Concert Series at Wellesley College

Concert Series at Wellesley College The Concert Series brings world-class performers to campus, augmenting the cultural life of the College and surrounding community.

Most events are FREE and open to the public, and take place at Jewett Auditorium or Houghton Chapel on the Wellesley campus.

Do y’all remember this dynamic duo wow-ing us all in last year’s faculty concert, playing Poulenc’s Sonata for Two Piano...
10/02/2024

Do y’all remember this dynamic duo wow-ing us all in last year’s faculty concert, playing Poulenc’s Sonata for Two Pianos?! Their performance inspired Professor Moya to compose a piece for two pianos…and the fabulous Eliko Akahori & Kanako Nishikawa will be performing the WORLD PREMIERE this Friday at 7:30 PM at Reinaldo Moya: Portrait Recital in Jewett AUD.
👏🏼Do 👏🏼Not 👏🏼Miss 👏🏼This 👏🏼Performance!!

Join us on Friday October 4th in Jewett Auditorium at 7:30pm for a portrait recital of Professor Reinaldo Moya’s work! T...
09/30/2024

Join us on Friday October 4th in Jewett Auditorium at 7:30pm for a portrait recital of Professor Reinaldo Moya’s work!

The Wellesley College Concert Series is thrilled to present an evening of chamber music by composer Reinaldo Moya, Associate Professor of Music Composition and Theory at Wellesley College.

Moya, a graduate of Venezuela’s El Sistema, has received the Charles Ives Fellowship, McKnight Composers Fellowship, Van Lier Fellowship, and Aaron Copland Award. He won the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Composer Award, leading to his commissioned Piano Concerto for Joyce Yang and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. As Composer-in-Residence at The Schubert Club (2017-19), he wrote Tienda, praised by The Star Tribune for its distinctive style. His opera Memory Boy premiered at the Minnesota Opera in 2016. His works have been performed worldwide, including by the Minnesota Orchestra and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School with masters and doctorate degrees, studying with Samuel Adler and Robert Beaser.

This portrait recital includes performances of Ghostwritten Variations, Diáspora, Migrare Mutare, Duende, and the world premiere of a piece for 2 Pianos, It Was Turning in a Circle.

Amit Kavthekar will be performing on Saturday September 28th at 7:30pm in our very own Jewett Auditorium and we would lo...
09/23/2024

Amit Kavthekar will be performing on Saturday September 28th at 7:30pm in our very own Jewett Auditorium and we would love to see you there!

Young and talented Amit Kavthekar (“GANDA-BANDH SHAGIRD” of Late Ustad Allarakha) has rhythm running in his veins. At the early age of six, he was being groomed in the art of playing tabla by the legendary Ustad Allarakha. He has also been fortunate enough to be taught tabla intricacies by Ustad Zakir Hussain - a maestro in Indian classical music, an international phenomenon in the fields of percussion and world music.
Amit has played with many eminent Indian Classical Musicians such as Ustad Zakir Hussain and Sivamani on Zee TV in India, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan at Google Talks, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan at Berklee College of Music, Ustad Ashish Khan at Learnquest Festival at Regis College MA, Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta in Baithak, Boston MA, Pt. Kushal Das at MIT, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma in his Documentary directed by Jabbar Patel in India, Pt. Jasraj in his vocal recital in Pune India and many others. Recently, Amit played at the United Nations Day Concert 2018 with Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Bangash and Amaan Ali Bangash as well as with the Refugee Orchestra project.
Amit has frequent collaborations with western classical, jazz and fusion musicians - He is a member of the Purnalokha quartet along with David Balakrishnan of the grammy winning Turtle Island Quartet. He has also played with the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra and is also a founder member of the band Sawaari, which explores music from different parts of the world.
Recently, Amit started working with renowned and one of the best Jazz guitar player Al Di Meola and now he is the integral part of Al Di Meola acoustic trio Project.
Amit is currently teaching Tabla in the New England School of Music based in Massachusetts. He also teaches master classes and workshops in universities.

Come see Kunal Gunjal in Jewett Auditorium on Saturday September 28th at 7:30pm!Kunal Gunjal is an award winning Santoor...
09/23/2024

Come see Kunal Gunjal in Jewett Auditorium on Saturday September 28th at 7:30pm!

