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UPDATED 2/8/10

23rd Annual Harold Protsman Classical Period Piano Competition
The Department of Music of Old Dominion University will hold its 23rd annual Harold Protsman Classical Period Piano Competition Saturday, March 20, 2010. Preliminaries will begin at 9:00 a.m., and renowned pianist Lambert Orkis will judge the final competition at 2:30 pm. All events will be held in the F. Ludwig Diehn Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, corner of 49th St. and Elkhorn Avenue.
In 2007, the Old Dominion University Classical Period Piano Competition was renamed in honor of Professor Emeritus Harold Protsman in recognition of his many years of dedication, professionalism and service to both the competition and the Music Department of Old Dominion University.
Pianist and Teacher Lambert Orkis will give a master class for selected finalists in Chandler Recital Hall at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 21. Also at 3 p.m., cellist David Hardy will conduct a string master class in the Reading Room of the Diehn Composers Room. At 5 p.m., pianists and string performers will convene for a master class on musical collaboration in Chandler Hall.
The F. Ludwig Diehn Concert Series will feature pianist Lambert Orkis and cellist David Hardy in a recital at 8 p.m. Monday, March 22, in Wilson Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center. Mr. Orkis will perform on a reproduction of a 6-1/2 octave Beethoven-period fortepiano of ca. 1830. Tickets for this event are available in the lobby of the University Theatre Monday - Friday, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., telephone 683.3505; or in the atrium of the Diehn Center on the day of the event.   For further information, go to http://al.odu.edu/music/competition or dial (757) 683-4061

New Marques Garrett Song on YouTube
Hampton University graduate has a new song premiere on YouTube.   Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udQ6yOoa_Mc  

Schola Cantorum Auditions
Schola Cantorum is auditioning new singers for all choral voice parts in preparation for their premier production of a newly commissioned work by Walter Marshall, Requiem in F minor.  This a cappella mass will be performed in May and June 2010.  Interested?     Please contact info@scholacantorumofva.org or call Chorus Manager Bill Hunter at 481-0515.

Williamsburg Symphonia League Seeks President
The Board of Directors of the Williamsburg Symphonia League is currently inviting applications and nominations for the office of presidency of the League. Ingrid Brown, the current president, who has served the League with distinction for many years, has elected to take leave of her official duties at the end of this fiscal year, May 31, 2010.
 The League is a volunteer organization whose members support, assist and promote the growth of the Williamsburg Symphonia.  Founded as a community orchestra to present educational programs for children, the Symphonia is now Williamsburg, Virginia’s own professional orchestra.  The Symphonia continues to thrill audiences with sold-out concerts and inspires young people with its music education programs in local schools.
  The Williamsburg Symphonia League is uniquely positioned to assure the continued success and growth of the Symphonia and is filled with opportunities for musical enrichment, meeting new friends, connecting with old friends, and participating in a variety of exciting fund raising and social activities.  The League President is a recognized leadership position within the Williamsburg community.  The President chairs the Board of Directors, presides at all meetings of the League, and maintains general supervision of its interests and activities.  The President sets the tone for the League and will often be its public face.
In its search for a President, the Board seeks a leader who is willing to dedicate sufficient time to support the requirements of the position; possesses the organizational, creative and administrative skills required in order to assure that the League accomplishes its mission; is experienced in fund raising activities in organizations comparable in size to the League; and as the League’s principal spokesperson, possesses effective communication skills, diplomacy and the ability to interact with other community organizations in collaborative efforts.   Any questions, applications and/or nominations should be submitted to Mr. Paul Tongue, Chairman of the League’s Nominating Committee via e-mail to pgtongue@verizon.net.

Virginia Opera Auditions
Virginia Opera is announcing auditions for 1-mezzo-soprano, 3-tenor and 2-bass/baritone spots in the Scenic Choir for this season’s production of Porgy and Bess. Auditions will be held at the Harrison Opera House on Wednesday, February 10 from 4:00-6:00pm for these remaining spots.The Scenic choir will be involved in approximately 6-8 chorus numbers during the show; and will be used minimally in the staging during the numbers they are singing.   This group of singers will be provided with transportation to performances in Richmond and Fairfax, hotel stay in Fairfax and our standard comp and discount ticket package. We require scenic choir choristers to be available for all rehearsal and performances. Auditionees will need to perform one selection with piano accompaniment, preferably in English. You can sing an aria, art song, musical theater song, gospel tune or anything that shows you can sing!   f you are interested in auditioning, please contact Andrew Chugg, Artistic Administrator, by email andrew.chugg@vaopera.org or by phone 757-213-4542 to schedule a time.   Please note, If you are already committed to participating in our Porgy and Bess Final Scene Outreach Choir for this production an audition is NOT required, unless you would like to be considered for this advanced group.

Music In Your Life
Music In Your Life, the popular series of free concerts, returns to the Williamsburg Library Theater in January and February. Jointly sponsored by the Virginia Symphony Society of Greater Williamsburg and the library, the series offers a variety of music and performers. Dr. Miles Schwartz of the VSSGW produces the series. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Reservations are not required. For further information, call the society at 757-345-6634, or visit www.wrl.org/programs. The schedule:
Monday, February 8, 2010, 7:30 pm
The Ambrosia String Quartet, with Simon Lapointe, Mayu Kuroda Cipriano, Beverly Kane Baker and Rebecca Gilmore, perform classical selections.

Monday, February 8, 2010, 7:30 pm
Brian Ganz, Piano
Tidewater Music Teachers Forum Presents Brian Ganz in recital. Brian Ganz is widely regarded as one of the leading pianists of his generation. Mr. Ganz has appeared as soloist with such orchestras as the St. Louis Symphony, the St. Petersburg Phil-harmonic (of Russia), the Baltimore Symphony, the National Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the City of London Sinfonia, L’Orchestre Lamoureux, and L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo. Some of Mr. Ganz’ recent concert highlights include performances of Mozart Piano Concerti K. 466, with the Memphis Symphony, and K. 467, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra at the new Strathmore Hall in Rockville, Maryland. In the summer of 2006 he returned to the Kennedy Center concert hall in a critically acclaimed performance with the Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Yoel Levi. He has also per-formed with such conductors as Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop, Mstislav Rostropovich, Philippe Entremont, Pin-chas Zukerman, Leon Fleisher, Jerzy Semkow, and Gustav Meier. Admission: Free. Chandler Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., Old Dominion University, Norfolk.

Rescheduled to:
Monday, February 8, 2010, 8 pm
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony: Beethoven’s Ninth
One of the greatest classical masterworks ever written. Beethoven’s ecstatic Ninth Symphony celebrates life and fellowship through the thrilling combination of orchestra and human voice. JoAnn Falletta leads the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and soloists. The amazing conclusion and “Ode to Joy” will leave you breathless. JoAnn Falletta, conductor; VSO Chorus; Guest Soloists. Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125, Choral. For more information or to purchase VIP passes to Ode to Joy reception please call (757) 892-6366. Tickets: $25-$85. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information.Feb 8: Chrysler Hall, Norfolk Feb 9: Sandler Center, Towne Center, Virginia Beach

Thursday, February 11, 2010, 10 am
Virginia Symphony Orchestra String Quartet Concert
Featuring music inspired and/or written by African-American composers Played by Musicians of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra Concert made possible by the Navy Exchange Service Command For more information call 440-4741 Free admission. Virginia Beach Central Library Auditorium, 4100 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA 23452

Thursday, February 11, 2010, 5 – 7 pm
Creative Conversations: Arts are Good for Business
The Chesapeake Fine Arts Commission presents Creative Conversations: Arts are Good for Business, a networking event and panel discussion exploring how and why the arts are good for business and tourism. Moderated by Raymond Jones, Cultural Resource Manager, WHRO. Panelists: Hugh Copeland, Artistic Director - Hurrah Players; Nicole Jenkins, Lyric Soprano, Virginia Opera; Karen Rudd, Manager of Cultural Affairs, City of Norfolk; Deborah Wyld, Executive Director, Norfolk Southern Foundation; Entertainmentt: Barbara Chapman, Principal Harp, Virginia Symphony & Virginia Opera. Free and open to the public. Portlock Galleries at SoNo, 3815 Bainbridge Blvd., Chesapeake , VA 23324. (757) 502 - 4901. For more information: (757) 382-6411

Friday, February 12, 2010, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: World Beat: The Poetry of Langton Hughes
The vocal artistry of Charles Williams and Tom Teasley’s global jazz percussion work connect with the inspirational texts of Langton Hughes for an unforgettable performance. $12, $7. For more information, contact Sandra Billy with VWC Concert Series at 757.455.2101 or e-mail. concerts@vwc.edu Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

Friday, February 12, 2010, 8 pm
Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra
Founded in 1978, the Moscow State Radio Orchestra was created to fill a need for the broadcast of performances of 18th, 19th and 20th century symphonic repertoire throughout Russia. Moscow State will celebrate the works of the great Russian composer, Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, including the much loved Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, Piano Concerto No. 1, in B flat minor, Op., 23, and the “Overture” from Romeo and Juliet. A not-to-be missed evening featuring this superb orchestra performing these beloved works! Ticket Prices: VIP $67, $57, $52, $27, $27 www.ticketmaster.com Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.

Friday, February 12, 2010, 8 pm
Sunday, February 14, 2010, 2:30 pm
Thursday, February 18, 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony: My Classic Valentine
Passionate serenades from some of the most celebrated operas of our time, including Romeo and Juliet, La Boheme and The Bartered Bride will highlight your Valentine’s weekend! Joan Landry, conductor; Yun Zhang, violin; Amy Coefield Williamson, soprano; Scott Williamson, tenor. Mozart - Overture to Marriage of Figaro; Delius – The Walk to the Paradise Garden from A Village Romeo and Juliet; He Zhanhao - Liang Zhu Xiao Ti Qin Xie Zou Qu; Puccini – Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut, Act III; Puccini - Che gelida manina from La Bohème; Puccini - O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi; Mascagni - Cherry Duet – Il padrone fra poco destro from L'amico Fritz; Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet (Romeo I Dzul'ette) overture-fantasy (final version 1880). Tickets: $26 - $46 except Sandler - $25-$85. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information.Feb 12: Regent University, Virginia Beach. Feb 14: Sandler Center, Towne Center, Virginia Beach. Feb 18: St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg.

Virginia Opera: Don Giovanni
February, famous for Valentine’s Day, now has the passion and dark humor of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. This 17th century twisted tale of seduction and deceit depicts a story of Mozart’s “Don Juan.” A combination of comedy and drama, Don Giovanni takes place in Seville, Spain while sung in Italian, with English supertitles. Don Giovanni urges you to pursue the ones you love ultimately bringing you to the depths of hell through his conquests and ultimate downfall. Universally acclaimed singing actress, soprano Cristina Nassif returns to sing the role of tormented Donna Elvira. Soprano Nicolle Foland making her Virginia Opera debut as Donna Anna. Baritone Matthew Worth makes his Virginia Opera debut as the seductive title character living through his libido only to find retribution through the dissention into the flames of hell. Another returning favorite is Lillian Groag who is bringing her directorial expertise and passion to Don Giovanni. Associate Artistic Director and Associate Conductor Joseph Walsh will conduct. Virginia Opera’s production of Don Giovanni is entirely new with the scenic design by Erhard Rom, lighting designed by Mark McCullough and fight choreographer Gregg C. Lloyd. The set was built by Virginia Opera’s production team of Dave Young and Jason Tuthill during the summer of 2009 in Norfolk, Va.
February 13, 2010, 8:00 pm, February 17, 2010, 7:30 pm, February 19, 2010, 8:00 pm, February 21, 2010, 2:30 pm. Edythe C. & Stanley L. Harrison Opera House, 160 W. Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk.
February 26, 2010, 8:00 pm, February 28, 2010, 2:00 pm. George Mason University's Center for the Arts, Fairfax.
March 5, 2010, 8:00 pm, March 7, 2010, 2:30 pm. Carpenter Theatre at Richmond Center Stage, 600 E. Grace, Street, Richmond.

