All Upcoming Events

Below are all upcoming events. To view the archives of past events, please click here.


2024
November December

2024

November

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The Music of Polymaths: A Staircase Performance by Students in the Seminar for Music Majors (MUSC 300)
Monday, November 11, 2024 at 11:00am
Olin Library Music Staircase

FREE!

Students in the Seminar for Music Majors (MUSC 300), under the direction of Professor of Music Jane Alden, present an introspective listening experience in a hidden staircase.
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Lunch and Learn: Triple Solitaire and calcis
Monday, November 11, 2024 at 12:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery

FREE!

Associate Director of Visual Arts Benjamin Chaffee '00 will lead a brief tour of the current exhibitions in the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery: Justin Caguiat’s Triple Solitaire and Grant Mooney’s calcis. The tour will be followed by lunch in the Reading Room, located in Zilkha's South Gallery. Bring your own lunch.
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Bach at Noon
Monday, November 11, 2024 at 12:10pm
Highwaymen Common Room, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 300 High Street

FREE!

A series of performances of selected works by Johann Sebastian Bach, with John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Neely Bruce on piano and commentary by Professor of Music and Dean of the Arts and Humanities Roger Grant, followed by a discussion with the audience.
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Artist Conversation: Grant Mooney and Alan Ruiz
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 4:30pm
Reading Room, South Gallery, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery

FREE!

This talk brings together Grant Mooney and Alan Ruiz, both artists have concurrent solo exhibitions in central Connecticut this fall. Mooney's and Ruiz’s practices overlap in their responsive consideration of the materials of a site. This talk will be moderated by Benjamin Chaffee '00, curator of Grant Mooney’s calcis, currently on view in the North Gallery of the Ezra and Cecile Zilhka Gallery.
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Graduate Recital: Nick Hallett—Voice Portraits: Wayne Koestenbaum and Pamela Sneed
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 8:00pm
World Music Hall

FREE!

Graduate music student Nick Hallett debuts a series of multichannel electronic works that capture the sonic likenesses of celebrated poets Wayne Koestenbaum and Pamela Sneed.
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The Ad Hoc Bach Collective: “For the Love of Bach” Vol. 14
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 8:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown

FREE!

Ad Hoc Bach is a collective of Wesleyan University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and local community members. They present the next edition of their series “For the Love of Bach,” conducted by Nadya Potemkina, Director of Private Lessons, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Music and of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
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Graduate Contextual Concert by Negar Soleymanifar: Morton Feldman’s Three Voices
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 8:00pm
World Music Hall

FREE!

Graduate music student Negar Soleymanifar presents a collage and shorter version of Morton Feldman’s Three Voices.
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Graduate Composers: Works-In-Progress Concert [New location and program]
Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 8:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street

FREE!

A works-in-progress concert featuring new works by Wesleyan graduate music students under the direction of Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Studies Paula Matthusen.
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West African Drumming and Dance Fall Concert
Friday, November 22, 2024 at 6:30pm
CFA Theater

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An invigorating performance filled with the rhythms of West Africa, featuring Associate Professor of Dance Iddi Saaka and Jocelyn Pleasant MA ’20, PhD candidate in Ethnomusicology joined by students in West African music and dance classes.
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Wesleyan University Orchestra Fall Concert
Friday, November 22, 2024 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. The concert features Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with guest soloist and Private Lessons Teacher Yvonne Troxler on piano.
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Advanced Javanese Gamelan Ensemble Fall Concert
Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 8:00pm
World Music Hall

FREE!

Advanced students from Wesleyan’s Javanese Gamelan Ensemble present a fall concert of the classical music of Central Java, under the direction of Sumarsam MA ’76, Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music, and I.M. Harjito, University Professor of Music.   
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Worlds of Dance Fall Showcase
Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

FREE!

Wesleyan students perform an exciting array of dance styles from a variety of courses, including Javanese Dance, Bharata Natyam (South Indian classical), Hip Hop, and "Introduction to Dance" classes.
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Korean Drumming and Creative Music Ensemble and Taiko Japanese Drumming Ensemble Fall Concert
Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 4:00pm
World Music Hall

FREE!

A concert by beginning and advanced students of the Korean Drumming and Creative Music Ensemble, directed by Jin Hi Kim, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Music, will be followed by a performance from Wesleyan’s Taiko Japanese Drumming Ensemble under the direction of Fumi Tanakadate, Visiting Instructor in Music.
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Ebony Singers Winter Concert
Monday, November 25, 2024 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

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The Wesleyan University Ebony Singers present an inspirational evening of traditional and contemporary gospel music conducted by Marichal Monts '85. This joyful event is great for the entire family.

December

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Unruly Waves
Monday, December 2, 2024 at 8:00pm
World Music Hall

FREE!

Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Studies Paula Matthusen and collaborators lead a year-long inquiry into “unruly waves” staring with a seminar this fall, and concluding with "moonbounce" related activities with Wesleyan's Toneburst Laptop and Electronic Arts Ensemble in the spring 2025 semester. 
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South Indian Music Student Fall Recital
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 6:00pm
World Music Hall

FREE!

Students of Adjunct Associate Professors of Music and Global South Asian Studies B. Balasubrahmaniyan and David Nelson PhD ’91 perform their fall semester recital of vocal music and drumming from the Karnatak tradition of South India. The performance will include song forms such as Gitam, Kriti, Tiruppugazh, and Tillana; as well as solkattu (spoken rhythm).

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WesWinds Fall Concert
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

FREE!

The Wesleyan University Wind Ensemble (WesWinds) performs a fall concert featuring a selection of concert band literature including contemporary American works under the direction of Salvatore LaRusso.
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John Cage’s Musicircus
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 1:30pm
Crowell Concert Hall

FREE!

Students from MUSC 109 “Introduction to Experimental Music,” taught by Professor and Chair of the Music Department Ron Kuivila ’77, present a series of overlapping performances in the ninth rendition of John Cage’s Musicircus at Wesleyan since fall 2013. 
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Artist Talk by Justin Caguiat
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 4:30pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery

FREE!

Justin Caguiat talks about his experience with artist-run spaces. This event will be live streamed in the gallery with time for Q&A with the artist.
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Chinese Music Ensemble Fall Concert
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 6:30pm
Crowell Concert Hall

FREE!

Wesleyan’s Chinese Music Ensemble, under the direction of Chia-Yu Joy Lu, presents a fall concert highlighting their repertoire of traditional and contemporary Chinese and Taiwanese works.

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Beginning Javanese Gamelan Ensemble Fall Concert
Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 6:00pm
World Music Hall

FREE!

Beginning students from Wesleyan’s Javanese Gamelan Ensemble, under the direction of Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music Sumarsam MA ’76 and University Professor of Music Harjito, present a fall concert of the classical music of Central Java.
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Wesleyan Concert Choir Fall Concert
Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

FREE!

The Wesleyan Concert Choir presents a fall concert featuring both a cappella and accompanied selections from classical and modern choral repertoire under the direction of Nadya Potemkina, Director of Private Lessons and Adjunct Associate Professor of Music and of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
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Wesleyan Organ Studio Fall Concert: Piping Performance
Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 9:30pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown

FREE!

Students from MUSC 441 "Piping Performance: An Exploration of Artistic Expression through the Pipe Organ," taught by Assistant Professor of Music and University Organist Alcee Chriss, present a recital of organ music.
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Chamber Music Ensemble Fall Concert
Friday, December 6, 2024 at 12:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

FREE!

Students from the Wesleyan chamber music program, under the direction of John Biatowas, perform a fall concert of works by various composers.
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Patricia Beaman: The Jewel Thief
Friday, December 6, 2024 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater

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Choreographed by Patricia Beaman, University Professor of Dance, and composed by Neely Bruce, John Spencer Camp Professor of Music, The Jewel Thief is an exciting collaboration of Neo-Baroque dance-drama based on Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller To Catch a Thief (1955).
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inDANCE: ROWDIES IN LOVE
Friday, December 6, 2024 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater

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inDANCE will perform the world premiere of the work ROWDIES IN LOVE by award-winning choreographer Hari Krishnan, Professor of Dance, Global South Asian Studies, and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
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Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra Fall Concert
Friday, December 6, 2024 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

FREE!

In this evening of classic and contemporary jazz, audiences will hear from both the Wesleyan University Jazz Orchestra and the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble.
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Patricia Beaman: The Jewel Thief
Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater

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Choreographed by Patricia Beaman, University Professor of Dance, and composed by Neely Bruce, John Spencer Camp Professor of Music, The Jewel Thief is an exciting collaboration of Neo-Baroque dance-drama based on Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller To Catch a Thief (1955).
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inDANCE: ROWDIES IN LOVE
Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater

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inDANCE will perform the world premiere of the work ROWDIES IN LOVE by award-winning choreographer Hari Krishnan, Professor of Dance, Global South Asian Studies, and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
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Bach at Noon
Monday, December 9, 2024 at 12:10pm
Highwaymen Common Room, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 300 High Street

FREE!

A series of performances of selected works by Johann Sebastian Bach, with John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Neely Bruce on piano and commentary by Professor of Music and Dean of the Arts and Humanities Roger Grant, followed by a discussion with the audience.

Fall tickets and reservations are on sale online.

The Wesleyan University Box Office is open for walk-up and phone sales every day from 10am to 5pm.

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