Calendar

Sunday, September 15, 2002, 6:00 pm
Stick People Percussion Ensemble,
David Walker, Artistic Director
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Virginia Beach. Phone 340-8420

Saturday, September 21, 2002, 8:00 pm
Virginia Chorale: Cathedral Contrasts
Bach, Stravinsky, Holst, Walton, Williams
Christ and St. Luke's, Norfolk

Sunday, September 22, 2002, 3:00 pm
Virginia Art Song Society: Songs of Mozart
Julian Kwok, piano
Freemason Street Baptist Church, Norfolk.

Sunday, September 29, 2002, 7:00 pm
Requiems and Psalms for Hope, Healing and Heroes
A candlelight memorial service honoring the victims
and heroes of September 11, 2001
Works by Dixon, Hailstork, Brahms, Rutter and Pfautsch
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, Chesapeake. Phone: 547-4706

Sunday, September 29, 2002, 8:00 pm
Art Song of Williamsburg presents an Art Song Preview with bass Branch Fields
Free and open to the public
Williamsburg Regional Library, Scotland Street. Phone: 229-7101

Thursday, October 3, 2002
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano recital
American Theatre, Hampton.
Postponed to May 2, 2003.

Monday, October 7, 2002, 7:30 pm
VWC's Familiar Faces presents Lisa Relaford Coston,
mezzo-soprano, Robert Shoup, tenor in concert
Virginia Wesleyan College, Hofheimer Theatre. Phone 455-2101

Sunday, October 13, 2002, 3:00 pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: The Russians are Coming
Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano
Works by Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky
Pavilion Theatre, Virginia Beach

Sunday, October 20, 2002, 6:00 pm
Creo, ODU's Contemporary Music Ensemble
Andrey Kasparov, Artistic Director,
Works by: Tsippi Fleischer, Andrey Kasparov, Isidora Zebeljan and others.
Lisa Relaford Coston, mezzo soprano, Melissa Sinda, flute, Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano, Andrey Kasparov, piano, David Walker, percussion.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Virginia Beach. Phone 340-8420.

Friday, October 25, 2002, 7:30pm
Re-creation of a Reformation Vesper Service as
presented by J. S. Bach in St. Thomas Kirche in Leipzig
Organists: Lee Hendricks, Rachel Gragson, E. Robert Irwin, Michael Regan,
and Peggy Kelley Reinburg
Singers: Rita Addico-Cohen, soprano, Charlotte Elia, soprano, Lisa Relaford Coston, mezzo-soprano, Kathleen Franz, mezzo-soprano, Frank Aiello, bass-baritone, Michael Dailey, tenor, Douglas Lynch, tenor, David Warren, bass-baritone.
Trinity Lutheran Church 6100 Granby Street Norfolk.

Sunday, November 3, 2002, 3:00 pm
Virginia Art Song Society: Songs of Charles Ives
Patrick O'Donnell, piano.
Freemason Street Baptist Church, Norfolk.

Thursday, November 7, 2002, 7:00pm
Derek Lee Ragin, Countertenor, in a Solo Vocal Recital
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 3301 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC 28216.
Admission: Free. Phone: 704-392-0392, ext. #117

Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 4:00pm
Schola Cantorum's Fall Concert: Psalms of David, Songs of Solomon
Works by Purcell, Ives, Walton, Casals, Bernstein, and McFerrin
Church of the Holy Apostles, 1598 Lynnhaven Pkwy, VB, VA (757) 427.0963
Admission: Free will offering to the benefit of Schola Cantorum

Sunday, November 10, 2002, 6:00 pm
Andrey Kasparov, Oksana Lutsyshyn, Piano Duet Debut
Works by Brahms, Mozart and Debussy
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Virginia Beach. Phone 340-8420

Monday, November 11, 2002, 8:00 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild: Gloria
Settings of Vivaldi, Poulenc and Rutter
Hampton Roads Academy, Newport News. Phone: 220-1808

Wednesday, November 13, 2002, 10:00 am
Scherzo Music Club: Scholarship Program and Luncheon
Dora Mullins, violin, Gerry Sawyer, piano
Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church, Norfolk

Friday, November 15, 2002 at 7:30pm
Schola Cantorum's Fall Concert: Psalms of David, Songs of Solomon
Works by Purcell, Ives, Walton, Casals, Bernstein, and McFerrin
Larchmont United Methodist Church, 1106 Larchmont Crescent, Norfolk
(757) 489.8168. Admission: $8; $5 for senior adults & students

Friday, November 15, 2002, 7:15 Lecture, 8:00 pm Recital
Art Song of Williamsburg Fall Concert, Love's Gallantries: Cradle to Cabaret
Martha Slay, mezzo-soprano, Charles Staples, pianist.
Williamsburg Regional Library, Wiliamsburg. Phone:229-7101

