Join the orchestra and Play Along
Angel Gil-Ordonez, music director of the Wesleyan University Orchestra, cordially invites the greater community of musicians, including parents and other family members, to join the orchestra in an open rehearsal. Orchestral musicians are invited to play, but all are welcome to attened! Works by Spanish composers de Falla, Turina, and Guridi.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Amy Crawford
A former classical pianist turned singer, Crawford always had a love of classic American song. After graduating from Wesleyan University in 2005 (she was the CFAs grant-writing intern), she sang singing and played piano in New York City clubs for a few years. Then, she decided to revisit the music of her childhoodclassic bands and singer/songwriters of the 1960s and 1970sand spent a summer writing madly in her unfurnished Brooklyn apartment. Recently, she placed third in the renowned Shure/Montreux international Jazz Vocal Competition. She also spent time opening for Ozomatli and Mike Gordon this fall while recording her debut EP. Her sound is undeniably catchy and upbeat and polished with a vintage sheenwith influences that include The Beatles, Dido, Janis Joplin, Elton John, Amy Winehouse, Stevie Wonder and Jon Brion that makes Crawford one of the freshest new songwriters on the scene.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $18 General; $15 Senior Citizens, Non-Wesleyan Students, Faculty & Staff; $8 Wesleyan Students
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Musica Viva
Join Wesleyan students and teachers from the Music Department in a celebration of Western Art Music. With the participation of the Wesleyan Concert Choir and the Wesleyan Ensemble of the Americas. Angel Gil-Ordonez conductor and host.
Location: Memorial Chapel
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Know Thyself: An Evening of New Jazz Compositions with Noah Baerman and Friends
Jazz pianist and composer Noah Baerman augments his longtime trio into a septet with four in-demand New York jazz artists, all with Connecticut roots. The focal point of the concert will be the world premiere of Baerman's "Know Thyself," an extended work made possible by Chamber Music America's New Works: Creation and Presentation Program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Baerman has recorded five acclaimed albums as a leader, featuring such jazz luminaries as Ron Carter, Ben Riley, Robin Eubanks and Steve Wilson and he has been a guest on Marian McPartland's NPR program "Piano Jazz." He has also made a name as a jazz educator and author, with nine instructional books published to date. He directs the Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble and since 2002 has been a Visiting Lecturer in Liberal Studies at Wesleyan. Baerman's ensemble includes Wayne Escoffery, saxophones; Erica von Kleist , saxophones; Amanda Monaco, guitar; Chris Dingman, vibraphone; Henry Lugo, bass; and Vinnie Sperrazza, drums.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $15 General; $12 Seniors, Faculty & Staff, Non-Wesleyan Students; $6 Wesleyan Students
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Expresiones de Latinos
Come and enjoy wonderful performances filled with song, dance, spoken word, and more as Wesleyans Latino community puts on their annual variety show, Expresiones.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $7: General Admission $5: Students
Sponsor: Ajua Campos
Contact: bramiz@wesleyan.edu

Pechitos Ecvestres
Vladimir, Juan and Marcelo are -together and separately- 'Pechitos Ecuestres', a Montevideo based instrumental-vocal trio. In this concert, we will have the chance to see and hear them in their famous "Velvety Jorge Porcel" and "Mugre" instrumentations, as well as to listen to some remarkable newer pieces for guitars, such as Vladimir Guicheff4s 'Icaro' and Juan Lspez4 'Sin Ojos'.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: www.wesleyan.edu/music
Contact: 860) 685-2650; Email: music@wesleyan.edu

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

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

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

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

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

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

WesWinds
The Wesleyan Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Peter Hadley, presents an electric selection of music for winds and percussions.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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