Calendar

Saturday, September 11, 2004, 8 pm
Sunday, September 12, 2004, 2:30 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Hilary Hahn, violin
Adams, Paganini, Berlioz
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Saturday, September 18, 2004, 8 pm
Hampton Arts Great Performers: Quartetto Gelato
Innovative chamber group with vocals.
Classical, opera arias, gypsy fiddling and folk songs
American Theater, Hampton
Tickets: $30/$25. Phone 757-722-2787
or visit www.theamericantheatre.com

Sunday, September 19, 2005, 3 pm
Carolyn Greene Myers, soprano & Lisa Relaford Coston, alto
George Stone, piano; Benefit Concert for Virginia Chorale
Music by Bach, Mendelssohn, Casals and Humperdinck.
Churchland Baptist Church, Portsmouth. Phone 627-8375

Sunday, September 19, 2004, 3 pm
Harps in the Fall Air
Jim Pinkerton and Michelle Lundy, harpists; Harlie Sponaugle, soprano
Campra, Bach, Franck, Andres, Defalla and Paul Nasto
The Lyceum, 201 South Washington St., Alexandria. Phone 703-237-2213

Sunday, September 19, 2004, 4 pm
Tidewater Chapter, American Guild of Organists:
Janice Beck, Concert Artist
Works by Buxtehude, Mendelssohn, Bach, Raison, Franck, Messiaen, Dupré, Vierne
First Presbyterian Church, 820 Colonial Ave., Norfolk
Donations at the door. Phone 757-827-7104

Monday, September 20, 2004, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Falletta & Friends
Deborah Wendells Cross, flute; Robert Allemany, clarinet
Music of Rossini, Corelli, Beethoven, Bartok & Gershwin
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Tickets: $15 adults/$8 seniors, students. Reservations: 455-2101

Monday, September 20, 2004, 8 pm
Norfolk Chamber Consort: A Night at the Opera
Mozart, Beethoven, Rice. Elizabeth Hogue, soprano; Steve Kelley, bass-baritone; Yun Zhang, violin; Michael Daniels, cello; Charles Woodward and Allen Shaffer, piano; The Norfolk Chamber Consort Woodwind Octet
Chandler Hall, 49th Street & Elkhorn Ave., ODU, Norfolk
Tickets: $15 General Admission; $12 Seniors/Military; $6 Students
Phone: 440-1803 or 622-4542 or visit www.ncconsort.org

Wednesday, September 22, 2004, 7 pm
Williamsburg Consort: Ensembles Concert and Swing Band Dance
Holiday Inn Patriot, Williamsburg, VA.
Tickets are not needed.
Phone 757-258-7798 or visit www.wmbgconsort.org

Wednesday, September 22, 2004, 7:30 pm
Hampton Arts Great Performers: Ahn Trio
Korean piano trio. Works by Piazolla, Bunch, Jarre, Yedidia, Nyman.
American Theater, Hampton
Tickets: $30/$25. Phone 757-722-2787
or visit www.theamericantheatre.com

Thursday, September 23, 2004, 7:30 pm
Williamsburg Consort: America Alive III Concert
with the Williamsburg Choral Guild
Bruton High School, Longhill Road, Williamsburg, VA.
Tickets are free and will be distributed on September 16. Look for the Ad in the Virginia Gazette on Saturday, September 11, for details about the ticket distribution.
Phone 757-258-7798 or visit www.wmbgconsort.org

Thursday, September 23, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Joann Falletta, conductor; Renée Fleming, soprano
Virginia Symphony Chorus, Robert Shoup, chorusmaster
Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Ticket information: 757-466-3060
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Saturday, September 25, 2004, 2-4 pm
Academy of Music: Art Song and Aria Survey Class
Lecture and master class: German lied; Shirley Thompson, instructor
$80/term (plus $25 Academy registration fee); $40/class
The Academy of Music, 902 Colonial Ave., Norfolk.
Phone Ann Scott: 627-0967 or visit www.academy-of-music.org/

Sunday, September 26, 2004 at 4 pm
First United Methodist Church Life Enrichment Series:
Colonial Singers of Williamsburg Costumed Touring Ensemble
First United Methodist Church, 10246 Warwick Blvd., Newport News
Phone 757-595-0383

Sunday, September 26th, 2004, 5 pm
The Art of the Negro Spiritual
Randye Jones, Soprano; Frank Conlon, Piano
Settings by: Johnson, Lawrence, Dett, Smith Moore, Perry, Kerr, Price, Jackson King, Smith, Hogan, Burleigh, Boatner, Brown, Corley, Morris, Bonds
Church of the Annunciation, 3810 Massachusetts Ave., NW
(2 Blocks from the National Cathedral), Washington, DC.
Suggested Donation: $10.00; Free Parking. Call 202/904-3635
or visit www.artofthenegrospiritual.com for more information

Sunday, September 26, 2004, 6 pm
Barbara Chapman, harp; Debbie Cross, flute
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach
Freewill offering. For information call 340-8420

Sunday, September 26, 2004, 7 pm
Great Bridge Presbyterian Candlelight Concert: Adagio Trio
Michael Daniels, cello; Linda Grieser, harp; Kathy Daniels, flute
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333 Cedar Road, Chesapeake
Free will offering. For information call 547-4706

Saturday, October 2, 2004, 7:30 pm
Old Donation Episcopal Church Concert Series: Lyra
Russian a cappella choral group
Russian liturgical music as well as native Russian folk songs.
Old Donation Episcopal Church, Virginia Beach
Free and open to the public. Wine & cheese reception follows in the Parish Hall.

Sunday, October 3, 2004, 10:30 am
Old Donation Episcopal Church: Dedicatory Choral Eucharist
St. Cecilia Choir; Paul G. Hudgins, Organist/Choirmaster
Old Donation Episcopal Church, Virginia Beach
Free and open to the public.A festival coffee hour will follow in the Parish Hall.

Sunday, October 3, 2004, 5 pm
Old Donation Episcopal Church Dedicatory Organ Recital
Nigel Potts plays the new 64-stop Johannus organ
Old Donation Episcopal Church, Virginia Beach
Free and open to the public. Reception follows.

Sunday, October 3, 2004, 4 pm
Green Acres Presbyterian Church Musical Arts Fund Concert Series
Lisa Coston, mezzo soprano and Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano
A program of songs and piano works by living Hampton Roads composers
Green Acres Presbyterian Church, Corner of High Street & Sterling Point Drive Portsmouth, Virginia Phone (757) 484-5125
Free and open to the public. Reception follows.

Monday, October 4, 2004, 11 am
VWC Concert Series: Turandot
Virginia Opera visits VWC for a behind-the-scenes look
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Free and open to the public. Phone 455-2101

Monday, October 4, 2004, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Tidewater Tenors
Robert Shoup, Jeffrey Easter & Tim Oliver. Charles Woodward, collaborating pianist
Music of opera, operetta and Broadway
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Tickets: $10/$5 seniors,students. Reservations: 455-2101

Monday, October 4, 2004, 7:30 pm
Hampton Arts Great Performers: Mariza
Portuguese superstar, new Queen of Fado
American Theater, Hampton
Tickets: $30/$25. Phone 757-722-2787
or visit www.theamericantheatre.com

Monday, October 4, 2004 at 8 pm
Feldman Chamber Music Society: The Audubon String Quartet
Works by Haydn, Ives and Mendelssohn
Unitarian Church of Norfolk, 739 Yarmouth Street, Norfolk
Tickets: $15/$5; Season Tickets: $90/$30.
Phone 757-552-1630 or visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org

Wednesday, October 6, 2004, 7:30 pm
Hampton Arts Great Performers: Chee Yun & Barry Douglas
Celebrated violinist and prize-winning pianist.
Works by Mozart, Penderecki, Brahms, Prokofiev.
American Theater, Hampton
Tickets: $30/$25. Phone 757-722-2787
or visit www.theamericantheatre.com

Friday, October 8, 2004, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Big Medicine
String music of the rural south; VWC Family Weekend
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Tickets: $10/$5. Reservations: 455-2101

Friday, October 8, 2004, 8 pm
Saturday, October 9, 2004, 2 pm & 8 pm
Virginia Choral Society: Broadway Sensations
My Fair Lady, Chicago, Sondheim, The Producers
Yoder Barn, Jefferson Avenue & Oyster Point Road, Newport News
Tickets: At the Door, $15/$12 - senior, military, student; In advance: $12/$10.
Phone 757-851-9114 or visit http://vachoralsociety.org

Saturday, October 9, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Shizuo Kuwahara, conductor; Robert Bonfiglio, harmonica
Respighi, Villa-Lobos, Shostakovich
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Sunday, October 10, 2004, 4 pm
Virginia Choral Society: Broadway Sensations
My Fair Lady, Chicago, Sondheim, The Producers
Trinity United Methodist Church, Smithfield
Tickets: At the Door, $15/$12 - senior, military, student; In advance: $12/$10.
Phone 757-851-9114 or visit http://vachoralsociety.org

Sunday, October 10, 2004, 3:00 pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: The Romantic Tradition
David Kunkel, Music Director & Conductor; Teresa Walters, piano
Works by Liszt, Wagner & Rachmaninoff
Pavilion Theatre, Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $15/$12, visit www.vbso.org
Or phone 1-800-955-5566 or visit www.tickets.com

Sunday, October 10, 2004, 6 pm
Duetto Espressivo
Natalia Kuznetsova, violin; Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach
Freewill offering. For information call 340-8420

Tuesday, October 12, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Choral Society: Broadway Sensations
My Fair Lady, Chicago, Sondheim, The Producers
Williamsburg Regional Library
Tickets: At the Door, $15/$12 - senior, military, student; In advance: $12/$10.
Phone 757-851-9114 or visit http://vachoralsociety.org

Saturday, October 16, 2004 at 8 pm &
Sunday, October 17, 2004 at 3 pm
The York River Symphony Orchestra: Classic I, The French Connection
Dr. Eric Wade Reiff, conductor; Robin Welch, guitar
Yoder Barn, Jefferson Avenue & Oyster Point Road, Newport News
Ticket Information: (757) 596-1001 or visit www.yrso.org

Sunday, October 17, 2004, 3 pm
First Presbyterian Church Memorial Concert Series:
The Barbershop Harmony Society
First Presbyterian Church, 514 S. Armistead Ave., Hampton
Phone 757-722-0006 or visit www.firstpreshampton.com

NEW
Sunday, October 17, 2004, 3 pm
The Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble
Marvin Western, guest conductor
60-piece concert band performs works by
Strauss, Rogers, Anderson, Grainger and Jager
St. Therese Catholic Church in Gloucester Courthouse
Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door

