North Central College Fine and Performing Arts

04/24/2025

Join us tonight in Pfeiffer Hall for an exciting evening featuring both the Vocal Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Abigail Riccards and the Latin Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Juan Pastor! The concert will feature captivating vocal performances with both modern and classic arrangements. Later, the Latin Jazz Ensemble will have you dancing to vibrant rhythms from the Caribbean and South America. For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/vocal-jazz-latin-jazz-ensembles-spring-concert

04/24/2025

The final Department of Theatre production opens tonight in Madden Theatre! Proposed, produced, and directed entirely by students, "The Serpent Lady" is a commedia dell’arte fairy tale that tells the story of Cherestani, the Fairy Queen, and her mortal husband Farruscad. They must overcome numerous magical obstacles in order to be together. At its core, it is a story about how love can conquer not only death, but immortality. For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/show/serpent-lady

04/23/2025

Tonight on the Wentz Concert Hall stage, the North Central College Symphony Orchestra presents Tchaikovsky’s "Symphony No. 6, Pathétique!" A deeply expressive and emotionally charged masterpiece from its haunting opening to the triumphant march and somber finale, this symphony takes listeners on a journey of passion, despair, and beauty. Don’t miss an evening of powerful and moving music! Benjamin Nadel, director. For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/north-central-college-symphony-orchestra-spring-concert

04/22/2025

Only a few days remain to secure your seats to the Naperville Chorus's spring concert, "Ein Deutsches Requiem" by Johannes Brahms, this Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Wentz Concert Hall! This German Requiem, composed shorting after the death of Brahms' mother, contrasts with earlier requiems by focusing on the living, with a theme of the transition from anxiety to comfort. It is an uplifting exploration of spirituality and is one of the greatest choral masterpieces of all time. The Naperville Chorus has a wide repertoire, performing a variety of music since 1976. The chorus focuses on classic choral works, often including elements of gospel, jazz, Broadway, and other genres. For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/show/naperville-chorus-spring-concert

04/21/2025

Join us tonight in the Wentz Concert Hall for the Jazz Combo Spring Concert, where our students will perform some of the most popular jazz standards! Experience a showcase of classic jazz, brought to life by our emerging musicians. For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/jazz-combo-spring-concert

04/18/2025

04/17/2025

Final days to get your tickets to the final Department of Theatre production of the season! Our faculty mentored student play, which is proposed, produced, and directed entirely by students, "The Serpent Lady," is a commedia dell’arte fairy tale that tells the story of Cherestani, the Fairy Queen, and her mortal husband Farruscad. They must overcome numerous magical obstacles in order to be together. At its core, it is a story about how love can conquer not only death, but immortality. For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/show/serpent-lady

04/17/2025

Next month, the DuPage Symphony Orchestra's "Mexican Montage" celebrates the vibrant cultural heritage of our neighbors to the south, opening with Aaron Copland’s well-known "El Salón México," written after Carlos Chávez took the American composer to a nightclub in Mexico City in 1932. The concert continues with alluring works by prominent Mexican composers - Arturo Marquez, Manuel Ponce, and Silvestre Revueltas - along with Chávez’s consummate "Piano Concerto," performed by Concert Artists Guild International Competition Winner Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner, a young artist with “masterful technique and a veritable deluge of sonorities” (La Presse Montreal). For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/show/dso-mexican-montage

04/17/2025

Last chance to secure your tickets to tonight's Opera Workshop Showcase in Pfeiffer Hall! Join the members of the Opera Workshop ensemble as they present this year's showcase: "The Impresario/At the Audition." Celebrate our talented singers, from a variety of majors and experience levels, as they show off their skills, and learn more about the history and prevalence of opera in the process. The showcase will feature full piece "The Impresario" by WA Mozart, along with works by Gilbert and Sullivan, Romberg, Offenbach, and arrangements by director Jennifer Barrett and local composer Marissa Simmons. For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/north-central-college-opera-workshop-showcase

04/16/2025

Only one more week until the North Central College Symphony Orchestra presents Tchaikovsky’s "Symphony No. 6, Pathétique," a deeply expressive and emotionally charged masterpiece! From its haunting opening to the triumphant march and somber finale, this symphony takes listeners on a journey of passion, despair, and beauty. Don’t miss an evening of powerful and moving music! Benjamin Nadel, director. For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/north-central-college-symphony-orchestra-spring-concert

04/16/2025

Join us tonight as students from the wind and percussion studios at North Central College perform in recital at 7 p.m. in the Wentz Concert Hall! For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/wind-and-percussion-studio-spring-recital

04/15/2025

Next Thursday, join us for an exciting evening featuring both the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Abigail Riccards, and the Latin Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Juan Pastor! The concert will feature captivating vocal performances with both modern and classic arrangements. Later, the Latin Jazz Ensemble will have you dancing to vibrant rhythms from the Caribbean and South America. For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/vocal-jazz-latin-jazz-ensembles-spring-concert

04/14/2025

Next Monday, join us for the Jazz Combo Spring Concert, where our students will perform some of the most popular jazz standards! Experience a showcase of classic jazz, brought to life by our emerging musicians. For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/jazz-combo-spring-concert

04/11/2025

Join the members of the Opera Workshop ensemble as they present this year's showcase: "The Impresario/At the Audition!" Celebrate our talented singers, from a variety of majors and experience levels, as they show off their skills, and learn more about the history and prevalence of opera in the process. The showcase will feature full piece "The Impresario" by WA Mozart, along with works by Gilbert and Sullivan, Romberg, Offenbach, and arrangements by director Jennifer Barrett and local composer Marissa Simmons. For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/north-central-college-opera-workshop-showcase

04/11/2025

In one month, the Chicago Sinfonietta's season finale pays tribute to those that allow us to transform our artform for the better. The opening work, Green’s "In the Beginning," “explores the excitement of new worlds forming, colliding, and shifting into place.” Hailstork’s "Saxophone Concerto," composed for soloist Timothy McAllister, promises a colorful tonal exploration. Finally, Tchaikovsky’s deeply emotional "Symphony No. 4," described by the composer as a depiction of the nature of Fate, features the famous ominous opening brass fanfare and transitions to a bright energy in the finale, bringing the Sinfonietta's season to its conclusion. For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/show/chicago-sinfonietta-tonal-transformation

04/10/2025

In less than two weeks, the North Central College Symphony Orchestra presents Tchaikovsky’s "Symphony No. 6, Pathétique," a deeply expressive and emotionally charged masterpiece! From its haunting opening to the triumphant march and somber finale, this symphony takes listeners on a journey of passion, despair, and beauty. Don’t miss an evening of powerful and moving music. Benjamin Nadel, director. For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/north-central-college-symphony-orchestra-spring-concert

04/10/2025

Don't miss tonight's exciting performance by the North Central Big Band, under the direction of Tim Coffman! The band will be showcasing classic arrangements by the legendary Count Basie and Sammy Nestico, along with modern hits like Tadd Dameron’s "Lady Bird." For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/jazz-big-band-spring-concert

04/09/2025

Next Wednesday, students from the wind and percussion studios at North Central College perform in recital at 7 p.m. in the Wentz Concert Hall! For tickets, visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/wind-and-percussion-studio-spring-recital