Sunday, February 14, 2010, 4 pm
Botetourt Chamber Singers
Sundays at Four presents The Botetourt Chamber Singers from The College of William and Mary. The elite vocal ensemble from The College....the "Bots" will perform heartfelt music appropriate for the day. A reception follows the program. At the door, single tickets: $20 (adults) and $10 (students). Call (757) 375-9140 for more information. Or visit www.sundaysatfour.org Christ Episcopal Church, 111 S. Church Street, Smithfield

Hampton University Department of Music Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. Venue (unless otherwise noted): Ogden Hall.
Sunday, February 14, 2010, 3 pm
A Valentines Day Concert of Chamber Music
Hampton University Department of Music and the National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA) Mid-Atlantic Chapter present A Valentines Day Concert of Chamber Music by NACUSA/Mid-Atlantic Composers Adolphus Hailstork, Jeraldine Her bison, Walter Ross, Harvey Stokes, Benjamin Tomassetti, John Windsor. Performers include: Beth Tomassetti, piano; Benjamin Tomassetti, tenor saxophone; Kyong Jarrell, piano; Wayne Hedrick, flute; Harvey Stokes, oboe; Marvin Western, clarinet; Rena Long, English horn; Stephanie Sanders, bassoon; Jeanette Winsor, piano; John Winsor, clarinet; Dionne Wright, cello; Leslie Neal, piano; William Grunow, flute; Jeraldine Herbison, violin; Rebecca Smithson, cello; Charlene Marchant, soprano; Lorraine Bell, soprano. Visit www.music-usa.org/nacusa/index.htmlFree and open to the public For more information contact Hampton University Department of Music (757) 728-6508. Ogden Hall, Hampton University Hampton, Virginia 23668
Friday, February 19, 2010, 8 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: Music of African American Composers
Symphonic Winds and HU Concert Band, Davis and Holmes, Conducting. This presentation is performed in celebration of Black History Month. Ogden Hall.
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 4 pm
The Department of Music Faculty Recital Series: Lorraine McFadden Bell, soprano
Ogden Hall.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The Annual Black Extravaganza
Sponsored by Student Activities . This presentation is performed in celebration of Black History Month.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 8 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: Hampton University Flute Choir Spring Concert
Dett Auditorium.
Thursday, February 25, 2010, 7:30 pm
Department of Music Concert Series The Voice of Black America: The Singing of the Spiritual Lecture-Concert Featuring: The HU Concert Choir, HIS CHOSEN SOUNDS Gospel Choir, Guest soloists and Ensembles. This presentation is performed in celebration of Black History Month. Ogden Hall.

Monday, February 15, 2010, 2 - 5 pm
H. Leslie Adams' The Ecstasy of Love for Viola and Piano
A Reception for Composer H. Leslie Adams, hosted by the HLA Fan Club of Greater Cleveland. Featured program selection: performance of Adams' new work, "The Ecstasy of Love for Viola and Piano." Eliesha Nelson, violin; Dianna White-Gould, piano. Passes are obtained by calling 216-229-6054 or 216-268-1008. Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11921 East Boulevard, Cleveland OH 44106.

Monday, February 15, 2010, 8pm
Tuesday, February 16, 2009, 8pm
Concertante
Comprised of a core of six virtuoso string players, Concertante performs in varied combinations of instrumentalists who, as solo performers, have won major national and international competitions. They have played on premier stages from New York's Carnegie Hall to London's Royal Festival Hall to Shanghai's Grand Theater." Its website further states that Concertante has a wide repertoire ranging from works by established masters to those of less commonly performed composers, and has premiered works by Leshnoff, Bardanashvili, Chen, Davison, Gerber, Ludwig, Radzynski, Silver and Zehavi. Feldman tickets: $25 each. Music Professional and Student tickets are $10 for individually purchased tickets. Open seating tickets may be purchased at the door. For further information, please call our voice mail number at 757-552-1630. Visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org Williamsburg tickets: Any available tickets for individual performances will be sold at the door for $15, or $6 for students. Visit www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org Feb 15: Feldman Chamber Music Society: Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk. Feb 16: The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg: Williamsburg Regional Library arts Center, 515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 8 pm
Thursday, February 18, 2010, 8 pm
The Voluptuous Muse
A program highlighting the lush harmonies and exotic themes of late-Romantic masters Nikolai Medtner, Karol Szymanowski, Erich Korngold and Richard Strauss and their contemporaries. These exquisitely-crafted creations are charged with seductive beauty and expressive power, composed during a unique historic moment of restless change—the era between the turn of the 20th century and the First World War. The exciting Russian-American soprano Dina Kuznetsova and two rising stars of the Met Opera stage, mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey and tenor Joseph Kaiser, bring virtuosity and commitment to a new program of this dazzling repertoire. Steven Blier and Michael Barrett join them at the piano. Music by Marx, Schreker, Medtner, Zemlinsky, Mahler, Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov, Strauss, Szymanowski and Berg. New York Festival of Song, who “redefined the song recital with daring and dramatic programming” (The New Yorker), Visit www.nyfos.org Tickets: Single tickets: $55, $40. Phone 212.501.3303; visit http://kaufman-center.org Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center, 129 West 67th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue), New York, NY 10023

Saturday, February 20, 2010, 11 am
Richmond Symphony Orchestra
Annika Jenkins, 15-year-old award-winning violinist and avid arts advocate from Virginia Beach, will be a featured guest soloist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra She will perform the beautiful and technically-fiendish Concerto No. 5, Op. 37, by Belgian composer Henri Vieuxtemps. Annika competed with 25 young musicians from across Virginia in the instrumental division of the 40th Annual Richmond Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition and was awarded 1st prize with the invitation to perform solo with the orchestra. Come hear this young artist perform the concerto virtuoso violinist Elmar Oliveira competed with to become the only American ever to win the Gold Medal at Moscow’s prestigious Tchaikovsky International Competition, an honor still held today. Annika is in her second year as concertmaster of Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia. Tickets are $12 - $17. Further details can be found at http://www.richmondsymphony.com/events_details.asp?id=114. Carpenter Theatre at Richmond’s CenterStage, 600 E. Grace Street, Richmond.

Saturday, February 20, 2010, 4 pm
Greater Richmond Childrens Chorus
Hope Erb, Director. Talbot Park Baptist Church, 6919 Granby Street, Norfolk, 23505.

Sunday, February 21, 2010, 3 pm
Symphonicity: War and Peace
Symphonicity-the Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach, David Kunkel, Conductor and Music Director.Symphonicity is starting off 2010 with its 3rd concert in an already successful season. War and Peace will have a program featuring the ever-exciting 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky, the energetic Wellington’s Victory by Beethoven, and the beautiful Dona Nobis Pacem by Vaughan-Williams. Featuring over 500 of Hampton Roads’ finest vocalists and musicians, including acclaimed soloists Amy Cofield Williamson (soprano), and Steven Kelly (baritone). The concert will also feature the Symphonicity Chorus, Deborah Carr, director and the Old Dominion University Concert Choir. Sandler Center Box Office: 385-2787. Single performance tickets are available at last year's low prices: $29/$24/$19 per concert. Group, student, and military rates are available. Visit www.sandlercenter.org, or phone 1-888-3-COXTIX (1-888-326-9849). Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Town Center, Virginia Beach.

Sunday, February 21, 2010, 5 pm
A Salute to Black Composers
The Norfolk State University Concert Choir with the I. Sherman Greene Chorale. For more information visit www.nsuchoirs.com Wilder Center, Norfolk State University, Norfolk.

Re-scheduled
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 4-8 pm
Saturday, February 6, 2010, 6:30 - 10 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild’s Auction & Mardi Gras Party Fundraiser
Tickets already purchased will be honored. You can still order tickets on line for the $25 advance price, by visiting www.williamsburgchoralguild.org. AND, when the New Orleans Saints win the Super Bowl (!) on Sunday, more people will want to own the special football, signed by the Saints' star defensive back Darren Sharper, a standout player for the Tribe at William & Mary, a five time Pro Bowl pick and potential Hall of Famer. The Williamsburg Choral Guild’s annual “Auction & Mardi Gras Party” is a fundraiser that jives! Feast on New Orleans-style food favorites as well as traditional selections from the dinner buffet; join friends, new and old, at tables for eight; and dance or parade to the Dixieland band music of the popular Chesapeake Bay Bearcats. William & Mary’s original men’s a cappella group, The Stairwells, will enhance the entertainment portion of the evening. Items for sale at the live and silent auctions may be viewed on the Guild’s website: www.williamsburgchoralguild.org. Tickets ($25 in advance, $35 at the door) are available online, purchased from Guild members or ordered by mailing a check to WCG, P. O. Box 1864, Williamsburg, VA 23187. An advance payment of $300 reserves a table for eight in a prime location. Dress is “party festive,” beads optional. For more information, call 757-220-1808. Great Wolf Lodge, Grand Oak Ballroom, 559 E. Rochambeau Dr., Williamsburg

ODU Department of Music Events
All events in Chandler Hall and free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Bldg., Elkhorn Ave. & 49th Street, Norfolk. Phone 683-4061 for more information. The new parking garage at 49th Street and Bluestone Ave., just a short walk from Chandler Hall, is now open.
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Symphony Orchestra Free and open to the public. Atrium in the Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Monday, February 22, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Faculty recital, Dennis Zeisler with guest artist Nathaniel Zeisler Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Sunday, February 28, 2010, 3 pm
ODU Wind Ensemble, Free and open to the public. Atrium in the Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.

