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Another exciting season for the Fine Arts at Virginia Wesleyan is about to begin. From an exhilarating evening with the British quintet Red Priest to the quirky delights of the Little Shop of Horrors, the Music, Art, and Theatre Departments offer an extraordinary array of events throughout the academic year.
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Often called an oasis for learning, Virginia Wesleyan College is Virginia's most distinctive
private liberal arts college. Located on the border of Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia
Wesleyan focuses on creatively mixing core academic courses, extracurricular activities and
opportunities for real-world experience through internships, fieldwork, study abroad and community service. All events for the 2008-09 The Arts at Virginia Wesleyan College are open to the public.
Art | Music | Theatre
Art
757.455.3200
BARCLAY SHEAKS GALLERY
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., weekdays. Godwin Hall. Free and open to the public.
Since the establishment of the Barclay Sheaks Gallery in 1999, Virginia Wesleyan has taken advantage of a unique opportunity to collect and display a body of work which is not only a stunning visual display, but which also expresses the values of liberal and lifelong learning.
ART GALLERY IN HOFHEIMER LIBRARY
Exhibits of the Virginia Wesleyan Art Department will be held in a new gallery opening in January 2009 as a part of the creation of the Student Information Center in Hofheimer Library. Watch the College Web site for details.
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Music
THE VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE CONCERT SERIES
757.455.2101
Concerts take place in the Edward D. Hofheimer Theatre located in the campus Fine Arts building. Convenient, free parking is available next to the Fine Arts building.
7:30 p.m. Friday, September 12
CAROL THOMAS DOWNING and SPORTING MOLLY
$10-adults; $5-seniors/students/military/VWC alumni; free to VWC community
A rollicking evening of Celtic music with Carol Thomas Downing - fiddle, guitar and vocals, Susan Lawlor - flutes and tin whistles, and Kenny Phaup - flutes and bodhra, with special guest Martha Giles on hammered dulcimer. A concert of lively jigs, reels, and hornpipes; all the traditional instrumental and folk songs of Ireland and Scotland.
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 21
RED PRIEST
$15-adults; $8-seniors/students/military/VWC alumni; free to VWC community
Internationally acclaimed Baroque ensemble, Red Priest, presents Nightmare in Venice, a theatrical Halloween fantasy of some of the most extraordinary chamber music of the 17th century with magical and mysterious works by Vivaldi, Tartini, Corelli, and the aptly named LeStrange. Co-sponsored by the Daugherty Visiting Artist Fund.
7:30 p.m. Friday, November 7
PICTURE THIS!
$10-adults; $5-seniors/students/military/VWC alumni; free to the VWC community
Pianist Lee Jordan-Anders presents a gallery of musical canvases framed by works of art from the Chrysler Museum's permanent collection.
7:30 p.m. Friday, November 21
THE RUSSIAN NIGHTINGALE
$15-adults; $8-seniors/students/military/VWC alumni; free to the VWC community
A Laureate of the Tchaikovsky International Competition (Moscow) and the Glinka Vocal International Competition (Minsk), Svetlana Strezeva is former Prima Dona of the Moldova National Opera Company, and has been praised as "The Great Russian Nightingale" by Russia's St. Petersburg Press. She is joined by her daughter, pianist Milana Strezeva, founding member of the award-winning Manhattan Piano Trio.
7:30 p.m. Friday, December 5
4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 6
A WESLEYAN CHRISTMAS
General admission: $5; free to the VWC community
Sounds of the season fill Hofheimer in this annual classic. Featured performers include the College Choir and the Wesleyan Singers under the direction of Dr. David Clayton, the Virginia Handbell Consort under the direction of Al Reese, and soprano Billye Brown Youmans. Early reservations are encouraged. Co-sponsored by the Center for Sacred Music.
7:30 p.m. Monday, February 9
ROMANZA IV
$10-adults; $5-seniors/military/students/VWC alumni; free to the VWC community
Duo Jota-A perform works by Chausson, Debussy, and Brahms, and are joined by poet Michael Blumenthal in their annual Valentine concert. Presented by the Daugherty Visiting Artist Fund.
