Calendar

2010
January - June

Virginia Beach Chorale Auditions
The Virginia Beach Chorale will hold auditions for all vocal parts on Monday, January 4 at 5:30 pm at Thalia Trinity Presbyterian Church, 420 Thalia Road in Virginia Beach. Bring a prepared piece to sing - an accompanist will be provided. You will also be asked to do vocal scales and sight-read a short piece of music. The Virginia Beach Chorale is comprised of singers from all over South Hampton Roads. For more information, please call 748-6460 or visit the web site at www.virginiabeachchorale.org

Friday, January 8, 2010, 7:30 pm
GSA Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert
The Governor’s School for the Arts Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Jeffrey Phelps will present a Winter Concert. The orchestra will perform George Gershwin’s Cuban Overture and the Danzon No. 2 of Arturo Marquez. Joining the Orchestra in the evening’s highlight is international opera soprano Barbara Quintiliani performing four beautiful songs from Canto a Sevilla of Joaquin Turina. Also on the program is the piano duo of Campbell Shiflett and Liza Armistead performing Mother Goose Suite by Maurice Ravel. Orchestra da Camera will open the program with Symphony No. 40 of W. A. Mozart. Orchestra da Camera members specialize in Baroque and Classical era works, performing without a conductor. Both Barbara Quintiliani (soprano soloist) and Jeffrey Phelps (GSA Orchestra Director) are alumni of the Governor's School. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. All tickets will be sold at the door the evening of the performance. For more information, call (757) 451-4711. Jeanne and George Roper Performing Arts Center, 340 Granby Street, Norfolk.

Friday, January 8, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, January 9, 2010, 8 pm
Sunday, January 10, 2010, 2:30 pm
Virginia Symphony: Brahm’s Piano Concerto
VSO favorite Norman Krieger returns to perform Brahms’ beloved Piano Concerto No. 2—the work Brahms himself performed to great acclaim in the late 19th century. Romantic works by Richard Strauss and Tcherepnin complement the lyrical Brahms. JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Norman Krieger, piano. Brahms - Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op.83; Tcherepnin - La Princesse Lointaine; Strauss - Symphonic Fragment from Josephslegende (Legend of Joseph), TrV 231, op.63. Tickets: $25-$85. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information.Jan 8: Ferguson Center for the Arts - Newport News. Jan 9: Chrysler Hall, Norfolk Jan 10: Sandler Center, Towne Center, Virginia Beach

Virginia Choral Society Auditions
The Virginia Choral Society will hold auditions for all voice parts on Saturday, January 9, 2010, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6807 River Road, Newport News. VCS welcomes all high school age teens and adults with a love all musical types to audition. Prospective members do not have to prepare a musical number for the audition, but should possess some music reading skills. All singers wishing to audition should contact Patricia Fielding, the auditions coordinator, at (757) 357-7858.

Sunday, January, 10, 2010, 5 pm
Feast of Lights Service
The Wise Men arrive during our annual Feast of Lights service, a choral spectular. Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church, 2010 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach.

Oboe Repairman Brian Seaton
Once again, it gives me great pleasure to announce that noted repairman Brian Seaton of North American Oboe House (www.oboehouse.com) will be coming to Norfolk during January 10 - 12, 2010 to do instrument repairs. This valued service is provided to the Hampton Roads area to help ease the challenges of finding a reputable service by bringing Brian directly to our community. As usual, he will be working out of my home; I am setting up his appointments at this time. I would like to get a good idea of the number of folks needing his services by Jan 1! I will take appointments after that,however, setting up an appointment earlier guarantees the services. (Yes, we need a minimum in order for everyone to enjoy this benefit.) Brian services instruments at the rate of $85 per hour; payments are due when services are rendered. If you have a school instrument, please work out the details with the institution in advance for immediate payment of services. Repairs are done either by appointment or drop off. Please indicate which you prefer. Clients are always welcome to observe while Brian does repairs or enjoy Colley Ave. or Starbucks just around the corner while waiting for services to be completed. If you desire an appointment either call or email. Please provide several options of times that you are available for a quicker response. Always provide your phone number, preferably cell, when scheduling services. Also provide what brand of instrument you have. Most folks need general repairs and adjustments, but please specify instrument problems or special repairs needed. For adding High D Facilitator keys I would need to know sooner so that the key can be ordered and delivered.If you drop off your instrument then please arrange in advance a picked up time. Instruments may be dropped off at any time from 8 AM until 9 PM. Please provide a note inside the case with: --- your name, --- contact information, cell phone numbers are best, --- make/model/serial number of your oboe, --- as well as any specific repairs that need to be done. NOTE: Please make certain your instrument insurance is up to date. While there has never been an issue with someone leaving their instrument here, owners claim full responsibility on instruments left here. I value being able to offer the oboe community this quality service as well as build a more connected community. With the lack of a qualified repairman here in Hampton Roads Brian has been providing his services here for the past 5 years with two visits here a year, during the winter and summer months. If there is someone you think who might be interested in this service or to be put on this mailing list for other oboe events in the community please forward this along and have them contact me for future mailings. George Corbett

Monday, January 11, 2010, 8 pm
Diehn Concert Series: Trio Con Brio
Trio con Brio Copenhagen - the Korean sisters Soo-Jin Hong and Soo-Kyung Hong and the Danish pianist Jens Elvekjaer - was the recipient of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award in 2005.This biennial award, one of the most coveted in the world of chamber music, honors in perpetuity the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio by encouraging and enhancing the career of an extraordinarily accomplished rising piano trio. The prize carries with it appearances on twenty major concert series across the USA including New York City's Carnegie Hall. Trio con Brio Copenhagen was chosen by members of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, as well as the eminent musicians Claude Frank (pianist), Michael Tree (violist of the Guarneri Quartet), and Peter Wiley (former cellist of the Beaux Arts Trio). Trio con Brio Copenhagen belongs unquestionably to the upper echelons of young chamber ensembles performing today. Tickets: General admission $15, ODU Students $10. Phone 757-683-5305 for tickets. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Elkhorn Ave. & 49th Street, ODU, Norfolk. The new parking garage at 49th Street and Bluestone Ave., just a short walk from Chandler Hall, is now open.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 12:30 pm
Trio Con Brio Master Class
Trio con Brio Copenhagen - the Korean sisters Soo-Jin Hong and Soo-Kyung Hong and the Danish pianist Jens Elvekjaer. Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Elkhorn Ave. & 49th Street, ODU, Norfolk. The new parking garage at 49th Street and Bluestone Ave., just a short walk from Chandler Hall, is now open.

Wednesday, January, 13, 2010, 8 pm
Killer B’s – American Song From Amy Beach to the Beach Boys
New York Festival of Song, who “redefined the song recital with daring and dramatic programming” (The New Yorker), presents its fifth annual program with the Department of Vocal Arts at The Juilliard School, featuring the music of Irving Berlin, Samuel Barber, Leornard Bernstein, The Bobs, Marc Blitzstein, Eubie Blake, William Bolcom and many others. NYFOS@Juilliard celebrates the creative energy and superlative vocal talent of tomorrow’s brightest stars, building on NYFOS’s distinctive programming and performing style. Alumni of the joint program have already begun to participate in NYFOS’s mainstage concerts alongside more seasoned artists, while also taking their place in opera houses and concert halls around the world. The artists in Killer B’s will be Catherine Hancock and Meredith Lustig, sopranos; Carla Jablonski and Naomi O’Connell, mezzo-sopranos; Carlton Ford and Timothy McDevitt, baritones; Adrian Rosas, bass-baritone; and New York Festival of Song directors Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, pianists/hosts. Choreography is by Jeanne Slater. Visit www.nyfos.org Tickets for the event, at Juilliard’s Peter Jay Sharp Theater, are free and available beginning Monday, January 4 at The Juilliard School box office (in person only), 155 West 65th Street in Manhattan. Box office hours are 11 AM to 6 PM Monday-Friday: 212-721-6500.

Thursday, January 14, 2010, 7:30 pm
Robert Spring, Clarinet; Jason Peterson, Piano
Old Dominion University and The Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts presents Robert Spring, clarinet; Evelyn Smith Professor of Music in Clarinet, Arizona State University; Guest Professor, Beijing Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China; Principal Clarinet, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra Columbus, Ohio. Free admission, open to the public Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Center FPA On the ODU campus, 4810 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk

Friday, January 15, 2010, 2 - 4 pm
Robert Spring Clarinet Master Class
Old Dominion University and The Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts presents Robert Spring, clarinet; Evelyn Smith Professor of Music in Clarinet, Arizona State University; Guest Professor, Beijing Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China; Principal Clarinet, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra Columbus, Ohio. Free admission, open to the public Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Center FPA On the ODU campus, 4810 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk

Friday, January 15, 2010, 7:30 pm
GSA Jazz Big Band Winter Concert
The Governor’s School for the Arts Jazz Big Band under the direction of Keith Philbrick will present a Winter Concert. The Governor's School Big Band will open the show with charts of Carl Strommen, Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf, Don Wolf and Freddie Green. The GSA Big Band then welcomes the Roy Muth Big Band to the stage for a side-by-side performance featuring tunes of Bob Florence, Pat Metheny, Duke Ellington, Mike Tamaro and Tom Kubis. The Roy Muth Big Band will have a solo set after intermission with music of Cole Porter, Pat Metheny and Gordon Goodwin, followed by both Big Bands closing the show with Ellington Express. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. All tickets will be sold at the door the evening of the performance. For more information, call (757) 451-4711. Jeanne and George Roper Performing Arts Center, 340 Granby Street, Norfolk

Friday, January 15, 2010, 6 - 8 pm
The 1st Annual Arts in Denim - A Collaboration of Music, Voice and Visual Art
Take pleasure in an evening of striking music and voice with visual art and photography. Come experience the finest of what Hampton Roads has to offer in your trendiest denim. Explore the world of art in comfort and style while mixing and mingling with the cast of Don Giovanni on stage at Norfolk's glamorous Harrison Opera House. Start your new year with this delightful affair while enjoying complementary hors d'oeuvres and a full cash bar.Young professionals welcome to this cell phone friendly event. Denim and jeans are optional. You won’t want to miss out on this memorable event! Be sure to be seen with your golden ticket sticking out of the pocket of your finest denim. Sponsorships are available; please contact Virginia Opera’s Hampton Roads Director of Development Diane Talbot at 757.627.9545, ext 3319. A limited number of tickets are available and on sale now for $30. For tickets please call 757.627.9545, ext 4011. Harrison Opera House

Saturday, January 16, 2010 3 pm
Symphonicity Lollipop Concert: It's Raining Music
11th Annual Lollipop concert for children and families featuring music about weather with guest appearance by local WAVY News 10 meteorologist Don Slater and professional narrator Larry VanNostrand! Recommended for children in grades K-6. Sign language interpretation will be provided by Mindy Brown and Company. Part of the free Kids Arts Palooza No reservation or ticket required. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Town Center, Virginia Beach.

Sunday, January 17, 2010, 3 pm
Virginia Symphony: Happy Birthday, Mozart!
Celebrate Mozart's 254th birthday (January 27, 1756) and honor the life and times of classical music's most mischievous, influential and, above all, brilliant composer. Matthew Kraemer, conductor. Tickets: $25-$85. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information.Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

Misa Criollo
Schola Cantorum, a community-supported classical choral ensemble, is pleased to announce another wonderful collaboration with the Tidewater Guitar Orchestra for our 2010 Season. The Misa Criolla a Hispanic Folk Mass by Ariel Ramirez, will be featured in our Winter Concert Series focusing on the music, rhythms and folk traditions of Hispanic America. The selections will include collaborative pieces by Schola Cantorum with the Tidewater Guitar Orchestra and the Old Dominion University Percussion Ensemble as well as individual selections by each group. Tickets at the Door: General Admission $20, Students w/ school ID $15. Information to order advance tickets at a 10% discount can be found on the Schola Cantorum website, www.scholacantorumofva.org. Schola Cantorum is a community-supported, auditioned choral ensemble that advances and encourages the development of musicianship, both within the chorus and within the community. Schola presents music, both accompanied and a cappella, from early Renaissance to contemporary, of the highest quality with the finest standards of performance. Works by Mandat, Poulenc, Rimsky-Korsakov, Salieri, Monti and Bazzini.
Sunday, January 17, 2010, 4 pm
St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, Virginia Beach
Thursday, January 21, 2010, 7:30 pm
Chandler Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, ODU, Norfolk
Saturday, January 23, 2010, 7:30 pm
Price Auditorium, Norfolk Academy, Norfolk
Sunday, January 24, 2010, 4 pm
Hidenwood Presbyterian Church, Newport News.

Franklin Community Choir
The Franklin Community Choir resumes rehearsals Sunday, January 24 at 7:00-8:30 pm. Rehearsals are held weekly at Franklin Baptist Church, 208 North High Street in Franklin. The Choir will begin working on the April 25 concert which will include folk music, spirituals, and selections from Fiddler on the Roof. New singers are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the Rev. Steven R. Gibson at 562-5135 or steve.gibson@franklinbaptist.org. Rehear sal dates are: January 24, 31 (7:00-8:30), February 7 (Super Bowl Sunday- 2:00-4:00), February 14, 21, 28 (7:00-8:30), March 7,14,21,28 (7:00-8:30 pm) April 4 (No rehearsal-Easter), April 11, 18 (7:00-8:30 pm) April 23 (Dress Rehearsal 10:00-12:00) and the Spring Concert, April 24 at 5:00 pm.

Soprano or Mezzo-Soprano Soloist
Searching for a soloist (soprano or mezzo soprano) for Kai Lin's Composition Concert on Sunday Jan 24, 2010, 3pm at ODU Recital Hall. Kai Lin (Composer and Pianist), Yun Zhang (Associate Concertmaster of Virginia Symphony Orchestra), and David Wick (Principal Horn of Virginia Symphony Orchestra) will perform in the concert. The program includes exciting piano solo music, vocal music, electronic music, and chamber music. Vocal soloist will receive a contract for this concert after the first meeting. Please contact Kai Lin ASAP at 757-456-0325 or email kailinoh@yahoo.com

Hampton University Department of Music Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. Venue (unless otherwise noted): Ogden Hall.
Monday, January 18, 2010, 7:30 pm
The Annual Martin Luther King Freedom Concert
Department of Music 80th Anniversary Gala Concert featuring: HU Concert Choir. Invitational Reception Following Ogden Hall
Sunday, January 31, 2010, 4 pm
Faculty and Friends Chamber Music Recital Ogden Hall

The Song Continues...2010
The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall In partnership with The Marilyn Horne Foundation Presents THE SONG CONTINUES…2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 5:30 pm
Duo Recital
Nadine Sierra, soprano, and Jerome Tan, piano
Edward Parks, baritone, and In Sun Suh, piano (Weill/$5)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 7:30 pm
Master Class: James Levine
(Zankel/$20)
Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 5:30 pm
Duo Recital
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano, Kelly Markgraf, baritone, and Steven Blier, piano (Weill/$5)
Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 7:30 pm
Master Class: Warren Jones (Weill/$20)
Thursday, January 21, 2010, 7:30 pm
Master Class: Marilyn Horne (Weill/$20)
Friday, January 22, 2010, 7:30 pm
Dames at C! -16th Annual Recital
featuring sopranos Keri Alkema, Elaine Alvarez, Amanda Majeski, and Jennifer Zetlan. Special Guest Artist: Kristin Chenoweth, soprano. Pianists Michael Baitzer, Warren Jones, Tamara Sanikidze, David Shimoni Host: Marilyn Horne (Zankel Hall/$37-$45) Tickets for the 6-event series available now at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, CarnegieCharge (212) 247-7800*, and www.carnegiehall.org;* single tickets for all events available *convenience fee applicable.

Thursday, January 21, 2010, 7:30 pm
USAF Heritage Aire Celtic Ensemble
The talented musicians of Heritage Aire celebrate America’s great cultural diversity by performing traditional music of Ireland, Scotland and England, creating a stunning musical tapestry. The musicians perform on traditional instruments including Irish flute, tin whistles, bodhran, as well as modern instruments such as acoustic guitar and button accordion. Founded in 2004, Heritage Aire recently deployed to the CENTAF area of responsibility and performed 60 concerts in 55 days around Southwest Asia and the Horn of Africa. Visit www.HeritageOfAmericaBand.af.mil Rescheduled from earlier in the season. 757-722-2787. www.HamptonArts.net American Theatre, 125 Mellen Street, Hampton VA. 23663.

Misa Criollo
Schola Cantorum, a community-supported classical choral ensemble, is pleased to announce another wonderful collaboration with the Tidewater Guitar Orchestra for our 2010 Season. The Misa Criolla a Hispanic Folk Mass by Ariel Ramirez, will be featured in our Winter Concert Series focusing on the music, rhythms and folk traditions of Hispanic America. The selections will include collaborative pieces by Schola Cantorum with the Tidewater Guitar Orchestra and the Old Dominion University Percussion Ensemble as well as individual selections by each group. Tickets at the Door: General Admission $20, Students w/ school ID $15. Information to order advance tickets at a 10% discount can be found on the Schola Cantorum website, www.scholacantorumofva.org. Schola Cantorum is a community-supported, auditioned choral ensemble that advances and encourages the development of musicianship, both within the chorus and within the community. Schola presents music, both accompanied and a cappella, from early Renaissance to contemporary, of the highest quality with the finest standards of performance. Works by Mandat, Poulenc, Rimsky-Korsakov, Salieri, Monti and Bazzini.
Thursday, January 21, 2010, 7:30 pm
Chandler Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, ODU, Norfolk
Saturday, January 23, 2010, 7:30 pm
Price Auditorium, Norfolk Academy, Norfolk
Sunday, January 24, 2010, 4 pm
Hidenwood Presbyterian Church, Newport News.

Thursday, January 21, 2010, 8 pm
Friday, January 22, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, January 23, 2010, 2 pm
Saturday, January 23, 2010, 8 pm
Sunday, January 24, 2010, 2 pm
Sinfonicron Light Opera Company: The Gondoliers!
This year, William & Mary’s student-led Sinfonicron Light Opera Company returns with Misters Gilbert and Sullivan and their upbeat light opera The Gondoliers! It's a story about forbidden love and clandestine marriage, about dreams and making them come true. Casilda, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Plaza-Toro, has come to Venice seeking the knowledge of the Lord High Inquisitor Don Alhambra. His Inquisitiveness reveals that she was wed in infancy to the child-prince of Barataria, and that he is now one of two young Gondoliers. Unfortunately, only a lowly nursery maid, the mother of the Duke's private drummer Luiz, knows which man is which. Taking matters into his own hands, Alhambra goes to appoint both Gondoliers as King. Join Marco, Giuseppe, Tessa, Gianetta, and the rest of the Gondoliers and Contadine as they are transported from the beautiful city of Venice to the fantastical shores of Barataria! Visit www.sinfonicron.org Ticket prices: Premium - $15 (Premium Tickets go on sale January 7th.), Adult - $12, Faculty/Staff - $10.00 Student - $5. http://wm.tix.com Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall, 601 Jamestown Rd., Williamsburg

Saturday, January 23, 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Opera: A Celebration with the Cast of Don Giovanni
Enjoy Virginia Opera’s cast of Don Giovanni as they sing popular arias and favorite Broadway melodies in the Palace Theatre. Come join us as we lift your hearts and spirits with an evening of some of the most beautiful music to include selections from Mozart’s Don Giovanni and other popular opera selections. This is an evening that you will not want to miss. Virginia Opera is one of the finest regional opera companies in the nation and is the only company to perform regularly in three separate main stage venues. In addition, Virginia Opera reaches more than 200,000 students and community members each year through its impressive variety of innovative programs. ...more info Tickets may be purchased through www.artsentercapecharles.org or by calling 757.331.3669 or 757.331.2787 or by visiting The Stage Door Gallery in Cape Charles. Tickets will be sold at the door. Adults: $17, Students: $8, Groups of 10 or more: $15. Arts Enter Cape Charles, 305 Mason Avenue, Cape Charles, Virginia

Sunday, January 24, 2010, 4 pm
Coalfield Jews: Immigration & Jewish Continuity
Deborah Weiner, author of Coalfield Jews: An Appalachian History, will discuss Jewish immigration and how networks of family and friends extended from the “old country” to the United States, influencing where people settled, how they made a living, their social lives, and more. Weiner is Research Historian and Family History Coordinator at the Jewish Museum of Maryland in Baltimore and is an adjunct professor at the University of Baltimore. As a public historian, she has written for numerous publications, including Generations, West Virginia Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Appalachia, and Now & Then. Most recently she contributed the entry on Baltimore Jewry for the newly-revised edition of the popular reference work, Encyclopaedia Judaica. She co-wrote the video documentary Lives Lost, Lives Found: Baltimore’s German-Jewish Refugees, 1933-1945, and co-edited the companion book. She has served as a consultant for the Public Broadcasting documentary The Righteous Remnant: The Jews of Beckley, West Virginia. She has also helped develop a study guide on American Jewish history for use in the West Virginia public school system. Admission: $15 For information or reservations email info@jewishmuseumportsmouth.org or phone 757-391-9266 Jewish Museum and Cultural Center, 607 Effingham St., Portsmouth.

