All Upcoming Events
Below are all upcoming events. To view the archives of past events, please click here.
2023
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2023
March
Art and Policy Salon: Acting on Climate Change
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 7:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall and on Zoom (link below)
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 7:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall and on Zoom (link below)
FREE!
Artists help us imagine possible futures. How can they effect actual change? Join Assistant Professor of Theater Katie Pearl, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Raquel Bryant, artist and researcher Dr. Katharine Owens, and Save the Sound’s inaugural Environmental Justice Specialist Alex Rodriguez to look at the potent relationship between imagined futures and mappable realities. Moderated by Strategic Advisor in the Arts and Wesleyan alum Michael Feldman ’84. If not able to attend in-person, view also on Zoom.
Graduate Recital: Manuel Perez III
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 8:00pm
World Music Hall
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 8:00pm
World Music Hall
FREE!
A graduate music recital by Manuel Perez III.
Opening Reception: Senior Thesis Exhibitions Week One
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
FREE!
The opening reception for the first week of the annual Senior Thesis Exhibitions, held from 4pm to 6pm. Featuring works by seniors in the Art Studio Program of Wesleyan’s Department of Art and Art History: Riya Devi-Ashby, Alec Black, Peter Ketels Fulweiler, Skye Gao, Eden Lanois, and Bell Rush.
Music Department Colloquium: Anya Shatilova—“Nizovaia Traditsiia and The Great Russian Orchestra: National Identity and Music in Late Nineteenth-Century Russia”—and Manuel J. Perez III—“Unmanifest Merging: Compositional Structures for (Communal) Reflection, Healing, Actualization, and Embodiment”
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 4:30pm
Zoom
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 4:30pm
Zoom
RESERVE NOWAnya Shatilova is a Ph.D. candidate in Ethnomusicology at Wesleyan University. Her paper will focus on Vasilii Vasil’evich Andreev’s project of modernizing Russian plucked lutes—domra and balalaika—in late Imperial Russia. Manuel J. Perez III is a second-year M.A. Composition student at Wesleyan University. His talk will explore the relationship between artwork and the artist’s conception of self and lived experience through an analysis of his selected compositions. The colloquium is organized by Assistant Professor of Music John Dankwa and Assistant Professor of Music and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Saida Daukeyeva as part of the Music Department Colloquium Series.
SIDEBAND +++ TONEBURST!
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 8:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 8:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown
FREE!
Sideband is an electroacoustic ensemble, comprised of composer-performers dedicated to exploring the potential of the laptop orchestra. Wesleyan’s Toneburst Laptop and Electronic Arts Ensemble presents new and arranged works for live electronics under the direction of Professor of Music Paula Matthusen.
Art Lecture by Anna Vallye: Mapping Urban Renewal in New London, CT, 1940–1975
Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 4:30pm
Boger Hall, Room 112
Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 4:30pm
Boger Hall, Room 112
FREE!
Anna Vallye is Assistant Professor of Art History and Architectural Studies, Connecticut College.
Revivals in the Dark Panel Discussion: On Reviving Black Theater History
Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 6:30pm
Vanguard Lounge, Center for African American Studies, 343 High Street
Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 6:30pm
Vanguard Lounge, Center for African American Studies, 343 High Street
FREE!
A panel discussion with CLASSIX, featuring Brittany Bradford, A.J. Muhammad, Dominique Rider, Arminda Thomas, and Awoye Timpo. Moderated by Associate Professor of English Rashida Z. Shaw McMahon.
Revivals in the Dark Workshop: On Revivals and Animating Theater History with CLASSIX
Friday, March 31, 2023 at 1:30pm
CFA Theater Studio
Friday, March 31, 2023 at 1:30pm
CFA Theater Studio
Spring Senior Thesis Dance Concert: Rooted
Friday, March 31, 2023 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Friday, March 31, 2023 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
BUY TICKETSSenior choreographers present a collection of new works as the culminating project of the dance major. Featuring works by Amaal Ladha, Keren Lebrón Ramos, Charissa Lee, and Halle Newman. Please note that masks are required for this event.
Graduate Recital: Parsa Ferdowski
Friday, March 31, 2023 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Friday, March 31, 2023 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
FREE!
A graduate music recital by Parsa Ferdowski.
April
Spring Senior Thesis Dance Concert: Rooted
Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 2:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 2:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Senior choreographers present a collection of new works as the culminating project of the dance major. Featuring works by Amaal Ladha, Keren Lebrón Ramos, Charissa Lee, and Halle Newman. Please note that masks are required for this event.
