North Central College Fine and Performing Arts

11/24/2025

Join us next week for the Concert Winds Fall Invitational Concert in the Wentz Concert Hall! The North Central College Concert Winds, with visiting guest Plainfield East High School, will perform a concert of standard and contemporary band literature. For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/concert-winds-fall-invitational-concert

11/24/2025

11/21/2025

Tonight, the North Central College Symphony Orchestra performs a "Classical Mosaic" concert with a collection of excerpts from ballets, operas, operettas, and other famous classical repertoire! There will be music featured of Elgar, Strauss II, Bizet, Berlioz, and Tchaikovsky. For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/symphony-orchestra-fall-concert

11/20/2025

Join us tonight for the Wind & Percussion Fall Studio Recital in the Wentz Concert Hall! Instrumental students from each of the private studios at North Central College will perform in recital. For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/wind-and-percussion-fall-studio-recital

11/19/2025

Next month, light up your holiday with a family-friendly concert filled with wonder and winter cheer—Chicago Sinfonietta-style! Led by guest conductor Kedrick Armstrong, Chicago Sinfonietta gift-wraps beloved traditions in bright new sounds, from Duke Ellington's swinging take on "Nutcracker Suite" to global cultural gems like "Piñata" by Robert Xavier Rodriguez. You’ll hear sparkling music by Czech and French female composers, audience favorites like Coleridge-Taylor's "Christmas Overture" and Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride," plus a few surprises to make your spirits bright. Don’t miss their annual audience sing-along, complete with glowing build-your-own luminaria! For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/chicago-sinfonietta-holidays-hope

11/19/2025

In two weeks, the Department of Theatre presents "The Skriker" in the Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall! Drawing from British folklore, the eminent English playwright drops the Skriker, an ageless shapeshifter, into contemporary London. *This play contains mature themes and language. For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/department-theatre-presents-skriker

11/18/2025

A beloved seasonal tradition, the DuPage Symphony Orchestra’s annual holiday concert showcases an array of holiday favorites from around the world! On December 14, a variety of religious and cultural traditions, representing both Christmas and Hannukah, are celebrated with lively medleys and fresh orchestral arrangements in "Holiday Magic." A special guest narrator joins the DSO to relate a charming holiday tale. And who knows: perhaps that special someone will appear at Wentz Hall once again to lead a rousing rendition of Leroy Anderson’s "Sleigh Ride!" For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/dupage-symphony-orchestra-holiday-magic

11/18/2025

Join us on December 3 for our Jazz Combo Fall 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, please visit https://northcentral.vbotickets.com/event/Jazz_Combos_Fall_Concert/162927

11/17/2025

In two short weeks, the North Central College Concert Winds, with visiting guest Plainfield East High School, will perform a concert of standard and contemporary band literature! For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/concert-winds-fall-invitational-concert

11/17/2025

Join us tonight in the Madden Theatre for an exciting performance by the North Central Big Band, under the direction of Tim Coffman! The band will present classic compositions by Count Basie, Sammy Nestico, Eddie Harris, and Horace Silver, alongside modern works by John Fedchock. For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/jazz-big-band-fall-concert-0

11/15/2025

Last chance to secure your tickets to tonight's Faculty Recital Series - Piano Trio performance in the Wentz Concert Hall! Featuring Eric Gratz, violin, and Susan Chou, piano, joined by guest cellist Yeon Ji Yun, faculty member at Purdue University, the program includes piano trios by Joseph Haydn, Johannes Brahms, and William Bolcom, offering an evening of engaging collaboration among three distinguished performers. For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/faculty-recital-series-piano-trio

11/14/2025

In only one week, the North Central College Symphony Orchestra will perform a "Classical Mosaic" concert with a collection of excerpts from ballets, operas, operettas, and other famous classical repertoire! There will be music featured of Elgar, Strauss II, Bizet, Berlioz, and Tchaikovsky. For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/symphony-orchestra-fall-concert