Sunday, January 24, 2010, 3 pm
Kai Lin’s Composition Concert
Kai Lin (Composer and Pianist), Yun Zhang (Associate Concertmaster of Virginia Symphony Orchestra), and David Wick (Principal Horn of Virginia Symphony Orchestra) will perform in the concert. The program includes exciting piano solo music, vocal music, electronic music, and chamber music such as Sonata for Horn and Piano, Op. 55 “Hope”; and Scherzo for the Birthday Party, for violin and piano Kai Lin is currently a member of the ASCAP (American Society of Composer, Authors, and Publishers), MTNA (Music Teachers National Association), AGO (American Guild of Organists) with a professional certificate of CAGO, the Director of Music at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Norfolk; VA, an adjunct teacher at Norfolk Academy, piano accompanist and organist for Bellissima! Women Choral, Admission: $10 for adults, $5 for students. To purchase tickets, please send your check to: Kai Lin, P.O. Box 68655, Virginia Beach, VA 23471, and your mailing address for receiving tickets. For more information, please call 757-456-0325 or email to kailinoh@yahoo.com. Chandler Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, Elkhorn Ave. & 40th Street, ODU, Norfolk.

Time Correction
Sunday, January 24, 2010, 3 pm
Sundays at Four: Rebecca Willett, Piano
Fifteen year old Pianist Rebecca Willett will present a full length recital. Rebecca has been studying piano for 11 years and is currently a student of Suzanne Guy. Rebecca has performed as a soloist for the Virginia Symphony Young Artist Showcase regularly since the age of 10. She made her solo orchestral debut after she won first prize in the Richmond Symphony League’s Young Artist Concerto Competition Piano Division. She performed Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto in g minor with the Richmond Symphony in April 2009. This year after winning two local competitions, she will perform the first movement of the Grieg Piano Concerto with the York River Symphony and the Bay Youth Orchestra. Rebecca is a sought after performer, Associate Concertmaster of the Bay Youth Symphony Orchestra, Church pianist and Middle School Choir Director for her church, Tabernacle United Methodist Church. Program will include: *Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring- J.S. Bach, transcription by Myra Hess; Prelude and Fugue in c minor from the Well Tempered Clavier Book I- J.S. Bach; Sonata Op. 13- L.v.Beethoven; *Toccata Op. 15- R. Muczynski; Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 25 No. 1 “Aeolian Harp” –F. Chopin; Ballade in A-flat Major, Op. 3 No. 47- F. Chopin; Nocturne in C# Minor Op. 27 No. 1- F. Chopin; L’isle Joyeuse- C. Debussy. Visit www.rebeccawillett.net There is no charge for this additional Sundays at Four performance, but a free-will offering will be taken in order to provide our recitalist with a stipend. Please call 375-9140 for more information. Your presence will support this young lady. Please note time and venue change. Trinity Methodist Church, 201 Cedar Street, Smithfield

Sunday, January 24, 2010, 7 pm
The Tidewater Jazz Ensemble
Members of the Pat Curtis Jazz Ensemble present an evening of jazz that will have you swaying in your seat. Free and open to the public. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 6400 Newport Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia 23505. Phone (757) 423-8305 or visit www.blessed-sacrament.com

Monday, January 25, 2010, 12 noon
Monumental Noonday Concert: James Derr
James Derr, Organist/Choirmaster Emeritus at Trinity Episcopal Church, Portsmouth, will present the Noonday Concert. He will perform on the 3 manual, 60 rank Casavant/Walker organ. Admission to the recital is free. Lunch is available in the Fellowship Hall following the recital for $5.00. For further information, call the church office, 397-1297. Monumental United Methodist Church , 450 Dinwiddie Street, Olde Towne, Portsmouth

Monday, January 25, 2010, 8pm
Tuesday, January 26, 2009, 8pm
Los Angeles Piano Quartet
The Los Angeles Piano Quartet made its debut in 1997 at the Music Center in Los Angeles and has been repeatedly re-engaged by major chamber music presenters across the nation. It has been a popular guest on Minnesota Public Radio's "St. Paul Sunday" and on New York's "Live from WNCN." According to its website, the Los Angeles Piano Quartet is a force in the creation of new pieces, commissioning works from Stephen Hartke, Gerard Schurman, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Steven Stucky. Recordings include works of Schumann, Fauré, and Dvorak. Feldman tickets: $25 each. Music Professional and Student tickets are $10 for individually purchased tickets. Open seating tickets may be purchased at the door. for further information, please call our voice mail number at 757-552-1630. Visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org Williamsburg tickets: Any available tickets for individual performances will be sold at the door for $15, or $6 for students. Visit www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org Jan 25: Feldman Chamber Music Society: Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk. Jan 26: The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg: Williamsburg Regional Library arts Center, 515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg.

Lady Composers….music for horn and piano
A concert of music you’ve never heard by composers you don’t know? Lady Composers….music for horn and piano is an exciting, eye and ear-opening, thoroughly enjoyable program of works through the ages written for horn and piano by women composers. On this program is music for horn including the jazzy Foxtrot by Maria Grenfell, Sonata for Horn and Piano by Edith Borroff, the evocative Songs of the Wolf by Andrea Clearfield, sultry Summer by Becky Archibald, Episode I by African American composer, Zenobia Powell Perry and the Impressionistic and moody Twilight by Elsa Barraine.
A special feature of the concert is the premiere of a newly commissioned work for unaccompanied horn by British composer, Liz Lane, based on a Gregorian chant and poetry of medieval composer Hildegard of Bingen. The work, titled Linear Lines, was selected from nearly one hundred inquiries and submissions. It mysteriously and subtly links the work of the medieval female artist with the creativity of a 21st century composer. Works for piano include Moderato from Sonatina in A by Marianne von Martinez and Hexentanz by Clara Schumann.
The soloists, Marlene Ford, horn and Jeanette Winsor, piano, make the music more meaningful by presenting spoken program notes. The program notes will include the sharing of recent correspondences by living composers. “Lady” was used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to designate all female performing groups: Lady Orchestras, Lady Bands, etc. These concerts are presented in conjunction with Minds Wide Open, a project of the Virginia Commission for the Arts that highlights women in the arts. All performances are free and open to the public:
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 10:45 AM
Portsmouth Music Club, Westside Christian Church, 535 Cherokee Rd., Portsmouth, 483-4713.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 4 pm
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn School of Performing Arts, Old Dominion University, 340-6406
Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 12:30 pm
Tidewater Community College, Roper Building, Norfolk, 340-6406
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 6 pm
Prince of Peace Church concert series, 424 Kings Grant R., Virginia Beach, 340-8420.
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 11 pm
Virginia Wesleyan College, Fine Arts Building, Norfolk, 455- 3200.

Thursday, January 28, 2010, pm
Williamsburg Symphonia: All Jazzed Up with John Pizzarelli
A cabaret-style evening of jazz at the Williamsburg Lodge, featuring famed jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli. Tickets: $50 For more information phone: (757) 229-9857 or visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org E-Mail: www.williamsburgsymphonia.org Kimball Theater, Merchants Square, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Music In Your Life
Music In Your Life, the popular series of free concerts, returns to the Williamsburg Library Theater in January and February. Jointly sponsored by the Virginia Symphony Society of Greater Williamsburg and the library, the series offers a variety of music and performers. Dr. Miles Schwartz of the VSSGW produces the series. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Reservations are not required. For further information, call the society at 757/345-6634, or visit www.wrl.org/programs. The schedule:
Thursday, January 28, 2010, 7:30 pm
Members of the Virginia Opera will perform operatic selections and classic American songs.
Rescheduled
Thursday, March 25, 2010, 7:30 pm
Thursday, February 4, 2010, 7:30 pm
Pianist Bart Kuebler plays a varied program ranging from Gershwin’s Preludes to jazz.
Monday, February 8, 2010, 7:30 pm
The Ambrosia String Quartet, with Simon Lapointe, Mayu Kuroda Cipriano, Beverly Kane Baker and Rebecca Gilmore, perform classical selections.

Friday, January 29, 2010, 7:30 pm
Norfolk State University Concert Choir
The nationally acclaimed Norfolk State University Concert Choir, under the leadership of Dr. Carl W. Haywood, will make a return engagement at Christ and Saint Luke's Church. The concert, part of the church's Fine Arts Guild 2009-2010 concert season, will also feature the Norfolk State University Chamber Choir conducted by Terry W. Butler, accompanist for the Concert Choir. The two choirs will perform great choral music ranging from magnificent Latin and English Renaissance motets to the wonderful, deeply felt arrangements of Spirituals by Harry Burleigh, Noah Ryder, Reginald Parker and others. Of particular interest on the program is the powerful Brazilian Psalm by Jean Berger. The concert is sponsored by the Fine Arts Guild, which will host a reception following the concert. Phone 757-627 5665. Visit www.christandstlukes.org Christ and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Rd. (Stockley Gardens), Norfolk

Friday, January 29, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, January 30, 2010, 8 pm
Sunday, January 31, 2010, 2:30 pm
Virginia Symphony: Beethoven’s Ninth
One of the greatest classical masterworks ever written. Beethoven’s ecstatic Ninth Symphony celebrates life and fellowship through the thrilling combination of orchestra and human voice. JoAnn Falletta leads the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and soloists. The amazing conclusion and “Ode to Joy” will leave you breathless. JoAnn Falletta, conductor; VSO Chorus; Guest Soloists. Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125, Choral. For more information or to purchase VIP passes to Ode to Joy reception please call (757) 892-6366. Tickets: $25-$85. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information.Jan 29: Ferguson Center for the Arts - Newport News. Jan 30: Chrysler Hall, Norfolk Jan 31: Sandler Center, Towne Center, Virginia Beach

Saturday, January 30, 2010, 4 pm
Phi Beta Scholarship Fund Concert
Pi Alpha Upsilon chapter of Phi Beta Fraternity is holding a fundraising concert to raise funds for scholarships for local students of the arts. Jamie K. Auberg will be performing as well as Mark Bzdick and Marjorie Vance (a former Metropolitan Opera Singer). Mr. Auberg will be performing three original compositions including "Virginia Fantasia for Clarinet" which he premiered on the 2009 CNU Summer Recital. Phi Beta Faternity is a professional fraternity committed to the advancement and cooperation of all the arts. More information can be found at www.phibeta.com Tickets can be obtained by donation (suggested donation $10). Email earthshinemusic4u@hotmail.com for tickets. Newport News Midtown Community Center, 570 McLawhorne Dr., Newport News, VA 23601

Saturday, January 30, 2010, 7:30 pm
Virginia Chorale Young Singers Project: Lift Every Voice
In its 11th year, the Chorale's flagship educational outreach program, the Young Singers Project, features the finest High School singers in the region. This year's ensemble is made up of students from Chesapeake, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, and York. Singing side by side with mentors from the Chorale's professional core, the Young Singers will present an eclectic program of music ranging from American hymns and spirituals to engaging new works from Australia, Canada, China, and South Africa. Tickets are $10 adults/$5 students. Tickets are available at the door. For more information call (757) 627-8375 www.vachorale.org Churchland Baptist Church, 3031 Churchland Blvd, Chesapeake, VA 23321

Sunday, January 31, 2010, 4 pm
Little Neck Music Festival Concert
Five churches in the Little Neck community of Virginia Beach will present their sixth Music Festival concert. The performance will include the vocal choirs from Kings Grant Baptist Church, Kings Grant Presbyterian Church, Lynnhaven United Methodist Church, St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church and St. Nicholas Catholic Church performing individually and as a massed choir of over 200 voices. Don Krudop, choral director at Salem High School and of the Virginia Beach Chorale, will conduct. Brass and a massed handbell choir will further enhance the performance. Free and open to the public. St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 712 Little Neck Road, Virginia Beach.

Sunday, January 31, 2010, 4 pm
An Afternoon Concert with Pianist Christopher Kypros
Well-known and loved throughout the Hampton Roads area, Christopher Kypros will provide the perfect antidote to a cold winter afternoon as he plays favorite pieces from Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, and Prokofiev The concert is free. For more information, please contact Charlotte Chandler at cchandler@stpcs.orgor 757.213.0924. Or, go to the school website, www.stpcs.org. Saint Patrick Catholic School Auditorium, 1000 Bolling Avenue, Norfolk

New Information
Sunday, January 31, 2010, 4 pm
Hampton University: Faculty and Friends Chamber Music Recital
The Hampton University Department of Music presents a "Faculty and Friends" Chamber Music Recital featuring the Music of Jean-Joseph Mouret, Bartolome Calatayud, Leonhard von Call , Haydn, Destenay, Poulenc and Taffanel. Performers: Hampton University Faculty Members Charles Bump, guitar; Rasan Holmes, trombone; Nelson Lawson, horn; Bob Ransom, trumpet; Harvey Stokes, oboe; Robin Welch, guitar; Marvin Western, clarinet. With Friends Wayne Hedrick, flute, former principal flute in the USAF Heritage of America Band; Stephanie Sanders, bassoon, Norfolk State University; Rena Long, English horn, Suffolk City Schools Elementary Music Specialist. Free and open to the public. Ogden Hall, Hampton University Campus, Hampton.

Lisa Relaford Coston Obituary
The obituary for Lisa Relaford Coston appears in today's Virginian Pilot and the Daily Press and online at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pilotonline/ For the February 6th memorial service, see below.

Cancelled, New Date To Be Announced
Monday, February 1, 2010, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Tell Me the Truth About Love
Hampton Roads’ favorite performers the acclaimed soprano Billye Brown Youmans and pianist Charles Woodward present Benjamin Britten’s Cabaret Songs and the Schumann song cycle Frauenliebe und leben (A Woman’s Love and Life) as part of “Minds Wide Open,” the Virginia Commission for the Arts’ 2010 Celebration of Women in the Arts. $12, $7. For more information, contact Sandra Billy with VWC Concert Series at 757.455.2101 or e-mail. concerts@vwc.edu Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 7:30 pm
Crossroads: Turtle Island String Quartet with Mike Marshall, Mandolin
Turtle Island, one of our annual favorites, returns with another extraordinary evening of music, this time with one of the most versatile and accomplished acoustic musicians performing today, Mike Marshall. Well known for his collaborations with Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck and Chris Thile, Marshall is a master of the mandolin, guitar and violin. Together, they undertake a musical journey through the American landscape. Various stops along the way include American fiddle and folk music, modern and vintage jazz, Latin American and South Indian music, and the myriad folk and classical traditions of Europe and beyond. www.TurtleIslandQuartet.com www.MikeMarshall.net Adult $25-$30, Senior/Student/Mil $22.50-$27 757-722-2787. www.HamptonArts.net American Theatre, 125 Mellen Street, Hampton VA. 23663.

Friday, February 5, 2010, 7:30 pm
Virginia Beach Chamber Orchestra: The Battle of the Four Seasons
The Virginia Beach Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Dora Mullins, will present The Battle of the Four Seasons featuring J.S. Bach's Brandenburg "Concerto #6" for violas, cellos, and bass, Vivaldi's double "Concerto in A Minor" for two violins and strings, and a dramatic rendition of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons." Ms. Mullins and members of the orchestra will perform the solos along with a few antics. Free and open to the public. Foundry United Methodist Church, 2801 Virginia Beach Blvd., (next to Beach Ford).

Venue Change
Relocated to the Churchland High School Auditorium,
4301 Cedar Lane, Portsmouth, Virginia 23703.
Friday, February 5, 2010, 8 pm
Byron Stripling Quartet
Portsmouth Community Concerts 71st Season will open with the trumpet, piano, bass and percussion of the Byron Stripling Quartet. You’ve heard him for years as the trumpeter and voice on TV themes for CNN and 20/20… now, see for yourself why singer/ actor/trumpeter Byron Stripling was chosen as the lead for the Broadway-bound new musical Satchmo! Since his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Pops, Byron has become a pops favorite, notably with Boston Pops and on PBS's "Evening at Pops." With his hand-picked piano, bass and percussion trio, Stripling's touring show brings down the house with down-home charm. From his early Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra days to today, Byron Stripling's dead-on musicianship and timeless appeal keep audiences coming back for more. Tickets: Adult $27.75, Student $16.75, may be purchased by calling Willett Hall Box Office-- 757-393-5460 or by visiting www.willetthall.com Visit www.portsmouthcommunityconcerts.com

Saturday, February 6, 2010, 1 pm
Lisa Relaford Coston Memorial Service
A traditional Episcopal liturgical service for Lisa Relaford Coston
St. Paul's Epsicopal Church, 201 St. Paul's Blvd., Norfolk

Saturday, February 6, 2010, 3 pm
Bay Youth Orchestras : American Serenade for Strings
The Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia present ‘An American Serenade for Strings’, exploring America’s musical roots. This concert celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Bay Youth Junior String program. The combined Junior String Orchestras from Chesapeake and Norfolk will perform under the direction of Beth Argiro and Christina Morton. They will be joined by the Greenbrier Middle School Strings, Kenny Smith, director, for a combined performance of ‘Ode to Joy’ from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. Also featured are two Jr. String alumni from the original Jr. String program, who are presently members of the Bay Youth Symphony Orchestra. Levar Edmunds will perform as string bass soloist on “Valse Miniature” by Koussevitsky, arr. Ludwin and Monte Gammon will conduct “Imperial March” from Kaleidoscope by William Hofeldt, a work that was featured 10 years ago on the Jr. Strings first concert. The BYO Symphony string section, under the direction of Helen Martell, will reprise the first movement of Mozart’s Serenade No. 13, better known as “Eine Kleina Nachtmusik” that it recently performed with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. The program will conclude with Christina Morton leading the BYO String Orchestra in several works, including Prelude to an Early American Song by Claude Smith, featuring harpists Christianna Casey and Lilia Thumma and the “Largo” from Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, “from the New World” arranged by McCashin. The final work on the program will combine the String and Jr. String Orchestras performing an African-American folk song “Follow the Drinking Gourd” arranged by Carrie Lane Gruselle. Bay Youth concerts are family friendly and are educational as well as entertaining. Tickets are $10 for Adults and $6 for Students and may be purchased at the door or by calling 757-618-1800.Geeenbrier Middle School, 1016 Greenbrier Parkway, Chesapeake

Saturday, February 6, 2010, 6:30 - 10 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild’s Auction & Mardi Gras Party Fundraiser
The Williamsburg Choral Guild’s annual “Auction & Mardi Gras Party” is a fundraiser that jives! Feast on New Orleans-style food favorites as well as traditional selections from the dinner buffet; join friends, new and old, at tables for eight; and dance or parade to the Dixieland band music of the popular Chesapeake Bay Bearcats. William & Mary’s original men’s a cappella group, The Stairwells, will enhance the entertainment portion of the evening. Items for sale at the live and silent auctions may be viewed on the Guild’s website: www.williamsburgchoralguild.org. Tickets ($25 in advance, $35 at the door) are available online, purchased from Guild members or ordered by mailing a check to WCG, P. O. Box 1864, Williamsburg, VA 23187. An advance payment of $300 reserves a table for eight in a prime location. Dress is “party festive,” beads optional. For more information, call 757-220-1808. Great Wolf Lodge, Grand Oak Ballroom, 559 E. Rochambeau Dr., Williamsburg

Saturday, February 6, 2010, 7:30 pm
Romanza Valentine Gala 2010
Duo Jota-A joins violinist Jorge Aguirre and pianist Lee Jordan-Anders, two friends eager to bring new life to the vast violin-piano repertoire. Jorge began studying the violin in his birthplace, Lima, Peru, then went on to study with Henryk Szeryng in Mexico. He has performed with orchestras in Rome, Manheim, Brussels, and Madrid, and now plays with the Virginia Symphony as well as in several chamber ensembles. Lee grew up in Muncie, Indiana, where she began her studies at Ball State University, then completed her formal training at Northwestern University near Chicago. She has performed as soloist, in chamber ensembles, and with orchestras in Atlanta, Chicago, Madrid, and the Canary Islands, but now divides her time between her homes in Norfolk and Cape Charles, performing frequently in both cities. She is Batten Professor of Music and Artist-in-Residence at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk. Duo Jota-A from 7:30—8:30 p.m. Afterwards, dance from 8:30—10:00 p.m. while enjoying dessert and champagne. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased through www.artsentercapecharles.org or by calling 757.331.2787. Arts Enter Cape Charles, 305 Mason Avenue, Cape Charles, Virginia

Saturday, February 6, 2010, 8 pm
Tidewater Classical Guitar Society: Members Concert
Museum Members may purchase tickets at the door for $15, $20 for all others. Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum of Art , 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk.