Spring Senior Thesis Dance Concert: Rooted
Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Senior choreographers present a collection of new works as the culminating project of the dance major. Featuring works by Amaal Ladha, Keren Lebrón Ramos, Charissa Lee, and Halle Newman. Please note that masks are required for this event.
Opening Reception: Senior Thesis Exhibitions Week Two
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
FREE!
The opening reception for the second week of the annual Senior Thesis Exhibitions, held from 4pm to 6pm. Featuring works by seniors in the Art Studio Program of Wesleyan’s Department of Art and Art History: Shasekh Infinity Augustin; Allie Godwin; Finley Jacobsen; Leevon Matthews, Jr; Mim Pomerantz; and Tess Solot-Kehl.
Music Department Colloquium: Felicia Sandler—“African Art Music: The Case of Dr. Ephraim Amu”
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 4:30pm
Zoom
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 4:30pm
Zoom
Felicia Sandler is a composer teaching at the New England Conservatory. Her scholarship centers on the music of Ghanaian composer Dr. Ephraim Amu, recognized as the “Father of Ghanaian art music,” and the architect of the regional choral idiom. Her presentation will introduce and analyze music from various periods of Amu’s activity, demonstrating how the composer created a cohesive expression that was novel, fresh, Ghanaian and, simultaneously, his own. The colloquium is organized by Assistant Professor of Music John Dankwa and Assistant Professor of Music and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Saida Daukeyeva as part of the Music Department Colloquium Series.
Lecture by Colombian Artist Felipe Arturo: The Migration of Plants
Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 4:30pm
Fries Center for Global Studies, Fisk Hall 201, 262 High Street
Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 4:30pm
Fries Center for Global Studies, Fisk Hall 201, 262 High Street
FREE!
Associate Professor at the Universidad del Rosario, Colombian artist Felipe Arturo presents a selection of works that span a 15-year period of artistic practice based on the migration of plants in recent history and their impact in contemporary cultural practices. A reception follows the lecture.
Senior Recital: Julia Brody-Barre
Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 5:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street
Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 5:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street
FREE!
A senior music recital by Julia Brody-Barre ’23.
Talk It Out and Artist Book Open House: Humans viz Ocean?
Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 5:30pm
Olin Library Special Collections and Smith Reading Room
Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 5:30pm
Olin Library Special Collections and Smith Reading Room
FREE!
Join a conversation with Associate Professor of Anthropology Joseph Weiss, Associate Professor of Philosophy Elise Springer, and the Ocean Filibuster cast to talk out the human/ocean relationship. Come at 5:30pm for a hands-on viewing of ocean-related artist books from Wesleyan Library’s Special Collections.
Spring Faculty Dance Concert
Friday, April 7, 2023 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Friday, April 7, 2023 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
The Spring Faculty Dance Concert features a collection of new works by Visiting Associate Professor of Dance Doug Elkins and Wesleyan students in the DANC 378 "Repertory and Performance" class. Also performing new work is Visiting Instructor in Dance Sarah Konner with guest artists. *Please note that masks are required for this event.
Senior Recital: Rocky D’Antonio
Friday, April 7, 2023 at 8:30pm
World Music Hall
Friday, April 7, 2023 at 8:30pm
World Music Hall
FREE!
A senior music recital by Rocky D’Antonio ’23.
Spring Faculty Dance Concert
Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 2:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 2:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
The Spring Faculty Dance Concert features a collection of new works by Visiting Associate Professor of Dance Doug Elkins and Wesleyan students in the DANC 378 "Repertory and Performance" class. Also performing new work is Visiting Instructor in Dance Sarah Konner with guest artists. *Please note that masks are required for this event.
Spring Faculty Dance Concert
Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
The Spring Faculty Dance Concert features a collection of new works by Visiting Associate Professor of Dance Doug Elkins and Wesleyan students in the DANC 378 "Repertory and Performance" class. Also performing new work is Visiting Instructor in Dance Sarah Konner with guest artists. *Please note that masks are required for this event.
Senior Recital: Gib Bernath
Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 7:30pm
World Music Hall
Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 7:30pm
World Music Hall
FREE!
A senior music recital by Gib Bernath ’23.
Opening Reception: Senior Thesis Exhibitions Week Three
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
FREE!
The opening reception for the third week of the annual Senior Thesis Exhibitions, held from 4pm to 6pm. Featuring works by seniors in the Art Studio Program of Wesleyan’s Department of Art and Art History: Sarah Emily Haas Albert, Catherine Capeci, Claire Femano, Nina Kagan, Tatiana Meyer, Kelly Nano-Miranda, and Annie Wendorf.