Friday, November 15, 2002, 8:00 pm
Vianne Webb Memorial Lecture Series: Medieval Song
Featuring Dr. Timothy McGee, University of Toronto
Gaines Theatre, Christopher Newport University

Friday, November 15, 2002, 8:00 pm
Cantata Chorus Fall Concert
All Bach program includes Jesu, meine Freude; Lobet den Hernn,
alle Heiden; and Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied.
Eastern Shore Chapel, Virginia Beach

Saturday, November 16, 2002, 8:00 pm
Cantata Chorus Fall Concert
All Bach program includes Jesu, meine Freude; Lobet den Hernn,
alle Heiden; and Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied.
Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Norfolk.

Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 4:00pm
Schola Cantorum's Fall Concert: Psalms of David, Songs of Solomon
Works by Purcell, Ives, Walton, Casals, Bernstein, and McFerrin
Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court St, Portsmouth (757) 393.0431
Admission: $8; $5 for senior adults & students

Sunday, November 17, 2002, 2:00 pm
Aurora: European Roots/American Flowers
Jay Taylor, tenor and Elisa Dickon, harp, joined by
Laurie Baefsky, flute, and Jennifer Snyder, viola.
Works by by Debussy, MacDowell, Griffes and Ives
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk.

Sunday, November 17 and Saturday, November 23, 2002
GSA Graduate Barbara Quintiliani sings Elettra in Washington Opera's
production of Idomeneo opposite Placido Domingo
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, DC. Phone 1-800-876-7372

Friday, November 22, 2002, 7:30 pm
Nichole Aldrich Clouser, Soprano in Recital
Songs of Strauss, Honegger and Harbison
Virginia Wesleyan College, Hofheimer Theatre. Phone 455-2101

Saturday, November 23, 2002, 7:00 P.M.
The Fifth Annual Margaret Philips Davis Memorial Scholarship Benefit Concert: Lorraine McFadden Bell, soprano, Leslie Neal Douglas, piano, Megan Jenifer, violin, The Peninsula String Quartet
St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church 1242 W. Queen Street, Hampton
Tickets $10.00, Student tickets $5.00

Sunday, November 24, 2002, 3:00 pm
Cantata Chorus Fall Concert
All Bach program includes Jesu, meine Freude; Lobet den Hernn,
alle Heiden; and Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Portsmouth

Monday, December 2, 2002, 7:30 pm
A Wesleyan Christmas
VWC choirs, instrumentalists, soloists and others
Virginia Wesleyan College, Hofheimer Theatre. Phone 455-3282.

Monday, December 2, 2002, 8:00 pm
Creo, ODU's Contemporary Music Ensemble
Lisa Relaford Coston, mezzo-soprano, Tanya Anisimova, cellist
Old Dominion University, Chandler Hall, Norfolk.

Friday, December 6, 2002, 6:30 pm &
Saturday, December 7, 2002, 6:30 pm
Madrigal Banquet/Concert
Music form Spain performed by the ODU Madrigal Singers and the Collegium Musicum
Atrium, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, ODU. Tickets: 683-5305

Sunday, December 8, 2002, 11:00 am & 7:00 pm
Premier of John Dixon's Christmas cantata, Sing We Noel
Providence Presbyterian Church, Kempsville. Phone 420-6159

Sunday, December 8, 2002, 7:00 pm
Christopher Newport University Chamber Choir and Chorale:
Charpentier's Midnight Mass
Temple Baptist Church, Newport News.

Wednesday, December 11, 2002, 10:00 am
Scherzo Music Club
Sylvia Maume, handbells, Sherry Hatfield, soprano
Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church, Norfolk

Friday, December 13, 2002, 8:00 pm, &
Saturday, December 14, 2002, 8:00 pm
Virginia Chorale: Holiday Illuminations
Works by Britten, Tallis, Bruckner, Saint-Saëns
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Norfolk.

Saturday, December 14, 2002, 7:30 pm &
Sunday, December 15, 2002 3:00 pm
Governor's School for the Arts: Vocal Music Winter Concert
Larchmont United Methodist Church, 1101 Jamestown Crescent, Norfolk.
Phone 683-4271

Sunday, December 15, 2002, 3:00 pm
The Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra and Beachevents
present The Many Moods of the Holidays
The choirs of Cox and Kellam High School. Works by Shaw, Mozart and Delius.
Virginia Beach Pavilion Theater
Tickets are $8.00 in advance and $10.00 at the door; children (12 and under) are $5.00
Call 1-800-955-5566 or visit www.tickets.com

Monday, December 16, 2002, 8:00 pm
The Cantata Chorus presents Handel's Messiah Part 1
With members of Eastern Shore Chapel choirs and The Princess Anne High School Chamber Orchestra
Eastern Shore Chapel, Virginia Beach. Phone 428-6763

