Kohlenberg Lyceum Series
Lyceum Schedule
2024-2025 Season
All performances will take place at 7 p.m. unless otherwise specified.
Upcoming Events
Sept. 24, 2024
Third Coast Percussion
Baldwin Auditorium
Grammy Award winners Third Coast Percussion will kick off the season Sept. 24. For nearly 20 years, this Chicago-based quartet has created exciting and unexpected performances that constantly redefine the classical music experience. Whether the artists are speaking from the stage about a new piece of music, inviting concertgoers to play along with a piece or providing an educational performance, the ensemble is known for making a direct connection with the audience. In addition to working with musicians from a wide range of backgrounds, the ensemble has joined with dancers, sound engineers and even architects on creative projects.
Oct. 3, 2024
Films and Finger Foods: “Mean Girls”
Del and Norma Robison Planetarium
A screening of the 2024 version of “Mean Girls,” featuring Truman alumna Jenna Fischer, will take place Oct. 3. The spring installment remains to be determined, and could consist of another feature film or a full-dome show to highlight the planetarium’s updated 4K projectors.
Nov. 14, 2024
Vienna Boys’ Choir
Baldwin Auditorium
The world-famous Vienna Boys’ Choir will take the stage Nov. 14. Based in Austria, this choir of boy sopranos and altos between the ages of nine and 14 perform for nearly 500,000 people each year. The ensemble is a modern-day descendant of the boys’ choirs of the Viennese Court dating back to the late Middle Ages. This performance will include Austrian folk songs, classical masterpieces, Christmas hymns and holiday carols.
March 1, 2025
Matt Wilson’s Good Trouble
Baldwin Auditorium
6:00 p.m.
A New York-based drummer, Wilson combines buoyant zeal, idiosyncratic style, infectious humor, joyous swing and an indomitable spirit of surprise, making him one of the most in-demand players and educators in jazz today. He has appeared on more than 500 albums and has released 20 acclaimed recordings as a leader. He was named 2018 Musician of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association, and his album “Honey and Salt” won 2018 Album of the Year. Wilson’s March 1 concert is sponsored in conjunction with the annual Phi Mu Alpha JazzFest.
An additional event in the spring and a second Films and Finger Foods event will take place in the spring. Details will be posted as they become available.