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2026
January
Seventh annual Wesleyan FluteFest Concert
Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Enjoy a wide variety of flute chamber ensemble repertoire performed by attendees of the seventh annual FluteFest at Wesleyan. The large-scale flute orchestra showcase will feature all kinds of flutes, from piccolo to contrabass, conducted by Nadya Potemkina, Director of Private Music Lessons and Adjunct Associate Professor of Music and of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
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Opening Reception for mayfield brooks’ Whale Fall with Me
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 4:30pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 4:30pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Whale Fall with Me is a solo exhibition by mayfield brooks, the 2025–2026 CFA Artist in Residence, culminating their multi-year research on the life and death cycle of whales—a project that extends across writing, ’zine making, moving image, and brooks’ embodied practice of vocal and dance improvisation. This opening reception will include remarks at 4:30pm in the gallery lobby.
Opening Reception: Robert Lostutter and Kristi Cavataro
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 4:30pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 4:30pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
This intergenerational exhibition brings together an abridged survey of Robert Lostutter’s paintings and drawings (from the late-1960s to the present) with Kristi Cavataro’s recent stained glass sculptural works. Reception will take place from 4:30pm to 6pm; with remarks at 4:30pm in the gallery lobby.
Saturday Tour
Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 2:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 2:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Student Gallery Assistants offer a free tour of the exhibitions by Robert Lostutter and Kristi Cavataro, and mayfield brooks’ Whale Fall With Me.
February
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 8:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 8:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
AFTERWORDS: entanglement—Adrienne Edwards and Natalie Diaz
Friday, February 6, 2026 at 12:00pm
Reading Room, South Gallery, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Friday, February 6, 2026 at 12:00pm
Reading Room, South Gallery, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
For the fifth event in the AFTERWORDS: entanglement series of public programs curated by CFA Director Joshua Lubin-Levy '06 and ICPP Director Noémie Solomon, Natalie Diaz and Adrienne Edwards will reflect on their ongoing collaboration and dialogue on modes of reframing time that centers Black and Indigenous practices of language, art, and exhibition-making.
Open Workshop with Graduate Composers
Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 10:00am
Belzberg World Music Hall
Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 10:00am
Belzberg World Music Hall
An open house (until 2pm) with Wesleyan graduate music student composers hosted by PhD candidate Garrett Groesbeck MA ’21 and featuring Satoko Takemoto, a master of the Japanese 13-string koto.
Saturday Tour
Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 2:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 2:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Student Gallery Assistants offer a free tour of the exhibitions by Robert Lostutter and Kristi Cavataro, and mayfield brooks’ Whale Fall With Me.
Works for the Koto by Wesleyan Composers
Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 2:00pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 2:00pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
Satoko Takemoto, shihan (master) of the Japanese 13-string koto, will perform compositions by Wesleyan composers.
Lunch and Learn: Robert Lostutter and Kristi Cavataro; mayfield brooks: Whale Fall with Me
Monday, February 9, 2026 at 12:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Monday, February 9, 2026 at 12:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch) for a discussion and exhibition tour led by Associate Director and Curator of Visual Arts Benjamin Chaffee '00 for works by Robert Lostutter and Kristi Cavataro, and mayfield brooks’ Whale Fall with Me.
Discussion and Concert: The Koto in Japanese History
Monday, February 9, 2026 at 4:30pm
College of East Asian Studies at Mansfield Freeman Center
Monday, February 9, 2026 at 4:30pm
College of East Asian Studies at Mansfield Freeman Center
Associate Professor of East Asian Studies Takeshi Watanabe and master koto (13-stringed instrument) performer Satoko Takemoto will discuss the role of the koto, often referred to as "Japan's national instrument," in Japanese history.
Artist Talk: Kristi Cavataro
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 4:30pm
Reading Room, South Gallery, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 4:30pm
Reading Room, South Gallery, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Kristi Cavataro will discuss her current exhibition in the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery.
Art and Donuts
Friday, February 13, 2026 at 4:30pm
Frank Center for Public Affairs, 238 Church Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Friday, February 13, 2026 at 4:30pm
Frank Center for Public Affairs, 238 Church Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Join a guided tour of highlights from the University’s Public Art Collection, led by Center for the Arts public art interns Vansh Kapoor ’26 and Irene Tatsi ’26. Coffee and donuts will be available to take along with you as you partake in a 45-minute walkthrough of the Collection installed throughout the Frank Center for Public Affairs, starting in the lobby.