Sunday, December 22, 2002, 4:00 pm
St. Paul's Episcopal Church presents A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
With the Choir of St. Paul's, Charles Woodward, director, Thomas Marshall, organist
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 210 St. Paul's Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia
Phone 757/627-4353

Monday, December 23, 2002, 8 PM
The Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra presents its
20th Annual Messiah Sinalong
Conductor David S. Kunkel. Soloists: Agnes Mobley-Wynne,soprano, Kim Rouke, alto, Michael Dailey, tenor, Tod Fitzpatrick, baritone
Pavilion Theater, Virginia Beach

Tuesday, December 24, 2002, 10:00 pm
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church invites you to a traditional
Candlelight Communion Service
Flute Choir, Young Women's Ensemble, Chancel Choir, O Holy Night by Adolphe Adam, sung by soprano Billye Brown Youmans
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA. Call 547-4706

Monday, January 6, 2003 at 6:00 pm
Violinist Christine Allison and Pianist Oksana Lutsyshyn
Works by Ravel, Beethoven and Kreisler
Second Presbyterian Church, Norfolk. Free and open to the public.

Wednesday, January 8, 2003, 10:00 am
Scherzo Music Club
Jeanette and John Winsor, piano & clarinet, Lisa Relaford Coston, soprano
Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church, Norfolk

Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 7:00 pm
Organ Recital by Peggy Kelley Reinburg
Works by Corrette, Bach and Jehan Alain
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1001 Graydon Avenue, Norfolk.

Monday, January 13, 2003, 8:00 pm
Ambrosia Quartet Debut Concert
Yun Zhang, violin, Tara Noval, violin, Jennifer Snyder, viola,
Rebecca Gilmore Shoup, cello.
Music of Haydn, Hailstork and Tchaikovsky.
Christopher Newport University, Newport News. Phone 594-7074.

Thursday, January 16, 2003, 7:30 pm
Vocal Arts Society presents Randall Scarlata, baritone
Cameron Stowe, piano, Marcy Rosen, cello. Works by Schubert, Brahms, Poulenc
and the world premiere of Lori Laitman's Long Pond Revisited
Terrace Theatre, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. Tickets - $30

The Marilyn Horne Foundation's annual mini-festival,
THE SONG CONTINUES, 2003
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003 4:00-6:00 pm
Marilyn Horne Master Class: Songs of Hugo Wolf
Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003, 4:00-6:00 pm
Brian Zeger Master Class: American Songs
Friday, Jan. 17, 2003, 1:00-3:00 pm
Grace Bumbry Master Class: Songs Lotte Lehmann Taught Me
Friday, Jan. 17, 2003, 7:30 pm
Annual Recital: OPERA COMPOSERS IN SONG
All events with SUPERTITLES at the Juilliard Theater in New York City.
Tickets go on sale December 2 at the Juilliard Theater Box Office or through CenterCharge: 212-721-6500.

Saturday, January 18, 2003, 8:00 pm
Jennifer Smith Senior Recital
Jeremy Poplin, piano, Crystal Thornell, clarinet, Dara Fritz, soprano
Works by Handel, Mozart, Schubert, Debussy, Hely-Hutchinson,
Hoiby Gilbert & Sullivan, Rossini
Christopher Newport University, Gaines Theatre.

Saturday, January 18, 7:30 pm &
Sunday, January 19, 2003, 3:00 pm
Governor's School for the Arts: Maury Yeston's December Songs
Black Box Theatre, 254 Granby Street, Norfolk. Phone 683-4271.

Saturday, January 18, 8:00, pm &
Sunday, January 19, 2:30 pm. 2003
Virginia Symphony: Verdi's Requiem
JoAnn Falleta, conductor, Virginia Symphony Chorus; Barbara Quintiliani, soprano, Robynne Redmon, mezzo-soprano, Raul Melo, tenor, Ding Gao, bass
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Phone 892-6366

Monday, January 20, 2003, 7:00 pm
Ambrosia Quartet Debut Concert
Yun Zhang, violin, Tara Noval, violin, Jennifer Snyder, viola,
Rebecca Gilmore Shoup, cello
Music of Haydn, Hailstork and Tchaikovsky.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Portsmouth. Phone 393-0431

Monday, January 20, 2003, 7:00 PM
The Hampton University Department of Music: Let Freedom Ring!
The Hampton University Concert Choir, Royzell L. Dillard, Conductor
Works by Dett, Carter, Joubert, Moore, Hogan, Walkers
Ogden Hall, Hampton University
Admission is free and open to the Public
Call 757-727-5603 or email Royzell.Dillard@hamptonu.edu

