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December

Worlds of Dance Concert
Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 2:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
"Introduction to Dance" and other beginning dance students perform works of various styles, including Bharata Natyam (South Indian classical).
Winter Dance Concert: this, but also
Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
Advanced student choreographers present recent works.
Winter Dance Concert: this, but also
Friday, December 8, 2017 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
Advanced student choreographers present recent works.
Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble Concert
Friday, December 8, 2017 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The Wesleyan University Jazz Orchestra, Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble, and Real-Time Autoschediasms perform an end-of-the-semester concert.
Javanese Gamelan
Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 7:00pm
World Music Hall
Beginning students of the Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble will present an evening of Javanese music, with a prelude by the Wesleyan Youth Gamelan Ensemble, under the direction of Joseph Getter.
John Cage's Musicircus
Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 3:15pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Students from the adventurous MUSC 109 "Introduction to Experimental Music" class present a rendition of John Cage's Musicircus.
WesWinds Fall Concert
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

Under the direction of Salvatore LaRusso, the Wesleyan Wind Ensemble performs a program featuring the music of Frank Ticheli, David Holsinger, Eric Whitacre, and so much more!

Wesleyan Chamber Music Concert
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 12:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

Under the direction of John Biatowas, students from the Wesleyan chamber music program perform works by Jacques Ibert, Cornelius Gurlitt, Mélanie Bonis, Johannes Brahms, and more!

Ebony Singers Winter Concert
Monday, December 4, 2017 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
An evening of great gospel music featuring the Wesleyan University Ebony Singers conducted by Marichal Monts '85.
Music from East Asia
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Wesleyan's Taiko Drumming Ensembles, Korean Drumming & Creative Music, and the Wesleyan Chinese Music Ensemble perform a concert of music from East Asia.
West African Drumming and Dance Concert
Friday, December 1, 2017 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
An invigorating performance showcasing the vibrancy of West African cultures through their music and dance forms.

November

Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble
Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 8:00pm
World Music Hall
The Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble performs under the direction of Artist in Residence I.M. Harjito.
Graduate Recital: Matt Wellins
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 8:00pm
Fayerweather Beckham Hall [LOCATION CHANGE]
A graduate music recital by Matt Wellins.
Choir Concert
Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The Wesleyan Concert Choir performs under direction of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Nadya Potemkina.
The Pillowman (2003) by Martin McDonagh
Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
A production of The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh, directed by Assistant Professor of the Practice Edward Torres.
Wesleyan University Orchestra
Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The Wesleyan University Orchestra performs the world premiere of the first three movements of An Appalachian Trail Symphony: New England by composer Keane Southard, under direction of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Nadya Potemkina.
The Pillowman (2003) by Martin McDonagh
Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 2:00pm
CFA Theater
A production of The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh, directed by Assistant Professor of the Practice Edward Torres.
The Pillowman (2003) by Martin McDonagh
Friday, November 17, 2017 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
A production of The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh, directed by Assistant Professor of the Practice Edward Torres.
The Pillowman (2003) by Martin McDonagh
Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
A production of The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh, directed by Assistant Professor of the Practice Edward Torres.
Artist Talk: Laylah Ali
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 5:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Black Pulp! exhibition artist Laylah Ali is best known for her paintings of meticulously drawn, colorful allegorical figures, including her long running "Greenheads Series" and her newest work "The Acephalous Series."
Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble: Cellular Songs (Work in Progress)
Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
As the culmination of her residency at Wesleyan, Meredith Monk will be joined by the women of her GRAMMY Award-nominated Vocal Ensemble in a work in progress showing of Cellular Songs.
Meredith Monk In Conversation with Judy Hussie-Taylor
Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 7:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Meredith Monk will be joined by Danspace Project's Judy Hussie-Taylor in conversation.
Fall Senior Thesis Dance Concert
Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater

A collection of new works presented by senior choreographers Rachel Davis '18 and Amira Chambers Ottley '18 as part of their culminating project for the dance major.