The Modern Tuba
Friday, February 13, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Friday, February 13, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Tuba Instructor Steven Wilkinson and pianist Elisabeth Tomczyk will perform a recital featuring a new work by Wilkinson, and works by Alice Gomez, Kevin Day, Alexandre Arutiunian, Øystein Baadsvik, Cait Nishimura, and Mica Redden.
Saturday Tour
Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 2:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 2:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Student Gallery Assistants offer a free tour of the exhibitions by Robert Lostutter and Kristi Cavataro, and mayfield brooks’ Whale Fall With Me.
Senior Recital: Gavin Cui
Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 6:30pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 6:30pm
Crowell Concert Hall
A senior music recital by Gavin Cui ’26.
AFTERWORDS: entanglement—Emma Bigé, mayfield brooks, Katie Brewer Ball
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 12:00pm
Reading Room, South Gallery, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 12:00pm
Reading Room, South Gallery, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
The sixth event in the AFTERWORDS: entanglement series of public programs will feature Emma Bigé, 2025–2026 CFA Artist in Residence mayfield brooks, and Katie Brewer Ball, Associate Professor and Chair of the Theater Department, Associate Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Faculty Coordinator of Sustainability and Environmental Justice Initiatives, who will explore queer and trans approaches to art making as a practice of environmental justice.
Graduate Recital: Ameen Mokdad
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 8:00pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 8:00pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
A graduate music recital by Ameen Mokdad.
Opening Reception: The Blooming Mirror
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 12:00pm
College of East Asian Studies Gallery at Mansfield Freeman Center
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 12:00pm
College of East Asian Studies Gallery at Mansfield Freeman Center
The exhibition The Blooming Mirror explores the myriad aesthetic and affective functions of cultivated Japanese nature, presenting objects from Wesleyan’s College of East Asian Studies Art and Archival Collection and facsimiles of Japanese literati paintings and narrative handscrolls that employ plants as semiotic vessels. Curated by Maxwell Maveus ’26. Reception includes a celebratory luncheon.
dArK oXyGen
Friday, February 20, 2026 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
Friday, February 20, 2026 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
dArK oXyGen is a sonic dance exploring choreographies of breath, created by mayfield brooks, the 2025–2026 CFA Artist in Residence. The title refers to the recent discovery of oxygen production in the deep ocean where no sunlight can reach (thus photosynthesis cannot take place).
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Saturday Tour
Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 2:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 2:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Student Gallery Assistants offer a free tour of the exhibitions by Robert Lostutter and Kristi Cavataro, and mayfield brooks’ Whale Fall With Me.
dArK oXyGen
Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
dArK oXyGen is a sonic dance exploring choreographies of breath, created by mayfield brooks, the 2025–2026 CFA Artist in Residence. The title refers to the recent discovery of oxygen production in the deep ocean where no sunlight can reach (thus photosynthesis cannot take place).
Wesleyan Experi-Pop Guitar Ensemble Concert
Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 7:30pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 7:30pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
The Wesleyan Experi-Pop Guitar Ensemble, directed by Guitar Instructor Tom Crean MA ’04, will present a dynamic program featuring selections from Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Aus den sieben Tagen and Für kommende Zeiten, alongside inventive reinterpretations of contemporary pop favorites by Kanye West, Morgan Wallen, and Olly Alexander.
All Nature Sings
Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Wesleyan Piano Instructor Carolyn Halsted MA ’87 will be joined by soprano Sarah Armstrong and baritone Dylan Armstrong for a concert of nature-inspired songs, including Tree Songs and Water Songs by Halsted, and songs by Ned Rorem, Aaron Copland, and Charles Ives.
Graduate Contextual Concert: Chuntay Hatten
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 6:00pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 6:00pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
Graduate music student Chuntay Hatten presents a contextual concert for his work.
Toneburst Sampler
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 7:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 7:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Wesleyan’s Toneburst Laptop and Electronic Arts Ensemble presents new and arranged works for live electronics under the direction of Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Studies Paula Matthusen.
Exhibition Collecting China: Missionary Assemblages of a Distant World, 1844–1911 Opens
Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 12:00pm
Wesleyan Library, Lower Level Corridor, 252 Church Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 12:00pm
Wesleyan Library, Lower Level Corridor, 252 Church Street, Middletown, Connecticut
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The exhibition Collecting China: Missionary Assemblages of a Distant World, 1844–1911 invites viewers to encounter China as a 19th-century visitor might have in the long-defunct Wesleyan Museum of Natural History (1871–1957), a space once filled with cultural and natural curiosities that University graduates gathered from around the globe. Curated by Sida Chu ’26 and Nancy Li ’28
Senior Thesis Theater Staged Reading: The Easily Lovable and Endlessly Persistent
Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7:30pm
Highwaymen Common Room, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 300 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7:30pm
Highwaymen Common Room, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 300 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
A staged reading of The Easily Lovable and Endlessly Persistent by Sage Saling '26 explores what it means to be “easily lovable” in the world of musical theater.