William & Mary Music Department February Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. All events on the William & Mary campus, Williamsburg, unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 2:30 pm
Maurene Comey Senior Voice Recital Ewell Recital Hall
Thursday, February 25, 2010, 8pm
W&M Wind Symphony Pops Concert
Wind Symphony under the direction of Angela Holt. Commonwealth Auditorium, Sadler Center
Friday, February 26, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Wind Symphony Pops Concert
Wind Symphony under the direction of Angela Holt. Commonwealth Auditorium, Sadler Center
Saturday, February 27, 2010, 2 pm
Miriam Foltz Senior Organ and Trumpet Recital Williamsburg Presbyterian Church
Sunday, February 27, 2010, 8 pm
Benjamin McVety Senior Composition Recital Ewell Recital Hall
Sunday, February 28, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Choir Pre-Tour Concert
William & Mary Catholic Campus Ministries Chapel

Monday, February 22, 2010, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: The Virginia Chamber Players
The Virginia Chamber Players enjoy a reputation for rich and diverse programming and this evening is no exception. The women of the ensemble present an innovative concert as part of “Minds Wide Open,” the Virginia Commission for the Arts’ 2010 Celebration of Women in the Arts, Minds Wide Open, performing a new work by Stephen Paulus and The Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite. Debra Wendells Cross, flute, Patti Ferrell Carlson, clarinet, Beverly Kane Baker, viola, and Barbara Chapman, harp. $12, $7. For more information, contact Sandra Billy with VWC Concert Series at 757.455.2101 or e-mail. concerts@vwc.edu Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

Saturday, February 27, 2010, 1:30 & 3 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia Family Concert: The Symphonia Goes To The Movies
The Symphonia Goes To The Movies, featuring great scores from movies of the past and present. The Williamsburg Symphonia is Williamsburg’s own professional orchestra, under the leadership of music director and conductor Janna Hymes. We take pride in delivering the excitement and pleasure of high quality musical performances – from classical to pops to educational – to Williamsburg-area audiences. We hope that you will make the Symphonia a part of your plans this season. Tickets: For more information phone: (757) 229-9857 or visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org E-Mail: williamsburgsymphonia@verizon.net Kimball Theater, Merchants Square, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Sunday, February 28, 2010, 1:00 - 6:00 pm
23rd Annual Young Performing Artists Competition
Part of the First Presbyterian Church’s Memorial Concert Series. Come and go as your schedule permits, to sample the amazing talent of these youthful musicians from our tidewater area. Twenty-one bright music students will compete for prizes in keyboard, vocal, instrumental categories, and one will be chosen as the grand prize winner. This is an advanced level of competition judged by well known professional musicians. If you know of a talented young artist, between ages 11 and 25, send them to our website firstpreshampton.com to get information and an application. First Presbyterian Church, corner of Armistead Ave. & Victoria Ave., Hampton.

Sunday, February 28, 2010, 4 pm
Blowing in the Wind
Hidenwood Presbyterian's Music in the Woods series presents the newly-formed ensemble, the Hampton Roads Woodwind . They will regale us with music by Taffanel, Ibert and a transcription of Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8. Receptions follow each concert. A freewill offering will be accepted to help offset the expenses of the artists. Phone: (757) 596-1151 for more information. Visit www.hidenwood.org Hidenwood Presbyterian Church, 414 Hiden Blvd., (at the corner of Hiden Blvd. & Madison Lane), Newport News, VA 23606

Sunday, February 28, 2010, 4 pm
Les Deux Clavecins
Les Deux Clavecins (The Two Harpsichords). A fun afternoon with duo harpsichordists, Allen Shaffer and Tom Marshall! Keyboard music of the Baroque period will delight you including music by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and Buxtehude. Free and open to the public, a freewill offering will be accepted and a nursery will be provided. For information call 757-547-4706 or visit www.gbpres.org Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333 Cedar Rd. (Across from the Chesapeake Municipal Complex), Chesapeake, VA.

Sunday, February 28, 2010, 4 pm
The Virginia Childrens Chorus
Franklin Baptist Church is pleased to announce the Eleanor Moon Clingenpeel Music Series. We are pleased to have as our initial concert The Virginia Childrens Chorus conducted by their Artistic Director and Founder, Carol Thomas Downing and accompanied by Welby Pugin. The Franklin Concert will feature The Concert Choir, which is the advanced treble chorus and includes singers from age 11 to 16. Many members of The Concert Choir have sung with the Chorus for five or more years. Doors for the concert will open at 3:30 pm. Please contact the Rev. Steve Gibson for more information. Franklin Baptist Church, 208 N. High Street, Franklin, VA

Monday, March 1, 2010, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: In The Moment: Women Composers of the 21st Century
Oni Buchanan, piano. As part of “Minds Wide Open,” the Virginia Commission for the Arts’ 2010 Celebration of Women in the Arts, pianist Oni Buchanan performs The Wonton Brutality of a Tender Touch by Annie Gosfield and other works by contemporary composers Missy Mazzoli, Cindy Cox, Joan Tower and Mei-Fang Lin. On March 2 at 11am, Buchanan, also an award-winning poet, reads her poetry (free). $12, $7. For more information, contact Sandra Billy with VWC Concert Series at 757.455.2101 or e-mail. concerts@vwc.edu Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

Monday, March 1, 2010, 8 pm
Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 8 pm
Diehn Concert Series: Norfolk Chamber Consort
Norfolk Chamber Consort, Music and Dance under the Direction of Andrey Kasparov as part of a new regional cooperative effort. In a second joint project between Norfolk Chamber Consort and Diehn Concert Series, two prominent choreographers, Starr Foster of Starr Foster Dance Project and Beverly Cordoba Duane of Hampton University, will be joined by a noted local choreographer Tamika Steeley. They will converge on the stage of Old Dominion University's Theater for an evening of premieres with live music. Individual works by each choreographer will be followed by a collaborative piece incorporating ideas by all three choreographers. The performance will also feature the premieres of works by guest composers Christopher Cook and Petros Ovsepyan in addition to music composed and arranged by John Corigliano, Aurél Holló, Maurice Ravel and Andrey Kasparov. This program is part of the F. Ludwig Diehn Concert Series funded by an endowment made possible by a gift from Mr. and Mrs. F. Ludwig Diehn Tickets: General admission $15, ODU Students $10. University Theater, Hampton Blvd.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 11 am
VWC Concert Series: Buchanan in Poetic Form
Oni Buchanan’s first book of poems, What Animal won the University Georgia Press Contemporary Poetry Series competition and her second book, Spring, was selected for the 2007 National Poetry Series and published by the University of Illinois Press. Buchanan earned an MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop in addition to a Master’s degree in piano performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. Free, no reservations needed. Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

Lady Composers….music for horn and piano
A concert of music you’ve never heard by composers you don’t know? Lady Composers….music for horn and piano is an exciting, eye and ear-opening, thoroughly enjoyable program of works through the ages written for horn and piano by women composers. On this program is music for horn including the jazzy Foxtrot by Maria Grenfell, Sonata for Horn and Piano by Edith Borroff, the evocative Songs of the Wolf by Andrea Clearfield, sultry Summer by Becky Archibald, Episode I by African American composer, Zenobia Powell Perry and the Impressionistic and moody Twilight by Elsa Barraine.
A special feature of the concert is the premiere of a newly commissioned work for unaccompanied horn by British composer, Liz Lane, based on a Gregorian chant and poetry of medieval composer Hildegard of Bingen. The work, titled Linear Lines, was selected from nearly one hundred inquiries and submissions. It mysteriously and subtly links the work of the medieval female artist with the creativity of a 21st century composer. Works for piano include Moderato from Sonatina in A by Marianne von Martinez and Hexentanz by Clara Schumann.
The soloists, Marlene Ford, horn and Jeanette Winsor, piano, make the music more meaningful by presenting spoken program notes. The program notes will include the sharing of recent correspondences by living composers. “Lady” was used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to designate all female performing groups: Lady Orchestras, Lady Bands, etc. These concerts are presented in conjunction with Minds Wide Open, a project of the Virginia Commission for the Arts that highlights women in the arts. All performances are free and open to the public:
Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 12:30 pm
Tidewater Community College, Roper Building, Norfolk, 340-6406
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 6 pm
Prince of Peace Church concert series, 424 Kings Grant R., Virginia Beach, 340-8420.
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 11 pm
Virginia Wesleyan College, Fine Arts Building, Norfolk, 455- 3200.

William & Mary Music Department March Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. All events on the William & Mary campus, Williamsburg, unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert
Program featuring Elgar's Cello Concerto with Neal Cary, cello. $8 General/$2 Student/Free for Children under 12. Phi Beta Kappa Hall
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 2:30 pm
Music in the Galleries: W&M Early Music Ensemble
The Early Music Ensemble will perform a one hour program in conjunction with the Muscarelle museum's temporary exhibit of Michelangelo sketches. Ensemble under the direction of Professor Ruth Griffioen. Sheridan Gallery, Muscarelle Museum of Art
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 8 pm
Ewell Concert Series: Flexible Music Ensemble
"The members of Flexible Music are undaunted by the repertoire's formidable demands. The results are varied and vital, a feast of intimate musical possibilities." (Gramophone, August 2009). With an instrumentation that blurs the line between jazz, rock, and classical music, Flexible Music is an ensemble of saxophone, guitar, piano and percussion.Ewell Recital Hall
Friday, March 26, 2010, 12 pm
Guest lecture by Claudia Stevens
Visiting scholar Claudia Stevens, composer, pianist, and multimedia performer, will speak about her most recent stage works. Free and open to the public. Rm. 151, Ewell Hall

ODU Department of Music Events
All events in Chandler Hall and free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Bldg., Elkhorn Ave. & 49th Street, Norfolk. Phone 683-4061 for more information. The new parking garage at 49th Street and Bluestone Ave., just a short walk from Chandler Hall, is now open.
Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Brass Choir Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center. Free and open to the public.
Monday, March 29, 2010, 7:30 pm
Schumann and the Babysitter
Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn perform with the Norfolk Chamber Consort celebrating the bicentennial of the great composer's birth. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center. Tickets available at the door: General: $22.00, Students: $9.00.

Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:30 pm
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Celebrated for its versatility, artistic excellence and thrilling performances, The London Philharmonic Orchestra has earned its place among the world’s most respected orchestras. Since its first performance in the Queen’s Hall in 1932 brought an ecstatic audience to its feet, this renowned ensemble has performed trail-blazing international tours and produced award-winning recordings with the worlds leading conductors. Under the baton of Maestro Jurowski, this promises to be a night to remember! The program will include: Shostakovich Five Fragments Op. 42; Ravel Piano Concerto in G (Toradze); Shostakovich Symphony No. 4 Op. 43. Ticket prices: VIP $97, $82, $72. $62. www.ticketmaster.com Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News..

Thursday, March 4, 2010, 8pm
Friday, March 5, 2010, 8pm
Tidewater Classical Guitar Society: Gabriel Bianco
Gabriel Bianco started playing the guitar at 5 with his father. In 1997 he entered the CNR-CSP of Paris, under the direction of Ramon de Herrera. He graduated in 2005 with an unanimously first prize and congratulations. The same year, he received the highest rank in the entrance competition to the Superior National Conservatory in Paris (CNSMDP), where he studies with Olivier Chassain. In the same time, he takes courses with Judicaël Perroy. Gabriel has many various musical activities (theater piece, creation of new contemporary works), but his main one is to perform as a soloist in recital. He played his first concert in Paris when he was 15, and now he is invited to play in France, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Spain. Gabriel has recorded a DVD for the Italian magazine "La Guitarra" and his first CD was released in 2008. Tickets: $20; $15 Students/Teachers/Seniors/Military. Tickets may be purchased at the door on the evening of the concert either by cash or personal check. Visit www.homepage.mac.com. March 4: Williamsburg Regional Library Theater, 515 Scotland St., Williamsburg. March 5: Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum of Art, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk.

Friday, March 5, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, March 6, 2010, 8 pm
Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3 pm
Virginia Chorale: Ears Wide Open: Celebrating Women in Music
In conjunction with the Virginia Commission for the Arts statewide focus "Minds Wide Open, Celebrating Women in the Arts" we are honoring the voices of women composers from around the world. This program features some of the best music written by women in the US from the 19th century to today, including a world premiere by award-winning composer Deb Mason. Classics by the romantic composers Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Shumann join works from Australia, Ireland, and among others, Pakistan. Tickets: $35/$27; Student: $10.Visit www.vachorale.org for more information. March 5: First Presbyterian Church, 820 Colonial Ave., Norfolk. March 6: First Presbyterian Church, 36th Street & Pacific Ave., Virginia Beach. March 7: Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 2215 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg.