Tour of New York City Photograph Galleries [CANCELED]
Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 11:00am
New York City
Join the Friends of the Davison Art Center on an exciting tour of New York City's photograph galleries.
Fall Senior Thesis Dance Concert
Friday, November 3, 2017 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater

A collection of new works presented by senior choreographers Rachel Davis '18 and Amira Chambers Ottley '18 as part of their culminating project for the dance major.

Fall Senior Thesis Dance Concert
Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 8:00pm
Patricelli '92 Theater

A collection of new works presented by senior choreographers Rachel Davis '18 and Amira Chambers Ottley '18 as part of their culminating project for the dance major.

Panel Discussion: Life After Communism
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 5:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
A discussion of the social and political changes in the former Soviet Union over the last two decades, presented in conjunction with the Davison Art Center exhibition Sasha Rudensky: Acts and Illusions.

October

A Celebration of Authentic Chinese Music and Dance
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 3:00pm
The Russell House
Wesleyan Private Lessons Teacher and award-wining baritone Chai-lun Yueh returns to The Russell House to perform folk and art songs from China, Tibet, and Mongolia.
Roomful of Teeth
Friday, October 27, 2017 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The GRAMMY Award-winning vocal project Roomful of Teeth is dedicated to mining the expressive potential of the human voice.
Opening Reception: UP IN ARMS
Friday, October 27, 2017 at 5:00pm
South Gallery, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
UP IN ARMS is a multi-media group exhibition that explores the historic and social issues surrounding the divisive nature of gun ownership in the United States.
Roomful of Teeth Workshop: Belting 101
Friday, October 27, 2017 at 12:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Do you want to sing louder without wearing out your voice? Members of Roomful of Teeth will lead a short workshop on belting that includes the technique (what it is and what it's not) and how to do it healthily.
Spencer Topel: Part Des Anges
Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 3:30pm
World Music Hall
At the opening of his sound installation Part Des Anges, artist Spencer Topel will be in conversation with Wesleyan's John Spencer Camp Professor of Music, Emeritus Alvin Lucier.
Jordan Dykstra: A Three-Sided Triangle
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 8:00pm
Fayerweather Beckham Hall
Graduate music students Jordan Dykstra, J.P.A. Falzone, and David Scanlon perform in a variety of ensembles with Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Nadya Potemkina.
Judaica Lecture/Performance and Video Screenings
Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 8:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Judaica will explore how embodied research both within and beyond the university can contribute to a more just and sustainable world. Movement, voice, language, and video will be woven together in this unique event.
Judaica Workshop: Introduction to Songwork
Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 4:40pm
World Music Hall

This workshop will introduce the extended songwork practice developed by the Judaica project.

