Christian Lane is the winner of the 2011 Canadian International Organ Competition and director of the Boston Organ Studio. He is one of America’s most accomplished, respected, and versatile concert organists and pedagogues. Lane performs regularly throughout the United States and Europe, notable venues include St. Patrick’s Cathedral (New York), both St. Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Abbey in London, and Washington National Cathedral. Free tickets may be reserved online through the Box Office.
The faculty members in the Department of Music perform as part of the Faculty and Friends Music Series.
The Wheaton College Friends of Art and the Office of the Arts invite you to join us this Saturday, May 4, for a reception celebrating the Arts at Wheaton. Enjoy some festive treats and mingle with alumni, friends and current students. The galleries will be open for you to check out Eleven, the 2019 Senior Art Majors’ Exhibition. If you’re in the mood to make an evening of it, stick around and check out the Dance Company’s spring performance or check out the Wheatone’s Jam in the Chapel!
Violinist Charlotte Chuen ’19 presents her senior recital, the culmination of her musical study at Wheaton.
Pianists Xinru Liu ’19 and Xinyi Liu ’19 present their senior recital, the culmination of their musical study at Wheaton.
Braxton Shelley, assistant professor of music at Harvard University, is a musicologist who specializes in African American popular music. His research and critical interests, while currently focused on African American gospel performance, extend into media studies, sound studies, phenomenology, homiletics and theology.
Founded by Associate Professor of Music Delvyn Case, the Deus Ex Musica Ensemble is dedicated to presenting sacred concert music in contexts that invite discussion and dialogue. Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Harbison’s “Samuel Chapter” with soprano Emily Thorner, and Case’s song cycle “Darkness from which I come” with soprano Elisabeth Marshall. Followed by a discussion with Professor Harbison and members of Wheaton’s Department of Religion. www.deus-ex-musica.com
The Faculty & Friends Music Series presents Associate Professor of Music Lisa Romanul (piano) with Victor Romanul (violin) for a recital of music by Brahms, Bach, Debussy, Foote, and Ysaye.
Wheaton’s World Music Ensemble, directed by Sheila Falls Keohane, assistant professor of music, performs a variety of world music drawing on traditions from India, Ireland, France, Brazil and more.
book & lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, directed by Clinton O’Dell, music director Tim Harbold
This Tony Award winning musical is the story of Ti Moune, a young woman searching for her life’s purpose, defying even the most impossible circumstances simply by choosing faith, forgiveness, and love.Tickets: $10 general, $5 with a Wheaton ID & seniors. For information and reservations, contact the Watson Box Office.