Sea Creature Sewing: Entangled and Ingested
Friday, April 14, 2023 at 11:00am
Huss Courtyard—outside of Usdan University Center (Rain location: Fayerweather Studio)
Friday, April 14, 2023 at 11:00am
Huss Courtyard—outside of Usdan University Center (Rain location: Fayerweather Studio)
FREE!
Researcher and artist Dr. Katharine Owens is creating a series of life-sized murals of sea animals harmed by plastic pollution. Help us sew a new ocean mural from discarded plastic and learn more about plastic pollution. No sewing skills or experience are required!
Senior Recital: Mallory Elliott
Friday, April 14, 2023 at 8:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street
Friday, April 14, 2023 at 8:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street
FREE!
A senior music recital by Mallory Elliott ’23.
Senior Installation: Jalen Lee
Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 11:00am
World Music Hall
Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 11:00am
World Music Hall
FREE!
A senior music installation by Jalen Lee ’23.
Senior Recital: Lilly Gitlitz
Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
FREE!
A senior music recital by Lilly Gitlitz ’23.
Graduate Recital: Katarina Mazur
Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 7:30pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street
Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 7:30pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street
FREE!
A graduate music recital by Katarina Mazur.
Opening Reception: Senior Thesis Exhibitions Week Four
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
FREE!
The opening reception for the fourth week of the annual Senior Thesis Exhibitions, held from 4pm to 6pm. Featuring works by seniors in the Art Studio Program of Wesleyan’s Department of Art and Art History: Lex Bryan, Archie Caride, Jolexis DeJesus, Florence Colette Finkelstein, Tommy Graves, Lucy Ward, and Henry Weed.
Spring Dance Concert
Friday, April 21, 2023 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Friday, April 21, 2023 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Wesleyan students across different class years present new group works focusing on a diversity of techniques, methods, and aesthetic approaches. *Please note that masks are required for this event.
Senior Recital: Queenie Xie
Friday, April 21, 2023 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Friday, April 21, 2023 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
FREE!
A senior music recital by Queenie Xie ’23.
Fireside Ocean Jam
Friday, April 21, 2023 at 8:00pm
CFA Courtyard Pop-Up Fire Pit (Rain location: World Music Hall)
Friday, April 21, 2023 at 8:00pm
CFA Courtyard Pop-Up Fire Pit (Rain location: World Music Hall)
FREE!
Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Raquel Bryant and Assistant Professor of Theater Katie Pearl invite you to an informal, fireside cabaret. Sing, tell stories, and dive deep into celebration of the ocean-human ecosystem, from 8pm to 11pm.
Spring Dance Concert
Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 2:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 2:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Wesleyan students across different class years present new group works focusing on a diversity of techniques, methods, and aesthetic approaches. *Please note that masks are required for this event.
Senior Recital: Lily Zhang
Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 5:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 5:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
FREE!
A senior music recital by Lily Zhang ’23.
Senior Recital: Batya Kline
Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 7:00pm
World Music Hall
Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 7:00pm
World Music Hall
FREE!
A senior music recital by Batya Kline ’23.
Spring Dance Concert
Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Wesleyan students across different class years present new group works focusing on a diversity of techniques, methods, and aesthetic approaches. *Please note that masks are required for this event.
Senior Recital: Hudson Christie
Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
FREE!
A senior music recital by Hudson Christie ’23.
Senior Recital: Mallory Elliott
Monday, April 24, 2023 at 7:00pm
The Russell House, 350 High Street, Middletown
Monday, April 24, 2023 at 7:00pm
The Russell House, 350 High Street, Middletown
FREE!
A senior music recital by Mallory Elliott ’23.
Opening Reception: Senior Thesis Exhibitions Week Five
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
FREE!
The opening reception for the fifth week of the annual Senior Thesis Exhibitions, held from 4pm to 6pm. Featuring works by seniors in the Art Studio Program of Wesleyan’s Department of Art and Art History: Michael Eustace, Stella Guggenheim, Harrison Haft, Julia Kaubisch, Leah Levine, Nélida Samara Zepeda Mendoza, and Savannah Russo.
Senior Talks in the History of Art
Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 4:30pm
Boger Hall, Room 112, 41 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown
Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 4:30pm
Boger Hall, Room 112, 41 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown
FREE!
Seniors in the Art History Program of Wesleyan’s Department of Art and Art History present their talks.
Senior Recital: Serina Huang
Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 6:00pm
Highwaymen Common Room, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 300 High Street, Middletown, CT
Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 6:00pm
Highwaymen Common Room, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 300 High Street, Middletown, CT
FREE!
A senior music recital by Serina Huang ’23.