Graduate Recital by Dave Scanlon: Counting, Self-Replicating, and Reciprocal Harmony
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 8:00pm
The Russell House
This concert will feature three pieces by Dave Scanlon and one piece by Peter Garland. The works explore microtonality, Tom Johnson's ideas of self-similarity, and module forms.
Le Patin Libre: Vertical Influences
Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 6:00pm
Spurrier-Snyder Rink, Freeman Athletic Center, 161 Cross Street, Middletown
Five skaters from the Montréal-based company Le Patin Libre make their Connecticut debut with Vertical Influences (2014).
This Is It! The Complete Piano Works of Neely Bruce: Part XIII
Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Neely Bruce presents the thirteenth in a series of sixteen CD-length recitals of his piano music.
Le Patin Libre: Vertical Influences
Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 2:00pm
Spurrier-Snyder Rink, Freeman Athletic Center, 161 Cross Street, Middletown
Five skaters from the Montréal-based company Le Patin Libre make their Connecticut debut with Vertical Influences (2014).
A Conversation with Somi [TIME AND VENUE CHANGE]
Friday, October 13, 2017 at 9:30pm
Crowell Concert Hall
A post-concert conversation with jazz singer Somi, moderated by Visiting Assistant Professor of Performance Studies Katie Brewer Ball.
Somi
Friday, October 13, 2017 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Superb jazz chanteuse Somi blends modern jazz, African music, and the singer-songwriter tradition.
Artful Lunch Series: Rob Lancefield [CANCELED]
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 12:10pm
Davison Art Center, Alsop House Dining Room
Rob Lancefield, Manager of Museum Information Services and Registrar of Collections, Davison Art Center, discusses his favorite work in the Davison Art Center collection.
Ashcan Orchestra
Sunday, October 8, 2017 at 3:00pm
The Russell House
Brooklyn's Ashcan Orchestra make their Connecticut debut with a collection of works including the world premiere of atlas did not blink, and felt a whole for grand harp.
Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion: Dearest Home
Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater
Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion returns to Wesleyan for the Connecticut premiere of their new dance work Dearest Home (2017).
Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion: Dearest Home
Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 2:00pm
CFA Theater
Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion returns to Wesleyan for the Connecticut premiere of their new dance work Dearest Home (2017).
Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion: Dearest Home
Friday, October 6, 2017 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater [Friday SOLD OUT]
Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion returns to Wesleyan for the Connecticut premiere of their new dance work Dearest Home (2017).
Light of the Blind: Concert of Xẩm Street Music [POSTPONED]
Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Light of the Blind concludes with a concert of Xẩm Street Music featuring Vietnamese guest artists, Wesleyan faculty, and student percussionists.
Light of the Blind: Music Department Colloquium - Xâm Street Music [POSTPONED]
Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 4:30pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Light of the Blind continues with the Wesleyan Music Department Colloquium panel discussion about Xâm Street Music.
Light of the Blind: Film Screening [POSTPONED]
Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 3:30pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Light of the Blind continues with a film screening.
Light of the Blind: Open Rehearsal [POSTPONED]
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 1:20pm
World Music Hall
Light of the Blind begins at Wesleyan with an open rehearsal of the Xẩm Ensemble with Wesleyan musicians.

September

Lalgudi Duo
Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan and his sister Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi perform as a violin duo, blending tradition and innovation, and mesmerize the audience.
Saraswati Puja (Hindu Ceremony)
Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 5:00pm
World Music Hall
This religious service, led by A. V. Srinivasan, marks the most auspicious day of the year for beginning new endeavors. The audience may participate and bring instruments, manuscripts, and other items for blessing.
Darpana: Nataraja Vandanam - Love Songs to Shiva
Friday, September 29, 2017 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Mallika Sarabhai and three dancers from India's Darpana Academy of Performing Arts perform Nataraja Vandanam: Love Songs to Shiva, choreographed by Ms. Sarabhai and her mother Mrinalini Sarabhai.
Navaratri Festival: Henna and Chaat
Friday, September 29, 2017 at 7:00pm
Olin Memorial Library Lobby 252 Church Street, Middletown
Experience South Asian culture through henna art and sampling of chaat (savory snacks), hosted by Shakti, Wesleyan's South Asian Students' Association.
Film Screening: Black Dynamite
Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 8:00pm
Goldsmith Family Cinema, Center for Film Studies
A free screening of Black Dynamite (2009). Presented in association with the exhibition Black Pulp! in the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery.
B. Balasubrahmaniyan: Vocal Music of South India
Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

Vocalist and Adjunct Associate Professor of Music B. Balasubrahmaniyan is joined by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music David Nelson on mridangam and violinist L. Ramakrishnan.

Navaratri Festival Film Screening: Mrinalini Sarabhai - The Artist and Her Art
Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 5:30pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Mrinalini Sarabhai: The Artist and Her Art (2012) tells the story of Indian dancer and choreographer Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918-2016), and is directed by Yadavan Chandran and Mallika Sarabhai (Ms. Sarabhai's daughter).
Navaratri Festival: Music Department Colloquium—Balasaraswati: Her Art and Life
Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 4:30pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall

Author and mridangam virtuoso Douglas Knight '70 will discuss Balasaraswati: Her Art & Life - one book in three editions, for three audiences, first published in 2010 by Wesleyan University Press.  

