Student Recitals
2022-12-06 17:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Gifted student performers demonstrate mastery in voice, violin, cello, piano and other instruments.

Wheaton College Jazz Band with Phat Police
2022-12-07 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Wheaton College Jazz Band performs R&B and soul music from the 60’s and 70’s. Opening for the Jazz Band is Phat Police, a student lead ensemble under the direction of Jeff Cashen. Phat Police pick out and arrange all their own material with styles ranging from pop to jazz to funk, with an occasional original composition.

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra presents Joy, Hope and Peace
2022-12-11 14:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The 60 member GWSO performs a concert of inspiring and heart-warming music by a diverse collection of composers. Featuring Mozart’s overture to “The Magic Flute”, Bizet’s suite from the opera “Carmen”, “Adoration” by Black American composer Florence Price, Afro-British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s “Idyll”, and Darius Mihlaud’s jazz-inspired ballet score “La création du monde” from 1923. Suggested donation $5.

I Had No Idea You Were Black: Navigating Race on the Road to Leadership
2023-03-09 17:00 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Dr. Ronald Crutcher, President Emeritus returns to Wheaton to celebrate the release of his recently published memoir I Had No Idea You Were Black: Navigating Race on the Road to Leadership. A leader in higher education, distinguished classical musician and accomplished administrator, Dr. Crutcher shares his talents on the cello before sitting down for an interview discussing his life as a Black leader successfully bridging America’s cultural divides and sharing his compelling story which offers many important lessons on life and leadership.

An Evening of Musical Theatre and Jazz
2023-03-23 19:30 | Emerson Dining Room
The Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers under the direction of Visiting Assistant Professor Alexandra Lutkevich, present an evening of musical theater and jazz, featuring group numbers as well as student soloists.

Bach's Circle: Organ Music by J. S. Bach, his contemporaries, and his followers
2023-03-24 19:00 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Wheaton College organist Juan A. Mesa presents a concert of organ music to honor J. S. Bach’s 338th birthday. The concert will include works by Bach, Buxtehude, Couperin, Clara Schumann, Rheinberger, and others.

Nicholas Kitchen, violin with Ann Sears, piano
2023-03-29 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Nicholas Kitchen, internationally recognized violinist, founder of the Borromeo String Quartet, and faculty member of New England Conservatory, presents a concert with Professor of Music, Ann Sears, piano. This performance includes sonatas by Beethoven and Mozart, as well as works by Clarence Cameron White and Amy Beach.

Wheaton College Brown Bag Lunch Concerts
2023-04-04 12:30 - 13:30 | Mary Lyon Hall – Woolley Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Come, enjoy your lunch, and listen to some wonderful music provided by the

Wheaton College Music Faculty

Tuesday, April 4, 12:30-1:30 (concert from 12:45-1:15)
Woolley Room (Mary Lyon Hall)

Louise Toppin presents the Music of Harry T. Burleigh
2023-04-12 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Noted soprano Louise Toppin presents an evening of art song, arias, and spiritual arrangements by Harry T. Burleigh and his contemporaries. The art songs featured will be included in a forthcoming edition of the art songs, long out of print but happily rediscovered by today’s artists.

Student Recitals
2023-04-20 17:00, 2023-12-07 17:00 | Mary Lyon Hall – Woolley Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States

World Music Ensemble
2023-04-26 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The ensemble, under the direction of Assistant Professor Sheila Falls, performs music from a variety of genres from around the world, including Europe, South America, Africa, and more.

Music Colloquium—2023 Senior Majors' Presentations
2023-04-28 10:30 | Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Graduating music majors present on individual research projects conducted as part of the senior seminar taught this year by Professor Ann Sears.

Southeastern Massachusetts Wind Symphony
2023-04-28 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Wheaton’s largest wind ensemble performs its spring concert under the direction of Associate Professor Earl Raney, . Suggested donation $5.

