Concert Series

A Far Cry presents a unique program inspired by explorers seeking out the fringes of the known world, featuring John Corigliano’s Voyage, a suite from Rameau’s Les Indes galantes, and other travel-inspired works.

The Wellesley College Guild of Carillonneurs carries on the tradition of bell-ringing in Galen Stone Tower, which began when the carillon was first installed in 1931.

This concert will demonstrate the extraordinary Charles B. Fisk organ in Houghton Memorial Chapel, which will be played by organist Dexter Kennedy, "one of the greatest organists of our time." (Iceland Monitor)

Noorani Dance, led by Farah Yasmeen Shaikh, will offer workshops, class visits, and a Midday Muse, and will perform a full-length Kathak dance-drama.

The Wellesley College Guild of Carillonneurs carries on the tradition of bell-ringing in Galen Stone Tower, which began when the carillon was first installed in 1931.

Through South Asian classical dance, live music, multimedia, and theater, Kathak artist Farah Yasmeen Shaikh, director Matthew Spangler, and musical director Salar Nader showcase the life of Empress Noor Jahan in 17th-century Mughal India.

Rich Greenblatt and his colleagues will perform compositions from his newest recording, My Take. Greenblatt’s compositions are beautifully melodic, rhythmically grooving, and appealing to new listeners as well as jazz purists.

The highly acclaimed choral program at Wellesley allows students to experience the exhilaration and joy of performing the great choral repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day.

N. Adriana Knouf, assistant professor of cinema and media studies, and Jenny Olivia Johnson, associate professor of music, will present compositions and sound art inspired by the idea of the alien: the extraterrestrial, the other.

The Collegium Musicum is an ensemble of singers and instrumentalists open to Wellesley College students, faculty, staff, and the local community.

The Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra is composed of students, faculty, staff, and associates of Wellesley College and Brandeis University.

The Wellesley BlueJazz Ensemble Program includes Wellesley BlueJazz Big Band and BlueJazz Combos. Students are immersed in a rich jazz repertoire, from classic to contemporary, and supported by faculty-directed rehearsals.

The Chamber Music Society of Wellesley College provides an opportunity for instrumentalists and vocalists to prepare and perform works for small ensembles.

The Wellesley College Guild of Carillonneurs carries on the tradition of bell-ringing in Galen Stone Tower, which began when the carillon was first installed in 1931.

The Wellesley BlueJazz Ensemble Program includes Wellesley BlueJazz Big Band and BlueJazz Combos. Students are immersed in a rich jazz repertoire, from classic to contemporary, and supported by faculty-directed rehearsals.

Yanvalou Drum and Dance Ensemble will perform the folkloric music and dance of Africa, as it exists today and throughout the African Diaspora, particularly in Haiti, Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Brazil.