Virginia Opera: Turandot by Giacomo Puccini
Peter Mark, Artistic Director & Conductor; Lillian Groag, Director
Norfolk: Oct. 1 (8 p.m.), Oct. 3 (2:30 p.m.), Oct. 6 (7:30 p.m.), Oct. 8 (8 p.m.) and Oct. 10 (2:30 p.m.), 2004; Harrison Opera House
Richmond: Oct. 22 (8 p.m.) and Oct. 24 (2:30 p.m.), 2004; Landmark Theater
Fairfax: Oct. 15 (8 p.m.) and Oct. 17 (2 p.m.), 2004; George Mason University's Center for the Arts
Tickets in Norfolk: [$25-$90] 757-623-1223 (Southside), 757-877-2550 (Peninsula), www.vaopera.org
Tickets in Richmond: [$40-$85] 804-262-8003, www.ticketmaster.com
Tickets in Fairfax: [$44-$84] 703-218-6500, www.tickets.com

Monday, October 18, 2004 at 8 pm
Feldman Chamber Music Society: The Panocha String Quartet
Unitarian Church of Norfolk, 739 Yarmouth Street, Norfolk
Tickets: $15/$5. Phone 757-552-1630 or visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org

Monday, October 18, 2004, 8 pm
Baltimore Consort with soprano Custer La Rue
Virtuoso early music ensemble
Chandler Hall, Diehn Building, Old Dominion University, Norfolk.
Tickets $15/$10/$5. Phone 683-5305

Wednesday, October 20, 2004, 7:30 pm
Wycliffe Presbyterian Church's Sing the Faith! Concert Series
Fall Hymn Festival; A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Wycliffe Presbyterian Church, 1445 Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach
Phone: 757-496-2620 Email: musdir@wycliffepresbyterian.org

Wednesday, October 20, 2004, 8:30 pm
Regina South, soprano
John Murdock, Pianist. Junior recital program.
Works by Purcell, Handel, Mozart, Fauré,Debussy, Hahn,
Schubert, Brahms, Hundley, Edward, Duke
Miss South is a student of Shirley Thompson
Ferguson Fine Arts Center, Christopher Newport University,

Saturday, October 23, 2004, 2-4 pm
Academy of Music: Art Song and Aria Survey Class
Lecture and master class: French melodie; Karen Scott Hoy, instructor
$40 per class. The Academy of Music, 902 Colonial Ave., Norfolk.
Phone: 627-0967 or visit www.academy-of-music.org/

Saturday, October 23, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Shizuo Kuwahara, conductor; Andrew Gott, bassoon
Mozart & Beethoven
Regent University Theatre, Virginia Beach Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Sunday, October 24, 2004, 3 pm
Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia
1st Annual Scholarship Benefit Recital
WHRO's Dwight Davis, Master of Ceremonies
Works by Purcell, Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Lacour, Copland and Bloch
Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church, 6900 Newport Ave., Norfolk.
Suggested donation at the door - $10 per adult; $4 for students

Sunday, October 24, 2004, 4 pm
First United Methodist Church Life Enrichment Series:
Bradley R. Norris Organ Recital
First United Methodist Church, 10246 Warwick Blvd., Newport News
Phone 757-595-0383

NEW
Sunday, October 24, 2004, 4 pm
Grace United Methodist Church Fine Art Series
Tiffany Temple, mezzo-soprano; John Murdock, pianist
Works by Schubert, Fauré, Purcell, Malotte, Spirituals, and Popular Music
Grace United Methodist Church, 1209 Country Club Road
Newport News, VA 23606.

Thursday, October 28, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Shizou Kuwahara, conductor; Kristy Green, violin
Virginia Symphony Chorus, Robert Shoup, conductor & chorusmaster
Ravel, Barber, Mendelssohn
St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg. Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Saturday, October 30, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Shizou Kuwahara, conductor; Kristy Green, violin
Virginia Symphony Chorus, Robert Shoup, conductor & chorusmaster
Ravel, Barber, Mendelssohn
Ferguson Performing Arts Center, CNU, Newport News.
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Sunday, October 31, 2004, 4 pm
Green Acres Presbyterian Church Musical Arts Fund Concert Series
Audley Green, harpsichord
Jazz and Classical works for this King of Baroque instruments
Green Acres Presbyterian Church, Corner of High Street & Sterling Point Dr. Portsmouth, Virginia Phone (757) 484-5125
Free and open to the public. Reception follows.

Friday, November 5, 2004, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Music as Autobiography
Pianist Lee Jordan Anders performs works by Beethoven, Debussy, Schumann
and the Virginia premiere of a contemporary work by Jennifer Barker
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Tickets: $10/$5 seniors, students. Reservations: 455-2101

Friday, November 5, 2004, 8 pm; Preconcert Talk - 7:15 pm
Art Song of Williamsburg: Bel Canto in Song and Aria
Barbara Quintiliani, soprano; Craig Terry, pianist
Vocal selections of Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, and Verdi
Williamsburg Regional Library. Tickets: Season $45; Individual, $18/$10.
Call: 229-7101 or visit www.artsongwilliamsburg.org

Friday, November 5, 2004, 8 pm; Pre-concert lecture, 7 pm
Hampton Arts Great Performers: Camerata Sweden
Renowned European chamber orchestra
American Theater, Hampton
Tickets: $30/$25. Phone 757-722-2787
or visit www.theamericantheatre.com

Saturday, November 6, 2004, 8 pm Chrysler Hall
Sunday, November 7, 2004, 2:30 pm Wilder Perf. Arts Center
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Daniel Gaisford, cello
Walton, Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Schumann
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Sunday, November 7, 2004 at 3 pm
Washington Grove Chamber Music Concert: Tanya Anisimova, cello
Classics, originals and improvisations
Historic McCathran Hall, 300 Grove Avenue, Washington Grove, Maryland
Tickets: $15/$12; Subscription: $50/$40
Phone: 301-926-2858 or 301-926-6347

Monday, November 8, 2004 at 8 pm
Feldman Chamber Music Society: The Alexander String Quartet
Unitarian Church of Norfolk, 739 Yarmouth Street, Norfolk
Tickets: $15/$5. Phone 757-552-1630 or visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org

Tuesday, November 9, 2004, 11 am
VWC Center for Sacred Music: Sing Me to Heaven
Cantor Jennifer Bern-Vogel with music and traditions of the Jewish faith
and insight into "Kristallnacht" - the beginning of the Holocaust.
Fine Arts Center 9, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Phone: 455-3376

Thursday, November 11, 2004, 8 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild: Holocaust Cantata
Songs from the Camps by Donald McCullough
Artistic Director/Conductor Jay BeVille. Also Brahms' German Requiem selections
Bruton High School, Long Hill Road, Williamsburg
Tickets: The Coffeehouse/Williamsburg Crossing or Massey's Camera Shop.
Adults $12.50 in advance, $15.00 at the door, Students: $7.50;
subscription for the season: $25.00. Call 757-220-1808 for information
or visit www.williamsburgchoralguild.org

Friday, November 12, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Chorale: Russian Splendor
Rachmaninoff, The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Sacred Heart Church, Norfolk
Tickets & information: call 757-627-8375 or visit www.vachorale.com

Saturday, November 13, 2004, 8:30 pm
Virginia Chorale: Russian Splendor
Rachmaninoff, The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg
Tickets & information: call 757-627-8375 or visit www.vachorale.com

Sunday, November 14, 2004, 6 pm
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church: An Autumn Serenade
St. Stephen's Strings, Guy Hayden, Music Director and Conductor
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 372 Hiden Boulevard, Newport News, Virginia
Free and open to the public. Phone 757-224-1275

Sunday, November 14, 2004, 6 pm
Emily Stauch, soprano; Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach
Freewill offering. For information call 340-8420

Tuesday, November 16, 2004, 7:30 pm
Bay Youth Orchestras: Czech Mates
Music of Dvorák, Mahler & Mozart; Janet Kriner, cello
Virginia Beach Pavilion Theater
Tickets: $8.00 adults; $5.00 children; available at the door.
Phone 757-618-1800 or visit bayyouth@hotmail.com

Tuesday, November 16, 2004, 7:30 pm
Hampton Arts: The USAF Band American Clarinet Quartet
Music ranging from light classical to popular and patriotic
American Theater, Hampton
Free. Phone 757-722-2787 for reservations
or visit www.theamericantheatre.com

NEW
Wednesday, November 17, 2004, 7 pm
Ambrosia String Trio
Yun Zhang, violin; Jennifer Snyder, viola; Rebecca Gillmore, cello
Works by Schubert, Dubois & Beethoven
Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court Street, Portsmouth
Free-will donation. Phone 393-0431

Friday, November 19, 2004, 7:30 pm &
Saturday, November 20, 2004, 7:30 pm
Governor's School: Dido and Aeneas
Purcell's opera conducted and directed by Alan Fischer
University Theatre, ODU, 46th Street & Hampton Blvd.
All seats $7.00, general seating. Phone: 683-7271

Saturday, November 20, 2004, 2-4 pm
Academy of Music: Art Song and Aria Survey Class
Lecture and master class: art songs of Great Britain and USA;
Agnes Mobley Wynne, instructor
$40 per class. The Academy of Music, 902 Colonial Ave., Norfolk.
Phone: 627-0967 or visit www.academy-of-music.org/

NEW DATE
Saturday, November 20, 2004, 7 pm
Academy of Music: Métamorphoses Mélodieuses
Karen Scott, soprano; Ann Scott, soprano
All French art song program; works by
Fauré, Debussy, Chausson, Satie and Poulenc
Second Presbyterian Church, 7305 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk
Donations accepted for Academy Scholarship Fund. Phone: 627-0967

Sunday, November 21, 2004, 3 pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: Simply Schumann
David Kunkel, Music Director & Conductor; Tanya Anisimova, cello
All Schumann program
Pavilion Theatre, Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $15/$12, visit www.vbso.org
Or phone 1-800-955-5566 or visit www.tickets.com

Sunday, November 21, 2004, 3 pm
First Presbyterian Church Memorial Concert Series: The Hilton Brass
Renaissance, Classical, Broadway, Dixieland
First Presbyterian Church, 514 S. Armistead Ave., Hampton
Phone 757-722-0006 or visit www.firstpreshampton.com

NEW
Sunday, November 21, 2004, 4 pm
Hilton Baptist Church: Bright Is the Ring of Words
Robert Crutchfield, Tenor; Will Crutchfield, Piano
Music of Haydn, Brahms, Dvorak, Britten, Ives, Vaughan-Williams.
Hilton Baptist Church, Main Street at Warwick Blvd., Hilton Village
Newport News. Free-will offering; Phone 757-595-0383

Sunday, November 21, 2004, 4 pm
First United Methodist Church Life Enrichment Series:
Virginia Handbell Consort, Tidewater's Professional Players
First United Methodist Church, 10246 Warwick Blvd., Newport News
Phone 757-595-0383