Graduate Composers Introductions Concert
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 8:00pm
World Music Hall
Featuring Music Department graduate students Leslie Allison, Judith Berkson, Ian Davis, and James Falzone.
At the Border of Truth: Photographing the New East
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 5:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Assistant Professor of Art Sasha Rudensky will give an artist's lecture focusing on her series of photographic and video projects.
Film Screening: Cotton Comes to Harlem
Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 8:00pm
Goldsmith Family Cinema, Center for Film Studies
A free screening of Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) with an introduction by Professor of Film Studies Scott Higgins. Presented in association with the exhibition Black Pulp! in the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery.
Ping Chong: All Islands Connect Under Water - A Lecture with Media
Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 7:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall
Since 1972, Ping Chong‘s work has explored the intersections of race, culture, history, art, and technology in the modern world.
Music Department Colloquium: EarthSounds—The Ceramic Instruments of Tan Dun
Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 4:30pm
World Music Hall

A lecture demonstration of EarthSounds—The Ceramic Instruments of Tan Dun by designer Mary Scherbatskoy, performed by percussionists David Cossin and River Guerguerian. 

Opening and Gallery Talk: Jiaqi Maria Ma - ( BEIJING l 北京 )
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 12:30pm
College of East Asian Studies Gallery at Mansfield Freeman Center
Opening and Gallery Talk with Professor of Art Tula Telfair for exhibition of paintings by Jiaqi Maria Ma '17; celebrating the start of the 30th anniversary season of the College of East Asian Studies.
Opening Reception: Black Pulp!
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 5:30pm
Main Gallery, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
The Black Pulp! exhibition examines the evolving perspectives of black identity in American culture and history from 1912 to 2016.
Three in 30: Black Pulp!
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 4:30pm
Main Gallery, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Three in 30 gallery tour brings three Wesleyan faculty members into Zilkha Gallery to discuss a selected work from the Black Pulp! exhibition with Guest Curator William Villalongo for ten minutes each.
Connecticut Flute Orchestra
Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 6:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The Connecticut Flute Orchestra is a collective of professional flutists celebrating the culture of the state with the sounds, repertoire, and diversity of a multi-flute orchestra, conducted by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Nadya Potemkina.
Carolyn Halsted
Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 3:00pm
The Russell House
Wesleyan Private Lessons Teacher and pianist Carolyn Halsted will be joined by the Hartford Symphony Orchestra's Assistant Concertmaster and violinist Karin Fagerburg and Principal Cellist Jeffrey Krieger.
Youth Gamelan Ensemble Classes Start
Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 10:00am
World Music Hall
Have your child learn the traditional music of Java, Indonesia, for only $30 for a semester of lessons and rehearsals. Open to ages 7 to 14. No prior experience necessary.
Opening Reception and Gallery Talk: Sasha Rudensky—Acts and Illusions
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 5:00pm
Davison Art Center
Assistant Professor of Art Sasha Rudensky's photographs track a lost generation that has come of age during the Vladimir Putin era.
Film Screening: Trash Dance
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 5:00pm
Usdan University Center, Room 108, 45 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown
Choreographer and '15-'16 College of the Environment Fellow Allison Orr finds beauty and grace in garbage trucks, and in the unseen men and women who pick up our trash.
UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 12:00pm
Artspace Gallery, 50 Orange Street, New Haven
The multi-media installation UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage seeks to humanize the word “refugee,” and features the work of Syrian-born, New Haven artist and architect Mohamad Hafez, and Iraqi-born writer and speaker Ahmed Badr ’20.
The MASH
Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 2:00pm
Various locations on Wesleyan University campus
Inspired by Fete de la Musique (also known as World Music Day), the sixth annual The MASH festival highlights Wesleyan's student music scene, with multiple stages on campus featuring everything from a cappella ensembles to student, faculty, and alumni bands.
Main Street Stroll
Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 10:00am
Various locations on Main Street, Middletown
A family-friendly celebration of Middletown’s Main Street and the new Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore, the Main Street Stroll will feature music, street performers, specialty workshops, free admission at Kidcity Children’s Museum, and much more.
Bach to School
Friday, September 8, 2017 at 8:00pm
Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown
Artist in Residence Ronald Ebrecht’s eighth annual opening of the Wesleyan concert calendar, featuring Associate Professor of Music Paula Matthusen’s of architecture and accumulation for organ and eight wine glasses.