Residence at Montclair State University. They also serve as visiting professors at the Shanghai Conservatory and the Central Conservatory in China. Pre-concert talk by Alvin Lucier, Professor of Music at 7:15pm
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $23 General; $18 Senior Citizens, Non-Wesleyan Students, Faculty & Staff; $6 Wesleyan Students
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Jubilee
Annual Black History Month show celebrating black art, culture and talent.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: Wesleyan Students $5 Non-Wesleyan Students $7 Faculty $7
Sponsor: Ujamaa
Contact: afsmith@wesleyan.edu

Bad Island
Bad Island is an original opera based on William Steigls book by the same name. Cosponsored by Second Stage, the opera uses a chorus, four guitars, a string quartet, a horn section, dance, and original costumes, and is stylistically grounded in Baroque, Indonesian, and R&B traditions. This event is the Senior Recital of Ben Bernstein.
Location: Patricelli 92 Theater
Admission: Free Admission
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355; boxoffice@wesleyan.edu