Saturday, February 6, 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony: Bernadette Peters
Matthew Kraemer, conductor. This illustrious actress and Broadway star has captivated audiences across the nation. Winner of Tony Awards, Grammy Awards, and Golden Globe Awards, she’ll leave you breathless with a dramatic performance of classic and popular tunes from the stage and the silver screen, one night only, with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra! Tickets: $30 - $80. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information.Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

Sunday, February 7, 2010, 3 pm
A Bit O' Brass
Small Ensembles of the FSBC Brass Choir Alleluia - Randall Thompson, Ave Maria - Franz Biel. We usually hear the brass choir as one large group...but that big ensemble is made up of many talented individual players, so this program will feature trios, quartets, and other smaller ensembles so we can experience the many textures of brass playing. In addition, multi choir music (an ensemble of small ensembles!) Will ring from the corners of the sanctuary’s balcony! Join us for an afternoon written especially for brass as well as some transcriptions of choral classics! Free and open to the public. For more information contact the church office by telephone at 757 625 7579 or by email at robertshoup@mac.com Visit www.freemasonstreet.org Freemason Street Baptist Church, 400 East Freemason Street, Norfolk 23510

Sunday, February 7, 2010, 3 pm
The Invencia Piano Duo's Performance to Benefit the Norfolk Chamber Consort
Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn, also known as the Invencia Piano Duo, will perform a fundraising concert of works by Robert Schumann and Florent Schmitt at Jordan Kitt's Temple of Music in Virginia Beach. All raised free will offerings will be donated to the Norfolk Chamber Consort.
Currently on its 41st season, the Norfolk Chamber Consort provides music lovers of Hampton Roads with an adventurous, innovative and often spicy blend of classical music, which the audience would be unlikely to hear elsewhere.
The Invencia Piano Duo has won critical acclaim around the world for its compelling interpretations of diverse and adventurous repertoire from Baroque to contemporary composers. Describing the duo’s performances critics have praised them as “flawless", "dazzling", "electrifying", and "authoritative." Hailing from Armenian and Ukrainian families, Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn were educated at the Moscow State Conservatory and came to the United States in the 1990s to pursue advanced studies at Indiana University in Bloomington. They presently teach at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Additionally, they serve as Artistic Co-Directors of the Norfolk Chamber Consort.
Recipients of prestigious international awards, Kasparov and Lutsyshyn are prolific recording artists. Their most recent CDs, Hommages musicaux and Piano Music by Adolphus Hailstork were released by Albany Records to high critical acclaim. They are currently recording the entire works by Florent Schmitt for piano duo.
Light refreshments will follow the event. For further information please contact Oksana Lutsyshyn at 852-9072 or email oksana_lutsyshyn@yahoo.com. J ordan Kitt's Temple of Music is located at 3645 Virginia Beach Boulevard Virginia Beach, off of the Rosemont Road exit on I-264

New Date
Sunday, February 7, 2010, 3 pm
Virginia Chorale Young Singers Project: Lift Every Voice
In its 11th year, the Chorale's flagship educational outreach program, the Young Singers Project, features the finest High School singers in the region. This year's ensemble is made up of students from Chesapeake, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, and York. Singing side by side with mentors from the Chorale's professional core, the Young Singers will present an eclectic program of music ranging from American hymns and spirituals to engaging new works from Australia, Canada, China, and South Africa. Tickets are $10 adults/$5 students. Tickets are available at the door. For more information call (757) 627-8375 www.vachorale.org Churchland Baptist Church, 3031 Churchland Blvd, Chesapeake, VA 23321

New Listing
Sunday, February 7, 2010, 3 pm
Beethoven, Under His Watchful Eye
Violinist Jorge Aguirre and cellist Jeff Phelps will join pianist Lee Jordan-Anders for a program entitled “Beethoven, Under His Watchful Eye.” The program includes single movements of Piano trio, Opus 1/1, Cello sonata Opus 5/2, Piano Sonata “Moonlight,” Violin Sonata “Kreutzer,” then in its entirety Piano Trio Opus 70/1 “Ghost.” The program will take place in the 19-century gallery in which hangs a portrait of Beethoven (hence, under his watchful eye…) as well as the very dramatic Orestes Pursued by the Furies by Bouguereau, with a gorgeous Erard piano, ca. 1860. It’s free! …and it will be over before the Super Bowl begins! Chrysler Museum of Art, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk

Cancelled - New Date TBA
Sunday, February 7, 2010, 3 - 4:30 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Community Play-Along
Virginia Symphony Orchestra presents A Community Play-Along. Whether clarinets, violins or kazoos, bring your instruments along. Come Play with Us! (Registration begins at 1:30 PM) All ages are welcome! Free and open to the public. For more information/ Pre-Register, visit our website at www.virginiasymphony.org or contact Carrie Green, Education Coordinator, at www.virginiasymphony.org or 213-1403. Chesapeake Square Mall

Sunday, February 7, 2010, 4 pm
Western Branch High School String Ensemble
Green Acres Presbyterian Church Musical Arts Concert Series presents the Western Branch High School String Ensemble under the direction of Martin Glasco. Admission is free, reception to follow. Donations to the Concert Series are gratefully appreciated. Green Acres Presbyterian Church, corner of High St and Sterling Point Dr., Portsmouth.

Sunday, February 7, 2010, 5 pm
Choral Evensong Service
Evensong, with reception following the service Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church, 2010 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach.

Sunday, February 7, 2010, 3 - 4:30 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Community Play-Along
Virginia Symphony Orchestra presents A Community Play-Along. Whether clarinets, violins or kazoos, bring your instruments along. Come Play with Us! (Registration begins at 1:30 PM) All ages are welcome! Free and open to the public. For more information/ Pre-Register, visit our website at www.virginiasymphony.org or contact Carrie Green, Education Coordinator, at www.virginiasymphony.org or 213-1403. Chesapeake Square Mall

Sunday, February 7, 2010, 4 pm
H. Leslie Adams' Hymn to All Nations
Leslie Adams' "Hymn to All Nations," a work for SATB/divisi/piano will be performed by the Nathaniel Dett Chorus of the Cleveland School of the Arts. On Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Program. Passes are obtained by calling 216-791-5165. Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11921 East Boulevard, Cleveland OH 44106.

William & Mary Music Department February Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. All events on the William & Mary campus, Williamsburg, unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, February 7, 2010, 7 pm
Botetourt Chamber Singers
William and Mary’s Botetourt Chamber Singers Annual Gala Concert Tickets: $15 . Call 1-800-HISTORY for more information. Kimball Theatre, Duke of Gloucester, St., Williamsburg
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 2:30 pm
Maurene Comey Senior Voice Recital Ewell Recital Hall
Thursday, February 25, 2010, 8pm
W&M Wind Symphony Pops Concert
Wind Symphony under the direction of Angela Holt. Commonwealth Auditorium, Sadler Center
Friday, February 26, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Wind Symphony Pops Concert
Wind Symphony under the direction of Angela Holt. Commonwealth Auditorium, Sadler Center
Saturday, February 27, 2010, 2 pm
Miriam Foltz Senior Organ and Trumpet Recital Williamsburg Presbyterian Church
Sunday, February 27, 2010, 8 pm
Benjamin McVety Senior Composition Recital Ewell Recital Hall
Sunday, February 28, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Choir Pre-Tour Concert
William & Mary Catholic Campus Ministries Chapel

Virginia Opera Auditions
Virginia Opera is announcing auditions for 1-mezzo-soprano, 3-tenor and 2-bass/baritone spots in the Scenic Choir for this season’s production of Porgy and Bess. Auditions will be held at the Harrison Opera House on Wednesday, February 10 from 4:00-6:00pm for these remaining spots.The Scenic choir will be involved in approximately 6-8 chorus numbers during the show; and will be used minimally in the staging during the numbers they are singing. This group of singers will be provided with transportation to performances in Richmond and Fairfax, hotel stay in Fairfax and our standard comp and discount ticket package. We require scenic choir choristers to be available for all rehearsal and performances. Auditionees will need to perform one selection with piano accompaniment, preferably in English. You can sing an aria, art song, musical theater song, gospel tune or anything that shows you can sing! f you are interested in auditioning, please contact Andrew Chugg, Artistic Administrator, by email andrew.chugg@vaopera.org or by phone 757-213-4542 to schedule a time. Please note, If you are already committed to participating in our Porgy and Bess Final Scene Outreach Choir for this production an audition is NOT required, unless you would like to be considered for this advanced group.

Monday, February 8, 2010, 7:30 pm
Brian Ganz, Piano
Tidewater Music Teachers Forum Presents Brian Ganz in recital. Brian Ganz is widely regarded as one of the leading pianists of his generation. Mr. Ganz has appeared as soloist with such orchestras as the St. Louis Symphony, the St. Petersburg Phil-harmonic (of Russia), the Baltimore Symphony, the National Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the City of London Sinfonia, L’Orchestre Lamoureux, and L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo. Some of Mr. Ganz’ recent concert highlights include performances of Mozart Piano Concerti K. 466, with the Memphis Symphony, and K. 467, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra at the new Strathmore Hall in Rockville, Maryland. In the summer of 2006 he returned to the Kennedy Center concert hall in a critically acclaimed performance with the Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Yoel Levi. He has also per-formed with such conductors as Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop, Mstislav Rostropovich, Philippe Entremont, Pin-chas Zukerman, Leon Fleisher, Jerzy Semkow, and Gustav Meier. Admission: Free. Chandler Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., Old Dominion University, Norfolk.

Rescheduled to:
Monday, February 8, 2010, 8 pm
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony: Beethoven’s Ninth
One of the greatest classical masterworks ever written. Beethoven’s ecstatic Ninth Symphony celebrates life and fellowship through the thrilling combination of orchestra and human voice. JoAnn Falletta leads the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and soloists. The amazing conclusion and “Ode to Joy” will leave you breathless. JoAnn Falletta, conductor; VSO Chorus; Guest Soloists. Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125, Choral. For more information or to purchase VIP passes to Ode to Joy reception please call (757) 892-6366. Tickets: $25-$85. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information.Feb 8: Chrysler Hall, Norfolk Feb 9: Sandler Center, Towne Center, Virginia Beach

Thursday, February 11, 2010, 10 am
Virginia Symphony Orchestra String Quartet Concert
Featuring music inspired and/or written by African-American composers Played by Musicians of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra Concert made possible by the Navy Exchange Service Command For more information call 440-4741 Free admission. Virginia Beach Central Library Auditorium, 4100 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA 23452

Thursday, February 11, 2010, 5 – 7 pm
Creative Conversations: Arts are Good for Business
The Chesapeake Fine Arts Commission presents Creative Conversations: Arts are Good for Business, a networking event and panel discussion exploring how and why the arts are good for business and tourism. Moderated by Raymond Jones, Cultural Resource Manager, WHRO. Panelists: Hugh Copeland, Artistic Director - Hurrah Players; Nicole Jenkins, Lyric Soprano, Virginia Opera; Karen Rudd, Manager of Cultural Affairs, City of Norfolk; Deborah Wyld, Executive Director, Norfolk Southern Foundation; Entertainmentt: Barbara Chapman, Principal Harp, Virginia Symphony & Virginia Opera. Free and open to the public. Portlock Galleries at SoNo, 3815 Bainbridge Blvd., Chesapeake , VA 23324. (757) 502 - 4901. For more information: (757) 382-6411

Friday, February 12, 2010, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Word Beat: The Poetry of Langton Hughes
The vocal artistry of Charles Williams and Tom Teasley’s global jazz percussion work connect with the inspirational texts of Langton Hughes for an unforgettable performance. $12, $7. For more information, contact Sandra Billy with VWC Concert Series at 757.455.2101 or e-mail. concerts@vwc.edu Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

Friday, February 12, 2010, 8 pm
Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra
Founded in 1978, the Moscow State Radio Orchestra was created to fill a need for the broadcast of performances of 18th, 19th and 20th century symphonic repertoire throughout Russia. Moscow State will celebrate the works of the great Russian composer, Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, including the much loved Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, Piano Concerto No. 1, in B flat minor, Op., 23, and the “Overture” from Romeo and Juliet. A not-to-be missed evening featuring this superb orchestra performing these beloved works! Ticket Prices: VIP $67, $57, $52, $27, $27 www.ticketmaster.com Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.

Friday, February 12, 2010, 8 pm
Sunday, February 14, 2010, 2:30 pm
Thursday, February 18, 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony: My Classic Valentine
Passionate serenades from some of the most celebrated operas of our time, including Romeo and Juliet, La Boheme and The Bartered Bride will highlight your Valentine’s weekend! Joan Landry, conductor; Yun Zhang, violin; Amy Coefield Williamson, soprano; Scott Williamson, tenor. Mozart - Overture to Marriage of Figaro; Delius – The Walk to the Paradise Garden from A Village Romeo and Juliet; He Zhanhao - Liang Zhu Xiao Ti Qin Xie Zou Qu; Puccini – Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut, Act III; Puccini - Che gelida manina from La Bohème; Puccini - O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi; Mascagni - Cherry Duet – Il padrone fra poco destro from L'amico Fritz; Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet (Romeo I Dzul'ette) overture-fantasy (final version 1880). Tickets: $26 - $46 except Sandler - $25-$85. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information.Feb 12: Regent University, Virginia Beach. Feb 14: Sandler Center, Towne Center, Virginia Beach. Feb 18: St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg.

Virginia Opera: Don Giovanni
February, famous for Valentine’s Day, now has the passion and dark humor of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. This 17th century twisted tale of seduction and deceit depicts a story of Mozart’s “Don Juan.” A combination of comedy and drama, Don Giovanni takes place in Seville, Spain while sung in Italian, with English supertitles. Don Giovanni urges you to pursue the ones you love ultimately bringing you to the depths of hell through his conquests and ultimate downfall. Universally acclaimed singing actress, soprano Cristina Nassif returns to sing the role of tormented Donna Elvira. Soprano Nicolle Foland making her Virginia Opera debut as Donna Anna. Baritone Matthew Worth makes his Virginia Opera debut as the seductive title character living through his libido only to find retribution through the dissention into the flames of hell. Another returning favorite is Lillian Groag who is bringing her directorial expertise and passion to Don Giovanni. Associate Artistic Director and Associate Conductor Joseph Walsh will conduct. Virginia Opera’s production of Don Giovanni is entirely new with the scenic design by Erhard Rom, lighting designed by Mark McCullough and fight choreographer Gregg C. Lloyd. The set was built by Virginia Opera’s production team of Dave Young and Jason Tuthill during the summer of 2009 in Norfolk, Va.
February 13, 2010, 8:00 pm, February 17, 2010, 7:30 pm, February 19, 2010, 8:00 pm, February 21, 2010, 2:30 pm. Edythe C. & Stanley L. Harrison Opera House, 160 W. Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk.
February 26, 2010, 8:00 pm, February 28, 2010, 2:00 pm. George Mason University's Center for the Arts, Fairfax.
March 5, 2010, 8:00 pm, March 7, 2010, 2:30 pm. Carpenter Theatre at Richmond Center Stage, 600 E. Grace, Street, Richmond.

Sunday, February 14, 2010, 4 pm
Botetourt Chamber Singers
Sundays at Four presents The Botetourt Chamber Singers from The College of William and Mary. The elite vocal ensemble from The College....the "Bots" will perform heartfelt music appropriate for the day. A reception follows the program. At the door, single tickets: $20 (adults) and $10 (students). Call (757) 375-9140 for more information. Or visit www.sundaysatfour.org Christ Episcopal Church, 111 S. Church Street, Smithfield

Hampton University Department of Music Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. Venue (unless otherwise noted): Ogden Hall.
Sunday, February 14, 2010, 3 pm
A Valentines Day Concert of Chamber Music
Hampton University Department of Music and the National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA) Mid-Atlantic Chapter present A Valentines Day Concert of Chamber Music by NACUSA/Mid-Atlantic Composers Adolphus Hailstork, Jeraldine Her bison, Walter Ross, Harvey Stokes, Benjamin Tomassetti, John Windsor. Performers include: Beth Tomassetti, piano; Benjamin Tomassetti, tenor saxophone; Kyong Jarrell, piano; Wayne Hedrick, flute; Harvey Stokes, oboe; Marvin Western, clarinet; Rena Long, English horn; Stephanie Sanders, bassoon; Jeanette Winsor, piano; John Winsor, clarinet; Dionne Wright, cello; Leslie Neal, piano; William Grunow, flute; Jeraldine Herbison, violin; Rebecca Smithson, cello; Charlene Marchant, soprano; Lorraine Bell, soprano. Visit www.music-usa.org/nacusa/index.htmlFree and open to the public For more information contact Hampton University Department of Music (757) 728-6508. Ogden Hall, Hampton University Hampton, Virginia 23668
Friday, February 19, 2010, 8 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: Music of African American Composers
Symphonic Winds and HU Concert Band, Davis and Holmes, Conducting. This presentation is performed in celebration of Black History Month. Ogden Hall.
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 4 pm
The Department of Music Faculty Recital Series: Lorraine McFadden Bell, soprano
Ogden Hall.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The Annual Black Extravaganza
Sponsored by Student Activities . This presentation is performed in celebration of Black History Month.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 8 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: Hampton University Flute Choir Spring Concert
Dett Auditorium.
Thursday, February 25, 2010, 7:30 pm
Department of Music Concert Series The Voice of Black America: The Singing of the Spiritual Lecture-Concert Featuring: The HU Concert Choir, HIS CHOSEN SOUNDS Gospel Choir, Guest soloists and Ensembles. This presentation is performed in celebration of Black History Month. Ogden Hall.

New Marques Garrett Song on YouTube
Hampton University graduate has a new song premiere on YouTube. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udQ6yOoa_Mc

Schola Cantorum Auditions
Schola Cantorum is auditioning new singers for all choral voice parts in preparation for their premier production of a newly commissioned work by Walter Marshall, Requiem in F minor. This a cappella mass will be performed in May and June 2010. Interested? Please contact info@scholacantorumofva.org or call Chorus Manager Bill Hunter at 481-0515.