Sunday, November 21, 2004, 6 pm
Prince of Peace: Bellissima: Life and Love of Women
Women's chorale, Deborah Carr, conductor & director
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach
Freewill offering. For information call 340-8420 or email poplcvb@erols.com

Sunday, November 21, 2004, 7 pm
Wycliffe Presbyterian Church's Sing the Faith! Concert Series
As the Wings of Doves: Mary Charlotte Elia, mezzo soprano; George Stone, piano
Works by Purcell, Barber, Bernstein, Hovanhess and Copland
Wycliffe Presbyterian Church, 1445 Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach
Phone: 757-496-2620 Email: musdir@wycliffepresbyterian.org

Monday, November 22, 2004, 8 pm
Norfolk Chamber Consort: Bachfest
Christ and St. Lukes, 560 Onley Rd.,Norfolk
Tickets: $15 General Admission; $12 Seniors/Military; $6 Students
Phone: 440-1803 or 622-4542 or visit www.ncconsort.org

Virginia Opera: The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar
Peter Mark, Artistic Director; Dan Saunders / Joseph Walsh (Dec. 5) conductor
Director & Choreographer: Dorothy Danner
Norfolk: Nov. 12 (8 p.m.), Nov. 14 (2:30 p.m.), Dec. 1 (7:30 p.m.), Dec. 3 (8 p.m.) and Dec. 5 (2:30 p.m.), 2004; Harrison Opera House
Richmond: Nov. 26 (8 p.m.) and Nov. 28 (2:30 p.m.), 2004; Landmark Theater
Fairfax: Nov. 19 (8 p.m.) and Nov. 21 (2 p.m.), 2004; George Mason University's Center for the Arts
Tickets in Norfolk: [$25-$90] 757-623-1223 (Southside), 757-877-2550 (Peninsula), www.vaopera.org
Tickets in Richmond: [$40-$85] 804-262-8003, www.ticketmaster.com
Tickets in Fairfax: [$44-$84] 703-218-6500, www.tickets.com

Monday, November 29, 2004, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Ambrosia String Trio
Yun Zhang, violin; guest violist, Beverly Baker; Rebecca Gillmore, cello
Works by Schubert, Dubois & Beethoven
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Tickets: $10/$5 seniors, students. Reservations: 455-2101

Monday, November 29, 2004, 8 pm
Creo, ODU's Contemporary Music Ensemble,
Guest flutist and vocalist Natalia Pschenitschnikova
Chandler Hall, Diehn Building, Old Dominion University, Norfolk.
Tickets $15/$10/$5. Phone 683-5305

Friday and Saturday, December 3 & 4, 2004, 6:30 pm
Madrigal Banquet: The Music of Italy
Lee Teply conducts ODU Madrigal Singers and Collegium Musicum
Atrium, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk.
Tickets $30/$25/$15. Phone 683-5305

Saturday, December 4, 2004, 11 am & 2 pm
Twas the Night Before Christma
For ages 5-12. Seats $6
American Theater, Hampton

Sunday, December 5, 2004, 11 am & 7 pm
John Dixon's Carols from the Old World
Fifth Annual Christmas Cantata
Providence Presbyterian Church, Virginia Beach. Phone 420-6159

Sunday, December 5, 2004, 2:30 pm
Turtle Island String Quartet
Solstice Celebration, The Festival of Lights
American Theater, Hampton
Tickets: $30/$25. Phone 757-722-2787
or visit www.theamericantheatre.com

NEW
Sunday, December 5, 2004, 3 pm
Peninsula Youth Orchestra & Sinfonia Winter Concert
Sarah Glosson and Diane Chapman, conductors
Works by Mendelssohn, Handel, Fauré and seasonal favorites
Hampton Roads Academy Auditorium, Newport News.
Admission is free. Donations are accepted

NEW
Sunday, December 5, 2004, 4 pm
Christopher Newport University: Handel's Messiah
University Chorale, Chamber Choir, Women's Chorus,
University Orchestra, and faculty soloists
Music and Theatre Hall, Ferguson Center for the Arts, CNU.
Tickets: $10

NEW
Sunday, December 5, 2004, 7:30 pm
Fourteenth Messiah Singalong
St. Peter's Episcopal Church Choir, with orchestra and soloists
St. Peter's Episcopal Church 4250 North Glebe Road, Arlington, Virginia
Phone 703-536-6606, or info@saint-peters.org,
or visit the St. Peter's web site at http://saint-peters.org

Friday, December 10, 2004, 8 pm
Portsmouth Community Concerts: Piano 4
Popular orchestra and piano pieces of the 1940s & 50s
Willett Hall, Portsmouth. Tickets $25/$15 student.
Phone 757-686-5447

Friday, December 10, 2004, 8 pm
The Cantata Chorus: Handel's Messiah
Bryan T. Mitnaul, director; soloists and orchestra
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Chesapeake
Free admission; goodwill offering. Phone 428-6763

Saturday, December 11, 2004, 2 pm
The Eastern Virginia Brass Quintet: Holiday Lights
Classical holiday music and the very popular lighter treats of the season
Knox Presbyterian Church, 427 W. 37th Street, Norfolk
Free and open to the public; Phone 664-4321

Saturday, December 11, 2004, 6 pm
The Cantata Chorus: Handel's Messiah
Bryan T. Mitnaul, director; soloists and orchestra
Trinity Episcopal Church in Portsmouth
Free admission; goodwill offering. Phone 428-6763

Saturday, December 11, 2004, 8 pm &
Sunday, December 12, 2004, 3 pm
The York River Symphony Orchestra: Winter Festival
Hampton Roads Academy Choir
Handel, Haydn & Holiday Sing-a-long
Hampton Roads Academy, off Oyster Point Rd. west of I-64, Newport News
Ticket Information: (757) 596-1001 or visit www.yrso.org

Saturday, December 11, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Chorale: A Baroque Holiday
Vivaldi, Bach & Jalkeus, arr.
Sacred Heart Church, Norfolk
Tickets & information: call 757-627-8375 or visit www.vachorale.com

Saturday, December 11, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Choral Society: A Family Festival of Carols
International carols from the Oxford Book of Carols
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Hampton
Tickets: At the Door, $15/$12 - senior, military, student; In advance: $12/$10.
Phone 757-851-9114 or visit http://vachoralsociety.org

Sunday, December 12, 2004, 2pm
Bellissima: Life and Love of Women
Women's chorale, Deborah Carr, conductor & director
Chrysler Museum Atrium, 245 Olney Road, Norfolk

Sunday, December 12, 2004, 2:30 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild: Echoes of the Season II, A Gift to the Community
Artistic Director/Conductor Jay BeVille.
King of Glory Lutheran Church, Longhill Road, Williamsburg
Free of charge. Call 757-220-1808 for information
or visit www.williamsburgchoralguild.org

Sunday, December 12, 2004, 4 pm
Charlene Marchant, soprano; Leslie Neal-Douglas, piano
The Beauty of the English Language: Art songs of British
and African-American composers
Art songs of Harry T. Burleigh, Benjamin Britten, and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church, 1242 W. Queen St., Hampton
Free-will offering. For information call 757-723-8253

Sunday, December 12, 2004 at 4 pm
First United Methodist Church Life Enrichment Series:
Christmas Concert, The FUMC Choirs
Mary Matthews Garrett, director; John Garrett, organ
First United Methodist Church, 10246 Warwick Blvd., Newport News
Phone 757-595-0383

Sunday, December 12, 2004, 4 pm
Virginia Choral Society: A Family Festival of Carols
International carols from the Oxford Book of Carols
Trinity Methodist Church, Smithfield
Tickets: At the Door, $15/$12 - senior, military, student; In advance: $12/$10.
Phone 757-851-9114 or visit http://vachoralsociety.org

Sunday, December 12, 2004, 7:30 pm
Virginia Chorale: A Baroque Holiday
Vivaldi, Bach & Jalkeus, arr.
Grace United Methodist Church, Newport News
Tickets & information: call 757-627-8375 or visit www.vachorale.com

Monday, December 13, 2004, 6 pm
The Cantata Chorus: Handel's Messiah
Bryan T. Mitnaul, director; soloists and orchestra
Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church, Virginia Beach
Free admission; goodwill offering. Phone 428-6763

Friday, December 17, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Choral Society: A Family Festival of Carols
International carols from the Oxford Book of Carols
St. Joan of Arc Church, Yorktown
Tickets: At the Door, $15/$12 - senior, military, student; In advance: $12/$10.
Phone 757-851-9114 or visit http://vachoralsociety.org

Friday, December 17, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Arts Festival: The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Harrison Opera House, Norfolk
Tickets: $45, $35, $20
Phone 671-8100 or visit vafest.com

Friday, December 17, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Jerome Shannon, conductor; Virginia Symphony Chorus,
Robert Shoup, chorusmaster
Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, Handel's Messiah
Regent University Theatre, Virginia Beach. Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Saturday, December 18, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Choral Society: A Family Festival of Carols
International carols from the Oxford Book of Carols
Trinity Lutheran Church, Newport News Virginia
Tickets: At the Door, $15/$12 - senior, military, student; In advance: $12/$10.
Phone 757-851-9114 or visit http://vachoralsociety.org

Saturday, December 18, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Jerome Shannon, conductor; Virginia Symphony Chorus,
Robert Shoup, chorusmaster
Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, Handel's Messiah
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Sunday, December 19, 2004, 8:30 and 11:15 am
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church: A Festival of Lessons and Carols
Chancel Choir, Hand Bells, and a Chamber Orchestra of instrumentalists from the Virginia Symphony under the direction of Billye Brown Youmans Director of Music, with guest dignitaries providing the readings
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333 Cedar Road, Chesapeake
Free and open to the public, a free will offering will be taken and a nursery will be provided. For information call 547-4706

Sunday, December 19, 2004, 7 pm
Wycliffe Presbyterian Church's Sing the Faith! Concert Series
Christmas Around the World:
Special music presented by the adult choir, children's ensemble, bell choir
and soloists exploring various global Christmas traditions
Wycliffe Presbyterian Church, 1445 Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach
Phone: 757-496-2620 Email: musdir@wycliffepresbyterian.org

Monday, December 20, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Choral Society: A Family Festival of Carols
International carols from the Oxford Book of Carols
Trinity Lutheran Church, Newport News Virginia
Tickets: At the Door, $15/$12 - senior, military, student; In advance: $12/$10.
Phone 757-851-9114 or visit http://vachoralsociety.org

Monday, December 20, 2004, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, December 21, 2004, 7:30 pm
A Scottish Christmas with Bonnie Rideout & Friends
American Theater, Hampton
Tickets: $30. Phone 757-722-2787
or visit www.theamericantheatre.com

Monday, December 20, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Choral Society: A Family Festival of Carols
International carols from the Oxford Book of Carols
Trinity Lutheran Church, Newport News
Tickets: At the Door, $15/$12 - senior, military, student; In advance: $12/$10.
Phone 757-851-9114 or visit http://vachoralsociety.org

Thursday, December 23, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: 22nd Annual Messiah Singalong
Pavilion Theatre, Virginia Beach.
Free; Donations accepted. Scores available for purchase.

