Wheaton College Massachusetts

Holiday Vespers Concert
2023-12-03 19:30 (America/New_York) | 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.

Student Recitals
2023-12-07 17:00, 2024-04-18 17:00, 2024-11-14 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.

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.

The Mary Bloor Loser ‘42 Concert Series presents Berklee Indian Ensemble
2024-04-04 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Grammy-nominated Berklee Indian Ensemble (BIE) is a world-renowned collective known for its global Indian sound that honors regional South Asian musical traditions while boldly experimenting with a cross
pollination of genres, cultures, and multidisciplinary art forms from around the world. A diverse 8-piece ensemble that was born at the Berklee College of Music, the brilliant musicians of BIE provide an evening of
expansive, integrated musical explorations.
Free tickets via the Box Office.

The Mary Bloor Loser ‘42 Concert Series presents Her Stories with Dr. Samantha Ege
2024-04-16 20:00 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Combining a mix of performance and conversation, Dr. Samantha Ege animates the soundworlds and stories of the women who inspire her research. Dr. Ege is a leading interpreter and scholar of the African-American composer Florence B. Price. Dr. Ege’s publications and performances shed an important light on composers from underrepresented backgrounds. In 2023, she won the Society for American Music’s Irving Lowens Article Award for Chicago, the ‘City We Love to Call Home!’: Intersectionality, Narrativity, and Locale in the Music of Florence Beatrice Price and Theodora Sturkow Ryder (American Music journal). Dr. Ege’s first book South Side Impresarios: How Race Women Transformed Chicago’s Classical Music Scene will be published with the University of Illinois Press in autumn 2024.
Free tickets via the Box Office.

The Wheaton College Dance Company
2024-04-18 19:30, 2024-04-19 19:30, 2024-04-20 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The ensemble performs under the direction of Artistic Director Andrea Taylor-Blenis.
Tickets may be purchased via the Watson Box Office. $5 student, $10 faculty & staff & seniors, $15 general.

World Music Ensemble
2024-04-24 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.

Southeastern Massachusetts Wind Symphony presents By Request: Classical to Pops
2024-04-26 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Under the direction of Earl Raney, Associate Professor in Music Performance, Wheaton’s largest wind ensemble presents their spring concert By Request: Classical to Pops.
Suggested donation $5.

Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers: Around the World
2024-04-28 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Visiting Assistant Professor Alexandra Lutkevich, leads the ensembles, and an accompanying band, in a program of music from across the globe: South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and USA.
Suggested donation $10.

Phazed and Confused
2024-04-29 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Experimental Theatre, Norton, 02766, United States
This student-led ensemble presents a program of music selected and arranged by the members.

Student Recitals
2024-04-30 17:00 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States

Wheaton College Jazz Band
2024-05-01 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Band performs a mix of American music ranging from jazz to rhythm and blues to rock.

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra presents Gustav Holst Sesquicentennial Concert
2024-05-05 15:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Under the direction of guest conductor, Jon Ceander Mitchell, the ensemble performs works by Mendelssohn as well as Holst and his contemporaries. The orchestra is comprised of Wheaton students, faculty, and members of the public. Suggested donation $5.

Music Faculty Recital
2024-09-11 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.

Whims 75th Anniversary Concert
2024-10-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Join us for a special a cappella concert as we mark the 75th anniversary of the Whims! This milestone event promises an extraordinary evening of vocal brilliance, showcasing tradition and innovation. From timeless classics to contemporary favorites, Whims alumni and students will enchant you with their extraordinary harmonies and dynamic arrangements.

GEORGE
2024-10-24 19:30 | Kresge Experimental Theatre, Watson Fine Arts
Join us for an evening-length live concert featuring John Hollenbeck, Sarah Rossy, Anna Webber, and Chiquita Magic as they combine experimental jazz, ambient electronics, synth pop music and more.

Lysistrata
2024-10-31 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-11-01 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-11-02 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-11-07 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-11-08 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-11-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Written by Aristophanes, adapted by Ellen McGlaughlin, directed by Don Mays
Produced in special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (playscripts.com)
Follow Lysistrata, our Athenian heroine, as she creates an…unconventional…movement to end the Peloponnesian War. The women of Greece vow a prohibition in the bedroom until the violence of war has ceased. If the women of Greece refuse to love, will the men refuse to war? This fast-paced, comedic retelling of the classic Aristophanes play brings to light issues society has been discussing for millennia. Will we finally figure out how to make love, not war?

Tickets may be purchased online via the Watson Box Office. $5 student, $10 faculty & staff & seniors, $15 general