Williamsburg Symphonia League Seeks President
The Board of Directors of the Williamsburg Symphonia League is currently inviting applications and nominations for the office of presidency of the League. Ingrid Brown, the current president, who has served the League with distinction for many years, has elected to take leave of her official duties at the end of this fiscal year, May 31, 2010.
The League is a volunteer organization whose members support, assist and promote the growth of the Williamsburg Symphonia. Founded as a community orchestra to present educational programs for children, the Symphonia is now Williamsburg, Virginia’s own professional orchestra. The Symphonia continues to thrill audiences with sold-out concerts and inspires young people with its music education programs in local schools.
The Williamsburg Symphonia League is uniquely positioned to assure the continued success and growth of the Symphonia and is filled with opportunities for musical enrichment, meeting new friends, connecting with old friends, and participating in a variety of exciting fund raising and social activities. The League President is a recognized leadership position within the Williamsburg community. The President chairs the Board of Directors, presides at all meetings of the League, and maintains general supervision of its interests and activities. The President sets the tone for the League and will often be its public face.
In its search for a President, the Board seeks a leader who is willing to dedicate sufficient time to support the requirements of the position; possesses the organizational, creative and administrative skills required in order to assure that the League accomplishes its mission; is experienced in fund raising activities in organizations comparable in size to the League; and as the League’s principal spokesperson, possesses effective communication skills, diplomacy and the ability to interact with other community organizations in collaborative efforts. Any questions, applications and/or nominations should be submitted to Mr. Paul Tongue, Chairman of the League’s Nominating Committee via e-mail to pgtongue@verizon.net.

Monday, February 15, 2010, 2 - 5 pm
H. Leslie Adams' The Ecstasy of Love for Viola and Piano
A Reception for Composer H. Leslie Adams, hosted by the HLA Fan Club of Greater Cleveland. Featured program selection: performance of Adams' new work, "The Ecstasy of Love for Viola and Piano." Eliesha Nelson, violin; Dianna White-Gould, piano. Passes are obtained by calling 216-229-6054 or 216-268-1008. Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11921 East Boulevard, Cleveland OH 44106.

Monday, February 15, 2010, 8pm
Tuesday, February 16, 2009, 8pm
Concertante
Comprised of a core of six virtuoso string players, Concertante performs in varied combinations of instrumentalists who, as solo performers, have won major national and international competitions. They have played on premier stages from New York's Carnegie Hall to London's Royal Festival Hall to Shanghai's Grand Theater." Its website further states that Concertante has a wide repertoire ranging from works by established masters to those of less commonly performed composers, and has premiered works by Leshnoff, Bardanashvili, Chen, Davison, Gerber, Ludwig, Radzynski, Silver and Zehavi. Feldman tickets: $25 each. Music Professional and Student tickets are $10 for individually purchased tickets. Open seating tickets may be purchased at the door. For further information, please call our voice mail number at 757-552-1630. Visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org Williamsburg tickets: Any available tickets for individual performances will be sold at the door for $15, or $6 for students. Visit www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org Feb 15: Feldman Chamber Music Society: Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk. Feb 16: The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg: Williamsburg Regional Library arts Center, 515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 8 pm
Thursday, February 18, 2010, 8 pm
The Voluptuous Muse
A program highlighting the lush harmonies and exotic themes of late-Romantic masters Nikolai Medtner, Karol Szymanowski, Erich Korngold and Richard Strauss and their contemporaries. These exquisitely-crafted creations are charged with seductive beauty and expressive power, composed during a unique historic moment of restless change—the era between the turn of the 20th century and the First World War. The exciting Russian-American soprano Dina Kuznetsova and two rising stars of the Met Opera stage, mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey and tenor Joseph Kaiser, bring virtuosity and commitment to a new program of this dazzling repertoire. Steven Blier and Michael Barrett join them at the piano. Music by Marx, Schreker, Medtner, Zemlinsky, Mahler, Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov, Strauss, Szymanowski and Berg. New York Festival of Song, who “redefined the song recital with daring and dramatic programming” (The New Yorker), Visit www.nyfos.org Tickets: Single tickets: $55, $40. Phone 212.501.3303; visit http://kaufman-center.org Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center, 129 West 67th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue), New York, NY 10023

Saturday, February 20, 2010, 11 am
Richmond Symphony Orchestra
Annika Jenkins, 15-year-old award-winning violinist and avid arts advocate from Virginia Beach, will be a featured guest soloist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra She will perform the beautiful and technically-fiendish Concerto No. 5, Op. 37, by Belgian composer Henri Vieuxtemps. Annika competed with 25 young musicians from across Virginia in the instrumental division of the 40th Annual Richmond Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition and was awarded 1st prize with the invitation to perform solo with the orchestra. Come hear this young artist perform the concerto virtuoso violinist Elmar Oliveira competed with to become the only American ever to win the Gold Medal at Moscow’s prestigious Tchaikovsky International Competition, an honor still held today. Annika is in her second year as concertmaster of Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia. Tickets are $12 - $17. Further details can be found at http://www.richmondsymphony.com/events_details.asp?id=114. Carpenter Theatre at Richmond’s CenterStage, 600 E. Grace Street, Richmond.

Saturday, February 20, 2010, 4 pm
Virginia Children's Chorus & Greater Richmond Children’s Choir
Enjoy the beautiful sounds of two children’s choirs in this first-time collaboration of the Virginia Children's Chorus and the Greater Richmond Children’s Choir. Directed by Carol Thomas Downing and Hope Armstrong-Erb, the concert will feature the joyous songs of children in our middle-level choirs. The concert is free and open to the public, with donations accepted to benefit both organizations. Admission: free; donations will be accepted. For more information, call VCC at 440-9100. Talbot Park Baptist Church, 6919 Granby Street, Norfolk, 23505.

Sunday, February 21, 2010, 3 pm
Symphonicity: War and Peace
Symphonicity-the Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach, David Kunkel, Conductor and Music Director.Symphonicity is starting off 2010 with its 3rd concert in an already successful season. War and Peace will have a program featuring the ever-exciting 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky, the energetic Wellington’s Victory by Beethoven, and the beautiful Dona Nobis Pacem by Vaughan-Williams. Featuring over 500 of Hampton Roads’ finest vocalists and musicians, including acclaimed soloists Amy Cofield Williamson (soprano), and Steven Kelly (baritone). The concert will also feature the Symphonicity Chorus, Deborah Carr, director and the Old Dominion University Concert Choir. Sandler Center Box Office: 385-2787. Single performance tickets are available at last year's low prices: $29/$24/$19 per concert. Group, student, and military rates are available. Visit www.sandlercenter.org, or phone 1-888-3-COXTIX (1-888-326-9849). Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Town Center, Virginia Beach.

Sunday, February 21, 2010, 5 pm
A Salute to Black Composers
The Norfolk State University Concert Choir with the I. Sherman Greene Chorale. For more information visit www.nsuchoirs.com Wilder Center, Norfolk State University, Norfolk.

Re-scheduled
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 4-8 pm
Saturday, February 6, 2010, 6:30 - 10 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild’s Auction & Mardi Gras Party Fundraiser
Tickets already purchased will be honored. You can still order tickets on line for the $25 advance price, by visiting www.williamsburgchoralguild.org. AND, when the New Orleans Saints win the Super Bowl (!) on Sunday, more people will want to own the special football, signed by the Saints' star defensive back Darren Sharper, a standout player for the Tribe at William & Mary, a five time Pro Bowl pick and potential Hall of Famer. The Williamsburg Choral Guild’s annual “Auction & Mardi Gras Party” is a fundraiser that jives! Feast on New Orleans-style food favorites as well as traditional selections from the dinner buffet; join friends, new and old, at tables for eight; and dance or parade to the Dixieland band music of the popular Chesapeake Bay Bearcats. William & Mary’s original men’s a cappella group, The Stairwells, will enhance the entertainment portion of the evening. Items for sale at the live and silent auctions may be viewed on the Guild’s website: www.williamsburgchoralguild.org. Tickets ($25 in advance, $35 at the door) are available online, purchased from Guild members or ordered by mailing a check to WCG, P. O. Box 1864, Williamsburg, VA 23187. An advance payment of $300 reserves a table for eight in a prime location. Dress is “party festive,” beads optional. For more information, call 757-220-1808. Great Wolf Lodge, Grand Oak Ballroom, 559 E. Rochambeau Dr., Williamsburg

Hampton University Department of Music Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. Venue (unless otherwise noted): Ogden Hall.
Friday, February 19, 2010, 8 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: Music of African American Composers
Symphonic Winds and HU Concert Band, Davis and Holmes, Conducting. This presentation is performed in celebration of Black History Month. Ogden Hall.
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 4 pm
The Department of Music Faculty Recital Series: Lorraine McFadden Bell, soprano
Ogden Hall.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The Annual Black Extravaganza
Sponsored by Student Activities . This presentation is performed in celebration of Black History Month.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 8 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: Hampton University Flute Choir Spring Concert
Dett Auditorium.
Thursday, February 25, 2010, 7:30 pm
Department of Music Concert Series The Voice of Black America: The Singing of the Spiritual Lecture-Concert Featuring: The HU Concert Choir, HIS CHOSEN SOUNDS Gospel Choir, Guest soloists and Ensembles. This presentation is performed in celebration of Black History Month. Ogden Hall.

William & Mary Music Department February Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. All events on the William & Mary campus, Williamsburg, unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 2:30 pm
Maurene Comey Senior Voice Recital Ewell Recital Hall
Thursday, February 25, 2010, 8pm
W&M Wind Symphony Pops Concert
Wind Symphony under the direction of Angela Holt. Commonwealth Auditorium, Sadler Center
Friday, February 26, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Wind Symphony Pops Concert
Wind Symphony under the direction of Angela Holt. Commonwealth Auditorium, Sadler Center
Saturday, February 27, 2010, 2 pm
Miriam Foltz Senior Organ and Trumpet Recital Williamsburg Presbyterian Church
Sunday, February 27, 2010, 8 pm
Benjamin McVety Senior Composition Recital Ewell Recital Hall
Sunday, February 28, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Choir Pre-Tour Concert
William & Mary Catholic Campus Ministries Chapel

Monday, February 22, 2010, 12 noon
Overview of Jewish Musical Practices
The St. Paul's Lenten Lecture Series, Enriching Worship through the Centuries with Music, will look at the historical places from which our music has come, and will imagine what it may look like as we grow into the 21st century. Jennifer Bern-Vogel speaks on Jewish Musical Practices. Soup and salad luncheon follows - $7. For further information, please contact Martha Jones, Saint Paul’s Education Director: 757-627-4353, ext. 15, or mjones@spauls.org. Parish Hall, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 201 St. Paul's Blvd., Norfolk.

Monday, February 22, 2010, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: The Virginia Chamber Players
The Virginia Chamber Players enjoy a reputation for rich and diverse programming and this evening is no exception. The women of the ensemble present an innovative concert as part of “Minds Wide Open,” the Virginia Commission for the Arts’ 2010 Celebration of Women in the Arts, Minds Wide Open, performing a new work by Stephen Paulus and The Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite. Debra Wendells Cross, flute, Patti Ferrell Carlson, clarinet, Beverly Kane Baker, viola, and Barbara Chapman, harp. $12, $7. For more information, contact Sandra Billy with VWC Concert Series at 757.455.2101 or e-mail. concerts@vwc.edu Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

Monday, February 22 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Opera: Highlights of Porgy and Bess
Highlights of Porgy and Bess presented by Virginia Opera. Show is FREE and open to the public. Funded in part by Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, 201 Market Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23462.

Tuesday, February 23 2010, 10 am
Virginia Opera: Highlights of Porgy and Bess
Highlights of Porgy and Bess presented by Virginia Opera. The performance is for Portsmouth City Public Schools and surrounding areas. Call or email for reservations at 757-213-4550 or laura.wigginton@vaopera.org. Willett Hall, 3701 Willett Drive, Portsmouth, VA 23707.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 7 pm
Virginia Opera: Highlights of Porgy and Bess
Highlights of Porgy and Bess presented by Virginia Opera. This performance is in conjunction with Arts Within Reach. There will be a panel discussion following this program. Show is FREE and open to the public. Wilder Performing Arts Center, 700 Park Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 7-9 pm
Virginia Opera presents Mostly Mozart
Join Virginia Opera at the Austrian Embassy for a MOSTLY MOZART musical program that includes music of the two celebrated Strausses as well as Mozart.Virginia Opera's Artistic Director Peter Mark will introduce the principal artists from its upcoming production of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at George Mason University's Center for the Arts (Friday, Feb. 26 and Sunday, Feb. 28) in an enthralling program to include arias and ensembles from Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro", "Così fan tutte", "Don Giovanni" and "The Magic Flute", along with selections from Johann Strauss' "Die Fledermaus" and Richard Strauss' "Die Schweigsame Frau", "Adriadne Auf Naxos" and the famous trio from "Der Rosenkavalier". Principal artists include baritone Matthew Worth and soprano Cristina Nassif.Mostly Mozart will be an absolutely sensational evening! Tickets $25 (n/i fee) ; Tickets available at www.vaopera.org. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court, Washington, DC 20008.

Thursday, February 25, 2010, 8 pm
Friday, February 26, 2010, 8 pm
William and Mary Wind Symphony Pops Concert
The William and Mary Wind Symphony annual Pops concert will include Holst's "Jupiter," selections from Bernstein's "West Side Story," and a variety of other pieces. The concert will also feature performances by a capella group DoubleTake and modern dance company Orchesis. Donations will be accepted at the door. Commonwealth Auditorium, College of William and Mary Sadler Center, Williamsburg.

Saturday, February 27, 2010, 1:30 & 3 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia Family Concert: The Symphonia Goes To The Movies
Can you hum the theme from Star Wars? Does the Addams Family tune make you wanna snap-snap? Has the Batman intro ever been stuck in your head? Relive moments from these favorite family flicks plus movie scores from Franz Waxman to John Williams to Randy Newman. Tickets: $20 each, students 50% off! Phone 1-800-HISTORY. For more information phone: (757) 229-9857 or visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org E-Mail: williamsburgsymphonia@verizon.net Kimball Theater, Merchants Square, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Sunday, February 28, 2010, 1:00 - 6:00 pm
23rd Annual Young Performing Artists Competition
Part of the First Presbyterian Church’s Memorial Concert Series. Come and go as your schedule permits, to sample the amazing talent of these youthful musicians from our tidewater area. Twenty-one bright music students will compete for prizes in keyboard, vocal, instrumental categories, and one will be chosen as the grand prize winner. This is an advanced level of competition judged by well known professional musicians. If you know of a talented young artist, between ages 11 and 25, send them to our website firstpreshampton.com to get information and an application. First Presbyterian Church, corner of Armistead Ave. & Victoria Ave., Hampton.

Sunday, February 28, 2010, 4 pm
Blowing in the Wind
Hidenwood Presbyterian's Music in the Woods series presents the newly-formed ensemble, the Hampton Roads Woodwind . They will regale us with music by Taffanel, Ibert and a transcription of Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8. Receptions follow each concert. A freewill offering will be accepted to help offset the expenses of the artists. Phone: (757) 596-1151 for more information. Visit www.hidenwood.org Hidenwood Presbyterian Church, 414 Hiden Blvd., (at the corner of Hiden Blvd. & Madison Lane), Newport News, VA 23606

Sunday, February 28, 2010, 4 pm
Les Deux Clavecins
Les Deux Clavecins (The Two Harpsichords). A fun afternoon with duo harpsichordists, Allen Shaffer and Tom Marshall! Keyboard music of the Baroque period will delight you including music by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and Buxtehude. Free and open to the public, a freewill offering will be accepted and a nursery will be provided. For information call 757-547-4706 or visit www.gbpres.org Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333 Cedar Rd. (Across from the Chesapeake Municipal Complex), Chesapeake, VA.

Sunday, February 28, 2010, 4 pm
The Virginia Childrens Chorus
Franklin Baptist Church is pleased to announce the Eleanor Moon Clingenpeel Music Series. We are pleased to have as our initial concert The Virginia Childrens Chorus conducted by their Artistic Director and Founder, Carol Thomas Downing and accompanied by Welby Pugin. The Franklin Concert will feature The Concert Choir, which is the advanced treble chorus and includes singers from age 11 to 16. Many members of The Concert Choir have sung with the Chorus for five or more years. Doors for the concert will open at 3:30 pm. Please contact the Rev. Steve Gibson for more information. Franklin Baptist Church, 208 N. High Street, Franklin, VA

Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia – Job Opening
Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia has a job opening for an Executive Director. Salary: $15,000 to $18,000 depending on experience. Part-time - Average 30 hours per week. 0versees Youth Orchestra administration; Responsibilities include meet and plan regularly with Music Director and Board of Directors; Supervise and coordinate weekly rehearsals and ensure rehearsal space is prepared; Prepare State and local grant applications with Operations Manager and Comptroller; Look for fundraising and grant opportunities. Requirements: Supervisory experience in related field, non-profit experience a plus; Knowledge of Classical music a plus; Strong communication skills both oral and written; Ability to manage multiple projects; Excellent organizational skills with focus on details and follow through to completion. Ability to develop strong working relationships with students and their families. For more details, click HERE. Please send a letter of interest, a resume and three references to the email address or street address below. Deadline for all applications is April 1. Contact: Muriel Evory, P.O. Box 8158, Norfolk, VA 23503. Email: evory@aol.com

Monday, March 1, 2010, 6:30 pm
NATSAA Recital
Ann Scott Davis and Shelly Milam, two of Hampton Roads finest sopranos will be giving a recital in preparation for the National Association of Teachers of Singing Artists Awards at Virginia Commonwealth University. They will be singing all 14 selecitons required for this competition which includes repetoire from the Baroque through the 21st century. All of the repertoire is interesting and unusual. The incomparable Charles Woodward will accompany. Hope you can come out and to support and encourage these fine local singers. This recital is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend and most memorable singer, Lisa Relaford Coston, who won the Best Singer Award at the Virginia NATS Conference a few years ago. Free and open to the public; donations accepted at the door. For more information call Karen Hoy at 343-1672. Temple of Music, 3645 Virginia Beach Blvd.,Virginia Beach.

