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BSO violinist Victor Romanul solos with Great Woods Chamber Orchestra
May 16, 2012Virtuoso violinist Victor Romanul of the Boston Symphony Orchestra joined Wheaton's Great Woods Chamber Orchestra in a performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto on May 6, 2012. The concert also featured a solo by tenor Gavin Mackie, '13, winner of Wheaton's annual Concerto-Aria Competition. The 10-member GWCO cello section rounded out the concert with a performance [...] More » -
Jesse Shaw '12 remixes Steve Reich
May 14, 2012Senior music major Jesse Shaw completed a semester-long independent study in electronic dance music composition with a remix of Steve Reich's famous piece "Violin Phase" Shaw, a saxophonist and guitarist as well as composer, studied acoustic songwriting at Wheaton before heading out to New Zealand during his junior year, where he became fascinated with dubstep and [...] More » -
Composer Alvin Singleton Visits Wheaton
May 4, 2012Esteemed American composer Alvin Singleton, former Composer-in-Residence with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, visited Wheaton in April. Singleton led a masterclass with students in Prof. Delvyn Case's composition course as they prepared their works for a May 2012 reading session by the Kaleidoscope Chamber Ensemble. On April 13, the Great Woods Chamber Orchestra performed Singleton's "Miaka [...] More » -
Wheaton's El Sistema Connection
March 26, 2012When he's not leading Wheaton's violinists as Chamber Orchestra Concert Master, Jorge Soto teaches children in the El Sistema program at the Conservatory Charter School in Brighton, MA. More » -
Alumni Update: Alex Grover
March 26, 2012Alex Grover '09 is keeping busy in music. By day he teaches K-8 music in the Salem, MA public school system. In the afternoons, he leads an award-winning Salem High School a cappella ensemble. In the evenings he is performing in his first paid musical. More » -
Encore, encore!
February 17, 2012Clean out those closets: Wheaton needs your quality used instruments to lend to student musicians. Consider donating an instrument you no longer play so we can extend performance opportunities to more students. More » -
"Rocket Sleigh" Takes Off
November 4, 2011"Rocket Sleigh", a new original Christmas overture for orchestra by Assistant Professor Delvyn Case, is on its way to becoming a new holiday favorite among audiences and orchestras across the country. More » -
Amanda Daly
August 4, 2011Amanda Daly '03. PhD Student in Ethnomusicology, Boston University; Singer. Amanda was the first independent Ethnomusicology major to graduate from Wheaton. More » -
Sarah Witri
July 8, 2011Sarah Witri ’05. I am currently attending law school and doing immigration law work that I really like. More » -
Ben Spalter
July 8, 2011Ben Spalter. Development Officer, Boston Symphony Orchestra; Trumpeter. Stage fright was my reason for not performing for a living. More »
