The Swellesley Report

More than you really want to know about Wellesley, Mass.

Wellesley College’s Guild of Carillonneurs to hold Open Tower

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Wellesley College will open up its 32-bell carillon to the community on Saturday, February 23, 2pm – 4pm. The carillon is housed in Galen Stone Tower, which rises 182 feet from the ground in Green Hall. The bells were installed in 1931 and the college’s Guild of Carillonneurs ring them throughout the year.

Galen Tower Wellesley College
Galen Tower, Wellesley College. It’s the tall building.

The performance is open the public and will include pop and movie music in honor of the Oscars, which will be awarded on February 24th to Hollywood’s stars both on the screen and behind the scenes. We’re hoping the bells will chime out Lady Gaga’s “Shallow,” which is up for an Oscar in the Original Song category, or something from Bohemian Rhapsody, in the running for a Sound Editing award.

Carillon Open Tower, Wellesley College
Directed by Margaret Angelini

WHEN: February 23, 2019
TIME: 2pm – 4pm
WHERE: Wellesley College, 106 Central St.
Galen Stone Tower

Other Open Tower events:

Mar 13, 12:30pm
April 6, 2pm – 4pm

Wellesley Symphony commissions Appalachian Trail-themed work for Feb. 10 concert

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The Wellesley Symphony has commissioned a new work called An Appalachian Trail Symphony: New England (Symphony No. 1) by Keane Southard and will perform it on Feb. 10. The concert will also feature a Mozart overture and piano concerto.

The Wellesley Symphony joined a consortium of orchestras in sponsoring the project by Southard, an outdoorsman inspired to hike the New England portion of the Appalachian Trail and write his first symphony about the experience.

An Appalachian Trail Symphony: New England (Symphony No. 1) had its world premiere by the Sage City Symphony in May, 2018 in Bennington, Vt., with the composer conducting. The piece is in five movements, one for each state the Trail crosses, and includes footsteps through rustling leaves, mosquitos and flies, bird song, the noise of the Mass Pike, and a chorale written by his grandfather, and rises and falls according to the landscape.

The orchestra will perform Southard’s symphony under the baton of Maestro Max Hobart on Sunday, February 10th at 3 PM at MassBay
Community College, 50 Oakland St. Orchestra president Leslie Holmes will give a pre-concert talk at 2:15.

Victor Rosenbaum
Pianist Victor Rosenbaum

Also on the program is the Overture to The Magic Flute by Mozart, and his Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat, K. 482, with pianist Victor Rosenbaum. The American pianist has played as soloist and chamber music performer in the United States, Europe, Asia, Israel, and Russia in such prestigious venues as Tully Hall in New York and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Tickets for the concert are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students, and free for children 12 and under and may be purchased at Wellesley Books,
Andrews Pharmacy on Weston Road, on-line, and at the door. There is plenty of free parking at the college. Call 781-235-0515 or visit
www.wellesleysymphony.org

Wellesley heading back to the 80s with musical revue

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Wellesley Theatre Project will present  IMPACT! Sings The 80s on Jan. 11 and 12 at 7:00pm and Jan 13 at 2pm. The show features 1980’s hits — from pop, rock’n’roll, film, and Broadway —   performed by students from the audition-only junior and senior IMPACT! troupe.
General admission is $15 for adults, and $10 for students and seniors, in advance or  $18 for adults, and $12 for students and seniors, at the door. The WTP Studio’s at the Wellesley Community Center is located at 219 Washington Street in Wellesley.  Tickets can be purchased online at www.wellesleytheatreproject.org or by calling the box office at 781-235-1550