Monday, March 1, 2010, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: In The Moment: Women Composers of the 21st Century
Oni Buchanan, piano. As part of “Minds Wide Open,” the Virginia Commission for the Arts’ 2010 Celebration of Women in the Arts, pianist Oni Buchanan performs The Wonton Brutality of a Tender Touch by Annie Gosfield and other works by contemporary composers Missy Mazzoli, Cindy Cox, Joan Tower and Mei-Fang Lin. On March 2 at 11am, Buchanan, also an award-winning poet, reads her poetry (free). $12, $7. For more information, contact Sandra Billy with VWC Concert Series at 757.455.2101 or e-mail. concerts@vwc.edu Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

Monday, March 1, 2010, 8 pm
Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 8 pm
Diehn Concert Series: Norfolk Chamber Consort
Norfolk Chamber Consort, Music and Dance under the Direction of Andrey Kasparov as part of a new regional cooperative effort. In a second joint project between Norfolk Chamber Consort and Diehn Concert Series, two prominent choreographers, Starr Foster of Starr Foster Dance Project and Beverly Cordoba Duane of Hampton University, will be joined by a noted local choreographer Tamika Steeley. They will converge on the stage of Old Dominion University's Theater for an evening of premieres with live music. Individual works by each choreographer will be followed by a collaborative piece incorporating ideas by all three choreographers. The performance will also feature the premieres of works by guest composers Christopher Cook and Petros Ovsepyan in addition to music composed and arranged by John Corigliano, Aurél Holló, Maurice Ravel and Andrey Kasparov. This program is part of the F. Ludwig Diehn Concert Series funded by an endowment made possible by a gift from Mr. and Mrs. F. Ludwig Diehn. Free reception after the opening night performance will be provided by Still, World Eclectic Tapas, Portsmouth. Tickets: General admission $15, ODU Students $10. University Theater, Hampton Blvd.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 11 am
VWC Concert Series: Buchanan in Poetic Form
Oni Buchanan’s first book of poems, What Animal won the University Georgia Press Contemporary Poetry Series competition and her second book, Spring, was selected for the 2007 National Poetry Series and published by the University of Illinois Press. Buchanan earned an MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop in addition to a Master’s degree in piano performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. Free, no reservations needed. Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

William & Mary Music Department March Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. All events on the William & Mary campus, Williamsburg, unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert
Program featuring Elgar's Cello Concerto with Neal Cary, cello. $8 General/$2 Student/Free for Children under 12. Phi Beta Kappa Hall
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 2:30 pm
Music in the Galleries: W&M Early Music Ensemble
The Early Music Ensemble will perform a one hour program in conjunction with the Muscarelle museum's temporary exhibit of Michelangelo sketches. Ensemble under the direction of Professor Ruth Griffioen. Sheridan Gallery, Muscarelle Museum of Art
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 8 pm
Ewell Concert Series: Flexible Music Ensemble
"The members of Flexible Music are undaunted by the repertoire's formidable demands. The results are varied and vital, a feast of intimate musical possibilities." (Gramophone, August 2009). With an instrumentation that blurs the line between jazz, rock, and classical music, Flexible Music is an ensemble of saxophone, guitar, piano and percussion.Ewell Recital Hall
Friday, March 26, 2010, 12 pm
Guest lecture by Claudia Stevens
Visiting scholar Claudia Stevens, composer, pianist, and multimedia performer, will speak about her most recent stage works. Free and open to the public. Rm. 151, Ewell Hall

Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 12 noon
What Liturgical Music May Look Like in the 21st Century
The St. Paul's Lenten Lecture Series, Enriching Worship through the Centuries with Music, will look at the historical places from which our music has come, and will imagine what it may look like as we grow into the 21st century. Roundtable Discussion with area Church Music Directors: What Liturgical Music May Look Like in the 21st Century Soup and salad luncheon follows - $7. mjones@spauls.org Parish Hall, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 201 St. Paul's Blvd., Norfolk.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 1-3 pm
WCVE-FM Opera Talk: Don Giovanni
Can't get enough of Virginia Opera's Dr. Glenn Winters? Want to grab an earful before you enjoy his pre-opera discussion 45 minutes before curtain at one of Virginia Opera's performances of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" this weekend at the Carpenter Theatre at Richmond Centerstage? Tune in and turn up the volume! Dr. Winters will be on WCVE-FM 88.9 Richmond public radio Wednesday, March 3 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. discussing the dark comedy "Don Giovanni". For more information check out the WCVE-FM website. Virginia Opera's production of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" will be on stage at the Carpenter Theatre Friday, March 5 and Sunday, March 7 Dr. Glenn Winters provides a free pre-opera discussion 45 minutes prior to curtain for each Richmond performance. His discussions fill fast to a standing room attendance. It is recommended attendees come early to enjoy the pre-opera discussion.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Mix & Mingle in March at UpTown Gallery, Richmond
Join Virginia Opera at Mix & Mingle! Meet and greet with mainstage artists of "Don Giovanni" for this FREE event. That's right, mix and mingle with the the dynamic opera singers from the production of Mozart's dark comedy "Don Giovanni." Don’t miss this fantastic evening! Thank you to our gracious sponsors the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Altria and Dominion Free Admission & open to the public Cash bar. or more information call 804.644.8168 ext. 3392. UpTown Gallery, 1305 West Main, Richmond.

Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:30 pm
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Celebrated for its versatility, artistic excellence and thrilling performances, The London Philharmonic Orchestra has earned its place among the world’s most respected orchestras. Since its first performance in the Queen’s Hall in 1932 brought an ecstatic audience to its feet, this renowned ensemble has performed trail-blazing international tours and produced award-winning recordings with the worlds leading conductors. Under the baton of Maestro Jurowski, this promises to be a night to remember! The program will include: Shostakovich Five Fragments Op. 42; Ravel Piano Concerto in G (Toradze); Shostakovich Symphony No. 4 Op. 43. Ticket prices: VIP $97, $82, $72. $62. www.ticketmaster.com Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News..

Thursday, March 4, 2010, 8pm
Friday, March 5, 2010, 8pm
Tidewater Classical Guitar Society: Gabriel Bianco
Gabriel Bianco started playing the guitar at 5 with his father. In 1997 he entered the CNR-CSP of Paris, under the direction of Ramon de Herrera. He graduated in 2005 with an unanimously first prize and congratulations. The same year, he received the highest rank in the entrance competition to the Superior National Conservatory in Paris (CNSMDP), where he studies with Olivier Chassain. In the same time, he takes courses with Judicaël Perroy. Gabriel has many various musical activities (theater piece, creation of new contemporary works), but his main one is to perform as a soloist in recital. He played his first concert in Paris when he was 15, and now he is invited to play in France, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Spain. Gabriel has recorded a DVD for the Italian magazine "La Guitarra" and his first CD was released in 2008. Tickets: $20; $15 Students/Teachers/Seniors/Military. Tickets may be purchased at the door on the evening of the concert either by cash or personal check. Visit www.homepage.mac.com. March 4: Williamsburg Regional Library Theater, 515 Scotland St., Williamsburg. March 5: Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum of Art, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk.

Friday, March 5, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, March 6, 2010, 8 pm
Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3 pm
Virginia Chorale: Ears Wide Open: Celebrating Women in Music
In conjunction with MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts 2010, the Chorale presents an engaging program of a millennium's worth of music by women composers. From the music of Hildegard and Fanny Mendelssohn to world premieres by award-winning composers Deborah Mason and Giselle Wyers, the program features women's voices from around the world. Joining the Chorale are Bellissima! women's choral ensemble, and the Chorale's high school honors choir, the Young Singers Project. The centerpiece of the program is the beautiful a cappella Requiem of Eleanor Daley, which will be sung in honor of our dear friend, Lisa Relaford Coston. Tickets: $35/25; Discounted tickets (military, senior, groups): $30/20; students: $10. Tickets are available from the Chorale office: Call: 757-627-8375, email: info@vachorale.org, visit www.vachorale.org Tickets will also be available at the door. March 5: First Presbyterian Church, 820 Colonial Ave., Norfolk. March 6: First Presbyterian Church, 36th Street & Pacific Ave., Virginia Beach. March 7: Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 2215 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg.

Saturday, March 6, 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony: Like Benny to Me
Pops at Chrysler. Matthew Kraemer, conductor. Swing along with the Virginia Symphony and jazz artist Sal Andolina as they pay tribute to the life and music of “The King of Swing” with Benny Goodman’s chart-topping hits and classic swing-era favorites. Hear such familiar pieces as “Big Noise from Winnetka,” “Flight of the Bumblebee,” “Dizzy Fingers,” “Sing, Sing, Sing” and more. With a marvelous jazz combo as backup, Andolina’s CD Like Benny to Me revives fifteen Goodman favorites. The CD will be available at the Pops Concert. Tickets: $30-$88. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information.Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3 pm
Orson Van Gay II, Tenor
Tenor Orson Van Gay II, and Music Director Jason Paul Peterson will kick off the 2010 GUMC Spring Concert Series with a program including music of Copland, Puccini, Denza, Tosti, Massenet, and more.Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and children, available at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance from the church office (622-2843) for a $2 discount. A subscription to the entire series (not including Schola Cantorum) is available for $60. Ghent United Methodist Church, Stockley Gardens and Raleigh Ave. Norfolk

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3 pm
Young Performing Artists Competition Winners Recital
Part of the First Presbyterian Church’s Memorial Concert Series. The four competition winners will return to perform in recital and receive their prizes. Come hear some sublime music and be inspired by the talent of these young musicians. It will give you a real lift to see what the younger generation can do with their talents as molded by the excellent music teachers in our area. Musical immortality is achieved by the hard work of passing today's musical talent on to the next generation. It is not automatic or even certain. First Presbyterian Church, corner of Armistead Ave. & Victoria Ave., Hampton.

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 4 pm
Chamber Favorites
Hidenwood Presbyterian's Music in the Woods series. The Williamsburg Chamber Players will offer us a program of classics for piano, violin and cello under the direction of Carl Andersen. Brahms’ Piano Quartet, op 25, will be featured. Receptions follow each concert. A freewill offering will be accepted to help offset the expenses of the artists. Phone: (757) 596-1151 for more information. Visit www.hidenwood.org Hidenwood Presbyteia n Church, 414 Hiden Blvd., (at the corner of Hiden Blvd. & Madison Lane), Newport News, VA 23606

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 4 pm
Emmanuel Episcopal & Virginia Children's Chorus Concert
Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Hampton and the Virginia Children's Chorus present a choral concert featuring the Virginia Children’s Chorus Choristers and the youth choirs from Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Join us for this wonderful family concert. Admission is free. A free-will donation will be accepted to equally benefit the Virginia Children's Chorus Scholarship Fund and H.E.L.P. (Hampton Ecumenical Lodgings & Provisions).For more information call Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 723-8144. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 179 E. Mercury Blvd., Hampton

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 4 pm
Virginia Beach Chamber Orchestra: The Battle of the Four Seasons
The Virginia Beach Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Dora Mullins, will present The Battle of the Four Seasons featuring J.S. Bach's Brandenburg "Concerto #6" for violas, cellos, and bass, Vivaldi's double "Concerto in A Minor" for two violins and strings, and a dramatic rendition of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons." Ms. Mullins and members of the orchestra will perform the solos along with a few antics. Free and open to the public. Warwick River Mennonite Church, 250 Lucas Creek Rd., Newport News.

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 5 pm
Legacy of Weyanoke
You are invited to our first 400th Anniversary concert by Legacy of Weyanoke, an a capella ensemble that takes audiences on a journey that pays tribute to that taken by the African ancestors, including those who established in 1619 the first known African settlement in an English-speaking colony in North America. The journey includes countless encounters with Native Americans, who became coworkers, allies, friends and family members. Songs from African chant to concert spiritual to Cherokee invocation. Legacy of Weyanoke's members are musicians and storytellers with many years of performing experience throughout North and South America, Europe and Africa. For information phone 757 - 722 - 2567St. John’s Episcopal Church. 100 West Queens Way, Hampton, VA.

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 5 pm
Choral Evensong Service
Evensong, with reception following the service Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church, 2010 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach.

Virginia Beach Chorale Announces Lou Sawyer Memorial Scholarship
Lou Sawyer was a moving force in music education in Virginia Beach. Musicians from big bands, television stage bands, and staff and faculty in the Virginia Beach School System called him friend and colleague. More importantly, students and teachers called Lou mentor, as they pursued higher levels of education in music.
Mr. Sawyer was the director of the Virginia Beach Chorale for over 25 years and in his memory the Virginia Beach Chorale has created the Lou Sawyer Memorial Scholarship.
To apply for this $500 scholarship, student applicants must be a graduating high school senior from the Virginia Beach Public School System. The student must be accepted by a college or university with the intent to major in voice, instrumental or music education, provide three letters of recommendation, and include their Grade Point Average. Application forms are available from high school choral directors, Scholarship Central at www.vbschools.com/scholarship or at www.virginiabeachchorale.org. Deadline for applications is April 1, 2010. For further information, please call Bob Harvey, Virginia Beach Chorale scholarship chair, at 486-1464.

Monday, March 8, 2010,
Hugo Wolf Quartet
The International Hugo Wolf Society of Vienna allowed this ensemble, founded in 1993 at the Vienna University for Music, to use the composer’s name. The group’s current members are the violinists Sebastian Gürtler and Régis Bringolf, the violist Gertrud Weinmeister and the cellist Florian Berner. Shortly thereafter, the quartet won the Fifth International String Quartet Competition in Cremona, took first prize at the 45th International G.B. Viotti Chamber Music Competition, the European Chamber Music Prize and Special Prize of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and were elected Rising Stars. Within just a few short years the Hugo Wolf Quartet has developed from a chamber music lover’s insider tip to one of the most sought after string quartets of its generation. A striking performance ..with penetrating intensity, NEW YORK TIMES. "Urgent and impassioned, but with an absolute commitment to the ideal values of every note" LOS ANGELES TIMES . "One hears in these players, embryonically and in miniature, the qualities that make the Vienna Philharmonic special”.NEW YORK TIMES Feldman tickets: $25 each. Music Professional and Student tickets are $10 for individually purchased tickets. Open seating tickets may be purchased at the door. For further information, please call our voice mail number at 757-552-1630. Visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk.

CNU Department of Music Events
Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public and are subject to change. Please contact the Department of Music at (757) 594-7089 or visit the CNU Music home page at music.cnu.edu for updated information and student recitals. Ferguson Center for the Arts Box Office: (757) 594-8752. Event venue unless otherwise noted: Music and Theatre Hall, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 7:30 pm
Senior recital featuring cellist Steven Brindle Music and Theatre Hall.
Wednesday, March 10, 7:30 pm
Junior recital featuring saxophonist Evan Elmore Music and Theatre Hall.
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 2 pm
Senior recital featuring soprano Ashley Adams Music and Theatre Hall.
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 4 pm
Junior recital featuring soprano Victoria Myers Music and Theatre Hall.
Monday, March 15, 2010, 7:30 pm
Senior recital featuring saxophonist Chris McDonough Studio Theatre
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 7:30 pm
Senior recital featuring bassist Jaison Wynne, Music and Theatre Hall
Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 7:30 pm
Senior recital featuring composer David Stutts, Music and Theatre Hall
Thursday, March 18, 2010, 7:30 pm
Senior recital featuring soprano Lauren Shisler, Music and Theatre Hall
Friday, March 19, 2010, 12 noon
Trible Library Chamber Music Series, featuring the CNU Brass Quintet the Rotunda
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 2 pm
Senior recital featuring composer Tyler Miller Music and Theatre Hall
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 4 pm
Junior recital featuring soprano Emi Lee Franz Music and Theatre Hall
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 7 pm
Senior recital featuring jazz vocalist Amanda DeSalme Music and Theatre Hall
Monday, March 22, 2010, 3 pm
LifeLong Learning Society In-Concert Recital Series, featuring CNU Choirs Music and Theatre Hall
Monday, March 22 , 2010, 7:30 pm
Junior recital featuring violinist Kenny Heinenmeir Studio Theatre
Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 7:30 pm
Senior recital featuring tenor Evan Bruno Studio Theatre
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 7:30 pm
Friends of Music Scholarship Recital Music and Theatre Hall
Thursday, March 25 , 2010, 7:30 pm
Composers Forum, Music and Theatre Hall
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 2 pm
Senior recital featuring soprano Jennifer Vogel Music and Theatre Hall
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 4 pm
Junior recital featuring tubist Tyler Link Music and Theatre Hall
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 7 pm
Junior recital featuring tenor Dylan Walker Music and Theatre Hall
Monday, March 29, 2010, 7:30 pm
Faculty recital featuring hornist David Wick, conductor JoAnn Falletta, CNU Wind Ensemble and friends Music and Theatre Hall
Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 7 pm
CNU Honors Wind Ensemble Invitational Concert Hall
Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 7:30 pm
Senior recital featuring saxophonist Eric Lewis Music and Theatre Hall

Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 12 noon
The Roman Catholic Music Tradition and Opera
The St. Paul's Lenten Lecture Series, Enriching Worship through the Centuries with Music, will look at the historical places from which our music has come, and will imagine what it may look like as we grow into the 21st century. Anthony DelDonna, Ph.D. , The Roman Catholic Music Tradition and Opera. Assistant Professor of Music, Georgetown University, Washington, DC Soup and salad luncheon follows - $7. For further information, please contact Martha Jones, Saint Paul’s Education Director: 757-627-4353, ext. 15, or mjones@spauls.org. Parish Hall, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 201 St. Paul's Blvd., Norfolk.

Friday, March 12, 2010, 7:30 pm
Chile Relief Concert
The Hillhouse Opera Company and the Yale Astronomy Department present an opera gala to benefit Chile relief efforts featuring members of the Hillhouse Opera Company, Laura Richling, piano. Visit http://www.van.org/ for more about Hillhouse Opera Company. Minimum donation of $20/person, $10/student or senior requested. 100% of the proceeds (post expenses) will go to Chile relief E-mail hillhouseoperacompany@gmail.com for advanced seating as seats are limited. Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium, 355 Prospect St., New Haven, CT

Saturday, March 13, 2010, 7:30 pm
Don't Miss... Dancing With The Williamsburg Stars
The Williamsburg Symphonia's own, Janna Hymes along with other local “stars”, has been recruited and accepted the challenge to train with a professional dancer and compete in front of a live audience and distinguished panel of judges. This fundraiser is being produced by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Virginia Peninsula and the Rita Welsh Adult Literacy Program. Tickets start at $25 Purchase online: http://wmboxoffice.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=239386 For more information phone: (757) 221-2674 or e-mail: albrabrand@wm.edu Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall, 601 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23187.

Saturday, March 13, 2010, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3 pm
Cheaspeake Bay Wind Ensemble: Women in Music
The Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble presents a concert "Women in Music", featuring music by women composers. See www.cbwe.org for more information. Admission is $10 for adults, children under 18 are free. Phone 757-259-4050. Mar 13: Williamsburg Regional Library, 515 Scotland St., Williamsburg, VA 23188. Mar 14: Seaford Baptist Church, 1311 Seaford Road, Yorktown VA 23696. Phone 757-898-5384. Admission is free.

Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8 pm
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 4 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild: The Power of Faith
For the winter concert of its 34th season, the Guild is pleased to present Antonín Dvorák’s Stabat Mater, Op. 58, one of the most compelling declarations of faith in musical history. The powerful text speaks to the grief of the Virgin Mary at Christ’s crucifixion and ends with the hope of the resurrection. While it no doubt reflects the composer’s grief at his own tragic losses, it is a tremendously uplifting work, offering hope and faith throughout. Under the direction of Artistic Director Jay BeVille, the chorus will be joined by soprano Pamela Armstrong, mezzo-soprano Robynne Redmon, tenor Tracey Welborn and bass Branch Fields as well as organist Rebecca Davy. Continuing with its popular pre-concert discussions, the Guild is pleased to introduce Monica Potkay, Ph.D., who will present “Seeing God: The Visual Poetics of the Stabat Mater.” Dr. Potkay is a medieval literature specialist in the English Department of the College of William & Mary. The discussions begin on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday at 3:00 p.m., followed by the performances. Phone (757) 220-1808 or visit www.williamsburgchoralguild.org. Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 215 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg

Saturday, March, 13, 2010, 8 pm
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 8 pm
The Sweetest Path
This program celebrating the first great flowering of French art song is the second annual collaboration between NYFOS and the Caramoor Vocal Rising Stars program. Following its wonderfully successful inaugural program, Caramoor's Vocal Rising Stars, in collaboration with the New York Festival of Song, continues its vital mentoring program devoted to shaping the next generation of vocal talent. From the fathers of French mélodie to its 20th century innovators, The Sweetest Path traces the development of the most poetic, lush, and luminescent vocal traditions. Distinguished Artists: Steven Blier, vocal coach and piano; Michael Barrett, vocal coach and piano. Rising Stars: Charlotte Dobbs, soprano; Rebecca Jo Loeb, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Pena, tenor; John Brancy, baritone. Songs by: Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Bizet, Ravel, Satie, Poulenc, Debussy, and many more vocal gems. Visit www.nyfos.org Tickets for The Sweetest Path at Merkin Concert Hall are $40-$55, with $15 student discount tickets a half-hour before performances, as available. There are also $15 student tickets available in advance by calling (646) 230-8380 March 13: Rosen House Music Room, Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, NY, 10536. Tickets: $25.00 ; phone 914.232.1252, email boxoffice@caramoor.org or visit to order online http://caramoor.org/html/vocalrisingstars.htm General Information 914.232.5035 info@caramoor.org March 16: at Merkin Hall, Kaufman Center, 129 W. 67th Street, New York.

Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3 pm
David Small, Baritone
Music Director Jason Paul Peterson and baritone David Small continue the GUMC 2010 Spring Concert Series. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and children, available at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance from the church office (622-2843) for a $2 discount. A subscription to the entire series (not including Schola Cantorum) is available for $60. Ghent United Methodist Church, Stockley Gardens and Raleigh Ave. Norfolk

Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3 pm
Inspired Classics: Brahms & Bruckner
Beginning this season, the presentation of masterworks on subjects of faith becomes a regular feature of our series called “Inspired Classics.” In this year's addition, the music of two great Romantic era masters will come to life in choir, organ and brass. Intensely beautiful and sonically rich, come experience music that gives voice to faith's expression in unforgettable sound. We welcome to the series for the first time the Sanctuary Choir of Hampton Baptist Church and their director Tom Matthews. Free and open to the public. For more information contact the church office by telephone at 757 625 7579 or by email at robertshoup@mac.com Visit www.freemasonstreet.org Freemason Street Baptist Church, 400 East Freemason Street, Norfolk 23510

Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3 pm
Papa Duke: Music To Rouse The Soul!
Blend traditional Slavic and gypsy music with a touch of pop, a dash of jazz, add vigor to spectacular boil, then enjoy the feisty celebration of Papa Duke, led by master violinist Vasyl Popadiuk. By the age of 17, Vasyl was composing and arranging most of his own material at Kiev Conservatory of Music. He has since become a Russian favorite, playing for heads of state including Mikhail Gorbachev and the late King Hussein of Jordan. Now, Popadiuk headlines regularly throughout Europe, the U.S. and the Ukraine. Featuring four additional renowned virtuosos on bass guitar, percussion, keyboard and guitar, Papa Duke's genre defying fusion absolutely raises the roof - an experience you won't ever forget! Tickets may be purchased by calling Willett Hall Box Office-- 757-393-5460 or by visiting www.willetthall.com Visit www.portsmouthcommunityconcerts.com

Sunday, March 14, 2010, 2:15 pm
York River Symphony Orchestra: Entrance and Exodus
“Entrances and Exodus” is the third of four concerts in the York River Symphony Orchestra’s concert series. The highlight of this concert will be two breathtaking performances by the winners of the YRSO Young Artists Concerto Competition. Rebecca Willett will perform the first movement of Piano Concerto in A minor by Edvard Grieg. Annika Jenkins and Brendon Elliott, both outstanding violinists in their own right, join together to perform “Jota” Navarra for Two Violins” by Pablo de Sarasate. Other performance pieces under the baton of Dr. Eric Reiff, will include works by Brahms, Meyerbeer, and Gold. Clint Correll, the Assistant Conductor will lead the orchestra in selection from Indiana Jones by Williams. A Pre-concert Showcase will be presented at 2:15 PM by the Peninsula Youth Symphonia. Tickets may be reserved by calling Pro Music & Sound at 757-867-7115. Advance price $10 adult, $8 student, senior, military; at the door, $12 and $10. More information at www.yrso.org. Mary Christian Auditorium, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton.

Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3:30 pm
Invencia Piano Duo
The Fine Arts Guild of Chirst and St. Luke’s Church presents the internationally acclaimed piano duo of Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn. They will perform a program of music for piano four hands with a dazzling array of piano duets including works by Schumann, Gottschalk, Schmitt and others. This concert is offered in memory of the late Jeffrey McGinnis, whose bequest provided Christ and St. Luke’s with its magnificent Steinway concert grand piano. A reception will follow the concert. Admission is $15. For more information call 627-5665. Visit www.christandstlukes.org Christ and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Rd. (Stockley Gardens), Norfolk

Sunday, March 14, 2010, 4 pm
Patrick D. McCoy, Tenor
The program will feature sacred vocal gems, spiritual and songs of praise. A native of Petersburg, Virginia, Mr. McCoy is a graduate of Petersburg High School, where he was encouraged to pursue music study at Virginia State University by his music teacher, Mrs. Donna Reed Lundy. While at VSU, he studied voice with acclaimed bass-baritone, the late Martin A. Strother. In addition, he sang in the Concert Choir under Mrs. Johnnella L. Edmonds, where he sang solos in many major works of the choral repertoire. Graduating in 2000 with a Bachelor of Music, he continues to perform and currently serves as Minister of Music at Takoma Park Baptist Church in Washington, D. C. He will be accompanied at the piano by Diedre Robinson, a noted composer and musician residing in Washington, D. C.The program is free and the public is cordially invited to attend. Reception following the concert. For information phone (804) 733-8622. Crowder Memorial Baptist Church, 3018 County Drive, Petersburg, Virginia.

Monday, March 15, 2010, 8 pm
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 8 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia: Masterworks Concert #3
The Williamsburg Symphonia is Williamsburg’s own professional orchestra, under the leadership of music director and conductor Janna Hymes. Stravinsky: Suite #2 for Small Orchestra; Milhaud: La Creation du Monde; Sibelius: Pelleas and Melisande; Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in C Minor For ticket information phone: (757) 229-9857 or visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org E-Mail: williamsburgsymphonia@verizon.net Kimball Theater, Merchants Square, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 7:30 pm
Canadian Brass and John McDermott,Tenor
The internationally acclaimed brass quintet that is the Canadian Brass finds joy in playing music they love with good colleagues. That joy is instantly transmitted to audiences at performances resulting in a fun-filled atmosphere that has been one of the key ingredients in their “recipe” for longevity and sustained popularity. Joining the Brass for its performance is the acclaimed “Irish” tenor, John McDermott, for a “Trip Down Memory Lane: Songs of the Isles.” Don’t miss this pairing of two of the Center’s favorite artists. Ticket prices: $52, $42, $37 . www.ticketmaster.com Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 8 pm
The Sweetest Path
This program celebrating the first great flowering of French art song is the second annual collaboration between NYFOS and the Caramoor Vocal Rising Stars program. Following its wonderfully successful inaugural program, Caramoor's Vocal Rising Stars, in collaboration with the New York Festival of Song, continues its vital mentoring program devoted to shaping the next generation of vocal talent. From the fathers of French mélodie to its 20th century innovators, The Sweetest Path traces the development of the most poetic, lush, and luminescent vocal traditions. Distinguished Artists: Steven Blier, vocal coach and piano; Michael Barrett, vocal coach and piano. Rising Stars: Charlotte Dobbs, soprano; Rebecca Jo Loeb, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Pena, tenor; John Brancy, baritone. Songs by: Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Bizet, Ravel, Satie, Poulenc, Debussy, and many more vocal gems. Visit www.nyfos.org Tickets for The Sweetest Path at Merkin Concert Hall are $40-$55, with $15 student discount tickets a half-hour before performances, as available. There are also $15 student tickets available in advance by calling (646) 230-8380 Merkin Hall, Kaufman Center, 129 W. 67th Street, New York.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 12 noon
Anglican Anthems through the Ages
The St. Paul's Lenten Lecture Series, Enriching Worship through the Centuries with Music, will look at the historical places from which our music has come, and will imagine what it may look like as we grow into the 21st century. Anglican Anthems through the Ages, Allen Shaffer, DMA, Director of Music, Christ and Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, Norfolk Soup and salad luncheon follows - $7. For further information, please contact Martha Jones, Saint Paul’s Education Director: 757-627-4353, ext. 15, or mjones@spauls.org. Parish Hall, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 201 St. Paul's Blvd., Norfolk.

Friday, March 19, 2010, 7:30 pm
Voices of Courage: A Diamond Jubilee
The Norfolk State University Concert Choir with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. For more information visit www.nsuchoirs.com Wilder Center, Norfolk State University, Norfolk.

Friday, March 19, 2010, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 2:30 pm
Governor's School: Marriage of Figaro
The Governor's School for the Arts presents The Marriage of Figaro in English. The production is by the Vocal Music Department, with the GSA Opera Orchestra, made up of Instrumental Music Students. Tickets are $15 general admission, adults, $10 general admission, seniors and students with ID. Tickets are sold at the door day/eve of performance one hour before curtain time. For information call 451-4711. ODU University Theatre, 46th St. & Hampton Blvd., Norfolk

Friday & Saturday, March 19 & 20 2010, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 3 pm
Friday & Saturday, March 26 & 27, 2010, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 3 pm
The Franktown Players: Hansel and Gretel
The Franktown Players will be performing Hansel and Gretel, the very first opera to be performed on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Principals include Anna Womble as Gretel, Marilyn Kellam as Hansel, BJ Rogers as the mother, Richard Williams as the father and Jo Ann Molera as the witch. The set has been created by well known and world renowned decoy carver and American Folk Artist Mark McNair, assisted by his wife, Martha. It is directed by Judi Tracy who was the Portfolio award winning director of the Trawler Dinner Theater. She has woven in a wonderful cast of children who are participating in parts of this classical opera where they have never been seen before. This first of its kind production should not be missed. The cost is $15 for adults and $8 for students. We also have "angel tickets" for those who would like to attend but may not have that kind of money to spend on entertainment. Profits go to church missions and projects. Franktown United Methodist Church, Franktown VA

Sunday, March 21, 2010, 2 pm
Hampton Roads Premiere of Minds Wide Open
Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts . Free your mind (and your schedule) for this Chrysler Museum exclusive—the area launch of the statewide initiative praising women’s contributions to the arts. Our Minds Wide Open day starts at noon with wide-open access to Women of the Chrysler and light refreshments in Huber Court. The festivities continue at 2 p.m. with the official welcome program. Get an introduction to all the Minds Wide Open events taking place in Hampton Roads, as well as an exhibition overview of Women of the Chrysler from our own chief curator, Jeff Harrison. Live musical performances by the women of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra complete this special day of sights and sounds. Be sure to bring a friend—all events are free and open to the public! Phone: 757-664-6200. Kaufman Theatre, Chrysler Museum, 245 West Olney Road, Norfolk .

Sunday, March 21, 2010, 4 - 7 pm
Virginia Children’s Chorus Benefit Feed Your Senses Fundraising Event
Join the Virginia Children’s Chorus at the Norfolk Yacht & Country Club for a lovely, casual evening – sip a glass of wine, have some good food, enjoy performances by our Chamber Singers and Concert Choir and spoil yourself with the variety of great silent auction and raffle offerings – all for the benefit of fine musical education! Tickets $35 in advance; $40 at the door. Includes hot & cold hors d’oeuvres, sodas, wine and keg beer. Mixed drinks and bottled beer available at a cash bar. For more information & to purchase tickets, call Virginia Children’s Chorus at 440-9100. Norfolk Yacht & Country Club, 7001 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23505.

23rd Annual Harold Protsman Classical Period Piano Competition
The Department of Music of Old Dominion University will hold its 23rd annual Harold Protsman Classical Period Piano Competition Saturday, March 20, 2010. Preliminaries will begin at 9:00 a.m., and renowned pianist Lambert Orkis will judge the final competition at 2:30 pm. All events will be held in the F. Ludwig Diehn Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, corner of 49th St. and Elkhorn Avenue.
In 2007, the Old Dominion University Classical Period Piano Competition was renamed in honor of Professor Emeritus Harold Protsman in recognition of his many years of dedication, professionalism and service to both the competition and the Music Department of Old Dominion University.
Pianist and Teacher Lambert Orkis will give a master class for selected finalists in Chandler Recital Hall at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 21. Also at 3 p.m., cellist David Hardy will conduct a string master class in the Reading Room of the Diehn Composers Room. At 5 p.m., pianists and string performers will convene for a master class on musical collaboration in Chandler Hall.
The F. Ludwig Diehn Concert Series will feature pianist Lambert Orkis and cellist David Hardy in a recital at 8 p.m. Monday, March 22, in Wilson Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center. Mr. Orkis will perform on a reproduction of a 6-1/2 octave Beethoven-period fortepiano of ca. 1830. Tickets for this event are available in the lobby of the University Theatre Monday - Friday, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., telephone 683.3505; or in the atrium of the Diehn Center on the day of the event. For further information, go to http://al.odu.edu/music/competition or dial (757) 683-4061

Sunday, March 21, 2010, 3 pm
Tapestry
Franklin Baptist Church is pleased to announce the second concert of the Eleanor Moon Clingenpeel Music Series. We are pleased that Tapestry, a handbell quartet will play for us. The Franklin Concert is one of 20 + concerts per year that Tapestry performs. Tapestry is sponsored by Monumental United Methodist Church in Portsmouth, VA, and has played for The American Guild of English Handbell Ringers, The American Guild of Organists, International Handbell Symposium and numerous churches and nursing homes. Free and open to the public. Doors for the concert will open at 2:30 pm. Please contact the Rev. Steve Gibson for more information at 562-5135 or steve.gibson@franklinbaptist.org. Franklin Baptist Church, 208 N. High Street, Franklin.

Sunday, March 21, 2010, 3 pm
John Toomey, Jazz Piano with James Masters, Bass
The GUMC 2010 Spring Concert Series presents John Toomey. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and children, available at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance from the church office (622-2843) for a $2 discount. A subscription to the entire series (not including Schola Cantorum) is available for $60. Ghent United Methodist Church, Stockley Gardens and Raleigh Ave. Norfolk

Sunday, March 21, 2010, 4 pm
Current Waves of Immigration: Jews as Multiculturalists
Leonard Rogoff, research historian for the Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina,has written and lectured extensively on the Jewish South with a focus on North Carolina. He is author of Homelands: Southern Jewish Identity in Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His essays have appeared in a number of books, including American Jewish History. He conceived, researched and wrote text for the exhibit "Migrations: The Jewish Settlers of Eastern North Carolina." He is currently working on an extensive project on the history of the Jewish people in North Carolina and and is president of the Southern Jewish Historical Society. Admission: $15 For information or reservations email info@jewishmuseumportsmouth.org or phone 757-391-9266 Jewish Museum and Cultural Center, 607 Effingham St., Portsmouth.

Sunday, March 21, 2010, 4 pm
Green Acres Concert
The Green Acres Presbyterian Church Musical Arts Concert Series presents the Green Acres Sanctuary Choir, Mens' Quartet and Soloists in a two-part program. In the first half, the choir will sing selections of American Songs, Hymns and Spirituals. The second half will focus on the Passion of Christ according to the Gospel of John. This concert is free of charge and all are welcome. Call the church, 484-5125, for more information. Green Acres Presbyterian Church, High Street and Sterling Point Drive. Portsmouth.

Sunday, March 21, 2010, 4 pm
We All Sing for Menchville House
St.Mark Lutheran presents a benefit concert for Menchville House, a shelter for battered women. Music will be presented by the Yorktown Chorale, St. Mark Senior and Bell Choirs and the Grace Notes string quartet and will feature music by Schubert, Mozart, Rutter, the Beatles and others. The concert is free but a free will offering to be given to Menchville House will be taken. Phone 757-898-4395 St. Mark Lutheran Church. 118 Old York Hampton Hwy., Yorktown VA 23692

Hampton University Department of Music Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. Venue (unless otherwise noted): Ogden Hall.
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 4 pm
The Department of Music Faculty Recital Series: Lorraine McFadden Bell, soprano Lorraine McFadden Bell, soprano sings a tribute to Hampton University Icon Dorothy Maynor, 1910-1996. Ogden Hall.

Sunday, March 21, 2010, 8 pm
Ewell Concert Series: Flexible Music Ensemble
With an instrumentation that blurs the line between jazz, rock, and classical music, Flexible Music is an ensemble of saxophone, guitar, piano and percussion. Since its formation in 2003, the group has commissioned over 30 pieces. “Virtuosity and seamless ensemble playing are obviously Flexible Music hallmarks” (New Music Box, July 2009). Concerts in Flexible Music’s current season include appearances at the Macau International Music Festival in China, the University of Montreal, and the Kennedy Center. The group has performed as part of Chamber Music Now (Philadelphia) and the Evolution Music Series (Baltimore), has participated in residencies at the Manhattan School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music, and has conducted Master Classes at the Peabody Institute of Music and American University. Flexible Music won grants from the American Music Center’s Copland Fund, the American Composers Forum, Meet the Composer’s JPMorgan Chase Regrant Program, and the Mikhashoff Trust for New Music. There will be a Composer Reading Session, Ewell Recital Hall, Sunday, March 21, 2010, before the concert. The public is invited, and admission is free. Contact Brian Hulse for more information. Free admission, no tickets required. Ewell Recital Hall, Jamestown Rd., first vehicle entry past College Corner (the intersection of Jamestown Rd. and Richmond Rd.), turn right.

Monday, March 22, 2010, 12 noon
Monumental Noonday Concert: Al Reese, Tenor and Solo Handbell Ringer.
Mr. Reese is the current Music Director/Organist at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Suffolk and is also the Musical Director of the Virginia Hanbell Consort. The free concert will begin at noon. A light lunch will follow the concert in the fellowship hall of the church for a fee of $5.00. For details call the church at 397-1297. Monumental United Methodist Church , 450 Dinwiddie Street, Olde Towne, Portsmouth

Monday, March 22, 2010, 8 pm
Diehn Concert Series: Lambert Orkis, Fortepiano and David Hardy, Cello
David Hardy and Lambert Orkis first began performing chamber music together in 1983. They have been both members of Washington's 20th Century Consort-a group specializing in contemporary music, the Romantic Chamber Ensemble, and the Empyrean Trio with then NSO Concertmaster William Steck. As Principal Chair players of the National Symphony Orchestra, they were two of the original five founding members and, since 2003, have performed with the highly acclaimed Kennedy Center Chamber Players for sold out houses in the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater. They have performed together much of the chamber music repertoire which includes those instruments from the music of the classical and romantic periods through to the modern era. In May 2008, they premiered at the Kennedy Center a new work for cello and piano written for them by award-winning composer Stephen Jaffe.This program is in conjunction with ODU's Harold Protsman Annual Classical Period Piano Competition. Piano competition adjucation, March 20; Master Class, March 21. 3 p.m. Tickets: General admission $15, ODU Students $10 Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Elkhorn Ave. & 49th Street, ODU, Norfolk. The new parking garage at 49th Street and Bluestone Ave., just a short walk from Chandler Hall, is now open.

Virginia Children’s Chorus “Bring-the-flyer” Fundraisers
Virginia Children’s Chorus has two different restaurant “Bring-the-flyer” fundraisers early this week; one at California Pizza Kitchen at MacArthur Mall in Norfolk and one at Max & Erma’s outside Pembroke Mall, Virginia Beach! At both restaurants, 20% of your check amount will be donated to VCC if you present the flyer to your server. www.vachildrenschorus.com
Monday, March 22 and Tuesday, March 23, all day for dine-in or take-out.
California Pizza Kitchen at MacArthur Center in Norfolk
Tuesday, March 23, all day for dine-in or take-out.
Max & Erma’s outside Pembroke Mall, opposite Town Center in Virginia Beach – This is the same day that VCC Concert Choir & Chamber Singers are performing at the Sandler Center with the Bay Youth Orchestras!

