The ensemble performs under the direction of Artistic Director Andrea Taylor-Blenis.

Tickets may be purchased via the Watson Box Office. $10 general, $5 with a Wheaton ID & seniors, $2 students.

Contemporary music ensemble, Phat Police present a program of music chosen and arranged by the students under the leadership of Assistant Professor, Jeff Cashen.

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.

Five-minute plays—written, directed and performed by Wheaton students—will be showcased in our biannual festival.

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.

Graduating music majors present on individual research projects conducted as part of the senior seminar taught this year by Professor Ann Sears.

Gifted student performers demonstrate mastery in voice, violin, cello, piano and other instruments.

Longer form plays—written, directed and performed by Wheaton students—will be showcased in our annual festival. This festival includes four performances over 2 days, different works will be featured at each seating. 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. daily.

This professional dance company based in DC, focuses on the polyrhythmic art of stepping. Steeped in African and African American tradition, step has deep roots in the emergence of HBCUs in the south. Complex percussive sequences demand energy, precision, and teamwork; the intricacies of the movements can be heard as well as seen. Step Afrika! is committed to performance and outreach, their visit to Wheaton will surely expand our understanding of collective movement—and have everyone on the edge of their seats.

Free tickets may be reserved online via the Watson Box Office.

Diana Khoi Nguyen is a first-generation Vietnamese-American poet whose book, Ghost Of, is an elegy for her brother, and she explores the difficulties felt by parents from this culture.  A brief Q&A will follow this evening event.