February Organ Fete
A mini-festival of organ music featuring some of the top players at Wesleyan. On Friday evening, Brian Parks MA '09 will perform University Organist and Artist in Residence Ronald Ebrecht's editions of works by Maurice Durufle (1902-1986), including the Prelude Adagio and Choral Varie sur le Veni Creator Op. 4, and the monumental Suite Op. 5. On Saturday afternoon Wesleyan organ students will perform.
Location: Memorial Chapel
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Music of Bresnick and Bruce
Flutists Helene Rosenblatt and Peter Standaart (Wesleyan Private Lessons Teacher), and pianist Neely Bruce, Professor of Music, will perform a program that includes premieres by Mr. Bruce and composer Martin Bresnick.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Musical Madness IV

Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Contact: 860-685-2758, lsbrown@wesleyan.edu

Graduate Recital: Maxwell Tfirn - Pieces from Nature
"Pieces from Nature" is an experimental graduate music recital by Maxwell Tfirn that explores how plants grow throughout music. Music will include works for the piano, cello, computer and video.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Mao: The Musical
A realization of Alan Rodi's Senior Music Composition.
Location: Patricelli 92 Theater
Admission: Free tickets available at box office the day of performance.
Sponsor: Music Department, Second Stage
URL: http://www.2ndstage.org/mao-the-musical.html
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Mao: The Musical
A realization of Alan Rodi's Senior Music Composition.
Location: Patricelli 92 Theater
Admission: Free tickets available at box office the day of performance.
Sponsor: Music Department, Second Stage
URL: http://www.2ndstage.org/mao-the-musical.html
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Mao: The Musical
A realization of Alan Rodi's Senior Music Composition.
Location: Patricelli 92 Theater
Admission: Free tickets available at box office the day of performance.
Sponsor: Music Department, Second Stage
URL: http://www.2ndstage.org/mao-the-musical.html
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Pre-Concert Talk: Lionel Loueke Trio
Pre-concert talk for Lionel Loueke Trio at 7:15pm. Benin-born jazz guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke combines harmonic sophistication, soaring melodies and grounding in West African music to create a warm, intimate sound with his trio, which features Swedish-born bassist Massimo Biolcati and drummer Marcus Gilmore. Praised by mentor Herbie Hancock as "a musical painter," Loueke was featured on Hancock's album "River: The Joni Letters" (2007), which won Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Jazz Grammy Awards.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $23 general public; $19 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff, non-Wesleyan students; $6 Wesleyan students
Sponsor: Music Department, Center for the Arts, Center for African American Studies, Office of Diversity and Institutional Partnerships
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Lionel Loueke Trio
Benin-born jazz guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke combines harmonic sophistication, soaring melodies and grounding in West African music to create a warm, intimate sound with his trio, which features Swedish-born bassist Massimo Biolcati and drummer Marcus Gilmore. Praised by mentor Herbie Hancock as "a musical painter," Loueke was featured on Hancock's album "River: The Joni Letters" (2007), which won Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Jazz Grammy Awards. There will be a pre-concert talk at 7:15pm.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $23 general public; $19 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff, non-Wesleyan students; $6 Wesleyan students
Sponsor: Music Department, Center for the Arts, Center for African American Studies, Office of Diversity and Institutional Partnerships
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

American Berserk: Lisa Moore Piano Concert
Wesleyan Private Lessons Teacher Lisa Moore, the founding pianist of the Bang on a Can All-Stars, performs a program of American masterpieces by John Adams, Martin Bresnick, Henry Cowell, Philip Glass, Jerome Kitzke, Missy Mazzoli and Frederic Rzewski.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Graduate Recital: Christopher Riggs
Graduate music recital by Christopher Riggs.
Location: CFA Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Senior Recital: Spencer Hattendorf - Language Barrier
Senior music recital by Spencer Hattendorf - "Language Barrier".
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Senior Recital: Myles Potters - A Groove in a Moment
Senior music recital by Myles Potters - "A Groove in a Moment".
Location: World Music Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Graduate Recital: Stephanie Choi - Masil with Kayagum
Graduate music recital by Stephanie Choi - "Masil with Kayagum".
Location: World Music Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Music at The Russell House

