College of Wooster holding fall arts events
The Wooster Symphony Orchestra will be joined by the Wooster Jazz Ensemble at McGaw Chapel on Oct. 18 in a performance that will pay tribute to noted singer, pianist, songwriter and civil rights activist Nina Simone.
The College of Wooster will present a variety of arts events throughout the fall semester. Events welcoming the community from the departments of music, theater and dance and College of Wooster Art Museum include numerous performances from music ensembles, theater and dance productions, and exhibitions by the College of Wooster Art Museum.
Audiences will see and hear Wooster’s students including those studying professionally in the arts and majors throughout the college’s liberal arts curriculum in the following October programs:
—Celebration of the Arts on Friday, Oct. 18 at 4:30 p.m. in McGaw Chapel, 340 E. University St. During Homecoming Weekend with families and alumni, the event will feature performances by the Wooster Chorus, Scot Symphonic Band, and members of the theater and dance and art and art history departments.
—Wooster Jazz Ensemble and Wooster Symphony Orchestra performance of “Nina at Ninety” on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in McGaw Chapel. This performance pays tribute to noted singer, pianist, songwriter and civil rights activist Nina Simone. Internationally known jazz singer Dee Alexander and 2024 COW grad Bri Mosley will sing songs made famous by Simone.
Conducted by Jeffrey Lindberg, professor of music at the college, the Wooster Symphony Orchestra is comprised of both students and community members and offers experience playing orchestral literature of musical genres ranging from the baroque period to contemporary. The Wooster Jazz Ensemble specializes in playing large-ensemble jazz and gives opportunities for participants to compose, arrange and improvise music.
—“Boeing-Boeing” by Marc Camoletti Thursday, Oct. 24 through Saturday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St. Directed by Shirley Huston-Findley, professor of theater and dance, this farcical comedy centers on a bachelor living in Paris as he struggles to keep his three fiancées, all flight attendants, from finding out about each other. Tickets are required and available at the box office in Freedlander Theatre or at www.wooster.edu/snippet/tickets.
—College of Wooster Art Museum exhibitions “Passages: Tales of the Snow Migrant” and “Our Disappearing Darkness: Meditations on Losing the Night Sky” through Dec. 6 at Ebert Art Center, 1220 Beall Ave. These exhibitions invite viewers to rethink their connection with human-caused environmental problems. The CWAM is open Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 1-4 p.m.
All events are open to the public. For more information on events in the department of music, email or call administrative coordinator Melissa Puster at mpuster@wooster.edu or 330-263-2419.
For more information on theater and dance events, email or call Scott Schwarzwalder at sschwarzwldr@wooster.edu or 330-263-2541.
For more information on the CWAM exhibitions, visit the CWAM website or call 330-263-2495.