CNU Department of Music Events
Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public and are subject to change. Please contact the Department of Music at (757) 594-7089 or visit the CNU Music home page at music.cnu.edu for updated information and student recitals. Ferguson Center for the Arts Box Office: (757) 594-8752. Event venue unless otherwise noted: Music and Theatre Hall, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.
Monday, March 22, 2010, 3 pm
LifeLong Learning Society In-Concert Recital Series, featuring CNU Choirs Music and Theatre Hall
Monday, March 22 , 2010, 7:30 pm
Junior recital featuring violinist Kenny Heinenmeir Studio Theatre
Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 7:30 pm
Senior recital featuring tenor Evan Bruno Studio Theatre
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 7:30 pm
Friends of Music Scholarship Recital Music and Theatre Hall
Thursday, March 25 , 2010, 7:30 pm
Composers Forum, Music and Theatre Hall
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Session 1: 9:00 am
Session 2: 10:30 am
Alexander Technique Classes
Given by George Corbett, Performer, Instructor and Clinician, English Horn & Oboe, Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Presented as part of the new EXCEL program for CNU Music students, dedicated to personal achievement. At CNU, we nurture mind, body, and spirit. After all, your education is in the balance. LOOK GOOD, FEEL GREAT, PERFORM YOUR BEST! Ferguson Center, Room A-183.
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 2 pm
Senior recital featuring soprano Jennifer Vogel Music and Theatre Hall
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 4 pm
Junior recital featuring tubist Tyler Link Music and Theatre Hall
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 7 pm
Junior recital featuring tenor Dylan Walker Music and Theatre Hall
Monday, March 29, 2010, 7:30 pm
Faculty recital featuring hornist David Wick, conductor JoAnn Falletta, CNU Wind Ensemble and friends Music and Theatre Hall
Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 7 pm
CNU Honors Wind Ensemble Invitational Concert Hall
Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 7:30 pm
Senior recital featuring saxophonist Eric Lewis Music and Theatre Hall

Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 7:30 pm
Bay Youth Orchestra: Concerto Concert
Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia present a Concerto Concert and Silent Auction. This concert features all four Bay Youth Orchestras (String Orchestra, Christina Morton; BYO Symphony Brass; Norfolk and Chesapeake Jr. String Orchestras, led by Beth Argiro and Christina Morton; The Concert Orchestra, under the direction of Todd Parrish; Virginia Children’s Chorus, Carol Thomas Downing, director and the winners of Bay Youth’s Concerto Competition, Rebecca Willett, piano; Annika Jenkins, violin. The evening also includes a Silent Auction which benefits the Bay Youth Sidney Berg Scholarship Fund and Bay Youth’s Special events fund. Works include Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, African-American Spiritual, ‘Follow the Drinking Gourd,’ ‘Ode to Joy’ from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, ‘Souvenir D’Amerique’ (Variations on Yankee Doodle), Celtic Roots selections from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens, ‘Intermezzo’ from Cavalliera Rusticana by Mascagni, Symphony No. 2 (Mvt 4) by Beethoven. Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs. Tickets: $10 Adults, $6 Student Age 18 and under; Season Tickets: $35 Adults, $20 Students; to order tickets call 757-618-1800 or email bayyouth@hotmail.com Sandler Center, Town Center, Virginia Beach.

Lady Composers….music for horn and piano
A concert of music you’ve never heard by composers you don’t know? Lady Composers….music for horn and piano is an exciting, eye and ear-opening, thoroughly enjoyable program of works through the ages written for horn and piano by women composers. On this program is music for horn including the jazzy Foxtrot by Maria Grenfell, Sonata for Horn and Piano by Edith Borroff, the evocative Songs of the Wolf by Andrea Clearfield, sultry Summer by Becky Archibald, Episode I by African American composer, Zenobia Powell Perry and the Impressionistic and moody Twilight by Elsa Barraine.
A special feature of the concert is the premiere of a newly commissioned work for unaccompanied horn by British composer, Liz Lane, based on a Gregorian chant and poetry of medieval composer Hildegard of Bingen. The work, titled Linear Lines, was selected from nearly one hundred inquiries and submissions. It mysteriously and subtly links the work of the medieval female artist with the creativity of a 21st century composer. Works for piano include Moderato from Sonatina in A by Marianne von Martinez and Hexentanz by Clara Schumann.
The soloists, Marlene Ford, horn and Jeanette Winsor, piano, make the music more meaningful by presenting spoken program notes. The program notes will include the sharing of recent correspondences by living composers. “Lady” was used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to designate all female performing groups: Lady Orchestras, Lady Bands, etc. These concerts are presented in conjunction with Minds Wide Open, a project of the Virginia Commission for the Arts that highlights women in the arts. All performances are free and open to the public:
Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 12:30 pm
Tidewater Community College, Roper Building, Room 4235, Norfolk, 340-6406
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 6 pm
Prince of Peace Church concert series, 424 Kings Grant Rd., Virginia Beach, 340-8420.
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 11 am
Virginia Wesleyan College, Fine Arts Building, Norfolk, 455- 3200.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 7:30 pm
Colin Carr, Cello
British cello virtuoso Colin Carr returns in a fabulous program which celebrates the anniversaries of Felix Mendelssohn (born 1809) and Robert Schumann (born 1810) and the grand achievements of Johannes Brahms. Colin Carr appears throughout the world as a soloist, chamber music, recording artist and teacher. He has played with many major orchestras including the Royal Concertgebouw, the Philharmonia, The Royal Philharmonic, BBC Symphony and the orchestras of Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, Philadelphia, and Montreal among many others. In recent seasons, he has performed cycles of Beethoven’s complete works for cello and piano with his duo partner Thomas Sauer and several cycles of the Bach Suites for solo cello in London and the United States. As a member of the Golub Kaplan Carr Trio he recorded and toured extensively for more than 20 years. Mr. Carr’s cello was made by Matteo Gofriller in Venice in 1730. Adult $25-$30, Senior/Student/Mil $22.50-$27 757-722-2787. www.HamptonArts.net American Theatre, 125 Mellen Street, Hampton VA. 23663.

Thursday, March 25, 2010, 7:30 pm
Music In Your Life: Bart Kuebler, Piano
Pianist Bart Kuebler plays a varied program ranging from Gershwin’s Preludes to jazz. Music In Your Life , the popular series of free concerts, returns to the Williamsburg Library Theater in January and February. Jointly sponsored by the Virginia Symphony Society of Greater Williamsburg and the library, the series offers a variety of music and performers. Dr. Miles Schwartz of the VSSGW produces the series. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Reservations are not required. For further information, call the society at 757/345-6634, or visit www.wrl.org/programs.

William & Mary Music Department March Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. All events on the William & Mary campus, Williamsburg, unless otherwise noted.
Friday, March 26, 2010, 12 pm
Guest lecture by Claudia Stevens
Visiting scholar Claudia Stevens, composer, pianist, and multimedia performer, will speak about her most recent stage works. Free and open to the public. Rm. 151, Ewell Hall

Friday, March 26, 2010, 8 pm
Washington Chorus: Mozart’s Requiem
In the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, the season continues with Mozart's beloved Requiem. Music Director Wachner will once again lead the full chorus and orchestra, soloists Arianna Zukerman, soprano; Heather Johnson, mezzo-soprano; William Hite, tenor; and Sanford Sylvan, bass. Paired with the dramatic imagery of Marjorie Merryman’s Jonah and the exciting Mendelssohn classic Hebrides Overture, this concert is not to be missed. Single ticket prices range from $15.00 to $60.00. Subscriptions and tickets may be purchased by calling The Washington Chorus Box Office at (202) 342-6221 or ordering securely online at www.thewashingtonchorus.org TWC also offers special subscriber discounts for extra single tickets and special value seating in the Orchestra, providing many seats at a reduced rate. For more about Music Director Julian Wachner visit www.julianwachner.com All concerts at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

Friday, March 26, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony: Dvorák's Eighth Symphony
Dvorák’s cheery and pastoral Eighth Symphony heralds the return of spring to Hampton Roads! VSO Concertmaster Vahn Armstrong performs Bartok’s virtuosic Violin Concerto No. 2 – written at the peak of the composer’s career and often referred to as the Bartok Violin Concerto. JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Vahn Armstrong, violin; Suk - Scherzo fantastique (Fantastic é scherzo), op.25; Bartók - Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra; Dvorák - Symphony No.8 in G major, op.88. Tickets: $25 - $85. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information. March 26: Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News; March 27: Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

Friday & Saturday, March 26 & 27, 2010, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 3 pm
The Franktown Players: Hansel and Gretel
The Franktown Players will be performing Hansel and Gretel, the very first opera to be performed on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Principals include Anna Womble as Gretel, Marilyn Kellam as Hansel, BJ Rogers as the mother, Richard Williams as the father and Jo Ann Molera as the witch. The set has been created by well known and world renowned decoy carver and American Folk Artist Mark McNair, assisted by his wife, Martha. It is directed by Judi Tracy who was the Portfolio award winning director of the Trawler Dinner Theater. She has woven in a wonderful cast of children who are participating in parts of this classical opera where they have never been seen before. This first of its kind production should not be missed. The cost is $15 for adults and $8 for students. We also have "angel tickets" for those who would like to attend but may not have that kind of money to spend on entertainment. Profits go to church missions and projects. Franktown United Methodist Church, Franktown VA

Saturday, March 27, 2010, p6m
Virginia Opera 35th Emerald Anniversary Gala
Virginia Opera and the Virginia Opera Guild present the Virginia Opera 35th Emerald Anniversary Gala. Join your friends as we raise funds to support Virginia Opera's educational endeavors while celebrating the 35th anniversary of the organization. The Gala may be black tie but "WOW!" will it be fun for all! Starting at 6:00pm we will enjoy an evening of dinner, dancing, entertainment, a silent auction and tons of friends. See and be seen! Please be sure to visit our online auction at www.vaopera.org/auction and support Virginia Opera. $125 per person; Black Tie. Contact Diane Talbot at 757.627.9545 ext 3319 or diane.talbot@vaopera.org for sponsorship opportunities. A Virginia Opera Guild Event. Norfolk's Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center

Sunday, March 28, 2010, 3 pm
Hwaen Ch'uqi, Piano
The GUMC 2010 Spring Concert Series continues with pianist Hwaen Ch'uqi. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and children, available at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance from the church office (622-2843) for a $2 discount. A subscription to the entire series (not including Schola Cantorum) is available for $60. Ghent United Methodist Church, Stockley Gardens and Raleigh Ave. Norfolk

Sunday, March 28, 2010, 3 pm
Symphonicity: All Beethoven, All the Time
Continuing with its successful season, Symphonicity will present its fourth season concert, "All Beethoven, All the Time," featuring internationally renowned and award-winning violinist, Irina Muresanu. The program will include the Egmont Overture, his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Op. 61 in D Major, and his Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 in A Major. Tickets start at $19. For tickets, call 1-888-3-COXTIX or visit www.coxtix.com. For student, active duty military, and group rates, call (757) 671-8611. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, 201 Market Street (Town Center), Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462.

Sunday, March 28, 2010, 3 pm
Virginia Symphony: Pirates of the Mid-Atlantic
Family Classics at Chrysler Hall - Pirates of the Mid-Atlantic. Follow the Virginia Symphony on a musical instrument treasure hunt through the Mid-Atlantic. Join the pirate Blackbeard for music from Pirates of the Carribean and other classics of the sea, but beware of the live pirates that will be lurkingin the corridors of ye olde Chrysler Hall. Matthew Kraemer, conductor; Vahn Armstrong, violin. Tickets: $9 - $22. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information.Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

Monday, March 29, 2010, 7:30 pm
Pre-concert discussion - 7:15 pm
Norfolk Chamber Consort: Schumann and the Babysitter
Norfolk Chamber Consort, Artistic Co-Directors Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn. Quartet in E-flat for violin, viola, cello and piano, Opus 47 - Robert Schumann; Variations in E-flat on a Theme of Schumann for piano duet, Opus 23 - Johannes Brahms; Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 - Brahms. Pavel Ilyashov, violin; Satoko Rickenbacker, viola; Aristides Rivas, cello. Reception by Vintage Kitchen and The Boot follows concert. Tickets are available at the door or visit www.ncconsort.org. Phone 757-852-9072. Single Performance: Individual $22, Students $9. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Old Dominion University, Corner of Elkhorn Avenue and 49th Street.

Monday, March 29, 2010, 6 pm
Peninsula Youth Orchestra: Lollipop Concert
PYO Hampton Healthy Families Lollipop Concert
100 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton, VA 23669

Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 7:30 pm
Mary Bowden, Trumpet
Old Dominion University Department of Music presents Mary Bowden. Trumpet, Richmond Symphony Orchestra Faculty, Virginia Commonwealth University, Solo Recital with Sophia Vastek, piano. Free admission, open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, On the ODU campus, 4810 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, Norfolk.

Friday, April 2, 2010, 2– 4 pm
H. Leslie Adams' Ecstasy of Love for Viola and Piano
H. Leslie Adams' new work, "Ecstasy of Love for Viola and Piano" is the featured work on Viola Master Class-Workshop. Cleveland Orchestra Violist Eliesha Nelson is the workshop leader. By invitation; to enroll email CreativeArtsInc@Webtv.net Seifullah Art Gallery; 14940 Euclid Avenue; E. Cleveland OH 44112. (216-268-1008)

Friday, April 2, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, April 3, 2010, 8 pm
Sunday, April 11, 2010, 2:30 pm
Virginia Symphony: Mahler's Fourth
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Michael Daniels, cello. Tavener - Popule Meus, Virginia Premiere; Mahler Symphony No.4 in G major. Tickets: $25 - $85. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information. April 2: Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News; April 3: Chrysler Hall, Norfolk. April 11: Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach

Saturday, April 3, 2010, 5 pm
Operation Opera's Glenn Winters on WHRO-FM 90.3
Save the date and the time. Of course, don't forget to tune in. Virginia Opera's very own Doc Opera Glenn Winters of Operation Opera fame will be on WHRO-FM 90.3 to provide a sizzling preview of Mozart's The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess. Learn about the Gershwins and one of the most famous American operas before Virginia Opera's production mesmerizes audiences across the commonwealth.

William & Mary Music Department April Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. All events on the William & Mary campus, Williamsburg, unless otherwise noted.
Saturday, April 3, 2010, 8 pm
Brandon Powell Senior Composition Recital
Tidewater B, Sadler Center
Saturday, April 3, 2010, 8 pm
William and Mary Choir
The William and Mary Choir performs Joseph Haydn's Missa in Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass) of 1798 with orchestra and soloists. Tickets: $10 General Admission. Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Williamsburg.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert
Wind Symphony under the direction of Angela Holt. Lodge One, Sadler Center
Friday, April 9, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Early Music Ensemble: Music for Michelangelo
Ensemble under the direction of Ruth Griffioen. Admission Free. Wren Chapel, Williamsburg
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 2:30 pm
W&M String Ensemble Concert
Ensemble coached by Professor Neal Cary. Ewell Recital Hall
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8 pm
Ewell Concert Series: Halcyon Trio Oregon
Halcyon Trio Oregon—soprano Jackie Van Paepeghem, trumpeter Joan Haaland Paddock and pianist/organist Debra Huddleston—is a versatile chamber music ensemble of engaging performers. Unusual in its instrumentation, the Trio brings to life sacred and secular music from the Eleventh through the Twenty-first century and performs commissioned works by composers in the United States and Canada. Halcyon Trio Oregon was awarded the distinguished Neskowin Chamber Music Fellowship for new, developing chamber ensembles in the Pacific Northwest. The Trio was featured in the culminating concert for the Tenth Anniversary Celebration of the West Norway Emigration Center in Sletta (Bergen), Norway in July 2007. In May 2008 the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation of Portland, Oregon, presented the Trio’s premiere performance of Norwegian Folksong Variations by William and Mary composer Greg Bowers. The Trio will perform throughout the United States and Central America during its 2009-2010 season. This concert is co-sponsored by the Reves Center for International Studies. A Composition Master Class will take place on Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Presbyterian Church. The public is invited and admission is free. Contact Greg Bowers for more information. Free admission, no tickets required. Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 2215 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg.
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Women's Chorus Historic Candlelight Concert Bruton Parish Church, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg.
Sunday, April 11, 2010, 3 pm
Botetourt Chamber Singers Spring Concert Wren Great Hall, Williamsburg.
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 4 pm
Sam Meckley Senior Composition Recital Ewell Recital Hall
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 7 pm
Marynn Skelton Senior Composition Recital The Little Theater, Campus Center
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4 pm
San Baek Senior Harpsichord Recital Wren Chapel
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert Kimball Theatre
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 8 pm
Opera Workshop Recital
Workshop under the direction of Ryan Fletcher. Tickets: $2 Ewell Recital Hall
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 2:30 pm
Thomas Brigham Senior Lecture-Recital Williamsburg Presbyterian Church
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8 pm
Andrew Principe and Sam Davis Senior Performance The Little Theater, Campus Center
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 8 pm
Ewell Concert Series: Irfan Khan, Sarod
rfan Muhammad Khan is a master performer of the sarod, one of the most celebrated stringed instruments of North India. Mr. Khan descends from a long line of renowned sarod players who have passed their art—with its treasured oral traditions-—from father to son in an unbroken chain stretching back to the early 19th century. With his home base in Calcutta, Khan has concertized extensively in India and Germany. In the 1980s, he lived for three years in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he performed and taught as a cultural arts’ ambassador for the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. From 1995 to 2009 he was the head of the Department of Music at an elite private school in Assam, India. Irfan Muhammad Khan makes his first visit to the United States for this performance, coming to us directly from Kabul, where he has again been teaching and performing since September 2009. This concert is co-sponsored by the Reves Center for International Studies. A Master Class will be given by Mr. Khan. The public is invited and admission is free. Contact Max Katz for more information. Free admission, no tickets required. Ewell Recital Hall, Jamestown Rd., first vehicle entry past College Corner (the intersection of Jamestown Rd. and Richmond Rd.), turn right.
Tuesday, April 27, 8 pm
W&M Wind Symphony Spring Concert Wind Symphony under the direction of Angela Holt. Phi Beta Kappa Hall
Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 7 pm Jazz Voice Recital, Students of Stephanie Nakasian Ewell Recital Hall
Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Symphony Orchestra: Spring Concert
Program will feature the winner of 2010 Concerto Competition.. Tickets: $8/$2 students/free for children under 12 Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Williamsburg.
Thursday, April 29, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, May 1, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Choir: Choral Spring Concert
The Botetourt Chamber Singers, W&M Women's Chorus, and W&M Choir perform. Tickets: $9/students $3. Beta Kappa Hall, Williamsburg.

Hampton University Department of Music Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. Venue (unless otherwise noted): Ogden Hall.
Sunday, April 4, 2010, 4 pm
The Department of Music Faculty Recital Series
Ogden Hall
Monday-Friday, April 5-9, 2010, 8 pm
The Department of Music Concert Series: The Annual Department of Music Week of Jazz ‘10
Jazz performances nightly. Mr. Jerry Bracey, coordinator Ogden Hall
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 8 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: Night of the Small Ensembles
Small brass, percussion, and/or string ensembles perform together. Ogden Hall.
Thursday, April 15, 2010, 8 pm,
Department of Music Concert Series: Annual Spring Concert of the HU Concert and Symphonic Winds Band Ogden Hall
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4 pm
Department of Music Concert Series
The Hampton University Chamber Orchestra Annual Spring Concert featuring The Concerto Competition Finalists Ogden Hall. Admission: Open Donations
Monday, April 19 , 2010, 8 pm
Opera Workshop Theater Memorial Church
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7:30 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: HU Choir Weekend Spring Celebration
His Chosen Sounds 41st Anniversary General Admission: $10. Ogden Hall.
Sunday, April 25, 2010 , 4 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: HU Choir Weekend Spring Celebration
University and Concert Choir Spring Sing
General Admission: $10. Ogden Hall.