Friday, December 31, 2004, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Joann Falletta, conductor
Viennese waltzes & New Year's favorites
Regent University Theater. Ticket information: 757-466-3060
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Friday, January 7, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor & piano
Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Haydn
Regent University Theatre, Virginia Beach.
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Saturday, January 8, 2005, 2-4 pm
Academy of Music: Art Song and Aria Survey Class
Lecture and master class: opera; Robynne Redmon, instructor
$20 per class. The Academy of Music, 902 Colonial Ave., Norfolk.
Phone: 627-0967 or visit www.academy-of-music.org

Saturday, January 8, 2005, 8 pm
Sunday, January 9, 2005, 2:30 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor & piano
Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Haydn
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Sunday, January 9, 2005, 4 pm
Green Acres Presbyterian Church Musical Arts Fund Concert Series
Natalia Kuznetsova, violin and Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano
A recital of classical chamber works
Green Acres Presbyterian Church, Corner of High Street & Sterling Point Dr. Portsmouth, Virginia Phone (757) 484-5125
Free and open to the public. Reception follows.

Saturday, January 22, 2005, 8 pm
Jonathan Hays, Baritone in Recital
Works by Glinka, Schubert, Bolcom, Debussy and Mahler
The Forum, 5th & Walnut Streets, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Ticket information: 717-545-5527 or visit http://www.harrisburgsymphony.org

Saturday, January 22, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Eliot Fisk, guitar
Stravinsky, Beaser, Dvorák
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Sunday, January 23, 2005 at 3 pm
Washington Grove Chamber Music Concert:
Nevsky Vocal Ensemble
A capella group sings religious, secular, ancient and contemporary Russian works
Historic McCathran Hall, 300 Grove Avenue, Washington Grove, Maryland
Tickets: $15/$12 in advance. $17/$15 at the door.
Phone: 301-926-2858 or 301-926-6347

Monday, January 24, 2005, 8 pm
Guitarist Elliot Fisk with the Virginia Chamber Players
A program of solos and chamber works
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center,
Old Dominion University, Norfolk.
Tickets $15/$10/$5. Phone 683-5305

Monday, January 24, 2005 at 8 pm
Feldman Chamber Music Society: The St. Lawrence String Quartet
Unitarian Church of Norfolk, 739 Yarmouth Street, Norfolk
Tickets: $15/$5. Phone 757-552-1630 or visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org

The Marilyn Horne Foundation's
THE SONG CONTINUES . . . 2005
Tuesday, January 25, 2005, 7:30 pm
Master Class with Marilyn Horne
Zankel Hall, 7:30 pm; tickets $20
Wednesday, January 26, 2005, 5:30 pm
Duo-Recital: Deborah Domanski, mezzo-soprano;
William Hobbs, Piano; Jason Hardy, bass; Jerome Tan, Piano
World Premier of MHF Commissioned Song Cycle by John Musto,
performed by Mr. Hardy and Mr. Tan. Weill Hall, tickets $5
Master Class with Benita Valente
Zankel Hall 7:30 pm; tickets $20
Thursday, January 27, 2005, 5:30 pm
Duo Recital: Jessica Jones, soprano; Brian Zegar, Piano;
Weston Hurt, Baritone; Rachelle Jonck, Piano
Weill Hall, 5:30 pm; tickets $5
Master Class with James Levine
Zankel Hall, 7:30 pm; tickets $20
Friday, January 28, 2005, 7:30 pm
The Marilyn Horne Foundation Annual Recital: A Feast of Folksongs
Hosted by Marilyn Horne and Featuring Special Guest Artist René Pape
and MHF Artists Erin Wall, Megan Latham, Simon O'Neil and Quinn Kelsey
accompanied by: Jonathan Kelly, Carrie-Ann Matheson, Spencer Myer, Craig Rutenberg and Brian Zeger. Zankel Hall, 7:30 pm tickets $28 - $38
Tickets for all events are available NOW at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, through CarnegieCharge* at 212.247-7800 or online at www.carnegiehall.org*
* surcharges may apply

Friday, January 28, 2005, 8 pm; Preconcert Talk - 7:15 pm
Art Song of Williamsburg: Love, Innocence, and Experience
Tracey Welborn, tenor; Tamara Sanikidze, pianist
Featuring works of of Beethoven, Schumann, and Britten
Williamsburg Regional Library. Tickets: $18/$10. Call: 229-7101
or visit www.artsongwilliamsburg.org

NEW
Saturday, January 29, 2005, 7 pm
Virginia Opera Event: An Evening of Opera and Broadway
at the Williamsburg Regional Library 515 Scotland Street Williamsburg, VA 23185 FREE ADMISSION Join Virginia Opera for free performances during An Evening of Opera and Broadway Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Williamsburg Regional Library - admission is free. Sung by world class young artists, An Evening of Opera and Broadway features soaring arias and your favorite Broadway melodies from some of the world's greatest composers. RSVP to 757-627-9545 ext. 3326

Saturday, January 29, 2005, 8 pm
Schola Cantorum Winter Concert: Carnaval!
Spanish and Latin American music accompanied by classical guitar
The Palace Theater, Cape Charles, VA (Eastern Shore)
For more information visit schola-cantorum.org

Sunday, January 30, 2005, 4 pm
Schola Cantorum Winter Concert: Carnaval!
Spanish and Latin American music accompanied by classical guitar
Eastern Shore Chapel, Virginia Beach
For more information visit schola-cantorum.org

Friday, February 4, 2005, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Amadi Hummings, violin
Lee-Jordan Anders collaborating pianist
Bach's Fantasia Cromatica, Brahms' Sonata in Eb for Viola and Piano, Paganini's Sonata for Grand Viola, Hindemith's Sonata from Unaccompanied Viola, and Variations on a Guyanese Folk Song by Adolphous Hailstork
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Tickets: $10/$5 seniors, students. Reservations: 455-2101

Saturday, February 5, 2005, 1 pm
Virginia Opera: An Afternoon of Opera and Broadway
at the Contemporary Art Center 2200 Parks Avenue Virginia Beach, VA 23451 $10 adults, $5 students Join Virginia Opera for free performances sung by world class young artists, "An Afternoon of Opera and Broadway" features soaring arias and your favorite Broadway melodies from some of the world's greatest composers. RSVP to 757-627-9545 ext. 3326

DATE CHANGE
Saturday, February 5, 2005, 6 pm
Professor Patricia Saunders Nixon In Recital
Professor Geraldine T. Boone, Accompanist. Guest artists: NSU Vocal Jazz Ensemble Music by Burleigh, Dett, Hailstork, Hall and other Black Composers
Ebenezer Baptist Church, 728 Effingham St., Portsmouth
Phone 393-1662

Sunday, February 6, 2005, 2:30 pm
Virginia Chorale Young Singers Project Concert
Choral Dances from Gloriana by Benjamin Britten, Timete Dominum, a motet by Michael Haydn, as well as In stiller Nacht by Johannes Brahms. The concert will also feature student soloists, the four professional mentors from the Virginia Chorale and pianist Charles Woodward.
Price Auditorium, Norfolk Academy, 1585 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk
Tickets: $8 for adults, $5 for students and are available at the door or by calling the Virginia Chorale office at 757-627-8375.

Sunday, February 6, 2005, 3 pm
Robert Sims, baritone
Cliff Jackson, piano
Recital program of spirituals and folk songs
Carnegie Hall, New York City.

Tuesday, February 8, 2005, 5:30 pm
Richmond Times-Dispatch Operatini Tuesday with Virginia Opera
at Cabo's Bistro 2053 W. Broad Street (corner of Broad & Allison) Richmond, VA 23220 FREE ADMISSION Come mix it up with young professionals and singles in Richmond at "Operatini Tuesday" with Virginia Opera at Cabo's Bistro, Feb. 8 at 5:30 p.m., featuring original "Operatini" martinis, beer, wine, and free food and non-alcoholic beverages. Admission is free. RSVPs requested (not required) via email at richmondinfo@vaopera.com. 21 & up. ID required. Charge for alcoholic beverages only.

Tuesday, February 8, 2005, 7:30 pm
Bay Youth Orchestra of Virginia: World Travels
The Bay Youth Concert and String orchestras
Works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Claude Debussy and Guiseppe Verdi
TCC Roper Performing Arts Center, Granby St., Norfolk
Tickets are available at the door or by contacting the Bay Youth Orchestras manager at 757-618-1800 or bayyouth@hotmail.com. For more information about this concert or Bay Youth Orchestras, visit our website at www.bayyouth.org or call 757-618-1800

Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 11 am
The VWC Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
presents Liedermorgen: Goethe and Schubert
Mary Charlotte Elia, soprano; Terry Heinze '07 and Larry Carr, piano.
A program of German art song exploring Franz Schubert's setting of texts by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach.
Free to the public. For more information contact Susan Wansink at 455-3235

Thursday, February 10, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Shizou Kuwahara, conductor; Sherie Aguirre, oboe
Handel & Bach
St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg.
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Saturday, February 12, 2005, 7:30 pm
Schola Cantorum Winter Concert: Carnaval!
Spanish and Latin American music accompanied by classical guitar
Blessed Sacrement Catholic Church, Norfolk
For more information visit schola-cantorum.org

Saturday, February 12, 2005, 7:30 pm
An Evening of Opera and Broadway with Virginia Opera
Join Virginia Opera for free performances during "An Evening of Opera and Broadway" Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Nannie J. Lee Center in Alexandria - admission is free. Sung by world class young artists, "An Evening of Opera and Broadway" features soaring arias and your favorite Broadway melodies from some of the world's greatest composers. RSVP to 703-352-7515 ext. 3326

Saturday, February 12, 2005, 9 am - all day
First Presbyterian Church of Lansing: African American
Spiritual and Art Song Festival 2005
Informational workshops and discussion groups and choral concerts
First Presbyterian Church, 510 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan
For information phone (517) 482-0668, Fax: (517) 482-8662
or Email: cteremi@firstpreslansing.org

Saturday, February 12, 2005, 7 pm
Prince of Peace: Nevsky Vocal Ensemble
Six member Russian a cappella group sings early and modern Russian sacred
and secular music and interpretations of Russian folk songs and romances
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach
Freewill offering. For information call 340-8420 or email poplcvb@erols.com

Saturday, February 12, 2005, 7:30 pm
Riverside Baptist Church
Matthew Edmonds, Piano; Chaz Keiderling, woodwinds; Peter Neill, piano
A trio of U.K. prodigies from the community of High Wycombe
presents an olio of stylistic favorites
Riverside Baptist Church, 7409 River Rd., Newport News
Free and open to the public. Reception follows. Phone 757-244-2387

