The Department of Theatre and Dance, along with the Music Department, invites all singers, actors, dancers, and storytellers to audition for its mainstage performance of Once on This Island. The auditions are open to the entire Wheaton community including students, staff, and faculty. Any student participating will receive .5 course credits. There will be two audition sessions, and you must attend both.
The Department of Theatre and Dance, along with the Music Department, invites all singers, actors, dancers, and storytellers to audition for its mainstage performance of Once on This Island. The auditions are open to the entire Wheaton community including students, staff, and faculty. Any student participating will receive .5 course credits. There will be two audition sessions, and you must attend both.
Professor Lazaro will give an evening performance on his major instruments, the marimba, and the vibraphone. He will also perform on the hand drums, giving an introduction to important rhythmical genres of the Caribbean and Latin American region, showing historical similarities and regional variations.
Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and scholar Tyshawn Sorey leads his highly lauded and category-defying trio of piano, bass, and drums. Sorey is a 2017 MacArthur fellow and has performed with musicians including Vijay Iyer, Steve Coleman, John Zorn and Anthony Braxton, as well as the International Contemporary Ensemble. “Here is an extraordinary talent who can see across the entire musical landscape.” —Alex Ross, The New Yorker. Sorey and Assistant Professor of Music, Will Mason will present a pre-concert talk at 6:00 p.m. in the same location.
Associate Professor of Music Leslie Amper presents a solo piano recital of classical works, including Beethoven, Sonata opus 31, No. 2 (Tempest), Schumann, Fantasy Pieces and Debussy, Estampes.
Lauren Henderson ’09 returns to Wheaton with jazz interpretations and original music. Henderson blends her Latin, Caribbean and African heritage to create a unique vocal approach, backed by NYC-based musicians Damian Sim, Michael Thurber and Allan Mednard. A former member of Wheaton’s Jazz Band and Voices United to Jam, she returns to campus from touring the US, Germany, Russia, Italy, Spain and Mexico. We welcome her back to celebrate her musical successes at home and abroad.
Associate Professor of Music Lisa Romanul (piano) will be joined by Victor Romanul (violin) for a recital of music by Brahms, Bach, Debussy, Foote, and Ysaye.
William Hite is well known for his interpretation of Schubert’s magnificent song cycle Winterreise. Written in 1827, the year before Schubert’s death, this work is regarded as one of the most important vocal pieces of the Romantic Era. Hite’s visiting artist residence provides a special opportunity to hear the entire work in the remarkable Cole Memorial Chapel, a beautiful acoustic space that creates a connection between performer and audience.
