Middletown's Full Weekend Guide: GMChorale Sings Britten And Wesleyan Screens 'San Juan Hill'

MIDDLETOWN, CT — GMChorale marks its 50th anniversary season Sunday with Benjamin Britten's cantata "Saint Nicolas" and a world premiere written for the chorus. Earlier in the weekend, Wesleyan University's Center for the Arts offers three free programs: a documentary about a lost Manhattan neighborhood, a live mock podcast and a solo clarinet recital.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• "Echoes of San Juan Hill" Film Screening and Conversation, Thursday, Nov. 12, 5:30 p.m. Stanley Nelson's 2026 documentary "San Juan Hill: Manhattan's Lost Neighborhood," narrated by Ariana DeBose, is followed by a conversation about history, music and preserving community stories. It's free; register on the event page. Ring Family Performing Arts Hall, Wesleyan University, 287 Washington Terrace
• Fake Radiolab Ep. 16: "Where's Wanda?", Friday, Nov. 13, 6 p.m. Adam Mirza and Akiva Zamcheck play unreliable hosts of a live podcast, borrowing from YouTube rants, ASMR, radio plays and nature documentaries in their ongoing duo project. It's free. Ring Family Performing Arts Hall, Wesleyan University, 287 Washington Terrace
• Gleb Kanasevich: "We Only Have But A Moment", Saturday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m. The clarinetist and composer plays a solo recital of experimental pieces from his new album. Admission is free, and an RSVP is encouraged but not required. Crowell Concert Hall, Wesleyan University, 50 Wyllys Ave.
• GMChorale: Britten's "Saint Nicolas", Sunday, Nov. 15, 4 p.m. The chorus performs Britten's cantata with tenor Dann Coakwell, the Elm City Girls' Choir, Saecula Singers and the Harmonia Chamber Orchestra, along with selections from Elaine Hagenberg's "Illuminare" and the premiere of Thomas Brand's "Sing On!," commissioned for the chorus' 50th anniversary season. Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center, Middletown High School, 200 LaRosa Lane
• "Mozart's Chair", Thursday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. The group exhibition considers how furniture sets the stage for action. A gallery tour is Saturday at 2 p.m., and the show runs through Feb. 28. Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, 283 Washington Terrace

A documentary, a mock podcast and a clarinet recital at Wesleyan lead up to GMChorale's anniversary-season Britten on Sunday, making for a weekend of free and low-cost music in Middletown.