NEW
Sunday, February 13, 2005, 2:30 pm
Providence Presbyterian Church: Dedicatory Piano Recital
& Midwinter Women's Event
Valetta Fellenbaum, piano; John Dixon, piano and organ; Linda, Baker, soprano;
Lynn Rechel, clarinet; Works by J.S. Bach, Haydn, Poulenc, Schubert and Rossini
Providence Presbyterian Church, 5497 Providence Rd. (Kempsville).
Phone 420-6159 or visit www.provpres.org

Sunday, February 13, 2005, 3 pm
First Presbyterian Church of Lansing: African American
Spiritual and Art Song Festival 2005
Art Song and Spiritual Festival Choral Concert
Verna Holley, Director, Gerald J. Blanchard, Asst. Director
First Presbyterian Church, 510 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan
For information phone (517) 482-0668, Fax: (517) 482-8662
or Email: cteremi@firstpreslansing.org

Sunday, February 13, 2005, 4 pm
Schola Cantorum Winter Concert: Carnaval!
Spanish and Latin American music accompanied by classical guitar
St.Paul's Catholic Church, Portsmouth
For more information visit schola-cantorum.org

Sunday, February 13, 2005, 4 pm
Green Acres Presbyterian Church Musical Arts Fund Concert Series
Matthew Edmonds, Piano; Chaz Keiderling, woodwinds; Peter Neill, piano
A trio of U.K. prodigies from the community of High Wycombe
presents an olio of stylistic favorites
Green Acres Presbyterian Church, Corner of High Street & Sterling Point Dr. Portsmouth, Virginia Phone (757) 484-5125
Free and open to the public. Reception follows.

Virginia Opera: Tristan & Isolde by Richard Wagner
Peter Mark, Artistic Director and conductor
Lillian Groag, Director
Norfolk: Jan. 28 (7 p.m.), Jan. 30 (2 p.m.), Feb. 2 (7 p.m.), Feb. 4 (7 p.m.) and Feb. 6 (2 p.m.), 2005
Richmond: Feb. 18 (7:30 p.m.) and Feb. 20 (2 p.m.), 2005; Fairfax: Feb. 11 (7:30 p.m.) and Feb. 13 (2 p.m.), 2005
Tickets in Norfolk: [$25-$90] 757-623-1223 (Southside), 757-877-2550 (Peninsula), www.vaopera.org
Tickets in Richmond: [$40-$85] 804-262-8003, www.ticketmaster.com
Tickets in Fairfax: [$44-$84] 703-218-6500, www.tickets.com

Monday, February 14, 2005, 8 pm
Norfolk Chamber Consort: A Valentine for Robert and Clara
Yun Zhang, violin; Charles Woodward, piano; Christopher Mooney, baritone;
F. Gerard Errante, clarinet; Michael Daniels, cello
Clara Schumann - Three Romances for violin and piano, Opus 22; Robert Schumann - Liederkreis, Opus 39 (Selections); Fantasy Pieces for clarinet and piano, Opus 73; Clara Schumann - Trio for violin, cello and piano in G minor, Opus 17
Chandler Hall, 49th St. & Elkhorn Ave., ODU, Norfolk
Tickets: $15 General Admission; $12 Seniors/Military; $6 Students
Phone: 440-1803 or 622-4542 or visit www.ncconsort.org

Tuesday, February 15, 2005, 7:30 pm
Opera InSight: Tristan & Isolde
Join Virginia Opera at St. Mark's Episcopal Church for its innovative "Opera InSight" program - admission is free. Virginia Opera's exciting informal panel discussion delves into the heart of Wagner's Tristan & Isolde, which opens February in Richmond. Hosted by Glenn Winters, "Opera InSight" is modeled on a television talk show format and features opera experts, directors, designers and artists from upcoming Virginia Opera productions. This program is a perfect introduction for beginners and a welcome diversion for aficionados. To RSVP or learn more, please call 804-644-8168 ext. 3395

Wednesday, February 16, 2005, 7 pm
An Evening with Composer H. Leslie Adams
Carnegie Reading Room, Penrose Public Library, Pikes Peak Library District,
20 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, CO. The public is invited.
Further information: 719/531-6333, x1202.

Wednesday, February 16, 2005, 8 pm
Andrew Rosen Jazz Recital
Andrew Rosen, Saxophone/Guitar; CNU Jazz Combo, CNU Big Band, Jon Calisto, Guitar; Bill Brown, Trumpet; Jordan Ponzi, Bass; Adam Taubman, Bass
Free and open to the public
Music and Theater Hall, Ferguson Performing Arts Center,
Christopher Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News.

Thursday, February 17, 2005, 11 am
VWC Center for Sacred Music: Sing Me to Heaven
Kamlesh Kapur, noted expert in the devotional music of India, its ancient roots and Hindu ceremony chants, offers an overview of the music and traditions of the Hindu faith.
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Phone: 455-3376

Saturday, February 19, 2005, 3:30 pm
ODU Symphony Orchestra: Winter Concert
Leslie Stewart, Conductor. The concert features two of our annual concerto competition winners. Tenor Stephen Stewart will sing two selections from Handel's Messiah and Sharon Osborne will play Griffes Poem for Flute and Orchestra. Harlan Parker, Conductor of the Peabody Wind Ensemble, will guest conduct the orchestra in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
The concert is free and open to the public.
University Theater, Hampton Blvd., Norfolk

Saturday, February 19, 2005, 5:30 pm
Christopher Newport University Chamber Choir
Under the direction of Dr. Lauren Fowler
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, Washington, D.C.

Saturday, February 19, 2005, 7 pm
Open the Heavens Gospel Concert
Tonex, Hezekiah Walker, Natalie Wilson and SOP, Kim Burrell, Ted and Sherri
Ted Constant Convocation Center, Old Dominion University
Tickets available at TicketMaster 757.671.8100

Saturday, February 19, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Chorale: Ages of Faith
Spiritually soaring a cappella works that share an inspirational beauty, but which come from opposite ends of history's timeline. Music by Byrd, Tallis DesPrez, Martin
St. Paul's Catholic Church, Portsmouth
Tickets $19-$30. For information call 757-627-8375 or visit www.vachorale.com

Saturday, February 19, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Shizou Kuwahara, conductor; Sherie Aguirre, oboe
Handel & Bach
Ferguson Performing Arts Center, CNU, Newport News.
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Sunday, February 20, 2005, 3 pm
The Peninsula Youth Orchestra and the Williamsburg Youth Orchestra
Sarah Glosson of the PYO and Jeff Phelps of the WYO will conduct the combined symphonic orchestras. The program will feature John Williams' Stars Wars Suite, Bernard Herrmann's Prelude from Psycho and Overture from Citizen Kane, and selections from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story.
The combined string orchestras, conducted by PYO Sinfonia conductor Dianne Chapman and the WYO strings conductor Deanna Kringel, will perform classical favorites by Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Ernst Galliard, and Bedrich Smetana and contemporary works by Robert Frost, Richard Stephan and Doug Spata. .
Music and Theater Hall, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Seating is limited, and tickets will be sold at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for students

Sunday, February 20, 2005 at 4 pm
First United Methodist Church Life Enrichment Series:
The Virginia Children's Chorus
Concert Choir: Carol Thomas Downing, director Chamber Singers:
Jeff Ward, director Welby Pugin, accompanist
First United Methodist Church, 10246 Warwick Blvd., Newport News
Reception follows. Phone 757-595-0383

Sunday, February 20, 2005, 4 pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: Puccini Gloria Mass
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra Chorus, joined by members of Bellissima! (Deborah Carr, Music Director) and the Old Dominion University Concert Choir
Also Overture to Nabucco of Verdi and Nocturnes by Debussy
Pavilion Theatre, Virginia Beach. Tickets: $15 general admission, $12 for seniors and students, $9 for active duty military and their dependents Visit www.vbso.org
Or phone 1-800-955-5566 or visit www.tickets.com

Sunday, February 20, 2005, 7 pm
Virginia Commonwealth University: Three Divas and Friends
Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano; Michelle Harman Gulick; soprano; Bekah Hughes, mezzo-soprano; and Kathy Hughes, piano join with Rex Richardson, trumpet and Francile Bilyeu, flute to present the debut concert of the VCU Music Alumni Showcase Concert Series. Tickets are not required for this FREE event.
Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Monroe Park Campus, Richmond.

Sunday, February 20, 2005, 7:30 pm
Virginia Chorale: Ages of Faith
Spiritually soaring a cappella works that share an inspirational beauty, but which come from opposite ends of history's timeline. Music by Byrd, Tallis DesPrez, Martin
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Newport News
Tickets $19-$30. For information call 757-627-8375 or visit www.vachorale.com

Monday, February 21, 2005 at 8 pm
Feldman Chamber Music Society: The Feldman Piano Trio
Dora Marshall Mullins, Violin; Janet Kriner, Cello; Harold Protsman, Piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Trio in C Major K.548; Ludwig von Beethoven - Piano Trio in Bb Major Op.97; Johannes Brahms - Piano Trio in B Major Op.8
Unitarian Church of Norfolk, 739 Yarmouth Street, Norfolk
Tickets: $15/$5. Phone 757-552-1630 or visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org

NEW
Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 8 pm
The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Teresa Ling, violin; Evelyn Grau, viola; Tobias Werner, cello and Victor Santiago Asuncion, piano. Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Quartet in f minor, Op. 2; Piano Quartet No.1 (1942) by Bohuslav Martinu; Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quartet in g minor, Op. 25.
Williamsburg Regional Library Arts Center Theatre
Tickets: Regular admission $12. Students $6. For information for call (757) 229-8723.

Friday, February 25, 2005, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Quin Tango
The lights dim...the pulse quickens...the tango begins.
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Tickets: $15/$8 seniors, students. Reservations: 455-2101

Saturday, February 26, 2005, 4 pm
The Art of the Negro Spiritual
Randye Jones, Soprano; Gregory Thompson, piano
Works by Uzee Brown, Jr., Hall Johnson, Undine Smith Moore, Maria Corley, Hale Smith, R. Nathaniel Dett, John Carter, Robert L. Morris, Florence Price, Betty Jackson King, Harry T. Burleigh, Julia Perry, Thomas Kerr, Jr., Edward Boatner, Moses Hogan, and Roland Hayes.
Johnson C. Smith University Chapel, Charlotte, NC
The recital is free and open to the public. Call 202/904-3635
or email research@artofthenegrospiritual.com. for more information

Saturday, February 26, 2005, 7 pm
Sunday, February 27, 2005, 4 pm
Brundibar - a Holocaust-era children's opera
at the Virginia Holocaust Museum 2000 E. Cary Street Richmond, VA 23223 $8 adults; $5 children under 14 Virginia Opera, in cooperation with the Greater Richmond Children's Choir and the Virginia Holocaust Museum, presents "Brundibar" - an opera performed more than 50 times by imprisoned children at the Terezín Nazi concentration camp near Prague during WWII. Appropriate for all ages, the performances include comments from guest speaker Ela Stein Weissberger, a Holocaust survivor and original cast member of "Brundibar." Performances are Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children under 14. Performance tickets are available from the Virginia Holocaust Museum, call 804-257-5400 for details.

