Friday, September 7 (7:30 p.m.)

THE TIDEWATER GUITAR ORCHESTRA

One of the first of its kind in the United States, the TGO includes more than a dozen accomplished guitarists who use the lush timbral resources of guitars of different sizes to explore a rich repertoire ranging from Bach to Bartok, and specializing in music of the Americas.

Thursday, October 18 (11 a.m.)

Kumar Das, tabla
Abhik Mukherjee, sitar

The fundamentals of Indian classical music, the melodic framework – Raga, and the essential elements of time and rhythm – Sitar and Tabla, are deftly woven into "The Divine Art Music" considered to be a creation of the Hindu Holy Trinity. Das and Mukherjee perform music from this 4,000 year-old tradition designed to raise the inner being to divine peacefulness and bliss. (Free)

Monday, October 22, 2012 (7:30 p.m.)

PERSPECTIVES

The College Choir and Wesleyan Singers perform a survey of choral music spanning the millennia through the music of Schubert, Brahms, Bach, and more.

Monday, October 29 (7:30 p.m)

LAURIE BAEFSKY, flute
LEE JORDAN-ANDERS, piano

Performer, educator, arts administrator and advocate, Laurie Baefsky has played piccolo and flute with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Utah Symphony, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and the
New World Symphony, and as chamber artist, has commissioned, premiered and recorded multiple new works. For this performance she collaborates with Lee Jordan-Anders, VWC Artist-in- Residence.

Thursday, November 8 (7:30 p.m.)

THE GEORGIA GUITAR QUARTET

A high-energy blend of breath-taking virtuosity and imaginative
programming in an adventurous approach to classical music,
with inspiration from classical masters Bach and Brahms
alongside rock icons Radiohead and Led Zeppelin

Monday, November 19 (7:30 p.m.)

ANDREY KASPAROV and OKSANA LUTSYSHYN
Piano+Piano

Compelling interpretations of diverse and adventurous repertoire are hallmarks of this duo critics have praised as "flawless, dazzling, electrifying, and authoritative." Both have earned numerous prestigious
international awards and are prolific recording artists. Featured works: Milhaud's vibrant Scaramouche, Op. 165b, works by Schmitt and Debussy, and Kasparov's Fantasy on Lutheran Chorales.

Monday, November 26 (7:30 p.m)

BILLION DOLLAR TRIO

Adrian Daurov (cellist), Tomoko Nakayama (piano),and Alexey Gorokholinsky (clarinet) dazzle audiences with their virtuosic and energized interpretation of the great classics.

Monday, Feb. 4 (7:30 p.m.)

EASTERN VIRGINIA BRASS

A Hampton Roads favorite, EVB is known for its brilliant sound, imaginative programming and extensive commissions of new works for brass.

Thursday, Feb. 14 (11a.m. & 7:30 p.m.)

THE ST. PETERSBURG STRING QUARTET

Also performing with Virginia Symphony Principal Patti Ferrell Carlson, clarinet, at 11 a.m. One of the world's most esteemed chamber ensembles, with Grammy nominations and "Best Record" honors in both Stereo Review
and Gramophone, the Quartet presents TWO Valentine's Day performances. The morning recital features Virginia Symphony Orchestra Principal Patti Ferrell Carlson in Weber's Clarinet Quintet in Bb Major, Opus 34.
Evening: $12, $8. Day: $8, all seats.

Thursday, Feb. 21 (11a.m.)

LEE JORDAN-ANDERS, piano

Treasures from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts are framed with music selected and performed by pianist Lee Jordan-Anders, VWC Artist-in-Residence, including works by Debussy, Prokofiev, Beethoven, Cras, and Copland. Free

Monday, February 25 (7:30 p.m.)

PRESIDENT'S MASTERWORKS SERIES

Schubert's Mass in G and the Trio No. 1 in Bb feature the College Choir and Wesleyan Singers with the Alborada Piano Trio - Lee Jordan-Anders, piano, Jorge Aguirre, violin, and Jeffrey Phelps, cello.

$10; $5

Friday, March 8 (7:30 p.m.)

"Young Artist Spotlight"
NICHOLAS EMMANUEL

A PhD candidate in Musicology at the University of Buffalo, with a focus on modern and contemporary music, Emmanuel earned degrees in piano performance and musicology at Boston University and the University of Pittsburgh. Free

Monday, April 8 (7:30 p.m.)

EMANCIPATION PROJECT Songs of Freedom and Hope

Virginia Beach United Methodist Church 212 19th Street, Virginia Beach
Co-sponsored by the Virginia Wesleyan College Concert Series

The combined choirs of Virginia Wesleyan College and the University of Alabama-Birmingham perform works by Glenn McClure and Michael John Trotta in tribute to the great work of Methodist preachers Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke with the Virginia General Assembly to abolish slavery 78 years before Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, marking it's 150th anniversary in 2013. Conductors: Dr. Brian Kittredge, UAB; Dr. Michael Trotta, VWC. (donations accepted). View brochure.

Tuesday, April 23 (7:30 p.m.)

THE ROSE ENSEMBLE – "Land of Three Faiths"
Co-sponsored by the Center for Sacred Music and the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom

At once, a sacred, secular, folk, and classical concert, this fascinating exploration of language, spirituality, and cultural Sephardic Jews mingled with Arab-Andalusian dances and Spanish court songs, while Hebrew cantillation and Gregorian
chant meet the mystical world of Sufi poetry. An entertaining and enlightening program steeped in the rich history of the Abrahamic faiths.
$15; $8

Tuesday, April 30 (7:30 p.m.)

THE WREN MASTERS

Sarah Gentry Glosson (baroque cello and viola da gamba), Thomas Marshall (harpsichord), Ruth van Baak Griffioen (recorder), and Susan Via (violin). $10; $5
"The Wren Masters play 17th century period instruments, and do so with admirable stylistic awareness . . . crisp ensemble, scrupulous phrasing and a satisfying blend of mellowness and astringency in the collective tone . . . unfailingly idiomatic and engaging . . ."
The Washington Post

$10; $5