Concert Series
The Concert Series brings world-class performers to campus, complementing the department’s academic offerings and augmenting the cultural life of the College and surrounding community.
To learn more about the Concert Series at Wellesley College, please join our mailing list, or visit our Arts at Wellesley page.
All events are free and open to the public, and accessible to those with disabilities.
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Journey to Orissa: Odissi Music & Dance
Mouli Pal and Upasana with special guests
Saturday, October 5, 2013 - 7:30pm
Jewett Art Center Auditorium
An ensemble of musicians, vocalists and dancers, performing the classical music and dance of Odissi, rarely if ever heard live in the United States. More -
The Carey Concert: Charles Fisk, piano
Music of Schubert and Schumann
Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 7:00pm
Jewett Art Center Auditorium
Pianist Charles Fisk performs Schubert’s two very different sonatas in A major and Robert Schumann’s Kreisleriana. More -
Anne Hutchinson: A New Opera!
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 12:30pm
Jewett Art Center Auditorium
This presentation will include scenes from the opera, as well as a discussion about the topic, its transformation into an opera with the composer and librettists, as well as the stage director, musical director, and the principal artists. More -
Marcin Szelest, Organ Concert
Visiting artist from Poland, on the Fisk Organ
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 8:00pm
Houghton Chapel Upper Chapel
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Jazz/World Music Faculty Concert
Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 8:00pm
Jewett Art Center Auditorium
Wellesley’s vibrant Jazz-World Music faculty presents “GROOVE TRANSLATION: Rhythms of Jazz-World Music”. More -
Dober Wellesley Choral Program Concert
Dona nobis pacem, Ralph Vaughan Williams with Virginia Glee Club, Frank Albinder, conductor, and Lisa Graham
Saturday, November 9, 2013 - 8:00pm
Houghton Chapel Upper Chapel
The Wellesley College Choir and Chamber Singers perform with special guests, Virginia Glee Club, Frank Albinder, Conductor, featuring Dona Nobis Pacem, by Ralph Vaughan Williams. More -
Songs of Schubert and Schumann
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 12:30pm
Jewett Art Center Auditorium
This concert features three members of the Wellesley voice faculty, Marion Dry, Gale Fuller and Andrea Matthews, and complements the course “Schubert, Schumann and the Lyric Impulse,” in songs by these two composers. More -
Body Music Week in Boston
Saturday, November 16, 2013 - 7:30pm
Jewett Art Center Auditorium
Events and performances by Body Music during the week of November 14-20 that are open to the public. More -
Collegium Musicum Fall Presentation
Il Contrasto della Bianca e della Brunetta: Music, dance and theater at the time of Isabella d'Este
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 8:00pm
Jewett Arts Center Auditorium
Collegium will explore the songs and dance music from the Mantuan court of Isabella d'Este and her contemporaries, including the notorious Lucrezia Borgia. More -
Thankful for What We've Got!
BlueJazz Strings and Combos
Friday, November 22, 2013 - 7:00pm
Jewett Arts Center Auditorium
Wellesley BlueJazz helps you start the winter celebrations with Hot Swing, Rhythm & Blues, Salsa, Sambas, Funk and Rock. More -
Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra Concert
Neal Hampton, Conductor
Saturday, November 23, 2013 - 8:00pm
Houghton Chapel
This fall concert will feature a performance of the Gaelic Symphony by Amy Beach, the first symphony by an American woman. More -
Chamber Music Society Fall Concerts
David Russell, Director; Jenny Tang, Asst. Director
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 7:00pm
Pendleton West 220 Concert Salon
The first of four concerts to showcase the skill and talent of student ensembles. The remaining performances are December 5 at 7:00pm, December 8 at 2:00pm and December 9 at 7:00pm. More -
Caravan: Wellesley BlueJazz Fall Concert
Music of Ellington, Gillespie and More!
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 7:00pm
Jewett Arts Center Auditorium
The concert will feature classic and modern interpretations of Big Band jazz, featuring dynamic ensemble playing and spirited solos from Wellesley’s talented jazz instrumentalists. More -
Yanvalou Fall Concert
Kera Washington, Director
Saturday, December 7, 2013 - 8:00pm
Jewett Arts Center Auditorium
Yanvalou will perform the traditional music of Africa and the Caribbean. More -
Wellesley Choir and Chamber Singers
Lisa Graham, Conductor
Sunday, December 8, 2013 - 7:30pm
Houghton Chapel
The Choral Music Program and Office of Religious and Spiritual Life present an evening of candlelight, music, readings, and carols. More