Saturday, February 26, 2005, 8 pm
Sunday, February 27, 2005, 2:30 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Joann Falletta, conductor; Cecile Licad, piano
Szymanowski, Lutoslawski, Chopin
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Sunday, February 27, 2005, 1 pm
First Presbyterian Church Memorial Concert Series:
18th Annual Young Performing Artists Competition
Prizes for the best singer, best keyboard player, and best orchestral instrumentalist;
a grand prize will also be awarded.
First Presbyterian Church, 514 S. Armistead Ave., Hampton
Phone 757-722-0006 or visit www.firstpreshampton.com

Sunday, February 27, 2005, 3 pm
Songs Of Love: Emily Stauch, soprano; Lee Jordan-Anders, piano
Works by Mozart, Schubert, Mahler, Poulenc, Verdi, Debussy, Beethoven, and Puccini
First Presbyterian Church, 36th Street at Pacific Avenue, Virginia Beach
Freewill offering. Phone 757.428.6332

Sunday, February 27, 2005, 4 pm
Great Bridge Presbyterian Candlelight Concert: Evans and Powell, In His Hands
This exciting duo-keyboard recital ensemble of Jason Evans and Corey Powell, will offer an afternoon of sacred and classical music in a variety of styles. Music by Widor, Liszt, Raney and many others will feature the Sanctuary Steinway piano and the new organ of Great Bridge Presbyterian all in a candlelight setting.
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333 Cedar Road, Chesapeake
Free will offering. For information call 547-4706

Sunday, February 27, 2005, 5 pm
Old Donation Episcopal Church Concert Series: Dean Shostak
Colonial Williamsburg Glass Harmonica virtuoso. Also glass handbells.
Old Donation Episcopal Church, Virginia Beach
Free and open to the public. Wine & cheese reception follows in the Parish Hall.
For additional information, please contact the parish office at 757-497-0563

NEW
Sunday, February 27, 2005, 6 pm
Great Neck Baptist Church: Andrey Kasparov & Oksana Lutsyshyn
These two Russian piano virtuosos will have you on the edge of your seat.
Great Neck Baptist Church, 1020 General Jackson Dr., Virginia Beach
Free and open to the public.
For additional information, please phone (757) 481-1573

Sunday, February 27, 2005, 7 pm
Wycliffe Presbyterian Church's Sing the Faith! Concert Series
Lenten Hymn Festival: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
A Lenten meditation on the words of Isaac Watts's famed hymn by exploring congregational songs connected thematically to each stanza of the text.
Wycliffe Presbyterian Church, 1445 Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach
Phone: 757-496-2620 Email: musdir@wycliffepresbyterian.org

Wednesday, March 2, 2005, 7:30 pm
Concordia Choir of Moorhead, Minnesota
Under the direction of well-known composer and conductor, Dr. René Clausen , the choir will present an inspirational program of choral music from many periods and genres. The Concordia Choir is one of the finest college choirs in America, having sung in most of the major concert halls in the US and toured extensively in Europe
A free-will offering will be taken to help defray expenses of the concert.
Churchland Baptist Church, 3031 Churchland Boulevard
(in the Western Branch Borough of Chesapeake), Portsmouth. Phone 757-484-2351

Wednesday, March 2, 2005, 7:30 pm
Women Composers and the Diaspora Experience:
A Lecture/Recital by Faculty & Students at Old Dominion University
Works by foreign-born American women composers: Jennifer Barker (Scotland), Rebecca Clarke (England), Annette Hestres (Puerto Rico), Thea Musgrave (Scotland), Nkeiru Okoye (Nigeria), Shulamit Ran (Israel), and Chen Yi (China). Performers will include faculty members Jim Kosnik (piano), Jennifer Snyder (viola), Leslie Stewart (violin), Patti Watters (flute) and Dennis Zeisler (clarinet). Student performers will be Sharon Osborne (flute), David Peoples (cello) and Elizbeth Lutes (timpani).
Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, 49th Street & Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk

Thursday, March 3, 2005, 8 pm
Portsmouth Community Concerts: Mary Black
Renowned Irish folk singer
Willett Hall, Portsmouth. Tickets $25/$15 student.
Phone 757-686-5447

Friday, March 4, 2005, 8 pm; Preconcert Talk - 7:15 pm
Art Song of Williamsburg: The Impossible Dream
Matthew Burns, bass-baritone; Melanie Day, pianist
Presenting settings of the Don Quichotte classic by Ravel, Ibert, and Massenet
Williamsburg Regional Library. Tickets: $18/$10. Call: 229-7101
or visit www.artsongwilliamsburg.org

Friday, March 4, 2005, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: The Manhattan Ensemble
Piano trio classics
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Tickets: $10/$5 seniors, students. Reservations: 455-2101

Friday, March 4, 2005, 7:30 pm &
Sunday, March 6, 2005, 3 pm
Governor's School for the Arts: Die Fledermaus
The production is directed and conducted by Alan Fischer, with sets provided by the Virginia Opera, additional sets by Elwood Robinson, make up by James McGough, lighting by Konrad Winters, and costumes by Muffy Owens. These performances will feature some of the most talented young singers and players from the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Southampton, and Virginia Beach, the 8 school divisions served by the school
Harrison Opera House, Norfolk
Tickets are $15.00 for adults, and $10.00 for students and seniors over 60,
general seating, and may be purchased at the opera house the day of performance. Reservations are not necessary. For additional information, please contact Alan Fischer at 572-2526.

Saturday, March 5, 2005, 11 am
Virginia Opera & Radio Disney: Family Day
The event includes free games, prizes, contests, music and storytelling by Radio Disney (1650 AM), and the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center "Ocean-In-Motion" traveling zoo. Included is a free performance of VA Opera's touring children's production of Hansel and Gretel at 1:30 p.m. The Lynn A. Chiaverotti Memorial Fund of the Brain Injury Association of America will be hosting a game about brain injury awareness. Pizzas, sodas and snacks for sale; Prize give-aways; An Opera mask-making contest with a prize from Radio Disney; Bobby the Clown's Party Animals; Magic performances by Zanville the Great; Games (Potty Toss, Can Crash, Tic-Tac-Toe); Fairytale photo keepsakes. Admission free to the public ($2 donation suggested). For more information, visit Virginia Opera's website at www.vaopera.org.

Saturday, March 5, 2005, 8 pm
Sunday, March 6, 2005, 2:30 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Joann Falletta, conductor; Charles Wetherbee, violin
Fuchs, Corigliano, Chausson
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Sunday, March 6, 2005, 3 pm
First Presbyterian Church Memorial Concert Series:
18th Annual Young Performing Artists Competition Winner's Recital
The four competition prize winners will perform in recital
First Presbyterian Church, 514 S. Armistead Ave., Hampton
Phone 757-722-0006 or visit www.firstpreshampton.com

Sunday, March 6, 2005 at 3 pm
Washington Grove Chamber Music Concert:
Calder String Quartet
Works by Mozart, Debussy and Schubert
Historic McCathran Hall, 300 Grove Avenue, Washington Grove, Maryland
Tickets: $15/$12 in advance. $17/$15 at the door.
Phone: 301-926-2858 or 301-926-6347

Sunday, March 6, 2005, 4 pm
Hidenwood Presbyterian Church: Duetto Expressivo
Natalia Kuznetsova, violin; Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano
Tidewater's favorite violin and piano duo
Hidenwood Presbyterian Church, 414 Hiden Blvd Newport News
Free will offering. Phone 596-1151

Monday, March 7, 2005, 7 pm
Virginia Opera: Oh, Freedom!
Returning after three seasons of sold out tours, Oh, Freedom! is a musical journey through history beginning with the African slave trade and ending with the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Oh, Freedom! uses music, history, and literature to depict the obstacles and triumphs in the journey for freedom and has earned high praise from teachers and students for bringing history to life.
Starring young artists from Virginia Opera's Spectrum Resident Artist program, these productions are part of the company's highly proactive opera education and outreach program - the largest of its kind in the nation, which touched the lives of more than 200,000 students and adults in the past year. Admission free to the public. For more information, visit Virginia Opera's website at www.vaopera.org.

Correction
Monday, March 7, 2005, 8 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild: All Mozart Masterworks Concert
Artistic Director/Conductor Jay BeVille. Missa Brevis in d minor and the Requiem
Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano; Lisa Relaford Coston, mezzo-soprano;
Tracey Welborn, tenor; and Branch Fields, bass.
Members of the Virginia Symphony accompanying.
St. Bede Catholic Church, Ironbound Road, Williamsburg
Tickets: The Coffeehouse/Williamsburg Crossing or Massey's Camera Shop.
Adults $12.50 in advance, $15.00 at the door, Students: $7.50;
subscription for the season: $25.00. Call 757-220-1808 for information
or visit www.williamsburgchoralguild.org

Tuesday, March 8, 2005, 7 pm
Virginia Opera: Alice Through the Opera Glass
Alice Through the Opera Glass is sure to entertain and educate. The production follows Alice through her first journey in opera land where she meets all types of unusual opera characters and learns about music, literature, geography, culture and most importantly self-confidence.
Starring young artists from Virginia Opera's Spectrum Resident Artist program, these productions are part of the company's highly proactive opera education and outreach program - the largest of its kind in the nation, which touched the lives of more than 200,000 students and adults in the past year. Admission free to the public. For more information, visit Virginia Opera's website at www.vaopera.org.

Thursday, March 10, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor;
Virginia Symphony Chorus, Robert Shoup, Chorusmaster
Haydn's Creation
St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Friday, March 11, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor;
Virginia Symphony Chorus, Robert Shoup, Chorusmaster
Haydn's Creation
Regent University Theatre, Virginia Beach.
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Saturday, March 12, 2005, 1 pm
Bachathon Concert: The Trio Sonatas and the Concertos
This is an Annual Concert from the organ works of Bach, on a Saturday close to his birthday. The organ is a 47 rank tracker, well suited to this marvelous music. The church building dates from 1728, when the great composer was writing these masterpieces.
St. John's Episcopal Church, 100 West Queens Way Hampton, VA
Phone 757-722-2568 or visit http://www.stjohnshampton.org

NEW
Saturday, March 12, 2005, 8 pm
Candlelight Concert at Bruton
A performance by the combined forces of the Pelham Choir of Bruton Parish Church (Beckie Davy), Williamsburg; and the St. John's Church Choir (John Siderius), Hampton
Phos Hilaron, Richard Proulx; Psalm 123, Walford Davies; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F, George Dyson; Requiem Mass, Gabriel Fauré
Bruton Parish Church, Duke of Gloucester Street, Wiliamsburg. Phone: (757)229-2891

Saturday, March 12, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor;
Virginia Symphony Chorus, Robert Shoup, Chorusmaster
Haydn's Creation
Ferguson Performing Arts Center, CNU, Newport News
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Sunday, March 13, 2005, 3 pm
Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble: Festival of Classics
Edgar Webb, guest conductor. The band will perform Festive Overture by Shostakovich, Good Friday Spell by Wagner, The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart, Scenes from the Louvre by Dello Joio, and several marches. This concert is a partnership with Woodside High School, a magnet school for the performing arts
Woodside High School, 13450 Woodside Lane in Newport News
Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door. Free admission for all students and faculty.

NEW
Sunday, March 13, 2005, 5 pm
Choral Evensong at St. John's
A performance by the combined forces of the Pelham Choir of Bruton Parish Church (Beckie Davy), Williamsburg; and the St. John's Church Choir (John Siderius), Hampton
Phos Hilaron, Richard Proulx; Psalm 123, Walford Davies; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F, George Dyson; Requiem Mass, Gabriel Fauré
St. John's Episcopal Church, 100 West Queens Way Hampton, VA
Phone 757-722-2568 or visit http://www.stjohnshampton.org

New Program Information
Sunday, March 13, 2005, 6 pm
Prince of Peace: Tribute to Claude Debussy & Gabriele Fauré
Andrey Kasparov & Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano; Christine Allison, violin;
Rebecca Gilmore, cello; Lindsey Kowalik, soprano; Timothy Olbrych, guitar
Tombeau de Claude Debussy, Hommage à Gabriel Fauré:
sept pièces de piano sur le nom FAURÉ
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach
Freewill offering. For information call 340-8420 or email poplcvb@erols.com

Sunday, March 13, 2005, 6 pm
Christ and St. Luke's: Allen Shaffer 65th Birthday Organ Recital
Free admission. Offering for the benefit of the Choir Cathedral Residency Program and the Fine Arts Guild. Reception following the recital
Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 560 West Olney Road Norfolk.
Phone 757.627.5665

Tuesday, March 1 - Tuesday, April 5, 2005, 8 am-5pm
ODU Exhibit: Spotlight on Andrey Kasparov
An Old Dominion University Libraries, F. Ludwig Diehn Composers Room:
Contemporary Music Research Collection presentation
Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Room 192 (F. Ludwig Diehn Composers Reading Room), Old Dominion University, Norfolk

Monday, March 14, 2005, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Billye Brown Youmans & Lisa Relaford Coston
Charles Woodward, collaborating pianist; Classical duet repertoire from the Baroque to the Romantic eras, presented by three of Hampton Roads' favorite musicians.
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Tickets: $10/$5 seniors, students. Reservations: 455-2101

New Program Information
Monday, March 14, 2005 at 8 pm
Feldman Chamber Music Society: The Daedalus String Quartet
Min-Young Kim, Violin; Kyu-Young Kim, Violin; Jessica Thompson, Viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, Cello. String Quartet No. 14 in G major, K. 387, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; String Quartet in F major, Maurice Ravel; String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 (Intimate Voices), Jean Sibelius
Unitarian Church of Norfolk, 739 Yarmouth Street, Norfolk
Tickets: $15/$5. Phone 757-552-1630 or visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org

Tuesday, March 15, 2005, 11 am
Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
Pianist and Artist-in-Residence Lee Jordan Anders performs this Russian masterpiece in its original version for piano solo. Composed in 1874, Mussorgsky's Pictures were inspired by an exhibition of works by the artist Victor Hartmann. Mussorgsky's music vividly brings to life ten of Hartmann's paintings.
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach

NEW
Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 8 pm
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg: The Daedalus String Quartet
Min-Young Kim, Violin; Kyu-Young Kim, Violin; Jessica Thompson, Viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, Cello. String Quartet No. 14 in G major, K. 387, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; String Quartet in F major, Maurice Ravel; String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 (Intimate Voices), Jean Sibelius
Williamsburg Regional Library Arts Center Theatre, 515 Scotland Street.
For Ticket information for their Williamsburg concert call (757) 229-8723.
Regular admission $12. Students $6

New Program Information
Saturday, March 19, 2005, 8 pm &
Sunday, March 20, 2005, 3 pm
The York River Symphony Orchestra: From Russia with Love
Dr. James P. Herbison, guest conductor; 14 year old Katia Chaterji, solo cellist
Orchestral works of Borodin, Gliere, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky and Tchikovsky.
Hampton Roads Academy, 739 Academy Lane, (Oyster Point Rd. & Canon Blvd.), Newport News. Tickets: Adults $10; Students $8. Call 596-1001 (Beck & Stein Books) for advanced tickets.

Sunday, March 20, 2005, 3 pm
Russian Treasures: 2 Symphony Orchestras, 2 Soloists and Great Music
The Bay Youth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Music Director Leslie Stewart and the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra, conducted by Michelle Basile and winners of the Bay Youth Annual Concerto Competition. Mussorgsky-Ravel's Pictures at an Exhibition, Mahler's Fifth Symphony (first movement), Wieniawski's second violin concerto (first movement, Bay Youth Symphony Concertmaster Kristin Baird) and Gliere Horn Concerto (last movement, Principal Horn Matthew Gray).
Indian River High School, Chesapeake. Tickets are $8.00 for Adults and $5.00 for Students/Children and are available at the door or by contacting the Bay Youth Orchestras manager at 757-618-1800 or bayyouth@hotmail.com. For more information about this concert or Bay Youth Orchestras, visit our website at www.bayyouth.org

Sunday, March 20, 2005, 7 pm
First Presbyterian Church Memorial Concert Series: Joint Choral Concert
Combined choirs of First Presbyterian and Hidenwood Presbyterian Churches
First Presbyterian Church, 514 S. Armistead Ave., Hampton
Phone 757-722-0006 or visit www.firstpreshampton.com

Monday, March 21, 2005, 7:30 pm
Providence Presbyterian Church: Grove City College Touring Choir
This auditioned ensemble of 42 voices has a high level of musicianship and has performed a varied repertoire to thrilled audiences in the United States and Europe.
Conductor Dr. Douglas A. Browne is Professor of Music and Director of Choirs at Grove City College and is a member of the professional core of Pittsburgh's Mendelssohn Choir.
Providence Presbyterian Church, 5497 Providence Rd. (Kempsville).
Phone 420-6159 or visit www.provpres.org

Monday, March 21, 2005, 8 pm
Pianist Nelita True
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center,
Old Dominion University, Norfolk.
Tickets $15/$10/$5. Phone 683-5305

NEW
Friday, March 25, 2005, 6 pm
Women in the New Mellenium: Hampton University
Women's Conference Concert
HU women perform instrumental chamberworks.
Lorraine Bell sings art songs by women composers.
Arts Museum Rotunda, Hampton University, Hampton.

Saturday, March 26, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Joann Falletta, conductor; Virginia Symphony Chorus
Robert Shoup, chorusmaster
Mahler Symphony No. 2, Resurrection
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Monday, March 28, 2005, 8 pm
Johannes String Quartet
Soovin Kim, violin; Catherine Cho, violin; C.J. Chang, viola; Peter Stumpf, cello.
This acclaimed quartet will perform works by Hayden, Bartók and Beethoven.
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center,
Old Dominion University, Norfolk.
Tickets $15/$10/$5. Phone 683-5305

Thursday, March 31, 2005, 11 am
VWC Center for Sacred Music: Sing Me to Heaven
Dr. David Clayton, VWC professor of music, offers an overview of the
Christian requiem with an emphasis on Faurés Requiem in preparation
for the college choir's presentation on April 1.
Fine Arts 9, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Phone: 455-3376

Friday, April 1, 2005, 7:30 pm
All Liszt and Hoiby Too
Comic soprano Alaina Zachary and pianst Uel Wade. Featured works include Liszt's O Lieb, Oh, Quand Je Dors, and Benedetto. Wade will perform Liszt's piano transcriptions of Chopin's The Maiden's Wish, Mendelssohn's On Wings of Song, Schubert's Du bist die Ruh. Ms. Zachary and Mr. Wade will perform an extended excerpt from Lee Hoiby's comic musical monologue The Italian Lesson. This piece is based upon the monologue by Ruth Draper.
St. James Church in Chatham, New York
Tickets are $12. Senior tickets are $8 and students will be admitted free.
For information and reservations, please call 518.392.4697

Friday, April 1, 2005, 7:30 pm
Virginia Wesleyan College: Fauré Requiem
Performed by the VWC Choir and Wesleyan Singers, featuring members of the Virginia Symphony, conducted by Dr. David Clayton, professor of music.
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Tickets: $10 adults; $5 students/seniors; VWC students and staff free. Phone: 455-3282

Saturday, April 2, 2005, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Dona Buel, pianist
Pianist Dona Buel, chair of the music department of Xavier University,
performs music by Mozart, Chopin and Ravel.
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Tickets: $10/$5 seniors, students. Reservations: 455-2101

Sunday, April 3, 2005, 3:30 pm
Portsmouth Community Concerts: Cantus
All male vocal ensemble sings art songs, folk & popular songs.
Willett Hall, Portsmouth. Tickets $25/$15 student.
Phone 757-686-5447

NEW
Sunday, April 3, 2005, 5 pm
Old Donation Episcopal Church Parks Fine Arts Series :
CHoosE - Christians ‘Hoos Exalt
Christian contemporary a cappella group from Charlottesville, VA,
which ministers to the campus of University of Virginia
Old Donation Episcopal Church, Virginia Beach
For additional information, please contact the Parish Office at (757) 497-0563

Sunday, April 3, 2005, 6 pm
Prince of Peace: Glorious Music for Brass
The Eastern Virginia Brass (Lawrence Clemens, trumpet; Marlene Ford, horn and Robert Ford, trombone) presents a concert of trio music, including Sonata by Francis Poulenc, Philharmonic Fanfare by Eric Ewazen and Trio for Brass by Vaclav Nelhybel and A Pocket Full of Wry by Lowell Spike Shaw.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach
Freewill offering. For information call 340-8420 or email poplcvb@erols.com

New Information
Monday, April 4, 2005, 8 pm
Norfolk Chamber Consort: The Archduke
Oksana Lutyshyn, piano; Andrey Kasparov, piano; F. Gerard Errante, clarinet;
Michael Daniels, cello; Yun Zhang, violin;
Grosse Fuge, Opus 134, arranged for piano duet by Beethoven; Trio in E-flat Major for clarinet, cello and piano - Archduke Johann Joseph Reiner Rudolf; Trio in B-flat Major for violin, cello and piano, Opus 97 "Archduke" - Beethoven.
Chandler Hall, 49th St. & Elkhorn Ave., ODU, Norfolk
Tickets: $15 General Admission; $12 Seniors/Military; $6 Students
Phone: 440-1803 or 622-4542 or visit www.ncconsort.org