Location: Russell House All Rooms
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Graduate Recital: Nestor Prieto
Graduate music recital by Nestor Prieto.
Location: CFA Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

February Organ Fete
A mini-festival of organ music featuring some of the top players at Wesleyan. On Friday evening, Brian Parks MA '09 will perform University Organist and Artist in Residence Ronald Ebrecht's editions of works by Maurice Durufle (1902-1986), including the Prelude Adagio and Choral Varie sur le Veni Creator Op. 4, and the monumental Suite Op. 5. On Saturday afternoon Wesleyan organ students will perform.
Location: Memorial Chapel
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Senior Recital: Owen Callahan - Music I Find Myself Writing
Owen Callahan's senior music recital, "Music I Find Myself Writing".
Location: Memorial Chapel
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Senior Recital: Sam Long - " The Mattabassett: A Concert Album"
"The Mattabassett: A Concert Album" is a senior music recital by Sam Long. Rain date: Sunday, April 1.
Location: CFA Green
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Senior Recital: Dylan Griffin - "Pictures at an Exhibition with Works of Bach, Schubert and Schumann"
Dylan Griffin's senior music recital - "Pictures at an Exhibition with Works of Bach, Schubert and Schumann".
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Senior Recital: Sean Curtice and Composers of 18th-Century Music
Senior recital - "Sean Curtice and Composers of 18th-Century Music".
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Senior Recital: Nate Mondschein - An Experiment in Poetry and Sound
Senior music recital by Nate Mondschein - "An Experiment in Poetry and Sound".
Location: World Music Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Senior Recital: Andrew Chung
Senior music recital by Andrew Chung.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

FEAS Lecture Series: Hoomii [throat singing] and Urtiin Duu [long song] in Inner Mongolia-A Lecture by China's Most Prominent Mongolian Music Scholar
Professor Wulalji, Senior Researcher of Mongolian Music at the Central Minzu [Ethnic Minorities] University and Professor Emeritus at the China Conservatory of Music.
Location: FEAS Seminar Room (Mary Houghton Freeman Room)
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/mansfield/lectures/index.html
Contact: Ann Gertz 860/685-2330 or agertz@wesleyan.edu

Pre-Concert Talk: Fernando Otero Quartet
Pre-concert talk at 7:15pm. Argentine composer and pianist Fernando Otero evokes the tango sounds of Buenos Aires with his rhythmically vibrant works. Mr. Otero won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Album for "Vital" (2010). His quartet features J. P. Jofre on bandoneon, Pablo Aslan on acoustic bass, and violinist Nick Danielson. "The expressive drama of tango animates his compositions, which also involve aspects of classical chamber music and jazz improvisation." -The New York Times
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $23 general public; $18 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff, non-Wesleyan students, $6 Wesleyan students
Sponsor: Music Department, Center for the Arts, Latin American Studies Program
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Fernando Otero Quartet
Argentine composer and pianist Fernando Otero evokes the tango sounds of Buenos Aires with his rhythmically vibrant works. Mr. Otero won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Album for "Vital" (2010). His quartet features J. P. Jofre on bandonesn, Pablo Aslan on acoustic bass, and violinist Nick Danielson. There will be a pre-concert talk at 7:15pm. "The expressive drama of tango animates his compositions, which also involve aspects of classical chamber music and jazz improvisation." --The New York Times 
Media Sponsor: La Voz Hispana
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $23 general public; $18 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff, non-Wesleyan students; $6 Wesleyan students
Sponsor: Center for the Arts, Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Opera/Oratorio Ensemble Class
Students in the Opera/Oratorio ensemble perform selections from its repertory under the direction of Priscilla Gale.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $2 Wesleyan students, $4 all others
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Senior Recital: Barbara Lindsay - Grammar
Senior music recital by Barbara Lindsay - "Grammar".
Location: World Music Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Cello-bration
The Wesleyan Cello Ensemble and Private Lessons Teacher Julie Ribchinsky present music for solo and multiple cellos.
Location: Russell House All Rooms and Back Garden
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Javanese Shadow Puppet Play
Dhalang (puppet master) and Professor of Music Sumarsam presents a Javanese shadow play accompanied by the Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble under the direction of Artist-in-Residence I.M. Harjito and guest musicians.
Location: World Music Hall
Admission: $3 Wesleyan students, $5 all others
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Wesleyan University Orchestra
The Wesleyan University Orchestra under Music Director Angel Gil-Ordonez presents symphonic repertoire from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Concert
The Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra, directed by Adjunct Professor of Music Jay Hoggard, and the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jazz Ensemble Coach Noah Baerman, perform an exciting program of classic jazz compositions as part of the 11th annual Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Jay Hoggard Quartet
Vibraphonist Jay Hoggard's quartet with pianist and organist James Weidman, bassist Belden Bullock and drummer Yoron Israel will be joined by special guests including percussionist Kwaku Kwaakye Martin Obeng to perform Mr. Hoggard's compositions. This concert will feature the world premiere of Mr. Hoggard's multi-part suite Sonic Hieroglyphs from Wood, Metal, and Skin, dedicated to the inspiration of Wangari Mathai, the late Nobel Peace Prize recipient from Kenya.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $15 general public; $12 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff, non-Wesleyan students; $6 Wesleyan students
Sponsor: Music Department, Center for the Arts, Office of Diversity and Institutional Partnerships
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Piano Music of Neely Bruce: Part I
Professor of Music Neely Bruce begins a ten-concert cycle of his complete piano works. Each of the concerts in the cycle will feature seventy minutes of music.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Balinese Gamelan and Dance
An evening of traditional and contemporary Balinese music and dance.
Location: World Music Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Anthony Braxton Large Ensemble
Professor of Music Anthony Braxton's student ensemble performs his compositions.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

