Live Performance
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Reception: Senior Thesis Exhibitions Week Five
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 4:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
FREE!
The 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: Luz Celeste Rivera, Aidan Jelveh, Sarah Seabright, Satida (Amy) Limtrajiti, and Zach Murgio.
Film Screening with Director Miranda Haymon ’16: Sis
Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 6:00pm
The Russell House, 350 High Street, Middletown
Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 6:00pm
The Russell House, 350 High Street, Middletown
FREE!
The Theater Department presents a screening of Miranda Haymon’s Sis, a film selected for the 2024 Whitney Biennial, followed by a Q&A with the director, conducted by Assistant Professor of Theater and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Katie Brewer Ball.
Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra and Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble Concert [NEW TIME]
Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
FREE!
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 21st annual Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend.
Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend: Craig Harris and Friends Play the Music of Sam Rivers
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Trombonist, composer, and bandleader Craig Harris has performed around the world with a wide range of progressive jazz luminaries, including the inimitable Sun Ra, as well as Sam Rivers, Cecil Taylor, Charlie Haden, Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, and Oliver Lake, since 1976. At Wesleyan, Harris’ sextet will make their Connecticut debut, performing the music of saxophonist Sam Rivers (1923–2011) in celebration of Rivers’ centennial anniversary at 8pm. The concert opens at 7pm with a 45-minute set performed by members of the Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra, directed by Professor of Music and African American Studies Jay Hoggard ’76, MA ’91.
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