Senior Recital: Stephanie Monard
Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
A senior music recital by Stephanie Monard ’25.
Senior Thesis Theater Staged Reading: The Easily Lovable and Endlessly Persistent
Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7:30pm
Highwaymen Common Room, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 300 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7:30pm
Highwaymen Common Room, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 300 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
A staged reading of The Easily Lovable and Endlessly Persistent by Sage Saling '26 explores what it means to be “easily lovable” in the world of musical theater.
Saturday Tour
Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 2:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 2:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Student Gallery Assistants offer a free tour of the exhibitions by Robert Lostutter and Kristi Cavataro, and mayfield brooks’ Whale Fall With Me.
Wesleyan University Orchestra Children’s Concert
Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The Wesleyan University Orchestra presents their 13th annual children’s concert, playing a family-friendly selection of pieces and telling the stories behind the works.
Senior Thesis Theater Staged Reading: The Easily Lovable and Endlessly Persistent
Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 3:00pm
Highwaymen Common Room, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 300 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 3:00pm
Highwaymen Common Room, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 300 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
A staged reading of The Easily Lovable and Endlessly Persistent by Sage Saling '26 explores what it means to be “easily lovable” in the world of musical theater.
Senior Recital: Stuart Conrad
Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 7:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 7:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
A senior music recital by Stuart Conrad ’26, Lamentations of The Youth(s), featuring eight original works in different genres, including medieval four-part harmony, synth-pop, R&B, classical/art song, musical theater, funk jazz, folk, and both electronic and live experimental music.
Senior Thesis Theater Staged Reading: The Easily Lovable and Endlessly Persistent
Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 7:30pm
Highwaymen Common Room, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 300 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 7:30pm
Highwaymen Common Room, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 300 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
A staged reading of The Easily Lovable and Endlessly Persistent by Sage Saling '26 explores what it means to be “easily lovable” in the world of musical theater.
March
The Elizabeth Verveer Tishler Keyboard Laureate Recital
Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 4:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 4:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
A keyboard recital featuring the participants of the Elizabeth Verveer Tishler Keyboard Competition.
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Monday, March 2, 2026 at 7:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Monday, March 2, 2026 at 7:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Monday, March 2, 2026 at 8:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Monday, March 2, 2026 at 8:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Monday, March 2, 2026 at 9:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Monday, March 2, 2026 at 9:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 7:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 7:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 9:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 9:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 7:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 7:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 8:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 8:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 9:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 9:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 7:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 7:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 8:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 8:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 9:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 9:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 7:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 7:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 8:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 8:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
Senior Capstone Theater Production: Escape Room
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 9:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 9:00pm
Theater Studio 001, 275 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut
Step into an immersive escape room that merges theater, game, and installation art into one evolving experience created by Wennan (Avivi) Li '26 and Liang Liang '26 as an interdisciplinary capstone.
Opening Reception: 45th annual Middletown Public Schools Art Exhibition
Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
View a wide variety of visual art from children in kindergarten through twelfth grade at the 45th annual Middletown Public Schools Art Exhibition.
Reception: Senior Thesis Exhibitions Week One
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Featuring works by Matt Aljian, Christian Jallo, Vansh Kapoor, Elias Seignourel, Lukas Shvetsov, and Tita. Reception from 4pm to 6pm.
Ikebana Workshop: Learn the Art of Japanese Flower Arranging
Friday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00pm
College of East Asian Studies at Mansfield Freeman Center, Seminar Room
Friday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00pm
College of East Asian Studies at Mansfield Freeman Center, Seminar Room
Ikebana, or Japanese floral arrangement, utilizes the manipulation of flowers and branches to emphasize the beauty of their natural forms. The one hour workshop will be led by Maxwell Maveus '26. Each session is limited to 20 guests. RSVP online.
Spring Senior Thesis Dance Concert
Friday, March 27, 2026 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Friday, March 27, 2026 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Senior choreographers present a collection of new works as the culminating project of the dance major. Featuring work by Akhil Joondeph, Ivan Lopez, Tyler Schimpff, Noelle Schultz, and D’vine Straughter.
