Olin Library Lobby – 252 Church Street
12:15-12:30 pm
All invited! Come take a music break!
This summer, the lobby of Olin Library is playing host to the historical Chickering grand piano that normally resides in the Highwaymen Lounge of the Romance Languages & Literatures building. To celebrate, we’re hosting a series of short, noon-time mini-concerts (10-15 minutes each) that make use of the piano, whether solo or with other instruments or singers.
Follow us at Wesleyan Unique Collections (Instagram) to see photos and videos or check them out on the Wesleyan University Library Facebook page. A video sampler is below.
| Date | Performer | Program |
| 2026-06-09 | Neely Bruce | Preludes and Fugues from J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II |
| 2026-06-11 | Emmanuel Ansaeku | Folk and Contemporary Songs from Ghana: Senyiwa Dedende (An Akan folk song about avoiding procrastination) Sansa Akroma (An Akan folk song about stopping laziness) Bonwire Kente (A composition about how the rich Ghanaian Kente fabric is woven) Tutu Gborvi ( An Ewe lullaby) Akosombo Kandzea ( An original composition about the Ghanaian hydroelectric power dam) |
| 2026-06-16 | Neely Bruce – POSTPONED | Geographical Preludes |
| 2026-06-18 | Leo Farina & David Rochon | Jazz standards on piano and upright bass |
| 2026-06-23 | Susanne Fusso & Shari Lucas – CANCELLED | Sacred music on handbells and piano |
| 2026-06-25 | Alec Pedersen | Original music, blues and soul |
| 2026-06-30 | Neely Bruce | Solo piano — Selected Geographical Preludes by Neely Bruce and Prelude and Fugue in G major from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II by J.S. Bach |
| 2026-07-02 | Carolyn Halsted | Solo piano — Fourth of July-themed works by Beethoven and Copland |
| 2026-07-07 | Alex Waterman & Neely Bruce | Beethoven Cello Sonata no. 1 in F Major |
| 2026-07-09 | Noah Baerman and Kate Ten Eyck | Piano/euphonium duets from the jazz and pop worlds |
| 2026-07-14 | Jullie Pan | Beethoven Piano Sonata no. 28 op. 101, first movement, and three Mendelssohn lieder ohne worte: op. 19 no. 1, op. 53 no. 2, and op. 62 no. 6 |
| 2026-07-16 | Rebecca McCallum, Rani Arbo & Aaron Bittel | Traditional fiddle tunes with piano |
| 2026-07-21 | Direct to VHS (Paula Matthusen & Jennifer Beattie) | Experimental music for mezzo-soprano, no-input mixing, and piano |
| 2026-07-23 | Jessa Zovinka | Solo piano works by Frederich Kuhlau |
| 2026-07-28 | Neely Bruce | Geographical Preludes |
Sponsored by the World Music Archives & Music Library. Email wma@wesleyan.edu for more information.
Neely Bruce performing on June 9, 2026.
Emmanual Anseaku performing in June 11, 2026.
Leo Farina and David Rochon performing on June 18, 2026.