Chamber And Choir Music Are Highlighted At Conn College

Nov. 13: "Political Transformations in the Middle East," 4-7 p.m., Harris Refectory Village Square. The Department of Government and International Relations and the Academic Resource Center host a conference at which students will present their original research on a broad range of topics that capture the major transformations currently underway in the Middle East. For more information, please contact Caroleen Sayej, assistant professor of government and international relations, at csayej@conncoll.edu, or Noel Garrett, director of the Academic Resource Center, atngarrett@conncoll.edu.

Nov. 14: “The Vivaldi Project,” a Dayton Artist-in-Residence concert by the Sebastian Chamber Players and Connecticut College students, 7:30 p.m., Evans Hall in Cummings Arts Center. Four Vivaldi concertos are interwoven with interludes composed by Robert Honstein. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for seniors and students and free to Connecticut College staff, faculty and students with a college ID. For more information, contact Terry Wisniewski at tawis@conncoll.edu.

Nov. 16: New York Museum Bus Trip, 8 a.m., Cummings Arts Center loading dock. The Departments of Art History and Studio Art host a bus trip to New York City that stops at several museums and points of interest. Tickets are $45 for the general public ($35 for Connecticut College students). For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Debbie Radachy at darad@conncoll.edu.

Nov. 16: “Illumina,” a concert by the Connecticut College Chamber Choir, 4 p.m., Harkness Chapel. Assistant Professor of Music Wendy Moy directs a program exploring light and darkness through Mendelssohn, Elgar, Holst, Brahms, Lauridsen, Whitacre and Gjeilo, with Lauren Marazzi ’16 on piano. Tickets are $5 for general admission, $3 for seniors and students, and free to Connecticut College students, staff and faculty with college ID. For more information, contact Terry Wisniewski at tawis@conncoll.edu.

Nov. 21: Connecticut College Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m., Evans Hall in Cummings Arts Center. Assistant Professor of Music Mark Seto conducts as the orchestra plays works by Georges Bizet and Maurice Ravel. They will be joined by the Sebastian Chamber Players on pieces by Jean-Féry Rebel and Antonio Vivaldi. Tickets are $5 for general admission, $3 for seniors and students, and free to Connecticut College students, staff and faculty with college ID.  For more information, contact Terry Wisniewski at tawis@conncoll.edu.

Nov. 23: Masterclass with soprano Jolle Greenleaf, 11 a.m, Evans Hall in Cummings Arts Center. Greenleaf is the artistic director TENET, one of New York’s preeminent vocal ensembles. For more information, contact Terry Wisniewski at tawis@conncoll.edu. This event is part of the College’s Dayton Early Music Series.

Nov. 23: “ODES: A St. Cecilia Celebration,” 4 p.m., Evans Hall in Cummings Arts Center. TENET, one of New York’s preeminent vocal ensembles, and the Sebastian Chamber Players combine forces to honor music's patron saint in a program of odes, arias and instrumental works, including Purcell's “Welcome to all the pleasures” and “Laudate Ceciliam." Tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for seniors and students, and free to Connecticut College students, staff and faculty with college ID. For more information, contact Terry Wisniewski at tawis@conncoll.edu.