January 22, 2003, 10:00 am
Portsmouth Music Study Club
Music Through the Decades: Margaret Gupta, Soloist, Audrey King, Accompanist
St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Portsmouth

Friday, January 24, 2003, 8:00 pm
Vianne Webb Memorial Lecture Series: History of Oratorio
Featuring Dr. Howard Smith of UNC, Chapel Hill, and the CNU Chamber Choir
performing Honegger's King David
Gaines Theatre, Christopher Newport University

Sunday, January 26, 2003, 3:00 pm
Virginia Art Song Society: Songs of Women Composers
Peggy Kelly Reinburg, piano
Chandler Recital Hall, Old Dominion University, Norfolk

Monday, January 27, 2003, 7:30 pm
Ambrosia Quartet Debut Concert
Yun Zhang, violin, Tara Noval, violin, Jennifer Snyder, viola,
Rebecca Gilmore Shoup, cello
Music of Haydn, Hailstork and Tchaikovsky.
St. Paul's Episcopal, Norfolk. Phone 627-4353.

Monday, January 27, 2003, 8:00 pm
Julianne Baird, Soprano in Recital
Chandler Recital Hall, Old Dominion University, Norfolk. Phone 683-5305

Tuesday, January 28, 2003, 12:30 pm
Julianne Baird Master Class
Chandler Recital Hall, Old Dominion University, Norfolk.

Friday, January 31, 2003, 7:15 Lecture, 8:00 pm Recital
Art Song of Williamsburg Winter Concert: Art Song and Its Dramatic Relatives
Branch Fields, bass, Ruth Easterling Winters, piano
Williamsburg Regional Library, Williamsburg. Phone 229-7101

Friday, January 31, 2003 8:00 pm
CNU Department of Music: A Recital of Americana
Dr. Robert Carrol Smith, pianist, Dr. Tod Fitzpatrick, music director
Music of Copland, Larsen and Bowles
Gaines Theatre, Christopher Newport University

Wednesday, February 5, 2003 7:30 pm
VWC's Familiar Faces presents British Baroque Ensemble Red Priest
Hofheimer Theatre, Virginia Wesleyan College. Tickets $10. Phone 455-2101.

Sunday, February 9, 2003, 4:00 pm
Lorraine McFadden Bell in Recital
Leslie Neal Douglas, piano; Jerry Bracy, violin; Lori Shipley, flute;
Marvin Wester, clarinet.
Works by Rachmaninov, Schubert, Handel, Osterman
Hampton University Chapel, Hampton.

Monday, February 10, 2003, 8:00 pm
Norfolk Chamber Consort: Wiener Klassiker
F. Gerard Errante & Allen Shaffer, Artistic Co-Directors
Steve Kelly, bass; Works by Hayden, Mozart, Beethoven
Chandler Hall, ODU. Phone 440-1803 or 622-4542

Wednesday, February 12, 2003, 10:00 am
Scherzo Music Club
Gerry Sawyer, piano, Tidewater Musical Theatre members
Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church, Norfolk

Thursday, February 13, 7:00 pm
Quad Sister City Festival Concert: Voices of Love and Peace
Choral and chamber music concert. Choirs from Norway, Japan, Ireland and Virginia Beach, and chamber music selections presented by the Miyazaki City Philharmonic Orchestra.
Tickets $10 at Pavilion Box Office, online at www.tickets.com or call 1-800-955-5566.

Thursday, February 13, 2003, 7:30 pm
The Belle of Amherst Revisited: Emily Dickinson in Song and Poetry
Georgeann Paddock, soprano; Elizabeth Wiley, actor
Selected readings and songs of Copland, Duke, and Persichetti
Williamsburg Regional Library. Free Admission

Friday, February 14, 2003, 7:00 pm
Quad Sister City Festival Concert: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Ode to Joy
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra, David Kunkel, Music Director. Choirs from Moss, Norway, Bangor, Ireland, and Miyazaki City, Japan
Pavilion Theater, Virginia Beach
Tickets $15 at Pavilion Box Office, online at www.tickets.com or call 1-800-955-5566.

Friday, February 21, 2003, 8:00 pm, Saturday, February 22, 2003, 8:00 pm
Sunday, February 23, 2003, 2:30 pm &
Friday, February 28, 2003 8:00 pm, Saturday, March 1, 2003, 8:00 pm
Sunday, March 2, 2003, 2:30 pm
CNU's Music Theatre presents Stephen Sondheim's Company
Music Director Dr. Tod Fitzpatrick, Stage Director George Hillow
Gaines Theatre, Christopher Newport University. Phone 594-7552

Sunday, February 23, 4:00 pm
Lisa Relaford Coston, mezzo-soprano; Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, Chesapeake

Sunday, February 23, 2003 3:00 pm
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Black, Brown and Beige In Concert
Classical and jazz ensemble. Auditorium, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond.
Tickets are $8 (members and students $6) in the museum's lobby or telephone
(804) 340-1405. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Friday, February 28, 7:00 pm
Soprano Julia Brogdon Recital, In Search of a Theme
Diane Altizer, piano; Annette Raymond, harpisichord.
Works by Purcell, Copland, Vivaldi and Strauss
First Lutheran Church, 1300 Colley Ave., Norfolk.