Saturday, March 6, 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony: Like Benny to Me
Pops at Chrysler. Matthew Kraemer, conductor. Swing along with the Virginia Symphony and jazz artist Sal Andolina as they pay tribute to the life and music of “The King of Swing” with Benny Goodman’s chart-topping hits and classic swing-era favorites. Tickets: $30-$88. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information.Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3 pm
Young Performing Artists Competition Winners Recital
Part of the First Presbyterian Church’s Memorial Concert Series. The four competition winners will return to perform in recital and receive their prizes. Come hear some sublime music and be inspired by the talent of these young musicians. It will give you a real lift to see what the younger generation can do with their talents as molded by the excellent music teachers in our area. Musical immortality is achieved by the hard work of passing today's musical talent on to the next generation. It is not automatic or even certain. First Presbyterian Church, corner of Armistead Ave. & Victoria Ave., Hampton.

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 4 pm
Chamber Favorites
Hidenwood Presbyterian's Music in the Woods series. The Williamsburg Chamber Players will offer us a program of classics for piano, violin and cello under the direction of Carl Andersen. Brahms’ Piano Quartet, op 25, will be featured. Receptions follow each concert. A freewill offering will be accepted to help offset the expenses of the artists. Phone: (757) 596-1151 for more information. Visit www.hidenwood.org Hidenwood Presbyteia n Church, 414 Hiden Blvd., (at the corner of Hiden Blvd. & Madison Lane), Newport News, VA 23606

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 5 pm
Choral Evensong Service
Evensong, with reception following the service Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church, 2010 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach.

Monday, March 8, 2010,
Hugo Wolf Quartet
The International Hugo Wolf Society of Vienna allowed this ensemble, founded in 1993 at the Vienna University for Music, to use the composer’s name. The group’s current members are the violinists Sebastian Gürtler and Régis Bringolf, the violist Gertrud Weinmeister and the cellist Florian Berner. Shortly thereafter, the quartet won the Fifth International String Quartet Competition in Cremona, took first prize at the 45th International G.B. Viotti Chamber Music Competition, the European Chamber Music Prize and Special Prize of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and were elected Rising Stars. Within just a few short years the Hugo Wolf Quartet has developed from a chamber music lover’s insider tip to one of the most sought after string quartets of its generation. A striking performance ..with penetrating intensity, NEW YORK TIMES. "Urgent and impassioned, but with an absolute commitment to the ideal values of every note" LOS ANGELES TIMES . "One hears in these players, embryonically and in miniature, the qualities that make the Vienna Philharmonic special”.NEW YORK TIMES Feldman tickets: $25 each. Music Professional and Student tickets are $10 for individually purchased tickets. Open seating tickets may be purchased at the door. For further information, please call our voice mail number at 757-552-1630. Visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk.

Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8 pm
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 4 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild: The Power of Faith
For the winter concert of its 34th season, the Guild is pleased to present Antonín Dvorák’s Stabat Mater, Op. 58, one of the most compelling declarations of faith in musical history. The powerful text speaks to the grief of the Virgin Mary at Christ’s crucifixion and ends with the hope of the resurrection. While it no doubt reflects the composer’s grief at his own tragic losses, it is a tremendously uplifting work, offering hope and faith throughout. Under the direction of Artistic Director Jay BeVille, the chorus will be joined by soprano Pamela Armstrong, mezzo-soprano Robynne Redmon, tenor Tracey Welborn and bass Branch Fields as well as organist Rebecca Davy. Continuing with its popular pre-concert discussions, the Guild is pleased to introduce Monica Potkay, Ph.D., who will present “Seeing God: The Visual Poetics of the Stabat Mater.” Dr. Potkay is a medieval literature specialist in the English Department of the College of William & Mary. The discussions begin on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday at 3:00 p.m., followed by the performances. Phone (757) 220-1808 or visit www.williamsburgchoralguild.org. Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 215 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg

Saturday, March, 13, 2010, 8 pm
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 8 pm
The Sweetest Path
This program celebrating the first great flowering of French art song is the second annual collaboration between NYFOS and the Caramoor Vocal Rising Stars program. Following its wonderfully successful inaugural program, Caramoor's Vocal Rising Stars, in collaboration with the New York Festival of Song, continues its vital mentoring program devoted to shaping the next generation of vocal talent. From the fathers of French mélodie to its 20th century innovators, The Sweetest Path traces the development of the most poetic, lush, and luminescent vocal traditions. Distinguished Artists: Steven Blier, vocal coach and piano; Michael Barrett, vocal coach and piano. Rising Stars: Charlotte Dobbs, soprano; Rebecca Jo Loeb, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Pena, tenor; John Brancy, baritone. Songs by: Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Bizet, Ravel, Satie, Poulenc, Debussy, and many more vocal gems. Visit www.nyfos.org March 13: Rosen House Music Room, Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, NY, 10536. Tickets: $25.00 ; phone 914.232.1252, email boxoffice@caramoor.org or visit to order online http://caramoor.org/html/vocalrisingstars.htm General Information 914.232.5035 info@caramoor.org March 16: at Merkin Hall, Kaufman Center, 129 W. 67th Street, New York.

Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3 pm
Inspired Classics: Brahms & Bruckner
Beginning this season, the presentation of masterworks on subjects of faith becomes a regular feature of our series called “Inspired Classics.” In this year's addition, the music of two great Romantic era masters will come to life in choir, organ and brass. Intensely beautiful and sonically rich, come experience music that gives voice to faith's expression in unforgettable sound. We welcome to the series for the first time the Sanctuary Choir of Hampton Baptist Church and their director Tom Matthews. Free and open to the public. For more information contact the church office by telephone at 757 625 7579 or by email at robertshoup@mac.com Visit www.freemasonstreet.org Freemason Street Baptist Church, 400 East Freemason Street, Norfolk 23510

Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3 pm
Papa Duke: Music To Rouse The Soul!
Blend traditional Slavic and gypsy music with a touch of pop, a dash of jazz, add vigor to spectacular boil, then enjoy the feisty celebration of Papa Duke, led by master violinist Vasyl Popadiuk. By the age of 17, Vasyl was composing and arranging most of his own material at Kiev Conservatory of Music. He has since become a Russian favorite, playing for heads of state including Mikhail Gorbachev and the late King Hussein of Jordan. Now, Popadiuk headlines regularly throughout Europe, the U.S. and the Ukraine. Featuring four additional renowned virtuosos on bass guitar, percussion, keyboard and guitar, Papa Duke's genre defying fusion absolutely raises the roof - an experience you won't ever forget! Tickets may be purchased by calling Willett Hall Box Office-- 757-393-5460 or by visiting www.willetthall.com Visit www.portsmouthcommunityconcerts.com

Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3 pm
York River Symphony Orchestra: Entrance and Exodus
The York River Symphony Orchestra with Conductor Dr. Eric Reiff continues its 2009-2010 Season Creating Another 25 Years of Music! with Entrance and Exodus. Winners of the 2009-2010 YRSO Young Artists Competition. Meyerbeer - Coronation March from Le Prophet; Gold - Theme from Exodus; Brahms - Symphony No. 1. To purchase tickets, call our Box Office, Pro Music & Sound, at (757) 867-7115. More information at www.yrso.org. Mary Christian Auditorium, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton.

Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3 pm
Peninsula Youth Orchestra
York River Symphony Orchestra Pre-Concert Sinfonia Students Only! Thomas Nelson Community College,  Mary Christian Auditorium, 99 Thomas Nelson Drive Hampton, VA 23670

Sunday, March 14, 2010, 4 pm
Invencia Piano Duo
The Fine Arts Guild of Chirst and St. Luke’s Church presents the internationally acclaimed piano duo of Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn. They will perform a program of music for piano four hands with a dazzling array of piano duets. This concert is offered in memory of the late Jeffrey McGinnis, whose bequest provided Christ and St. Luke’s with its magnificent Steinway concert grand piano. Phone 757-627 5665. Visit www.christandstlukes.org Christ and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Rd. (Stockley Gardens), Norfolk

Sunday, March 14, 2010, 4 pm
Patrick D. McCoy, Tenor
The program will feature sacred vocal gems, spiritual and songs of praise.  A native of Petersburg, Virginia, Mr. McCoy is a graduate of Petersburg High School, where he was encouraged to pursue music study at Virginia State University by his music teacher, Mrs. Donna Reed Lundy. While at VSU, he studied voice with acclaimed bass-baritone, the late Martin A. Strother. In addition, he sang in the Concert Choir under Mrs. Johnnella L. Edmonds, where he sang solos in many major works of the choral repertoire.   Graduating in 2000 with a Bachelor of Music, he continues to perform and currently serves as Minister of Music at Takoma Park Baptist Church in Washington, D. C.  He will be accompanied at the piano by Diedre Robinson, a noted composer and musician residing in Washington, D. C.The program is free and the public is cordially invited to attend. Reception following the concert. For information phone (804) 733-8622. Crowder Memorial Baptist Church, 3018 County Drive, Petersburg, Virginia

Monday, March 15, 2010, 8 pm
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 8 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia: Masterworks Concert #3
The Williamsburg Symphonia is Williamsburg’s own professional orchestra, under the leadership of music director and conductor Janna Hymes. Stravinsky: Suite #2 for Small Orchestra; Milhaud: La Creation du Monde; Sibelius: Pelleas and Melisande; Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in C Minor For ticket information phone: (757) 229-9857 or visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org E-Mail: williamsburgsymphonia@verizon.net Kimball Theater, Merchants Square, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 7:30 pm
Canadian Brass and John McDermott,Tenor
The internationally acclaimed brass quintet that is the Canadian Brass finds joy in playing music they love with good colleagues. That joy is instantly transmitted to audiences at performances resulting in a fun-filled atmosphere that has been one of the key ingredients in their “recipe” for longevity and sustained popularity. Joining the Brass for its performance is the acclaimed “Irish” tenor, John McDermott, for a “Trip Down Memory Lane: Songs of the Isles.” Don’t miss this pairing of two of the Center’s favorite artists. Ticket prices: $52, $42, $37 . www.ticketmaster.com Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.

Friday, March 19, 2010, 7:30 pm
Voices of Courage: A Diamond Jubilee
The Norfolk State University Concert Choir with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. For more information visit www.nsuchoirs.com Wilder Center, Norfolk State University, Norfolk.

Friday, March 19, 2010, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 2;30 pm
Governor's School: Marriage of Figaro
The Instrumental Music Department and the Vocal Music Department of the Governor's School for the Arts present The Marriage of Figaro in English. Date & time are subject to change and additional performances may be added. Tickets can be purchased through the departments or at the door. Performance admissions: $5-$25. For information call 451-4711. ODU University Theatre, 49th St. & Hampton Blvd., Norfolk

Sunday, March 21, 2010, 4 pm
Current Waves of Immigration: Jews as Multiculturalists
Leonard Rogoff, research historian for the Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina,has written and lectured extensively on the Jewish South with a focus on North Carolina. He is author of Homelands: Southern Jewish Identity in Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His essays have appeared in a number of books, including American Jewish History.  He conceived, researched and wrote text for the exhibit "Migrations: The Jewish Settlers of Eastern North Carolina."  He is currently working on an extensive project on the history of the Jewish people in North Carolina and and is president of the Southern Jewish Historical Society. Admission: $15 For information or reservations email info@jewishmuseumportsmouth.org or phone 757-391-9266 Jewish Museum and Cultural Center, 607 Effingham St., Portsmouth.

