Music in the Great Hall
FALL 2026Thursday, October 22, 2026, 7:30 – 8:30 pmCaleb van der Swaagh, celloImage
The Department of Music & Theatre presents Music in the Great Hall: Caleb van der Swaagh, cello on October 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM in the Frances M. Maguire Art Museum. His program features Solo Cello Suites No. 2 in D minor and No. 3 in C major by J.S. Bach, Fused for Solo Cello by Suzanne Sorkin, and Hans Werner Henze, Serenade. Admission is free and all are welcome. Music in the Great Hall is open to the public – no tickets are required. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., thirty minutes prior to the event. Seats will be available on a first come, first served basis. There is a suggested donation of $20.00 for visitors outside of the university community. Donations can be made in person during events by placing your cash or check in the Department of Music & Theatre collection box located in the lobby. Your support for the Music in the Great Hall series is greatly appreciated. Praised for his “entrancing” performances (National Sawdust Log), Caleb van der Swaagh was the cellist of the GRAMMY-nominated Aizuri Quartet. A versatile chamber musician and soloist, he is an alumnus of Ensemble ACJW (now known as Ensemble Connect) – a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education. Caleb is the recipient of the Tanglewood Karl Zeise Memorial Cello Prize and the Manhattan School of Music Pablo Casals Award, and was also a grant recipient from the Virtu Foundation. In demand as a chamber musician, Caleb is member of Exponential Ensemble, a mixed instrumentation chamber ensemble. He is a first prize winner in the SAVVY Chamber Competition and has performed with such ensembles as The Knights, A Far Cry, Orchestra of St. Lukes, Metropolis Ensemble, Ensemble LPR, and the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players. Recent festival appearances include appearances at the Chelsea Music Festival, Ottawa ChamberFest, The Lake George Music Festival, Music from Montauk, 23Arts Summer Music Festival, Edelio Festival, and Birdfoot Festival. As a recording artist, Caleb’s recent releases include Against Method with counter)induction on New Focus Recordings and his extensive discography includes albums on Albany Records, Bright Shiny Things, Supertrain Records, Linn Records, and Avie Records among others. ______________________________________________________________________
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Admission is free and all are welcome! Music in the Great Hall is open to the public – no tickets are required. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., thirty minutes prior to the event. Seats will be available on a first come, first served basis. There is a suggested donation of $20.00 for visitors outside of the university community. Donations can be made in person during events by placing your cash or check in the Department of Music, Theatre & Film collection box located in the lobby. Your support for the Music in the Great Hall series is greatly appreciated. You are welcome to enjoy the museum until 7 pm. Beginning at 7, we kindly ask you to find your seat for the concert if you plan on staying for the full duration of the recital. The museum galleries will close at 7:00. |