Graduate Recital: Langston Lynch
Friday, April 28, 2023 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Friday, April 28, 2023 at 8:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
FREE!
A graduate music recital by Langston Lynch.
Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble
Friday, April 28, 2023 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Friday, April 28, 2023 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
FREE!
The Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble, directed by Noah Baerman, performs as the opening concert of the 20th annual Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend. The ensemble presents an exciting program of small-group jazz representing a variety of modern jazz traditions and techniques.
Graduate Recital: Langston Lynch
Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 1:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 1:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
FREE!
A graduate music recital by Langston Lynch.
Graduate Recital: Langston Lynch
Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 6:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 6:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown
FREE!
A graduate music recital by Langston Lynch.
Akua Dixon and Quartette Indigo
Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Cellist, composer, conductor, and educator Akua Dixon is considered “amongst the treasures of contemporary jazz” (The Star-Ledger, New Jersey), having performed with artists from Duke Ellington and Max Roach to Ray Charles and Lionel Hampton. At Wesleyan, Dixon makes her Connecticut debut with her Grammy Award-winning string quartet, Quartette Indigo, which has been called ”jazz’s leading string quartet” (The Boston Globe). The string ensemble will premiere several new works. This concert is the conclusion of the 20th annual Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend.
Senior Recital: Jason Torello
Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 7:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 7:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
FREE!
A senior music recital by Jason Torello ’23.
May
Javanese Gamelan and Dance Beginning Students
Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 6:30pm
World Music Hall
Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 6:30pm
World Music Hall
FREE!
Experience the culture of Java with beginning students of the Wesleyan Javanese Gamelan ensemble, under the direction of University Professor of Music Harjito and Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music Sumarsam, and Javanese Dance, under the direction of Visiting Professor of Dance Veronica Retnaningsih.
Ocean Filibuster
Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
Linking below-the-surface mystery with above-the-surface climate issues, the Connecticut premiere of Ocean Filibuster puts audiences in the middle of a human/ocean showdown. “The Ocean” gets the chance to tell its side of the story in this new music theater experience from Assistant Professor of Theater Katie Pearl’s Obie Award-winning company PearlDamour in collaboration with the Center for the Arts, the Wesleyan Theater Department, the College of the Environment, and the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life.
Wesleyan Concert Choir
Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
FREE!
The Wesleyan Concert Choir, under the direction of Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Ellen Gilson Voth, presents a program featuring both a cappella and accompanied selections from classical and modern choral repertoire.
Wesleyan Chamber Music Concert
Friday, May 5, 2023 at 12:15pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Friday, May 5, 2023 at 12:15pm
Crowell Concert Hall
FREE!
Students from the Wesleyan chamber music program, under the direction of John Biatowas, perform works by various composers.
Wesleyan Collegium Musicum: Gealdorcha—Sung Rituals in Celtic Light and Shadow
Friday, May 5, 2023 at 6:30pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown
Friday, May 5, 2023 at 6:30pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown
FREE!
Wesleyan’s Collegium Musicum, under the direction of Professor of Music Jane Alden, performs a concert that explores the influence of the “harmony of the spheres” on medieval and Renaissance vocal polyphony, with complementary choral works from modern composers.
Wesleyan University Orchestra
Friday, May 5, 2023 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Friday, May 5, 2023 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
FREE!
The Wesleyan University Orchestra performs under the direction of Visiting Instructor of Music Britney Ella Alcine.
Ocean Filibuster
Friday, May 5, 2023 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
Friday, May 5, 2023 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
Linking below-the-surface mystery with above-the-surface climate issues, the Connecticut premiere of Ocean Filibuster puts audiences in the middle of a human/ocean showdown. “The Ocean” gets the chance to tell its side of the story in this new music theater experience from Assistant Professor of Theater Katie Pearl’s Obie Award-winning company PearlDamour in collaboration with the Center for the Arts, the Wesleyan Theater Department, the College of the Environment, and the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life.
Ocean Filibuster
Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 2:00pm
CFA Theater
Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 2:00pm
CFA Theater
Linking below-the-surface mystery with above-the-surface climate issues, the Connecticut premiere of Ocean Filibuster puts audiences in the middle of a human/ocean showdown. “The Ocean” gets the chance to tell its side of the story in this new music theater experience from Assistant Professor of Theater Katie Pearl’s Obie Award-winning company PearlDamour in collaboration with the Center for the Arts, the Wesleyan Theater Department, the College of the Environment, and the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life.
Javanese Gamelan and Dance
Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 7:30pm
World Music Hall
Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 7:30pm
World Music Hall
FREE!