Saturday, March 1, 2003, 8:00 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild: Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle
Eun-Hye Grace Lee, soprano; Beka Hughes, mezzo-soprano;
Randall, Outland, tenor; Branch Fields, bass.
Matthew Whaley Elementary School. Phone: 220-1808

CANCELLED
Sunday, March 2, 2003, 4:30 pm
Vocal Recital: Sondra Gelb, contralto
Charles Woodward, piano; Michael Murphy, lute
Music by Dowland, Brahms, Finzi, Montsalvage.
Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Norfolk. Admission fee.
Phone 627-5665 x30.

Sunday, March 2, 2003, 5:00 pm
Billye Brown Youmans in Recital
Lisa Crawford, accompanist; Works by John Carter and Samuel Barber
Virginia Beach Christian Church, Great Neck Rd. & Rosehall Dr. Phone 481-1241

Friday, March 7, 2003, 7:15 Lecture, 8:00 pm Recital
Art Song of Williamsburg Spring Concert: The World of Heinrich Heine
Steven Tharp, tenor, Will Crutchfield, piano
Williamsburg Regional Library, Williamsburg. Phone 229-7101

Saturday, March 8, 2003, 8:00 pm
Virginia Chorale: Waltzes & Weddings
Brahms, Haydn, Whitacre, Blaha, Taverner
TCC Roper Performing Arts Center, Norfolk a

Sunday, March 9, 2003, 6:00 pm
Collegium Musicum
Dr. Lee Tepley, Director
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Virginia Beach. Phone 340-8420

Wednesday, March 12, 2003, 10:00 am
Scherzo Music Club
Piano trio: Jo Jones, Romayne Hardy, Liz Sjolund-Midgett,Scherzo Singers
Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church, Norfolk

Friday, March 14, 2003, 7:30 pm &
Sunday, March 16, 2003 2:30 pm
Governor's School for the Arts: Mozart's Magic Flute
University Theatre, 47th St. & Hampton Blvd. ODU. Phone 683-4271

Saturday, March 29, 2003, 9:00 am
Virginia Art Song Society Breathing and Posture Workshop
George Corbett of the Virginia Symphony
Hofheimer Hall, EVMS, Norfolk

Saturday, March 29, 2003, 2:00 pm
Virginia Art Song Society Vocal Health Seminar
John Sinacori, M.D. and Ann Cyptar, M.S., CCC-SLP
Hofheimer Hall, EVMS, Norfolk

CANCELLED

Saturday, March 29, 2003, 8:00 pm
Virginia Art Song Society presents a recital with
Karen Lykes, mezzo-soprano, Kenneth Griffiths, piano
Ohef Sholom, Norfolk

Saturday, March 29, 2003, 8pm
Virginia Chorale: They're Playing My Song (again!)
Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen
Nauticus, Norfolk

CANCELLED
Sunday, March 30, 2003, 2:00 pm
Virginia Art Song Society Master Class for Singers and Accompanists
Karen Lykes, mezzo-soprano, Ken Griffiths, piano
Freemason Street Baptist Church, Norfolk.

NEW
Sunday March 30, 2003, 4:00 pm
Ohef Sholom Temple: Piano Pyrotechnics!
Tamara Sanikidze, Andrey Kasparov, Oksana Lutsyshyn
Haydn, Ravel, Scarlatti, Scriabin, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff
Free and open to the public
Ohef Sholom Temple, Stockley Gardens & Raleigh Ave., Norfolk.

NEW
Sunday March 30, 2003, 6:00 pm
Shelia Jackson May, soprano Faculty Recital
Effie T. Gardner, piano; Robin Welch, guitar; James Herbison, cello
Ogden Hall, Hampton University

NEW
Wednesday, April 2, 2003, 6:45 pm
Bellissima!: Mortal Questions, Immmortal Answers
Deborah Carr, director
Classical, contemporary and spiritual choral selections
First Lutheran Church, Colley Ave., Norfolk.

NEW
Thursday, April 3, 2003, 11:00 am
The VWC German Department and
Virginia Art Song Society present: Liedermorgen
Mary Charlotte Elia, soprano, George Stone, piano
Songs by Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, and R. Strauss
Fine Arts Building, Virginia Wesleyan College. Phone 757.426.9314

NEW
Friday, April 4, 2003, 7:30 pm
Bellissima!: Mortal Questions, Immmortal Answers
Deborah Carr, director
Classical, contemporary and spiritual choral selections
Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Suffolk.

