MUSIC
Faculty & Office Hours
Course Listings
Performance Groups
Priv. Lessons Instructors
PROGRAMS
Undergraduate
Graduate
Private Lessons
EVENTS

Colloquium Series
This Semester
Past Events

RESOURCES

Scores & Recordings
Center for the Arts
Virtual Instrument Museum
B.A./M.A./Ph.D. Theses
Alumni/Friends
Links
Music Grad Students blog
Department Documents

Society for Ethnomusicology
2008 annual meeting at Wesleyan


Friday, November 20, 2009
07:00 PM - 09:30 PM

CANCELLED: Opera Oratorio
Selected Opera Scenes and Oratorio Selections under the direction of Priscilla Gale.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu


Friday, November 20, 2009
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Nicholas Luby Piano Recital
Nicholas Luby, winner of last year's Elizabeth Verbeer Tischler Piano Competition and Wesleyan University Concerto Competition, will perform selected works of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Shostakovich. Featuring cellist and former Concerto Competition winner, Lucy Strother.
Location: Memorial Chapel
Admission: Free Admission
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: www.wesleyan/edu/music
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu; 860-685-3355


Saturday, November 21, 2009
08:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Wesleyan Orchestra: An Evening in Spain
The Wesleyan University Orchestra under music director Angel Gil-Ordonez presents a program devoted to 20th-Century Spanish composers. Works include de Falla's Amor Brujo and Nights in the Gardens of Spain; Turina's Fantastic Dances; and Guridi's Ten Basque Melodies.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu


Sunday, November 22, 2009
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Wesleyan Guitarists' Showcase
Classical Guitar Ensemble members and other Wesleyan guitarists present music from around the world.
Location: World Music Hall
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu


Saturday, December 05, 2009
08:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Wayang Kulit
The Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble directed by I.M. Harjito, with guest musicians and dhalang (puppet master) Sumarsam will present a Javanese shadow puppet performance.
Location: World Music Hall
Admission: $5 General; $5 Seniors, Faculty & Staff, Non-Wesleyan Students; $4 Wesleyan Students
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu


Sunday, December 06, 2009
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Music from East Asia
This event will present diverse styles of Chinese classical and contemporary music, the traditional drumming and dance of Korean Pungmul-Nori and Taiko drumming of Japan in a variety of traditional contexts. All of these music genres are presented by the Wesleyan East Asian music ensembles. The audience is welcome to look at the instruments and talk to the musicians after the concert. Co-sponsored by the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $3 General; $3 Seniors, Faculty & Staff, Non-Wesleyan Students; $2 Wesleyan Students
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu


Monday, December 07, 2009
08:00 PM - 10:30 PM

Ebony Singers
Come and enjoy an evening of great gospel music with Wesleyan's Ebony Singers under the direction of Pastor Marichal Monts. This event will cause you to clap, sing, cry and be lifted and inspired.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $7 General; $7 Seniors, Faculty & Staff, Non-Wesleyan Students; $5 Wesleyan Students
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu


Tuesday, December 08, 2009
08:00 PM - 10:15 PM

WesWinds Wanders the World
The Wesleyan Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Peter Hadley, presents music for winds and percussion from around the globe, including works by Alfred Reed, Robert W. Smith, John Philip Sousa and Jaime Texidor.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu


Thursday, December 10, 2009
07:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Javanese Music and Dance
An evening of Javanese music and dance by the beginning and advanced classes.
Location: World Music Hall
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu


Saturday, December 12, 2009
08:00 PM - 10:00 PM

A Senior Project by Sylvia Ryerson's
A multi-media musical inquiry on the narrative of the U.S. prison expansion, specifically in central Appalachia. This performance, which uses film, digital audio and live solo and small ensemble pieces, will be the final project for Sylvia Ryerson's music major.
Location: CFA Hall
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu


Friday, December 18, 2009
05:00 PM - 07:30 PM

Winter Solstice Celebration
Join the Green Street Arts Center community in a program of AfterSchool talent, open dance floor, and winter fun.
Location: Green Street Performance Studio
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Green Street Arts Center
URL: www.greenstreetartscenter
Contact: 860-685-7871


Friday, December 18, 2009
08:00 PM - 10:30 PM

West African Drumming and Dance
Featuring choreographer and Artists-in-Residence Iddi Saaka and master Drummer Abraham Adzenyah, joined by students and guest artists. This invigorating performance showcases the vibrancy of West Africa cultures through their music and dance forms.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $8 General; $8 Seniors, Faculty & Staff, Non-Wesleyan Students; $6 Wesleyan Students
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu


Saturday, December 19, 2009
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Private Lesson Studio Recital
Green Street's private lesson teachers will host an afternoon of music in a celebration of their students achievements during the semester.
Location: Green Street Performance Studio
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Green Street Arts Center
URL: www.greenstreetartscenter.org
Contact: 860-685-7871


Sunday, February 07, 2010
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Giacomo Gates (Russell House Music Series)
Giacomo Gates, jazz vocalist, is joined by guitarist Tony Lombardozzi and bassist Jeff Fuller. The trio will play repertoire from the Great American Songbook, along with music from Monk, Miles, Ellington, Gillespie, Morgan and other greats. The concert includes stories, anecdotes and historical references about the music.
Location: Russell House All Rooms
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Russell House
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu


Friday, February 19, 2010
08:00 PM - 10:15 PM

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


Sunday, February 28, 2010
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Russell House Music Series (Cem Duruoz)
Turkish born, classical guitarist Cem Duruoz will play music from Spain and Turkey and tangos from Argentina.
Location: Russell House All Rooms
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Russell House
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu


Saturday, March 27, 2010
08:00 PM - 10:45 PM

Dunya
D|nyas goal is to present a contemporary view of Turkish traditions, alone and in interaction with other world traditions, through performance, publication and other educational activities. Since 2004, D|nya has played a significant role in introducing Turkish music to the American public through a colorful and unique series of concerts, master classes and workshops. They have presented their various programs in such venues as Brooklyns Borough Hall, MITs Kresge Auditorium and many others. D|nya features Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, voice, ney (end-blown flute), ud & saz (middle eastern short and long necked lutes); Robert Labaree, geng (middle eastern harp), voice; Cem Mutlu, percussion, voice; and Panayotis League, kemence (spike fiddle), voice.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $22 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