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2024
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2024

November

DRIFT/LOOP: A 24-Hour Performance Installation
Friday, November 1, 2024 at 12:00pm
Olin Library, Campbell Reading Room and 2nd Floor Balconies

FREE!

Come hear tones drift in and out of Olin Library throughout Homecoming Weekend. Over the course of twenty-four hours, the stacks will ring vibrantly with reverberated tones, shimmer in small noises, and become perforated with musical exclamations. DRIFT/LOOP is an expansive multi-tiered space for sonic engagement and reflection, involving distributed performance, sound installation, audio streaming and radio transmission, and community-contributed performances and scores.

Internationalization of Art Traditions: Minangkabau Heritage Exhibition
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 1:00pm
World Music Hall

FREE!

This exhibition focusing on Minangkabau traditional arts will be displayed in the main performance space of the World Music Hall from 1pm to 6pm. The exhibition seeks to present how Minangkabau culture and local wisdom has been passed down across generations to an international audience through both the art works and interpretive materials.

Sound of Minangkabau: A Concert of Music, Dance, Theater and Martial Arts from West Sumatra, Indonesia
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

FREE!

The concert weaves together the traditional music and dance of the Minangkabau of West Sumatra in Indonesia. Performances will include Randai and Tari Piring.

Workshops in Performing Arts of Sumatra: Music
Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 11:00am
Crowell Concert Hall

FREE!

This workshop features two elements of traditional music in Minangkabau: Talempong Pacik and Gandang Tambua.

Workshops in Performing Arts of Sumatra: Traditional Dance
Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 1:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

FREE!

This workshop features two types of traditional dance originating from the Minangkabau region of West Sumatra: Pencak Silat and Randai.

8-channel system: A Multi-Channel Audio-Visual Performance by Gretchen Lawrence
Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00pm
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery

FREE!

8-channel system is a multi-channel audio-visual performance by Gretchen Lawrence taking place within Justin Caguiat’s exhibition Triple Solitaire.

Of Government
Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater

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Katie Pearl, Assistant Professor of Theater, directs Agnes Borinsky’s Of Government (2017)—a queer and hopeful play about making theater and making society.

Of Government
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater

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Katie Pearl, Assistant Professor of Theater, directs Agnes Borinsky’s Of Government (2017)—a queer and hopeful play about making theater and making society.

Emma Mistele presents “Perfect Lives”— A TV Opera by Robert Ashley
Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 11:00am
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall

FREE!

Graduate music student Emma Mistele presents a day-long (from 11am to 11:30pm) screening of her adaptation of "Perfect Lives" (1977-1983), a TV opera by Robert Ashley (1930–2014).

Of Government
Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 2:00pm
CFA Theater

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Katie Pearl, Assistant Professor of Theater, directs Agnes Borinsky’s Of Government (2017)—a queer and hopeful play about making theater and making society.

Of Government
Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 8:00pm
CFA Theater

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Katie Pearl, Assistant Professor of Theater, directs Agnes Borinsky’s Of Government (2017)—a queer and hopeful play about making theater and making society.

Noah Baerman Trio performs the music of Bill and Kenny Barron
Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 3:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

FREE!

Pianist Noah Baerman, Private Lessons Instructor and Director of the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble, and his trio featuring bassist Henry Lugo and drummer Dennis Mackrel, will perform a concert featuring the music of Bill Barron and Kenny Barron.

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, curator of Grant Mooney’s calcis, currently on view in the North Gallery of the Ezra and Cecile Zilhka Gallery.

Graduate Recital by Nick Hallett—Voice Portraits: Wayne Koestenbaum and Pamela Sneed
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 8:00pm
World Music Hall

FREE!

Graduate student Nick Hallett debuts a series of multichannel electronic works that capture the sonic likenesses of celebrated poets Wayne Koestenbaum and Pamela Sneed.

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.

Graduate Composers Concert
Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 8:00pm
Ring Family Performing Arts Hall

FREE!

A concert featuring new works by Wesleyan graduate music students under the direction of Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Studies Paula Matthusen performed by the SPLICE Ensemble.

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.

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.

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, I.M. Harjito, University Professor of Music

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Senior Theater Thesis: The Game of Love and Chance
Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater

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A Senior Theisis Theater production directed by Sophia Flynn ’25.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Senior Theater Thesis: The Game of Love and Chance
Friday, December 6, 2024 at 7:00pm
Patricelli ’92 Theater

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A Senior Theisis Theater production directed by Sophia Flynn ’25.

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.

Patricia Beaman: The Jewel Thief
Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 7:00pm
CFA Theater

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