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2005-2006
Friday, September 9, 2005, 8pm
CNU Music Department Faculty Recital
Dr. Jeffrey Brown, piano
Christopher Newport University, Ferguson Center
for the Arts, Music and Theatre Hall, Newport News.
Saturday, September 10, 2005, 10 am - noon
The Cantata Chorus: Auditions for Fall 2005
All materials necessary for the audition will be provided during the audition.
Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court Street,
Portsmouth, Virginia 23704.
If you'd like to audition for The Cantata Chorus, please contact us:
By phone: 757/397-8390; By e-mail: cantatainfo@aol.com
Saturday, September 10, 2005, 8 pm
Sunday, September 11, 2005, 2:30 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Nakamatsu Plays Grieg
Joann Falletta, conductor; Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Roberto Sierra Fandangos; Grieg Piano Concerto; Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
A passionate performance of the beloved Grieg Piano Concerto by Jon Nakamatsu – who recently dazzled us with his Rachmaninoff 3. The evening of symphonic blockbusters continues with Tchaikovsky's powerful Symphony No 5; rich in melody and superbly crafted, this dramatic work is unsurpassed in his catalogue of masterpieces.
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk.
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Monday, September 12, 2005, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Armstrong, Armstrong,
& Woodward
Vahn Armstrong and Amanda Gates Armstrong, violinists, with Charles Woodward, collaborating pianist.
Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts Building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $10/$5. Reservations are always recommended, and may be made by calling 455-2101.
Monday, September 12, 2005, 8:00 pm
Ambrosia String Quartet
Yun Zhang, violin; Mayu Cipriano, violin; Jennifer Snyder, viola; Rebecca Gilmore, cello. These accomplished Virginia Symphony players perform the world premiere of Suite for String Quartet on Ecclesiastical Themes
by local composer John Dixon and String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, op. 110 by Dimitri Shostakovich
Unitarian Church of Norfolk, 739 Yarmouth Street, at the Hague
No admission charge. For more information contact Renee Mansheim at 627-3984
or email
Rmansheim@earthlink.net
Tuesday, September 13, 2005, 7 pm
Opera InSight: La Traviata
Get a peek behind the curtain when you join Virginia Opera at Norfolk's Harrison Opera House
for a lively talk-show format discussion, hosted by witty WHRO radio personality Taylor Green,
that exposes the excitement and beauty of Verdi's La Traviata. Featured guests include cast and artistic staff
from Virginia Opera's upcoming production of La Traviata. A perfect introduction for beginners,
a welcome diversion for aficionados. Admission is free.
City of Norfolk charges for parking. RSVP recommended, not required, at 757-627-9545 ext. 3326.
Harrison Opera House, 160 East Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23510
Wednesday, September 14, 2005, 6 pm
Peninsula Youth Orchestra Open Rehearsal Recruitment
The Peninsula Youth Orchestra invites musical talent to come join PYO members as they prepare to start their 46th season. An Open Rehearsal Recruitment night will take place on September 14, from 6pm to 8pm at the Crittenden Middle School, 6158 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News. There are openings in strings, winds, brass and percussion. Call (757) 380-6959 for more information.
Approximately 50 young musicians from Peninsula cities and counties are members of the PYO and the Sinfonia, its junior string orchestra. The PYO, a full symphonic orchestra, plays Level IV-V pieces. Members of the PYO are mainly from our homeschool community, middle-schools, and high-schools, but some members of the Sinfonia are in elementary grades. The Sinfonia string orchestra plays Level II-IV pieces.
The Peninsula Youth Orchestra is committed to encouraging and promoting interest in orchestral music in young persons by providing them with instruction, training and performance opportunities while supporting public and private school music programs and teachers on the Virginia Peninsula.
As the PYO and the Sinfonia prepare for the 2005- 2006 season, come join the rehearsal. Bring your instrument, enjoy refreshments, and sign up for an audition time!
Wednesday, September 14, 2005, 8 pm
The Irish Tenors with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Anthony Kearns and Finbar Wright of The Irish
Tenors are pleased to announce the return of original member John
McDermott. “With John by our sides, we know that The Irish Tenors
will leave no music lover in any doubt that we are at the top of
our game.” With over two million albums sold worldwide, The Irish
Tenors have become one of the best known vocal groups in the world.
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher
Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA. Tickets: $75, $65, $55. Phone 757-594-8752.
Or visit http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu
Thursday, September 15, 2005, 4 pm
Special Music Performance for CNU
Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Choir, University Orchestra, Guitar Orchestra,
Marching Captains, and faculty soloists Free. Ferguson Center for the Arts Concert Hall,
Christopher Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News.
The ASCAP/Lotte Lehmann Foundation Art Song Composition
Deadline is September 15th, so encourage the young composers
you know to check out the information and win the $3,500 top prize. Visit
www.art-song.net/artsong/community/com_ASCAPLLFCOMPCONTEST.shtml
You can hear the 13 semi-finalists of the Hawaii Art Song Contest
on the Lehmann Foundation website:
www.lottelehmann.org
CyberSing 2006 Contest rules are already available on the website. If you
have contact with singers, teachers, coaches etc. please let them
know about the contest. We're going to expand our reach and appreciate
appropriate email contacts for Russia, Scandinavia, South America,
China and India. Read about the contest and hear CyberSing 2004
winners at: http://lottelehmann.org/artsong/cybersing
Saturday, September 17, 2005, 3 pm
A Concert of Chamber Music
National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA)/Virginia presents a concert of
chamber music of Jeraldine Herbison, Harvey Stokes, Leigh Baxter, James Guthrie, Floyd Barnes, John Winsor.
Performers include:
Jena Chenkin, viola; Marlene Ford, horn; Robert Ford, trombone; Arkady Heifets, violin;
James Herbison, violoncello; Lori Shipley, flute; Elaine Swinney, violin;
Beth Tomassetti, piano; Jeanette Winsor, piano; John Winsor, clarinet.
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Performing Arts Center,
922 Park Ave., Richmond, Virginia. Free and open to the public.
For more information contact VCU Department of Music (804) 828-1166.
Saturday, September 17, 2005, 6 pm
Fifth Annual Opera in the Vineyards
Join Virginia Opera at the elegant Barboursville Vineyards for the Fifth Annual Opera in the Vineyards,
featuring an exquisite meal prepared by Chef Melissa Close - inspired by famous dishes from Giuseppe
Verdi's native Parma and paired with Barboursville's authentic Italian vintages - and intimate performances
by international opera star Fabiana Bravo and others. Barboursville Vineyards, 17655, Winery Road,
Barboursville, VA 22923. Tickets are $250 per person, all-inclusive. A Virginia Opera fundraiser; limited seating, reservations required. Call 804-644-8168 ext. 3397.
Sunday, September 18, 2005, 3pm
Solo and Piano Duet Recital
The Fine Arts Guild of Christ and Saint Luke's Church presents pianists Robert Edward Blasch
& Betty Russell Blasch. Music by Purcell, Bach, Beethoven, Glass, Gershwin
Rachmaninoff, Debussy and Schubert.Free will offering. Christ and Saint Luke's Church, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA.
Sunday, September 18, 2005, 3pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Family Classics: Cirque Symphonique
Shizuo Kuwahara, conductor. Back by popular demand – join former Cirque de Soleil acrobats "Tesseract" as they literally drop in on the concert!
They will amaze audiences with many different circus style routines including: the elegant aerial Silk Act; the nail-biting Chair Stack; the amazing Teeterboard; and
their unique Tesseract routine. It’s music in motion as they entertain and dazzle audiences with their fast-paced comedy and awesome acrobatics.
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk.
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Monday, September 19, 2005, 8 pm
Norfolk Chamber Consort: Paris When it Sizzles
Norfolk Chamber Consort, F. Gerard Errante
& Allen Shaffer Artistic Co-Directors, opens its 37th
season with a Gala Concert featuring special guest artist internationally renowned Israeli-born pianist and recording artist Ilan Rogoff as well as
Billye Brown Youmans, soprano; Charles Woodward, piano; The Consort String Quintet; The Consort Woodwind Quintet.
Works include Anton Reicha's Quintet in E-flat
Major for winds, Opus 88, No.2; Franz Liszt's Five Songs on Texts
of Victor Hugo; Frederic Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor,
Opus. 11. Chandler Hall, 49th St. & Elkhorn Ave., ODU,
Norfolk. Season Subscriptions: Regular $50; Senior & Military: $45.
*Tickets: $20.00 General Admission; $17.00 Seniors/Military; $11.00 Students
*Special ticket prices for this gala concert only.
Phone: 440-1803
or 622-4542 or visit www.ncconsort.org
Wednesday, September 21, 2005, 5:30 pm
Operatini Night
Come mix it up with young professionals and singles in Hampton Roads at Virginia Opera's
Operatini Night with live music, original Operatini martinis, beer,
wine, and free food and non-alcoholic beverages.
21 & up. ID required.
Charge for alcoholic beverages only. Bring cash. Admission is free.
City of Norfolk charges for parking. RSVP recommended, not required.
E-mail info@vaopera.com to RSVP or for more information.
Harrison Opera House,
160 East Virginia Beach Blvd.,
Norfolk, VA 23510
Saturday, September 24, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: The Four Seasons
Joann Falletta, conductor; Jon Nakamatsu, Lara St. John, violin
Gabrieli, Antiphonal Fanfares; Vivaldi, The Four Seasons; Respighi, Rossiniana; Respighi, Pines of Rome
Italy over three centuries, highlighting Vivaldi and his great work – The Four Seasons – performed by the electrifying Lara St. John. Music from the Venetian masters continues with Respighi’s cinemagraphic view of the ancient Pines of Rome.
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk.
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Sunday September 25, 2005, 4 pm
St. Mark Lutheran Church: Organist Donald Golden
Donald Golden, formerly organist-choirmaster at Trinity Lutheran Church,
will be featured in the first event in the St. Mark 2005-2006 Music Series at
St. Mark Lutheran Church, Dan Landis Director of Music. The church is located at 118 Old York-Hampton Highway in Yorktown, VA.
Tickets are $10 and include a reception catered by Cafe' St. Mark. Tickets should be purchased in advance as seating is limited.
The church phone number is (757) 898-4395
Sunday, September 25, 2005, 6 pm
Prince of Peace: Baritone Glen Hersch
Mr. Hirsch performs works by Hahn, Chausson and others.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach
Freewill offering. For information call 340-8420
or email poplcvb@erols.com
Open Auditions for Bay Youth Junior Strings Orchestra
Auditions for the Bay Youth Junior String Orchestra's 2005-06 season will take place on September 19th and 26th between 5:30-7:00PM in Chesapeake and 5:00-6:30 PM in Norfolk.
The Junior String Orchestra is designed for students (grades 3-7) with beginning note-reading skills. Our objective is to train young string players to read a variety of music and develop ensemble listening skills.
This orchestra is a training group that would prepare students for the more advanced skills required to play in the String Orchestra, or in the string sections of the Concert or Symphony Orchestras in the future.
Please call the Bay Youth manager, Bob Spaeth, at 757-618-1800 to schedule an audition. At the audition, students will be asked to play a D and G major scale (one octave) and will be given a sight-reading excerpt to demonstrate their reading ability. There is a $5 audition fee.
Monday, September 26, 2005, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: The Tidewater Classical Guitar Orchestra
Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts Building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $10/$5. Reservations are always recommended, and may be made by calling 455-2101.
Monday, September 26, 2005 at 8 pm
Feldman Chamber Music Society: Mozart
Piano Quartet
Paul Rivinius, piano; Mark Gothoni, violin; Hartmut Rohde, viola;
Peter Hoerr, violoncello. Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major;
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47;
Richard Strauss: Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 13
The Mozart Piano Quartet brings together artists who share a common goal, namely to explore the rhetorical nature of music and to discover the magical sounds and colours to be found in the romantic chamber music repertoire!
Pre-concert refreshments at 6:30 pm, preview with WHRO-FM's Dwight Davis at 7 pm, musicians' reception following the concert.
Season tickets are available for $100 (2 concerts free). Per concert tickets are $20 each. Music Professional and Student tickets are $30 for the season and $5 for individually purchased tickets.
All seats are reserved. Open seating tickets may be purchased at the door. Phone 757-552-1630 or visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org
Venue: Unitarian Church of Norfolk, 739 Yarmouth Street, Norfolk
Monday, September 26, 2005, 8 pm
Diehn Concert Series: Pianist Ilan Rogoff, the Music of Piazzolla
Pianist Ilan Rogoff needs no introduction to listeners in his native country
of Israel. Rogoff has performed dozens of concerts with the Israel Philharmonic and has established
himself as one of Israel's most well-known artists. Rogoff will provide a week-long series of master
classes starting Sept. 20, and a solo performance featuring the works of Astor Piazzolla from his latest
compact disc Nostalgia Urbana on Sept. 26. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and
Performing Arts Building, ODU, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk. For information about the residency call 683-4061 for tickets call 683-5305.
Tickets: $7 Students - $10 Faculty and Non-ODU Students - $15 General
Wednesday, September 28, 2005, 7 pm
Williamsburg Consort: Ensembles Concert and Swing Band Dance
The Williamsburg Consort, the only adult band camp in Virginia, was chartered in 2002. Highlights of the
first year were a joint concert with the Air Force Heritage of America Band and a Swing Band and Sectional Concert. Holiday Inn Patriot, Williamsburg, VA.
Open to the public, tickets are not needed.
Phone 757-258-7798 or visit www.wmbgconsort.org
Thursday, September 29, 2005, 11am
VWC Center for Sacred Music: High Holy Days of the Jewish faith
Dr. Jonathan Dauber & Cantor Jennifer Bern-Vogel. As part of its annual Sacred Music Symposium-of-the-World Series,
this year's topic is Sing Out, Spirit - a look at the music and ritual associated with religious festival days.
The illustrated lectures take place in the room 9 of the VWC Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
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Thursday, September 29, 2005, 7 pm
Williamsburg Consort: America Alive IV Concert
Lindsay Family Quintet
6:30 P.M.
&
Williamsburg Consort Band
7:00 P.M.
Guest Conductor - Colonel Bryan Shelburne
Guest Soloist - Dale Underwood
Bruton High School, Longhill Road,
Williamsburg, VA.
The tickets for the America Alive IV Concert will be distributed by the Bank of Williamsburg beginning September 19. Phone 757-258-7798 or visit www.wmbgconsort.org
Friday, September 30, 2005, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Quin Tango
Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts Building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $15/$8. Reservations are always recommended, and may be made by calling 455-2101.
Virginians for the Arts: Support Artists and Artisans Harmed by Katrina
Southern Arts Federation Fund offer an opportunity
to assist artists and artisans affected by Hurricane Katrina. Many
people have been harmed by Hurricane Katrina, including many artists
and artisans who have lost their studios, their homes, and all of
their supplies and materials. The facilities of many nonprofit arts
organizations have been destroyed or severely damaged. The
Southern Arts Federation, in cooperation with the state arts councils
of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, has created a relief fund
for artists and arts organizations. If you would like to contribute
to this fund, visit www.southarts.org/download/EmergencyReliefFund.pdf
for the contribution form. Please distribute the form and information
about the relief fund to others interested in the arts.
Thursday, October 6, 2005, 8 pm
Saturday, October 8, 2005, 8 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia: A Musical Feast, Concert #1
Janna Hymes-Bianchi, Music Director. Copland: Appalachian Spring;
Walker: The Light of Three Mornings;
Debussy: L'Apres Midi d'un Faun;
Weill: Suite from Threepenny Opera. The 22nd Anniversary Concert Season of Williamsburg's Own Professional Chamber Orchestra
performing superb classical repertoire for Williamsburg and surrounding communities since 1984.
Kimball Theatre, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Virginia. Season Tickets: $160/$110; Single Tickets: $37/$27; Students: $7 (at the door only).
Tickets may be purchased by telephone (757-229-9857), via e-mail, williamsburgsymphonia@williamsburgsymphonia.org
or postal mail, or at the theatre.
Visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org
Saturday, October 8, 2005, 7:30 pm
Old Donation Episcopal Church: Lyra
The Parks Fine Arts Series presents this Russian a cappella choral group from St. Petersburg, Russia performing
Sacred Chants of the Orthodox Church Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 N. Witchduck Rd., Virginia Beach, (near Sentara Bayside Hospital).
Free and open to the public. Wine & cheese reception follows in the Parish Hall. Phone 497-0563 or visit www.olddonation.org
Saturday, October 8, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: The Four Seasons
Joann Falletta, conductor; Jon Nakamatsu, Lara St. John, violin
Gabrieli, Antiphonal Fanfares; Vivaldi, The Four Seasons; Respighi, Rossiniana; Respighi, Pines of Rome
Italy over three centuries, highlighting Vivaldi and his great work – The Four Seasons – performed by the electrifying Lara St. John. Music from the Venetian masters continues with Respighi’s cinemagraphic view of the ancient Pines of Rome.
Ferguson Performing Arts Center, CNU, Newport News
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Venue Information
Saturday, October 8, 2005, 3 pm
Sunday, October 9, 2005, 3 pm
Tanya Anisimova, cello; St. Petersburg
String Quartet
World premiere of new work for Cello and String
Quartet by cellist Tanya Anisimova to be performed by the St. Petersburg
String Quartet, Alla Aranovskaya, First violin; David Chernyavsky,
2nd violin; Boris Vayner, viola; Leonid Shukayev, cello.
Saturday October 8, 2005, 3 pm: Casa Maria Concert Series, Casa
Maria, 280 Ortman Road, Greenwood, VA, (near Charlottesville) 22943.
Phone 434-361-2660. Tickets: $25. Sunday, October 9, 2005, 3 pm:
Mousetrap Concert Series, Historic McCathran Hall, 300 Grove Ave.,
Washington Grove, Maryland, (Between D.C. and Gaithersburg). Phone:
301-926-2858, 301-926-6347. Advance tickets: $15/$12.50; At the
door: $17/$15. Visit tanyaanisimova.com
and stpetersburgquartet.com
Sunday, October 9, 2005, 3:00 pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: A Pair of Fifths
David Kunkel, Music Director & Conductor. VBSO's 25th Anniversary Season opens with Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 in C minor;
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, Op. 47 in D minor.
Regent University Communications and Performing Arts Center, Virginia Beach.
Season Tickets: $50/$35 student/seniors (60+); Individual tickets: $15/$12 for seniors (60+) and students, $9 for active duty military and their dependents.
Phone
757-671-8611 or visit
www.vbso.org
Paid tenor position at Churchland Baptist Church
Rehearsal is on Tuesday evening and one service
is on Sunday morning at 11:00am. For further information, call Dennis
Price, Director of Music at 483-2874 (home).
Churchland Baptist Church is located in Churchland, just north of Portsmouth in the Western Branch
borough of Chesapeake.
Auditions for the Virginia Chorale Young Singers Project
The Virginia Chorale will hold auditions
for the Young Singers Project on October 3, 5 and 12. Scheduled
auditions begin at 3:30 pm and will be held at the Virginia Chorale
office, 236 E. Plume Street, Norfolk. High school-age singers of all voice
categories are encouraged to audition for this select chamber choir.
The YSP presents a concert in early February each year, with intensive
2-a-week rehearsals in January under the mentorship of Music Director,
Robert Shoup and the Virginia Chorale professional singers. Students
also have the opportunity to engage in an optional spring project.
For more information or to schedule an audition, contact Barbara
Chapman at chored@cox.net or
the Virginia Chorale office at (757) 627-8375. For additional information
about the programs of the Virginia Chorale, visit www.vachorale.com.
The Virginia Choral Society: Broadway Afloat
This concert series marks the 75th season of the Virginia Choral
Society, the oldest continuously performing arts group on the Peninsula.
The Virginia Choral Society's purpose has been to enhance the quality of life of our community by performing the finest choral music to inspire audiences of all ages.
James Powers - Artistic Director. Music from Showboat, from
the Broadway musical, Titantic and from Big River
Tuesday October 4, 2005, 8 pm Williamsburg Regional Library, Williamsburg, Virginia
Friday, October 7, 2005, 8 pm Yoder Barn, Newport News, Virginia
Saturday October 8, 2005, 2 pm Matinee, Yoder Barn, Newport News, Virginia
Saturday October 8, 2005, 8 pm Yoder Barn, Newport News, Virginia
Saturday October 15, 2005, 4 pm Trinity United Methodist, Smithfield, Virginia
Advanced tickets for any of the VCS concerts during the year may be purchased at the Patrick Henry Mall
and the Coliseum Mall Customer Service Centers. Tickets purchased in advance: Adults - $12; seniors, military, students - $10.
Tickets ar the door: $15/$12. Season Subscription: Adults $30; Seniors, Military, Students $24. For more information, including venue directions, visit the VCS website at vachoralsociety.org/
Monday, October 10, 2005, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Debra Wendells Cross & Barbara Chapman
Debra Wendells Cross, flute, and Barbara Chapman, harp, Virginia Symphony and chamber players bring
their virtuosity to Virginia Wesleyan.
Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts Building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $10/$5. Reservations are always recommended, and may be made by calling 455-2101.
Tuesday, October 11, 2006
CREO, ODU's Contemporary Music Ensemble
Andrey Kasparov, director; F. Gerard Errante, clarinet; David Walker,
percussion; Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano; Lisa Relaford Coston, vocal.
Performing works by Berio, Fleischer, Kasparov, Maxwell-Davies,
Ohana and Shatin at UVA's Old Cabell Hall Auditorium.
This event is co-sponsored by University of Virginia Department
of Music, VA Commission for the Arts and Old Dominion University
Department of Music. For more information visit the UVA website
at http://www.virginia.edu/music/calendar/
CANCELLED
Wednesday, October 12, 2005, 10:30 am
Little Red Riding Hood
Join Virginia Opera for a special student matinee presentation of Little Red Riding Hood at Norfolk's Harrison Opera House. This endearing one-act musical comedy will enchant audiences of all ages. The opera emphasizes musical storytelling, literature, language, and communication. Youngsters will be captivated by the antics of Little Red, Grandma, and the Wolf through this zany, fast-paced and high-spirited adaptation.
Tickets are $3 for students, $5 for adults. Call 757-628-8321 to purchase.
E-mail info@vaopera.com for more information.
Harrison Opera House, 160 East Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23510
NEW
Saturday, October 15, 2005, 8 pm
The American Tenors
A Gala Season Opener sponsored by the City
of Portsmouth and presented by Portsmouth Community Concerts. The American Tenors were
chosen as the result of an exhaustive
nationwide search by Frank McNamara, their conductor and accompanist.
Nathan Granner, Daniel Montenegro and Mauricio O'Reilly are on their
way up in the world of opera, combining an All-American energy with
the traditional sound and sheer fireworks of the tenor voice.
Programming features some of the world's most beloved songs that
have become identified with the tenor voice. Expect to hear a sampling
of Americana, including Broadway, Patriotic, Hymns, American and
Neopolitan Folk songs, as well as well known operatic arias.
Willett Hall, 3701 Willett Dr., Portsmouth. Tickets: $30/$20. Groups rates are available for groups
of 10 or more. To purchase tickets call 686-5447 or 686-9560 or
Willett Hall Box Officeat 393-5460 or TicketMaster 671-8100.
Saturday, October 15, 2005, 8 pm
Sunday, October 16, 2005, 3 pm
York River Symphony Orchestra: Echoes
of Fjords & Plains
Guest conductor,
John Sylvanis. Experience the passionate music of Norway and Finland
with music from Grieg and Sibelius. Selections will include the
Holberg Suite, Grieg's tribute to Ludvig Holberg, and Sibelius'
Finlandia, a patriotic and moving work celebrating Finland's independence.
Hampton Roads Academy, 739 Academy Lane, Newport News.To
purchase tickets, call our Box Office, Beck and Stein Books, at
757/596-1001. Season Tickets: $34 for Adults, $27 for Students. Individual
Tickets: $10 for Adults, $8 for Students. Visit the YRSO website
at www.yrso.org/
Sunday, October 16, 2005, 7 pm
CNU Faculty Recital: Christopher Mooney, baritone
Baritone Christopher Mooney and pianist Jeffrey Brown
Christopher Newport University, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Music
and Theatre Hall, Newport News. Department of Music: (757) 594-7089
or visit the CNU Music Home Page at www.cnu.edu/music
Ferguson Center for the Arts Ticket Office: (757) 594-8752.
Sunday, October 16, 2005, 5 pm
Old Donation Episcopal Church: The Hammered Dulcimer
The Parks Fine Arts Series presents Walt Michael, Guest Artist.
"Walt Michael has established himself as one of the most innovative and expressive of traditional musicians..." - Lincoln Center
Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 N. Witchduck Rd., Virginia Beach, (near Sentara Bayside Hospital).
Free and open to the public. Wine & cheese reception follows in the Parish Hall. Phone 497-0563 or visit www.olddonation.org
Revised Information
Open Auditions October 21, 22, 23, 2005
Prosody Creative Services, the production
company developing many of the highest-profile events Commemorating
America's 400th Anniversary is looking for approximately 30
singers, dancers, and instrumentalists to participate in two musical
productions which will be a part of the 90 day Godspeed Sail
in the spring of 2006. Those chosen will receive a salary plus expenses.
The auditions will take place in Williamsburg. Please go to www.prosody07.com
to apply and for directions. For further information, call 757-345-6460.
America's 400th Anniversary is an 18-month series of events
and programs commemorating the founding of the first permanent English
settlement at Jamestown, Va. in 1607. We are seeking cultural arts
performing groups to participate in the program during Anniversary
Weekend, May 11-13, 2007. If you would like to be included on the
list of potential performers, please send a written profile and
non-returnable sample CD, video or audio cassette to Prosody
Creative Services, Attn: M Brecker, 212 N. Henry St., Williamsburg,
VA, 23185. For more information, send an email to: entertainment@prosodycreativeservices.com
For more information about commemorative events, visit www.americas400thanniversary.org
Virginia Opera: Verdi's La Traviata
Peter Mark, Artistic Director & Conductor;
Dorothy Danner, Director
Moulin Rouge meets Pretty Woman in Verdi's mega-hit opera, La Traviata, starring protégé soprano, Cristina Nassif.
In 19th century Paris, the beautiful courtesan Violetta and her lover Alfredo are living together in a liaison that affronts polite society.
The lovers' bliss is shattered when Alfredo's father beseeches Violetta to leave his son for the sake of his family's reputation. In an ultimate act of devotion,
Violetta ends the relationship. By the time the vengeful Alfredo realizes her sacrifice, it may be too late.Last staged in 2001,
this lavish production features some of Verdi's most passionate and inspiring music.
Peter Mark conducts with audience favorite Dorothy Danner (The Merry Widow, 2004) directing. Sung in Italian with
English Supertitles.
Norfolk: September 30 and Oct. 2, 5, 7 & 9, 2005 Harrison Opera House
Fairfax: October 14 & 16, 2005 George Mason University's Center for the Arts
Richmond: October 21 & 23, 2005 Landmark Theater
For additional information, patrons may call the toll-free
subscriber hotline at 866-OPERA-VA (866-673-7282).
Monday, October 17, 2005 at 8 pm
Feldman Chamber Music Society: Fine Arts Quartet
Ralph Evans, Violin; Efim Boico, Violin;
Yuri Gandelsman, Viola; Wolfgang Laufer, Cello. Quartet in B Flat Major, KV 458 (The Hunt) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart;
Quartet No.1, Op.49 - Dmitri Shostakovich; String Quartet in A Major, Op.41, No. 3 - Robert Schumann.
The Fine Arts Quartet, one of the most distinguished ensembles in chamber music today,
is one of the elite few to have recorded and toured internationally for over half a century. Per concert tickets are $20 each. Music Professional and Student tickets are $5 for individually purchased tickets.
Tickets may be purchased at the door. No reserved seats. Phone 757-552-1630 or visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org
Venue: Unitarian Church of Norfolk, 739 Yarmouth Street, Norfolk
Tuesday, October 18, 2005, 5:30 pm
Richmond Times Dispatch Operatini Tuesday
The season's first Richmond Times-Dispatch Operatini Tuesday, held at Maggiano's Little Italy, is the place for young professionals in Richmond to mix and mingle while enjoying live jazz, original Operatini martinis, beer, wine, and free food and non-alcoholic beverages.
RSVPs requested (not required) via email at richmondinfo@vaopera.com. Includes a free Opera InSight presentation by the incomparable Glenn Winters, focused on Virginia Opera's season opener, Verdi's La Traviata, at 7:30 p.m. 21 & up. ID required. Charge for alcoholic beverages only.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005, 7:30 pm
The Zurich Chamber Orchestra with Sharon Isbin, Solo Guitar
Howard Griffiths, conductor. Ms. Isbin performs works by Vivaldi, Giazzotto and Bach. The Zurich also performs works by Mozart, Frank Martin and Bela Bartok.
American Theatre, 125 E. Mellen Street, Hampton. Tickets: Season Subscription $135/$110; This event, $30/$25. Phone 722-2787
Thursday, October 20, 2005, 8 pm
Andrea Bocelli
World renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is one of the most successful recording artists in the world.
Bocelli, blinded by congenital glaucoma and an accident in his youth, was a piano bar performer
who suddenly burst into international stardom in 1992 after recording a demo tape of a song specifically written for Luciano Pavarotti.
With Pavarotti’s support, Bocelli’s fame and popularity increased with high-profile performances at
numerous European festivals and galas. He has gone from playing Italian piano bars to selling
out stadiums around the world. This is a once in a lifetime event to see Mr. Bocelli
accompanied by the Virginia Symphony in the beautiful and intimate 1,700 seat Ferguson Center Concert Hall.
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher
Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA. Tickets: $300, $250, $175 . Phone 757-594-8752.
Or visit http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu
Friday, October 21, 2005, 8 pm
Madame Butterfly
Opera Verdi Europa is known for its critically acclaimed “super-productions”
done in large venues across Europe, as well as prestigious opera stages around the world. Puccini’s Madame Butterfly
tells the story of a beautiful geisha who is passionately in love with an American naval officer—with tragic consequences.
A night of brilliant operatic spectacle.
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher
Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA. Tickets: $45, $40, $35. Phone 757-594-8752.
Or visit http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu
Saturday October 22, 2005, 7:30 pm
World Premiere: Crispus Attucks
Bass-baritone Frank Ward as Crispus Attucks;
mezzo-soprano Lisa Relaford Coston, Chief Mourner and Defender;
tenor Robert Shoup, as Prosecutor John Adams. The I. Sherman Green
Chorale, Terry Butler, Director; ODU's Diehn Chorale, Nancy Klein,
Choral Director; the Virginia Symphony. The world premiere
of Adolphus Hailstork's Oratorio Crispus Attucks explores
the life of the runaway slave and half Nantucket Indian who became
the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot and
killed in what became known as the Boston Massacre. Although Attucks
was credited as the leader and instigator of the event, debate raged
for over as century as to whether he was a hero and a patriot, or
a rabble-rousing villain. Attucks Theater, 1010 Church Street, Norfolk,
VA 23510. Tickets: $75/$50/$35; Scope Box Office: 757-671-8100.
Phone the Attucks Theatre at 622-4763 or visit www.attuckstheatre.org.
Saturday, October 22, 2005, 8 pm
The Barber of Seville
Opera Verdi Europa is known for its critically acclaimed “super-productions” done
in large venues across Europe, as well as prestigious opera stages around the world. Rossini’s comic
opera The Barber of Seville is one of the most well known operas ever written containing popular tunes and a
hilarious plot. A night of brilliant operatic spectacle.
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher
Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA. Tickets: $45, $40, $35. Phone 757-594-8752.
Or visit http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu
Sunday, October 23, 2005 at 3 pm
Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia Scholarship Benefit Recital
Staff and Friends of Bay Youth Orchestras
of Virginia will perform a Scholarship Benefit Recital to support
the Sydney Berg Tuition Scholarship Fund. This performance will
feature the music of Vivaldi, Mozart, Molino and original compositions
by John Dixon, Music Director of Providence Presbyterian Church.
Donations will be accepted at the door and all proceeds will go
toward helping students participate in the Bay Youth program. Bay
Youth's mission is to provide ensemble musical training to young
musicians based on their ability to play, not their ability to pay.
Last year, over $4,000 in scholarships and work-study grants were
awarded to members of the four Bay Youth performing ensembles.
Providence Presbyterian Church, 5497 Providence Rd., Virginia Beach. More information is available by contacting the Bay Youth Orchestras
manager at 757-618-1800 or bayyouth@hotmail.com.
For further information and audition requirements, visit our website
at www.bayyouth.org or call
the Bay Youth manager at the numbers above.
Sunday, October 23, 2005 at 3 pm
Virginia Children's Chorus Concert
Carol Downing conducts the Virginia Childrem's Chorus. The concert is free and open to the public.
A reception in the church social hall will follow the concert.
Churchland
Baptist Church, 3031 Churchland Blvd. (Western Branch borough of Chesapeake). Phone 627-8375.
Sunday, October 23, 2005 at 4 pm
First United Methodist Church Life Enrichment Series:
Duo: Flute and Organ
Anna Meyer, flute; Erik Meyer, organ
First United Methodist Church, 10246 Warwick Blvd., Newport News
Free will offering. Reception follows concert. Phone 757-595-0383
Sunday, October 23, 2005 at 5 pm
St. John's Episcopal Church: Historical Organ Recital
Music director and organist John Siderius will play "music the earliest
Colonists knew" between 1607 and 1728. The organ at St. John’s is
a 46 rank tracker action instrument that incorporates the best of
historic design with new technology. It was painstakingly crafted
for us by the artisans at the Parsons Organ Shop in Canandaigua,
NY, and is a fabulous instrument in these acoustics. St.
John's Episcopal Church, 100 West Queen's Way, Hampton. 757-722-2567.
Free will offering. Visit stjohnshampton.org
Sunday, October 23, 2005, 6 pm
Green Acres Presbyterian Church: Bellissima
The Musical Arts Fund Concert Series presents this popluar local women’s vocal ensemble under the direction of Deborah Carr.
Reception follows concert. Ample parking; nursery available. Some concerts may be subject to change or rescheduling.
Phone (757) 484-5125. Green Acres Presbyterian Church, Corner of High Street & Sterling Point Drive,
Portsmouth, Virginia.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005, 7 pm
Opera InSight: Romeo & Juliet
Get a peek behind the curtain when you join Virginia Opera at Norfolk's Harrison Opera House at 7 p.m. on Oct. 25 for a lively talk-show format discussion, hosted by witty WHRO radio personality Taylor Green, that takes a look inside the workings of Gounod's operatic version of Shakespeare's masterpiece, Romeo & Juliet. Featured guests include cast and artistic staff from Virginia Opera's upcoming production of Romeo & Juliet. A perfect introduction for beginners, a welcome diversion for aficionados.
Admission is free.
City of Norfolk charges for parking. RSVP recommended, not required, at 757-627-9545 ext. 3326.
Harrison Opera House, 160 East Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23510
NEW
Tuesday, October 25, 2005, 7:30 pm
Trumpet Recital: Dr. William S. Bartolotta
With Dr. James Kosnik, organist, Dr. Bartolotta will play John Stanley's Trumpet Tune and
The Hollow Men by Vincent Persichetti. He will be joined by trumpeters James Reid
and Carlos Saens in two trumpet trios, Benjamin Britten's Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury
and C.P.E. Bach's March for three trumpets and timpani;
the timpani will be played by Nicholas Bartolotta.
With ODU Brass Quintet members (James Reid, trumpet, Marlene Ford, horn, Dr. Robert Ford, trombone,
and Dean Englert, tuba) he will perform Exhibition by Fisher Tull.
The quintet and Dr. Kosnik will combine for Giovanni Gabrieli's Canzon septimi toni No. 2.
A solo organ piece, J.S. Bach's Prelude and Fugue in A Major, BWV 536 , will also be on the program .
The recital is free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, 49th Street & Elkhorn Ave.,
Old Dominion University, Norfolk.
Friday, October 28, 2005, 7:30 pm
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church: Bach Festival
Performers
by Walter Swan, Baritone; Agnes Mobley-Wynne,
Soprano; Wendell Banyay, Trumpet; Natalia Kuznetsova, Violinist; Kai Lin,
Organist and Piano Accompanist. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church,
6001 Granby St. Norfolk, Virginia 23505.
Free will offering.
For information call Music Director, Kai Lin,
456-0325. The church phone is 489-2551.
Friday, October 28, 2005, 8 pm
Opera InSight: An Evening of Opera & Broadway
Sung by Virginia Opera's world-class young artists, An Evening of Opera & Broadway features soaring arias and Broadway melodies from the world's greatest composers.
One performance only. Tickets are $15. Call 804-644-8168 ext. 3391 to purchase.
The Byrd Theater,
2908 W. Cary St.,
Richmond, VA 23221
NEW
Friday, October 28 & Saturday, October 29, 2005, 8 pm
Todd Rosenlieb Dance: Fall Concert
Andrey Kasparov will play Claude Debussy's Image, Book One
and Oksana Lutsyshyn will play Brahm' Cello Sonata #2 in F Major, op. 99 with Jeff Phelps.
Adults-$18 & $25, Students under 18
and college students w/ID-$10 & $25, Military and Seniors (age 60+)-$15
& $22.50 All Ticket Master locations, the Roper/Virginia Arts Festival
box office, first floor, center court at MacArthur Center and at
the theatre one hour before the show. 757-822-1450 or visit www.tcc.edu/roper/
Jeanne and George Roper Performing Arts Center, Tidewater Community College, Granby Street, Norfolk.
Friday, October 28, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Daphnis and Chloé
JoAnn Falletta, conductor • Orli Shaham, piano • VSC, Robert Shoup, chorusmaster
Ibert, Hommage à Mozart;
Tchaikovsky, Suite No. 4, Mozartiana;
Dohnányi Variations on a Nursery Song;
Ravel, Daphnis and Chloé Suites No. 1 and 2
Honoring the 250th birthday of Mozart with Ibert’s witty 1956 tribute, followed by Tchaikovsky’s homage to the master – his Mozartiana. Whimsical music in Variations on a Nursery Song, based on Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star comes to life performed by Orli Shaham on piano. Then experience the Virginia Symphony Chorus and music from the spectacular ballet Daphnis and Chloé!
Ferguson Performing Arts Center, CNU, Newport News
Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Recorder Workshop
The Tidewater Recorder Society is planning
a one day recorder workshop with Pat Petersen (Durham, NC) and Gwyn
Roberts (Philadelphia, PA) as faculty. All musicians above basic
beginner level should benefit from this day of inspired teaching
and playing. The brochure information and a registration
form are on the website: http://tidewaterecorder.org/
If you would like to receive a form, please email mclgrant@aol.com
or vickihall@cox.net with
your mailing information. St. Martin's Episcopal Church 1333 Jamestown
Road, Williamsburg, VA
Saturday October 29, 2005, 4 pm
Vocal Recital: Randye Jones, Soprano
Randye Jones, Soprano; Timothy Newton, piano
and organ; Emily Ranney, violin; Daniel Furuta, violoncello. Works
by Telemann, Mozart, Handel, Rachmaninoff, Mendelssohn, Still, Johnson,
Burleigh, Dett, Kerr, and Jackson King.. Grinnell College,
The Bucksbaum Center for the Arts, Sebring-Lewis Hall, Grinnell,
Iowa. Department of Music: 641-269-3064 or www.grinnell.edu/music
Visit Ms. Jones' website: www.afrovoices.com/
Saturday October 29, 2005, 8 pm
Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble: Spooky!
Marvin Western conducts this 53-piece concert
band in a concert featuring "spooky" music the Saturday before Halloween.
The program will include: Night on Bald Mountain by Modest
Moussorgsky, The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas, Halloween
by Morton Gould, Lights Out March and selections from the
Phantom of the Opera . Yoder Barn, Jefferson Avenue Oyster Point Road, Newport News.Tickets: $12/adults, $8/seniors (55+),
military, students. Visit Yoder Barn Box Office or call (757) 249-4187.
All major Credit cards accepted.
For more information about Chesapeake
Bay Wind Ensemble visit our website at: www.cbwe.org
Saturday October 29, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Daphnis and Chloé
JoAnn Falletta, conductor • Orli Shaham, piano • VSC, Robert Shoup, chorusmaster
Ibert, Hommage à Mozart;
Tchaikovsky, Suite No. 4, Mozartiana;
Dohnányi Variations on a Nursery Song;
Ravel, Daphnis and Chloé Suites No. 1 and 2
Honoring the 250th birthday of Mozart with Ibert’s witty 1956 tribute, followed by Tchaikovsky’s homage to the master – his Mozartiana. Whimsical music in Variations on a Nursery Song, based on Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star comes to life performed by Orli Shaham on piano. Then experience the Virginia Symphony Chorus and music from the spectacular ballet Daphnis and Chloé!
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk
Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Sunday, October 30, 2005, 3pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Family Classics:
The Haunted Orchestra A Comedy Concerto
Shizuo Kuwahara, conductor; written and directed by Dan Kamin.Nerdy Mr. Kirby, from the National Association of Children’s Entertainment (N.I.C.E.), doesn’t believe in the magical power of music. So the conductor and orchestra demonstrate their powers with a series of magical, musical pranks, such as turning Kirby into a marionette to accompany Gounod’s Funeral March of a Marionette. As the concert continues, hapless Kirby and the magical orchestra introduce timeless classics by Grieg, Rossini and others. The music and Dan’s movement skills are the only special effects needed to make this a magical concert for kids.
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk.
Ticket information: 757-892-6366
or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
New Information
Sunday, October 30, 2005, 7 pm
Songs of Joy and Devotion: Soprano Agnes Fuller Wynne
Soprano Agnes Fuller Wynne with pianist Oksana Lutsyshyn, mezzo soprano April Lessard,
violinist Natalia Kuznetsova and flutist Lisa Sinibaldi. Songs in Hebrew by Ravel, Steinberg, Greenberg, Freed,
Isaacson and Vaughan Williams as well as two Bach arias.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach.
Freewill offering. For information call 340-8420
or email poplcvb@erols.com
Tuesday, November 1, 2005, 8 pm
ODU Music Department Faculty Chamber Music Recital
Anibal Acosta; guitar; Patti Ferrell
Carlson, clarinet; Randy Fisher, viola; Carter Melin, cello; Harold
Protsman, piano; Leslie Stewart, violin; Patti Watters, flute;
Christopher White, bass; guest cellist Janet Kriner. music by Bartok. Beethoven, Marshall, Martinu, Pepusch, Rabbath and
Turina. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave.,
ODU, Norfolk. The program is
free and open to the public.
Wednesday, November 2, 2005, 5:30 pm
Operatini Night
Come mix it up with young professionals and singles in Hampton Roads at Virginia Opera's
Operatini Night with live music, original Operatini martinis, beer,
wine, and free food and non-alcoholic beverages.
21 & up. ID required.
Charge for alcoholic beverages only. Bring cash. Admission is free.
City of Norfolk charges for parking. RSVP recommended, not required.
E-mail info@vaopera.com to RSVP or for more information.
Harrison Opera House,
160 East Virginia Beach Blvd.,
Norfolk, VA 23510
Thursday, November 3, 2005, 11am
VWC Center for Sacred Music: Festivals of the Hindu Faith.
Kamlesh Kapur. As part of its annual Sacred Music Symposium-of-the-World Series,
this year's topic is Sing Out, Spirit - a look at the music and ritual associated with religious festival days.
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.
The illustrated lectures take place in the room 9 of the VWC Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Friday,
November 4, 2005, 8 pm; Preconcert Talk - 7:15 pm
Art Song of Williamsburg: Nordic Lights from Duo Nord
Catarina Lundgren, soprano
Heikki Pellinen, pianist
Art Song of Williamsburg is proud to present
an inspired sixth season, The Wide World of Song, which will
enable audiences to venture forth and explore a wider world of art
song. The ASW 2005-2006 schedule of concerts opens on Nov. 4 and
features Duo Nord - a soprano from Sweden, Catarina Lundgren,
and a pianist from Finland, Heikki Pellinen - in a program, Nordic
Lights from Duo Nord, that ranges from classical to contemporary
styles of art song. These accomplished artists will present songs
of de Frumerie, Melartin, Sallinen, Granados, Debussy and Tchaikovsky.
The musical program begins at 8 pm, but come early for the
7:15 pre-concert talk that stimulates and enlightens listeners,
enabling them to fully appreciate the music and poetry of each performance.
The venue is the Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre, 515 Scotland
St. Admission: $45 for the three-concert series; single tickets
are $18 ($10 for students); group discounts are available for advance
sales. Call 757-229-7101 or visit the Web site www.artsongofwilliamsburg.org
for more information.
Saturday, November 5, 2005 at 7 pm
St. John's Episcopal Church: All Saints Choral Evensong
Music by Moore,
Crotch, Arnatt and Grannan sung by the St.
John's Choir, under the direction of Music
Minister, Suzanne Daniel. Come
join us for this service of music, prayer, and remembrance.
St. John's Episcopalis,
Corner of Washington and London Streets,
424 Washington Street,
in Historic Olde Towne, Portsmouth.
For more information, call 399-4967, or e-mail: music@stjohnsportsmouth.org
Sunday, November 6, 2005 at 5 pm
St. John's Episcopal Church: Choral Evensong for All Saints
Psalm 149 - Henry Smart;
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis - Harold Friedell; And I Saw Another Angel - Charles Villers Stanford;
The great C minor Prelude - J. S. Bach. The newly formed Hampton Horn Choir will present the second half of the
Service, with a concert of music written and arranged for an ensemble of French
Horns.
A free will offering will be received. Reception follows in the Parish Hall.
St. John's Episcopal Church, 100 West Queen's Way, Hampton. 757-722-2567.
Visit stjohnshampton.org
Monday, November 7, 2005 at 7:30 pm
The Old Dominion University Symphony
St. Andrews Episcopal Church Fall Flower Festival Concert Series presents
The ODU Symphony, Leslie Stewart, conductor. Featured soloist will be
ODU Organ Professor Dr. Jim Kosnik in concertos by Handel and Poulenc.
Other works will include Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasilieras #1 for eight
solo cellos and Webern's arrangement of the Ricercar from Musical
Offering by J.S. Bach.
St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 1004 Graydon Ave., (West Ghent), Norfolk. This concert is free and open to the public. The
audience is also invited to a post-concert reception hosted by the church.
Tuesday, November 8, 2005, 8 pm
Thursday, November 10, 2005, 8 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia: A Musical Feast, Concert #2
Janna Hymes-Bianchi, Music Director. Lecuona: La Comparsa;
Eddie Mora: Concierto for Strings;
Piazzolla: Oblivion;
Milhaud: Le Boef sur le Toit;
Villa-Lobos: Bachiana Brasileira No. 9;
Arriaga: Symphony in D Major. The 22nd Anniversary Concert Season of Williamsburg's Own Professional Chamber Orchestra
performing superb classical repertoire for Williamsburg and surrounding communities since 1984.
Kimball Theatre, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Virginia. Tickets: $37/$27; Students: $7 (at the door only).
Tickets may be purchased by telephone (757-229-9857), via e-mail, williamsburgsymphonia@williamsburgsymphonia.org
or postal mail, or at the theatre.
Visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org
Wednesday, November 9, 2005, 7:30 pm
Orchestra Verdi Europa
Works by Beethoven and Schubert.
American Theatre,
125 E. Mellen Street, Hampton.
For more information phone 722-2787
Virginia Opera: Gounod's Romeo & Juliet
Peter Mark, Artistic Director & Conductor; David B. Lefkowich, director
From Age to Age, one classic story is as timeless
as love itself. Virginia Opera is pleased to present Gounod's Romeo
and Juliet, last staged in 1998. Soprano Wei Huang, who
wowed audiences earlier this season as Liù in Turandot, will
debut in her first leading operatic role here as Juliet. Huang recently
received accolades for her role of Mimì in Baz Luhrmann's 2002 Broadway
production of La Bohème. Stage and fight director
David B. Lefkowich makes his Virginia Opera directorial debut.
Lefkowich has recently worked at The Metropolitan Opera on productions
including The Magic Flute and Aida, and with Glimmerglass
Opera on Le Portrait de Manon and The Consul. Peter
Mark prepares and conducts the production furthering Virginia's
cultural ties to China and the new International Opera Alliance.
Sung in French with English Supertitles.
Norfolk: November 11, 13, 16, 18 & 20, 2005, Harrison Opera House
Richmond: November 25 & 27, 2005, Landmark Theater
Fairfax: December 2 & 4, 2005, George Mason University's Center for the Arts
Season subscription packages are currently available for purchase.
Norfolk subscription prices range from $100-$351 for all four productions,
Richmond subscriptions range from $81-$297. For additional information,
patrons may call the toll-free subscriber hotline at 866-OPERA-VA
(866-673-7282) or visit www.vaopera.org.
NEW
Friday, November 11, 2005, 8 pm
College of William & Mary Early Music Ensemble
A
concert of music by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585), in honor of the 500th anniversary of his birth.
The concert will feature instruments of Tallis' time, including
consorts of recorders, renaissance flutes, and viols, in addition to
harpsichord, organ, and a renaissance brass band of cornetti and
sackbuts.
The concert will also feature The Botetourt Chamber Singers, directed
by Jamie Bartlett, who will sing part of Tallis' Lamentations of
Jeremiah, and three musical tributes to Tallis by Byrd, Howells
and Vaughan Williams, whose monumental Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas
Tallis will be played by a 35-piece string orchestra directed by
Jeff Phelps.
Bruton Parish Church, Duke of Gloucester St., Colonial
Williamsburg. Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information contact Dr. Ruth van Baak Griffioen at
rvbgri@wm.edu or (757) 221-1089.
NEW
Saturday, November 12, 2005, 7:30 pm
Bellissima, Global Celebrations: To Sing, to Dance, to Celebrate Peace
This all female vocal ensemble directed by Deborah Carr is a favorite with audiences.
Unitarian Church of Norfolk, 739 Yarmouth Street, Norfolk. Free will offering. For information phone 481-7332.
Saturday, November 12, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Chorale: Ages of Faith
Durufle Requiem, music of Bach, Palestrina & Taverner
with organist James Derr. The first sounds of the new season will be the joyous music of Lobet den Herrn, the joyous motet of praise
by Johann Sebastian Bach. This jubilant beginning is the prelude to an evening of rich sacred choral music, culminating in the
impressionistic and ethereal beauty of Maurice Durufle's Requiem, accompanied by organist James Derr.
The Virginia Chorale, one of America's leading professional choral ensembles, offers its 22nd year of concerts with performances on the South Side and Peninsula. Programs will again feature the ensemble's trademark a cappella singing.
The Virginia Chorale offers season subscriptions for all four concerts, a flex subscription with a choice of three concerts, and single tickets. Season subscriptions range from $57 to $102, with discounts available for students and senior citizens. Single tickets range from $22 to $30.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Portsmouth. Tickets & information: call 757-627-8375,
email virginia.chorale@verizon.net or visit
www.vachorale.com
Saturday, November 12, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Exploring the New World
Shizuo Kuwahara, conductor; Mark Peskanov, violin
Barber, Essay No. 2; Adolphus Hailstork, Violin Concerto;
Dvorák, Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Journey to the New World with Dvorák who based this moving piece on African-American spirituals and the beautiful and varied themes he discovered in America. Featuring a new violin concerto by the locally renowned and internationally recognized Adolphus Hailstork with soloist Mark Peskanov.
Ferguson Performing Arts Center, CNU, Newport News
Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
NEW
Sunday, November 13, 2005, 4 pm
Robert Crutchfield, Tenor;
Will Crutchfield, Piano
Music of Vaughan Williams, Handel, Dvorak, Haydn, Schubert, Bononcini, Donizetti, Mendelssohn,
Quilter, Ives and Britten.
Hidenwood Presbyterian Church, 414 Hiden Blvd., (Corner of Hiden Blvd.
and Madison Lane), Newport News, VA 23606. For more information phone (757) 596-1151.
NEW
Sunday, November 13, 2005, 4 pm
Invencia Piano Duo
Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn, pianists will perform W. A. Mozart's Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Major for piano, four hands;
J. Brahams' Liebeslieder Walzer and M. Ravel's Mother Goose Suite. Kasparov and Lutsyshyn launched Invencia Piano Duo in 2003 when David Bowden,
Columbus Indiana Philharmonic's conductor, requested the two pianists to perform Braham's Liebeslieder after playing two piano concertos.
Reformation Lutheran Church, 13100 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, Va.
There will be a free-will offering that will be matched dollar for dollar by Thrivent Financial after expenses.
For more information, call 757-249-0374.
Sunday, November 13, 2005, 6 pm
H. Leslie Adams: Nightsongs
Cornelius Johnson, Tenor. Prayer,
Drums of Tragedy, Night Song, The Heart of a Woman,
Since You Went Away, Creole Girl. Other works by Wendall
Whalum, Uzee Brown, Moses Hogan . DuffyLit Ensemble Concert,
The Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square, 1511 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland,
Ohio. Adults - $35; Seniors/Children $30. Phone 216/771-4444.
Visit www.hleslieadams.com
Sunday, November 13, 2005, 7:30 pm
Virginia Chorale: Ages of Faith
Music Director Robert Shoup. Duruflé Requiem, music of Bach, Palestrina & Taverner
with organist James Derr. The first sounds of the new season will be the joyous music of Lobet den Herrn, the joyous motet of praise
by Johann Sebastian Bach. This jubilant beginning is the prelude to an evening of rich sacred choral music, culminating in the
impressionistic and ethereal beauty of Maurice Durufle's Requiem, accompanied by organist James Derr.
The Virginia Chorale, one of America's leading professional choral ensembles, offers its 22nd year of concerts with performances on the South Side and Peninsula. Programs will again feature the ensemble's trademark a cappella singing.
The Virginia Chorale offers season subscriptions for all four concerts, a flex subscription with a choice of three concerts, and single tickets. Season subscriptions range from $57 to $102, with discounts available for students and senior citizens. Single tickets range from $22 to $30.
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Newport News.
Tickets & information:
call 757-627-8375, email virginia.chorale@verizon.net or visit
www.vachorale.com
Monday, November 14, 2005, 8 pm
Diehn Concert Series: The American Brass Quintet
When the American Brass Quintet gave their first public performance almost
45 years ago, brass chamber music was relatively unknown to concert audiences.
That modest debut marked the beginning of their international concert career.
Since its inception, the ABQ has maintained an extensive recording schedule,
producing the largest body of serious brass chamber music ever recorded by one ensemble.
Their residence will include a free outreach appearance with the Virginia Wind Symphony
on the Peninsula on Sept. 13 Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and
Performing Arts Building, ODU, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk. For information about the outreach performance call 683-4061; for tickets call 683-5305.
Tickets: $7 Students - $10 Faculty and Non-ODU Students - $15 General
Monday, November 14, 2005 at 8 pm
Feldman Chamber Music Society: American String Quartet
The American String Quartet celebrates its 30th anniversary during the 2005-2006 season.
The quartet is known for its "luxurious, beautifully sculptured performances," says The New York Times.
Peter Winograd, Violin; Laurie Carney, Violin;
Daniel Avshalomov, Viola; Margo Tatgenhorst Drakos, Cello. Mozart K.575;
Danielpour No. 2; Brahms Op.51 No. 2.
Pre-concert refreshments at 6:30 p.m., preview with WHRO's Dwight Davis at 7 p.m., musicians' reception following the concert.
Unitarian Church of Norfolk, 739 Yarmouth Street, Norfolk. Concert tickets are $20 each. Music Professional and Student tickets are $5 for individually purchased tickets.
Phone 757-552-1630 or visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org
Monday, November 14, 2005, 8pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild: French Masterworks
Gabriel Fauré, Requiem, op. 48; Maurice
Duruflé Requiem, Op. 9. Soloists: Georgeann Paddock, soprano;
Lisa Relaford Coston, mezzo-soprano; Christopher L. Mooney, baritone;
Thomas Marshall, organist; Susan Via, violinist
St. Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg.
Tickets: Three concert season subscription - $30; Individual concerts - $12.50 each ($15 at door), Students $7.50.
To order tickets visit the Choral Guild website at www.williamsburgchoralguild.org
Friday, November 18, 2005, 7:30 pm
GSA Orchestra da Camera: Italian Treasures
The Governor’s School for the Arts Instrumental Music Department presents
Orchestra da Camera, a select group of string players from the Governor's School who perform
the treasures of the string music repertoire, mostly from the Baroque and Classical periods.
Da Camera is conducted by Raymond Pancarowicz, the Chair of the Music Department and professional violinist in the area. Music of Corelli, Vivaldi and Respighi.
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Bldg., W. 49th Street at Elkhorn Ave., Old Dominion University, Norfolk. This concert is open to the public. Tickets are $ 5 general admission and available at the door. No phone reservations will be taken. For information, call Patti Watters at 683- 5277.
Date Change
Friday, November 18, 2005, 8 pm
Cantata Chorus: The Beauty of German Partsongs
The Cantata Chorus presents the first concert of its 47th season with the performance of Johannes Brahms’ Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52 (Lovesong Waltzes), and Partsongs and Psalms of Franz Schubert. Under the direction of new Artistic Director Jeffrey Ward, The Cantata Chorus is now forty-five voices strong and will sing music for mixed, women’s, and men’s chorus. Joining the group will be pianists Sharon Foxwell and George Stone.
Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.
Tickets: $12, available at the door or visit http://www.cantatachorus.org/Tickets.htm to order by mail.
Saturday, November 19, 2005, 7 pm
James Herbison, Jeraldine Herbison and Friends: A Cornucopia of Music
Margaret Phillips Davis
8th Annual Memorial Scholarship Benefit Concert featuring original music by Jeraldine Saunders Herbison.
James Herbison, DMA, Cellist and Jeraldine Herbison, Violinist, Violist and
Friends: Elaine Swinney, Violin; Jena Chenkin, Viola; Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano; Lisa Relaford Coston, soprano; Lorraine Bell, soprano; Shelia Maye, soprano; Phyliss James, piano; and Leslie Neal-Douglas, Piano.
St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church, 1242 W. Queen Street, Hampton, Va. 23669.
Donation: $20, Students $5. For more information all the church at 723-8253.
Saturday, November 19, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Exploring the New World
Shizuo Kuwahara, conductor; Mark Peskanov, violin
Barber, Essay No. 2; Adolphus Hailstork, Violin Concerto;
Dvorák, Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Journey to the New World with Dvorák who based this moving piece on African-American spirituals and the beautiful and varied themes he discovered in America. Featuring a new violin concerto by the locally renowned and internationally recognized Adolphus Hailstork with soloist Mark Peskanov.
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk.
Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Sunday, November 20, 2005, 3:00 pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: Global Harmony
David Kunkel, Music Director & Conductor; Hye Yun Chung Bennett, harp.
Arnold: Tam O'Shanter Overture, Op. 51; Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez (Harp version by Nicanor Zabaleta);
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Op. 35.
Tallwood High School Auditorium, Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $15/$12 student/senior; $9 for active duty military. Phone
757-671-8611 or visit
www.vbso.org
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Sunday, November 20, 2005, 4 pm
Old Dominion University Brass Choir
ODU Brass Choir, Dr. William S. Bartolotta, Director,
presents a Concert of Brass and Percussion. Featured on the
program will be transcriptions of March to the Scaffold from Symphonie
Fantastique by Berlioz, Music from the Royal Fireworks, by Handel, and
March from The Love of Three Oranges, by Prokofiev. Also on the program
are original brass and pecussion compositions by Phillip Olsson, Gardner
Read, and Earl Zindars
St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 712 Little Neck Rd., Virginia Beach. For more information call 340-7231.
Sunday, November 20, 2005 at 4 pm
Eastern Virginia Brass
First United Methodist Church Life Enrichment Series presents the Eastern Virginia Brass:
Lawrence Clemens and Eric Gerhardt, trumpets; Marlene Ford, horn; Robert Ford, trombone and John Moriarty, tuba.
Music of the Renaissance through the Romantic eras: Elizabethan Consort Music, Dance by Wilke Renwick,
Aaron Copland's Simple Gifts, Samuel Baron's Impression of a Parade,
G.W.E. Friederich's 19th century pieces from the American Brass Band Journal,
Shenandoah and Villanueva's stirring Armed Forces Salute.
Bergamasca by Scheidt; Suite from the Monteregian Hills by Morley Calvert.
First United Methodist Church, 10246 Warwick Blvd., Newport News.
Free will offering. Reception follows concert. Phone 757-595-0383 0383 or 340-6406.
Visit the Eastern Virginia Brass website
Sunday, November 20, 2005, 5 pm
Old Donation Episcopal Church: Christ The King Sunday
Virginia Childrens' Chorus Concert Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 N. Witchduck Rd., Virginia Beach, (near Sentara Bayside Hospital).
Free and open to the public. Phone 497-0563 or visit www.olddonation.org
Sunday, November 20, 2005, 6 pm
Green Acres Presbyterian Church: Marvin Western, Clarinet;
Ruth Winters, piano
The Musical Arts Fund Concert Series presents a recital with two renowned
local instrumentalists. Three major works will be presented, including a Suite for Clarinet and Piano, written by Michael Hassell.
Another contemporary work, Three Character Studies from Much Ado About Nothing, will also be offered, written by Glenn Winters.
Other works by Vladimir Dyck and Giacomo Setaccioli complete the duo’s program. Reception follows concert. Ample Parking; nursery available. Some concerts may be subject to change or rescheduling.
Phone (757) 484-5125. Green Acres Presbyterian Church, Corner of High Street & Sterling Point Drive,
Portsmouth, Virginia.
Sunday, November 20, 2005, 6 pm
Bellissima, Global Celebrations: To Sing, to Dance, to Celebrate Peace
This all female vocal ensemble directed by Deborah Carr is a favorite with audiences.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach
Freewill offering. For information call 481-7332 or 340-8420
or email poplcvb@erols.com
Monday, November 21, 2005, 7:30 pm
Old Dominion University Brass Choir
ODU Brass Choir, Dr. William S. Bartolotta, Director,
presents a Concert of Brass and Percussion. Featured on the
program will be transcriptions of March to the Scaffold from Symphonie
Fantastique by Berlioz, Music from the Royal Fireworks, by Handel, and
March from The Love of Three Oranges, by Prokofiev. Also on the program
are original brass and pecussion compositions by Phillip Olsson, Gardner
Read, and Earl Zindars. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn
Fine and Performing Arts Building, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., ODU, Norfolk. For more information call 683-4061.
Monday, November 21, 2005, 8 pm
Norfolk Chamber Consort: BachFest II
Norfolk Chamber Consort, F. Gerard Errante
& Allen Shaffer Artistic Co-Directors, continues its 37th
season with its popular BachFest. Debra Cross and Joann White, flutes;
Sherie Aguirre, oboe;
Steve Kelley, bass;
Yun Zhang and Lesa Bishop, violins;
Beverly Baker and Jennifer Snyder, violas;
Sarah Glosson and Wayne Moss, violas da gamba;
Michael Daniels, cello; Christopher White, double bass;
Thomas Marshall, organ continuo;
Allen Shaffer, harpsichord
Works include Sonata in E Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016;
Cantata 82: Ich habe genug; Sonata in G Major for two flutes and basso continuo, BWV 1039;
Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051. A Pre-Concert talk about the program with the Consort's Artistic Co-Director Allen Shaffer will begin at 7:45 PM.
Christ and Saint Luke's Church, 560 W. Olney Rd., Ghent,
Norfolk. Tickets: $15 General Admission; $12 Seniors/Military; $6.00 Students.
Post-Concert Reception by Cora. For more information call 622-4542 or visit www.ncconsort.org
Tuesday, November 22, 2005, 6 pm
Richmond Times Dispatch Operatini Tuesday
The Richmond Times-Dispatch Operatini Tuesday, held at Maggiano's Little Italy, is the place for young professionals in Richmond to mix and mingle while enjoying live jazz, original Operatini martinis, beer, wine, and free food and non-alcoholic beverages.
Event starts at 6 p.m. on Nov. 22. RSVPs requested (not required) via email at richmondinfo@vaopera.com. Includes a free Opera InSight presentation by the incomparable Glenn Winters, focused on Virginia Opera's Gounod's Romeo and Juliet, at 7:30 p.m. Age 21 & up. ID required. Charge for alcoholic beverages only.
Friday, November 25, 2005, 11 pm
Opening Night Cast Party for Romeo & Juliet
Virginia Opera invites audience members to join the artists from Romeo & Juliet for a cast party celebrating their
Opening Night performance in Richmond. Festivities begin at 11 p.m. at Richmond Marriott's BlueFire Steakhouse, following the performance
at the Landmark Theater. Mingle with the artists from the production, enjoy complimentary food with a cash bar available. The Marriott will
validate parking at the front desk for those attending the cast party. Admittance only (free) with Romeo & Juliet opening night ticket stub.
Richmond Marriott's BlueFire Steakhouse, 500 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA. 804-643-3400.
Monday, November 28, 2005, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Ensemble Baroque
Peggy Kelley Reinburg, harpsichord; Sherrie Lake Aguirre, oboe; Joanne Meyer White, flute, and David Savige, bassoon.
Works by Fasch, Händel, Zipoli, Telemann and Quantz.
Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts Building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $10/$5. Reservations are always recommended, and may be made by calling 455-2101.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005, 7:30 pm
Bay Youth Orchestras: Legends and Heroes
The concert will feature the Symphony and Concert Orchestras conducted by Leslie Stewart
and Helen Martell, respectively. Trumpet soloist Stephen Carlson, associate principal trumpet with the Virginia Symphony,
will join the Symphony Orchestra performing Frederick Fasch's Trumpet Concerto in D and the Virginia Children's Chorus
(Carol Thomas Downing, Artistic Director) will perform excerpts from Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck with the
Concert Orchestra. Rossini's William Tell Overture, Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances and the finale
from Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 will also be performed. This concert will be held in conjunction with a Silent Auction & Raffle,
which will take place in the lobby of the TCC Roper Performing Arts Center, Granby Street, Norfolk. All proceeds from this auction/raffle will help go toward
the operational costs of Bay Youth's upcoming trip to Scotland to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August.
Tickets: $10/ Adults, $6 Students/Children and will be available at the door or by contacting the Bay Youth Orchestras manager at
757-618-1800 or bayyouth@hotmail.com.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005, 7:30 pm
VSO Holiday Brass
Robert Shoup, conductor. The Annual festive favorite featuring the VSO brass, percussion and harp performing all your most beloved holiday music.
Families with jolly little elves are invited to join us November 30 at the Attucks Theatre, 1010 Chruch Street, Norfolk.
Adults $10, Kids $5 or Family 4-pack only $25. Call the VSO box office at 757.892.6366 to purchase tickets or visit
us online at www.virginiasymphony.org
for complete performance details.
Thursday, December 1, 2005, 7 pm
Symphony Night Live: Holiday Brass On the Rocks
Robert Shoup, conductor. The brass players of the Virginia Symphony are decking the hall of the Granby Theater
-with a collection of holiday classics—and not-so-classics—to get you in the mood for the holidays. Complete with a complimentary mug of eggnog cheer, the evening is sure to prove that there’s more to December than shopping. By the way…have you been good this year?
The "hip" downtown crowd can join us at the Granby Theater, 421 Granby Street, Norfolk. Adults only - $25
including festive eggnog cheer! Call the VSO box office at 757.892.6366 to purchase tickets or visit
us online at www.virginiasymphony.org
for complete performance details.
Friday, December 2, 2005, 6:30 pm
Saturday, December 3, 2005, 6:30 pm
Madrigal Banquet with the Music of Germany
A concert with Madrigal Singers and Collegium Musicum. A delight for the holiday season, this year the banquet consists
of a full dinner accompanied by music of Germany performed by Madrigal Singers and Collegium Musicum
on historically accurate instruments. Directed by Lee Teply, this program is the culmination of a semester-long residency in vocal
and instrumental performance. Diehn Fine and
Performing Arts Building Atrium, ODU, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk. For tickets call 683-5305.
Tickets: $15 Students - $25 Faculty and Non-ODU Students - $30 General
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Saturday, December 3, 2005, 5 pm
Soprano Diedre Granger in Recital
Rachel Crumbley will be the collaborative
artist. Ms. Granger will sing art songs by Schumann, Mahler, Ravel and Hoiby among others.
Academy of Music, 902 Colonial Ave., Norfolk. For additional information call 627-0967.
Saturday, December 3, 2005, 2 pm
Sunday, December 4, 2005, 1:30 pm & 3 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia: Holiday Concert
Janna Hymes-Bianchi, Music Director. The Williamsburg Symphonia performs your family's favorite Holiday music at the Kimball Theatre.
All seats: $18. For more information, contact The Symphonia Box Office at 757 229-9857.
Kimball Theatre, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Virginia. Visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org
Sunday, December 4, 2005, 11 am & 7 pm
John Dixon's New Seasonal Cantata: A World of Carols
Chancel Choir of Providence Presbyterian Church,
Valetta Fellenbaum, music director. Accompanied by Carole Stockmeier,
flute; Lynn Rechel, clarinet; Charlotte Dettwiler-Carr, violoncello;
John Dixon, organ. This is the sixth year that John Dixon, organist
at Providence Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach, has written
a new Christmas cantata as part of the music outreach of the church.
In previous years, the cantatas have been based on carols from England,
France, America and northern Europe, as well as Piae Cantiones,
an acclaimed collection made in Finland in 1592. This year, the
horizons are broadened, and the cantata includes carols from many
countries, from as far away as Australia. Some are familiar, and
some will be new to you. First presentation during morning
worship at 11 am. Evening presentation with additional music by
the Bells of Providence at 7 pm. Free admission, a free will offering
will be received. Providence Presbyterian Church, 5497 Providence
Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia (at the junction of Providence Road
and Whitehurst Landing Road). Telephone 420-6159 or go to www.provpres.org
for information.
Sunday, December 4, 2005, 3 pm
Peninsula Youth Orchestra: Holiday Concert
Please join us for our special Winter Holiday
Concert as conductors Rebecca Nixon & Dianne Chapman and the PYO
members perform selections from Mozart's Magic Flute, Aaron
Copland's Hoedown, Beethoven's 5th Symphony, Classical &
Holiday favorites and more! Wheelchair Accessible Facility.
Donations accepted at the door. Hampton Roads Academy,
739 Academy Lane, Newport News. For directions visit www.hra.org/abMap.htm
For more information on the PYO please visit the PYO website at www.peninsulayouth.org
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Sunday, December 4, 2005, 4 pm
Habitat for Humanity Benefit Concert: Ring in the Season
Featuring a wide variety of music from classical, jazz, and contemporary styles,
for the holiday season from several Tidewater area soloists and ensembles, including handbells,
choral music, liturgical dance, praise band, cello, flute, harp, piano, organ, and voice.
First United Church of Christ, 1017 Todds Lane, Hampton. Free-will offering. For more information call the church office at 826-7560.
Sunday December 4, 2005, 5 pm
Old Donation Episcopal Church: Advent II
Advent Lessons & Carols
Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 N. Witchduck Rd., Virginia Beach, (near Sentara Bayside Hospital).
Free and open to the public. Phone 497-0563 or visit www.olddonation.org
December 1, 2, 3, 9 & 10 at 8 pm;
December 11 at 2 pm.
Governor's School for the Arts: Metamorphoses
The Governor's School for the Arts Department of Theatre presents
Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman. Metamorphoses brings Ovid's tales to
stunning visual life. Set in and around a large pool of water onstage. Metamorphoses juxtaposes the ancient
and the contemporary in both language and image to reflect the variety and persistence of narrative in the face of inevitable change.
"A lovely, deeply affecting work that recaptures the primal allure of the theatre." GSA Black Box Theatre, 254 Granby St., Downtown Norfolk. All Tickets $10. Call (757) 628 3340 for Tickets and Information.
Monday December 5, 2005, 7:30 pm
Christmas at Wesleyan: Poulenc's Gloria
Soprano vocalist, Billye Brown Youmans; Dr. David Clayton will conduct the choir
and George Stone will accompany the performance. The choir and soloist Youmans will perform Gloria,
a twentieth-century masterpiece by Francis Poulenc along with Christmas melodies of John Rutter and other pieces from their fall repertory.
The Wesleyan Singers, will perform works from their tour repertory including excerpts from the Vivaldi Gloria.
Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Virginia Wesleyan College, Wesleyan Dr., Virginia Beach. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact David Clayton at 757.455.3282.
Friday, December 9, 2005, 8 pm
Virginia Chorale: An a cappella Christmas
Music Director Robert Shoup. Lauridsen - O Magnum Mysterium,
John Rutter - O Tannenbaum and What Child is This.
Plus favorite seasonal carols! The Virginia Chorale's annual holiday concerts hold a special place among the many holiday offerings in Hampton Roads each year. A rich blend of traditional carols and beloved songs
along with newer treasures, these performances illuminate the hope and wonder of the season
with the sweeping beauty of finely tuned a cappella singing by the region's best vocal artists.
The Virginia Chorale, one of America's leading professional choral ensembles, offers its 22nd year of concerts with performances on the South Side and Peninsula. Programs will again feature the ensemble's trademark a cappella singing.
The Virginia Chorale offers season subscriptions for all four concerts, a flex subscription with a choice of three concerts, and single tickets. Season subscriptions range from $57 to $102, with discounts available for students and senior citizens. Single tickets range from $22 to $30.
Sacred Heart Church, Norfolk.
Tickets & information:
call 757-627-8375, email virginia.chorale@verizon.net or visit
www.vachorale.com
Friday, December 9, 2005, 8 pm
Saturday, December 10, 2005, 8 pm
Christmas with the Empire Brass
American Theatre,
125 E. Mellen Street, Hampton.
For more information phone 722-2787
Time Change
Saturday, December 10, 2005, 8 pm
Cantata Chorus: Handel Messiah Part I
Free concert as part of the Portsmouth Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival.
Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court Street, Portsmouth, Virginia
A free will offering will be taken. Visit the Cantata Chorus website at
http://www.cantatachorus.org/
Saturday, December 10, 2005, 7 pm
Peninsula Youth Orchestra: Holiday Concert
Please join us for our special Winter Holiday
Concert as conductors Rebecca Nixon & Dianne Chapman and the PYO
members perform selections from Mozart's Magic Flute, Aaron Copland's
Hoedown, Beethoven's 5th Symphony, Classical & Holiday favorites
and more! Wheelchair Accessible Facility. Donations accepted
at the door. Yorktown Tabb Library, 100 Long Green Blvd.,
Yorktown, VA 23693 (For directions visit www.yorkcounty.gov/library/libraries.htm
). For more information on the PYO please visit the PYO website
at www.peninsulayouth.org
Saturday, December 10, 2005, 7:30 pm
Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble: Twas the Night Before Christmas
Marvin Western, conductor. CBWE's Christmas
concert features both classical and popular pieces, including selections
from Tchaikovsky's Nutcarcker, Handel's Messiah, Leroy
Anderson's Sleigh Ride, Pomeroy's Christmas Pops Medley
and a Christmas Sing-a-long. Kimball Theatre in Merchant's
Square, Williamsburg. Tickets are $10 ($7 for children and senior
citizens) and will be available at the door. Phone(757) 565-8588.
Visit www.cbwe.org
Saturday, December 10, 2005, 7:30 pm
Virginia Chorale: An a cappella Christmas
Music Director Robert Shoup. Lauridsen - O Magnum Mysterium,
John Rutter - O Tannenbaum and What Child is This.
Plus favorite seasonal carols! The Virginia Chorale's annual holiday concerts hold a special place among the many holiday offerings in Hampton Roads each year. A rich blend of traditional carols and beloved songs
along with newer treasures, these performances illuminate the hope and wonder of the season
with the sweeping beauty of finely tuned a cappella singing by the region's best vocal artists.
The Virginia Chorale, one of America's leading professional choral ensembles, offers its 22nd year of concerts with performances on the South Side and Peninsula. Programs will again feature the ensemble's trademark a cappella singing.
The Virginia Chorale offers season subscriptions for all four concerts, a flex subscription with a choice of three concerts, and single tickets. Season subscriptions range from $57 to $102, with discounts available for students and senior citizens. Single tickets range from $22 to $30.
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Newport News.
Tickets & information:
call 757-627-8375, email virginia.chorale@verizon.net or visit
www.vachorale.com
Saturday, December 10, 2005, 2 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, December 11, 2005, 8 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia: The Nutcracker
Janna Hymes-Bianchi, Conductor. The Chamber
Ballet will present The Nutcracker, choreographed by Heidi
Robitshek and accompanied by the Williamsburg Symphonia. New York
City Ballet Principals Abi Stafford and Stephan Hanna. Phi
Beta Kappa Memorial Hall at the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg,
Virginia. For reserved seating call 757-229-1717 or visit chamberballet.org
Saturday, December 10, 2005, 8 pm
Sunday, December 11, 2005, 5 pm
The Congressional Chorus: Star of Light
The Congressional Chorus, Washington's only
chorus dedicated to American music presents Beautiful Star,
for chorus, harp and piano, a newly commissioned work by Paul Nasto
and Chanukah Blessings, for chorus, harp and piano, a reprise
of the Chorus-commissioned work by Paul Leavitt. Free will offering. December
10, 8 pm, Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 201 Fourth Street, SE (4th
& Ind. Ave., SE) December 11, 5 pm, Church of the Annunciation,
3810 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Phone 202-441-2394 for additional
information, or visit www.congressionalchorus.org.
New Information
Saturday, December 10, 2005, 8 pm
Sunday, December 11, 2005, 3 pm
York River Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Fanfare
Guest Conductor Dennis Malfatti from Longwood University.
Soprano Lorraine Bell will sing Allesandro Scarlatti's Christmas Cantata and W.A. Mozart's
Exultate Jubilate. The orchestra will also perform works by Hovhaness,
Rimsky-Korsakov, Jessel and Anderson. Hampton Roads Academy, 739 Academy Lane, Newport News.To
purchase tickets, call our Box Office, Beck and Stein Books, at
757/596-1001. Tickets: $10 for Adults, $8 for Students. Visit the YRSO website
at www.yrso.org/
Sunday, December 11, 2005, 10:30 am
Born a Savior, Cantata World Premier
The chancel choir of Foundry UMC, Virginia Beach, will perform
the world premier of Born a Savior, a Christmas Cantata composed by their director, Jim Edwards.
The chancel choir will be accompanied by piano, harp, flute, and strings. The cantata
features original music and text beautifully interwoven with traditional Christmas carols.
Foundry United Methodist Church, 2801 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach (next to Beach Ford).
For more information call the music director at 404-3038 or the church office at 340-0595.
Sunday, December 11, 2005, 2 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Family Classics:
Virginia Ballet Theater's Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker
Shizuo Kuwahara, conductor; Virginia Ballet Theater
For the first time, you can enjoy the Virginia Ballet Theatre’s
performance of The Nutcracker as a part of your Peanut Butter and
Jam 2005-2006 subscription. Join Clara and her Nutcracker Prince
through a battle with the Rat King and a visit from The Sugar Plum
Fairy, a dreamy snowstorm to Tchaikovsky’s memorable music and a
magical journey through the land of sweets. Presented along with
the Virginia Symphony, Virginia Children’s Chorus, and more than
200 local children, this is one holiday tradition you won’t want
to miss!
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk.
Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org For information on the Virginia Ballet Theatre season,
visit www.virginiaballettheatre.com
Sunday, December 11, 2005, 7 pm
First United Methodist Church Life Enrichment Series: Christmas Concert
The choirs of First United Methodist Church; John Garrett, organ; Mary Matthews Garrett, Director
First United Methodist Church, 10246 Warwick Blvd., Newport News
Free will offering. Reception follows concert. Phone 757-595-0383
The Virginia Choral Society: A Family Festival of Carols
This concert series marks the 75th season of the Virginia Choral
Society, the oldest continuously performing arts group on the Peninsula.
The Virginia Choral Society's purpose has been to enhance the quality of life of our community by performing the finest choral music to inspire audiences of all ages.
James Powers - Artistic Director. Our Winter concert will feature international carols from the Oxford Book of Carols and several individual pieces.
Friday, December 9, 2005, 8 pm Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 250 Fox Hill Road, Hampton, VA
Saturday, December 10, 2005, 8 pm Temple Baptist Church, 235 Harpersville Road, Newport News, VA,
Sunday December 11, 2005, 4 pm St. Andrew by the Sea Episcopal, Nags Head, NC.
Friday December 16, 2005, 8 pm Our Lady of Mt Carmel, 100 Harpersville Road, Newport News, VA
Saturday, December 17, 2005, 8 pm Trinity Lutheran Church, Newport News, VA.
Sunday, December 18, 2005, 3 pm North Riverside Baptist Church, 311 Selden Road, Newport News, VA
Sunday, December 18, 2005, 8 pm First Presbyterian Church, Hampton, VA.
Monday, December 19, 2005, 8 pm Trinity Lutheran Church, Newport News, VA
Advanced tickets for any of the VCS concerts during the year may be purchased at the Patrick Henry Mall
and the Coliseum Mall Customer Service Centers. Tickets purchased in advance: Adults - $12; seniors, military, students - $10.
Tickets ar the door: $15/$12. For more information, including venue directions, visit the VCS website at vachoralsociety.org/
Monday, December 12, 2005, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Robynne Redmon & Charles Woodward
Robynne Redmon, mezzo-soprano, and Charles Woodward, collaborating pianist
Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts Building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $10/$5. Reservations are always recommended, and may be made by calling 455-2101.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 7:30 pm
Governor's School for the Arts: Winter Concert and Silent Auction
GSA Instrumental Music Department presents the 75-piece Governor's School Symphony Orchestra conducted by Raymond Pancarowicz and Jeffrey Phelps
and the Governor's School Jazz Big Band conducted by Jeff Smith. Symphony program includes:
Johannes Brahms - Academic Festival Overture,
Franz Liszt - Les Preludes, and Georges Enseco - Roumanian Rhapsody. The Silent Auction begins at 6:30 P.M.
and will end after intermission. This is a great opportunity to get that special holiday present with all proceeds from the
Auction going toward the Orchestra's Boston trip to the Heritage Festival of Gold.
Jeanne and George Roper Performing Arts Center, 340 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA.
Tickets: $10 adults, $ 5 Students and Senior Citizens.
Open to the public; Tickets available at the door. Information: 683-5277.
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Handel's Messiah
JoAnn Falletta, conductor • guest vocalists • VSC, Robert Shoup, chorusmaster
The beloved annual masterpiece showcasing the Virginia Symphony Chorus and featuring 4 stellar vocalists illuminating this traditional holiday classic. This year experience the work with an exquisite arrangement and rich instrumentation of Mozart!
Thursday, December 15, 2005, 8 pm: St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg
Friday & Saturday, December 16 & 17, 2005, 8 pm: Regent University Theatre, Virginia Beach
Sunday, December 18, 2005, 2:30 pm: Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News. Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Friday, December 16, 2005, 7:30 pm
St. Thomas Episcopal
Church: Messiah Sing-Along
Pat Spoettle, organist/choirmaster. All welcome. Singers should bring their own scores,
but there will be some available for purchase. We will sing Part One (the
Christmas portion) and end with Hallelujah Chorus. There will be
seating in the balcony and transepts for listeners. This is a free event,
but we ask for food donations for the Food Bank.
St. Thomas Episcopal
Church, 233 Mann Drive, Chesapeake (Great Bridge).
Friday, December 16, 2005, 8 pm
Holidays with the Canadian Brass
The five virtuosi of Canadian Brass have made the brass quintet an exciting
vehicle for serious concert music. They can convincingly move from Mozart to Glenn Miller to Carmen
all in one evening. In addition to touring around the world, Canadian Brass has performed on “The Tonight Show,”
“Today,” Beverly Sills’ “Music Around the World,” and numerous PBS specials. Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher
Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA. Tickets: $45, $40, $35. Phone 757-594-8752.
Or visit http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu
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Saturday, December 17, 2005, 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 18, 2005, 3 pm
Governor's School Winter Vocal Concert
Featuring the Britten Ceremony of Carols with Barbara Chapman as harp soloist,
as well as other vocal pieces sung by the full chorus under the direction of Robert Brown,
and the Advanced Vocal Ensemble under the direction of Lee Teply.
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave.,
Old Domoinion University, Norfolk. Tickets are general admission and are $10.
Sunday, December 18, 2005, 9:45 am & 11:15 am
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
A traditional service of Nine Lessons and
Carols by John Leavitt and Hal Hopson. Guest dignitaries providing
the readings, a Chamber Orchestra of eleven players from The Virginia
Symphony Orchestra, the Handbell choir and the Chancel choir of
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, under the direction of Billye
Brown Youmans, Director of Music. Among the readers: Rabbi Lawrence
Forman, Raymond Jones, Bonita Billingsley Harris, The Honorable
Dalton Edge, Mayor of Chesapeake, Dr. Aaron Vinik, Mike Hughes,
Etienne Bote-Shek. Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333
Cedar Road, Chesapeake (across the street from the Municipal complex).
Free and open to the public, a free will offering will be taken
and a nursery will be provided. For information call 547-4706.
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Sunday, December 18, 2005, 1:30 pm
Bellissima! Global Celebrations!
Deborah Carr, directs the women's chorus Belissima in Global Celebrations!, To Sing,
To Dance, To Celebrate Peace. Classical and contemporary music form Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Israel and the U.S.A.
This concert is included with the cost of admission and there will be a special tour by a museum docent following the concert.
Chrysler Museum of Art, 245 W.Olney Rd., Norfolk.
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Sunday, December 18, 2005, 3 pm
Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble: Twas the Night Before Christmas
Marvin Western, conductor. CBWE's Christmas concert features both classical and popular pieces, including
selections from Tchaikovsky's Nutcarcker, Handel's Messiah, Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride,
Pomeroy's Christmas Pops Medley and a Christmas Sing-a-long. St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church, 3800 Big Bethel Road, York County.
Tickets are $5 (children free) and will be available at the door. Phone: (757) 766-3800. Visit www.cbwe.org
Sunday, December 18, 2005, 3 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild: Holiday Concert: Echoes of the Season III
Under the direction of Jay BeVille, the chorus will be accompanied by pianist Mildred Andrews Young.
This special afternoon concert will include seasonal favorites from Handel, Bach, Kodaly, Willcocks,
plus favorite carols to carry you through to the New Year! It is our gift to you, the community that inspires and supports
performing arts in the Williamsburg area. This is a free concert, and part of the Guild's 30th Anniversary Season. King of Glory Lutheran Church, 4897 Longhill Road,Williamsburg.
Visit the Choral Guild website at www.williamsburgchoralguild.org
Sunday December 18, 2005, 5 pm
Virginia Handbell Chorus Concert
Old Donation Episcopal Church: Advent IV
The concert is free and open to the public and will be followed by a wine & cheese reception in the Parish Hall.
Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 N. Witchduck Rd., Virginia Beach, (near Sentara Bayside Hospital).
Phone 497-0563 or visit www.olddonation.org
Sunday December 18, 2005, 5 pm
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
A journey in Scripture and song from Old Testament prophecy
to the celebration of the Nativity. The Choir of Saint Pauls, Charles Woodward, Director; James E. Derr, Guest Organist;
The Lessons will be read by members of the community.Reception immediately following. Childcare provided.
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church,
201 Saint Paul's Blvd., Norfolk, VA. Phone 757.627.4353
Monday, December 19, 2005, 8 pm
The Virginia Choral Society: A Family Festival of Carols
This concert series marks the 75th season of the Virginia Choral
Society, the oldest continuously performing arts group on the Peninsula.
The Virginia Choral Society's purpose has been to enhance the quality of life of our community by performing the finest choral music to inspire audiences of all ages.
James Powers - Artistic Director. Our Winter concert will feature international carols from the Oxford Book of Carols and several individual pieces.
Trinity Lutheran Church, Newport News, VA
Advanced tickets for any of the VCS concerts during the year may be purchased at the Patrick Henry Mall
and the Coliseum Mall Customer Service Centers. Tickets purchased in advance: Adults - $12; seniors, military, students - $10.
Tickets ar the door: $15/$12. For more information, including venue directions, visit the VCS website at vachoralsociety.org/
Tuesday, December 20, 2005, 8pm
VSO Holiday Brass
Robert Shoup, conductor. The Annual festive favorite featuring the VSO brass, percussion and harp performing all your most beloved holiday music.
St. Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg. Tickets: $10 General Admission. Call the VSO box office at 757.892.6366 to purchase tickets or visit
us online at www.virginiasymphony.org
for complete performance details.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005, 7:30pm
VSO Holiday Brass
Robert Shoup, conductor. The Annual festive favorite featuring the VSO brass, percussion and harp performing all your most beloved holiday music.
Cape Charles ArtsEnter, Eastern Shore. Call the VSO box office at 757.892.6366 to purchase tickets or visit
us online at www.virginiasymphony.org
for complete performance details.
Thursday, December 22, 2005, 7:30pm
VSO Holiday Brass
Robert Shoup, conductor. The Annual festive favorite featuring the VSO brass, percussion and harp performing all your most beloved holiday music.
The Contemporary Arts Center of Virginia, 2200 Parks Ave., Virginia Beach. Call the VSO box office at 757.892.6366 to purchase tickets or visit
us online at www.virginiasymphony.org
for complete performance details.
Friday, December 23, 2005, 8pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: Messiah Sing-along
The Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director and Conductor David S. Kunkel,
presents its 23rd Annual Messiah Sing-along. The Sing-along is free and open to the public. Scores of Messiah
will be available for sale in the lobby for $10 each. Soloists Kimberly Markham, Merri King, Daniel Markham, and Walter Swan
will sing the solos in the Christmas portion of Messiah, and the audience will sing the choruses. The concert will end with the Hallelujah Chorus.
Thalia Lynn Baptist Church, 4392 Virginia Beach Blvd., Va. Beach.
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Sunday, January 1, 2006, 3 pm
Wagner Society of New York: New Year's Day Musicale
Barbara Quintiliani, Soprano & Andrew Gangestad,
Bass.
Greet the new year with dynamic young artists and a few
"auld" acquaintances: Mozart, Verdi, Schubert, Dougherty, Wagner,
and Strauss. Pianists: Myra Huang (Ms. Quintiliani) and Craig Ketter
(Mr. Gangestad). The recital will be preceded by bloody marys at
2:00 p.m., and followed by a champagne reception. Dicapo
Opera Theatre, 184 East 76th Street, New York. Donation: WSNY members,
students, seniors: $20.00; non-members: $30.00. Patrons: $50.00
and up (includes listing in program and reserved seating). Advance
reservations are appreciated. Tickets will
be held for pickup at door. Tickets may be purchased at the door,
if space is available. Phone: 212/749-4561 Fax: 212/749-1542 E-mail:
WagnerRing@aol.com Visit www.wagnersocietyny.org
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Concerto for Flute and Harp
Shizuo Kuwahara, conductor; Debra Wendells Cross, flute; Barbara Chapman, harp
Mozart Divertimento for Strings, K.136;
Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp;
Schubert Symphony No. 4, Tragic.
This program of celestial music perfectly reflects the tranquility of these concert halls and features two of the VSO's favorite musicians
Thursday, January 5, 2006, 8 pm: St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg
Friday, January 6, 2006, 8pm :
Regent University Theatre, Virginia Beach
Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Saturday, January 7 & Saturday, January 14, 2006
Cantata Chorus Auditions
The Cantata Chorus will hold open auditions on January 7 & 14, 2006
from 10 am - 12 noon at Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court Street, Olde Towne Portsmouth
Singers can show up
at the door or sign up for a specific time at www.cantatachorus.org.
They can also call Robert Overman, Board President, at 397-8390
for a sign up time.
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Sunday, January 8, 2006, 4 pm
First Presbyterian Church: Memorial Concert
Area singers, organists, and choir directors will join First Church Chancel Choir for a
concert in memory of the life and contributions of the late Chuck Oliver.
Anthems, hymns and scripture will combine to celebrate Chuck's remarkable life of music.
First Presbyterian Church, 300 36th Street, Virginia Beach, VA. Phone 428-6332. Donations to benefit the Fund for Music
Sunday, January 8, 2006, 6 pm
Green Acres Presbyterian Church: A Concert Among The Best of Friends
The Musical Arts Fund Concert Series presents from Minneapolis,
Dana & Martha Mathewson, with special guest (from New York), opera singer Regina Zona in an evening of jazz standards, hymn arrangements and opera
highlights.
Snow date: Monday, January 9th, at 7:30 p.m. Free-will offering. Reception follows concert. Ample Parking; nursery available. Some concerts may be subject to change or rescheduling.
Phone (757) 484-5125. Green Acres Presbyterian Church, Corner of High Street & Sterling Point Drive,
Portsmouth, Virginia.
Tuesday, January 10, 2006, 7:30 pm
From Opera to Uproar
The delightful wit of Norfolk's own Hope Mihalap,
national award-winning humorist and host of her own highly personal
and irreverent radio program on WHRO-FM, is the fuel behind her
one-woman-show, From Opera to Uproar, which will have guests
laughing all night long as she proves that opera really can be THAT
funny! One night only. Admission is free. RSVP at 757-627-9545 ext. 3583.
Harrison Opera House, 160 East Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk,
VA 23510. Free Admission. Visit www.vaopera.org/
Saturday, January 14, 2006, 10 am
Cantata Chorus Auditions
The Cantata Chorus will hold open auditions on January 14, 2006
from 10 am - 12 noon at Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court Street, Olde Towne Portsmouth
Singers can show up
at the door or sign up for a specific time at www.cantatachorus.org.
They can also call Robert Overman, Board President, at 397-8390
for a sign up time.
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Saturday, January 14, 2006, 7:30 pm
Sunday, January 15, 2006, 3 pm
Governor's School: Song Cabaret
Eighteen talented Governor's School students sing two different programs of music
written for the cabaret, for musical theatre and American popular song.
As well as works in English, the program will include songs from the beginning of cabaret sung in French and German. Composers include Trenet, Weill, Sondheim, Bernstein, Bolcom,
Gershwin, Tom Lehrer, Loesser, Kern as well as contemporary composers writing for the NY cabaret scene.
Black Box Theatre, 254 Granby Street (around the corner from the Wells), Norfolk. Tickets can be purchased
through the department or at the door. Tickets $10, general admission. For information call 451-4077.
Saturday, January 14, 2006, 8pm
Sunday, January 15, 2006, 2:30pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Brandenburg Concertos
Jaime Laredo, conductor, violin, viola • Peter Marshall, harpsichord • Vahn Armstrong, violin •
Beverly Kane Baker, viola • Debra Wendells Cross, flute • Joanne Meyer
White • flute • Sherie Lake Aguirre, oboe • Geoffrey McBride, trumpet • George Corbett, oboe • Jane Gabka, oboe •
David Wick, horn • Alicia Waite, horn • Michael Daniels, cello
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News
Bach's Brandenburg Concertos are recognized as the most popular ‘orchestral concertos’ of the
baroque period, showcasing the virtuosos of the Virginia Symphony in brilliant
solos for horns, flutes, oboe, piccolo trumpet, violin, harpsichord and string ensemble.
Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
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Chorus AUDITIONS for TodiMusicFest
Chorus Auditions for Donizetti’s opera The
Daughter of the Regiment (La Fille du régiment) are scheduled for Saturday, February 4, 2006 at Baylake United Methodist Church,
4300 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, beginning at 10:00 am.
Please
prepare a vocal solo that complements your voice -- preferably in
a foreign language (The opera will be sung in French). Call Carin
Cowell at 481-3962 or email carincc@cox.net
by February 1st to schedule an audition appointment. Rehearsals
begin mid-June and performance dates are July 28 and 30, 2006.
If you know of others who might be interested in auditioning, please
forward this email to them. If you’ve auditioned in the past, you
need not re-audition, unless you want to sing for the management
team, again. You must, however, notify me (no later than February
1st) that you’d like to be considered for the 2006 chorus. We will
only be hiring a total of 32-34 singers (There will not be a Todi
Voices Chorus this season). All positions are paid.
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Monday, January 16, 2006, 7:30 pm
The Third Annual
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert:
A Celebration of Freedom and
Civil Rights in America
The Office of Multicultural Affairs
and the Department of Music present the CNU
University Orchestra, Dr. Joseph Pollard White, conductor;
Christopher Mooney, baritone; Dr. Jeffrey Brown, pianist; CNU Jazz Combo I,
Bill Brown, director; Becky Livas, soprano; Pamela Hines, pianist; CNU Women's Chorus,
Dr. Lauren Fowler, conductor; CNU Chamber Choir, Dr. Lauren Fowler, conductor; Donald Morse, pianist.
Works by Hailstork, Flaherty, Blake, Waller, Wonder, Hatfield, Smallwood, Johnson.
Music and Theatre Hall, Ferguson Center for the Arts,
Christopher Newport University
Monday, January 16, 2006, 7:30 pm
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Concert:
Music by African American Composers
Hampton University Concert Choir under the direction of Maestro Royzell L. Dillard, Woodside High School Concert Choir under the direction of Jason Dungee and the
Christian Fellowship Choir of First Baptist Church-Hampton under the direction of Dr. Effie T. Gardner.
This year's concert will feature choral music by African - American composers and arrangers
and will feature the music of composers R. Nathaniel Dett, Nathan Carter,
Roland Carter, Joseph Joubert, Undine Smith Moore, Moses Hogan, Hezekiah Walkers and others.
Additionally, the concert will feature excerpts from some of King's most powerful speeches delivered by some of the
areas most gifted clergy. Ogden Hall, Hampton University, Hampton, VA. This concert is free and open to the public.
For additional questions, please call 757-727-5603.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006, 7 pm
Opera InSight: The Marriage of Figaro
Get a peek behind the curtain when you join Virginia Opera for free
for a lively talk-show format discussion, hosted by witty WHRO radio personality Taylor Green, that takes a
look inside the workings of Mozart's timeless masterpiece, The Marriage of Figaro.
Featured guests include cast and artistic staff from Virginia Opera's upcoming production.
A perfect introduction for beginners, a welcome diversion for aficionados. Admission is free
(City of Norfolk may charge for parking). RSVP recommended, not required, at 757-627-9545 ext. 3326.
Harrison Opera House, 160 East Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk,
VA 23510. Visit www.vaopera.org/
Wednesday, January 18, 2006, 8 pm
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has brought the greatest music ever composed to
every corner of the United Kingdom. Today, the orchestra continues to expand its international reputation
while maintaining a deep commitment to its self-appointed role as Britain’s national orchestra. Conducted
by Charles Dutoit, the performance includes Sibelius’s Karelia Overture, Mozart’s Concerto No. 5 for
Violin in A Major, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B Minor (“Pathétique”). Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher
Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA. Tickets: $70, $65, $55 . Phone 757-594-8752.
Or visit http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu
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Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Mozart Requiem
JoAnn Falletta, conductor • Jane Ohmes, soprano • Angela Horn, alto • Jonathan Boyd, Mozart/tenor •
Jason Grant, Salieri/bass • VSC, Robert Shoup, chorusmaster.
Rimsky-Korsakov Mozart and Salieri;
Mozart Requiem
Celebrate Mozart’s January 27th birthday with the Virginia Symphony Chorus singing Mozart’s
personal and impassioned Requiem. The circumstances surrounding the commissioning of
this moving work have given rise to centuries of speculation and an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov
in which he gives us a possible answer to this mystery in his Mozart and Salieri,
performed semi-staged to enhance your enjoyment!
Friday, January 20, 2006, 8pm. Regent University Theatre, Virginia Beach
Saturday, January 21, 2006, 8pm
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk
Sunday, January 22, 2006, 2:30pm . Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News
Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
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Saturday, January 21, 2006, 3 pm
Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia: Music of Inspiration
Do you ever wonder where composers come up
with the ideas to create music? What is the inspiration composers
draw on to create those memorable and sometimes inspirational melodies?
Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia explore the creative process in
this concert. The concert will feature the Jr. Strings, String and
Concert Orchestras conducted by Beth Argiro, Christina Morton and
Helen Martell. A diverse musical program will include Mozart's Marriage
of Figaro Overture and the first movement of his Symphony No.
31, paying homage to his 250th birthday. Also, presented will be
compositions by Elgar, Gershwin and Ellington as well as the inspiring
spiritual Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Frost. Attucks
Theater, 1010 Church Street, Norfolk. Tickets are $10.00 for Adults
and $6.00 for Students/Children and are available at the door, through
TicketMaster or by contacting the Bay Youth Orchestras manager at
757-618-1800 or bayyouth@hotmail.com.
For further information, visit our website at www.bayyouth.org
or call the Bay Youth manager at the number above.
Saturday, January 21, 2006, 6 pm
Ford, Kuznetsova, Lutsyshyn and Brahms
Marlene Ford, French Horn, Natalia Kuznetsova, Violin and Oksana Lutsyshyn, Piano.
Chamber music by Johannes Brahms: Horn Trio, Violin/Piano Sonata #2, Hungarian Dances.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach. Free and open to the public. For the information call 340-8420 or email poplcvb@erols.com.
Saturday, January 21, 2006, 6:30 pm
Mozart's 250th Birthday Bash
Virginia Opera's annual black-tie gala celebrates this year the 250th birthday of
composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and honors Norfolk Mayor Paul D. Fraim at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott.
In addition to a zany birthday cake contest featuring unique creations by the most talented local
pastry chefs, this elegant fundraiser includes dinner, music, dancing, and an auction, with all proceeds benefiting Virginia Opera.
$175 per person. For more information, call 757-627-9545 ext. 3561 or e-mail aramsey@vaopera.com. Waterside Marriott
235 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510. Visit www.vaopera.org/
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Saturday, January 21, 2006, 7:30 pm
Schola Cantorum: A Mozart Celebration: Choral
Music of a Young Genius
Schola Cantorum, Dr. Lee Teply, Director.
Celebrating the startling brilliance of young Mozart, singing
his earliest motets and masses, followed by playful choral
arrangements of sparkling piano works, and richly devised
opera music composed later in his tragically brief life!
Monumental Methodist Church, 450 Dinwiddie Street, Portsmouth. Free and open to the public.
Visit www.schola-cantorum.org
for more information.
Sunday, January 22, 2006, 4 pm
Schola Cantorum: A Mozart Celebration: Choral
Music of a Young Genius
Schola Cantorum, Dr. Lee Teply, Director.
Celebrating the startling brilliance of young Mozart, singing
his earliest motets and masses, followed by playful choral
arrangements of sparkling piano works, and richly devised
opera music composed later in his tragically brief life!
Southampton High School, Franklin, VA. Concert Tickets: $10; $5 Junior citizens, students and military , at the door.
In keeping with our Mozart theme this season, a Junior citizen is no older
than Mozart at his death at 35 years of age. Sponsored by the Franklin Southampton Concert Association.
Visit www.schola-cantorum.org
for more information.
Sunday, January 22, 2006 at 5 pm
St. John's Episcopal Church: Choral Evensong for Epiphany
The combined choirs of St. Andrews and St. John’s directed by Brad Norris and
accompanied by John Siderius. Psalm 96 - W. Russell Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis - Stanford in B flat
O Magnum Mysterium - Vittoria A free will offering will be received. Reception follows in the Parish Hall.
St. John's Episcopal Church, 100 West Queen's Way, Hampton. 757-722-2567.
Visit stjohnshampton.org
Monday, January 23, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Beverly Kane Baker and Friends
Beverly Kane Baker, viola; JoAnn Falletta,
guitar; Jennifer Snyder, viola; Charles Woodward, piano. Works by
Bach, Schubert, Brahms, Teleman, Bartok and Amram. Attucks
Theatre 1010 Church St., Norfolk. Tickets: Scope Box Office; Ticketmaster:
757-671-8100. For more information about the Attucks Theatre, call
622-4763 or visit www.attuckstheatre.org
Wednesday, January 25, 2006, 5:30 pm
Operatini Night
Come mix it up with young professionals and singles in Hampton Roads at
Virginia Opera's Operatini Night
with live music by Hungarian Guitarist Nick Kepics and Babushka, original Operatini
martinis, beer, wine, and free food and non-alcoholic beverages provided by Scotty Quixx.
Harrison Opera House, 160 East Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23510. 21 & up.
ID required. Charge for alcoholic beverages only. Cash-only event. Admission is free with suggested $2 donation (City of Norfolk may charge for parking). RSVP recommended, not required, at info@vaopera.com.
Visit www.vaopera.org/
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Music of Mozart
Scott Yoo, conductor • Stewart Goodyear, piano. Mozart, Symphony No. 17
Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21
Mozart, Symphony No. 40
An all-Mozart concert
contrasting the early Mozart of 1772 in his 17th Symphony to the
late Mozart of 1788 in his beloved 40th Symphony. In between is
rising star Stewart Goodyear performing the glorious Piano
Concerto No. 21 forever monikered, compliments of Bo Widerberg’s
Cannes Award Winning Film, Elvira Madigan.
Friday, January 27, 2006, 10:30am Coffee Concert, Ferguson Center, Newport News
Saturday, January 28, 2006, 8pm: Chrysler Hall, Norfolk
Sunday, January 29, 2006, 2:30pm: Chrysler Hall, Norfolk
Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Friday, January 27, 2006, 7:30 pm
Mozart 250th Birthday Anniversary Concert
Dr. Allen Shaffer, organist/choirmaster. Soprano Billye Brown Youmans, flutist Debra Cross, oboist George Corbett, violist Beverly Baker and cellist Michael Daniels
and the choir of Christ and Saint Luke's Church. Works include Mozart's two large Fantasias for organ in F minor, K. 594 and K. 608, Franz Liszt's Evocation à la Chapelle Sixtene,
Mozart's Adagio and Rondo in C minor, K. 617, Laudate Dominum from the Solemn Vespers of the Confessor, K. 339, and the brilliant Alleluia from the motet Exsultate jubilate, K. 165
and the motet Ave verum corpus, K. 618 .
Christ and Saint Luke's Church, 560 West Olney Road (at Stockley Gardens), Norfolk. Free-will offering. For more information phone 627-5665.
Friday, January 27, 2006, 8 pm
Mozart 250th Birthday Anniversary Concert
The Music Department of Hampton University celebrates Mozart's birthday with the music faculty in performance, including
Lorraine McFadden Bell singing Mozart concert arias. Ogden Hall, Hampton University, Hampton.
Saturday, January 28, 2006, 3 pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Mozart!
The Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra, under
the direction of Music Director and Conductor David S. Kunkel, presents
its Seventh Annual Lollipop Concert for Children. The concert will
feature Superhero Mozart, played by local storyteller and
narrator Larry VanNostrand. The concert will feature music of superheroes
and that of Mozart, in honor of his 250th birthday on January 27,
2006. Pre and post concert lobby activities include face-painting
and tattoos, our famous Instrument Petting Zoo, and performances
by students from Salem Middle School and the Virginia Beach area.
Salem Middle School Auditorium, 2380 Lynnhaven Parkway, Virginia
Beach. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children, with a maximum
of $20 per family, and may be purchased at the Symphony Office at
671-8611, or at the door on the day of the concert. Visit the VBSO
website at www.vbso.org
Schola Cantorum: A Mozart Celebration: Choral
Music of a Young Genius
Schola Cantorum, Dr. Lee Teply, Director.
Celebrating the startling brilliance of young Mozart, singing
his earliest motets and masses, followed by playful choral
arrangements of sparkling piano works, and richly devised
opera music composed later in his tragically brief life!
Saturday, January 28, 2006, 7:30 pm
First Presbyterian Church of Virginia Beach, 300 36th Street, Virginia Beach.
Sunday, January 29, 2006, 4 pm
First Lutheran Church, 1301 Colley Ave.,
Norfolk.
Concert Tickets: $10; $5 Junior citizens, students and military
, at the door. In keeping with our Mozart theme this season, a Junior
citizen is no older than Mozart at his death at 35 years of age.
Visit www.schola-cantorum.org
for more information.
Sunday, January 29, 2006, 4 pm
Choral Evensong
The choirs of Saint Paul's and Trinity Episcopal Church,
Portsmouth combine for their fourth annual presentation of this beloved Anglican service.
Under the direction of Charles Woodward and James Derr, the choirs will sing the music of
George Dyson and Ralph Vaughan Williams. The Reverend James L. Hutton III will officiate
and the Reverend Father Robert A. Nagy will preach. A reception in the Parish Hall will follow the service.
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, 201 Saint Paul's Boulevard, Norfolk. For further information,
please contact the Church office at 757-627-4353.
Sunday, January 29, 2006, 7 pm
Two Hundred Fiftieth Birthday Celebration for
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sponsored by The Tidewater chapter of the American Guild of Organist and Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.
Dr. Alan Schaffer - Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Norfolk;
Ms. Rebecca Davy - Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg; Mr. Michael Reagan - Larchmont
Methodist Church, Norfolk; Ms. Helen B. Sunderland - Community United Methodist Church, Virginia Beach;
Mr. John Siderius - St. John's Episcopal Church, Hampton; Gloria Dei Senior Choir, Madrigal Singers Choir - Ocean Lakes High School, Virginia Beach.
Celebration String Ensemble:
Yena Chenkin, Arcady Heifetz, James Herbison, Elaine Swinney, Melissa Sunderland, Christopher White.
Vocal soloists: Mrs. Laura Ann Madott, Ms Linda Jacobs, Mr. William Swanson, and Mr. Fred Bound.
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 250 Fox Hill Road, Hampton, Virginia 23669.
The program is free and open to the public. A free will offering will be taken to help defray expenses.
Monday, January 30, 2006, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Ambrosia String Trio
Yun Zhang, violin; Jennifer Snyder, viola; Rebecca Gilmore, cello. Program:
Dittersdorf, Divertimento in D Major;
Hovhaness Trio, Op. 201; Richard Strauss' ' s Deandl is harb auf mi;
Mozart, Divertimento in E flat Major, K. 563.
Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts Building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $10/$5. Reservations are always recommended, and may be made by calling 455-2101.
VENUE CHANGE
Monday, January 30, 2006 at 8 pm
Feldman Chamber Music Society: Cuarteto Casals
Cuarteto Casals (Casals String Quartet) is Vera Martinez-Mehner, Violin; Abel Tomas Realp, Violin;
Jonathan Brown, Viola; Arnau Tomas Realp, Cello. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet in E Flat Major, K. 160;
Mozarat - String Quartet, K.168; Gyorgy Ligeti - String Quartet No. 1;
Juan Crisastomo de Arriaga - String Quartet No. 3 E Flat Major.
Pre-concert refreshments at 6:30 p.m., preview with WHRO-FM's Dwight Davis at 7 p.m.,
musicians' reception following the concert. Kaufman Theatre, the Chrysler Museum, 245 West Olney Rd., Norfolk.
Concert tickets are $20 each. Music Professional and Student tickets are $5 for individually purchased tickets.
Phone 757-552-1630 or visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org
Thursday, February 2, 2006, 11am
VWC Concert Series: A Little Day Music
Amadi Hummings, viola, with Lee Jordan-Anders, collaborating pianist
Free concert, no reservations necessary.
Hofheimer Theater, VWC Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
New Information
Friday, February 3, 2006, 7 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild: Annual Auction Party
The party includes both a Live Auction and a Silent Auction. Featured in the auctions are: a pair of roundtrip tickets on AirTran from Newport News to any AirTran destination, a pair of roundtrip tickets on Southwest between any cities in the Southwest system, a week at an upstate New York farm, golf packages at the area's finest golf courses, a weekend at Baltimore's all-suites Tremont Plaza, a $500 gift certificate for custom-designed jewelry, and tickets to the area's finest cultural events. Many additional treasures, amusements, services and collectibles will be offered.
Refreshments will be served and there will be a musical surprise during the evening.
Williamsburg Community Building
401 North Boundary Street, Williamsburg. The event is free for Season Subscribers and Patrons and $5 at the door for all others.
Visit the Choral Guild website at www.williamsburgchoralguild.org
Saturday, February 4, 2006, 10 am
Chorus AUDITIONS for TodiMusicFest
Chorus Auditions for Donizetti’s opera The
Daughter of the Regiment (La Fille du régiment) are scheduled for Saturday, February 4 at Baylake United Methodist Church,
4300 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, beginning at 10:00 am.
Please
prepare a vocal solo that complements your voice -- preferably in
a foreign language (The opera will be sung in French). Call Carin
Cowell at 481-3962 or email carincc@cox.net
by February 1st to schedule an audition appointment. Rehearsals
begin mid-June and performance dates are July 28 and 30, 2006.
If you know of others who might be interested in auditioning, please
forward this email to them. If you’ve auditioned in the past, you
need not re-audition, unless you want to sing for the management
team, again. You must, however, notify me (no later than February
1st) that you’d like to be considered for the 2006 chorus. We will
only be hiring a total of 32-34 singers (There will not be a Todi
Voices Chorus this season). All positions are paid.
Sunday, February 5, 2006, 2:30 pm
2006 Young Singers Project Concert
What do 29 students from 11 different Hampton
Roads' High Schools have in common? They love to sing! They've been
given a unique opportunity to hone their skills as part of the Virginia
Chorale's 2006 Young Singers Project. The Young Singers Project
is a select ensemble of Hampton Roads' most gifted and diverse singers.
Students audition annually and come from all over the region. They
will participate in several weeks of intensive rehearsals for their
upcoming performance. Selections will include music in Latin and
German. Several songs composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are featured,
as the 250th Anniversary of the famous composers' birth is being
celebrated worldwide. Norfolk Academy's Price Auditorium,
1585 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk. For detailed ticket information, contact
the Virginia Chorale Box Office at 757.627.8375 or online at www.vachorale.com.
NEW
Sunday, February 5, 2006, 3 pm
Christ and St. Luke's: Pianist Christopher Kypros
The Fine Arts Guild (Patricia Bernick, Director) of Christ and St. Luke's presents
Christopher Kypros, pianist. Works by Albeniz, Beethoven, Ravel and Chopin.
Christ and Saint Luke's Church, 560 Olney Road at Stockley Gardens, Norfolk.
Tickets: $10 General Admission; $8 Seniors/Military/ Students
For more information call 627-5665. Post-Concert Reception: Champagne and Chocolates.
Sunday, February 5, 2006, 4 pm
Amadi Hummings, Viola; Lee-Jordan Anders, Piano
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church Candlelight
Concert Series presents
violist Amadi Hummings and pianist Lee-Jordan Anders.
Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord BWV 1028 - J. S. Bach;
Blues Forms - Coleridge Taylor Perkinson; Le Grand Tango - Astor Piazzolla;
Sonata in F minor for Viola and Piano, op. 120, no. 1 - Johannes Brahms.
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333 Cedar Road, Chesapeake (across from the Chesapeake Municipal Center complex.
A free will offering will be accepted and a nursery will be provided. For information please call 547-4706.
Sunday, February 5, 2006, 4 pm
Lorraine Bell & Lisa Coston: A Vocal Delight
Hampton University Department of Music Faculty Recital Series presents
soprano Lorraine McFadden Bell and guest artist mezzo soprano Lisa Relaford Coston. Ogden Hall, Hampton University, Hampton, VA.
NEW
Sunday, February 5, 2006, 5 pm
Chesapeake Civic Chorus Concert
Mrs. Geraldine T. Boone, Director; Mrs.Cecilia Mickens, Accompanist. Guest Artist - Soprano Patricia Saunders Nixon.
Choral selections by Bach, Rutter, Vierne, Carter, Burleigh, Hall Johnson, Moses Hogan, Sleeth as
well as spirituals arranged by John W. Work, Roland Carter, Undine Smith Moore and William H. Smith.
Ms. Nixon will sing works by Schubert, Charles, Johnson and Carter. Saint Paul United Methodist Church
437 Providence Road, Chesapeake, VA. Suggested Donation: $5.00.
Monday, February 6, 2006, 8 pm
Diehn Concert Series: Ethel String Quartet
Ethel is a 21st century realization of the classical string quartet model
featuring uptown and downtown performers Ralph Farris, Dorothy Lawson, Todd Reynolds and Mary Rowell.
Unencumbered by convention, genre or style, the talents and experience of these four musicians culminate
to create a flexible entity that is committed to exploring new possibilities
in string quartet performance. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and
Performing Arts Building, ODU, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk. For information about the outreach performance call 683-4061; for tickets call 683-5305.
Tickets: $7 Students - $10 Faculty and Non-ODU Students - $15 General
New cast information
Tuesday, February 7, 2006, 10:15 am
Student Matinee: Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro
Featuring Rita Addico-Cohen in the role of Susanna. A major component of Virginia Opera's education and outreach program,
Student Matinees offer mainstage performances of Virginia Opera productions at greatly reduced prices.
Appropriate for Grades 3-12 & Community. Harrison Opera House, 160 East Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23510.
$10 for students/chaperones (There must be a minimum ratio of four students to each chaperone.
For every 20 students, one free chaperone ticket will be issued. Separate restrictions apply to college students.)
To purchase tickets or for more information, call 757-628-8321.
Tuesday, February 7, 2006, 11am
VWC Center for Sacred Music: African Celebrations
Dr. Anthony Hailey. Celebrations of West African tribal communities. As part of its annual Sacred Music Symposium-of-the-World Series,
this year's topic is Sing Out, Spirit - a look at the music and ritual associated with religious festival days.
The illustrated lectures take place in the room 9 of the VWC Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Friday, February 10, 2006, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Bellissima
This women’s vocal ensemble directed by Deborah Carr is a favorite with audiences.
Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts Building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $10/$5. Reservations are always recommended, and may be made by calling 455-2101.
Friday, February 10, 2006, 8 pm; Preconcert Talk - 7:15 pm
Art Song of Williamsburg: American Art Song Lives!
Andrew Garland, baritone
Donna Loewy, pianist
Art Song of Williamsburg presents its winter concert American Art Song Lives! featuring critically acclaimed baritone Andrew Garland and pianist Donna Loewy.
This program focuses on the marvelous talents of young American composers who have used the poetry of familiar western-world icons, such as Walt Whitman and Vachel Lindsay, to produce engaging and ebullient songs.
A popular feature of the Art Song presentations is the preconcert talk, which begins at 7:15 p.m. and describes the music and poetry of the evening's program.
Williamsburg Regional Library, 515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg. Tickets: $18, $10 students. Group discounts for advance sales. Tickets may be purchased at the door on the evening of the performance.
Call: 757-229-7101
or visit www.artsongofwilliamsburg.org
Saturday, February 11, 2006, 9 am - 6:30 pm
Flute Faire
Sponsored by the Instrumental Music Departments
of the Governor’s School for the Arts and Old Dominion University,
Flute Faire is an informative, fun day of master classes, competitions,
flute choirs, workshops, vendors, and performances for flutists
of all ages and abilities. Special Guest Artist, Gray Schocker with
pianist Charles Woodward will present a recital at 2:00 PM followed
by a Master Class from 3:15 to 4:45 P.M. featuring the three winners
from the college competition. An Advisory Board Recital at 5:00
PM in Chandler Recital Hall will feature the Virginia Symphony flutists
and professional flutists from Hampton Roads universities and military
bands. Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building on the campus
of Old Dominion University, W 49th at Elkhorn, Norfolk. $30.00 for
the entire day, includes admittance to all recitals, classes,
and exhibits. One parent is admitted free with each student.
$20.00 for non-flutists attending 2-6 P.M. only wishing to
hear Mr. Schocker’s recital and the Advisory Board recital. Flute
Faire is open to the public. For more information and registration
forms go to www.flutefaire.com
for further information or call Patti Watters, Coordinator, at 486-1945.
Saturday, February 11, 2006, 8pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: The Romantic Germans
Roberto Minczuk, conductor; Bill VerMeulen, horn. Edino Krieger, Passacaglia for the New Millennium;
R. Strauss, Horn Concerto No. 2; Brahms, Symphony No. 3
Roberto Minczuk lends Brazilian style to Krieger’s varying and contrasting Passacaglia for the New Millennium, a work he premiered and now conducts for us here on a program that includes the colorful Horn Concerto No. 2 of Strauss and the serene majesty of Brahms Symphony No. 3.
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
NEW
Sunday, February 12, 2006, 3 pm
Old Dominion University Symphony
ODU Symphony, Leslie Stewart, conductor. Michael Luxnor, guest conductor; Nate Kinnison, saxophone soloist.
Mozart, Wind Serenade in E-Flat; Glazunov, Saxophone Concerto; Tchaikovsky, String Serenade.
Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum, 245 W.Olney Rd. Norfolk. Admission is free and open to the public.
NEW
Sunday, February 12, 2006, 4 pm
Schubert, Sherbet, Champagne, and Schokolade
Music Series at St. Mark Lutheran presents an afternoon of music featuring a Schubert string quartet, Rosetti two-horn quartet,
Fripperies for 4 horns by Lowell Shaw, and Brahms horn trio. St. Mark Lutheran Church, 118 Old York-Hampton Highway
(off Route 17 about one quarter of a mile north of Denbigh Blvd), York County. Tickets $10 at the door or phone 898-4395. Reception with food catered by Cafe' St. Mark.
Sunday, February 12, 2006, 7:30 pm
Virginia Chorale: Days Now Gone
Music Director Robert Shoup; Charles Woodward, piano; Melissa McCarthy Steinberg, cello.
Donald McCullough's Holocaust Cantata: Songs from the Camps,
with a compelling score and dramatic readings. This evening of music celebrates the richness of the Jewish tradition from the
joyfulness of Psalms to the courageous expression of music composed within the camps of the Holocaust.
All of the selections were found in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archives,
and all were composed by prisoners during their incarcerations in Nazi camps.
A special multimedia presentation created for the performance features images of sculpted art by Hampton Roads' own Linda Gissen.
Ohef Sholom Temple, Stockley Gardens & Raleigh Ave., Ghent, Norfolk. Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm. For
detailed ticket information, contact the Virginia Chorale Box Office at 757.627.8375 or online at www.vachorale.com.
Monday, February 13, 2006, 8 pm
Norfolk Chamber Consort: Jewish/American
Norfolk Chamber Consort, F. Gerard Errante
& Allen Shaffer Artistic Co-Directors, continues its 37th
season with Ernest Bloch's String Quartet No.2; David Schiff's Divertimento from Gimple the Fool and music from Broadway.
Yun Zhang and Lesa Bishop, violins;
Beverly Baker, viola; Michael Daniels, cello; F. Gerard Errante, clarinet; Christopher Mooney, baritone;
Charles Woodward, piano. Ohef Sholom Temple, Stockley Gardens & Raleigh Ave., Ghent,
Norfolk. A Pre-Concert talk about the program with the Consort's Artistic Co-Director
Allen Shaffer will begin at 7:45 PM. Tickets: $15 General Admission; $12 Seniors/Military; $6 Students.
Post-Concert Reception by Rajput. Phone: 622-4542 or visit www.ncconsort.org
Tuesday, February 14, 2006, 11am
VWC Concert Series: A Little Day Music - Duo Jota-A
Jorge Aguirre, violin; Lee Jordan-Anders, piano. Free concert, no reservations necessary.
Hofheimer Theater, VWC Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006, 10:30 am
Student Matinee: Oh, Freedom!
A major component of Virginia Opera's education and outreach program,
Student Matinees offer mainstage performances of Virginia Opera productions at greatly reduced prices.
Appropriate for Grades 3-12 & Community. Helping to celebrate Black History Month
Harrison Opera House, 160 East Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23510.
$3 for students, $5 for adults
To purchase tickets or for more information, call 757-628-8321.
NEW
Wednesday, February 15, 2006, 6:30 pm
Musicale for Local Battered Women's Shelter
The sisters of Sigma Alpha Iota International Women's Music Fraternity
are putting on a "love offering" to raise money for a local battered
women's shelter, which helps women in our community cope with and
recover from all kinds of domestic violence. Please come out and listen to some great performances while helping to
support women in our community!
This love offering is
free to the public, but any and all donations are greatly
appreciated!! Grace United Methodist Church, 1209 Country Club Rd., Newport News.
Saturday, February 18, 2006, 8 pm
Virginia Chorale: Days Now Gone
Music Director Robert Shoup; Charles Woodward,
piano; Melissa McCarthy Steinberg, cello. Donald McCullough's Holocaust
Cantata: Songs from the Camps, with a compelling score and
dramatic readings. This evening of music celebrates the richness
of the Jewish tradition from the joyfulness of Psalms to the courageous
expression of music composed within the camps of the Holocaust.
All of the selections were found in the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum archives, and all were composed by prisoners during
their incarcerations in Nazi camps. A special multimedia presentation
created for the performance features images of sculpted art by Hampton
Roads' own Linda Gissen. Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher
Newport University, Newport News. Pre-concert lecture at 7 pm. For
detailed ticket information, contact the Virginia Chorale Box Office
at 757.627.8375 or online at www.vachorale.com.
New program information
Sunday, February 19, 2006 5 pm
Old Donation: Baroque Violin & Harpsichord Concert
Natalia Kuznetsova, violin; and Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano make their first appearance
at Old Donation Episcopal Church. Works by Schmelzer, Biber, Geminiani, Vitali, Veracini and Tartini.
Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 N. Witchduck Road. (Near Sentara Bayside Hospital). A wine & cheese reception will follow in the Parish Hall.
Phone 757-497-0563.
Virginia Opera: Mozart's Marriage of Figaro
Peter Mark, Artistic Director; Dan Saunders, Conductor; Lorna Haywood, director
Virginia Opera celebrates Mozart's 250th birthday
with a spirited production of his ever-popular The Marriage of Figaro,
last staged in 1999. This story of a madcap wedding day in Seville
is host to rampant misadventure and unbridled hilarity as two wily
servants outwit their arrogant master. Jane Redding, who received
critical acclaim as Gilda in last season's Rigoletto, as well as
the feisty Rosina in our Barber of Seville in 2002, returns as the
lively maid-turned-bride Susanna. Lorna Haywood, the world-renowned
British soprano and teacher whom Peter Mark has known since his
student days at Juilliard, will make her Virginia Opera directorial
debut. Haywood recently directed Figaro at Opera San José for the
celebrated opening of the newly-renovated California Theatre in
September 2004. Haywood's operatic career included performances
at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Glyndebourne Festival Opera,
English National Opera, San Francisco Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera
and numerous other American opera companies. Associate Conductor
Dan Saunders conducts. Sung in Italian with English Supertitles
Norfolk: February 3, 5, 8, 10 & 12, 2006 Harrison Opera House
Fairfax: February 17 & 19, 2006 George Mason University's Center for the Arts
Richmond: February 24 & 26, 2006 Landmark Theater
For additional information, patrons may call the toll-free
subscriber hotline at
866-OPERA-VA (866-673-7282).
Monday, February 20, 2006, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: The Living Roots of Music with Lauren Pelon
Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts Building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $10/$5. Reservations are always recommended, and may be made by calling 455-2101.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 11am
VWC Concert Series: A Little Day Music
The Living Roots of Music (shortened version).
Free concert, no reservations necessary.
Hofheimer Theater, VWC Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Tuesday, February 21, 2005, 6 pm
Richmond Times Dispatch Operatini Tuesday & Opera Insight
The Operatini Night fun begins Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. at Maggiano's Little Italy with food, original Operatini martinis, beer and wine (cash bar). At 7 p.m., join Virginia Opera's Community Outreach Musical Director, Glenn Winters, for an informal and entertaining look at Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. With his unusual blend of humor and insight, Glenn will reveal what makes this opera the enduring masterpiece it is. Whether you are an opera newcomer or aficionado, this program is guaranteed to enrich your opera experience. With musical highlights performed by Virginia Opera artists, this is a presentation not to be missed! RSVPs recommended at richmondinfo@vaopera.com.
Maggiano's Little Italy, 11800 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA.
Call 804-644-8168 ext. 3395 for more info. 21 & up. ID required. Free admission. Charge for alcoholic beverages only.
CANCELLED
Wednesday, February 22, 2005, 7:15 pm
Student Night at the Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
Student Night at the Opera - a program that
has for years been a success in Norfolk in reaching out to younger
audiences - makes its debut in Richmond at the Landmark Theater,
featuring a special performance of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.
To help prepare students and teachers beforehand, Virginia Opera
provides scheduled attendees with detailed study guides, also made
available online at www.vaopera.org.
Landmark Theater, 6 North Laurel St., Richmond, VA 23220. Tickets
$9 (students and chaperones) Tickets are for full-time students,
grades four through 12. Separate restrictions apply to college students.
For each chaperone ticket, a minimum of four student tickets must
be purchased. For tickets or more information about Student Night
at the Opera, call 866-OPERA-VA (866-673-7282)or visit www.vaopera.org
Thursday, February 23, 2006, 7:30 pm
HMS Pinafore
The Carl Rosa Opera, Britain’s most well established opera company,
invites you aboard the HMS Pinafore for a hilarious tale of love, hypocrisy and mistaken
identities. It all unravels when the Captain's daughter falls secretly in love with a common sailor.
A remarkable twist of fate changes all when a long-kept secret is let slip, somersaulting our heroes
into a heady climax of fun, frivolity and fortune. HMS Pinafore is a musical delight for everyone to enjoy.
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher
Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA. Tickets: $45, $40, $35 . Phone 757-594-8752.
Or visit http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu
Friday, February 24, 2006, 7:30 pm
The Mikado
Carl Rosa Opera's new production of The Mikado, with sets and costumes from the Academy
Award-winning Mike Leigh film Topsy-Turvy, is a historic re-creation of the original authorized Savoy production of 1885.
Gilbert's authenticated prompt book has been the source for the direction, staging and choreography. Many drawings,
photographs, designs and research material have been unearthed for this ongoing project that has taken four years to coordinate.
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher
Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA. Tickets: $45, $40, $35 . Phone 757-594-8752.
Or visit http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu
Friday, February 24, 2006, 11 pm
Opening Night Cast Party - The Marriage of Figaro
Virginia Opera invites audience members to join the artists from The Marriage of Figaro
for a cast party celebrating their Opening Night performance in Richmond. Festivities begin at 11 p.m. on Feb. 24 at
Richmond Marriott's BlueFire Steakhouse, following the performance at the Landmark Theater. Mingle with the artists
from the production; enjoy complimentary food with a cash bar available.
Richmond Marriott's BlueFire Steakhouse, 500 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA, 804-643-3400. The Marriott will validate parking at the
front desk for those attending the cast party. Free admittance with opening night ticket stub or subscriber card, only.
Saturday, February 25, 2006, 8 pm
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Leon Botstein, Music Director. As the premiere orchestra of Israel’s capital city,
the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra is dedicated to performing masterpieces from baroque to the contemporary.
Maestro Botstein has brought the orchestra great acclaim and has been widely praised for his tirelessly creative
programming and inspired performances. The Ferguson Center concert features “Památník Lidicím” (Memorial to Lidice)
by Martinu, Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” and Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100.
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA. Tickets: $60, $55, $50 . Phone 757-594-8752.
Or visit http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu
Saturday, February 25, 2006, 8 pm
W&M Student and Faculty Baroque Music Concert
Three William & Mary Music Department baroque music specialists will
team up with three of their students from the W&M Early Music
Ensemble to present a concert of 18th-century music on baroque
instruments played in baroque style.
W&M faculty members---harpsichordist Tom Marshall, recorder player
Ruth Griffioen, and violinist Susan Via---will perform, along with
students Nick Fitzgerald on baroque violin, Rachael Blake on baroque
flute, and Susanna Klosko on cello in various pieces by Telemann and
Bach. The two groups will combine, along with several other student
and professional players, to perform Telemann's Concerto for Recorder
and Flute. The Great Hall of the Wren Building on the campus of the College of
William & Mary. Admission is free and open to the public. For further information, call Ruth Griffioen at 221-1089 or email
rvbgri@wm.edu.
Sunday, February 26, 2006, 3:00 pm
Peninsula Youth Orchestra Concert
Peninsula Youth Orchestra, conducted by Rebecca
Nixon, along with the Sinfonia, conducted by Dianne Chapman, perform
Tchaikovsky's Marche Slave, Gliere's Russian Sailers'
Dance, and other selected pieces. Gloria Dei Lutheran
Church, 250 Fox Hill Road, Hampton. For directions visit gloriadeilutheranchurch.net/location.htm
Admission is free and donations accepted. All proceeds will
go to charity.
Sunday, February 26, 2006, 3:00 pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: Schubert and Cherubini
David Kunkel, Music Director & Conductor. Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Deborah Carr, Choirmaster.
Schubert: Symphony No. 9, D. 944 in C Major (The Great); Cherubini: Requiem in C minor.
Regent University Communications and Performing Arts Center, Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $15 general, $12 student/senior, $9 for active duty military and their dependents, and $9 for groups of 10 or more. Phone
757-671-8611 or visit
www.vbso.org
Venue Change
Monday, February 27, 2006 at 8 pm
Feldman Chamber Music Society: Vienna Piano Trio
Stefan Mendl, Piano; Wolfgang Redik, Violin;
Matthias Gredler, Cello. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B
flat, KV 502; Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) Piano Trio (1920); Robert
Schumann (1810-1856) Piano Trio Nr. 1 in d Minor, op. 63.
Kaufman Theatre, Chrylser Museum,
245 West Olney Rd., Norfolk. Pre-concert refreshments at 6:30 p.m.,
preview with WHRO-FM's Dwight Davis at 7 p.m., musicians' reception
following the concert. Tickets are $20 each. Music Professional
and Student tickets are $5. Tickets are also available at the door; cash or check only, please.
Phone 757-552-1630 or visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org
Tuesday, February 28, 2006, 7 pm
Opera InSight: Norma
Get a peek behind the curtain when you join Virginia Opera for free
for a lively talk-show format discussion, hosted by witty WHRO radio personality Taylor Green, that takes a
look inside the workings of Bellini's powerful Norma.
Featured guests include cast and artistic staff from Virginia Opera's upcoming production.
A perfect introduction for beginners, a welcome diversion for aficionados. Admission is free
(City of Norfolk may charge for parking). RSVP recommended, not required, at 757-627-9545 ext. 3326.
Harrison Opera House, 160 East Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk,
VA 23510. Visit www.vaopera.org/
Correction
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 8 pm
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg: Vienna Piano Trio
Stefan Mendl, Piano; Wolfgang Redik, Violin;
Matthias Gredler, Cello. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B
flat, KV 502; Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) Piano Trio (1920); Schubert’s Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 100, D 929.
One of the world’s leading ensembles of piano, violin and cello, the Vienna Piano Trio has given virtuoso performances
in the major concert venues for chamber music around the world and has been featured in leading music festivals in Europe,
Canada and Puerto Rico. The critical acclaim for this trio has also extended through a wide range of recordings for which they have won numerous awards.
Williamsburg Regional Library Arts Center Theatre, 515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg.
For ticket information call 229-2901. Regular admission $15. Students $6.
NEW
Wednesday, March 1, 2006, 8 pm
Violinist Costas Anastassopoulos
Ewell Concert Series, College of William and Mary. An international master of the classical and contemporary repertoire, Costas Anastassopoulos is the violinist of choice for premieres by contemporary composers.
Ewell Recital Hall, College of William and Mary. Free and open to the public. For details contact Judy Zwerdling-Zwelling at 221-1073.
NEW
Thursday, March 2, 2006, 8 pm
William & Mary Orchestra Spring Concert
Phi Beta Kappa Hall, College of William and Mary. For Details contact Bohuslav Rattay, 221-1089.
Friday, March 3, 2006, 8 pm
The International Sejong Soloists with Joseph Kalichstein, Piano
This conductor-less ensemble is nothing short of sensational. Under the artistic direction of Hyo Kang
(a renowned violin professor at the Juilliard School of Music), International Sejong Soloists is
consistently praised for its gorgeous sound, fresh interpretations and broad range of orchestral and chamber repertoire for strings.
The ensemble is regularly featured on NPR's Performance Today and is now Ensemble in Residence at the Aspen Music Festival.
Works by Mozart and Dvorak. American Theatre,
125 E. Mellen Street, Hampton. Tickets: $25 or $30. For more information phone 722-2787
Saturday, March 4, 8pm &
Sunday, March 5, 2:30pm, 2006
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Larger than
Life
Jorge Mester, conductor. John Adams, The
Chairman Dances; Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks;
Beethoven, Symphony No. 3, Eroica
Experience Beethoven’s groundbreaking Symphony No. 3, Eroica,
along with Strauss’ humorous tone poem – Till Eulenspiegel’s
Merry Pranks, as then infamous 14th century prankster thumbs
his nose at the establishment. Then enjoy an orchestral excerpt
from John Adams 20th century American opera – the famous scene where
Madame Mao gatecrashes the presidential banquet and entices Chairman
Mao to join her in a foxtrot!
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News. Ticket information:
757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Schola Cantorum Auditions
Schola Cantorum, a fun-loving group of musicians who perform Medieval
through Contemporary Classical styles of music, announces auditions for the current 10th anniversary season.
Tenors and altos especially needed. Rehearsals on Sunday afternoons from 1:30 til 4 PM.
Interested persons should contact Lee Teply at 625-6305 ASAP to arrange an audition.
Monday, March 6, 2006, 8pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild: German Masterworks
Celebrating Williamsburg Choral Guild's 30th birthday and honoring Mozart's 250th birthday
WCG presents Mozart's Coronation Mass, K. 317; Beethoven's Mass in C, Op. 86. Soloists:
Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano;
Lisa Relaford Coston, mezzo-soprano;
Tracey Welborn, tenor;
Branch Fields, bass;
With members of the Virginia Symphony
St. Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg.
Tickets: $12.50 ($15 at door), Students $7.50.
Tickets may be obtained by calling the Guild at 757-220-1808, visiting the Choral Guild
website at www.williamsburgchoralguild.org
or at three retail sites: The Coffeehouse/Williamsburg Crossing, Massey's Camera Shop, and Old Chickahominy House/Jamestown Road.
Wednesday, March 8, 2006, 5:30 pm
Operatini Night
Come mix it up with young professionals and singles in Hampton Roads at
Virginia Opera's final Operatini Night of the season
with live music, original Operatini
martinis, beer, wine, and free food and non-alcoholic beverages provided by Scotty Quixx.
Harrison Opera House, 160 East Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23510. 21 & up.
ID required. Charge for alcoholic beverages only. Cash-only event. Admission is free with suggested $2 donation (City of Norfolk may charge for parking). RSVP recommended, not required, at info@vaopera.com.
Visit www.vaopera.org/
Thursday, March 9, 2006, 11am
VWC Center for Sacred Music: Native America
Dr. Kathleen Joyce-Grendahl. Native American celebration rituals.
. As part of its annual Sacred Music Symposium-of-the-World Series,
this year's topic is Sing Out, Spirit - a look at the music and ritual associated with religious festival days.
The illustrated lectures take place in the room 9 of the VWC Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Thursday, March 9, 2006, 6 pm
Darryl Taylor: American Giants
Marking the centenary of the death of Paul
Laurence Dunbar, the first half of tenor Darryl Taylor's program
celebrates his genius via various settings of his poetry. The second
half is devoted to Langston Hughes and features a monologue and
poetry recitation in addition to the singing of songs set to his
poetry. Millenium Stage, Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts, Washington, D.C. Free admission, no tickets required. Visit
the Kennedy Center website at www.kennedy-center.org
Thursday, March 9, 2006, 8pm, St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg
Friday, March 10, 2006, 8pm, Regent University Theatre, Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Turkish Delights
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Vahn Armstrong, violin. Rossini Overture to The Turk in Italy;
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish; Aaron Jay Kernis Musica Celestis; Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite.
Showcasing the VSO's concertmaster, Vahn Armstrong, performing Mozart's masterpiece for the violin. You'll then be illuminated by Kernis' moving portrait of Angels singing in heaven and enjoy a happy ending with Stravinsky’s unmistakable touch in music from the ballet Pulcinella. All these wonderful selections chosen specifically to take advantage of the intimacy of these concert halls.
Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
New Program Information
Friday, March 10, 2006, 8 pm; Preconcert Talk - 7:15 pm
Art Song of Williamsburg: The Wide World of Song
Keri Alkema, mezzo-soprano;
Michael Baitzer, pianist
The third concert will introduce a mezzo-soprano who is a Marilyn Horne Young Artist and Domingo/Cafritz Artist
(at Washington National Opera). We’ll be transported across Europe to cities where art song flourished. Ms. Alkema will sing songs by
Rossini, Korngold, Montsalvatge, Heggie, Argento, and Bernstein.
Williamsburg Regional Library, 515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg. Tickets: $18, $10 students. Call: 757-229-7101
or visit www.artsongofwilliamsburg.org
Sunday, March 12, 2006, 2:30 pm
Homage to Pablo Casals with Selma Gokcen, Cello
A tribute to the legendary cellist Pablo Casals
With Selma Gokcen, cello and Jonathan C. Kramer and Lloyd Moss, narrators. Special appearance by
Bernard Greenhouse, cello Consisting of the three Suites for Solo Cello by Johann Sebastian Bach and a
three part narrative of the life of Pablo Casals. Filled with poetry, anecdotes and autobiographical narrative, (and music of course) the Homage To Pablo Casals will be preceded by an interview with famed cellist Bernard Greenhouse (for many years the cellist in the Beaux Arts Trio). American Theatre,
125 E. Mellen Street, Hampton. Tickets: $25 or $30. For more information phone 722-2787
NEW
Sunday, March 12, 2006, 4 pm
Hidenwood Presbyterian Church: Duetto Expressivo
Tidewater's favorite violin and piano duo, Natalia Kuznetsova and Oksana Lutsyshyn
play sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven, Paganini and Brahms.
Hidenwood Presbyterian Church, 414 Hiden Blvd., Newport News. Free will offering. Phone 596-1151
Sunday, March 12, 2006, 4 pm
St. Mark Lutheran Church: Free Memorial Concert
The combined St. Mark choirs and the Yorktown Chorale, Carla Jones-Director, join to present two works:
Gloria from the Mass in C by Mozart and
the Mass in B-flat major by Franz Schubert, accompanied by a 20+ piece orchestra.
Soloists include Carla Jones, soprano; Terri Larsen, alto; Tony Auby, tenor; James Larsen, bass.
In addition the orchestra will play Vaughan William's setting of Rhosymedre and Allen Smithson, who played first chair horn at the 2005 Interlochen Music Festival, will perform the 1st horn concerto of Mozart with the orchestra.
The conductor for the program is Dan Landis, Director of Music at St. Mark.
Seating is limited. St. Mark Lutheran Church, 118 Old York-Hampton Highway (off Route 17 about one quarter of a mile north of Denbigh Blvd), York County. Phone 757-898-4395.
Venue Change
Monday, March 13, 2006 at 8 pm
Feldman Chamber Music Society: Ensemble Baroque
Sherie Lake Aguirre, Oboe; Debra Wendells
Cross, Flute; David Savige, Bassoon; Peggy Kelley Reinburg, Harpsichord
and Artistic Director. Formed in 2005 by Peggy Kelley Reinburg and
Sherie Lake Aguirre and directed by Ms. Reinburg, Ensemble Baroque
is dedicated to the performance of music of the Baroque era. The
program will include compositions by Vivaldi, Sieber, Telemann,
Händel and Zipoli, all Baroque era composers. Pre-concert
refreshments at 6:30 pm, preview with WHRO-FM's Dwight Davis at
7 pm, musicians' reception following the concert. Kaufman
Theatre, Chrylser Museum, 245 West Olney Rd., Norfolk.
Adults single ticket - $20; Students and music professionals single
ticket - $5. Tickets are also available at the door. Cash or check
only, please. Call 552-1630 for more information or visit our website
at www.feldmanchambermusic.org
NEW
Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Soprano Agnes Fuller Wynne in Recital
Amanda Halstead, piano; Anibal Acosta, guitar; Emilie Sargente, French horn; Natalia Kuznetsova, violin.
Works by Mozart, Dowland, Berlioz, Doug Hill, Bach and Schubert.
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Buiding, ODU, 49th Street & Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk. Free and open to the public.
Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 12:30 pm
The Eastern Virginia Brass Quintet in Concert
Lawrence Clemens, trumpet; Robert Spaeth, trumpet; Robert Ford, trombone; Marlene Ford, horn;
John Moriarty, tuba.
The intentionally toe-tapping music opens with an off-kilter 20th century Dance by Wilke Renwick, but then steps back into 16th
century styles with Elizabethan Consort Music arranged by American Brass Quintet trumpeter, Raymond Mase. There are quick steps
from the American Civil War with works from the American Brass Band Journal, a speedy, head spinning Village Dance by Canadian composer
Morley Calvert and, for good measure, a poignant march in Impression of a Parade by Samuel Baron.
Pungo Auditorium, Pungo Building, Tidewater Community College, Virginia
Beach Campus, 1700 College Crescent, Virginia Beach. Free and open to the public.
For more information, call quintet member Marlene Ford at
340-6406 or TCC Student Activities at 822-7226.
Thursday, March 16, 2006, 8 pm
Saturday, March 18, 2006, 8 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia: A Musical Feast, Concert #3
Janna Hymes-Bianchi, Music Director. Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri Overture;
Rossini: String Sonata No. 2;
Resphigi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suite 1;
Britten: Soirees Musicales, op. 9;
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4. The 22nd Anniversary Concert Season of Williamsburg's Own Professional Chamber Orchestra
performing superb classical repertoire for Williamsburg and surrounding communities since 1984.
Kimball Theatre, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Virginia. Tickets: $37/$27; Students: $7 (at the door only).
Tickets may be purchased by telephone (757-229-9857), via e-mail, williamsburgsymphonia@williamsburgsymphonia.org
or postal mail, or at the theatre.
Visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org
Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 1 pm
St. John's Episcopal Church: Annual Bach Concert, The Clavierubung, Part III
Members of the American Guild of Organists play Bach’s Preludes on the hymns
of the Lutheran Catechism on the Parsons organ. An offering for the AGO
Scholarship fund will be received.
St. John's Episcopal Church, 100 West Queen's Way, Hampton. 757-722-2567.
Visit stjohnshampton.org
Saturday, March 18, 2006, 8 pm
Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble: Symphonic Dances
American Theatre, 125 E. Mellen Street, Hampton. Tickets: $12/adults
and $8/seniors and students. Phone (757) 722-2787. Visit us at www.cbwe.org
Saturday, March 18, 2006, 8 pm
Polish Chamber Orchestra with
Sir James Galway, Flutist/ Conductor
&
Lady Jeanne Galway, Flutist
The legendary Sir James Galway is a modern musical master whose flute virtuosity
is equaled only by his limitless ambitions and vision. This performance with Lady Jeanne Galway and
the Polish Chamber Orchestra, who since 1972 has been renowned as one of the most interesting chamber ensembles,
is a celebration of Mozart and his 250th birthday.
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA. Tickets: $55, $50, $40. Phone 757-594-8752.
Or visit http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu
Saturday, March 18, 2006, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 19, 2006, 3 pm
Governor's School: Liederabend
Vocal students from the Governor's School, under the direction of Chair Alan Fischer, present
a program of German Art Song. Black Box Theatre, 254 Granby Street (around the corner from the Wells Theatre), Norfolk.
Tickets can be purchased through the department or at the door. Tickets $10, general admission. For information call 451-4077.
Saturday, March 18, 2006, 8 pm
Sunday, March 19, 2006, 3 pm
York River Symphony Orchestra: Past Times ... of Times Past
Robin Welch, guitar
soloist plays Rodrigo's Fantasia para un Gentilhombre. Winners of the 2005-2006
YRSO Young Artists Competition. The York River Symphony Orchestra
provide an opportunity for dedicated avocational musicians (currently fifty-seven performing members) to
perform on a volunteer basis in a first-class musical organization, providing high quality, low cost
musical entertainment for our community at large
Hampton Roads Academy, 739 Academy Lane, Newport News.To
purchase tickets, call our Box Office, Beck and Stein Books, at
757/596-1001. Tickets: $10 for Adults, $8 for Students. Visit the YRSO website
at www.yrso.org
NEW
Sunday, March 19, 2006, 11 am
Seven Last Words of Christ
The Chancel Choir of First Presbyterian Church will present Theodore Dubois'
Seven Last Words of Christ. Presented by the Chancel Choir, this work will form the centerpiece of this meaningful Lenten worship service.
Soloists include Emily Stauch, soprano; Andre Gowans, tenor;
and Les Wasserman, baritone. Organist Jim Swiger provides accompaniment on the new
"Fain Family Organ", a 68 rank instrument built and installed last fall by the Reuter Organ Company of Lawrence, Kansas.
First Presbyterian Church, 300 36th Street, Virginia Beach.
Freewill offering. Please call Pat Ludwig, 428-6332 for further information.
Sunday, March 19, 2006, 3pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Family Classics:
Mozart's Magnificent Voyage
Shizuo Kuwahara, conductor.The Dream Children are about to be written out of Mozart's most famous opera. Hoping to change their fate, they enlist the help of the composer's young son Karl and embark on an incredible journey that takes them back in time to Mozart's childhood and far into the future.
Along the way, Karl learns much about his father and comes to understand his legacy of timeless music. The concert features more than 24 excerpts of Mozart’s most important and engaging works including Symphony No. 1, Clarinet Quintet, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, plus excerpts from Mozart’s most famous operas including
The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute.
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk.
Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
NEW
Sunday, March 19, 2006, 5 pm
Bellissima: Glimpses of Beauty
This all female vocal ensemble directed by Deborah Carr presents their Spring Concert: Glimpses of Beauty.
Ebenezer Methodist Church, 1589 Steeple Dr., Suffolk.
Freewill offering.
Sunday, March 19, 2006 5 pm
The Hampton Horn Choir
The Hampton Horn Choir, a relatively new brass choir within Hampton Roads, provides an exciting evening of Baroque music performed on brass.
Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 N. Witchduck Road. (Near Sentara Bayside Hospital). A wine & cheese reception will follow in the Parish Hall.
Phone 757-497-0563.
Sunday, March 19, 2006, 6 pm
Eastern Virginia Brass Trio and the Hardwick Chamber Ensemble
The Green Acres Presbyterian Church Musical Arts Fund Concert Series presents Lawrence Clemens, trumpet;
Marlene Ford, horn; Robert Ford, trombone; John Winsor, clarinet; Jeanette Winsor, piano.
The repertoire spans the styles of the late Baroque, including the German Classical through American contemporary:
Beethoven, Galliard, Winsor, Nelhybel, Poulenc, Guilmant and Leigh Baxter's Lewis and Clark Sketches
arranged for the Hardwick Chamber Ensemble by the composer.
Reception follows concert. Ample Parking; nursery available. Some concerts may be subject to change or rescheduling.
Phone (757) 484-5125. Green Acres Presbyterian Church, 3135 Hanley Ave. (near the corner of High Street & Sterling Point Dr.),
Portsmouth, Virginia.
Monday, March 20, 2006, 8 pm
Diehn Concert Series: Andrew Willis, Piano
Renowned for his mastery of period and modern piano, Andrew Willis has been called
the best of Malcolm Bilson's students. Currently on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro,
he holds a D.M.A. in historical performance from Cornell University. His recordings include the Beethoven Hammerklavier
and Schubert lieder with soprano Julianne Baird. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and
Performing Arts Building, ODU, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk. For tickets call 683-5305.
Tickets: $7 Students - $10 Faculty and Non-ODU Students - $15 General
Tuesday, March 21, 2006, 7:30 pm
Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia: Concerto Concert
The Bay Youth Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Leslie Stewart, will feature two of the winners of its Concerto Competition,
Dara Hankins, cello, and Emily Ng, piano. Ms. Hankins will be performing Concerto in Eb minor (Adagio moderato) by Elgar and Ms. Ng will be featured on Grieg's
Concerto in A minor (Allegro moderato). The Symphony Orchestra will also be performing the final two movements from
Scheherezade by Rimsky-Koraskoff.
Helen Martell will be directing the Bay Youth Concert Orchestra in arrangements of Symphony No. 4 by Haydn and the Finale from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The Concert Orchestra will also present Fantasia on Greensleeves by Vaughan Williams.
Regent University Communications and
Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $10 for Adults
and $6 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 further information, visit our website at www.bayyouth.org
or call the Bay Youth manager at the number above.
Thursday, March 23, 2006, 7 pm
Nevsky Vocal Ensemble
This world class ensemble from St. Petersburg,
Russia has received rave reviews for their performances around the
world. The majority of their programs are performed a cappella.
The concert will include music from the Russian classical and sacred
repertoire as well as other selections. Visit their website
at www.nevskyst.ru Foundry
United Methodist Church, 2801 Virginia Beach Blvd. (next to Beach
Ford). For more information about this performance contact the church's
director of music, Jim Edwards at 465-0688.
New Program Information
Thursday, March 23, 2006, 8 pm
Susan Via, Violin and Christine Niehaus, Piano
Ewell Concert Series, College of William and Mary. Susan Via, renowned soloist and concertmaster,
and Christine Niehaus, a Steinway Artist and Grand Prize winner in the International Piano Recording Competition,
will combine their considerable talents to present a program of Franck - Sonata in A Major, Prokofiev - Sonata in D Major, Opus 94, and Amy Beach -
Sonata in A Minor, Opus 34.
Ewell Recital Hall, College of William and Mary. Free and open to the public. For details contact Judy Zwerdling-Zwelling at 221-1073.
Saturday, March 25, 2006, 8pm, Chrysler Hall, Norfolk
Sunday, March 26, 2006, 2:30 pm, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Robert
and Clara
JoAnn Falletta, conductor • Jean Louis Steuerman, piano. Brahms Academic Festival Overture,
R. Schumann Piano Concerto, C. Schumann Piano Concerto, Elgar In the South. This is a rare opportunity to hear both Robert and Clara Schumann’s Piano Concertos in one evening performed by Jean Louis Steuerman – truly a love story out of Hollywood. Complete with Elgar’s tone poem In the South – replete with the soul of the Italian Riviera!
Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Sunday, March 26, 2006, 3:00 pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: The Art of the Dance
Final subscription concert of VBSO 25th season. David Kunkel, Music Director & Conductor; Susan Boyette, Tap Dancer.
Gould: Tap Dance Concerto; Ginastera: Estancia Ballet Suite; Delibes: Music from Coppelia;
Arnold: Four English Dances (Set II).
Regent University Communications and Performing Arts Center, Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $15/$12 student/senior; $9 for active duty military and their dependents, and $9 for groups of 10 or more. Phone
757-671-8611 or visit
www.vbso.org
NEW
Sunday, March 26, 2006, 4 pm
Shelia Jackson Maye, Soprano
Shelia Jackson Maye, soprano, will perform a spring recital of arts songs and arias
in Ogden Hall on the campus of Hampton University. Dr. Maye will perform Schubert's Der Hirt auf dem Felsen,
assisted by Dr. Effie T. Gardner, piano and Ms. Lori Shipley, flute. Also featured are African American spirituals by
women composers, Margaret Bonds, Betty Jackson King, and Florence Price.
Other selections include French and English songs by Fauré, Debussy, Dichmont and Carpenter.
Ogden Hall, Hampton University, Hampton. Free and open to the public.
Sunday, March 26, 2006, 4 pm
Bellissima: Glimpses of Beauty
This all female vocal ensemble directed by Deborah Carr presents their Spring Concert: Glimpses of Beauty.
Bayside Presbyterian Church,1400 Ewell Rd., Virginia Beach.
Freewill offering.
Sunday, April 2, 2006 at 3 pm
Algonquin Art Song Soirée
You are cordially invited to a soirée at the home of Gil and Karen Hoy in Norfolk
on . Please bring a song to share, either on CD or plan to sing it yourself informally.
Bring an art song loving friend, if you like. Please RSVP by March 26th to campbrock@whro.net for directions.
NEW
Monday, March 27, 2006, 7:30 pm
First Annual CNU Honors Wind Ensemble Invitational
The Invitational will feature the Salem High School Band, Jamestown High School
Band, and the CNU Wind Ensemble, Dr. Mark Reimer, conductor. This free concert features three of the
finest bands in Virginia. Concert Hall, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006, 12:30 pm
The Hardwick Chamber Ensemble
The Hardwick Chamber Ensemble - John Winsor,
clarinet and Jeanette Winsor, piano - will present a concert of
clarinet and piano music by French composers. The program will include
Premiere Rhapsodie - Debussy, Fantasie Italienne -
Delmas, Jeux d'eau - Ravel and the Sonata for Clarinet and
Piano - Poulenc. Tidewater Community College Theater, 7000
College Dr., Portsmouth. Free and open to the public. Contact 424-4277
for more information. Visit http://j-winsor.home.att.net/
Tuesday, March 28, 2006, 6 pm
Richmond Times Dispatch Operatini Tuesday & Opera Insight
The Operatini Night fun begins March 28 at 6 p.m. at Maggiano's Little Italy with food, original Operatini martinis, beer and wine (cash bar). At 7 p.m., join Virginia Opera's Community Outreach Musical Director, Glenn Winters, for for a trip into the depths of Bellini's powerful Norma. With his unusual blend of humor and insight, Glenn will reveal what makes this opera the enduring masterpiece it is. Whether you are an opera newcomer or aficionado, this program is guaranteed to enrich your opera experience. With musical highlights performed by Virginia Opera artists, this is a presentation not to be missed! RSVPs recommended at richmondinfo@vaopera.com.
Maggiano's Little Italy, 11800 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA.
Call 804-644-8168 ext. 3395 for more info. 21 & up. ID required. Free admission. Charge for alcoholic beverages only.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006, 7 pm
Nevsky Vocal Ensemble
The Nevsky Vocal Ensemble continues the Russian tradition of ensemble singing.
Comprising early and modern Russian music,
their repertoire includes sacred and secular music by Bortnyansky, Chesnokov, Rakhmaninov, Taneyev, Arkhangelsky, Dargomyzhsky
and other composers, as well as music by St.Petersburg modern composers and interpretations of Russian folk songs and romances.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach. Free and open to the public.
Phone 340-8420 or email poplcvb@erols.com.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006, 7:30 pm
Bellissima: Glimpses of Beauty
This all female vocal ensemble directed by Deborah Carr presents their Spring Concert: Glimpses of Beauty.
Westminster-Canterbury, 3100 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach.
Freewill offering.
NEW
CNU Student Recitals
Tuesday, March 28, 7:30 pm, Music and Theatre Hall
Scholarship Recital sponsored by CNU Friends of Music. Free admission.
Wednesday, March 29, 7:30 pm, Music and Theatre Hall
Jazz Certificate Recital, featuring saxophonist Michael Bartusiak. Free admission.
Thursday, March 30, 7:30 pm, Studio Theatre
CNU Guitar Quartet. Free admission.
Sunday, April 2, 2:30 pm, Music and Theatre Hall
Senior Recital, featuring percussionist Randall Lawson. Free admission.
Sunday, April 2, 4 pm, Music and Theatre Hall
Senior Recital, featuring violinist Brandon Bangle. Free admission.
Sunday, April 2, 7 pm, Music and Theatre Hall
Junior Recital, featuring soprano Erin McElrath. Free admission.
Sunday, April 2, 7:45 pm, Music and Theatre Hall
Senior Recital, featuring baritone Scott Bumbaugh. Free admission.
Friday, March 31, 2006, 10:30 am Coffee Concert
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Appalachian Spring
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Zuill Bailey, cello.
Stravinsky, Apollon Musagète; Haydn Concerto for Cello in C Major; Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations;
Copland Appalachian Spring.
Cellist Zuill Bailey, the murderous cellist in the hit HBO series Oz, joins rising conductor Giancarlo Guerrero for a double cello-bill
of the Haydn Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations. The program concludes with a hymn to nature by the quintessential American composer, Aaron Copland, in his Appalachian Spring.
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News. Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Friday, March 31, 2006, 8 pm
Cantata Chorus Spring Concert: Mozart: 250 Years of Choral Music
Jeffrey Ward, Artistic Director. Accompanied by professional orchestra,
joining the chorus will be soloists Agnes Wynne, soprano; Lisa Coston, alto;
Clifford Wells, tenor; and Walter Swan, bass. Featured works include Veni Sancte Spiritus, K. 47;
Missa Brevis in D Minor, K. 65; Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339; Regina Coeli, K. 276; and
Coronation Mass in C Major, K. 317.. Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, Virginia.
Tickets are $15 and can be obtained from chorus members or at the door
beginning at 7 p.m. the night of the concert. For more information, call 757/397-8390.
Friday, March 31, 2006, 11 pm
Opening Night Cast Party - Norma
Virginia Opera invites audience members to join the artists from Norma
for a cast party celebrating their Opening Night performance in Richmond. Festivities begin at 11 p.m. March 31 at
Richmond Marriott's BlueFire Steakhouse, following the performance at the Landmark Theater. Mingle with the artists
from the production; enjoy complimentary food with a cash bar available.
Richmond Marriott's BlueFire Steakhouse, 500 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA, 804-643-3400. The Marriott will validate parking at the
front desk for those attending the cast party. Free admittance with opening night ticket stub or subscriber card, only.
Saturday, April 1, 2006, 8 pm
William & Mary Middle Eastern Music Ensemble Formal Spring Concert
With guest artists.
Kimball Theatre, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg. Contact Anne Rasmussen for details, 221-1097.
Saturday, April 1, 2006, 8pm
Sunday, April 2, 2006, 2:30 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Appalachian Spring
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Zuill Bailey, cello.
Stravinsky, Apollon Musagète; Haydn Concerto for Cello in C Major; Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations;
Copland Appalachian Spring.
Cellist Zuill Bailey, the murderous cellist in the hit HBO series Oz, joins rising conductor Giancarlo Guerrero for a double cello-bill
of the Haydn Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations. The program concludes with a hymn to nature by the quintessential American composer, Aaron Copland, in his Appalachian Spring.
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Sunday, April 2, 2006, 3 pm
Sunday Concerts at Trinity: Tracey Welborn & Charles Staples
Sunday Concerts at Trinity will be presenting tenor Tracey Welborn in recital with pianist Charles Staples.
Mr. Welborn will perform Schumann's Dichterliebe as well as other works.
Trinity is located at 903 Forest Ave. on Richmond's West End. Free-will offering.
Sunday, April 2, 2006, 4 pm
Bellissima: Glimpses of Beauty
This all female vocal ensemble directed by Deborah Carr presents their Spring Concert: Glimpses of Beauty.
Trinity Lutheran Church, 6001 Granby, Norfolk.
Freewill offering.
Sunday, April 2, 2006, 4 pm
Young Voices Virginia Children's Chorus
The Virginia Children's Chorus provides comprehensive music education for young people ages 6 to 18. Artistic
Director Carol Thomas Downing will choose music from the world's finest choral literature for this
performance by the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers. Free will donations to benefit Virginia Children's Chorus.
First Presbyterian Church, 300 36th Street, Virginia Beach.
Freewill offering. Please call Pat Ludwig, 428-6332 for further information.
Virginia Opera: Bellini's Norma
Peter Mark, Artistic Director & Conductor; Lorna Lillian Groag, director
Rich in unparalleled melody and grandeur,
Bellini's powerful Norma concludes the season. Audiences will be
transported to ancient Gaul where the Druid priestess struggles
to win back her lover - and is forced to choose between love and
public duty. The production features the return of the incomparable
Fabiana Bravo (Tosca; A Masked Ball, 2001), in the title role. Bravo
returns after recent triumphs in both San Francisco and Dallas as
Madame Butterfly, now scheduled also for Vienna. She travels to
China in June 2005 to sing Tosca at the new Oriental Performing
Arts Center of Shanghai under the baton of Peter Mark. Returning
to direct is Lillian Groag, (Tristan & Isolde, 2005). Peter Mark
conducts. Sung in Italian with English Supertitles.
Norfolk: March 17, 19, 22, 24 & 26, 2006 Harrison Opera House
Richmond: March 31 and Apr. 2, 2006 Landmark Theate
Fairfax: April 7 & 9, 2006 George Mason University's Center for the Arts
For additional information, patrons may call the toll-free
subscriber hotline at
866-OPERA-VA (866-673-7282).
NEW
CNU Student Recitals
Music and Theatre Hall. Free admission.
Monday, April 3, 7:30 pm Senior Recital, featuring saxophonist Bruce Campbell.
Monday, April 3, 8:15 pm Junior Recital, featuring saxophonist Niki Adoteye.
Wednesdsay, April 5, 8:15 pm Junior Recital, featuring guitarist Marc Aldridge.
Sunday, April 9, 7 pm Senior Recital, featuring flutist Laura Fields.
Monday, April 3, 2006, 8 pm
Norfolk Chamber Consort: Imperial Russia
Norfolk Chamber Consort, F. Gerard Errante
& Allen Shaffer Artistic Co-Directors, continues its 37th
season with Rimsky-Korsakov's Quintet in B-flat Major for Piano and Winds; Tchaikovsky's Trio in A minor, Opus 50.
featuring Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano;
Sherie Aguirre, oboe; F. Gerard Errante, clarinet; Andrew Gott, bassoon; David Wick, horn;
Andrey Kasparov, piano; Yun Zhang, violin; Michael Daniels, cello.
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine & Performing Arts Building, ODU,
Norfolk. A Pre-Concert talk about the program with the Consort's Artistic Co-Director
Allen Shaffer will begin at 7:45 PM. Tickets: $15 General Admission; $12 Seniors/Military; $6 Students.
For more information call 622-4542. Post-Concert Reception by Vintage Kitchen.
Visit www.ncconsort.org
Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 12:15 pm
The Chapel Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford
One of Britain's finest mixed-voice choirs will return to
Tidewater in early April, at the end of an east coast tour that will include performances
in Trinity Church in Copley Square in Boston, and The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
in New York City. They will sing a program of music mostly by English composers, including Purcell,
Walton and Britten, with the finale of Widor's 6th Symphony included as an organ solo.
Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court Street, Portsmouth. Phone 393-0431. Free admission, with a freewill offering.
Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 6:30 pm
The Chapel Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford
One of Britain's finest mixed-voice choirs will return to
Tidewater in early April, at the end of an east coast tour that will include performances
in Trinity Church in Copley Square in Boston, and The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
in New York City. They will sing an evening program of music for Lent.
This will include music by Morley, Byrd, Purcell, Kuhnau, Brahms, Tavener, Walton and Leighton.
They will open the program with a set of four pieces by Portuguese late Renaissance/early Baroque composers -
Duarte Lobo, Aires Fernandez, Manuel Cardoso and Filipe de Magalhaes. First Presbyterian Church, 820 Colonial Ave., Norfolk.
Phone 625-1697. Free admission, with a freewill offering.
Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 7 pm
Alice Parker Sing
Legendary choral composer, conductor and lecturer Alice Parker
will lead a Sing at Freemason Street Baptist Church in Norfolk.
At 80 years old, Ms. Parker has a lifetime of experience to bring to music making.
For any singer, amateur to professional, this
is a wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. This
is a unique opportunity to not only better understand Alice's arrangements,
but also find a new perspective on the interpretation of hymns and
folk songs. This is sure be magical, heartfelt music making! Freemason
Street Baptist Church (between MacArthur Center Mall and Chrysler
Hall). Tickets are limited to 200. They are $30 each and available
through the Virginia Chorale office (757-627-8375). Visit AliceParker.com
NEW
Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 7:30 pm
Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival
Featuring the CNU Jazz Ensemble under the
direction of Bill Brown and the CNU Vocal Jazz under the direction
of Dr. Lauren Fowler with guest artist Kurt Elling. Music
& Theatre Hall , Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport
University, Newport News. Tickets: $20. Ticket Office: 757.594.8752
or visit www.fergusoncenter.org
Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 8 pm
Bass Walter Swan Faculty Recital
Dr. Swann will sing Lungi da te, ben mio;
Betrachte, meine seel; Bella siccome un angelo, Les Berceaux, L'hiver a cesse, Morgen, Allerseelen,
For You There is No Song (Leslie Adams),
Compensation (Charles Lloyd),
Amazing Grace (Walter Swann)
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, 49th Street & Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk.
Free and open to the public.
Venue Change
Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 8 pm
Cleary Bros. Band
Ewell Concert Series, College of William
and Mary. This lively stringband--twin fiddles, banjo, bass, guitar
and vocals-- weaves together bluegrass, old time and rural mountain
music. A traditional sound with a modern flare. Ewell
Recital Hall on the Campus of the College of William
and Mary. Tickets available at the door. For more information call
221-1082.
Thursday, April 6, 2006, 11am
VWC Center for Sacred Music: The Great Three
Dr. Craig Wansink and Billye Brown Youmans The Great Three of the Christian Year.
As part of its annual Sacred Music Symposium-of-the-World Series,
this year's topic is Sing Out, Spirit - a look at the music and ritual associated with religious festival days.
The illustrated lectures take place in the room 9 of the VWC Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Thursday, April 6, 2006, 7 pm
The Chapel Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford
One of Britain's finest mixed-voice choirs will return to
Tidewater in early April, at the end of an east coast tour that will include performances
in Trinity Church in Copley Square in Boston, and The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
in New York City. The evening will start with the famous Boar's Head Carol.
The first half of the program will feature music of Purcell, Cardoso, Kuhnau, Bach, Gibbons, Morley and Vaughan Williams,
followed by an organ transcription of The Ride of the Valkyries,
with a last set of music by George Gershwin, Joseph Kosma, Richard Rodgers and Billy Joel.
Providence Presbyterian Church, 5497 Providence Road, Virginia Beach
(at the junction of Providence Road and Whitehurst Landing Road). Telephone 420-6159. Free admission, with a freewill offering.
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College of William and Mary Student Recitals
Ewell Recital Hall, College of William and Mary,
Williamsburg; free and open to the public.
April 7, 7:00pm, Michael Zuk , senior piano and conducting recital
April 8, 7:30 pm, Matthew Klein senior voice recital
April 22, 7:30pm, Megan Pfeiffer senior voice and cello recital
April 30, 7:00pm, Sharon Hunt, senior voice recital
May 6, 7:30pm, Bobby Jasinski, senior piano recital (classical and jazz)
Saturday, April 8, 2006, 8 pm
William & Mary Early Music Ensemble Spring Concert: Music to Die For
The W&M Early Music Ensemble presents a concert of Henry Purcell's
1694 funeral music for Queen Mary (after whom the college is named)
performed on period instruments, and other vocal and instrumental
music from 17th-century England. The concert will include music for
cornett & sackbut band, recorders, renaissance flute, lute, cittern,
viola da gamba, and harpsichord. Wren Chapel, College of William and Mary. Admission is free and open to the public, but
seating is limited. For further information, call W&M EME director Ruth Griffioen at
221-1089 or email to rvbgri@wm.edu.
New program information
Saturday, April 8, 2006, 8 pm
Virginia Chorale: I Hear America Singing:
The Choral Legacy of Robert Shaw and Alice Parker
The Virginia Chorale takes the stage for a salute to the legendary choral arranging team of
Robert Shaw and Alice Parker.
This program features famous Shaw/Parker arrangements including Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,
Amazing Grace, Bound for the Rio Grande, Oh Susanna, Rise Up, Shepherd, and Foller, and Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier.
"This music presents vignettes of American life to the audience," says Music Director Robert Shoup.
Joining the Chorale for this unique presentation is the Virginia Symphony Chorus along with the Young Singers Project. The Young Singers features 29 students representing eleven Hampton Roads' High Schools.
Pre-concert lecture at 7pm.
Single tickets range from $22 to $30.
TCC Roper Theater, Norfolk. Tickets & information:
call 757-627-8375,
email virginia.chorale@verizon.net or visit
www.vachorale.com
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Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 4 pm
Duetto Espressivo
Natalia Kuznetsova, violin; Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano; .
St Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1004 Graydon Ave, Norfolk. Near the
intersection of Graydon Ave and Leigh St. For the information call
757) 622-5530, Visit http://duetto-espressivo.org/
Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 4 pm
WUMC: An Afternoon of Mozart
Williamsburg United Methodist Church
Community Concert Series presents a benefit concert in honor of the 250th anniversary of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The concert will feature his last complete mass (K337) as well as
the beloved Ave Verum Corpus and the Laudate Dominum from the Solemn Vespers, and various sonatas
featuring Tom Marshall, Jane Alcorn and Margaret Carlson. WUMC Sanctuary Choir with Orchestra.
Soloists: Georgeann Paddock, soprano; Merri Hanson King, mezzo soprano;
Douglas Lynch, tenor; Les Wasserman, bass. Directed by Carol Hunter. Williamsburg United Methodist Church
500 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg. This concert is free. A collection will be taken to benefit Heart Havens.
Childcare will be provided and a reception will follow. For further information, call (757) 229-1771.
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Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 4 pm
CNU Masterworks Series
Featuring the CNU Choirs and University Orchestra in Mozart's
Mass in C Minor under the direction of Dr. Joseph Pollard White.
Free admission. Concert Hall, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.
Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 5 pm
St. John's Episcopal Church: Choral Evensong for Lent
Psalm 130 - Cambridge
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis - T. A. Walmisley
The Lamentation - Edward Bairstow. A free will offering will be received. Reception follows in the Parish Hall.
St. John's Episcopal Church, 100 West Queen's Way, Hampton. 757-722-2567.
Visit stjohnshampton.org
New program information
Sunday, April 9, 2006, 7:30 pm
Virginia Chorale: I Hear America Singing:
The Choral Legacy of Robert Shaw and Alice Parker
The Virginia Chorale takes the stage for a salute to the legendary choral arranging team of
Robert Shaw and Alice Parker.
This program features famous Shaw/Parker arrangements including Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,
Amazing Grace, Bound for the Rio Grande, Oh Susanna, Rise Up, Shepherd, and Foller, and Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier.
"This music presents vignettes of American life to the audience," says Music Director Robert Shoup.
Joining the Chorale for this unique presentation is the Virginia Symphony Chorus along with the Young Singers Project. The Young Singers features 29 students representing eleven Hampton Roads' High Schools.
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30pm.
Single tickets range from $22 to $30.
First Presbyterian Church, Hampton. Tickets & information:
call 757-627-8375, email virginia.chorale@verizon.net or visit
www.vachorale.com
Monday, April 10, 2006, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Ana Vidovic
Classical guitar.
Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts Building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $10/$5. Reservations are always recommended, and may be made by calling 455-2101.
Monday, April 10, 2006, 7:30 pm
William & Mary Gallery Players Ensemble Concert
Ewell Recital Hall College of William and Mary. Admission free. Contact Burt Kester for details, 221-1096.
Venue Change
Monday, April 10, 2006 at 8 pm
Feldman Chamber Music Society: Biava Quartet
The Feldman Chamber Music Society's is pleased to present The Biava Quartet, winner of the 2003 Naumburg Chamber Music Award and praised as "an ensemble of unusual communicative powers."
Austin Hartman, Violin; Hyunsu Ko, Violin; Mary Persin, Viola; Jacob Braun, Cello.
Hayden String Quartet in g minor, Op. 74 No. 3 The Rider; Stacy Garrop String Quartet No. 2 Demons and Angels;
Dvorak String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 American. Pre-concert refreshments at 6:30 p.m., preview with WHRO-FM's Dwight Davis at 7 p.m., musicians' reception following the concert.
Kaufman
Theatre Chrylser Museum, 245 West Olney Rd., Norfolk. Tickets: Adult: $20; Music Professional/ Student tickets: $5.
Tickets are also available at the door. Cash or check only, please. Phone 757-552-1630 or visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org
Tuesday, April 11, 2006, 11am
VWC Concert Series: A Little Day Music
Ana Vidovic guitar master class .
Free concert, no reservations necessary.
Hofheimer Theater, VWC Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Wednesday, April 12, 2006, 8 pm
HMS Pinafore
The Old Dominion University Opera Workshop, under the direction of
Dr. Walter Swan, presents Gilbert and Sullivan's beloved operetta HMS Pinafore.
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, 49th Street & Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk.
Free and open to the public.
Wednesday, April 12, 2006, 8 pm
Thursday, April 13, 2006, 8 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia: A Musical Feast, Concert #4
Janna Hymes-Bianchi, Music Director. Debussy: Petite Suite;
Sibelius: Pellias and Melisande, op. 46;
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll;
Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Major. The 22nd Anniversary Concert Season of Williamsburg's Own Professional Chamber Orchestra
performing superb classical repertoire for Williamsburg and surrounding communities since 1984.
Kimball Theatre, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Virginia. Tickets: $37/$27; Students: $7 (at the door only).
Tickets may be purchased by telephone (757-229-9857), via e-mail, williamsburgsymphonia@williamsburgsymphonia.org
or postal mail, or at the theatre.
Visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org
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Friday, April 14, 2006, 7 pm
Annual CNU Good Friday Concert: Sacred Voice and Brass
Music for voice, strings, and brass. Free admission. The names of CNU relatives, friends, and
colleagues who passed away this past year will be read by Dean Gordon during the course of the performance.
North Riverside Baptist Church, 311 Selden Rd., Newport News. Free admission.
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CNU Student Recitals
Music and Theatre Hall. Free admission.
Monday, April 10, 3 pm
Studio Theatre--In Concert Recital Series, featuring the CNU Flute Choir under the direction of Dr. Kathleen Joyce-Grendahl and the CNU Saxophone Quartets under the direction of James Richmond. Free admission.
Monday, April 10, 8:15 pm
Senior Recital, featuring soprano Megan Price.
Tuesday, April 11, 7:30 pm
Senior Recital, Andrew Wells, Pianist plays works by Haydn, Rachmaninoff, and Liszt
Wednesday, April 12, 7:30 pm
Music and Theatre Hall--CNU Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Bill Brown. Free admission.
Saturday, April 15, 3 pm
Senior Recital, featuring soprano Angela Flowers.
Thursday, April 13, 7:30 pm
Music and Theatre Hall--CNU Saxophone Quartets and Saxophone Studio, under the direction of James Richmond. Free admission.
Saturday, April 15, 8 pm
Senior Recital, featuring soprano Jessica Willis
Monday, April 17, 2006, 7 pm
Song Cabaret
As a fund raiser for the Academy of Music Scholarship Fund, the vocal students of Karen Hoy will sing
songs by Porter, Lehrer, Rogers, Sondheim, Webber, Arlen and others.
Rachel Crumbly will accompany on piano. Holiday Inn, 8 Crawford Parkway, Portsmouth.
Monday, April 17, 2006, 7:30 pm
CNU Percussion Ensemble
Concert
Featuring Dr. Jeffrey Brown and the CNU Percussion Ensemble performing
Concerto for Piano and Percussion. Music and Theatre Hall, Ferguson Center for the Arts,
Christopher Newport University, Newport News.
Monday, April 17, 2006, 8 pm
Marques Garrett Senior Honors Recital
Hampton University Music Department presents senior music education major Marques Garrett.
Lorraine Bell is Mr. Garrett's voice teacher.
The recital will feature music of Handel,
Mendelssohn, Hailstork, Dvorak, and Mr. Garrett.
Ogden Hall, Hampton University, Hampton. The event is free and open to the public.
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CNU Concerts & Recitals
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.
Tuesday, April 18, 7:30 pm Concert Hall
CNU Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Mark U. Reimer. Free admission.
Wednesday, April 19, 7:30 pm Concert Hall--CNU University Band, under the direction of Brantley Douglas. Free admission.
Thursday, April 20, 7:30 pm Music and Theatre Hall--CNU Guitar Orchestra, under the direction of John Boyles. Free admission.
Friday, April 21, 8 pm
Music and Theatre Hall--Senior Recital, featuring soprano Regina South. Free admission.
Saturday, April 22, 8 pm
Music and Theatre Hall--Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia's annual American Music Recital. Free admission
Sunday, April 23, 4 pm
Music and Theatre Hall--CNU Chamber Choir and Women's Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Lauren Fowler. Free admission.
Thursday, April 20, 2006, 7:30 pm
Joyce Yang, Pianist
Korea's Joyce Yang is the winner of the silver metal in the 2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
In addition to being the youngest entrant in the competition, she was the winner of the awards for Best Chamber Music
Performance and Best Performance of a New Work. Miss Yang's career promises to be bright, so be sure not to miss this rising
star. American Theatre, 125 E. Mellen Street, Hampton. Tckets: $25 or $30. For more information phone 722-2787
Thursday, April 20, 2006, 8 pm
W&M Gallery Players Ensemble Concert: Small is Beautiful
Inventive Chamber Music for the discerning ear. Includes the Middle Easter Music
Ensemble and the Appalachian Music Ensemble.
Williamsburg Regional Library, 515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg. For information contact Anne Rasmussen at 221-2097.
Thursday, April 20, 2006, 8 pm
William & Mary Opera Workshop
Ewell Recital Hall College of William and Mary. Free admission. For details contact Ryan Fletcher, 221-1091.
Friday, April 21, 2006, 7:30 pm
Hampton Horn Choir
The Hampton Horn Choir, a relaively new brass
ensemble consisting of French Horn Players from all over the Hampton
Roads Area, showcases for the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Performing
works by Baban, Humperdinck, and Ewazen. Ferguson Center
for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News. For
VSO ticket info, call: (757)892-6366. For more info on Hampton Horn
Choir: www.hamptonhornchoir.com
Friday, April 21, 2006, 8pm
Regina South Senior Recital
Ms. South, a student of Shirley Thompson, performs repertoire by Samuel Barber, Debussy, Robert Schumann, Mendelssohn and others.
Music and Theatre Hall, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.
Free and open to the public.
Friday, April 21, 2006, 8pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius by Chang
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Sarah Chang, violin.
Wagner Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin; Sibelius Violin Concerto; Mahler Symphony No. 1, Titan
. The VSO’s much heralded Mahler cycle continues with his Symphony No. 1, Titan – a stunning portrait of turn of the century Vienna where a symphony must "contain the world." Violin virtuoso Sarah Chang returns to play the boldly dark and dramatic Sibelius Violin Concerto.
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News
. Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Friday, April 21, 2006, 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 22, 2006, 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 23, 2006, 2:30 pm
Governor's School: Douglas Moore's The Ballad of Baby Doe
The Governor's School for the Arts Vocal Music
Department presents its spring opera production, Douglas Moore's
The Ballad of Baby Doe, at Norfolk's historic Attucks Theatre.
The opera is staged and conducted by departmental chair Alan Fischer
with sets and lighting by Konrad Winters and costumes by Muffy Owens.
Attucks Theater, 10 Church Street, Norfolk. Tickets are
$20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students. They are available
at all Ticketmaster outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.com
College of William and Mary Student Recitals
Ewell Recital Hall, College of William and Mary,
Williamsburg; free and open to the public.
April 22, 7:30pm, Megan Pfeiffer senior voice and cello recital
April 30, 7:00pm, Sharon Hunt, senior voice recital
May 6, 7:30pm, Bobby Jasinski, senior piano recital (classical and jazz)
Saturday, April 22, 2006, 8pm
Sunday, April 23, 2006, 2:30 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius by Chang
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Sarah Chang, violin.
Wagner Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin; Sibelius Violin Concerto; Mahler Symphony No. 1, Titan
. The VSO’s much heralded Mahler cycle continues with his Symphony No. 1, Titan – a stunning portrait of turn of the century Vienna where a symphony must "contain the world." Violin virtuoso Sarah Chang returns to play the boldly dark and dramatic Sibelius Violin Concerto.
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
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Sunday, April 23, 2006, 4 pm
VSU Annual Spring Concert
Virginia State University Department of Music, Art and Design presents
the Annual Spring Concert of Virginia State University Concert Choir and Alumni Chorus,
Johnnella Edmonds, Conductor; Buckner Gamby, Accompanist.
Virginia Hall Auditorium, Virginia State University, Petersburg. For information contact:
Johnnella Edmonds at Jedmonds@vsu.edu or phone 804-524-5342.
Sunday, April 23, 2006, 4 pm
Organ Dedication Concert
Alan Morrison, one of the most sought-after American concert organists and
head of the Organ Department at the world renowned Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia,
will play the dedicatory recital on the Fain Family Organ, a 69 rank, 8 manual pipe organ built and installed last fall by the Reuter Organ Company of Lawrence, Kansas.
Works by Bach, Duruflé, Widor, Vierne, Stover, Locklair and Jongen.
First Presbyterian Church, 300 36th Street, Virginia Beach.
Freewill offering. Please call 428-6332 for further information. Handicapped accessible, plenty of free parking. Reception follows concert.
Sunday, April 23, 2006, 5 pm
Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church: Harpist Grace Cloutier in Concert
Known for her passionately rich sound and
expressive musicality, the young concert harpist Grace Cloutier,
who trained at The Juilliard School, Yale University, and in France,
has performed solo, chamber and orchestral repertoire within the
major concert halls of the United States and Europe in addition
to performances in the Middle East. She will give her solo debut
in Carnegie Hall in Spring, 2006. Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal
Church, 2020 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach, 757-428-6763. Visit www.easternshorechapel.org.
Sunday, April 23, 2006, 6 pm
Frederick Jackson, baritone with Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano
Mr. Jackson will sing works by Handel, Schumann, Finzi and Hogan. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church,
424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach. Open to the public. Freewill offering. For information call
340-8420 or email Office@princeofpeacevb.org
or visit http://princeofpeacevb.org/
Sunday, April 23, 2006, 7 pm
Debra Wendells Cross and Barbara Chapman: All Through the Night
The Great Bridge Presbyterian Church Candlelight Concert Series, now in its fifth season, presents
Renowned Hampton Roads performers and recording artists, flutist Debra Wendells Cross, and harpist Barbara Chapman.
The concert features the Nocturne, a virtuousic theme and variations on a Welsh song, by French composer, Jean-Louis Tulou,
as well as Sonata #4 by French Baroque composer, Michel Blavet. Cross and Chapman will also perform many of their own arrangements
of selected hymn tunes including Amazing Grace, Wondrous Love, How Great Thou Art and Just as I am.
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA, 23322, free and open to the public,
a free will offering will be taken and a nursery will be provided.
Hilton Presbyterian Seeks Music Director
At present, our church has two services on Sundays, the earlier one a
more contemporary service in which music is led by an ensemble, and the later a more traditional
service in which music is led by choir and organ. We have an organist on staff. The music
director position is part time (approximately 15 hours per week), and involves oversight of the music program,
including selecting music for and directing four choirs and the ensemble. Of course, the music director
would also need to be able to perform as a substitute organist upon occasion.
Applicants can send their resumes and references to Attention Deborah Heatwole,
in care of Hilton Presbyterian Church, 34 Main Street, Newport News VA 23601.
Monday, April 24, 2006, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Timothy Lovelace, Michael Chertok, and Two Steinways
Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts Building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $10/$5. Reservations are always recommended, and may be made by calling 455-2101.
Monday, April 24, 2006, 8 pm, Pre-concert talk at 7:15
Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 8 pm, Pre-concert talk at 7:15
Diehn Concert Series: Creo: The Four Note Opera
Creo, Old Dominion University's contemporary music ensemble, presents
Tom Johnson's Four Note Opera. Andrey Kasparov, Director and Producer;
Carin Cowell, Stage Director; Frederick Bayersdorfer, Executive Producer.
Elizabeth Medeiros Hogue, Soprano; Lisa Relaford Coston; Contralto; Michael Dailey, Tenor; Walter Swan, Baritone; Paul Danaher,Bass.
Guest Artist: James Nesbit, Alto and Baritone Saxophone.
This work has no plot and the story line is quite distinct
from the words performers actually sing. Indeed, the story line is different every time the opera is produced
for each company is required to write its own scenario and to alter the text where appropriate. "A minimalist classic...
naughty and amorous...wily and wicked." The Irish Times.
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and
Performing Arts Building, ODU, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk. For tickets call 683-5305.
Tickets: $7 Students - $10 Faculty and Non-ODU Students - $15 General
Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 2:30 pm & 3:30 pm
Hardwick Chamber Ensemble
This concert will include The Shepherd
on the Rock by Franz Schubert, the Clarinet Trio, Op. 114 by
Brahms and Virginia Beach composer John Winsor's Norwegian Lady.
John Winsor, clarinet and Jeanette Winsor, piano will be joined
by guest artists Rita Addico-Cohen, soprano and James Herbison,
cello. Francis Land House, 3131 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia
Beach. This concert is taking place during Garden Week and the Francis
Land House is on the Garden Tour. The concert is free and open to
the public. E-Mail: j-winsor@att.net.
visit http://j-winsor.home.att.net
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CNU Music Events
All events at the Music and Theatre Hall, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News. Free admission.
Tuesday, April 25, 7:30 pm
Senior Recital, featuring guitarist Adam Price.
Wednesday, April 26, 7:30 pm
CNU Flute Choir and flute studio of Dr. Kathleen Joyce-Grendahl.
Thursday, April 27, 7:30 pm
Senior Recital, featuring trombonist Brian Jacobs.
Friday, April 28, 8 pm
CNU World Music Ensemble, Kongomana directed by Dr. Kathleen Joyce-Grendahl.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 8 pm
William & Mary Wind Symphony Concert
Phi Beta Kappa Hall, College of William and Mary. For details contact Evan Feldman, 221-1086.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006, 8 pm
Appalachian String Band Concert
Ewell Recital Hall College of William and Mary. Free admission. For details contact Chris Scales, 221-7839.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006, 8 pm
William & Mary Orchestra Spring Concert
Phi Beta Kappa Hall, College of William and Mary. For details contact Bohuslav Rattay, 221-1089.
Thursday, April 27, 2006, 8 pm
&
Saturday, April 29, 2006, 8 pm
William & Mary Choirs Spring Concert
Phi Beta Kappa Hall, College of William and Mary. For details contact James Armstrong, 221-1085.
College of William and Mary Student Recitals
Ewell Recital Hall, College of William and Mary,
Williamsburg; free and open to the public.
April 30, 7:00pm, Sharon Hunt, senior voice recital
May 6, 7:30pm, Bobby Jasinski, senior piano recital (classical and jazz)
Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Concerts
A Festival favorite since year one, pianist André-Michel Schub returns to direct our lunchtime and evening concerts.
2006 Chamber Artist Roster:
Debra Wendells Cross, flute;
Julien Quentin, piano;
Charles Woodward, piano;
Barbara Chapman, Harp;
Corey Cerovsek, violin;
Ani Kavafian, violin/viola;
Arnaud Sussman, violin;
Julie Albers, cello;
Quintet Royale, Emerging
Masters Ensemble. These artists play venues that will showcase the intimate nature of chamber music. NPR will be on site again recording concerts for later broadcast on "Performance Today."
Visit
www.ticketmaster.com. and
www.virginiaartsfest.com
Thursday, April 27, 12:00 Noon
Lunchtime Chamber Music Concert I
Julien Quentin, piano. Mozart - Sonata in E minor, K. 304;
Fauré - Sonata in A Major; Wieniawski - Faust Fantasy.
Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum, 245 W.Olney Rd., Norfolk. $17.
Thursday, May 11, 12:00 Noon
Lunchtime Chamber Music Concert II
Ani Kavafian, violin; Charles Woodward, piano; Miami String Quartet.
Mozart - Adagio in E Major, K261; Mozart - Rondo in C Major, K373; Dvorák String Quintet in Eb Major, Op. 97.
Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court Street, Portsmouth. $17.
Friday, May 12, 7:30 pm
Evening Chamber Music Concert I
Ani Kavafian, violin and viola; Charles Woodward, piano; Miami String Quartet.
Mozart - Adagio in E Major, K261; Mozart - Rondo in C Major, K373;Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 9 in Eb Major, Op. 117;
Mendelssohn - String Quintet No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 87.
Phi Beta Kappa Hall, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg. $30.
Monday, May 15, 7:30 pm
Evening Chamber Music Concert II
Deborah Wendells Cross, flute; André-Michel Schub, piano; Miami String Quartet.
Mozart - Quartet for Flute and Strings in A Major, K298;
Mozart - Quartet for Strings No. 19 Dissonance in C Major, K465;
Mozart - Piano Quartet in Eb Major, K493.
Chandler Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, ODU, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk. $25.
Tuesday, May 16, 7:30 pm
Evening Chamber Music Concert III
Deborah Wendells Cross, flute; André-Michel Schub, piano; Miami String Quartet.
Mozart - Quartet for Flute and Strings in A Major, K298;
Mozart - Quartet for Strings No. 19 Dissonance in C Major, K465; Mozart - Piano Quartet in g minor, K478.
American Theatre, 125 East Mellen Street, Hampton. $25.
Wednesday, May 17, 12:00 Noon
Lunchtime Chamber Music Concert III
Miami String Quartet; André-Michel Schub, piano. Schumann - String Quartet in a minor, Op. 41, No. 1;
Mozart - Piano Concerto in Eb, K449 with String Quartet accompaniment.
Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum, 245 W. Onley Rd., Norfolk. $17.
Monday, May 22, 7:30 pm
Evening Chamber Music Concert IV
Mozart Opera Without Words. Julius Rudel, conductor; Wind Octet with String Bass. Mozart - Excerpts from The Abduction from the Seraglio,
The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 213 N. Main Street, Suffolk. $25.
Thursday, May 25, 12:00 Noon
Lunchtime Chamber Music Concert IV
Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Julie Albers, cello; André-Michel Schub, piano.
Mozart/Kreisler - Rondo; Ravel - Sonata for Violin and Cello; Brahms - Piano Trio in c minor.
First Presbyterian Church, 300 36th Street, Virginia Beach. $17.
Thursday, May 25, 7:30 pm
Evening Chamber Music Concert V
Mozart Opera Without Words. Julius Rudel, conductor; Wind Octet with String Bass.
Mozart - Excerpts from The Abduction from the Seraglio,
The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni
Chandler Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, ODU, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk. $25.
Thursday, June 1, 12:00 Noon
Lunchtime Chamber Music Concert V
Quintet Royale, VAF Emerging Masters Ensemble; Debra Wendells Cross, flute; Barbara Chapman, harp.
Ligeti - Six Bagatelles;
Bolcom - Celestial Dinner Music;
D'Rivera. Music and Theatre Hall, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News - $17.
Friday, April 28, 2006, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Town Mountain
Bluegrass
Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts Building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $5-all seats. Reservations are always recommended, and may be made by calling 455-2101.
Friday, April 28, 2006
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra League Noted Authors Dinner
Featuring Stephen Coonts, Edmund Morris and Sheri Reynolds. Book sale and author autographing.
Proceeds benefit Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra and the Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra League Scholarship Fund.
Sponsored in part by Towne Bank -
A Tradition of Hometown Banking,
Norfolk Southern, Scott & Stringfellow, Phillips Automotive, Inc., Albano Cleaners, Mr. Edward Phillips.
Oceanfront Hilton Hotel. Ticket price $65. Contact phone number: 428 5007
The Virginia Choral Society: Music Serene and Glorious
This concert series marks the 75th season of the Virginia Choral
Society, the oldest continuously performing arts group on the Peninsula.
The Virginia Choral Society's purpose has been to enhance the quality of life of our community by performing the finest choral music to inspire audiences of all ages.
James Powers - Artistic Director.
Friday, April 28, 2006, 8 pm, St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Yorktown
Saturday, April 29, 2006, 8 pm, Ferguson Center, CNU, Newport News
Advanced tickets for any of the VCS concerts during the year may be purchased at the Patrick Henry Mall
and the Coliseum Mall Customer Service Centers. Tickets purchased in advance: Adults - $12; seniors, military, students - $10.
Tickets ar the door: $15/$12. For more information, including venue directions, visit the VCS website at vachoralsociety.org/
Saturday, April 29, 2006, 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 30, 2006, 4 pm
Opera Theatre VCU: Hats Off to Opera
Opera Theatre VCU, the operatic vocal training program at VCU's Department of Music, will present
a fully staged, fully orchestrated production that will feature Mozart's one-act opera The Impresario as well as scenes and
choruses from such well-known operas as Carmen, Porgy & Bess, The Elixir of Love and La Traviata. Opera Theatre VCU will be joined by the VCU Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Jean Montès, and the Commonwealth Singers, under the direction of Dr. John Guthmiller.
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Avenue, Richmond.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and VCU employees and $5 for students and may be purchased at the VCU Music Box Office by calling 804.828.6776.
Saturday, April 29, 2006, 8 pm
Sunday, April 30, 2006, 4 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild: American Gems
Jay BeVille, Director; Allen Cooke, Guild President. This Tribute to American Composers for the Stage features selections from beloved Broadway musicals by Sondheim, Bernstein, Lowe, and Rodgers.
All former WCG singers and former Music Directorsare are invited to attend one of the concerts. Festive reception follows concert.
King of Glory Lutheran Church , 4897 Longhill Road, Williamsburg.
Tickets are $12.50 in advance ($15.00 at the door); student tickets are $7.50. Tickets avaible at The Coffeehouse in Williamsburg Crossing,
Massey's Camera Shop, or Old Chickahominy House on Jamestown Road. Alternatively, you may obtain tickets or information by calling 757-220-1808, or
visit the Choral Guild website at www.williamsburgchoralguild.org
Sunday, April 30, 2006 5 pm
An Eclectic Brass & Vocal Concert
Take three musicians with a virtuosic level of skill on their instruments,
add the unexpected bonus of a brilliant operatic tenor, sprinkle in a sense of humor
and charismatic personalities...and you have the Brass Roots Trio! Unique programs combining
Baroque masterpieces, operatic arias, and jazz spirituals elicit rave reviews and standing ovations
from audiences of all cultures and generations. Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 N. Witchduck Road. (Near Sentara Bayside Hospital). A wine & cheese reception will follow in the Parish Hall.
Phone 757-497-0563.
Sunday, April 30, 2006 5:30 pm
An Evening of Choral Music
As part of the ongoing Commemorative Concert
Series at Hampton Baptist, Thomas Matthews conducts the Sanctuary
Choir, with Steve Kelley, guest baritone solo, accompanied by members
of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. The program features Gabriel
Fauré's Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine. Hampton Baptist
Church, 40 Kings Way in downtown Hampton. There is no charge, but
donations to the Concert Series will be accepted. For information
or directions, call the church office at 723-0707, or visit the
website, www.hamptonbaptist.org
and click on "map" and "Special Events."
Organ Swell 2006
The American Guild of Organists,
Tidewater Chapter & The Virginia Arts Festival present the Seventh Annual Organ Swell.
12:15 pm each day. Suggested donation: $10 adults, $5 children.
Monday, May 1, 2006
Peggy Kelley Reinburg, organ; Joanne Meyer White, Flute.
First Presbyterian Church, 820 Colonial Ave., Norfolk
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
James Derr, Organ; Yun Zhang, Violin.
Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court Street, Portsmouth
Friday, May 5, 2006
Martin Sunderland, Organ; Christopher White, Double Bass.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1001 Graydon Ave., Norfolk
Monday, May 8, 2006
Patricia Spoettle, Organ; Rebecca Gilmore, Cello.
First Presbyterian Church, 300 36th Street, Virginia Beach
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
James Gallatin, Organ; Donna Parkes, Trombone.
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, 520 Graydon Ave., Norfolk
Friday, May 12, 2006
Sharon Foxwell, Organ; Christine Allison, Violin.
Ghent United Methodist Church, Stockley Gardens & Raleigh Ave., Norfolk
Monday, May 15, 2006
John Siderius, Organ; Elizabeth Coulter, Violin.
St. John's Episcopal Church, 100 West Queen's Way, Hampton
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Rachel Gragson, Organ; Alicia Waite, French Horn.
Monumental Methodist Church, 450 Dinwiddie Street, Portsmouth
Friday, May 19, 2006
Rebecca Davy, Organ; David Vonderheide, Trumpet.
St. Bede Roman Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg
Monday, May 22, 2006
Change in Musicians
Peggy Kelley Reinburg, organ; Joanne Meyer White, Flute
Larchmont Methodist Church, 1101 Jamestown Crescent, Norfolk
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Diane Meier Snider, Organ; Jennifer Snyder, Viola.
First United Church of Christ, 1017 Todds Lane, Hampton
Friday, May 26, 2006
Marjorie Setnicky, Organ; Stephen Carlson, Trumpet.
Christ & St. Luke's Church, 560 West Olney Rd., Norfolk
College of William and Mary Student Recitals
Ewell Recital Hall, College of William and Mary,
Williamsburg; free and open to the public.
May 6, 7:30pm, Bobby Jasinski, senior piano recital (classical and jazz)
Saturday, May 6, 2006, 2:00-5:30 pm
VOX:
Showcasing American Composers
H. Leslie Adams Blake Act III, Scenes 1 & 2.
Read by New York City Opera, Orchestra and Soloists. Six opera excerpts will be read, including Blake.
This will be the first performance of these scenes, using the original
orchestration for large orchestra. Composer will be present. VOX 2006: Showcasing American Composers is the only program of its kind in the country,
giving composers the opportunity to hear new works and works-in-progress with full orchestra and professional soloists. New York City Opera's exciting
program offers audiences a sneak peek at the opera of tomorrow, and composers get a test audience for their new musical ideas. Composers such as Mark Adamo,
Charles Wuorinen, Richard Danielpour, and Michael John LaChiusa had pieces first featured in VOX that have gone on to define an American musical voice.
Skitball Auditorium, 566 LaGuardia Place (Washington Square Park South),
New York, NY. Open to the public.
Saturday, May 6, 2006, 8pm
Sunday, May 7, 2006, 2:30 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Nine
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Barbara Quintiliani, soprano; Stacey Rishoi, mezzo; Eric Fennell, tenor;
Lester Lynch, bass; Virginia Symphony Chorus, Robert Shoup, chorusmaster.
Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Choral.The profound masterwork of this most beloved of composers showcase the grandeur of the Virginia Symphony Chorus – all under the baton of JoAnn Falletta!
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. Ticket information: 757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Monday, May 8, 2006 8 pm
Miró Quartet
Virginia Arts Festival presents Daniel Chang, violinist; Sandy Yamamoto, violinist; John Largess, violist;
Josh Gindele, cellist; with Amadi Hummings, Viola. Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 7;
Schubert -Quartet in d minor, D. 810, Death and the Maiden;
Mozart - Viola Quintet in g minor, K516. Most likely, you've experienced
the Miró's magic on NPR's "Performance Today," "Saint Paul Sunday,"
and NBC's "Today Show."
Named after Catalan's surrealist artist,
Joan Miró, this virtuosic Texas-based foursome has quickly become
one of today's most respected quartets. Dazzling audiences for ten
seasons, the Miró is noted for its youthful intensity and mature
interpretations. Ohef Sholom Temple, Stockley Gardens
& Raleigh Ave. Ghent, Norfolk. Tickets: $30. Visit
www.ticketmaster.com. and
www.virginiaartsfest.com
Tuesday, May 9, 2006, 7 pm
Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia: It's Over...tures, the Season Finale
This final concert of the 2005-2006 season will feature all 5 performing ensembles of Bay Youth
(led by Beth Argiro, Christina Morton, Helen Martell and Leslie Stewart) and offer a special salute
to our graduating seniors. Also, performing on this program will be the winner of the BYOV Concerto Competition,
Kristin Baird performing Ziguenerweisen by Sarasate.. Oscar F. Smith High School, 1994 Tiger Dr., Chesapeake Tickets are $10 for Adults
and $6 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 further information, visit our website at www.bayyouth.org
or call the Bay Youth manager at the number above.
Thursday, May 11, 2006, 8pm, St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg
Friday, May 12, 2006, 8pm, Regent University Theatre, Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Two
Alastair Willis, conductor; Jennifer Snyder,
viola. Falla Ballet Suite from El amor brujo; Shulman Theme
and Variations for Viola and Orchestra; Beethoven Symphony No. 2.
. Experience Beethoven at his Classical best, and music of
Shulman spotlighting the VSO's own Jennifer Snyder. Ticket information:
757-892-6366 or visit www.virginiasymphony.org
Friday, May 12, 2006, 5 pm
Broadway Cabaret Show
Lindsay Eure, Governor's School graduate and currently touring with
the National Touring Co. in Joseph, and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, accompanied by William Neill will sing songs by
Kander and Ebb, Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Jones and Schmidt, Stephen Sondheim, Harold Arlen and others.
Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, 2200 Parks Ave., Virginia Beach.
Saturday, May 13, 2006, 3 pm
Peninsula Youth Orchestra: Spring Concert
Details to be announced. Hampton Roads Academy, 739 Academy Lane,
near Oyster Point Rd. & Rt. 64, Newport News.
Visit the PYO website at www.peninsulayouth.org
Saturday, May 13, 2006, 5 pm
Asdis Jonsdottir: Icelandic Songs
Soprano Asdis Bjorn Jonsdottir, will present a recital of Icelandic songs
performed in Icelandic, with translations provided. Ms. Jonsdottir will be accompanied by Wendy Young at the piano.
Also performing will be Jo Marie Larkin on clarinet, Lynette Andrews on violin, and Sue Hoffmann on bass.
First Presbyterian Church of Virginia Beach, 36th Street & Pacific Ave.
Free and open to the public. For more information, call 368-4351.
Saturday, May 13, 2006, 8 pm
Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble:
A Look Back at the Music of Broadway and Hollywood
Overture to Candide, Leonard Bernstein;
Broadway Journey;
The Theme from Schindler’s List, John Williams;
The Magic of Andrew Lloyd Webber;
The Cowboys, John Williams;
Hooray For Hollywood;
A Tribute To Harold Arlen;
Over The Rainbow, Harold Arlen;
Selections from Man of La Mancha, Mitch Leigh;
What’s Up At The Symphony?
(Bugs Bunny's Greatest Hits);
Disney at the Movies
Ferguson Center at CNU in Newport News. Kimball Theatre on Merchant's Square in Williamsburg.
Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for seniors and students.
NEW
Sunday, May 14, 2006, 11 am
Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah
Larchmont United Methodist Church Chancel Choir will present Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah with members of
the Virginia Symphony Orchestra at 11:00 AM in the church sanctuary. Directed by Michael Regan, soloists include Rita Addico Cohen,
Lisa Relaford Coston, Ron Braswell and David Warren. The concert is free and open to the public. Larchmont United Methodist Church,
1101 Jamestown Crescent, Norfolk. For more information, call 489-8168 or email office@larchmontumc.org.
NEW
Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 7:30
GSA Honors Jazz and Chamber Music Concert
The Governor's School for the Arts Honors Jazz and Chamber Music Concert
Performers are the best of the Governor's School intensive chamber music studies, including GSA string quartets,
brass quintet, woodwind quintet, flute choir, virtuoso pianists, and percussion ensemble.
A highlight of the evening will be the GSA Advanced Jazz Combo which won top honors this year at the Chantilly Jazz Festival,
the James Madison Jazz Fest, and the District II Jazz Fest at Cape Henry High school. Chandler Recital Hall,
Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, W. 49th Street at Elkhorn Ave., Old Dominion University, Norfolk.
Admission is free of charge and open to the public.
For further information, contact Patti Watters at 683-5277.
Friday, May 19, 2006, 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 20, 2006, 7:30 pm
GSA Spring Vocal Concert
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, ODU, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk.
Saturday, May 20, 8:00 pm
Chamber Music Under the Stars
Virginia Arts Festival presents Cho-Liang Lin, violin; André-Michel Schub,
piano. Mozart - Violin Sonata in D Major, K306;
Bright Sheng - Commissioned work, Virginia premiere; Mozart - Violin Sonata in G Major, K379; Walton - Violin Sonata.
The Sunken Garden, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg.
Rain or Shine. $40 - (reserved covered table seating), includes
wine and cheese. Visit www.ticketmaster.com
and www.virginiaartsfest.com/chamber
Saturday, May 20, 2006, 8 pm
Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble:
A Look Back at the Music of Broadway and Hollywood
Overture to Candide, Leonard Bernstein;
Broadway Journey;
The Theme from Schindler’s List, John Williams;
The Magic of Andrew Lloyd Webber;
The Cowboys, John Williams;
Hooray For Hollywood;
A Tribute To Harold Arlen;
Over The Rainbow, Harold Arlen;
Selections from Man of La Mancha, Mitch Leigh;
What’s Up At The Symphony?
(Bugs Bunny's Greatest Hits);
Disney at the Movies
Kimball Theatre on Merchant's Square in Williamsburg.
Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for seniors and students.
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Sunday, May 21, 2006
The Congressional Chorus: American Journey: Folk Songs from around the Nation
The Congressional Chorus, Washington's only
chorus dedicated to American music explores our nation's history
as expressed in folk songs from its varied regions. Locations TBA. Phone 202-441-2394 for additional
information, or visit www.congressionalchorus.org.
Saturday, May 20, 2006, 8 pm
Sunday, May 21, 2006, 3 pm
York River Symphony Orchestra: Apotheosis of Dance
CNU student Rebecca Buffet, horn plays Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 3. The York River Symphony Orchestra
provide an opportunity for dedicated avocational musicians (currently fifty-seven performing members) to
perform on a volunteer basis in a first-class musical organization, providing high quality, low cost
musical entertainment for our community at large Ferguson Center for the Arts,
Christopher Newport University,
1 University Place,
Newport News.To
purchase tickets, call our Box Office, Beck and Stein Books, at
757/596-1001. Tickets: $10 for Adults, $8 for Students. Visit the YRSO website
at www.yrso.org/
Sunday, May 21, 2006, 3 pm
Peninsula Youth Orchestra: Spring Concert
Please join us for our Spring Concert as conductors
Rebecca Nixon and Diane Chapman and the PYO members perform selections
from Marcello Suite arranged by Siennicki, the second movement
of Haydn's Clock Symphony, Seitz Concerto No. 5, Nedbal's
Valse Triste, Brahms' Blessed Are They adapted by
Davis, Nolst's Jupiter from The Planet" and more!
Wheelchair Accessible Facility - Donations accepted at the door,
Hampton Roads Academy, 739 Academy Lane, Newport News (For directions
visit http://www.hra.org/abMap.htm)
. For more information on the PYO, please visit the PYO website
at www.peninsulayouth.org.
Program Change
Sunday, May 21, 2006, 4 pm
Spring Concert
The Chancel Choir, orchestra, and the Fain Family Organ join in a concert that
includes Schubert's beautiful Mass in G and Mozart's Regina Coeli K.108 . Free will donations
to benefit the Fund for Music.
First Presbyterian Church, 300 36th Street, Virginia Beach.
Freewill offering. Please call Pat Ludwig, 428-6332 for further information.
NEW
Sunday, May 21, 2006, 4 pm
Opera CNU: Dido and Aeneas
Opera CNU presents Henry Purcell's immortal opera Dido and Aeneas. Forty minutes.
Studio Theatre, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.
NEW
Sunday, May 21, 2006, 4 pm
Mezzo-soprano Suzanne McGuire Benefit Recital
Ms. McGuire will perform art songs by Wolf, Bononcini, Duparc, Ravel and Schubert, as well as
modern composers Duke and Hoiby as well as two arias.
Ms. McGuire has studied for three years with Agnes Wynne and recently performed in CREO's 4 Note Opera as the "alto cover."
She has been invited to sing with a student opera festival in Rome,
Operafestival di Roma, and will be singing this benefit recital to help pay for her tuition.
Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church, 6900 Newport Ave. Norfolk.
Sunday, May 21, 2006, 6 pm
Green Acres Presbyterian Church: Natalia Kuznetsova, violin
and Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano
As the final concert of the church’s
community-wide Musical Arts series
we present a return engagement by our favorite
Russian duo, featuring spring selections from the masterworks.
Reception follows concert. Ample parking; nursery available. Some concerts may be subject to change or rescheduling.
Phone (757) 484-5125. Green Acres Presbyterian Church, Corner of High Street & Sterling Point Drive,
Portsmouth, Virginia.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006, 8 pm
Peninsula Youth Orchestra Candlelight Concert
Please join us for our Spring Candlelight
Concert as conductors Rebecca Nixon and Diane Chapman and the PYO
members perform selections from Marcello Suite arranged by Siennicki,
the second movement of Haydn's Clock Symphony, Seitz Concerto No.
5, Nedbal's Valse Triste, Brahms' Blessed Are They adapted by Davis,
Nolst's Jupiter from The Planets and more! Donations accepted
at the door, Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, 201 W. Duke of Gloucester
St., Williamsburg (For directions visit www.brutonparish.org).
For more information on the PYO, please visit the PYO website at
www.peninsulayouth.org.
NEW
Thursday, May 25, 2006, 7 pm
Trinity Church Choral Mass
Choral Mass commemorating our Lord's Ascension
will feature music of Byrd, Weidner, and Littlejohn, sung by the
Trinity Choir under the direction of James E. Derr.Trinity Epsicopal Church, Court and High Streets, Portsmouth.
Friday, May 26, 2006, 8 pm
Saturday, May 27, 2006, 8 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia: A Musical Feast, Concert #5
Janna Hymes-Bianchi, Music Director. Chen: Yi Duo Ye;
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante; Beethoven: Symphony No. 7. The 22nd Anniversary Concert Season of Williamsburg's Own Professional Chamber Orchestra
performing superb classical repertoire for Williamsburg and surrounding communities since 1984.
Kimball Theatre, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Virginia. Tickets: $37/$27; Students: $7 (at the door only).
Tickets may be purchased by telephone (757-229-9857), via e-mail, williamsburgsymphonia@williamsburgsymphonia.org
or postal mail, or at the theatre.
Visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org
Sunday, May 28, 2006, 2:30 pm
An Afternoon of Arias–Mozart
to Monteverdi
Catch these rising stars - six promising,
young professional singers from our Composers Institute, including Rita Addico Cohen and Larry Giddens - performing
the greatest hits of the operatic and musical theatre stage. Hear
songs spanning three centuries – from Mozart’s Magic Flute,
Purcell’s Dido ad Aeneas, Gershwin’s Of Thee I Sing,
and Berstein’s West Side Story. Plus, from our Composers
Institute Master Composers, Harnick’s Fiddler on the Roof,
Bolcom’s View from the Bridge, and Duffy’s Blackwater,
a collaboration with author Joyce Carol Oates. Encore! Chandler
Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, ODU, 49th
Street and Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk. Tickets $25. Visit ticketmaster.com
Postponed to June 18
Sunday, May 28, 2006, 6 pm
Diane Barton, soprano and Bass-Baritone Eduardo Castro
with Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano
Program details to be announced. Prince
of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia Beach.
Open to the public. Freewill offering. For information call 340-8420
or email Office@princeofpeacevb.org
or visit http://princeofpeacevb.org/
Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Concerts
A Festival favorite since year one, pianist André-Michel Schub returns to direct our lunchtime and evening concerts.
2006 Chamber Artist Roster:
Debra Wendells Cross, flute;
Julien Quentin, piano;
Charles Woodward, piano;
Barbara Chapman, Harp;
Corey Cerovsek, violin;
Ani Kavafian, violin/viola;
Arnaud Sussman, violin;
Julie Albers, cello;
Quintet Royale, Emerging
Masters Ensemble. These artists play venues that will showcase the intimate nature of chamber music. NPR will be on site again recording concerts for later broadcast on "Performance Today."
Visit
www.ticketmaster.com. and
www.virginiaartsfest.com
Thursday, June 1, 12:00 Noon
Lunchtime Chamber Music Concert V
Quintet Royale, VAF Emerging Masters Ensemble; Debra Wendells Cross, flute; Barbara Chapman, harp.
Ligeti - Six Bagatelles;
Bolcom - Celestial Dinner Music;
D'Rivera. Music and Theatre Hall, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News - $17.
Friday, June 2, 2006, 7:30 pm
GSA Spring Pops Concert
The Governor’s School for the Arts Symphony Orchestra,
Raymond Pancarowicz, Director;
Kristin Baird, violin, GSA Concerto 2006 Concerto Competition Winner;
Dana Leonard & Melanie Libbey, flutes; Jazz Big Band and Jazz Combos, directed by Jeff Smith, will present a Spring Pops Concert, an evening of symphonic and big band music to delight the entire family.
The Jeanne and George Roper Theater, 340 Granby Street, Norfolk.
Tickets are Adults, $10.00 and Students/Senior Citizens: $5.00 and are available at the door. Both concerts are open to the public.
For further information, call (757) 683-5277.
Saturday, June 3, 2006, 7:30 pm
GSA Senior Recital
Details to be announced.
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, ODU, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk.
Sunday, June 4, 2006, 3 pm
GSA Spring Pops Concert
The Governor’s School for the Arts Symphony Orchestra,
Raymond Pancarowicz, Director;
Kristin Baird, violin, GSA Concerto 2006 Concerto Competition Winner;
Dana Leonard & Melanie Libbey, flutes; Jazz Big Band and Jazz Combos, directed by Jeff Smith, will present a Spring Pops Concert, an evening of symphonic and big band music to delight the entire family.
The Smithfield Center, 220 North Church Street, Smithfield.
Tickets are Adults, $10.00 and Students/Senior Citizens: $5.00 and are available at the door. Concert open to the public.
For further information, call (757) 683-5277.
Sunday, June 4, 2006, 3 pm
English Chamber Organ Benefit Concert
The concert will be performed by James Guthrie,
DMA, on a virginal and a portative organ. Two world premieres will
be featured. One is The Saint Luke Organ Book: Six Pieces for Organ
Manuals by Daniel Pinkham and the other In Nomine: Prelude to the
Saint Luke Organ Book by James Guthrie. The Pinkham piece was composed
for the yet-to-be built replica of the 1630 organ. Visit historic
St Luke's web site at www.historicstlukes.org
for more information about the church and the 1630 organ.
Historic St. Luke's Church, 14477 Benn's Church Boulevard, Smithfield, VA 23430
Tel.(757) 357-3367
Schola Cantorum: A Capppella X: The Anniversary Concert
From ethereal Renaissance to lush Romantic harmonies, our favorite works selected from a decade of A cappella concerts!
June 3, 2006, 7:30 pm
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 250 Fox Hill Road, Hampton
June 4, 2006, 5 pm
Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 N. Witchduck Road. (Near Sentara Bayside Hospital). A wine & cheese reception will follow in the Parish Hall.
Phone 757-497-0563.
June 10, 2006, 7:30 pm
Eastern Shore Chapel, 2020 Laskin Rd. Virginia Beach
June 11, 2006, 4 pm
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 170 Painter St., (off Newport Ave.) Norfolk.
Open Auditions for Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia
Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia announces
open auditions for the 2006/2007 season will be held at the Diehn
Fine and Performing Arts Center at Old Dominion University on June
5th and 10th. These auditions are to fill remaining openings
in the Symphony, Concert, String and Jr. String orchestras. All
orchestral instruments are welcome to audition. Auditions are by
appointment and can be scheduled by contacting the Bay Youth Orchestras
manager at 757-618-1800 or by emailing bayyouth@excite.com.
For further information and audition requirements, visit our website
at www.bayyouth.org/AuditionInfo.htm
or call the Bay Youth manager at the numbers above. Bay
Youth Orchestras of Virginia is celebrating over 30 years of serving
the Hampton Roads community by teaching and training over 250 talented
musicians each year. Four orchestras rehearse Monday evenings during
the regular school year in Norfolk, producing four different concert
programs of orchestral music for the communities in Virginia Beach,
Norfolk and Chesapeake each season. Participating students come
from all over Hampton Roads including Norfolk, Chesapeake, Virginia
Beach, Portsmouth, the Peninsula and North Carolina. Bay Youth Orchestras
of Virginia is a non-profit organization that is funded through
membership fees, municipal, state and foundation grants as well
as corporate and individual contributions.
Cantata Chorus Auditions
The Cantata Chorus announces auditions for the upcoming 2006-2007 season. Audition is by appointment or by walk-in [on a first-come, first-served basis depending on scheduled singers]. To set up an appointment, please contact Robert Overman at 397-8390.
Auditions will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church in Olde Towne Portsmouth [500 Court Street] on June 3 & 10 from 10 AM to noon. Auditions consist of a voice classification and sight-singing evaluation. You do not need to come to the audition with a prepared vocal selection; we will give you everything you need.
CREO Auditions
Director Carin Cowell announces that
CREO, Old Dominion University's Contemporary Music Ensemble, will host auditions for The Panic by David Sawer, on
Saturday, June 17, 2006.
The cast for this chamber opera requires a soprano, tenor, baritone and bass with extensive non-traditional vocal skills.
Interested singers are asked to prepare three pieces:
1. A selection from "The Panic" (to be provided).
2. A 20th or 21st century work that demonstrates an atonal singing style.
3. A contemporary solo of your choice.
A rehearsal accompanist is available.
Call 481-3962 prior to June 9, 2006 to schedule an audition.
Please share this information with other singers who might be interested.
The Attucks Theatre Unveils New Summer Arts Program
The Crispus Attucks Cultural Center (CACC)
will open its doors on Saturday, June 3 to host a Community
Open House and Summer Arts Program registration at the Attucks Theatre
from 2 pm - 4 pm. This FREE event will offer guests the opportunity
to preview performances by artists and ensembles from a variety
of disciplines including West African dance and drumming; improvisational
theatre; martial arts; story telling and visual arts encompassing
painting, drawing, sculpting, fabric arts and more. Led by
StageNorfolk, Suwabi African Ballet, and Maizelle,
the CACC will present summer offerings of 14 intensive-yet-fun,
project-oriented classes for youths and adults. From traditional
musical theatre to the avant-garde, including Afro Brazilian martial
arts and steel pan drumming, all workshops are taught by professional
artists culminating in exhibits and performances, a sure sign that
the Crispus Attucks Cultural Center is emerging as the heartbeat
of the African American cultural arts community. For more information
on the Crispus Attucks Cultural Center Summer Arts Program visit
www.attuckstheatre.org
or call, (757) 622-4763 Monday through Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm.
NEW
Thursday, June 8, 2006, 7:30 pm
The Annual Charles Flax Memorial Choral Concert
Hampton University and The Hampton University Ministers’ Conference Choir Director’ Organists’ Guild Workshop present the
Annual Charles Flax Memorial Choral Concert at The University Convocation Center. Royzell Dillard of Hampton University and
James Abbington of Emory University will conduct a choir of 1800 voices and an instrumental ensemble in this spectacular concert.
This concert is open to the public and will feature many new works available for church worship and also new works by up-and-coming African American composers and arrangers.
Concert time is 7:30 PM but come early as the seating for this event is generally at capacity.
University Convacation Center, Hampton University, Hampton.
Friday, June 9, 2006, 7 pm
Soprano Chrystal E. Williams's Third Annual Recital
Chrystal is a 2004 graduate of the Governor's School and has very successfully
completed her second year at Carnegie-Mellon. I understand that her voice and skill have grown mightily.
Join us in the audience for this scholarship fund raiser and help her realize her goal of attending the Salzburg Music
Festival in Salzburg, Austria this summer.
I. C. Norcom High School, 1801 London Blvd., Portsmouth. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 children
Saturday, June 10, 2006 at 4 pm
Arco-Jamaa 2006
A Benefit Recital Supporting Diasporan Youth's Sojourn to Kemet.
Presented by Megan Jenifer for String Presence Academy Suzuki Violin Studio.
Arco-Jamaa (Bowing with Family) 2006 will be an innovative and trailblazing recital that
will showcase the many genres of music performed on violin by African American artists.
The Elliott Family Quartet (Hampton, VA): Classical & Fusion arrangements for String Quartet;
Eric Taylor (Hampton, VA): Gospel violinist/entertainer; Sidney Bertley (New York): Hip Hop Violinist;
Capoeira Uhuru Association; The Fuzz Band; Suwabi African Ballet.
Benjamin Syms Middle School, Auditorium, Hampton, VA. $20 per person,
Children under 13 are admitted for free.
For more information email arco_jamaa@yahoo.com
Schola Cantorum: A Capppella X: The Anniversary Concert
From ethereal Renaissance to lush Romantic harmonies, our favorite
works selected from a decade of A cappella concerts! Tickets:
$10, $5 students and military, at the door. Visit www.schola-cantorum.org
for more information.
June 10, 2006, 7:30 pm
Eastern Shore Chapel, 2020 Laskin Rd. Virginia Beach
June 11, 2006, 4 pm
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 170 Painter St., (off Newport Ave.) Norfolk.
Sunday, June 11, 2006 at 10:30 am
St. John's Episcopal Church: Viennese Mass with Strings
The St. John’s Choir, Choristers and strings perform music from the Haydn and
Mozart School as the “ordinary” in place of our customary Service Music.
This event celebrates the official end of the choir season before the summer months. A free will
offering will be received.
St. John's Episcopal Church, 100 West Queen's Way, Hampton. 757-722-2567.
Visit stjohnshampton.org
NEW
Sunday, June 11, 2006, 4:00 PM
A Gift of Song
Mary Ricker, Soprano; Henry Weinberger, Piano; Jess Gross, Clarinet
Works include Mirabai Songs of John Harbison, Das Hirt Auf Dem Felsen, Schubert and works by J.S. Bach, Britten and Debussy.