Sunday, March 21, 2010, 8 pm
Ewell Concert Series: Flexible Music Ensemble
With an instrumentation that blurs the line between jazz, rock, and classical music, Flexible Music is an ensemble of saxophone, guitar, piano and percussion. Since its formation in 2003, the group has commissioned over 30 pieces. “Virtuosity and seamless ensemble playing are obviously Flexible Music hallmarks” (New Music Box, July 2009). Concerts in Flexible Music’s current season include appearances at the Macau International Music Festival in China, the University of Montreal, and the Kennedy Center. The group has performed as part of Chamber Music Now (Philadelphia) and the Evolution Music Series (Baltimore), has participated in residencies at the Manhattan School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music, and has conducted Master Classes at the Peabody Institute of Music and American University. Flexible Music won grants from the American Music Center’s Copland Fund, the American Composers Forum, Meet the Composer’s JPMorgan Chase Regrant Program, and the Mikhashoff Trust for New Music. There will be a Composer Reading Session, Ewell Recital Hall, Sunday, March 21, 2010, before the concert. The public is invited, and admission is free. Contact Brian Hulse for more information. Free admission, no tickets required. Ewell Recital Hall, Jamestown Rd., first vehicle entry past College Corner (the intersection of Jamestown Rd. and Richmond Rd.), turn right.

Monday, March 22, 2010, 8 pm
Diehn Concert Series: Lambert Orkis, fortepiano and David Hardy, Cello
David Hardy and Lambert Orkis first began performing chamber music together in 1983. They have been both members of Washington's 20th Century Consort-a group specializing in contemporary music, the Romantic Chamber Ensemble, and the Empyrean Trio with then NSO Concertmaster William Steck. As Principal Chair players of the National Symphony Orchestra, they were two of the original five founding members and, since 2003, have performed with the highly acclaimed Kennedy Center Chamber Players for sold out houses in the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater. They have performed together much of the chamber music repertoire which includes those instruments from the music of the classical and romantic periods through to the modern era. In May 2008, they premiered at the Kennedy Center a new work for cello and piano written for them by award-winning composer Stephen Jaffe.This program is in conjunction with ODU's Harold Protsman Annual Classical Period Piano Competition. Piano competition adjucation, March 20; Master Class, March 21. 3 p.m. Tickets: General admission $15, ODU Students $10 Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Elkhorn Ave. & 49th Street, ODU, Norfolk. The new parking garage at 49th Street and Bluestone Ave., just a short walk from Chandler Hall, is now open.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 7:30 pm
Bay Youth Orchestra: Concerto Concert
Bay Youth Concert & Symphony Orchestras, Todd Parrish and Helen Martell, Conductors. featuring the winners of the Bay Youth Concerto Competition & Special guests, the Virginia Children's Chorus. Concerti – To Be Announced. Tickets: $10 Adults, $6 Student Age 18 and under; Season Tickets: $35 Adults, $20 Students; to order tickets call 757-618-1800 or email bayyouth@hotmail.com Sandler Center, Town Center, Virginia Beach.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 7:30 pm
Colin Carr, Cello
British cello virtuoso Colin Carr returns in a fabulous program which celebrates the anniversaries of Felix Mendelssohn (born 1809) and Robert Schumann (born 1810) and the grand achievements of Johannes Brahms. Colin Carr appears throughout the world as a soloist, chamber music, recording artist and teacher. He has played with many major orchestras including the Royal Concertgebouw, the Philharmonia, The Royal Philharmonic, BBC Symphony and the orchestras of Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, Philadelphia, and Montreal among many others. In recent seasons, he has performed cycles of Beethoven’s complete works for cello and piano with his duo partner Thomas Sauer and several cycles of the Bach Suites for solo cello in London and the United States. As a member of the Golub Kaplan Carr Trio he recorded and toured extensively for more than 20 years. Mr. Carr’s cello was made by Matteo Gofriller in Venice in 1730. Adult $25-$30, Senior/Student/Mil $22.50-$27 757-722-2787. www.HamptonArts.net American Theatre, 125 Mellen Street, Hampton VA. 23663.

Rescheduled
Thursday, March 25, 2010, 7:30 pm
Thursday, February 4, 2010, 7:30 pm
Music In Your Life: Bart Kuebler, Piano
Pianist Bart Kuebler plays a varied program ranging from Gershwin’s Preludes to jazz. Music In Your Life , the popular series of free concerts, returns to the Williamsburg Library Theater in January and February. Jointly sponsored by the Virginia Symphony Society of Greater Williamsburg and the library, the series offers a variety of music and performers. Dr. Miles Schwartz of the VSSGW produces the series. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Reservations are not required. For further information, call the society at 757/345-6634, or visit www.wrl.org/programs.

Friday, March 26, 2010, 8 pm
Washington Chorus: Mozart’s Requiem
In the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, the season continues with Mozart's beloved Requiem. Music Director Wachner will once again lead the full chorus and orchestra, soloists Arianna Zukerman, soprano; Heather Johnson, mezzo-soprano; William Hite, tenor; and Sanford Sylvan, bass. Paired with the dramatic imagery of Marjorie Merryman’s Jonah and the exciting Mendelssohn classic Hebrides Overture, this concert is not to be missed. Single ticket prices range from $15.00 to $60.00. Subscriptions and tickets may be purchased by calling The Washington Chorus Box Office at (202) 342-6221 or ordering securely online at www.thewashingtonchorus.org TWC also offers special subscriber discounts for extra single tickets and special value seating in the Orchestra, providing many seats at a reduced rate. For more about Music Director Julian Wachner visit www.julianwachner.com All concerts at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

Friday, March 26, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony: Dvorák's Eighth Symphony
Dvorák’s cheery and pastoral Eighth Symphony heralds the return of spring to Hampton Roads! VSO Concertmaster Vahn Armstrong performs Bartok’s virtuosic Violin Concerto No. 2 – written at the peak of the composer’s career and often referred to as the Bartok Violin Concerto. JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Vahn Armstrong, violin; Suk - Scherzo fantastique (Fantastic é scherzo), op.25; Bartók - Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra; Dvorák - Symphony No.8 in G major, op.88. Tickets: $25 - $85. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information. March 26: Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News; March 27: Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

Saturday, March 27, 2010, p6m
Virginia Opera 35th Emerald Anniversary Gala
Virginia Opera and the Virginia Opera Guild present the Virginia Opera 35th Emerald Anniversary Gala. Join your friends as we raise funds to support Virginia Opera's educational endeavors while celebrating the 35th anniversary of the organization. Please be sure to visit our online auction at www.vaopera.org/auction and support Virginia Opera. $125 per person; Black Tie. 757.627.9545 ext. 4015 Norfolk's Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center

Sunday, March 28, 2010, 3 pm
Virginia Symphony: Pirates of the Mid-Atlantic
Family Classics at Chrysler Hall - Pirates of the Mid-Atlantic. Follow the Virginia Symphony on a musical instrument treasure hunt through the Mid-Atlantic. Join the pirate Blackbeard for music from Pirates of the Carribean and other classics of the sea, but beware of the live pirates that will be lurkingin the corridors of ye olde Chrysler Hall. Matthew Kraemer, conductor; Vahn Armstrong, violin. Tickets: $9 - $22. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information.Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

Monday, March 29, 2010, 7:30 pm
Pre-concert discussion - 7:45 pm
Norfolk Chamber Consort: Schumann and the Babysitter
Norfolk Chamber Consort, Artistic Co-Directors Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn. Quartet in E-flat for violin, viola, cello and piano, Opus 47 - Robert Schumann; Variations in E-flat on a Theme of Schumann for piano duet, Opus 23 - Johannes Brahms; Quartet No. 2 in A Major for violin, viola, cello and piano, Opus 26 - Johannes Brahms The new parking garage at 49th Street and Bluestone Ave., just a short walk from Chandler Hall, is now open. Tickets are available at the door or visit www.ncconsort.org. Phone 757-683-3020. Single Performance: Individual $22, Students $9. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Old Dominion University, Corner of Elkhorn Avenue and 49th Street.

Monday, March 29, 2010, 6 pm
Peninsula Youth Orchestra
York River Symphony Orchestra Lollipop Concert
Hampton Healthy Families Lollipop Concert 100 Old Hampton Lane, HHampton, VA 23669

Friday, April 2, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, April 3, 2010, 8 pm
Sunday, April 11, 2010, 2:30 pm
Virginia Symphony: Mahler's Fourth
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Michael Daniels, cello. Tavener - Popule Meus, Virginia Premiere; Mahler Symphony No.4 in G major. Tickets: $25 - $85. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information. April 2: Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News; April 3: Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. April 11: Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach

William & Mary Music Department April Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. All events on the William & Mary campus, Williamsburg, unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, April 3, 2010, 8 pm
Brandon Powell Senior Composition Recital
Tidewater B, Sadler Center
Sunday, April 3, 2010, 8 pm
William and Mary Choir
The William and Mary Choir performs Joseph Haydn's Missa in Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass) of 1798 with orchestra and soloists. Tickets: $10 General Admission. Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Williamsburg.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert
Wind Symphony under the direction of Angela Holt. Lodge One, Sadler Center
Friday, April 9, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Early Music Ensemble: Music for Michelangelo
Ensemble under the direction of Ruth Griffioen. Admission Free. Wren Chapel, Williamsburg
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 2:30 pm
W&M String Ensemble Concert
Ensemble coached by Professor Neal Cary. Ewell Recital Hall
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8 pm
Ewell Concert Series: Halcyon Trio Oregon
Halcyon Trio Oregon—soprano Jackie Van Paepeghem, trumpeter Joan Haaland Paddock and pianist/organist Debra Huddleston—is a versatile chamber music ensemble of engaging performers. Unusual in its instrumentation, the Trio brings to life sacred and secular music from the Eleventh through the Twenty-first century and performs commissioned works by composers in the United States and Canada. Halcyon Trio Oregon was awarded the distinguished Neskowin Chamber Music Fellowship for new, developing chamber ensembles in the Pacific Northwest. The Trio was featured in the culminating concert for the Tenth Anniversary Celebration of the West Norway Emigration Center in Sletta (Bergen), Norway in July 2007. In May 2008 the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation of Portland, Oregon, presented the Trio’s premiere performance of Norwegian Folksong Variations by William and Mary composer Greg Bowers. The Trio will perform throughout the United States and Central America during its 2009-2010 season. This concert is co-sponsored by the Reves Center for International Studies. A Composition Master Class will take place on Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Presbyterian Church. The public is invited and admission is free. Contact Greg Bowers for more information. Free admission, no tickets required. Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 2215 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg.
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Women's Chorus Historic Candlelight Concert Bruton Parish Church, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg.
Sunday, April 11, 2010, 3 pm
Botetourt Chamber Singers Spring Concert Wren Great Hall, Williamsburg.
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 4 pm
Sam Meckley Senior Composition Recital Ewell Recital Hall
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 7 pm
Marynn Skelton Senior Composition Recital The Little Theater, Campus Center
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4 pm
San Baek Senior Harpsichord Recital Wren Chapel
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert Kimball Theatre
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 8 pm
Opera Workshop Recital
Workshop under the direction of Ryan Fletcher. Tickets: $2 Ewell Recital Hall
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 2:30 pm
Thomas Brigham Senior Lecture-Recital Williamsburg Presbyterian Church
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8 pm
Andrew Principe and Sam Davis Senior Performance The Little Theater, Campus Center
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 8 pm
Ewell Concert Series: Irfan Khan, Sarod
rfan Muhammad Khan is a master performer of the sarod, one of the most celebrated stringed instruments of North India. Mr. Khan descends from a long line of renowned sarod players who have passed their art—with its treasured oral traditions-—from father to son in an unbroken chain stretching back to the early 19th century. With his home base in Calcutta, Khan has concertized extensively in India and Germany. In the 1980s, he lived for three years in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he performed and taught as a cultural arts’ ambassador for the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. From 1995 to 2009 he was the head of the Department of Music at an elite private school in Assam, India.  Irfan Muhammad Khan makes his first visit to the United States for this performance, coming to us directly from Kabul, where he has again been teaching and performing since September 2009. This concert is co-sponsored by the Reves Center for International Studies. A Master Class will be given by Mr. Khan. The public is invited and admission is free. Contact Max Katz for more information. Free admission, no tickets required. Ewell Recital Hall, Jamestown Rd., first vehicle entry past College Corner (the intersection of Jamestown Rd. and Richmond Rd.), turn right.
Tuesday, April 27, 8 pm
W&M Wind Symphony Spring Concert Wind Symphony under the direction of Angela Holt. Phi Beta Kappa Hall
Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 7 pm Jazz Voice Recital, Students of Stephanie Nakasian Ewell Recital Hall
Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Symphony Orchestra: Spring Concert
Program will feature the winner of 2010 Concerto Competition.. Tickets: $8/$2 students/free for children under 12  Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Williamsburg.
Thursday, April 29, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Choir: Choral Spring Concert
The Botetourt Chamber Singers, W&M Women's Chorus, and W&M Choir perform. Tickets: $9/students $3. Beta Kappa Hall, Williamsburg.

Hampton University Department of Music Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. Venue (unless otherwise noted): Ogden Hall.
Sunday, April 4, 2010, 4 pm
The Department of Music Faculty Recital Series
Ogden Hall
Monday-Friday, April 5-9, 2010, 8 pm
The Department of Music Concert Series: The Annual Department of Music Week of Jazz ‘10
Jazz performances nightly. Mr. Jerry Bracey, coordinator Ogden Hall
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 8 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: Night of the Small Ensembles Ogden Hall.
Thursday, April 15, 2010, 8 pm,
Department of Music Concert Series: Annual Spring Concert of the HU Concert and Symphonic Winds Band Ogden Hall
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4 pm
Department of Music Concert Series
The Hampton University Chamber Orchestra Annual Spring Concert featuring The Concerto Competition Finalists Ogden Hall. Admission: Open Donations
Monday, April 19 , 2010, 8 pm
Opera Workshop Theater Memorial Church
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7:30 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: HU Choir Weekend Spring Celebration
His Chosen Sounds 41st Anniversary General Admission: $10. Ogden Hall.
Sunday, April 25, 2010 , 4 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: HU Choir Weekend Spring Celebration
University and Concert Choir Spring Sing
General Admission: $10. Ogden Hall.

Monday, April 5, 2010, 8 pm
Tuesday, April 6, 2009, 8pm
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
The Garth Newell Quartet is "known for high-energy performances, virtuosity and fresh insight into both standard and new repertoire" states its website. Artists-in-Residence at the renowned Garth Newell Music Center, they have recorded two CDs featuring Mozart's Quartet in G Minor, KV 478; the Brahms Quartet in G Minor, Opus 25; Dvorak's Quartet in E-flat Major, Opus 87 as well as the Martinu's Quartet No. 1. Feldman tickets: $25 each. Music Professional and Student tickets are $10 for individually purchased tickets. Open seating tickets may be purchased at the door. For further information, please call our voice mail number at 757-552-1630. Visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org Williamsburg tickets: Any available tickets for individual performances will be sold at the door for $15, or $6 for students. Visit www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org April 5: Feldman Chamber Music Society: Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk. April 6: The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg: Williamsburg Regional Library arts Center, 515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg.

Friday, April 9, 2010, 8 pm
Celtic Crossroads- Irish Music With High Excitement And Flair!
Celtic Crossroads is a veritable explosion of youthful energy and astounding musicianship. Fusions of Irish music, bluegrass, gypsy and jazz pulsate with the underlying spark of Irish dance percussion. From more than 800 applicants, Celtic Crossroads hand-selected Ireland's finest traditional talent, all award-winning multi-instrumentalists trained in multiple genres of music. Spontaneous midshow ovations are the norm for this troupe, and 86 soldout performances on the Emerald Isle in 2007 alone confirm its authenticity. Celtic Crossroads is doing for Irish music what Riverdance has done for Irish dance -- not to be missed!! Tickets may be purchased by calling Willett Hall Box Office-- 757-393-5460 or by visiting www.willetthall.com Visit www.portsmouthcommunityconcerts.com

Monday, April 12, 2010, 8 pm
Diehn Concert Series: Ada Rovatti, saxophone, with the John Toomey Trio
Following years of classical piano training, Italian native Ada Rovatti started playing saxophone in high school. After winning a scholarship from Berklee College of Music in Italy, she divided herself between Boston, where she studied with Joe Viola and George Garzone, and Italy where she worked in Big Bands with such guest artists as Phil Woods, Lee Konitz, Bob Mintzer, and Randy Brecker. After one year in Paris, touring Europe and Africa, she moved to New York City. She has performed in important festivals such as JVC in NYC, Rochester Jazz Festival, IAJE, and Detroit Jazz Fest. She has also performed with an impressive and diverse list of artists and bands, including Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Miroslav Vitous, John McLaughlin, Anne Ducros, Bob Mintzer, Victor Bailey, Rodney Holmes, Joanne Brackeen, and Eddie Henderson. With talent not limited to music, Rovatti appeared in the movie Mona Lisa Smile with Julia Roberts. In 2003 she released her first two CDs as a bandleader with the Elephunk Band and with her quartet with guests, Randy Brecker, Mike Stern and Don Alias. She also appears on the Grammy winner CD by Randy Brecker, 34th N Lex, ESC Records (best contemporary jazz album of 2003), and on the new acclaimed CD of John McLaughlin, Industrial Zen (2006). In a CD review of her 2003 release, Under the Hat, Drive magazine raved about this "graceful Italian jazzista," and her 2006 release, Airbop, was nominated by All About Jazz as one of the Top Ten CDs. Jazz Residency, April 8 - 12, The residency will include five days of jazz clinics, master classes and open rehearsals culminating with a performance with the ODU student Jazz Ensemble 3 p.m. April 11, followed by a Diehn concert with the John Toomey Trio, 8 p.m. April 12Tickets: General admission $15, ODU Students $10 Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Elkhorn Ave. & 49th Street, ODU, Norfolk. The new parking garage at 49th Street and Bluestone Ave., just a short walk from Chandler Hall, is now open.

Monday, April 12, 2010, 8 pm
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 8 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia: Masterworks Concert #4
The Williamsburg Symphonia is Williamsburg’s own professional orchestra, under the leadership of music director and conductor Janna Hymes. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #5; Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Shchedrin: Carmen Suite. For ticket information phone: (757) 229-9857 or visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org E-Mail: williamsburgsymphonia@verizon.net Kimball Theater, Merchants Square, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 7:30 pm
Romeo and Julia Chorus
From the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Stockholm Since its establishment in 1991, this 13 member chorus has gained an enviable reputation as guardians and renewers of the rich musical treasures of the Renaissance. The chorus gives a theatrical expression to a wide range of courtly and burlesque songs, revives a fascinating European cultural heritage, and effectively offers new and inspiring concert experiences. The dramatic power and musical impact of their concerts leave an indelible impression and invariably bring lasting smiles to legions of fans young and old. “as bright and refreshing as a glass of sparkling wine.” - The Dagens Nyheter. www.Romeo-Julia.se Adult $25-$30, Senior/Student/Mil $22.50-$27 757-722-2787. www.HamptonArts.net American Theatre, 125 Mellen Street, Hampton VA. 23663.

Friday, April 16, 2010, 7:30 pm
Shakespeare in Love
The Fine Arts Guild of Christ and St. Luke’s Church concludes its season with a charming vocal duet recital by Scott and Amy Williamson entitled Shakespeare In Love. Amy and Scott are much sought after nationally as soloists. Scott is the music director of both the Virginia Chorale and the Cantata Chorus. Phone 757-627 5665. Visit www.christandstlukes.org Christ and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Rd. (Stockley Gardens), Norfolk

Friday, April 16, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony: Tchaikovsky Finale
A premier by leading American composer Roberto Sierra jumpstarts the VSO season finale followed by 20th century classic Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2. Tchaikovsky’s brilliant Symphony No. 4 brings the evening to a close, drawing us from darkness to light in four movements, ultimately asking us to surrender to pure joy. PakJung-Ho, conductor; Jon Klibonoff, piano. Sierra - Sinfonia No. 4; Shostakovich - Concerto No.2 in F major for Piano & Orchestra, op.102; Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.4 in F minor, op.36. Tickets: $25 - $85. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information. April 16: Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News; April 17: Chrysler Hall, Norfolk.

Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8 pm
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Julian Rachlin, leader and soloist. Formed by a group of leading London musicians and working without a conductor, the Academy gave its first performance in its namesake church on November 13, 1959. World-renowned for more than 500 recordings and impressive international tours, the Academy recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, establishing it as one of the world’s leading chamber orchestras. According to The Times (London), “As you travel around the globe, the Academy’s name has an aura possessed by no other British orchestra.” The program will include: Grieg Holberg Suite, Op. 40; Beethoven Violin Sonata No.9 in A major (“Kreutzer”) for solo violin and string orchestra (arr. Tognetti); Schubert “Arpeggione” for viola and strings (arr. Tabakova); Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arr. Desyatnikov). Ticket prices: VIP $57, $52, $42, $32 . www.ticketmaster.com Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.

Sunday, April 18, 2010, 3 pm
Virginia Symphony: Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Family Classics at Chrysler Hall - Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Gear up for an exciting afternoon of music inspired by America's favorite pastime, including favorites such as Casey at the Bat and our National Anthem. Join the VSO and special guests from the Norfolk Tides for a rigorous spring training program about teamwork on the stage, on the field, and in everyday life. Matthew Kraemer, conductor; Jon Klibonoff, piano. Tickets: $9 - $22. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information.Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4 pm
Beethoven, Brahms & More
Yun Zhang, violin; Amanda Halstead, piano. Free and open to the public, a freewill offering will be accepted and a nursery will be provided. For information call 757-547-4706 or visit www.gbpres.org Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333 Cedar Rd. (Across from the Chesapeake Municipal Complex), Chesapeake, VA.

Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4 pm
Pianist Lee Jordan-Anders
Sundays at Four presents Pianist Lee Jordan-Anders who will present her most recent project: Picture This! A Gallery of Music Canvases framed by works of art from the Chrysler Museum. Paintings will be visible (via technology) while Ms. Jordan-Anders performs. A reception follows the concert. Tickets: Phone (757) 375-9140. Visit www.sundaysatfour.org Christ Episcopal Church, 111 S. Church Street, Smithfield

Monday, April 19, 2010, 7:30 pm
Opus One
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Ida Kavafian, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola and Peter Wiley, cello. Four superstars of the classical music world come together to form a dynamic and extraordinary new ensemble, Opus One. As world renowned soloists and chamber musicians, each of these are familiar in concert halls around the world. Together, they bring a dedication to the works of the classical masters as well as to contemporary American composers; they perform with a sheer and infectious joy of making music. www.Op1.org Adult $25-$30, Senior/Student/Mil $22.50-$27 757-722-2787. www.HamptonArts.net American Theatre, 125 Mellen Street, Hampton VA. 23663.

Monday, April 19, 2010, 8 pm
Diehn Concert Series: Trio Mediaeval
Founded in Oslo in 1997, Trio Mediaeval has developed three distinct strands of repertoire: polyphonic medieval music from England and France, contemporary works, and Norwegian medieval ballads and songs. The group's initial phase was inspired by intense periods of work at the Hilliard Summer Festival in England and Germany and, subsequently, with Linda Hirst and John Potter. The trio, made up of three Norwegian women, has given concerts and radio broadcasts throughout Europe and in the US and Canada. The ensemble released its first CD on ECM Records in October 2001. Words of the Angel immediately went to The Billboard Top 10 Bestsellers list and was the April 2002 Stereophile "Recording of the Month." In January 2004 the trio released its second CD, Soir dit-elle, on ECM Records. Also this recording was on the Billboard Top 10 list for weeks. The release concert was recorded by Norwegian television (NRK 1) for the series, "Megafon," and was broadcast in May 2004. The group released its third CD, Stella Maris, in September 2008. On Christmas day 2005 the trio, together with Gavin Bryars and Roger Heaton, gave a concert from Härkeberga Kyrka on Swedish Television, SVT 2 in the programme veckans konsert (concert of the week). In June 2006 the trio performed with Tord Gustavsen Trio in a world premiere collaboration concert in Harstad at the Festspillene i Nord-Norge. By 2006, the trio had performed in 25 states in the US, their first tour taking them to Austin, San Francisco, New York, Amherst, Boston and Dartmouth. In late 2007, the trio toured the U.S. again with a programme of Norwegian traditional folk songs, medieval ballads, and Norwegian holiday hymns. That tour ended at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall. Jazz residency, April 8 - 12, The residency will include five days of jazz clinics, master classes and open rehearsals culminating with a performance with the ODU student Jazz Ensemble 3 p.m. April 11, followed by a Diehn concert with the John Toomey Trio, 8 p.m. April 12Tickets: General admission $15, ODU Students $10 Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Elkhorn Ave. & 49th Street, ODU, Norfolk. The new parking garage at 49th Street and Bluestoneve., just a short walk from Chandler Hall, is now open.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 8 pm
The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg: Opus One
Recently formed, the "Opus One piano quartet brings together four of the leading musicians of our time- pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, violinist Ida Kavafian, violist Steven Tenenbom, and cellist Peter Wiley. . . [They are] veterans as well as present members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Tashi, the Beaux Arts Trio, and the Orion String Quartet," states its website. The group is deeply committed to music education and to performing the works of contemporary American composers. Tickets: $20. To order visit www.kimballtheatre.com or phone 800-447-8679. Visit www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org Kimball Theatre, Merchants Square, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg.

Thursday, April 22, 2010, 11 am
VWC Concert Series: Horn, Piano and “Lady Composers “
Marlene Ford, horn, and Jeanette Winsor, piano in a lecture/recital from the work of Dr. Lin Foulk. Inspired by the 19th century habit of calling women's ensembles “lady orchestras,” Marlene Ford, horn and Jeanette Winsor, piano, present a lecture/recital from the work of Dr. Lin Foulk's research on music by female composers for horn and piano from the Medieval to the Contemporary. Featured is a commissioned work by contemporary British composer Liz Lane, inspired by a Hildegard of Bingen chant. Part of “Minds Wide Open,” the Virginia Commission for the Arts’ 2010 Celebration of Women in the Arts. Free, no reservations needed. Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

Friday, April 23, 2010, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Gifts from the Sea
Belissima!, the 25-member women’s chorale, with Deborah Carr, conductor presents Gwyneth Walker's Gifts from the Sea, inspired by Ann Morrow Lindbergh's book, now in its 50th year of publication. Part of “Minds Wide Open,” the Virginia Commission for the Arts’ 2010 Celebration of Women in the Arts. $12, $7. For more information, contact Sandra Billy with VWC Concert Series at 757.455.2101 or e-mail. concerts@vwc.edu Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

Friday, April 23, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony: Leonard Bernstein's Mass
The largest and most theatrical of the great composer/conductor's works, Mass is a simple name for a soaring work that fills the stage with choruses, a Broadway-sized cast, orchestra, and even a rock band. Virginia Children's Chorus; JoAnn Falletta, conductor; John McVeigh, celebrant; VSO Orchestra; VSO Chorus; Todd Rosenleib Dance. Tickets: $25 - $65. Visit www.virginiaartsfest.com for more information. Chrysler Hall, Norfolk.

Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7 pm
Marcolivia
Violinists Marc Ramirez and Olivia Hajioff have performed throughout the world and have been recipients of a Fulbright fellowship and prizes from competitions including the BBC Young Musician of the Year, the European Violin Competition and the Henry Szerying Violin Competition. Free and open to the public. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 6400 Newport Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia 23505. Phone (757) 423-8305 or visit www.blessed-sacrament.com

Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 2;30 pm
Governor's School: Cabaret Evening
The Vocal Music Department of the Governor's School for the Arts presents an evening of cabaret songs. Date & time are subject to change and additional performances may be added. Tickets can be purchased through the departments or at the door. Performance admissions: $5-$25. For information call 451-4711. GSA Black Box Theatre, 254 Granby Street (around the corner from the Wells Theatre), Norfolk

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 3 pm
John W. Gearhart, III Organ Concert
Part of the First Presbyterian Church’s Memorial Concert Series. 30th anniversary celebratory organ concert by John W. Gearhart, III. Son of this church, John Gearhart, dedicated our new Austin organ in 1980. He returns to help us celebrate 30 years of inspiring organ music here at First church. He grew up in Hampton, graduated from William and Mary, and received his Masters Degree in Organ performance and Choral conducting from Temple University. He has served as organist here, in Philadelphia, Williamsburg, Mobile, Alabama, and Texas, where he and his wife Laurie live now. In honor of Hampton's 400th birthday he will sample music from the great composers of the last 400 years. First Presbyterian Church, corner of Armistead Ave. & Victoria Ave., Hampton.

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 3 pm
Symphonicity : Goldfingers & The Silver Screen
Symphonicity-the Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach, David Kunkel, Conductor and Music Director; Soloist: Thomas Pandolfi, piano. Mal Vincent, host. James Bond Piano Concerto; John Williams – Music form ET; Warsaw Concerto from Dangerous Moonlight and more! Sandler Center Box Office: 385-2787. Single performance tickets are available at last year's low prices: $29/$24/$19 per concert. Group, student, and military rates are available. Visit www.sandlercenter.org, or phone 1-888-3-COXTIX (1-888-326-9849). Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Town Center, Virginia Beach.

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 4 pm
Marcolivia
Hidenwood Presbyterian's Music in the Woods series. Olivia Hajiioff and Marc Ramirez are an award-winning violin and violin/viola duo who perform music of all styles and periods, including folk music and French duos spanning 300 years. They come to us by way of the Virginia Arts Commission touring artist series. Receptions follow each concert. A freewill offering will be accepted to help offset the expenses of the artists. Phone: (757) 596-1151 for more information. Visit www.hidenwood.org Hidenwood Presbyteia n Church, 414 Hiden Blvd., (at the corner of Hiden Blvd. & Madison Lane), Newport News, VA 23606

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 8 pm
Ewell Concert Series: Irfan Khan, Sarod
rfan Muhammad Khan is a master performer of the sarod, one of the most celebrated stringed instruments of North India. Mr. Khan descends from a long line of renowned sarod players who have passed their art—with its treasured oral traditions-—from father to son in an unbroken chain stretching back to the early 19th century. With his home base in Calcutta, Khan has concertized extensively in India and Germany. In the 1980s, he lived for three years in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he performed and taught as a cultural arts’ ambassador for the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. From 1995 to 2009 he was the head of the Department of Music at an elite private school in Assam, India.  Irfan Muhammad Khan makes his first visit to the United States for this performance, coming to us directly from Kabul, where he has again been teaching and performing since September 2009. This concert is co-sponsored by the Reves Center for International Studies. A Master Class will be given by Mr. Khan. The public is invited and admission is free. Contact Max Katz for more information. Free admission, no tickets required. Ewell Recital Hall, Jamestown Rd., first vehicle entry past College Corner (the intersection of Jamestown Rd. and Richmond Rd.), turn right.

Monday, April 26, 2010, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Showcase of Brass
Eastern Virginia Brass Quintet presents celebratory brass repertoire spanning centuries and continents with Contrapunctus IX by J.S. Bach, Hugh Aston's Hornpipe, Victor Ewald's Brass Quintet, G.W.E. Friederich's Brass Band Journal and Fisher Tull's Exhibitions. Lawrence Clemens and Robert Spaeth, trumpet; Marlene Ford, horn; Robert Ford, trombone, and Peter DuBeau, tuba. $12, $7. For more information, contact Sandra Billy with VWC Concert Series at 757.455.2101 or e-mail. concerts@vwc.edu Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

Tuesday, April 27 2010, 8 pm
Tidewater Classical Guitar Society: David Russell
Classical guitarist David Russell is world renowned for his superb musicianship and inspired artistry, having earned the highest praise from audiences and critics alike. In recognition of his great talent and his international career, he was named a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Music in London in 1997.David Russell appears regularly at concert halls New York, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Madrid, Toronto and Rome. Concert-goers everywhere are in awe of Mr. Russell's musical genius and inspired by his captivating stage presence. His love of his craft resonates through his flawless and seemingly effortless performance. The attention to detail and provocative lyrical phrasing suggest an innate understanding of what each individual composer was working to achieve, bringing to each piece a sense of adventure.GRAMMY award winner in 2005 for his CD AIRE LATINO, in the category of best instrumental soloist in classical music. This concert is presented in conjunction with the Virginia Arts Festival. TCGC season tickets apply. For single tickets, contact: the Virginia Arts Festival Box Office at the MacArthur Center Mall during regular mall hours, or call (757) 282-2822 or visit their website at www.vafest.com.Visit www.homepage.mac.com Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum of Art , 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk.

