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The Wilkes University Chamber Orchestra is delighted to present a concert featuring two masterpieces by the French composer Georges Bizet. Experience the youthful energy and lyrical beauty of his Symphony in C, a work that brims with brilliance and charm; followed by the dramatic flair and colorful orchestrations of a …

Join the Wilkes University Jazz Ensemble on Tuesday April 29th for our concert program, The Music of Quincy Jones, featuring arrangements, originals, hit recorded charts, and more by the late music legend, Quincy Jones. The concert begins at 7:30pm and is free and open to the public.

Join the Wilkes University Civic Band on Wednesday April 30th for our concert program, Ghost Stories, featuring Randall Standridge’s Symphony 1: A Ghost Story, plus music by Erika Svanoe, Robert Browne Hall, and Steven Reineke.  The concert begins at 7:30pm and is free and open to the public.

Join the Wilkes University Civic Band on Saturday December 7 for our concert program, Carnival of the Animals, featuring musical works depicting wildlife large and small, real and mythical with music by Saint-Saëns, Nishimura, Sousa, de Meij, and Sheldon. The concert begins at 7:30 pm and is free and open …

Join the Wilkes University Jazz Ensemble on Thursday December 5th for our concert program, ‘Round Midnight, featuring late-night jazz escapades by composers new and old, including Kris Berg, Cole Porter, Charlie Parker, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Thelonious Monk, and more! The concert begins at 7:30pm and is free and open to …

Join the University Chorus and Chamber Singers in a variety of pieces that celebrate the many elements that surround us, as well as beautiful rituals that accompany our human world day in and day out. Featured works include Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice In The Lamb and Schütz’s Musikalishe Exequien and new …