Wesleyan’s Javanese Gamelan ensemble, under the direction of University Professor of Music Harjito and Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music Sumarsam, presents an evening of Javanese gamelan and dance. The performance features a dance by Visiting Professor of Dance Veronica Retnaningsih, from the Kasultanan court of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Ocean Filibuster
Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
Linking below-the-surface mystery with above-the-surface climate issues, the Connecticut premiere of Ocean Filibuster puts audiences in the middle of a human/ocean showdown. “The Ocean” gets the chance to tell its side of the story in this new music theater experience from Assistant Professor of Theater Katie Pearl’s Obie Award-winning company PearlDamour in collaboration with the Center for the Arts, the Wesleyan Theater Department, the College of the Environment, and the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life.
Worlds of Dance Showcase
Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
FREE!
The Worlds of Dance Showcase features Wesleyan students performing an exciting array of dance styles from a variety of courses, including Javanese Dance, Bharata Natyam, Hip Hop, Afro-Brazilian, and “Introduction to Dance” classes. *Please note that masks are required for this event.
Korean Drumming and Creative Music Ensemble and Taiko Drumming Ensemble Spring Concert
Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 4:00pm
World Music Hall
Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 4:00pm
World Music Hall
FREE!
Beginning and advanced students of the Korean Drumming and Creative Music Ensemble, directed by Assistant Professor of the Practice in Music Jin Hi Kim, play new arrangements of samulnori (percussion quartet) repertoire. Wesleyan’s Taiko Drumming Ensemble performs the thunderous and thrilling rhythms of Japanese drumming under the direction of Visiting Instructor in Music Fumi Tanakadate.
African Pop Music and West African Drumming Concert
Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 8:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 8:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
FREE!
Wesleyan’s African Pop Music Band and students from West African Drumming, directed by Assistant Professor of Music John Dankwa, present an invigorating performance of traditional and contemporary African music and dance.
Ebony Singers Spring Concert
Monday, May 8, 2023 at 7:30pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Monday, May 8, 2023 at 7:30pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The Wesleyan University Ebony Singers present an evening of gospel music under the direction of Marichal Monts ’85. This joyful, inspiring event is great for the entire family.
Senior Theater Capstone: Staged Reading of Crush! Crush! Crush!
Monday, May 8, 2023 at 8:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Monday, May 8, 2023 at 8:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
FREE!
A Senior Theater Capstone Project by Scarlett Chenchen Long ’23.
South Indian Music Student Recital
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 6:00pm
World Music Hall
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 6:00pm
World Music Hall
FREE!
Students of Adjunct Associate Professors B. Balasubrahmaniyan and David Nelson will perform their end of semester recital of music from the Karnatak tradition of South India.
WesWinds Spring Concert
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
FREE!
The Wesleyan University Wind Ensemble (WesWinds) performs under the direction of Salvatore LaRusso.
Wesleyan Organ Studio: Piping Performance
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 9:30pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 9:30pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown
FREE!
Students of Assistant Professor of Music and University Organist Alcee Chriss present a recital of organ music.
Chinese Music Ensemble Spring Concert
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
FREE!
Wesleyan’s Chinese Music Ensemble, under the direction of Chia-Yu Joy Lu, presents a spring concert featuring a variety of music derived from traditional and contemporary works.
Toneburst Laptop Ensemble and Korean Drumming and Creative Music
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 8:30pm
World Music Hall
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 8:30pm
World Music Hall
FREE!
Wesleyan’s Toneburst Laptop and Electronic Arts Ensemble premieres new works for live-electronics and laptop ensemble under the direction of Professor of Music Paula Matthusen in collaboration with the Korean Drumming and Creative Music Ensemble under the direction of Assistant Professor of the Practice in Music Jin Hi Kim.
Sound Systems and Chamber Electronics
Friday, May 12, 2023 at 8:00pm
World Music Hall
Friday, May 12, 2023 at 8:00pm
World Music Hall
FREE!
Students in Professor and Chair of the Music Department Ronald Kuivila’s Sound Systems and Chamber Electronics course (MUSC 225) present their compositions.
Senior Thesis Showcase Reception
Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 2:30pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 2:30pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
FREE!
The reception in Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery for the Senior Thesis Showcase exhibition of the work of the Class of 2023’s thesis students in the Department of Art and Art History’s Art Studio Program includes a conversation with Associate Professor of Art History Nadja Aksamija, Associate Director of Visual Arts and Adjunct Instructor in Art Benjamin Chaffee, and the student curators Bailey Chapin ’24, Emma Flaherty ’24, and Sabrina Tian ’24 at 3pm.
