Live Performance
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Whose Is This Song?—A Research Concert by Ameen Mokdad MA ’26
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 12:00pm
Smith Reading Room, Olin Library, 252 Church Street, Middletown, CT
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 12:00pm
Smith Reading Room, Olin Library, 252 Church Street, Middletown, CT
FREE!
What happens when a single melody, text, or story is claimed by multiple cultures as their own? Ameen Mokdad MA ’26 digs into the archives for a concert of songs with disputed origins, looking for the music we share in common.
West African Drumming and Dance Fall Concert
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 6:30pm
CFA Theater
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 6:30pm
CFA Theater
An invigorating performance filled with the rhythms of West Africa, featuring Assistant Professor of Music John Dankwa PhD ’18 and Douglas J. and Midge Bowen Bennet Associate Professor of Dance, African Scholars Faculty Mentor, and Associate Professor at the Center for Prison Education Iddi Saaka joined by students in West African music and dance classes.
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Wesleyan University Orchestra Fall Concert
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
FREE!
The Wesleyan University Orchestra performs under the direction of Nadya Potemkina, Director of Private Lessons and Adjunct Associate Professor of Music and of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, and featuring Matthew Russo, Private Lessons Instructor of Trombone.
Student-Led Exhibition Tour
Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 2:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 2:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
FREE!
Wesleyan student gallery assistants will lead a guided tour of the current exhibitions in the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery. Explore the artists, themes, and curatorial context behind each show, and take part in a conversation about the work on view. Each tour lasts approximately 45 minutes.
