Five-time Grammy Award winner AngΓ©lique Kidjo is one of the greatest artists in international music today, a creative force with fifteen albums to her name.Β Kidjoβs 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.
Award-winning choral director Dr. AndrΓ© 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.
Gifted student performers demonstrate mastery in voice, violin, cello, piano and other instruments.
Juanito Pascual and his band New Flamenco Trio present Flamenco Music and Dance, with deep reverence for the traditional form while adding Jazz and other international influences for a charismatic fusion.
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.
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.Β
Wheatonβs 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.
Gifted student performers demonstrate mastery in voice, violin, cello, piano and other instruments.
The Wheaton College Jazz Band performs R&B and soul music from the 60βs and 70βs. Opening for the Jazz Band is Phat Police, a student lead ensemble under the direction of Jeff Cashen.
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 crΓ©ation du monde" from 1923.
