Wheaton College Massachusetts

World Music Ensemble
2022-04-20 19:30 (America/New_York) | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Wheaton’s World Music Ensemble, under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Sheila Falls Keohane, performs music and song from Brazil, Ukraine, Cuba and more.

Student Recitals
2022-04-28 17:00, 2022-11-17 17:00, 2023-04-20 17:00 | Mary Lyon Hall – Woolley Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Gifted student performers demonstrate mastery in voice, violin, cello, piano and other instruments.

Wheaton Chorale & Chamber Singers
2022-05-01 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers, under the direction of Professor Tim Harbold, present a varied spring concert, featuring Haydn’s “Insanae et Vanae Curae,” contemporary favorites from Whitacre, Lauridsen and Runestad, and a range of jazz and popular selections. We are eager to share our music with you!

Student Recitals
2022-05-03 17:00 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States

Wheaton College Jazz Band
2022-05-04 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Experimental Theatre, Norton, 02766, United States
The band, under the direction of Assistant Professor Jeffrey Cashen perform a wide ranging selection of jazz arranged for the band by Cashen. Special guest PHAT Police will also perform.

Please note: Wheaton College requires masking for at all events, regardless of vaccination status. Seating is limited.

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra
2022-05-08 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The ensemble, performing under Associate Professor Delvyn Case, present a concert highlighting the diversity of orchestral music and orchestral composers. Featuring Beethoven’s “Coriolan” Overture, Haydn’s Symphony no. 33, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Noveletten, Jose Eizondo’s Danzas Latinoamericanos, and Charlotte Blake’s That Poker Rag
Suggested donation $5

Music Department Meet & Greet
2022-08-31 17:00 | Watson 222
Interested in getting involved in Music? Come out and meet the faculty and hear about opportunities for classes and performance.

Anna Webber's Simple Trio
2022-09-08 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Award winning composer, saxophonist, and flutist Anna Webber performs with her band Simple Trio (Matt Mitchell, piano; John Hollenbeck, drums) blending strands from contemporary concert music and free improvisation. It is surprising, inventive, virtuosic, and engagingly problematizes entrenched notions about the genre of a jazz trio.

Faculty Recital
2022-09-14 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Faculty members in the Department of Music perform as part of the Faculty and Friends Music Series.

The Loser Concert Series presents Angélique Kidjo
2022-10-06 20:00 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo is one of the greatest artists in international music today, a creative force with fifteen albums to her name. Kidjo’s creative power is palpable through the beauty and strength of her voice, her music and movement, visual aesthetic, linguistic prowess and enormous advocacy work that serves so many. Kidjo has cross-pollinated the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B, funk and jazz, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America. Yet her love for collaboration inspires musical fusions and partnering with gifted musicians from across the globe. Angelique also advocates on behalf of children as a UNICEF and OXFAM Ambassador. She created her own charitable foundation, Batonga, dedicated to support the education of young girls in Africa.

Tickets are required, but are available free of charge via the Watson Box Office (limit 2 per person).

“I believe music is a language beyond the colour of skin, country or culture. I want to inspire people to work to help educate, nourish and protect our children.”
Angélique Kidjo, Benin

Would You Harbor Me? Polarization and Compassion in the 21st Century featuring André de Quadros
2022-10-26 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Award-winning choral director Dr. André de Quadros leads a variety of Wheaton creators such as Chorale Singers, Chamber Singers, and World Music Ensemble in exploring themes of social justice through song and spoken word.

Flamenco Music and Dance
2022-11-17 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Juanito Pascual and his band New Flamenco Trio (Jose Moreno, percussion and vocals; Elisabet Torras Aguilera, dancer; Brad Barett, bassist) present Flamenco Music and Dance, with deep reverence for the traditional form while adding Jazz and other international influences for a charismatic fusion.

World Music Ensemble
2022-11-30 19:30, 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.

Wind Symphony
2022-12-02 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Southeastern Massachusetts Wind Symphony, under the direction of Associate Professor Earl Raney, presents works by Debussy, Grieg, Milhaud, Puccini, plus several favorites! Suggested donation $5.

Holiday Vespers Concert
2022-12-04 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 guest conductor Alexandra Lutkevich. The concert is free to the public, but donations are gratefully accepted.

Student Recitals
2022-12-06 17:00 - 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States

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.

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.