Kunal Gunjal is an award winning Santoor artiste and is the youngest disciple of the Pioneer of Santoor Pt. Shivkumar Sharma. Besides having performed with Pt. Shivkumar Sharma on stage, he has also performed in various prestigious music festivals and conferences like Pune Festival, 17th Devnandan Ubhyakar Yuva Sangeet Utsav, Festival organized by MUSIC TODAY, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and he recently performed at the Gunidas Sangeet Samelan where he opened the festival for Ustad. Zakir Hussian.
He has many accolades to his honor including the Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Yuva Kalakar Puraskar and was also awarded at Vedic Heritage (NY, USA) by Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj. Kunal is also a recipient of the National Scholarship, awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India and the Sawai Gandharva Scholarship. Kunal released an album in 2018 which features Santoor with Western Film Score Music first time ever which has won the Global Music Award in “World Music”. This album has also been nominated for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards and was also shortlisted for consideration for the 61st Grammy Awards in the “BEST NEW AGE ALBUM” category.

WELLESLEY!! Way to represent at the first concert of the Concert Series season!!! Thank you to everyone who came & vibed...
09/21/2024

WELLESLEY!! Way to represent at the first concert of the Concert Series season!!! Thank you to everyone who came & vibed so hard with Jonathan Suazo and the RICANO band (crazy-AMAZING musicians). The energy was off the charts and the band was so appreciative. 🙏🏼 🇵🇷 🇩🇴 💙

📣 TONIGHT! FRIDAY at 7 PM | Jewett AUD 🎷Jonathan Suazo presents RICANO! An Afro-Caribbean experience that combines Puert...
09/20/2024

📣 TONIGHT! FRIDAY at 7 PM | Jewett AUD 🎷
Jonathan Suazo presents RICANO! An Afro-Caribbean experience that combines Puerto Rican and Dominican rhythms within a new jazz sound.

Don’t miss RICANO with Jonathan Suazo on Friday at 7pm in Jewett Auditorium!Jonathan Suazo is a Composer / Saxophonist /...
09/16/2024

Don’t miss RICANO with Jonathan Suazo on Friday at 7pm in Jewett Auditorium!

Jonathan Suazo is a Composer / Saxophonist / Culturist / Educator. His music is influenced by artists like Kenny Garrett, David Sánchez, Miguel Zenón, John Coltrane and many more. His unique and rich sax sound takes listeners on a sonic journey that explores the softest emotions and the most intense expressions.

RICANO is an original Afro-Caribbean experience curated by Jonathan Suazo that combines Afro Puertorican and Afro Dominican rhythms with a potent new Jazz Sound. RICANO showcases the Afro-Caribbean experience to bring that past, present, and future of this cultural heritage to a wide array of audiences.

Announcing the Fall 2024 Concert Series Lineup…1. RICANO! | Friday, Sept 20, 7:00 PM2. SOUNDSCAPES | Saturday, Sept 28, ...
09/16/2024

Announcing the Fall 2024 Concert Series Lineup…

1. RICANO! | Friday, Sept 20, 7:00 PM
2. SOUNDSCAPES | Saturday, Sept 28, 7:30 PM
3. MOYA PORTRAIT RECITAL | Friday, Oct 4, 7:30 PM
4. DESPITE & STILL | Thursday, Oct 10, 7:30 PM
5. ORGAN CONCERT | Friday, Oct 11, 7:30 PM
6. FALL FACULTY CONCERT | Saturday, Oct 19, 7:30 PM
7. MIDWEEK MUSE: Fernando Brandão | Wed, Oct 23, 5:00 PM
8. MIDDAY MUSE: David Collins | Thursday, Oct 31, 1:00 PM

Don’t miss any of these exciting concerts!
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It’s going to be a great season! 💙

Big love for !! Congrats to the Yanvalou Drum & Dance Ensemble for a beautiful, energizing production on Saturday night...
04/29/2024

Big love for !! Congrats to the Yanvalou Drum & Dance Ensemble for a beautiful, energizing production on Saturday night!
Shout-out to and for great guest performances!

Get on over to Galen for your chance to play the bells. The Carillonneurs will play great tunes & let you try too! 1-3 P...
04/27/2024

Get on over to Galen for your chance to play the bells. The Carillonneurs will play great tunes & let you try too! 1-3 PM

Congrats to Wellesley BlueJazz Combos on a fantastic night of tunes!
04/27/2024

Congrats to Wellesley BlueJazz Combos on a fantastic night of tunes!

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear music faculty Erica Johnson, DMA, take the Fisk Organ to church in a special r...
02/29/2024

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear music faculty Erica Johnson, DMA, take the Fisk Organ to church in a special recital curated for Leap Day.
Houghton Chapel, 1 PM.

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