Friday, April 4, 2003, 8:00 pm
Portsmouth Community Conerts presents John Aler, Tenor
Works by Handel, Beethoven, Schubert, Saint-Saens, Hahn, Bizet,
and Mendelssohn, as well as parlor songs by Munro, Leslie, Firestone,
Coates, Sullivan and Sanderson
Willett Hall, Portsmouth. Phone 686-5447

CHANGE
Friday, April 4, 2003, 8:00 pm
Cantata Chorus Spring Concert
Franz Josef Haydn's Mass no. 3 in D minor ("Lord Nelson") and Te Deum
Carolyn Myers, soprano; Kathleen Franz, alto;
Clifford Wells, tenor; Steve Kelley, bass
Trinity Episcopal Church, Portsmouth

Monday, April 7, 2003, 8:00 pm
Cantata Chorus Spring Concert
Franz Josef Haydn's Mass no. 3 in D minor ("Lord Nelson") and Te Deum
Carolyn Myers, soprano; Kathleen Franz, alto;
Clifford Wells, tenor; Steve Kelley, bass
Eastern Shore Chapel, Virginia Beach

Monday, April 7, 2003, 8:00 pm
Norfolk Chamber Consort: American Masters
F. Gerard Errante & Allen Shaffer, Artistic Co-Directors
Lisa Relaford Coston, mezzo-soprano; works by Gershwin, Bolcom, Larsen, Bernstein
Chandler Hall, ODU. Phone 440-1803 or 622-4542

Wednesday, April 9, 2003, 10:00 am
Scherzo Music Club: Student Program
Students of Scherzo teachers
Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church, Norfolk

Sunday April 13, 2003, 4:00 pm
Gabriel Fauré's Requiem
FUMC Chancel Choir, Mary Matthews, director; John Garrett, organ
First United Methodist Church, 10246 Warwick Blvd., Newport News
Phone 595-0383

Sunday, April 13, 2002, 6:00 pm
The Hardwick Chamber Ensemble
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Virginia Beach. Phone 340-8420

Monday, April 14, 2003, 8:00 pm
Creo, ODU's Contemporary Music Ensemble
Lisa Relaford Coston, mezzo-soprano, Armenian composer Ashot Zograbian
Master Class and Lectures TBA
Old Dominion University, Chandler Hall, Norfolk. Phone 683-5305

POSTPONED to Thursday, October 9 at 7:30 pm
Monday, April 21, 2003, Evening, TBA
Agnes Fuller Wynne in Recital
Premier of a new song cycle by Adolphus Hailstork; also Schubert.
Charles Woodward, piano, Dennis Zeisler, clarinet.
Old Dominion University, Chandler Hall, Norfolk. Phone 683-5305

Thursday, May 1, 7:30 pm
Governor's School for the Arts: Vocal Music Scenes Concert
Chandler Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, ODU.
Admission $5. Phone 683-4271

Saturday, May 3, 2003, 8:00 pm &
Sunday, May 4, 2003 4:00 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild: American Dreamer
American Folk Songs, Hymn Tunes and Spirituals
Matthew Whaley Elementary School. Phone: 220-1808

Sunday, May 4, 2003, 3:00 pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: Song and Dance
Rita Addico-Cohen, soprano; Bernstein, Anderson, Delibes
Pavilion Theatre, Virginia Beach. Phone 955-5566.

Sunday, May 4, 2003, 3:00 pm
Virginia Art Song Society: Songs for Children
Freemason Street Baptist Church, Norfolk.

Sunday, May 4^th at 4 pm
The Unitarian Church of Norfolk: Annual Choir Concert
Adolphus Hailstork, organist/choirmaster;
John Roberts, organ; Jeanette Winsor, piano; Agnes Fuller, soprano
Choral works by John Dixon, Adolphus Hailstork, Joshua Lessard,
J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart
739 Yarmouth Street, Norfolk. Phone 627-5371

NEW DATE
Wednesday, May 7, 2003, 7:30 pm
Governor's School for the Arts: Celebration of American Music IV
Chandler Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, ODU.
Admission $5. Phone 683-4271

Saturday, May 10, 2003, 8:00 pm and Sunday, May 11, 2003, 2:30 pm.
Virginia Symphony & The Virginia Chorale: Handel's L'Allegro
JoAnn Falleta, conductor; The Mark Morris Dance Group
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Phone 892-6366

Monday, May 12, 2003 at 8 pm
Karen Scott, soprano, Chuck Woodward, piano:
An Evening With Emily Dickinson Songs
Works by Copeland, Hoiby, Persichetti,
Heggie, Hailstork, Bacon and Previn
Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church, Norfolk