Spring Senior Thesis Dance Concert
Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater, 213 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Senior choreographers present a collection of new works as the culminating project of the dance major. Featuring work by Akhil Joondeph, Ivan Lopez, Tyler Schimpff, Noelle Schultz, and D’vine Straughter.
Graduate Recital: Carl Testa
Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 8:00pm
Belzburg World Music Hall
Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 8:00pm
Belzburg World Music Hall
Music composition graduate student Carl Testa ’06 presents compositions for solo clarinet and electronics, and electro-acoustic ensemble. Guest performers will include clarinetist Yuma Uesaka, and vocalist Anne Rhodes MA '06.
Noah Baerman Plays the Music of James Williams
Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
A concert featuring the music of jazz pianist James Williams (1951–2004) performed by Jazz Piano Instructor, Visiting Professor in Continuing Studies and the Center for Prison Education, and Director of the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble Noah Baerman, bassist Henry Lugo, and drummer Dennis Mackrel.
Graduate Seminar in Composition Spring Concert
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 7:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 7:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Students from the course MUSC 508 "Graduate Seminar in Composition" taught by Assistant Professor of Music Darius Jones present a spring concert of their own original works as the culmination of their coursework discussing and analyzing a broad range of compositional styles and techniques specifically related to vocal composition.
April
Reception: Senior Thesis Exhibitions Week Two
Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Featuring works by Quinn Frankel, Clio Gourevitch, Lillian Hoefflin, Coline Bardouil McEachern, Al Shterenberg, Leandra Sze, and Liam Waldman. Reception from 4pm to 6pm.
Senior Recitals: Phoenix Libsch and Orlando Osgood
Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 6:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 6:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Senior music recitals by Phoenix Libsch '26 and Orlando Osgood '26.
Spring Faculty Dance Concert: The FAB Dance Party!
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 7:00pm
Fries Arts Building, 56 Hamlin Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 7:00pm
Fries Arts Building, 56 Hamlin Street, Middletown, Connecticut
A Wesleyan celebration of movement, sound, and text featuring Dance and Music Department faculty, staff, and fellows from the 2025–2026 Bailey College of the Environment Think Tank.
Senior Recital: Kate Lyman
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 7:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 7:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
A senior music recital by Kate Lyman ’26.
Graduate Recital: Chuntay Hatten
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 12:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 12:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
A graduate music recital by Chuntay Hatten.
Graduate Recital: Calla Paleczny
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 7:00pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 7:00pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
A graduate music recital by Calla Paleczny.
Lecture by Grace Kuipers ’14: "Latent Value: Spratling Silver and the Aesthetics of Mineral Development"
Monday, April 6, 2026 at 4:30pm
Boger Hall, Room 112, 41 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown, Connecticut
Monday, April 6, 2026 at 4:30pm
Boger Hall, Room 112, 41 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown, Connecticut
This talk by Grace Kuipers ’14, an art historian and postdoctoral fellow based at the High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University, examines the U.S. designer William Spratling’s silver jewelry workshop in Taxco, Mexico to explore the ways developmentalist approaches to mineral extraction shaped the aesthetic and cultural expressions of modernist primitivism in the 1930s.
Reception: Senior Thesis Exhibitions Week Three
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Featuring works by Anthony Crossman, Katia Michals, Stella Oman, Greta Schloss, Asher Baron Weintraub, and Nash Woollen. Reception from 4pm to 6pm.
Senior Recital: Omri Riss Chbarbi
Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 7:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 7:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
A senior music recital by Omri Riss Chbarbi ’26.
Methods of Improvisation Ensemble Spring Concert
Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Wesleyan's Methods of Improvisation Ensemble, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music Darius Jones, performs an end-of-semester concert.
Senior Recital: Austin Halsey
Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
A senior music recital by Austin Halsey ’26.
Reception: Senior Thesis Exhibitions Week Four
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Featuring works by Cate Baldwin, Ruby Dachis, Ali Eckstein, Joshua LaCorte, Kelsey Onyia, Jake Rekrut, and Hank Schwabacher. Reception from 4pm to 6pm.
Spring Dance Concert
Friday, April 17, 2026 at 7:00pm
Fries Arts Building, 56 Hamlin Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Friday, April 17, 2026 at 7:00pm
Fries Arts Building, 56 Hamlin Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Wesleyan students across different class years present new group works focusing on a diversity of techniques, methods, and aesthetic approaches.