Virginia Arts Festival Coffee Concerts
What a perfect way to start the day! Hear gifted artists in chamber masterworks, performed in intimate acoustically ideal settings, served up with convivial company. The popular "Coffee Concerts" offer 10:30 AM performances in intimate venues throughout the region. This Chamber Music festival-within-the-festival gathers renowned artists like André-Michel Schub and the Orion String Quartet. Tickets: available online at www.vafest.org by phone at 757-282-2822, or in person at the Festival Box Office at MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 10:30 am
Coffee Concert I
Quartet New Generation
$20. Ohef Sholom Temple, 530 Raleigh Ave., Norfolk.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 10:30 am
Coffee Concert II
Cavani String Quartet
$20. Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court Street, Portsmouth.
Friday, May 21, 2010, 10:30 am
Coffee Concert III
André-Michel Schub with Orion String Quartet
$20. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Miller Studio Theatre, Virginia Beach.
Friday, May 28, 2009, 10:30 am
Coffee Concert IV
JoAnn Falletta and Women of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
$20. Williamsburg Winery, 5800 Wessex Hundred, James City County.

THE ORGAN SWELL, 2010
The Tidewater Chapter of The American Guild of Organists announces its eleventh annual series of weekday pipe organ recitals, THE ORGAN SWELL, Peggy Kelley Reinburg, artistic director, an event in the VIRGINIA ARTS FESTIVAL. The series will take place at numerous churches throughout the Hampton Roads, Virginia region, with fifty-five minute recitals at 12:15 on weekdays from Wednesday, April 28 through Monday, May 17, 2010.
Many of the recitals will include compositions for organ and other instruments and will feature outstanding organists from the Hampton Roads region performing with Virginia Symphony Orchestra musicians. This season also will introduce a welcome collaboration with the Kathy Harty Gray Dance Theater in performances for modern dance and organ.
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Robert Schumann, compositions from his complete works for organ or pedal clavier will be included in each recital.
There is a suggested minimum admission donation of $10.00 per adult per recital to assist in defraying costs. The suggested recital donation for children is $5.00 per event. Due to the recording of the recitals, children under the age of 5 will not be admitted
. A detailed schedule follows. For further information,  please contact Peggy Kelley Reinburg, Artistic Director, at (757) 625-5888.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Peggy Kelley Reinburg, with Kathy Harty Gray Dance Theater. Schumann: Étude II,  Fugue on BACH III,  Sketch III First Presbyterian Church, 36th Street and Pacific Ave, Virginia Beach
Friday, April 30, 2010
Martin Sunderland with David Vonderheide, Trumpet. Schumann: Fugue on BACH IV
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 201 St. Paul's Bovd., Norfolk
Monday, May 3, 2010
Rachel Gragson with Barbara Chapman, Harp. Schumann: Étude IV, Sketch IV Monumental United Methodist Church, 450 Dinwiddie Street, Portsmouth.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
James Derr with Kirsty Barnett Green, Violin. Schumann: Fugue on BACH
First Presbyterian Church, 820 Colonial Ave., Norfolk
Friday, May 7, 2010
Thomas Matthews with Kevin Piccini, Oboe.  Schumann: Sketch I, Fugue V
Main Street Methodist Church, 202 N. Main Street, Suffolk.
Monday, May 10, 2010
James Kosnik with Joanne .Meyer White, Flute. Schumann: Fugue on BACH VI
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1001 Graydon Ave., Norfolk
Monday, May 12, 2010
John Siderius with Susan Hines, Violoncello. Schumann: Étude I, Sketch II
St. John's Episcopal Church, 100 W. Queen's Way, Hampton.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Diane Snider with Elizabeth Coulter Vonderheide, Violin. Schumann: Études V and VI Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court Street, Portsmouth
Monday, May 17, 2010
Marjorie Setnicky with Kathy Harty Gray Dance Theater. Schumann: Étude III, Fugue on BACH II Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Rd. (Stockley Gardens), Norfolk

Saturday, May 1, 2010, 8 pm
Sunday, May 2, 2010, 3 pm & 8 pm
Virginia Choral Society: The Baroque Across Europe
About our concert: You will hear this style of music from different European countries and composers such as: Italy: Nicola Porpora and Antonio Caldara; Poland: Grzegorz Gervazy Gorczycki; France: Marc-Antoine Charpentier; Germany: Johann Adolph Hasse, Johann Pachelbel, Dietrich Buxtehude and J.S. Bach; England: Henry Purcell and G.F. Handel. Learn more about Baroque Music at www.baroquemusic.org/ Advance tickets: $15 General, $12 Senior/Military/Student - on sale at "Pro Music Sound" located at 2703 Route 17, Suite B, Yorktown, VA in the Tabb area. Tickets at the door: $18 General, $15 Senior/Military/Student. Trinity Lutheran Church, 6812 River Rd., Newport News.

Sunday, May 2, 2010, 3 pm
The Bell Ringers
The Bell Ringers of The First Baptist Church of Henderson, North Carolina have concertized and taken part in major handbell festivals from Florida to the Canadian border. They have made an annual appearance in Duke University Chapel for over two decades providing music for a Sunday morning worship service. They have performed in Hill Hall on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill for the North Carolina Music Teachers Association, the Greensboro Coliseum for the annual meeting of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and on several occasions in joint concerts with the North Carolina Boys Choir. We are delighted to welcome these devoted ringers to our series! The Ringers will also play for Sunday morning worship prior to the afternoon event. Free and open to the public. For more information contact the church office by telephone at 757 625 7579 or by email at robertshoup@mac.com Visit www.freemasonstreet.org Freemason Street Baptist Church, 400 East Freemason Street, Norfolk 23510

Sunday, May 2, 2010, 5 pm
Choral Evensong Service
Evensong, with reception following the service Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church, 2010 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach.

Monday, May 3, 2010, 8 pm
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 8 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia: Masterworks Concert #5
The Williamsburg Symphonia is Williamsburg’s own professional orchestra, under the leadership of music director and conductor Janna Hymes. Ibert: Hommage a Mozart; Copland: 3 Latin American Sketches; Daugherty: Fire and Blood, Akemi Takayama, violin; Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor. For ticket information phone: (757) 229-9857 or visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org E-Mail: williamsburgsymphonia@verizon.net Kimball Theater, Merchants Square, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Thursday, May 6, 2010, 7:30 pm
Cavani String Quartet
One of a select group of chamber ensembles honored with the Naumburg Prize, the Cavani String Quartet has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, in the great European festivals, and have been seen on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS television. "Superb…the Cavani held the audience spellbound" (The Cleveland Plain Dealer). C Tickets: $30. available online at www.vafest.org, by phone at 757-282-2822, or in person at the Festival Box Office at MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk

Hampton University Department of Music Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. Venue (unless otherwise noted): Ogden Hall.
Friday, May 7, 2010, 8;45 pm
The Last Tango at Hampton
A collaboration of the Department of Music and the Department of Fine and Performing Arts which features the University Choirs, Bands, Theater, and the Terpsichorean Dance Company Ogden Hall

Monday, May 10, 2010, 7:30 pm
JoAnn Falletta and Women of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
You may have heard the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in various groupings and configurations, but never like this! This celebration of women in the arts turns the spotlight on the distaff side of the orchestra. C Tickets: $30. available online at www.vafest.org, by phone at 757-282-2822, or in person at the Festival Box Office at MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 520 Graydon Ave., Norfolk

Sunday, May 16, 2010, 3 pm
York River Symphony Orchestra: The Splendor of Love
The York River Symphony Orchestra with Conductor Dr. Eric Reiff continues its 2009-2010 Season Creating Another 25 Years of Music! with The Splendor of Love. Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy; Nicolai - Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor; Grieg - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen; Tchaikovsky - Romance in F. To purchase tickets, call our Box Office, Pro Music & Sound, at (757) 867-7115. More information at www.yrso.org.Mary Christian Auditorium, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton.

Sunday, May 16, 2010, 4 pm
The U.S. Fleet Forces Band
These fine musicians from the U. S. Navy will lose the season with a salute to our armed forces. (Armed Forces Day is 15 May). Free and open to the public. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 6400 Newport Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia 23505. Phone (757) 423-8305 or visit www.blessed-sacrament.com

Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 7 pm
Bay Youth Orchestra: Season Finale
Featuring all the Bay Youth Orchestras Beth Argiro, Christina Morton, Todd Parrish and Helen Martell, Conductors Tickets: $10 Adults, $6 Student Age 18 and under; Season Tickets: $35 Adults, $20 Students; to order tickets call 757-618-1800 or email bayyouth@hotmail.com Wilder Performing Arts Center – Norfolk State University, Norfolk

Thursday, May 20, 2010, 7:30 pm
Orion String Quartet
This acclaimed ensemble "balances beauty with fierce energy, spot-on accuracy, and rich tonal blend" (Detroit Free Press). Tickets: $40. available online at www.vafest.org, by phone at 757-282-2822, or in person at the Festival Box Office at MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. American Theatre, Hampton

Friday, May 21, 2010, 8 pm
Boston Brass
For nearly 25 years, this jovial quintet has created a one-of-a-kind musical experience for audiences, merrily moving from classical works to jazz standards to funk in concerts sparked by lively repartee and touched with humor and personality. "More powerful than a speeding locomotive" (Charleston Daily Mail). Tickets: $32. available online at www.vafest.org, by phone at 757-282-2822, or in person at the Festival Box Office at MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. Ferguson Center for the Arts, Music and Theatre Hall, Newport News

Sunday, May 23, 2010, 6 pm
André-Michel Schub and Orion String Quartet
"Flawless" pianist (The New York Times) and Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Music Artistic Director André-Michel performs with one of the most brilliant quartets on the scene today, an ensemble that "balances beauty with fierce energy, spot-on accuracy, and rich tonal blend" (Detroit Free Press). Dinner and wine tasting available. Call for information. C Tickets: $40. available online at www.vafest.org, by phone at 757-282-2822, or in person at the Festival Box Office at MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. Williamsburg Winery, James City County

Thursday, May 27, 2010, 7:30 pm
lisa Weilerstein, Cello
This twenty-something cellist plays with passion that transfixes audiences, drawing awestruck reviews from critics for her recitals and performances with great symphony orchestras around the world. "To hear her play is to experience the serenity of being in a master’s hands" (Newsday). Join us as we welcome NPR’s "Performance Today" crew as they tape concerts and conduct interviews for future broadcasts across America. Hosted by Fred Child, Performance Today is one of America’s most popular classical music radio programs, with more than 1.2. million weekly listeners on 237 stations around the country. Tickets: $30. available online at www.vafest.org, by phone at 757-282-2822, or in person at the Festival Box Office at MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 2215 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg

Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 7:30 pm
Thursday, June 3, 2010, 7:30 pm
Governor's School: Opera Choruses
The Vocal Music Department with the Instrumental Music Department of the Governor's School for the Arts presents Opera Choruses. Date & time are subject to change and additional performances may be added. Tickets can be purchased through the departments or at the door. Performance admissions: $5-$25. For information call 451-4711. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, 201 Market St., Towne Centre, Virginia Beach

Saturday, June 12, 2010, 7:30 pm
Williamsburg Symphonic: The Music of Led Zeppelin
Featuring a Led Zeppelin tribute band with the Symphonia. Tickets: $04 For more information phone: (757) 229-9857 or visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org E-Mail: williamsburgsymphonia@verizon.net Matoaka Amphitheatre at the College of William & Mary.

Sunday, August 1, 2010, 4 pm
Terrific Teen Talent
Sundays at Four presents the third annual Terrific Teen Talent hosted in the acoustically fine setting of Christ Episcopal Church. Tickets: Phone (757) 375-9140. Christ Episcopal Church, 111 S. Church Street, Smithfield