NEW
Monday, May 12, 2003 at 8 pm
The Cantata Chorus: G. F. Handel's Messiah, Parts Two and Three
Bryan T. Mitnaul, Artistic Director
Agnes Mobley Wynne, soprano; Kim Rourke, contralto;
Cliff Wells, tenor; Steve Kelley, bass; Eastern Shore Chapel Choir;
Princess Anne High School Chamber Orchestra
Eastern Shore Chapel, 2020 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach
Free will offering

Wednesday, May 14, 2003, 10:00 am
Scherzo Music Club: National Music Week
Harp students of Elisa Dickon
Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church, Norfolk

NEW
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 8 pm
Schola Cantorum: A Cappella VII - A Choral Feast for Spring Lovers
Ralph Vaughan Williams' Gloriana, Benjamin Britten's, Five Flower Songs,
Orlando de Lasso's Surrexit pastor bonus
St Paul's Episcopal Church, 201 St Paul's Blvd, Norfolk 23510. Phone 627-4353

NEW
Sunday, May 18, 2003 at 3 pm
The Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra Wind Quintet:
The End of a Century -- New Beginnings, Wind Quintet Music since 1989
Amber Kidd, flute; Harvey Stokes, oboe; Marvin Western, clarinet
Rebecca Robinson, horn; Elizabeth Foushee, bassoon
Virginia Beach Central Library, 4110 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Suggested Donation: $10.00 adults/ $5.00 for students and seniors

NEW
Sunday, May 18, 2003 at 4 pm
Schola Cantorum: A Cappella VII - A Choral Feast for Spring Lovers
Ralph Vaughan Williams' Gloriana, Benjamin Britten's, Five Flower Songs,
Orlando de Lasso's Surrexit pastor bonus
Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church, 2020 Laskin Rd, Virginia Beach 23454.
Phone 437-8461

Sunday, May 18, 2003
Governor's School Flute Choir
Patti Watters, Artistic Director
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Virginia Beach. Phone 340-8420

Saturday, May 24^th at 4 pm
Virginia Arts Festival & The Marilyn Horne Foundation
Troy Cook, baritone; Kathleen Kelly, piano
Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre. Tickets: $20

NEW
Friday, May 30, 2003, 8:00 pm &
Saturday May 31, 2003, 8:00 pm
Governor's School for the Arts Dance and Vocal Music Departments
present Carmina Burana
Chamber version, conducted by Alan Fischer.
Wells Theatre, Norfolk. Tickets: $10, $8 students/seniors. Phone 451-4711

Sunday, June 1, 2003 at 4 pm
Schola Cantorum: A Cappella VII - A Choral Feast for Spring Lovers
Ralph Vaughan Williams' Gloriana, Benjamin Britten's, Five Flower Songs,
Orlando de Lasso's Surrexit pastor bonus
Blessed Sacrament Church, 170 Painter St, Norfolk, 23505. Phone 423-8305

NEW
Sunday, June 1, at 4 pm
Eastern Virginia Brass: Summer Classics
Lawrence Clemens, trumpet; Steven Ruckle, trumpet; Marlene Ford, horn;
Robert Ford, trombone; Todd Kaufmann, tuba
Pack a lunch, bring a lawn chair and enjoy glorious brass fanfares from the Renaissance, early band music of the American Revolution, toe-tapping Sousa marches and a selection of jazz favorites.
Holy Trinity Church. For more information, call 664-4330

NEW
Tuesday, June 10, 11:30 am
Eastern Virginia Brass: Summer Classics
Lawrence Clemens, trumpet; Steven Ruckle, trumpet; Marlene Ford, horn;
Robert Ford, trombone; Todd Kaufmann, tuba
Pack a lunch, bring a lawn chair and enjoy glorious brass fanfares from the Renaissance, early band music of the American Revolution, toe-tapping Sousa marches and a selection of jazz favorites.
MacArthur Memorial (MacArthur Square). For more information, call 664-4330

Saturday, June 7, 2003, 7:30 pm
Governor's School for the Arts: Vocal Music Senior Concert
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, ODU. Phone 683-4271

Sunday, June 8, 2003 at 5 pm
Schola Cantorum: A Cappella VII - A Choral Feast for Spring Lovers
Ralph Vaughan Williams' Gloriana, Benjamin Britten's, Five Flower Songs,
Orlando de Lasso's Surrexit pastor bonus
Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 North Witchduck Rd, Virginia Beach, 23455. Phone 497-0563

Sunday, June 8, 2003, 3:00 pm
Virginia Art Song Society: Songs of Spain and Portugal
Patricia Spoettle, piano
Freemason Street Baptist Church, Norfolk.