NEW
Friday, April 8, 2005, 3 pm
Arturo Sandoval Master Class
Limited seating. Phone 757-594-8752
Studio Theatre, Ferguson Fine Arts Center, Christopher Newport University,

Friday, April 8, 2005, 7 pm
Patrick D. McCoy, tenor in Graduate Half Recital
In sacred works by Henry Purcell, Andreas Hammerschmidt, Franz Abt, Cesar Franck, Gioacchino Rossini, David Hogan, Thomas Kerr, Jr., Phillip McIntyre and Betty Jackson King. Presented in partial fufillment of the Master of Music in Church Music
Goodson Recital Hall, Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA

Friday, April 8, 2005, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Town Mountain
Bluegrass shines in fresh down-home sounds by this dynamic group of young players.
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Tickets: $5 seniors, students. Reservations: 455-2101

Saturday, April 9, 2005, 8 pm
Sunday, April 10, 2005, 2:30 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Joann Falletta, conductor; Horacio Gutiérrez, piano
Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

NEW
Sunday, April 10, 2005, 4:45 pm
CNU Junior Recital: Edward Richards, trumpet
Bart Kuebler, piano; Chris Ward & Ian Wheeler, trumpets
Ferguson Fine Arts Center, Christopher Newport University,

NEW
Sunday, April 10, 2005, 5 pm
The Church of the Annunciation: Congressional Chorus
Catherine and Mary Roth Concert Series presents: An Evening of Broadway: A Benefit for the Whitman-Walker Clinic
Congressional Chorus, Michael Patterson, Music Director; Jane Pesci-Townsend, Mezzo-soprano; Harlie Sponaugle, Soprano; Brian Quenton Thorne, Tenor; Michael Patterson and Francis Conlon, Pianists. Music of Gershwin, Loesser, Bernstein, Sondheim, Lloyd Webber, Schoenberg, Flaherty and more
The Church of the Annunciation, 3810 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (one block west of Wisconsin Avenue)
Your free-will donations will benefit the Whitman-Walker Clinic. For further information, please call 202-332-3133.

Sunday, April 10, 2005, 7 pm
Great Bridge Presbyterian Candlelight Concert: Requiem by John Leavitt
Chancel Choirs of Great Bridge Presbyterian and Providence Presbyterian under the direction of Billye Brown Youmans with members of the Virginia Symphony
Also various settings of the text ALLELUIA: Randall Thompson’s rarely heard Alleluia, Amen, from The Place of the Blest for treble voices will be included as well as an Alleluia by Ed Harris orchestrated by John Dixon for this performance. An arrangement of Alleluia by J. S. Bach arranged by Walter Ehret for men’s voices will feature the new sanctuary organ and the famous Hallelujah from Christ on the Mount of Olives by Beethoven
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333 Cedar Road, Chesapeake
Free will offering. For information call 547-4706

Monday, April 11, 2005, (7:30 lecture) 8 pm &
Tuesday, April 12, 2005, (7:30 lecture) 8 pm
Creo, ODU's Contemporary Music Ensemble,
Alexander Anufriev, painter; Petros Ovsepyan, composer
In addition to collaborative work by Ovsepyan and Anufriev, Creo will perform Mauricio Kagel’s Pas de Cinque for five actors or percussionists; Alicia Terzian’s Santiniketan for flute, dancer and narrator, inspired by the poetry of Rabindranath Tagore; Christian Wolff’s For One, Two or Three People, with improvised dance by Shannon Acuff and Beverly Duane; Judith Shatin’s Grito del Corazón for clarinet and DVD based on Goya’s Black Paintings; and Reynold Weidenaar’s Swing Bridge for Clarinet and DVD.
University Gallery, 350 W. 21st Street, Norfolk.
Tickets $15/$10/$5. Phone 683-5305

Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 3 pm
Washington Grove Chamber Music Concert:
Natalia Gutman, cello; Elisso Virsaladze, piano
Works by Beethoven and Brahms
Historic McCathran Hall, 300 Grove Avenue, Washington Grove, Maryland
Tickets: $15/$12 in advance. $17/$15 at the door.
Phone: 301-926-2858 or 301-926-6347

Thursday, April 14, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Shizou Kuwahara, conductor; Vahn Armstrong, violin
Stravinsky, Bernstein, Schumann
St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

CANCELLED
Thursday, April 14, 2005, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series & The Center for Sacred Music:
The Covington String Quartet
Presenting the music of Terezin, the WW II concentration camp designed to fool the world. Musical selections by Kohn, Grunfeld, Ledec and Domazlicky, accompanied by projected images of the camp. (Mature audiences). .
Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach
Tickets: $10 adults, $5 seniors. Reservations: 455-2101

NEW
Friday, April 15, 2005, 8 pm
CNU Senior Recital: Anthony Colosimo, tenor
Ferguson Fine Arts Center, Christopher Newport University,

Saturday, April 16, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Chorale: American Legacies Series, Walden Pond
Regional premiere of Dominick Argento's Walden Pond. In addition Mail Order Madrigals sets texts based on the 1897 Sears and Roebuck Catalog, declaring the beneficial effects of health tonics. Country Dances is a folk song medley set to a cappella "scat" by the renowned arranger Ward Swingle. Two more contemplative works by Stephen Paulus will be performed: An American Hymn and The Road Home as well as a number of other pieces.
Yoder Barn, Newport News
Tickets & information: call 757-627-8375 or visit www.vachorale.com

Saturday, April 16, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Shizou Kuwahara, conductor; Vahn Armstrong, violin
Stravinsky, Bernstein, Schumann
Ferguson Performing Arts Center, CNU, Newport News
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org

NEW
Sunday, April 17, 2005, 4 pm
Bellissima: Spring Concert
Women's chorale, Deborah Carr, conductor & director
Trinity Episcopal, 500 Court Street, Portsmouth
Freewill offering. Information: 481-7332.

Sunday, April 17, 2005, 3 pm
First Presbyterian Church Memorial Concert Series:
York River Jazz Band
Louis Armstrong, Joseph "King" Oliver, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band
First Presbyterian Church, 514 S. Armistead Ave., Hampton
Phone 757-722-0006 or visit www.firstpreshampton.com

Sunday, April 17, 2005 at 4 pm
First United Methodist Church Life Enrichment Series:
George Friedrich Handel: O Sing Unto the Lord
FUMC Choir; Pat Ricciarelli, soprano: Gloria; Sean Linfors, tenor: selections from Messiah; John Garrett, organ: Organ Concerto; Mary Matthews Garrett, director
First United Methodist Church, 10246 Warwick Blvd., Newport News
Reception follows. Phone 757-595-0383

Sunday, April 17, 2005, 4 pm
Green Acres Presbyterian Church Musical Arts Fund Concert Series
The St. Stephen Strings & Ars Nova Trio, Guy Hayden, Music director.
Special guest soloist Georganne Paddock, Soprano; Betty Peterson, Violin; Dorie Levisay, Violin; Liz Yohn, Cello; Brenda Sullivan, Clarinet
Concerto grosso Op. 6 Nr. 4 in D major (1712) - Arcangelo Corelli; Concerto in Eb major, Op 7 Nr. 5 (c. 1765) - Johann Christian Bach; Exsultate, Jubilate, KV 165 (1773) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Andante Cantabile from String Quartet in D major, Op. 11 - Pyotr Tschaikovsky; Ouverture sur des thèmes juifs, Op 34 - Serge Prokofieff; Air and Giga - Thomas Arne (1710 ­ 1778)
Green Acres Presbyterian Church, Corner of High Street & Sterling Point Dr. Portsmouth, Virginia Phone (757) 484-5125
Free and open to the public. Reception follows.

Sunday, April 17, 2005, 6 pm
Prince of Peace: Williamsburg Baroque Ensemble
Tom Marshall, harpsichord; Susan Via, baroque violin; Ruth Griffin, recorder;
Margaret Carlson, baroque flute; Sarah Glosson, viola da gamba/cello
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach
Freewill offering. For information call 340-8420 or email poplcvb@erols.com

Sunday, April 17, 2005, 7:30 pm
Virginia Chorale: American Legacies Series, Walden Pond
Regional premiere of Dominick Argento's Walden Pond. In addition Mail Order Madrigals sets texts based on the 1897 Sears and Roebuck Catalog, declaring the beneficial effects of health tonics. Country Dances is a folk song medley set to a cappella "scat" by the renowned arranger Ward Swingle. Two more contemplative works by Stephen Paulus will be performed: An American Hymn and The Road Home as well as a number of other pieces.
Monticello Arcade, Norfolk
Tickets & information: call 757-627-8375 or visit www.vachorale.com

Virginia Opera: Faust by Charles Gounod
Peter Mark, Artistic Director and Conductor
Director: Bernard Uzan
Norfolk: Apr. 1 (8 p.m.), Apr. 3 (2:30 p.m.), Apr. 6 (7:30 p.m.), Apr. 8 (8 p.m.) and Apr. 10 (2:30 p.m.), 2005 ; Harrison Opera House
Richmond: Apr. 15 (8 p.m.) and Apr. 17 (2:30 p.m.), 2005 ; Landmark Theater
Fairfax: Apr. 22 (8 p.m.) and Apr. 24 (2 p.m.), 2005; George Mason University's Center for the Arts
Tickets in Norfolk: [$25-$90] 757-623-1223 (Southside), 757-877-2550 (Peninsula), www.vaopera.org
Tickets in Richmond: [$40-$85] 804-262-8003, www.ticketmaster.com
Tickets in Fairfax: [$44-$84] 703-218-6500, www.tickets.com

NEW
Monday, April 18, 2005, 6 pm
CNU Wind Ensemble Concert Webcast
Dr. Mark Reimer, Conductor. William Schuman's George Washington Bridge, Vicente Moncho's de Tango, David Gillingham's Waking Angels, and Karl King's Robinson's Grand Entry and the world premiere of CNU's Dr. Brian Hulse's Concerto for Piano and Symphonic Winds. The concert will be repeated (and include Hector Berlioz's, Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale) on Friday evening at 8 P.M. in the
Ferguson Center for the Arts Music and Theatre Hall.
The web address for the Kennedy Center performance is:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html

Monday, April 18, 2005, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: The Adagio Trio
Michael Daniels, cello; Kathryn Daniels, flute; Linda Grieser, harp
A concert of popular classics by Bach, Schubert and Fauré as well as American and English folk tunes including The Water is Wide, Shenandoah and Londonderry Air.