7:30 p.m. Friday, February 20
THE AMERICAN SPIRITUAL ENSEMBLE
$15-adults; $8-seniors/military/students/VWC alumni; free to the VWC community
"The forcefulness and sheer power of the voices and the sounds were almost too much to imagine. The audience trembled with emotion and surrendered with applause." La Rioja, Logroñ o Spain.
Dr. Everett McCorvey leads America's finest singers in thrilling renditions of classic spirituals. The ensemble, comprised of university faculty and professional vocalists, has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and South America, and was featured in the PBS documentary on this history of the Negro spiritual. Co-sponsored by the Office of the Academic Dean, the Wesleyan Activities Council, and the Office of International and Intercultural Programs.
7:30 p.m. Monday, April 6
MICHAEL DANIELS
$10-adults; $5-seniors/military/students/VWC alumni; free to the VWC community
Principal cellist of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Michael Daniels performances have included such diverse experiences as solo appearances in Saint-SaëÎns Concerto in A minor and the Beethoven Triple Concerto, to a duo performance with Bobby McFerrin of Vivaldi's Double Cello Concerto. In this program, Daniels is joined by pianist Charles Woodward.
7:30 p.m. Friday, April 17
THE JAMES PIANO QUARTET
$10-adults; $5-seniors/military/students/VWC alumni; free to the VWC community
In residence at Sweet Briar College and the Wintergreen Summer Festival, the James Piano Quartet is noted for lively concerts which combine popular chamber works with lesser known, or long forgotten repertoire, and contemporary works commissioned for the ensemble.
7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24
THE TIDEWATER CLASSICAL GUITAR ORCHESTRA
$10-adults; $5-seniors/military/students/VWC alumni; free to the VWC Community
One of the only guitar orchestras of its kind in the United States, the orchestra includes traditional classical guitars, soprano guitars (tuned a 5th higher and called requintos), and bass guitars (tuned a 4th lower and called bajas). The TGO has performed throughout the region, and represented the U.S. at the International Guitar Festival in Costa Rica.
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THE CENTER FOR SACRED MUSIC
757.455.3376
11 a.m. Thursday, September 11
A TIME TO REMEMBER
A service of remembrance for all who suffer senseless violence and oppression. Special music presented by the College Choir and student soloists. Monumental Chapel
4 p.m. Sunday, October 26
FOR ALL THE SAINTS
The Center for Sacred Music's annual hymn festival features a 120-voice choir of singers from area churches leading the people in great songs of the faith in commemoration of All Saints' Day. (There is no charge, but donations will be accepted.) Virginia Beach United Methodist Church, 212 19th Street, Virginia Beach. For more information, call 757.455.3376
11 a.m. Tuesday, April 2
ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL
A hymn festival in celebration of all God's creations. Special music presented by the College Choir. Monumental Chapel.
SOUND & SYMBOL THEOLOGY AND THE ARTS
The Center's annual lecture series explores the role of the Arts in devotional practices and in worship services. Does the Divine speak to us through them, or are they simply our own reflection. No reservations necessary. Fine Arts 9.
11 a.m. Thursday, September 23
Dr. Anne Rasmussen - Middle Eastern music and ritual
11 a.m. Thursday, November 13
Dr. Melanie Reuter - A (brief) History of Iconography
11 a.m. Thursday, February 19
John Wesley Wright - the African-American Spiritual
11 a.m. Tuesday, March 10
Dr. Craig Wansink - the Bible for a Visually Oriented Culture
11 a.m. Thursday, April 2
Padmarani Rasiah Cantu - Hindu music and ritual
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VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE CHOIR & WESLEYAN SINGERS SPRING CONCERT
7:30 p.m. Monday, April 20
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Theatre
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"LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS"
Oct. 1- 4, 8 p.m.
Oct. 4 and 5, 2 p.m.
This highly entertaining musical masterpiece and cult-classic tells the story of a flower shop worker, a beautiful woman and a manipulative extra-terrestrial maneating
plant. With songs by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman, and directed
by Dr. Travis Malone; an entertaining addition to Parents/Family Weekend at VWC.
$10; free to VWC community.
SPRING THEATRE PRODUCTION
8 p.m. March 26 - 28
2 p.m. March 28 and 8 p.m. April 1 - 3
Stay connected with the College Web site for further details on the spring performances directed by Dr. Sally Shedd.
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