Sunday, June 8, 2003, 3:00 - 5:30 pm
New Music Performance Collection: A New Music Concert
Andrey Kasparov, director; Creo, members of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
and the Virginia Chorale
Works by Frank Felice, Jan Krzywicki, Michael McFerron, Frances Thompson McKay,
Timothy Melbinger, Brian Robison and Alicyn Warren.
Chandler Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Old Dominion University
Free and open to the public

NEW
Friday, June 20, 2003, 7 pm
Historic St Luke's Church: Benefit Evensong Service
St Mark's Cathedral (Episcopal) Choir from Shrevesport, Louisiana.
Historic St Luke's Church
14477 Benn's Church Blvd, Smithfield, Virginia (Hwys 256 and 10).
Phone 357-3367.

Thursday, June 26, 11:30 am
Eastern Virginia Brass: Summer Classics
Lawrence Clemens, trumpet; Steven Ruckle, trumpet; Marlene Ford, horn;
Robert Ford, trombone; Todd Kaufmann, tuba
Pack a lunch, bring a lawn chair and enjoy glorious brass fanfares from the Renaissance, early band music of the American Revolution, toe-tapping Sousa marches and a selection of jazz favorites.
Mt. Zion Baptist Church. For more information, call 664-4330

Saturday, June 28, 2 pm
Eastern Virginia Brass: Summer Classics
Lawrence Clemens, trumpet; Steven Ruckle, trumpet; Marlene Ford, horn;
Robert Ford, trombone; Todd Kaufmann, tuba
Pack a lunch, bring a lawn chair and enjoy glorious brass fanfares from the Renaissance, early band music of the American Revolution, toe-tapping Sousa marches and a selection of jazz favorites.
Knox Presbyterian Church. For more information, call 664-4330

NEW
Monday, June 30, 2003 at 7 pm
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church:
Natalia Kuznetsova, violin, Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano
Playing music of Cesar Frank and Ludwig von Beethoven
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Virginia Beach. Phone 340-8420

NEW
Thursday, July 3rd at 7:30 pm
The Tidewater Winds: Salute To The Armed Forces
Musical Director Alberto Romen Asercion.
Vocal soloist Michael Gabriel Munoz Camarillo.
Sousa marches, novelty pieces and symphonic works
24^th Street Park, 24^th Street & Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach
Free of charge. For more information visit
http://www.homestead.com/tidewaterwinds
or call 480-0953

Saturday, July 12, 2003 at 7:30 pm
Joanne Robinson, soprano; Rachel Crumbly, piano
Melodies Francaises, French art song recital
Free and open to the public
Second Presbyterian Church, 7305 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk.

NEW
July 13, 14, 15, 16 & 18 at 7:30 pm
Tidewater Winds: Let's Dance with the Winds
Musical Director Alberto Romen Asercion. Annual July Concerts in
Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach. For more information
visit http://www.homestead.com/tidewaterwinds or call 480-0953.

NEW
Saturday July 19, 3-5 pm
Summer Concert Series at Port Warwick: Eastern Virginia Brass Quintet
Mozart to Mancini, Sousa to Saint-Saens, Classical, Jazz & Traditional
Call 369-3000 or visit PortWarwick.com
Remaining concerts on the series include:
Wednesday, July 23 - Mike Jacobs Quintet - 5:30-7:30 pm
Wednesday, August 6 - Bill Brown Jazz Ensemble - 5:30-7:30 pm
Saturday, August 16 - Jim Nesbit Quintet - 3:00-5:00 pm
Wednesday, August 20 - Continental Army Band Brass Quintet - 5:30-7:30 pm

Monday, July 21, 2003 Registration Deadline
July 28 -August 8, 2003 Workshop
The Academy of Music: Workshop on French Art Song:
Survey of Development and Style from Fauré through Satie
Karen Scott, instructor; Rachel Crumbly, accompanist
The Academic of Music, 902 Colonial Ave. Norfolk, VA.
Phone (757) 627-0967

July 21-26, 2003
Virginia Wesleyan College, Center for Sacred Music
Sacred Music Summer Conference
The week includes day classes in choral conducting, vocal health for choral singers, handbells, children's music, organ, the volunteer church orchestra, etc.
For a conference brochure, please call Sandi Billy at 455-3376,
or e-mail sbilly@vwc.edu

Evening events, open to the public, include:

Tuesday, July 22 at 7:30 pm
A solo handbell concert by Christine Anderson
Hofheimer Theater

Thursday, July 24 at 7:30pm
A worship service.
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, Chesapeake

Saturday, July 27 at 7:30 pm
A closing concert of sacred classics
Christ & St.Luke's Episcopal Church, Norfolk

Sunday, July 27, 2003 at 3 pm
Memorial Concert for Moses Hogan
Choral works and works for solo voice and piano.
Abyssinian Baptist Church
New York, NY. For further information visit:
www.abyssinian.org,     &     http://www.MosesHogan.com