North Central College Fine and Performing Arts

11/01/2025

Last chance to purchase your tickets to tonight's Sonata-Sonatina Festival Guest Recital featuring pianist Jooeun Pak! Internationally acclaimed pianist Jooeun Pak presents an evening devoted to three of the piano repertoire’s most iconic sonatas. The program highlights the form’s evolution across the Classical and Romantic eras: Haydn’s radiant Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50, Beethoven’s dramatic and beloved “Pathétique” Sonata, Op. 13, and Schubert’s monumental “Wanderer Fantasy,” often regarded as a sonata in disguise. This recital offers listeners the chance to experience Pak’s artistry in a program that traces the expressive range, structural brilliance, and enduring power of the piano sonata. For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/north-central-college-sonata-sonatina-festival-guest-recital-jooeun-pak-piano

10/30/2025

Opening tonight, the Department of Theatre presents "The Moors" in the Madden Theatre! In a contemporary reinvention of Charlotte Brontë, two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path. The Moors is a dark comedy about love, desperation, and visibility. *This play contains mature themes and violence. For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/department-theatre-presents-moors

10/29/2025

Next week, trumpeter Dakarai Barclay, North Central’s newest jazz faculty member, leads an all-star North Central College ensemble featuring Juan Pastor (drums), Tim Coffman (trombone), Mitch Paliga (tenor saxophone), Chris White (piano), and Ethan Philion (bass). The evening highlights a repertoire of deep cuts and contrafacts. For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/faculty-recital-series-evening-jazz-featuring-dakarai-barclay

10/28/2025

On November 15, the North Central College Department of Music presents a faculty and guest chamber recital 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

10/27/2025

Only a few weeks remain until the annual Explore the Sound concert in the Wentz Concert Hall! Explore the Sound is the quintessential choral event that features all choirs and guest instrumental artists in a staged and theatrically-lit concert performing form virtually every nook and cranny in Wentz Concert Hall. For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/explore-sound-0

10/24/2025

Join the North Central College Symphony Orchestra on November 21 for "Classical Mosaic" - a 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://northcentral.vbotickets.com/event/North_Central_College_Symphony_Orchestra_Fall_Concert/162898

10/24/2025

On November 1, internationally acclaimed pianist Jooeun Pak presents an evening devoted to three of the piano repertoire’s most iconic sonatas. The program highlights the form’s evolution across the Classical and Romantic eras: Haydn’s radiant Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50, Beethoven’s dramatic and beloved “Pathétique” Sonata, Op. 13, and Schubert’s monumental “Wanderer Fantasy,” often regarded as a sonata in disguise. This recital offers listeners the chance to experience Pak’s artistry in a program that traces the expressive range, structural brilliance, and enduring power of the piano sonata. For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/north-central-college-sonata-sonatina-festival-guest-recital-jooeun-pak-piano

10/23/2025

Don't miss the Wind & Percussion Fall Studio Recital on Thursday, November 20! Instrumental students from each of the private studios at North Central College will perform in recital in the Wentz Concert Hall! For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/wind-and-percussion-fall-studio-recital

10/23/2025

Next Thursday, the Department of Theatre brings their production of "The Moors" to life in Madden Theatre! In a contemporary reinvention of Charlotte Brontë, two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path. The Moors is a dark comedy about love, desperation, and visibility. *This play contains mature themes and violence. For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/department-theatre-presents-moors

10/22/2025

On November 7, trumpeter Dakarai Barclay, North Central’s newest jazz faculty member, leads an all-star North Central College ensemble featuring Juan Pastor (drums), Tim Coffman (trombone), Mitch Paliga (tenor saxophone), Chris White (piano), and Ethan Philion (bass). The evening highlights a repertoire of deep cuts and contrafacts. For tickets, please visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/faculty-recital-series-evening-jazz-featuring-dakarai-barclay

10/21/2025

Join us on November 17 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://northcentral.vbotickets.com/event/Jazz_Big_Band_Fall_Concert/162896

10/21/2025