An Evening of Javanese Gamelan and Dance
Experience the culture of Java with students of Wesleyan Javanese Gamelan and Dance under the direction of Professor of Music Sumarsam and Dance Artist in Residence Urip Sri Maeny.
Location: World Music Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department, Dance Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Annual Organ Romp
The annual closing of the organ concert series features Wesleyan student organists, pianists and percussionists performing new music and non-standard organ repertoire. Check www.wesleyan.edu/cfa for the costume theme, as well as updated performer and program information.
Location: Memorial Chapel
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

WesTaiko Spring Concert
The Introductory and Advanced Taiko students under the direction of Kaoru Watanabe perform the thunderous and exhilarating rhythms of Japanese Taiko drumming. Several dynamic styles will be showcased, demonstrating both traditional and contemporary Taiko repertoire.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $2 Wesleyan students, $3 all others
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Collegium Musicum: 17th Century Funeral Music
The Wesleyan University Collegium Musicum performs the diverse vocal and instrumental repertories of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods of European music history under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Jane Alden.
Location: Memorial Chapel
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Power to the WesKorean Drumming Beat
This concert by the Wesleyan Korean Drumming Ensemble showcases the dynamic mixture of traditional drumming dance of Korean p'ungmulnori.
Location: World Music Hall
Admission: $2 Wesleyan students, $3 all others
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Dream of the Red Chamber
The Wesleyan Chinese Music Ensemble, in collaboration with the Wesleyan Orchestra and Chorus, will present works associated with the classic Chinese novel "Dream of the Red Chamber", and music in various regional styles. Vocalist Yang Min will sing some of the most famous pieces composed by Wang Liping.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $2 Wesleyan students, $3 all others
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

Ebony Singers Spring Concert
Your spirits will be lifted by the Wesleyan University Ebony Singers, conducted by one of New England's leading authorities on gospel music, Dr. Marichal Monts '84.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $7 general public; $6 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff, non-Wesleyan students; $5 Wesleyan students
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

WesWinds Spring Concert
The Wesleyan Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Private Lessons Teacher Peter Hadley, will perform an exciting array of pieces for winds and percussion.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu

West African Drumming and Dance
An invigorating performance filled with the rhythms of West Africa. Choreographer Iddi Saaka, World Dance Artist in Residence, and Master Drummer Abraham Adzenyah will be performing with their students in West African Dance Courses I, II and III, as well as guest artists and drummers. Rain site: Crowell Concert Hall
Location: CFA Green
Admission: FREE!
Sponsor: Music Department, Dance Department
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu