Calendar

Summer 2008

Virginia Chorale Auditions
Virginia Chorale announces auditions for professional paid positions for the 2008-2009 season. The Virginia Chorale announces auditions for roster and substitute positions will take place August 6 and 7, 2008 in Norfolk. Auditions are by appointment, and resume (vocal/musical) submission is required before appointments can be made. Additional audition dates will be announced, if needed. Audition requirements are listed on the Chorale website at www.vachorale.org.
Members of Virginia's only fully professional choral ensemble receive compensation for all rehearsals and performances. Those who live outside the local regional area also receive a travel and per diem stipend. The critically acclaimed Virginia Chorale performs four to five subscription concerts each season, with clustered weekend rehearsals and dual performances, and has a strong history of high profile projects and recordings. For more information, please call (757) 627-8375 or email Ann Prince at ann_prince@vachorale.org. Resumes may be e-mailed, faxed to (757) 627-7937, or posted to Virginia Chorale, P.O. Box 3455, Norfolk VA 23514-all to the attention of Ann Prince, Chorus Manager.

Virginia Children's Chorus Auditions
Come sing with us! The Virginia Children's Chorus will hold auditions for new students for our 2008-09 season on Saturday, August 23, Monday August 25 and Tuesday, August 26, 2008. Auditions will be at Talbot Park Baptist Church, 6919 Granby St., Norfolk. Auditions must be scheduled in advance by calling our Chorus Manager at 440-9100. Beginners are welcome! Boys and girls, ages 6 to 18, receive excellent voice training and perform in concert while making new friends and having fun. To learn more about how the Virginia Children's Chorus can help your child discover the joys of singing, call 440-9100 or e-mail us at vccinfo@verizon.net.

Ash Lawn Opera Festival
The Ash Lawn-Highland Festival is a professional opera company presenting fully-staged opera and musical theatre as well as educational and family programming, in the Boxwood Gardens of James Monroe's estate, Ash Lawn-Highland. Performances feature talented young singers from across the United States with a wealth of experience and training. All performances are sung in English and the intimate, outdoor setting in the Boxwood Gardens creates a casual, relaxed atmosphere - the perfect place for a pre-performance picnic. Come experience the perfect summer evening in Charlottesville! All evening performances begin at 8 p.m. Grounds open for tailgating and picnicking at 6 p.m. Lectures begin at 7:15 pm. Summer Saturdays performances begin at 11 a.m. Opera Tickets: Adults - $28, Seniors - $27, Students - $16. Music at Twilight: Adutls -$19, Seniors - $18, Students - $12. Summer Saturdays Tickets: $5. (*Tickets for Summer Saturdays are only available at the door.) In the event of rain, performances will be held under the Pavilion. Phone 434-293-4500 email: info@ashlawnopera.org http://www.ashlawnopera.org
My Fair Lady by Lerner and Loewe
July 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31, August 2, 6, 8, 9
Carmen by Georges Bizet
July 23, 25, 30, August 1, 3, 5, 7, 10
Summer Saturdays
DinoRock's Dinosaurs Forever!
Come sing and laugh with Tootsie the tap dancing Triceratops, Big Bad Baby Rex, and many more dinosaur friends in this delightful musical revue.
July 26
The Story of the Gypsy & the Toreador
Ash Lawn Opera's apprentice artists will perform a special, kid-friendly version of Bizet's Carmen.
August 2
Bob Brown Puppet's Rumpelstiltskin
When the king locks the miller's daughter in the tower and she is faced with the impossible tasks of spinning straw intoi gold, Rumpelstiltskin offers a way out -- but at a great price.
August 9

The Tidewater Winds Summer Concerts
The Tidewater Winds, provides the opportunity for the communities of Hampton Roads to enjoy professional band concerts in the Sousa Band tradition. The inaugural concert was presented on July 7, 1985 at Norfolk's Town Point Park. Performances are always free and open to the public.
Take Flight
Monday, July 21, 2008 - Hickory High School, Chesapeake
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - F.W. Cox High School, Virginia Beach
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 24th Street Park, Virginia Beach
Thursday, July 24, 2008 - Cultural Arts Center, Suffolk
Sentimental Journey
Sunday, July 27, 2008 - Harrison Opera House, Norfolk
Monday, July 28, 2008 - Hickory High School, Chesapeake
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 24th Street Park, Virginia Beach
Thursday, July 31, 2008 - Ocean View Beach Park, Norfolk
Friday, August 1, 2008 - Willett Hall, Portsmouth

Thursday, July 24, 2007, 7pm
The TRADOC Band: Music Under the Stars
Come join us at Fort Monroe beginning June 5th every Thursday through August 14th at 7pm throughout the summer months for the 74th season of our summer concert series, Music Under the Stars ! presented by the US Army Training and Doctrine Command. Have a picnic by the waterfront and relax to the music of the world-renowned TRADOC Band. Other musical events run throughout the year. Free and open to the public. For more information visit our website at www.tradoc.army.mil/band or call our concert hotline at (757-788-3620. Fort Monroe, Hampton, VA.

Saturday, July 26, 2008, 5pm
Third Annual Jazz 'n July
The Performing Arts Foundation of Powhatan, Inc. presents their third annual Jazz 'n July. The event will begin with a silent auction at 5:00 PM, followed by music from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Fine Creek Vineyards. This year's featured performers are local Richmond artists, Ban Caribe, whose sound blends together the exotic sounds of Latin, Caribbean and soulful Rhythm and Blues. The bands music, based on the Afro-Clave, is held together with pulsating percussion. Ban Caribe's musical compositions and arrangements are spiritually inspired by the rhythmic beats and chants of indigenous African music. Tickets are $15 per person. For more information and tickets phone 598-5553 or 598-6969 or visit ww.artsofpowhatan.org. Fine Creek Vineyards, 2630 Huguenot Trail, Powhatan, VA.

NEW
Sunday, July 27, 2008, 4pm
Sophia Subero: A Touch of Trinidad
Thalia Lynn's Concert Series presents an evening of music, classical and otherwise, played on the steel drums by Sophia Subero Ms. Subero, a native of Trinidad and a steel drum champion, came to the Tidewater area last fall as the Assistant Director of the Virginia Arts Festival's Rhythm Project. She assists in the instruction and administration of six in-school steelband ensembles, and directs the Hampton and Norfolk Rising Star middle school programs. Please join us for an evening of wonderful music! Thalia Lynn Baptist Church Sanctuary, 4392 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach.

Virginia Wesleyan College's Annual Sacred Music Summer Conference
Evening events open to the public include:
Monday, July 28, 7:30pm
Worship in the Taizé Style of Christian Prayer
The Taizé style features simple, chant-like refrains repeatedly sung by all present, scripture readings, and periods of silence. The entire service is considered to be a communal prayer. Katherine Lakoski, soprano; Terry Heinze, tenor; Al Reese, trumpet; Lois Reese, flute; and Owen Davis, cello, will contribute to the service. For more information on the Taizé community, see http://www.taize.fr/en. Monumental Chapel, Virginia Wesleyan College.
Wednesday, July 30, 7:30pm
All My Hope
Festival Worship with the Wesleyan Festival Chorus conducted by Dr. Rollo Dilworth. This festival of singing includes choral anthems from the African-American and Gospel traditions as well as numerous congregational hymns in the classic and modern-classic tradition, scripture readings and prayer, plus Libby Larsen's arrangement of "Be Thou My Vision" by organ & flute. The 120-voice chorus represents 44 different churches and community choruses, and is accompanied by Sharon Foxwell, organist; Sylvia Chapa, pianist, Patti Watters, flute; Dr. Anthony Hailey, African percussion; the Eastern Virginia Brass featuring Stephen Carlson & Larry Clemmens, trumpet; Jay Larkin & Steve Adrian, trombone; and Tim Bishop, timpani. Readings by Rev. Daniel Benedict and Dr. Craig Wansink. Dr. Dilworth is Professor of Choral Music and Director of Choirs at the North Park University School of Music (Chicago) and composer of more than 70 published choral works. Virginia Beach United Methodist Church, 212 19th St., Virginia Beach (donations accepted).
Thursday, July 31, 7:30pm
Organist Christopher Pardini in Concert
Pardini is Organist and Director of Music and Fine Arts at Shadyside Presbyterian (Pittsburgh), having previously served as organist at the Crystal Cathedral (Annaheim). His program on the 68-rank Fain Family Organ at First Presbyterian includes Sortie in E-flat (Lefébure-Wély), Fountain Reverie (Fletcher), Fantasie in E-flat Major (Saint-Saëns), Andante in D Major (Mendelssohn), Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C (Bach), Soliloquy (Conte), selections from Sonata I in d minor (Guilmant), and two hymn arrangements by Paul Manz. First Presbyterian Church, 36th Street, Virginia Beach (suggested donation $10; free to conference registrants).
Saturday, August 2, 7:30pm
Beloved Immortals & More: Concert of Sacred Classics
With the Wesleyan Festival Chorus conducted by Don McCullough; Henry Faivre-organist. McCullough is conductor of the Master Chorale of Washington, and former conductor of the Virginia Symphony Chorus and the Virginia Chorale. For this event the 100-member Wesleyan Festival Chorus represents 68 different churches and community choruses. The concert features several of McCullough's compositions as well as traditional classics including Beethoven's Hallelujah, Brahms' How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place, Thompson's Last Words of David, and Manz's E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come, to name a few. Organist Henry Faivre will perform two organ selections, Concerto a 2 Clav. et Pedal in C (Bach), and Choral-Improvisation sur le "Victimae paschali" (Tournemire); Barbara Chapman, harp, and George Corbett, oboe, open the concert with Evening Piece (William Benson). Stephen Carlson, trumpet, and David Walker, timpani also accompany the choir. Chorus manager is Connie Faivre; section leaders - Ann Scott Davis, soprano; Kathleen Franz, alto; Rusty Youmans, tenor; and Les Wasserman-bass. Christ & St. Luke's Church, 560 West Olney Rd., Stockley Gardens, Norfolk (suggested donation $10; free to conference registrants).

Friday, August 1, 2008, 8pm
The TRADOC Band: Smithfield Summer Concert Series
Free and open to the public. For more information visit our website at www.tradoc.army.mil/band or call our concert hotline at (757-788-3620. Smithfield Times Stage, Smithfield, VA

British Youth in Local Concerts
Three youth artists, Michael Hart, Matthew Paine and Oliver Roberts, from High Wycombe, England, will be presenting concerts in the Tidewater Area in August. The sponsor is Stephen Armstrong, an international concert artist and former organ scholar at Cambridge. Mr. Armstrong is also director of High Wycombe Choral Society which has longtime ties to the Tidewater Area. The musicians,16-18 years old, are highly accomplished organ and piano students. These artists can be heard at the following locations:
Saturday, August 2, 2008, 7pm
High Wycombe Youth Concert
Also appearing are vocalists Kaitlyn Gallagher and Lauren McKinley, and pianist Paul Paddock. A reception will follow to meet the artists. Free and open to the public. Phone 898-4395. St. Mark Lutheran Church, 118 Old York-Hampton Highway, 1/4 mile north of Denbigh Blvd on Rt. 17, Yorktown VA
Sunday, August 3, 2008, 8:30am and 11am
Sunday Worship Services
Williamsburg United Methodist Church, 500 Jamestown Rd., Williamsburg.
Sunday, August 3, 2008, 4pm
Concert
Green Acres Presbyterian Church, 3135 Hanley Avenue, Portsmouth (phone 757.484.5125). Reception follows.
Saturday, August 9, 2008, 7pm
Concert
Latter Day Saints Church, Poquoson Ward, Victory Blvd. (phone 757.927.1367). Reception follows.

Sunday, August 3, 2008, 4pm
Sundays at Four: Talented Teenage Musicians
Participating will be teens from Toano, Newport News, Smithfield, Windsor, Williamsburg, and York County, age 13-18 who have already won special honors and performed in highly-regarded concert performances in recent months. Featured will be: a soprano who has won numerous awards in competitions across the state during the past two years. She'll sing music from Classical to Broadway. A 13-year-old violinist who recently performed on From the Top, a nationally broadcast radio program taped in front of a live audience at the Ferguson Center in May. A 13-year-old cellist who is learning all the Bach unaccompanied Suites for his instrument. An 18-year-old tuba player who intends to pursue a degree in engineering so that he can help design better brass instruments. Also performing will be a flute player who is recognized by her peers, and an 18-year-old pianist equally at home playing Classical and jazz. A free-will offering will be collected and shared among the musicians. Christ Episcopal Church, 111 S. Church Street, Smithfield, VA. (Call: 375-9140)

Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 7:30pm
Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 7:30pm
Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 7:30pm
Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 7:30pm
Symphonicity Pops Concert:
Presented by SYMPHONICITY-The Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach and Beachevents. Tickets Free No assigned seating.. Parking is free for VB residents on Wednesdays at the 25th and Pacific lot also. 24th Street Stage, Oceanfront, Virginia Beach.

Saturday, August 9, 2007, 12 Noon until ...
Schola Cantorum's 7th Annual Summer Sing and Choral Singers'Workshops
Come, Sing the Duruflé Requiem with us. Afternoon workshops let you hone and polish your choral singing skills. Schola Cantorum and other area singers (including you) join together in the evening to sing the Requiem of Maurice Duruflé. Music will be available to borrow, or bring your own. A casual day of enjoying, learning and performing beautiful music. Open to all singers and lovers of music.
Registration opens at 12 noon for workshops which start at 1 PM and re-opens at 6 PM for the group sing of the Duruflé 'Requiem' which starts at 7 PM. Attend one or both Summer Sing Workshops for singing health and improvement. Afternoon workshops let singers hone and polish their choral singing skills. In keeping with the Schola Cantorum commitment "to advance and encourage the development of musicianship in singers, both within the ensemble and within the community," the Sing will feature three 50-minute workshops (10-minute breaks between): Sight-singing and Rhythm, presented by Deborah Carr; Diction & Vocal Technique, presented by Agnes Mobley-Wynne; Musicology of Duruflé, presented by Jean Thiel.
Schola Cantorum and other area singers join together in the evening to sing the "Requiem" of Maurice Duruflé. Music will be available to borrow, or singers may use their own. Featured musicians for the evening sing are: Agnes Mobley-Wynne, conductor; Chuck Woodward, accompanist; Lisa Relaford-Costen, mezzo-soprano; Charles Stanton, baritone.
Fees: $20 for ALL THREE workshops. $10 for the Sing ($5 for students, seniors, and military). All events take place at Chandler Hall, Diehn Fine & Performing Arts Center, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. Ample free parking. Visit http://schola-cantorum.org for details.

Sunday, August 17, 2008, 4pm
Sacred Heart Church Choir Concert
The concert benefits Saint Gabriel's parish, Sacred Heart's sister parish in Haiti. Contact the church office at 757-625-6763 for more information. Donations at the door. Sacred Heart Church, 520 Graydon, Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23507.