Spring Dance Concert
Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 7:00pm
Fries Arts Building, 56 Hamlin Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 7:00pm
Fries Arts Building, 56 Hamlin Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Wesleyan students across different class years present new group works focusing on a diversity of techniques, methods, and aesthetic approaches.
Senior Recital: Liam Calhoun
Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 4:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 4:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
A senior music recital by Liam Calhoun ’26.
Ways To Move: Reading and Performance Workshop
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 1:00pm
Cross Street Dance Studio, 160 Cross Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 1:00pm
Cross Street Dance Studio, 160 Cross Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Choreographer and writer Jonathan González presents a three hour performance workshop based on his recently published book Ways to Move: Black Insurgent Grammars (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2025).
Ikebana Workshop: Learn the Art of Japanese Flower Arranging
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 2:00pm
College of East Asian Studies at Mansfield Freeman Center, Seminar Room
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 2:00pm
College of East Asian Studies at Mansfield Freeman Center, Seminar Room
Ikebana, or Japanese floral arrangement, utilizes the manipulation of flowers and branches to emphasize the beauty of their natural forms. The one hour workshop will be led by Maxwell Maveus '26. Each session is limited to 20 guests. RSVP online.
AFTERWORDS: entanglement—Jonathan González and Darius Jones
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 6:00pm
Cross Street Dance Studio, 160 Cross Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 6:00pm
Cross Street Dance Studio, 160 Cross Street, Middletown, Connecticut
For the seventh event in the AFTERWORDS: entanglement series, choreographer, artist, and writer Jonathan González and Assistant Professor of Music Darius Jones explore the relation between dance and music as Black counterhegemonic practices: ways of mapping alternatives to the present.
Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra and Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble Concert
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The Wesleyan University Jazz Orchestra directed by Professor of Music and African American Studies Jay Hoggard ’76, MA ’91, and the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble, directed by Noah Baerman, present an exciting evening of classic and contemporary jazz repertoire as the start of the 23rd annual Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend.
Wesleyan Jazz Faculty Concert
Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
These outstanding musicians and teachers from Wesleyan University’s Music Department will perform together in various combinations as the featured artists of the 23rd annual Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend: Pheeroan akLaff on drums, Noah Baerman on piano, Eric Charry on guitar, Alcee Chriss on piano and organ, Giacomo Gates on vocals, Jay Hoggard on vibraphone, Darius Jones on alto saxophone, Tony Lombardozzi on guitar, and Roy Wiseman on bass.
Students of Yvonne Troxler Spring Piano Recital
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Students of Piano Instructor Yvonne Troxler perform a concert of works for piano.
Beginning Javanese Gamelan Ensemble Spring Concert
Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:30pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:30pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
Wesleyan’s Javanese Gamelan Ensemble, under the direction of University Professor of Music I.M. Harjito and with assistance from PhD student Ethan Schwartz MA ‘22, presents the music of Central Java.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
Directed by Visiting Professor of Theater Alex Keegan, The Crucible by Arthur Miller was selected by the team from the course THEA 180 “Reading Plays for Production: Conceiving for Performance” taught by Associate Professor of Theater Katie Pearl.
Wesleyan Concert Choir Spring Concert
Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The Wesleyan Concert Choir presents a spring concert featuring both a cappella and accompanied selections from classical and modern choral repertoire.
May
Chamber Music Ensemble Spring Concert
Friday, May 1, 2026 at 12:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Friday, May 1, 2026 at 12:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Students from the Wesleyan chamber music program, under the direction of John Biatowas, perform a spring concert of works by various composers.
Central Asian Music Ensemble Spring Concert: Voices of Nature
Friday, May 1, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Friday, May 1, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Wesleyan’s Central Asian Music Ensemble performs a spring concert exploring the connection between music, sound, and animistic worldviews in Central Asian nomadic cultures under the direction of Saida Daukeyeva, Assistant Professor of Music, Medieval Studies, and of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Friday, May 1, 2026 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
Friday, May 1, 2026 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
Directed by Visiting Professor of Theater Alex Keegan, The Crucible by Arthur Miller was selected by the team from the course THEA 180 “Reading Plays for Production: Conceiving for Performance” taught by Associate Professor of Theater Katie Pearl.
Wesleyan University Orchestra Spring Concert
Friday, May 1, 2026 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Friday, May 1, 2026 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The Wesleyan University Orchestra performs a spring concert of orchestral literature.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 2:00pm
CFA Theater
Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 2:00pm
CFA Theater
Directed by Visiting Professor of Theater Alex Keegan, The Crucible by Arthur Miller was selected by the team from the course THEA 180 “Reading Plays for Production: Conceiving for Performance” taught by Associate Professor of Theater Katie Pearl.