Wheaton Chorale & Chamber Singers
2023-04-30 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The ensembles, under the direction of Visiting Assistant Professor Alexandra Lutkevich, present a concert of works with orchestra, featuring visiting artist conductor Christopher Lowrey and soloists from Ensemble Altera: Clare Brussel, Andrew Brown, and Michael Garrepy. Suggested donation $10.

Student Recitals
2023-05-02 17:00, 2023-11-14 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States

Phat Police
2023-05-02 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Experimental Theatre, Norton, 02766, United States
Contemporary music ensemble, Phat Police present a program of music chosen and arranged by the students under the leadership of Assistant Professor, Jeff Cashen.

Jazz Band
2023-05-03 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Band, under the direction of Assistant Professor Jeff Cashen, performs a mix of American music ranging from jazz to rhythm and blues to rock.

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra presents American Expressions
2023-05-07 16:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The 60-piece Orchestra presents a concert celebrating the diversity of American orchestral music with works by:
Margaret Bonds: The Montgomery Variations
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings
Josh Rodriguez: Vamos¡ (World Premiere)
John Williams: Empire Strikes Back Medley
Donizetti: “Una furtiva lagrima” from L’elisir d’amore featuring Natan Chalem ’23, Concerto-Aria Competition Winner
Suggested donation $5.

Music Faculty Recital
2023-09-13 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The faculty members in the Department of Music perform as part of the Faculty and Friends Music Series.

RENT
2023-11-09 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Book, Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson, directed by Stephanie Burlington Daniels

Premiering on Broadway in 1996, RENT garnered international acclaim and won several awards, including The Pulitzer Prize for Drama and The Tony Award for Best Musical, and is based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme. The play follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
Tickets may be purchased online via the Watson Box Office
$15 general, $10 seniors/faculty/staff, $5 students

November 18th Talkback
The November 18th performance of RENT will be followed by a talkback session entitled:
The Intersectionality of Identities: RENT and Our Wheaton Community with Luis F. Paredes, Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity and Belonging, Stephanie Burlington Daniels, Professor of Theatre, Izzi King ’22, Choreographer for RENT, and the cast.

RENT is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

World Music Ensemble
2023-11-29 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The ensemble, under the direction of Assistant Professor Sheila Falls, performs works including the Italian ballad “Il Pescatore”, as well as selections from Brazil, Ireland, and Argentina.

Southeastern Massachusetts Wind Symphony
2023-12-01 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Wheaton’s largest wind ensemble performs its winter concert under the direction of Associate Professor Earl Raney.
Suggested donation $5.

Holiday Vespers Concert
2023-12-03 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Wheaton’s choral tradition for the holidays celebrates music of varied cultures and time periods, and features the Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers under the direction of Assistant Professor Alexandra Lutkevich. This year’s program highlights the works of multiple female composers such as Margaret Bonds, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Rosephanye Powell, Elaine Hagenberg, and Flory Jagoda.
The concert is free to the public, but donations are gratefully accepted.

Wheaton College Jazz Band
2023-12-06 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Band, under the direction of Associate Professor Will Mason, performs a mix of American music ranging from jazz to rhythm and blues to rock.

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra
2023-12-10 14:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Comprised of Wheaton students, faculty, and members of the public, the GWSO presents a concert featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 as well as works by Claude Debussy, and John Philip Sousa.
Suggested donation $5.

An Evening of Early Music
2024-02-07 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Join us for an evening of Baroque music for the viola da gamba with Wheaton alumni, internationally renowned gambist Laura Jeppesen ’68 and emerging artist Thomas Conrad ’22, and Associate Professor of Music and Performance Zarina Irkaeva.

Daedelus
2024-03-20 19:30 | Kresge Experimental Theatre, Watson Fine Arts
Internationally renowned performer and producer Daedelus presents a concert of cutting-edge electronic dance music.

Will Mason - "Hemlocks; Peacocks"
2024-03-28 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Associate Professor of Music Will Mason will debut and record a new composition for alto and tenor saxophone, keyboard, and percussion featuring Anna Webber, deVon Russell Gray and Daniel Fisher-Lochhead.
