Friday, May 22, 2026 1-2 p.m. Olin Memorial Library, Gribbel Room, Room 202A Julius Eastman (1940-1990) was a queer Black composer whose music and ideas went under-appreciated during his lifetime. Only recently has his work started to reach wider audiences, but even today it is under-listened-to and seldom-discussed outside of New Music and Avant-Garde circles. … Read more
In their second Olin Library concert, the Wesleyan Experimental Music Group explores new and existing works composed by Wesleyan University graduate Music students Chuntay Hatten MA ‘26, Solomon Kim MA ‘27, and Marie Carroll MA ‘25. All three works, in some way, engage the relationship among gesture, mutual intelligibility, and individual autonomy. When: Tuesday, April … Read more
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12-1pm Smith Reading Room, Olin Library252 Church St., MiddletownFree and open to the public. All welcome!Light snacks served. Wesleyan’s Central Asian Music Ensemble under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music Saida Daukeyeva performs a concert exploring the connection between music, sound, and animistic worldviews in Central Asian nomadic cultures. The ensemble program features instrumental … Read more
The Wesleyan Experimental Music Group debuts with a dynamic concert featuring works by Frederic Rzewski and undergraduate Music major Noa Koffman-Adsit. Led by graduate Music student Solomon Kim, the goal of the Wesleyan Experimental Music Group is to build community through sonic experimentation. The group is composed of undergraduate and graduate students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds … Read more
Sponsored by the World Music Archives & Music Library Free and open to the public Part of Wesleyan’s Power of Language Week 2026 Film #1: Searching for the Folk Philosopherdir. Mounir SalahArabic with English subtitles Thursday, February 26, 2026 1-2pm (Date changed due to snowstorm)Olin Library, Room 327B (Music Seminar Room)252 Church St., Middletown Join … Read more
February 9, 2026 at 10:50-11:50 amSmith Reading Room, first floor Olin Library, 252 Church St., Middletown, CTFree and open to the public. Try playing this unique Japanese instrument at a hands-on performance, explore the history of the koto at Wesleyan University, and learn more about the library’s collections of Japanese scores with a visiting shihan … Read more
Friday, February 20, 2026 An afternoon of events celebrating this ubiquitous, chameleon-like medium. Free and open to the public. 12:00 – 1:30: Talks about Paper, with Pizza & Performance Smith Reading Room, Olin Library Please RSVP so we can get enough pizza! 1:30 – 3:00: Paper Arts Fair Pruzan Art Center Lobby No RSVP needed! Explore a paper and book arts fair led by students, faculty, staff, and Unique … Read more
A research concert by Ameen Mokdad MA ’26 Friday, December 5, 2025, 12noon-1pmSmith Reading Room, Olin Library252 Church Street, Middletown, CTFree and open to the public What happens when a single melody, text, or story is claimed by multiple cultures as their own? Ameen Mokdad MA ’26 digs into the archives for a concert of … Read more
Tuesday, November 11th 12noon-1pm Smith Reading Room, 1st floor Olin Library252 Church St., Middletown, CT Free and open to the publicSponsored by the World Music Archives & Music Library Jazz pianist and Director of the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble Noah Baerman presents a program of instrumental interpretations of Stevie Wonder’s “message music” in celebration of his new … Read more
Music graduate student Ameen Mokdad MA’26 performs a solo version of his album-length work The Curve. Thursday, October 30, 2025 7:00 pmOlin Library Stairwell Ameen Mokdad MA’26, born 1989 in Baghdad, graduated from the Agriculture and Forestry College at the University of Mosul in 2013. He lived in the Northern Iraqi city of Mosul from … Read more