All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon St., Brookline, MA. Free and open to the public. For information, call 781-344-9015.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006, 7 pm
Trinity Church Choir Concert
The Choir of Girls and Men will present a
concert at Trinity Church. Tickets are not required, but a free
will offering will be accepted. Trinity Epsicopal Church,
Court and High Streets, Portsmouth.
Wednesday, June 14 - Sunday, June 25, 2006
Jarrett Ali Boyd in Cats
Governor's School and Shenandoah Conservatory
graduate Jarrett Ali Boyd will be in Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre'
production of Cats, where he'll be returning to the role
of Old Deuteronomy which he has done on tour. Mr. Boyd departs soon
on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in his favorite opera Porgy
and Bess where he'll be playing the role of Robbins and
covering the role of Jake. For more information visit www.su.edu/conservatory/ssmt/
Sunday, June 18, 2006, 6 pm
Diane Barton, soprano and Bass-Baritone
Eduardo Castro
with Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano
Visit Mr. Castro's website at www.eduardocastro.net
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 424 King's Grant Road, Virginia
Beach. Open to the public. Freewill offering. For information call
340-8420.
Oboe Holiday 2006
George Corbett, Oboe/English Horn, Virginia
Symphony Orchestra, announces Oboe Holiday 2006, an all-inclusive
oboe clinic, Monday, June 19 - Friday, June 23. Classes begin at 1:00 and include: Posture and Alignment, Rhythmic Studies,
Repertoire, Breathing, Selecting a New/Used Oboe, Oboe Maintenance
and Repair, Introduction to Reed Making, How to Practice, Tackling
the English Horn. The series will conclude with a recital and reception on June 23 at 7:30.
Instructors include: George Corbett, Lee Jordan-Anders, Sharon Lindquist
and Brian Seaton. $40 per day, $200 for entire series. For
price per class, location and to register, visit Mr. Corbett's
website at www.georgecorbett.net
Virginia Opera seeks young talent for
children's chorus
Virginia Opera invites talented children,
preferably between the ages of six and 11, to audition for its 2006-2007
children's chorus between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on either June 20 or
21, here at the Harrison Opera House.
The children's chorus will perform next season in Carmen
(sung in French) and Cavalleria Rusticana / I Pagliacci (sung
in Italian). Carmen performances will take place between
September and October 2006, and performances of Cavalleria Rusticana
/ I Pagliacci between March and April 2007. Both productions
will be presented in Norfolk, Richmond and Fairfax.
Auditioning children are asked to arrive 15 minutes early and be
present for the entire hour of auditions. No music is required to
be prepared in advance, as it will be provided at the audition.
Parents are invited to schedule their child for an audition by calling
Cate Falcone at 757-213-4552.
Virginia Chorale Announces Auditions For
Professional Paid Positions
The Virginia Chorale (Robert Shoup, Music
Director) announces auditions for professional singers. Members
of Virginia's only fully professional choral ensemble receive compensation
for all rehearsals and performances. Additionally, those who travel
from outside the region receive travel and per diem stipends. The
critically acclaimed Virginia Chorale schedules limited weekend
rehearsals and performs four to five subscription programs each
season, all of which feature a cappella repertoire for which the
Chorale is recognized. Its strong history of high profile projects
and recordings have also included collaborations with Garrison Keillor,
Mark Morris Dance Group and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. The
Chorale will celebrate its 23nd season in 2006-07 and, with the
Virginia Symphony Orchestra, was recently awarded one of seven national
choral grants by the NEA. Auditions are by appointment only, and
submission of a resume which reflects professional musical training
and experience is required before appointments can be made.
Candidates will be required to perform in languages other than English,
using materials which are supplied by the Chorale as well as solos
of the singer's choice. Auditions will be held in June, 2006,
in Norfolk VA. An accompanist will be provided.
For information: Call 757-627-8375, e-mail virginiachorale.AnnPrince@verizon.net,
or check website www.vachorale.com.
Resumes may be faxed to 757-627-7937, att. Ann Prince, e-mailed
to Ann Prince, or posted to Virginia Chorale, P.O. Box 3455, Norfolk
VA 23514.
Trinity Choir Auditions
Auditions are available for a paid alto and
baritone-bass for the Trinity Episcopal Church Choir. Experence
and good sight reading skills are required. Please phone James Derr
at 576-5430. Trinity Episcopal is located at Court and High Streets,
Portsmouth.
Sunday, June 25, 2006, 5 pm
Duetto Espressivo
This widely known and respected regional duo is violinist Natalia Kuznetsova and pianist Oksana Lutsyshyn.
First Baptist Church, 237 N. Main Street, Suffolk. Free will offering. Phone:(757) 539-4152 or email: fbc@fbcsuffolk.org
TIME CHANGE
Sunday, June 25, 2006 at 4 pm
Arte Musicale Trio
Arkady Heifetz, Violin; Jena Chenkin, Viola; James Herbison, Cello.
Works by Beethoven, Dohnanyi and the premier of a new string trio. Soliloquy, by Jeraldine Saunders Herbison.
Reformation Lutheran Church
13100 Warwick Blvd. (on the right near Oyster Point Rd.), Newport News.
Open to the public; free will offering.
CyberSing 2006 Art Song Performance Competition
The Lotte Lehmann Foundation announces the
CyberSing 2006 Art Song Performance Competition. Its purpose is
to acknowledge the excellence of hitherto unrecognized singers and
their pianists throughout the world by presenting their song performances
on the Lehmann Foundation’s web site and awarding cash prizes and
other honors. Division One: Singers up to the age of 23;
Top Prize $1,000. Division Two: For singers above the age of 23;
Top Prize $5000. Applicants (both singer and pianist) must submit
applications no later than 31 July 2006. Visit the website for
the CyberSing official rules: http://lottelehmann.org/llf/programs/cybersing
Tidewater Winds
Strike up the band one more time as The Tidewater
Winds celebrates to its 22nd season. Comprised of 67 talented woodwind,
brass and percussion musicians from across Hampton Roads, the late
Dr. C. Sidney Berg founded the Tidewater Winds Professional Concert
Band in 1985 as an opportunity for local residents to experience
free, professional band concerts in the "Sousa Band" tradition.
Continuing the tradition, the musicians, representing professional
and college bands as well as orchestras, are set to perform 22 concerts
this summer. All concerts are free, open to the public,
and begin at 7:30 p.m. Tidewater Winds' performances are family
friendly, senior friendly and handicapped accessible. For more information
visit www.tidewaterwinds.org
or call 480-0953.
Great Music of the USA Week: July 9-13;
Mostly Show Tunes week: July 16-20; Conductors Delight
will be the theme for July 23-July 27; Highlights from the Movies
is July 30-August 4. Chesapeake
Monday, July 3 - Chesapeake City Park
Monday, July 10 - Hickory High School
Monday, July 17 - Hickory High School
Thursday, July 20 - Western Branch High School
Monday, July 24 - Hickory High School
Monday, July 31 - Hickory High School
Norfolk
Tuesday, July 4 - Ocean View Beach Park (lawn seating)
Sunday, July 9 - Harrison Opera House
Sunday, July 16 - Harrison Opera House (the Honorable Pete Decker, Jr. will perform)
Sunday, July 23 - Harrison Opera House
Sunday, July 30 - Harrison Opera House
Virginia Beach
Tuesday, July 11 - Cox High School
Wednesday, July 12 - 24th Street Park (lawn seating)
Tuesday, July 18 - Cox High School
Wednesday, July 19 - 24th Street Park (lawn seating)
Tuesday, July 25 - Cox High School
Wednesday, July 26 - 24th Street Park (lawn seating)
Tuesday, August 1 - Cox High School
Wednesday, August 2 - 24th Street Park (lawn seating)
Smithfield
Thursday, July 13 - Smithfield High School
Suffolk
Thursday, July 27 - Cultural Center - Downtown
Portsmouth
Friday, August 4 - Willett Hall (Season Finale)
Ash Lawn Opera Festival
West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
This twentieth century version of Shakespeare's classic Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two young lovers struggling to overcome discrimination amidst the gang war of 1950's New York. Tony, the American-born son of Polish immigrants, falls in love with a young Puerto Rican girl, Maria, who has recently arrived in New York. But the couple's ties to the Jets and the Sharks, ethnically-motivated rival gangs, lead to tragedy for the budding romance. With its timeless story and powerful music, West Side Story continues to touch audiences today.
July 8, 9, 15, 16, 25, 26, 29, 30, August 3, 4, 8, 9, 12, 13 at 8 pm.
The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar
In this delightful comic operetta, Anna, the Pontevedrian widow, finds herself in France surrounded by suitors interested in her impressive estate. Her native country, facing bankruptcy, is concerned that she will choose to marry a foreigner, and her money will be lost to the little country. So Baron Zeta arranges for the charming Prince Danilo, a Pontevedrian himself, to meet and hopefully marry her. However, Anna and Danilo were once young lovers torn apart by class differences and Prince Danilo refuses to marry her for her money, despite his love for her. The Baron, finding out that his own wife may have been unfaithful, decides to divorce and propose to Anna, who announces that if she remarries, she loses her entire fortune. Danilo admits his love for her and the clever widow continues by telling him that the money becomes the sole property of her new husband. All ends happily for The Merry Widow as she will marry the her true love while the Baron, reconciling with his "highly-respectable wife," succeeds in keeping her fortune in the Fatherland. The Merry Widow is sure to entertain through its amusing characters, comedic mix-ups and upbeat music.
July 22, 23, 27, 28, August 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 11 at 8 pm.
Tickets: $26. $25, $24, $16 Tickets may be purchased online or though
the Festival Box Office. Call 434.979.0122 from June 1 until August
15; visit Ash-Lawn
Opera Festival
Thursday, July 6, 2006, 8 pm
Todi Music Fest: Cook Dixon &: Young
Formerly the "Three Mo' Tenors." These three unforgettable tenors, along with the
Todi Music Festival Orchestra, will WOW you with their dynamic versatility and charm. Motown, Rhythm and Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Broadway and Opera
are all part of their eclectic line-up. Experience these celebrated artists like never before at the glorious NTELOS Pavilion
on the picturesque waterfront at Old Towne Portsmouth. Tickets: $27.50/$15/$10. Phone 757-397-3541 or visit
www.todimusicfest.com
or www.ticketmaster.com
Friday, July 14, 2006, 8 pm
Todi Music Fest: An Evening with the Maestro
and Friends
Pergolesi's mystical Stabat Mater (Soprano,
Mezzo and strings) contrasts vividly with Astor Piazolla's sensual
Histoire du Tango for Piano, Violin and strings (arr. Caravano).
The incandescent performances of brothers Gennaro and Gaetano Desiderio
ignite this Festival opener. Trinity Episcopal Church, 500
Court Street, Portsmouth. Tickets: $26. Phone 757-397-3541 or visit
www.todimusicfest.com
or www.ticketmaster.com
Saturday, July 15, 2006, 8 pm
Todi Music Fest: The Tragedy of Carmen
A Hampton Roads Premiere! Peter Brook's Tony
Award winning adaptation of Bizet's masterpiece includes the immortal
melodies, but re-defines the tragedy of four people with visceral
realism. Maestro Attanasi and Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Robynne
Redmon sizzle in this intimate chamber opera, the first at the magnificently
restored landmark Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts. Experience CARMEN
like you never have before! Featuring noted soprano Janinah Burnett.
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, 201 Main Street, Suffolk. Tickets:
$62 $49. TodiMusicFest Box Office: 757-397-3541, located at Willett
Hall. Hours: Call or visit,10-5 Mon-Friday (MC/Visa)
Saturday, July 15, 2006, 9 pm
An Evening of Music by H. Leslie Adams
Ingenuity Festival of Greater Cleveland presents
Halida Dinova, pianist; Heidi Albert, cellist; Cleveland Opera/Lyric
Opera-affiliate soloists. UCC Building, 700 Prospect Avenue,
Cleveland. For more information visit www.ingenuitycleveland.com
Wednesday, July 19, 2006, Noon
Todi Music Fest: Noon Serenades I
Experience your own private concert as the
Todi opera stars perform their favorites for you. Trinity
Episcopal Church, 500 Court Street, Portsmouth. Tickets: $17. Phone
757-397-3541 or visit www.todimusicfest.com
or www.ticketmaster.com
Friday, July 21, 2006, 8 pm
Todi Music Fest: A Night in Naples
Be swept away by the passion and fiery music
of Naples. Catch the meteoric rise of Italian violinist Maurizio
Sciarretta and recording star, pianist Ben Loeb in an evening of
pure musical romance. St. John's Episcopal Church, 100 W.
Queen's Way, Hampton. Tickets: $17. Phone 757-397-3541 or visit
www.todimusicfest.com
or www.ticketmaster.com
Sunday, July 23, 2006, 7:30 pm
Todi Music Fest: Bach @ the Beach
So who said Bach is boring? The electrifying
Italian violinist Maurizio Sciarretta and Festival first chair chamber
musicians are sure to make you a loyal fan of this mercurial music.
Baylake United Methodist Church, 4300 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach.
Tickets: $17. Phone 757-397-3541 or visit www.todimusicfest.com
or www.ticketmaster.com
Local Voice Teacher Takes the Stage
Shirley Thompson, Adjunct Professor of Voice
at Christopher Newport University, is making her acting debut at
the Little Theatre of Virginia Beach, playing Abby Brewster in Arsenic
and Old Lace. Shirley co-stars with her lifelong friend Shirley
Becker. "Arsenic and Old Lace is a 1940s madcap comedy about
sisters with an unusual family and an even more unusual hobby: killing
lonely, elderly gentlemen as a mission of mercy," to quote director
Nancy Bloom in the Virginia Beach Beacon. Performances 8
pm Fridays and Saturday and 3 pm Sunday, through July 30. Little
Theatre of Virginia Beach, 24th Street and Barberton Drive, Virginia
Beach. Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors, students, military and
Sunday matinees. Phone 428-9233. For more
information including pictures and directions click
here or visit www.homestead.com/ltvbonline.
July 23 - 27, 2006
National Association of Negro Musicians National Convention
The 87th National Convention of the National Association of Negro Musicians Inc. will be held in Norfolk, Virginia at the Radisson Hotel.
The convention is Hosted by Tidewater Area Musicians (TAM) and includes Workshops, Mini Concerts, Youth and Junior performers and more. For information phone: Geraldine T. Boone 436-3746.
Sunday, July 23, 2006, 3:00 pm
Mass Meeting (Opening Session ) Public Invited
Saint Johns AME Church
545 E. Bute Street, Norfolk.
Sunday, July 23, 2006, 7:30 pm
Vocal Scholarship Competition
Radisson Ballroom
Donation: $10
Monday, July 24, 2006, 7:30 pm
Violinist Karen Briggs and Pianist Awadagin
Pratt
A Gala Concert
Wilder Performing Arts Center, Norfolk State University, 700 Park
Ave., Norfolk. Tickets: $25. Visit Mr. Pratt's website at www.awadagin.com/
Monday, July 24, 2006, Noon
Todi Music Fest: Noon Serenades II with
Robynne Redmon
Music for Mezzo-Soprano and String Quartet.
Chanson Perpetuelle - Ernest Chausson (Op.37) Il Tramonto/The
Sunset - Ottorino Respighi. First Presbyterian Church, 515
Court Street, Portsmouth. Tickets: $17. Phone 757-397-3541 or visit
www.todimusicfest.com
or www.ticketmaster.com
Wednesday, July 26, 2006, 7 pm
Student Night at the Opera
Don't miss the chance to experience the final
dress rehearsal of The Daughter of the Regiment in a more
relaxed atmosphere. Before the performance, learn all about the
opera from Festival Director Howard Bender in an informative session
of Opera Up Close at 6:15 pm. Willett Hall, 3701 Willett
Dr., Portsmouth. Free to students 18 or under with ID. Accompanying
adult(s) must show purchased ticket(s) to a performance of The
Daughter of the Regiment on July 28 or 30. TodiMusicFest Box
Office: 757-397-3541, located at Willett Hall. Hours: Call or visit,10-5
Mon-Friday (MC/Visa)
Wednesday, July 26, 2006, 7:30 pm
VWC Sacred Music Summer Conference Hymn
Festival: Let All Our Lives be Praise
The Hymn Festival features Dr. Al Travis leading
the 120-voice Wesleyan Festival Chorus with brass and percussion
ensemble, and Dr. Travis as organist. Steeped in the Wesley tradition
of "training minds and warming hearts," VWC's non-denominational
Sacred Music Summer Conference offers continuing education opportunities
for church musicians, worship leaders, music teachers, and all who
are interested in the sacred arts. First Baptist Church,
312 Kempsville Rd., Norfolk. Open to the public, donations accepted.
For a conference brochure with full details and a registration form,
e-mail sbilly@vwc.edu or call
757-455-3376.
Cast Change
Friday, July 28, 2006, 8 pm
Sunday, July 30, 2006, 2 pm
The Daughter of the Regiment
This zany love story features Lynette Tapia as the enchanting
soprano as Donizetti's heart stealing heroine,
Marie. Also featuring bass/baritone Peter Strummer and Three
Mo'Tenors's Roderick Dixon. Young love triumphs in this lighthearted
tale of valor and mistaken identity. Thrill to the perilous "nine
high C's" tenor aria that made Pavarotti famous! Maestro Walter
Attanasi conducts the effervescent, unforgettable score. , sung
in French, with English dialogue and Supertext® supertitles.
Willett Hall, 3701 Willett Dr., Portsmouth. $73 $62 $49 $26. TodiMusicFest
Box Office: 757-397-3541, located at Willett Hall. Hours: Call or
visit,10-5 Mon-Friday (MC/Visa)
Saturday, July 29, 2006, 7:30 pm
VWC Sacred Music Summer Conference: Beloved
Immortals
Beloved Immortals: is the annual The
David W. Best, MD Concert of Sacred Classics - with Dr. John Leavitt
conducting the 90-voice Wesleyan Festival Chorus, accompanied by
the Virginia Symphony Chamber Ensemble with Sharon Foxwell, organist.
Steeped in the Wesley tradition of "training minds and warming hearts,"
VWC's non-denominational Sacred Music Summer Conference offers continuing
education opportunities for church musicians, worship leaders, music
teachers, and all who are interested in the sacred arts.
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333 Cedar Road, Chesapeake. Open
to the public. For a conference brochure with full details and a
registration form, e-mail sbilly@vwc.edu
or call 757-455-3376.
NEW
Friday, August 4, 2006, 7 pm
Bon Voyage Concert
Members of the Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia and the Suzuki Strings of Hampton Roads will present a Bon Voyage concert featuring music that will be performed as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival when these ensembles travel to Scotland on August 9th to perform their program, If It Ain't Baroque, We'll Fix It, which celebrates various influences on music of Virginia. Music includes the Fasch Trumpet Concerto in D featuring Robert Spaeth and the Vivaldi Concerto for Violin and Cello featuring Leslie Stewart and Janet Kriner and a selection from Orpheus and Eurydice by Gluck. Also contemporary works by Aldophus Hailstork, and Scottish composer Jennifer Barker as well as Shenandoah, Amazing Grace and Blue Fire Fiddler.
Chandler Hall, Deihn Fine and Performing Arts Center, 49th Street at Elkhorn Ave. ODU, Norfolk.
NEW
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
7:30 pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: Go America!
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra, David Kunkel, Music Director and Conductor.
Music from John Williams, George Gershwin, Henry Mancini and other
patriotic favorites. Soprano Kimberly Markham will join the orchestra in music by Victor Herbert and a medley from Oklahoma!
Presented by the Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra and
Beachevents. 24th Street Park, Virginia Beach, Oceanfront. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy this free concert under the stars.
Saturday, August 12, 2006. Workshop: 1:00-5:00 pm; Sing: 7
pm
Schola Cantorum's Fifth Annual Summer Sing:
Schubert's Mass in G and J.S. Bach's Christ lag in todesbaden
Come Learn With Us! In keeping with our commitment
"to advance and encourage the development of musicianship in singers,
both within the ensemble and within the community." Sight singing
and Eurhythmics with Lee Teply; Vocal Technique with Agnes Wynne;
Diction with Charlene Marchant. Registration for the Summer Sing
Workshop begins at 12:00 pm with a fee of $20. The three one-hour
classes take place from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with 15-minute breaks
between classes. Registration for the Summer Sing begins at 5 pm
with a fee of $10/$5 students. All materials for the Summer Sing
Workshop classes as well as musical scores for the Summer Sing will
be provided. Participants can also bring their own scores.
Checks and cash accepted on site. Abundant FREE Parking! For more
information call 623-1862 or visit www.schola-cantorum.org
Chandler Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, corner
of Elkhorn Ave. and 49th Street, Old Dominion University, Norfolk.
Sunday, August 13, 2006, 2 pm
Invencia Piano Duo: Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn
Chrysler Museum of Art Sunday Surprise: Music of the Civil War.
The Civil War lasted four long years, during which numerous songs and ballads were composed.
While many period documents and artifacts perished, most of the music enjoyed during the period still survives today.
In a special four-hand performance, Oksana Lutsyshyn and Andrey Kasparov interpret these compositions on piano.
Music by Brahms, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Schubert, Chopin and Ms. Lutsyshyn's arrangements of Civil War songs.
Free to Members or included with $5 Museum admission. No reservations are required for individuals, but please call 333-6268 for group reservations.
Chrysler Museum of Art, 245 West Olney Road, Norfolk. Phone 757-123-4567
NEW
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
7:30 pm
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
7:30 pm
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
7:30 pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: Go America!
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra, David Kunkel, Music Director and Conductor; Soprano Kimberly Markham.
August 16: Music from Phantom of the Opera, Carmen, and other musicals and operas. August 23: Music from Man of La Mancha, the Beatles, and Sweet Charity." August 30: Music from Star Trek, Polar Express, Fiddler on the Roof, Titanic, and My Fair Lady.
Presented by the Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra and
Beachevents. 24th Street Park, Virginia Beach, Oceanfront. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy this free concert under the stars.
Young Artists from England
Hampton Roads will host four British men from High Wycombe and Cambridge, England, in August 2006.
Stephen Armstrong, former Organ Scholar at Queens' College, and conductor of the High Wycombe Choral Society, has travelled to Virginia numerous times in the past.
He brings 3 students (ages 18-19) with him in August, a "dream team" of gifted artists: Matthew Edmonds, clarinet, organ, and piano; Chris Hill, piano; Paul Tognarelli, piano and organ.
First Presbyterian Church, 514 S. Armistead Ave., Hampton.
Saturday, August 19, 2006, 7:00 p.m
Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, 113 Sinclair Circle, Yorktown.
Sunday, August 20, 2006, 10:00 a.m
Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, 113 Sinclair Circle, Yorktown.
Lotte Lehmann - Her Life and her Living Legacy Broadcast
On Sunday, August 27, 3:30 pm, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of her death, the
WFMT Radio Network presents a two hour biographical profile of Lotte
Lehmann, one of the most vibrant and powerful figures in the history
of opera and lieder singing and a uniquely influential pedagogue
through her strongly imaginative teaching and dynamically charismatic
masterclasses that were intenationally televised. The documentary
utilizes unique historic and contemporary resources from the Lotte
Lehmann Foundation and new materials specially recorded for this
feature by the WFMT Radio Network. It includes recorded performances,
masterclasses and interviews given by Madame Lehmann. Amongst those contributing are soprano Carol Neblett, mezzo-sopranos
Grace Bumbry, Marilyn Horne and Valerie Komar, baritone Thomas Hampson,
musicologists Beaumont Glass (her biographer) and Charles Osborne,
accompanist Graham Johnson, stage director and intendant Lotfi Mansouri,
film maker Christopher Nupen, Gary Hickling, and President of the
Lotte Lehmann Foundation Daron Hagen. For more information on listening
to this program on streaming audio, visit the WFMT website at www.wfmt.com
Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia Open Auditions
Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia announces
open auditions for the 2006/2007 season will be held at the Larchmont
United Methodist Church, 1101 Jamestown Crescent in Norfolk on August
26th, 2006. Auditions will take place between 10:00 AM and 1:00
PM. These auditions are to fill remaining openings in the Symphony,
Concert, String and Jr. String orchestras. All orchestral instruments
are welcome to audition, but we are especially looking for Violas,
Basses, Bassoons, Trumpets, Trombones and Percussion. Auditions
are by appointment and can be scheduled by contacting the Bay Youth
Orchestras manager at 757-618-1800 or bayyouth@excite.com.
For further information and audition requirements, visit our website
at www.bayyouth.org/AuditionInfo.htm
or call the Bay Youth manager at the numbers above. Bay Youth
Orchestras of Virginia is celebrating over 30 years of serving the
Hampton Roads community by teaching and training over 250 talented
musicians each year. Four orchestras rehearse Monday evenings during
the regular school year in Norfolk, producing four different concert
programs of orchestral music for the communities in Virginia Beach,
Norfolk and Chesapeake each season. Participating students come
from all over Hampton Roads including Norfolk, Chesapeake, Virginia
Beach, Portsmouth, the Peninsula and North Carolina. Bay Youth Orchestras
of Virginia is a non-profit organization that is funded through
membership fees, municipal, state and foundation grants as well
as corporate and individual contributions.
Two paying singing positions
Churchland Baptist Church, announces bass and tenor singing positions available beginning September 5 at 3031 Churchland Boulevard in the Western Branch borough
of Chesapeake. For information and an audition, please call Dr. Dennis Price, Director of Music, at 757-483-2874.
Music Minister Opening
There is an opening for Music Minister at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic
Church, located on 33rd Street in Newport News. Knowledge of Catholic
liturgy and both traditional and contemporary liturgical music is
required. If interested please contact them via e-mail at:
stvdpcc@juno.com or at 245-4234
Gayle Johnson Assumes Schola Cantorum Director Podium
Schola Cantorum, Virginia's premier volunteer a cappella choral ensemble, has selected Gayle Johnson as its new artistic director, following a competitive search that included national and international candidates.
Gayle Johnson brings impressive scholarly credentials, having studied
at Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music, the University of
Washington, and New England Conservatory. She has trained in performance
and conducting with such luminaries as Gustav Leonhardt, Henry Leck,
and Julia Sutton. Johnson was the founder and artistic director
of Capriole, artistic
director of the Williamsburg Baroque Music Festival, and founding
director of the Williamsburg Boychoir. A former fellow of the Newberry
Library for the Humanities in Chicago (one of the nation's most
important archival and reference collections in medieval and early-modern
studies), Johnson is also a scholarly musicologist specializing
in the relation of music to graphic arts, poetry and dance.
During its 2006-2007 season, Schola Cantorum will mark the Jamestown four-hundredth anniversary with the theme Across the Choral Sea, an exploration of music from the Age of Exploration and Colonial America. The chorus will collaborate with the early-American folk music group, The Itinerant Band, for the winter series of concerts.
As always, the Artsong Update Calendar will list Schola's Winter and Spring concerts.
Click here for a review of Capriole's September 8, 2003 concert.Schola Cantorum's new director, Gayle Johnson, is holding auditions by appointment. The group rehearses on Sunday afternoons from 1:30 PM until 3:30 PM, excepting summer months. Call 428-6500 or email nrgsvr@cox.net for an appointment.
Instrumental and Vocal Accompanying Services
James Senson, a local pianist of the Hampton Roads area, is available for accompanying services that include performances, lessons, auditions and competitions. As a graduate from the University of Miami, James has accompanying experience in instrumental, vocal and musical theatre.
He just finished his first season at the Virginia Opera as an Apprentice Coach and will teach at the Governor's School for the Arts this fall. Please contact him at 757-270-0013 or email jamessenson@yahoo.com for more information.
Bellissima! Hampton Roads' Premier Women's Chorale
announces public auditions for Fall 2006 Concert Series!
Schedule a 15-minute audition on Monday, August 28, or Tuesday,
August 29, 2006 beginning at 6 pm. Auditions held at Bayside Presbyterian
Church, 1400 Ewell Road, Virginia Beach. Prepare one piece to sing. Popular
music discouraged. Sight-reading and rhythmic skills will be tested.
Call Joan Pickett at 481-7332 for additional information and to schedule an
audition.
This 30-voice ensemble, directed by Deborah Carr, offers the best of
treble repertoire including Gregorian chant, folk songs, jazz and the
core historical literature for women's voices. Bellissima! presents two sets
of choral concerts each season.
Cantata Chorus Auditions
The Cantata Chorus, Jeffrey Ward, Artistic
Director, announces open auditions for the upcoming 2006-2007 season.
Auditions for all voice parts will be held at Trinity Episcopal
Church, 500 Court Street, Portsmouth, on Saturday, September
9, 2006 from 10 a.m. until noon. The audition consists of a
voice classification and sight-singing evaluation. All materials
will be provided at the time of audition. Dating back to 1959, has a wonderful history of performing the
great choral masterworks in Hampton Roads. We are proud to announce our 47th
season, offering
the following performances: November 2006 - In Paradisum: The
Requiems of Gabriel Fauré and John Rutter ; December 2006 -
Christmas Through the Ages; March 2007 - An American Celebration,
featuring the works of Copland, Thompson, and Hanson. The Cantata
Chorus rehearses on Sunday afternoons from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Trinity.
Fall rehearsals begin on September 10th. All auditions must be scheduled
in advance. Please contact Chorus President Robert Overman at 757/397-8390
for specific information. Visit our website at www.cantatachorus.org
Williamsburg Choral Guild Auditions
Director Jay BeVille is scheduling auditions for all voice parts for men and women to participate in the upcoming 2006-07 31st Season.
The November concert features our collaboration with the choirs of The College of William and Mary, singing Voices of the New World.
The winter concert is Baroque and Beyond with works of Haydn and Handel, accompanied by the Williamsburg Symphonia.
In spring we will present A Night at the Opera, featuring beloved choruses and 4 fine soloists.
The Guild has been selected to present a special concert with Williamsburg Symphonia during the opening weeks of the Jamestown Quadricentennial.
WCG is comprised of 90 singers, drawn from all over the Peninsula, who enjoy fine choral music and have some singing experience.
We have adult singers of all ages and a spirited, friendly group with much talent. Interested singers may get more info or schedule an audition time by calling the numbers given. We are eager to enter the exciting 2006-2007 season at full strength in all sections.
For information and to schedule your audition, please call 757-258-9431 or email mblaney@widowmaker.com or 757-258-0381 or email mocj@cox.net
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
7:30 pm
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra: Go America!
Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra, David Kunkel,
Music Director and Conductor; Soprano Kimberly Markham. August
23: Music from Man of La Mancha, the Beatles, and Sweet
Charity." August 30: Music from Star Trek, Polar
Express, Fiddler on the Roof, Titanic, and My
Fair Lady. Presented by the Virginia Beach Symphony
Orchestra and Beachevents. 24th Street Park, Virginia Beach, Oceanfront.
Bring a lawn chair and enjoy this free
concert under the stars.
Friday, September 1, 7pm at the Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News
Saturday, September 2, 7:30pm at the Yorktown Monument
Sunday, September 3, 7pm in Jubilee Park, Chesapeake
FREE Virginia Symphony Concerts Labor Day Weekend:
Americana… The Dream Comes Alive
Join the Virginia Symphony, Eastern Virginia's premier Symphony Orchestra, Music Director JoAnn Falletta and the Virginia Symphony Chorus under the direction of chorusmaster Robert Shoup, as it kicks off its 2006-2007 season with three free concerts Labor Day weekend, September 1-3. A live recording of the Friday, September 1st concert at the Ferguson Center for the Arts will be made and the CD will be released for sale by December 1, 2006. concerts feature patriotic musical selections designed to salute our American heritage and Jamestown's 400th anniversary. A boisterous fanfare salute to Jamestown by James Hosay commissioned by the Virginia Symphony leads off the concerts. Other selections include Victory at Sea, Amazing Grace Fanfare by Adolphus Hailstork, America the Beautiful, Stars and Stripes Forever and more. Please note: Tickets are required for the Friday, September 1st concert because of its indoor location at the Ferguson Center for the Arts. Tickets are available by calling the Symphony Box Office: 757.892.6366. Tickets are not needed for the Yorktown or Chesapeake concerts. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org
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