Toneburst Electroextravaganza
Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 5:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 5:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Wesleyan’s Toneburst Laptop and Electronic Arts Ensemble, under the direction of Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Studies Paula Matthusen, performs new works written for and by the ensemble.
Advanced Javanese Gamelan Ensemble Spring Concert
Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 7:00pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 7:00pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
Wesleyan’s Javanese Gamelan Ensemble, under the direction of University Professor of Music I.M. Harjito, and with assistance from PhD student Ethan Schwartz MA '22, presents the music of Central Java. The concert will also include a performance by Connecticut-based community gamelan group Gamelan Kusuma Asih, directed by Harjito.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater
Directed by Visiting Professor of Theater Alex Keegan, The Crucible by Arthur Miller was selected by the team from the course THEA 180 “Reading Plays for Production: Conceiving for Performance” taught by Associate Professor of Theater Katie Pearl.
Worlds of Dance Spring Showcase
Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Wesleyan students perform an exciting array of dance styles from a variety of courses, including Bharata Natyam (South Indian Classical), Hip Hop, Afro-Brazilian and Introduction to Dance.
Taiko Japanese Drumming Ensemble and Korean Drumming and Creative Music Ensemble Spring Concert
Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 4:00pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 4:00pm
Belzberg World Music Hall
A concert by Wesleyan’s Taiko Japanese Drumming Ensemble, directed by Visiting Instructor in Music Fumi Tanakadate, will be followed by a performance from the Korean Drumming and Creative Music Ensemble, directed by Assistant Professor of the Practice in Music Jin Hi Kim.
Song of Songs, Old and New: Celebrating 25 Years of the Wesleyan Collegium Musicum
Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 6:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 6:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
In its 25th anniversary year, Wesleyan’s Collegium Musicum will perform a concert inspired by the Biblical “Song of Songs” under the direction of Professor of Music and Medieval Studies Jane Alden, including the world premiere of a new commission by Stef Conner.
Ebony Singers Spring Concert
Monday, May 4, 2026 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Monday, May 4, 2026 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The Wesleyan University Ebony Singers present an inspirational evening of traditional and contemporary gospel music, celebrating 40 years under the direction of Marichal Monts '85.
Adaptations
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Students in THEA 221 "Adaptation for Performance Theater" taught by Professor of Theater Ron Jenkins present performances of texts adapted from a variety of non-conventional sources.
South Indian Music Student Spring Recital
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 6:00pm
Belzberg Word Music Hall
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 6:00pm
Belzberg Word Music Hall
Students of Adjunct Professor of Music and Global South Asian Studies B. Balasubrahmaniyan and Adjunct Associate Professor of Music and Global South Asian Studies David Nelson PhD '91 perform their spring semester recital of vocal music and drumming from the Karnatak tradition of South India.
WesWinds Spring Concert
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The Wesleyan University Wind Ensemble (WesWinds) performs a spring concert featuring a selection of concert band literature under the direction of Salvatore LaRusso.
Wesleyan Organ Studio Spring Concert: Piping Performance
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 9:30pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 9:30pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Students from MUSC 441 "Piping Performance: An Exploration of Artistic Expression through the Pipe Organ" present a recital of organ music under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music and University Organist Alcee Chriss.
Chinese Music Ensemble Spring Concert
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Wesleyan’s Chinese Music Ensemble, under the direction of Chia-Yu Joy Lu, presents a spring concert showcasing a selection of traditional and contemporary Chinese and Taiwanese works.
Toneburst Ensemble Concert
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 8:30pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 8:30pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Wesleyan’s Toneburst Laptop and Electronic Arts Ensemble presents new and arranged works for live electronics under the direction of Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Studies Paula Matthusen.
West African Drumming and Dance Spring Concert
Friday, May 8, 2026 at 3:00pm
CFA Green
Friday, May 8, 2026 at 3:00pm
CFA Green
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.
Neely Bruce: American Chamber Music
Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
A concert by John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Neely Bruce.
Reception: Selections from the 2026 Studio Art Senior Theses Exhibition
Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 2:30pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 2:30pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
The Department of Art and Art History’s Art Studio Program will host a reception from 2:30pm to 4pm, with remarks at 3pm, as part of Reunion + Commencement Weekend.