Hampton University Department of Music Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. Venue (unless otherwise noted): Ogden Hall.
Monday-Friday, April 5-9, 2010, 8 pm
The Department of Music Concert Series: The Annual Department of Music Week of Jazz ‘10
Jazz performances nightly. Mr. Jerry Bracey, coordinator Ogden Hall
Sunday, April 11, 2010, 4 pm
Faculty and Friends Chamber Music Recital
The Department of Music presents Faculty and Friends Chamber Music Recital. Performers: Hampton University Faculty Members Charles Bump, guitar; Rasan Holmes, trombone; Nelson Lawson, horn; Bob Ransom, trumpet; Harvey Stokes, oboe; Robin Welch, guitar; Marvin Western, clarinet. With Friends Wayne Hedrick, flute, former principal flute in the USAF Heritage of America Band; Stephanie Sanders, bassoon, Norfolk State University; Rena Long, English horn, Suffolk City Schools Elementary Music Specialist. Featuring the Music of Poulenc, Destenay, Haydn, Taffanel. Robert C. Ogden Hall, Hampton University Campus
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 8 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: Night of the Small Ensembles
Small brass, percussion, and/or string ensembles perform together. Ogden Hall.
Thursday, April 15, 2010, 8 pm,
Department of Music Concert Series: Annual Spring Concert of the HU Concert and Symphonic Winds Band Ogden Hall
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4 pm
Department of Music Concert Series
The Hampton University Chamber Orchestra Annual Spring Concert featuring The Concerto Competition Finalists Ogden Hall. Admission: Open Donations
Monday, April 19 , 2010, 8 pm
Opera Workshop Theater Memorial Church
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7:30 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: HU Choir Weekend Spring Celebration
His Chosen Sounds 41st Anniversary General Admission: $10. Ogden Hall.
Sunday, April 25, 2010 , 4 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: HU Choir Weekend Spring Celebration
University and Concert Choir Spring Sing
General Admission: $10. Ogden Hall.

Monday, April 5, 2010, 8 pm
Tuesday, April 6, 2009, 8pm
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
The Garth Newell Quartet is "known for high-energy performances, virtuosity and fresh insight into both standard and new repertoire" states its website. Artists-in-Residence at the renowned Garth Newell Music Center, they have recorded two CDs featuring Mozart's Quartet in G Minor, KV 478; the Brahms Quartet in G Minor, Opus 25; Dvorak's Quartet in E-flat Major, Opus 87 as well as the Martinu's Quartet No. 1. Feldman tickets: $25 each. Music Professional and Student tickets are $10 for individually purchased tickets. Open seating tickets may be purchased at the door. For further information, please call our voice mail number at 757-552-1630. Visit www.feldmanchambermusic.org Williamsburg tickets: Any available tickets for individual performances will be sold at the door for $15, or $6 for students. Visit www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org April 5: Feldman Chamber Music Society: Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk. April 6: The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg: Williamsburg Regional Library arts Center, 515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg.

William & Mary Music Department April Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. All events on the William & Mary campus, Williamsburg, unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert
Wind Symphony under the direction of Angela Holt. Lodge One, Sadler Center
Friday, April 9, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Early Music Ensemble: Music for Michelangelo
Ensemble under the direction of Ruth Griffioen. Admission Free. Wren Chapel, Williamsburg
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 2:30 pm
W&M String Ensemble Concert
Ensemble coached by Professor Neal Cary. Ewell Recital Hall
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8 pm
Ewell Concert Series: Halcyon Trio Oregon
Halcyon Trio Oregon—soprano Jackie Van Paepeghem, trumpeter Joan Haaland Paddock and pianist/organist Debra Huddleston—is a versatile chamber music ensemble of engaging performers. Unusual in its instrumentation, the Trio brings to life sacred and secular music from the Eleventh through the Twenty-first century and performs commissioned works by composers in the United States and Canada. Halcyon Trio Oregon was awarded the distinguished Neskowin Chamber Music Fellowship for new, developing chamber ensembles in the Pacific Northwest. The Trio was featured in the culminating concert for the Tenth Anniversary Celebration of the West Norway Emigration Center in Sletta (Bergen), Norway in July 2007. In May 2008 the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation of Portland, Oregon, presented the Trio’s premiere performance of Norwegian Folksong Variations by William and Mary composer Greg Bowers. The Trio will perform throughout the United States and Central America during its 2009-2010 season. This concert is co-sponsored by the Reves Center for International Studies. A Composition Master Class will take place on Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Presbyterian Church. The public is invited and admission is free. Contact Greg Bowers for more information. Free admission, no tickets required. Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 2215 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg.
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Women's Chorus Historic Candlelight Concert Bruton Parish Church, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg.
Sunday, April 11, 2010, 3 pm
Botetourt Chamber Singers Spring Concert Wren Great Hall, Williamsburg.
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 4 pm
Sam Meckley Senior Composition Recital Ewell Recital Hall
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 7 pm
Marynn Skelton Senior Composition Recital The Little Theater, Campus Center
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4 pm
San Baek Senior Harpsichord Recital Wren Chapel
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert Kimball Theatre
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 8 pm
Opera Workshop Recital
Workshop under the direction of Ryan Fletcher. Tickets: $2 Ewell Recital Hall
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 2:30 pm
Thomas Brigham Senior Lecture-Recital Williamsburg Presbyterian Church
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8 pm
Andrew Principe and Sam Davis Senior Performance The Little Theater, Campus Center
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 8 pm
Ewell Concert Series: Irfan Khan, Sarod
rfan Muhammad Khan is a master performer of the sarod, one of the most celebrated stringed instruments of North India. Mr. Khan descends from a long line of renowned sarod players who have passed their art—with its treasured oral traditions-—from father to son in an unbroken chain stretching back to the early 19th century. With his home base in Calcutta, Khan has concertized extensively in India and Germany. In the 1980s, he lived for three years in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he performed and taught as a cultural arts’ ambassador for the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. From 1995 to 2009 he was the head of the Department of Music at an elite private school in Assam, India. Irfan Muhammad Khan makes his first visit to the United States for this performance, coming to us directly from Kabul, where he has again been teaching and performing since September 2009. This concert is co-sponsored by the Reves Center for International Studies. A Master Class will be given by Mr. Khan. The public is invited and admission is free. Contact Max Katz for more information. Free admission, no tickets required. Ewell Recital Hall, Jamestown Rd., first vehicle entry past College Corner (the intersection of Jamestown Rd. and Richmond Rd.), turn right.
Tuesday, April 27, 8 pm
W&M Wind Symphony Spring Concert Wind Symphony under the direction of Angela Holt. Phi Beta Kappa Hall
Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 7 pm Jazz Voice Recital, Students of Stephanie Nakasian Ewell Recital Hall
Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Symphony Orchestra: Spring Concert
Program will feature the winner of 2010 Concerto Competition.. Tickets: $8/$2 students/free for children under 12 Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Williamsburg.
Thursday, April 29, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, May 1, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Choir: Choral Spring Concert
The Botetourt Chamber Singers, W&M Women's Chorus, and W&M Choir perform. Tickets: $9/students $3. Beta Kappa Hall, Williamsburg.

ODU Department of Music Events
All events in Chandler Hall and free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Bldg., Elkhorn Ave. & 49th Street, Norfolk. Phone 683-4061 for more information. The new parking garage at 49th Street and Bluestone Ave., just a short walk from Chandler Hall, is now open.
Cancelled
Monday, April 5, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Music Department Spring Faculty Recital with guest clarinetist Dennis Zeisler $10 Students, $12 General . Call (757) 683-5305 for tickets. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Thursday, April 8, 2010, 3 pm
Jazz clinic with Ada Rovatti as part of the F. Ludwig Diehn Residency Series Free and open to the public. 179 Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Thursday & Friday, April 8 & 9, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Opera Workshop Production
An Abridged Abridged Don Giovanni Chandler Hall, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., ODU, Norfolk.
Friday, April 9, 2010, 11 am
Jazz clinic with Ada Rovatti as part of the F. Ludwig Diehn Residency Series Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Sunday, April 11, 2010, 3 pm
ODU Jazz Ensemble and ODU Jazz Choir Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Monday, April 12, 2010, 1 pm
Jazz clinic with Ada Rovatti as part of the F. Ludwig Diehn Residency Series Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Jazz Choir Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Percussion Ensemble Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 3 pm
ODU Concert Choir Free and open to the public. Atrium, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Wind Ensemble Free and open to the public. University Theatre.
Friday, April 23, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Symphony Orchestra
Lucy Manning, Director; Deanna Kringel, Graduate Conductor. Two of this year’s Young Artist Competition Winners are featured. Amanda Ludwig performs the final movement of the Reinecke Flute Concerto and Kevin Jones the final movement of the Dvorak Cello Concerto. In honor of Samuel Barber’s centennial birthday, the string section will play his beautiful Adagio. Rounding out the program is the Aaron Copland Outdoor Overture and the Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture. University Theater on the corner of 46th and Hampton Blvd., next to the TED. Phone: 757-683-6114 E-mail: lmanning@odu.edu
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 4 pm
ODU Madrigal Singers Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 7:30 pm
Bryan Maurer Percussion Recital Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 7 pm
The Art of the Negro Spiritual: Standin' in de Need
Soprano Randye Jones and Michelle Crouch, piano, will present an uplifting evening of spirituals under the theme, "Standin' in de Need." The program will include settings of familiar spirituals such as "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" and "I Want Jesus to Walk with Me." Free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.artofthenegrospiritual.com or call 641-821-0188. Herrick Chapel, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 9 pm
Virginia Opera's Don Giovanni Broadcast
Broadcast of Virginia Opera's production of Mozart's Don Giovanni on WHRO-FM 90.3. Celebrate Virginia Opera's 35th Anniversary Season by attending The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess and don't forget to tune into the broadcast of Mozart's Don Giovanni on WHRO-FM 90.3. Nothing beats seeing a Virginia Opera produciton live but you can relive the experience from your own home or any convenient location. Don't miss the broadcast of Mozart's Don Giovanni.

Friday, April 9, 2010, 6 pm
Concerts By Candlelight, Celebration for Brass and Organ
Celebration for Brass and Organ, with the Eastern Virginia Brass Trio, is chamber music on the grandest scale. It is a concert for small ensemble and organ with works secular and sacred, old and new, profound and lighthearted, American and European. This program includes music that spans four centuries and appeals to history and music lovers. Presented on the concert series of the historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, the musicians are members of the Eastern Virginia Brass: Lawrence Clemens, trumpet, Marlene Ford, horn, Robert C. Ford, trombone and the artistry of St. Paul’s own organist and music director, Charles Lindsey, Jr. The incredible combination of brass and organ fills the sanctuary in a way no other instrumental combination can. In a work predating St. Paul’s by two centuries, the music of the Renaissance composer, Josquin des Prez sets the tone of ancient beauty. The very new Philharmonic Fanfare, a work by American composer, Eric Ewazen offers a contemporary flare of brass, as well as a multi-movement trio by Vaclav Nelhybel. Wonderful music for solo instruments also include Aria for trombone by Flor Peeters; Concerto for Two Horns by Vivaldi, Sonata for Trumpet by Martini. For a light touch the Trio takes delight in performing selections by George Gershwin and the swinging Pocket Full of Wry by Lowell Shaw. And, a very grand finale to the concert, featuring Charles Lindsey, will be the famous Toccata from Symphony #5 of Charles-Marie Widor. Trio members, known for their easy rapport with audiences, take turns introducing their music and adding their own insights. This program is wonderful for sophisticated concert-goers as well as novice toe-tappers. Audiences are invited to stay after the concert and visit with the Eastern Virginia Brass trio. This concerted in presented for all the community with the kind assistance of Concerts by Candlelight of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Admission is free (donation accepted); For information: (804) 733-3415, ext. 2. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 110 N. Union Street, Petersburg, VA

Friday, April 9, 2010, 8 pm
Celtic Crossroads- Irish Music With High Excitement And Flair!
Celtic Crossroads is a veritable explosion of youthful energy and astounding musicianship. Fusions of Irish music, bluegrass, gypsy and jazz pulsate with the underlying spark of Irish dance percussion. From more than 800 applicants, Celtic Crossroads hand-selected Ireland's finest traditional talent, all award-winning multi-instrumentalists trained in multiple genres of music. Spontaneous midshow ovations are the norm for this troupe, and 86 soldout performances on the Emerald Isle in 2007 alone confirm its authenticity. Celtic Crossroads is doing for Irish music what Riverdance has done for Irish dance -- not to be missed!! Tickets may be purchased by calling Willett Hall Box Office-- 757-393-5460 or by visiting www.willetthall.com Visit www.portsmouthcommunityconcerts.com

Friday, April 9, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Early Music Ensemble: Music for Michelangelo
The W&M Early Music Ensemble presents a concert of Music for Michelangelo The concert features Italian renaissance music written in Michelangelo's lifetime, played on period instruments (recorders, viols, lute, reeds). Admission is free and open to the public. For more information contact director Ruth Griffioen at (757) 221-1089 or rvbgri@wm.edu. Wren Chapel on the campus of the College of William & Mary

Porgy and Bess
Virginia Opera is wrapping up its 35th Anniversary Season with the scorching production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. The production, also celebrating a famous 75th Anniversary, is an American classic. So get ready for a little pre-summer sizzle – this hot and clever chronicle explodes with a fiery tempo, amid George and Ira Gershwin’s distinguished style featuring jazz, blues, and Broadway. Audiences will also be part of the total immersion experience - with a few spectacular surprises. Soprano Kearstin Piper Brown makes her Virginia Opera and U.S. debuts as Bess; baritone Timothy Robert Blevins is its villain, Crown; sopranos Aundi Marie Moore as Serena, and Nicole Jenkins as Clara, both making their Virginia Opera debut. Michael Redding also returns to Virginia Opera’s stage as the crippled title character.Director Greg Ganakas returns to Virginia Opera, having previously directed The Barber of Seville (2009), and Carousel and Oklahoma! in the early 90’s with great success. Ticket prices start at $25 with student, group and active military specials available. For tickets to Virginia Opera’s productions visit www.vaopera.org or call 1.866.Opera.Va (1.866.673.7282).
April 10, 2010, 8 pm, April 11, 2010, 2:30 pm, April 14, 2010, 7:30 pm, April 16, 2010, 8:00 pm, April 18, 2010, 2:30 pm. Edythe C. & Stanley L. Harrison Opera House, 160 W. Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk.
April 30, 2010, 8 pm, May 1, 2010, 8 pm, May 2, 2010, 2:30 pm. Carpenter Theatre at Richmond Center Stage, 600 E. Grace, Street, Richmond.
April 23, 2010, 8 pm, April 25, 2010, 2 pm. George Mason University's Center for the Arts, Fairfax.
May 7, 2010, 8 pm, May 8, 2010, 8 pm. Ferguson Center for the Performing Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.

Sunday, April 11, 2010, 3 pm
Sarah Adams Hoover, Soprano
GUMC continures the 2010 Spring Concert Series with Sarah Adams Hoover, Soprano with Jason Paul Peterson, Piano.Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and children, available at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance from the church office (622-2843) for a $2 discount. A subscription to the entire series (not including Schola Cantorum) is available for $60. Ghent United Methodist Church, Stockley Gardens and Raleigh Ave. Norfolk

Sunday, April 11, 2010, 6:30 pm
Invencia Piano Duo At Huguenot Road Baptist Church
The Invencia Piano Duo, Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn, has won critical acclaim around the world for its compelling interpretations of diverse and adventurous repertoire from Baroque to contemporary composers. Describing the duo’s performances critics have praised them as “flawless", "dazzling", "electrifying", and "authoritative." Works by Robert Schumann, Florent Schmitt, Andrey Kasparov and various hymn arrangements. Free admission. For further information please call the church office at 804-272-1331 or visit the church website @ http://hrbcrichmond.org. Huguenot Road Baptist Church, 10525 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond.

Sunday, April 11, 2010, 5:00 – 7:30 pm
Cocktails with the Conductor – A Plantation Party
Please join us for a rare opportunity to experience a Williamsburg Symphonia League evening with Janna Hymes, our conductor, at a premier historic plantation home & formal gardens as you enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and breathtaking views of the James River. $45 for League members by March 26; $60 for others or after March 26. RSVP to Suzanne Clough (757) 220.1098. www.williamsburgsymphonia.org Credit card by phone or please mail checks to: The Williamsburg Symphonia League/Westover, P.O. Box 1665, Williamsburg, VA 23187 (tickets held at door). Westover Plantation, Charles City, Virginia.

Monday, April 12, 2010, 7 pm
New York Festival Of Song 2010 Gala: Let Yourself Go!
New York Festival Of Song (NYFOS, www.nyfos.org), recently acclaimed by TimeOut New York for its “A-list artistry,” presents its 2010 Gala, Let Yourself Go, a celebration of the rich musical legacy of America’s foremost composer/lyricist, Irving Berlin with Broadway’s Kate Baldwin, Judy Kaye, Howard McGillin, Terri White, Others TBA and Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, pianists/hosts The concert will be followed by an 8:30 PM dinner at the Russian Tea Room, 150 West 57th Street, New York City. Gala tickets, including performance and the dinner, are $750 - $1,000. Information on purchasing single tickets and tables can be obtained online at www.nyfos.org or by contacting New York Festival of Song, 307 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1206, New York, NY 10001, (646) 230-8380. Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 West 57th Street, New York City.

Monday, April 12, 2010, 8 pm
Diehn Concert Series: Ada Rovatti, saxophone, with the John Toomey Trio
Following years of classical piano training, Italian native Ada Rovatti started playing saxophone in high school. After winning a scholarship from Berklee College of Music in Italy, she divided herself between Boston, where she studied with Joe Viola and George Garzone, and Italy where she worked in Big Bands with such guest artists as Phil Woods, Lee Konitz, Bob Mintzer, and Randy Brecker. After one year in Paris, touring Europe and Africa, she moved to New York City. She has performed in important festivals such as JVC in NYC, Rochester Jazz Festival, IAJE, and Detroit Jazz Fest. She has also performed with an impressive and diverse list of artists and bands, including Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Miroslav Vitous, John McLaughlin, Anne Ducros, Bob Mintzer, Victor Bailey, Rodney Holmes, Joanne Brackeen, and Eddie Henderson. With talent not limited to music, Rovatti appeared in the movie Mona Lisa Smile with Julia Roberts. In 2003 she released her first two CDs as a bandleader with the Elephunk Band and with her quartet with guests, Randy Brecker, Mike Stern and Don Alias. She also appears on the Grammy winner CD by Randy Brecker, 34th N Lex, ESC Records (best contemporary jazz album of 2003), and on the new acclaimed CD of John McLaughlin, Industrial Zen (2006). In a CD review of her 2003 release, Under the Hat, Drive magazine raved about this "graceful Italian jazzista," and her 2006 release, Airbop, was nominated by All About Jazz as one of the Top Ten CDs. Jazz Residency, April 8 - 12, The residency will include five days of jazz clinics, master classes and open rehearsals culminating with a performance with the ODU student Jazz Ensemble 3 p.m. April 11, followed by a Diehn concert with the John Toomey Trio, 8 p.m. April 12Tickets: General admission $15, ODU Students $10 Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Elkhorn Ave. & 49th Street, ODU, Norfolk. The new parking garage at 49th Street and Bluestone Ave., just a short walk from Chandler Hall, is now open.

Monday, April 12, 2010, 8 pm
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 8 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia: Masterworks Concert #4
The Williamsburg Symphonia is Williamsburg’s own professional orchestra, under the leadership of music director and conductor Janna Hymes. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #5; Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Shchedrin: Carmen Suite. For ticket information phone: (757) 229-9857 or visit www.williamsburgsymphonia.org E-Mail: williamsburgsymphonia@verizon.net Kimball Theater, Merchants Square, Williamsburg, VA 23185

ODU Department of Music Events
All events in Chandler Hall and free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Bldg., Elkhorn Ave. & 49th Street, Norfolk. Phone 683-4061 for more information. The new parking garage at 49th Street and Bluestone Ave., just a short walk from Chandler Hall, is now open.
Monday, April 12, 2010, 1 pm
Jazz clinic with Ada Rovatti as part of the F. Ludwig Diehn Residency Series Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Jazz Choir Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Percussion Ensemble Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 3 pm
ODU Concert Choir Free and open to the public. Atrium, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 7:30 pm
Faculty Voice Recital
Kelly Samarzea, contralto; Jason Peterson, piano. Works of Dvorák, Schubert, Poulenc, Foster, Moriarty.Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Wind Ensemble Free and open to the public. University Theatre.
Friday, April 23, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Symphony Orchestra
Lucy Manning, Director; Deanna Kringel, Graduate Conductor. Two of this year’s Young Artist Competition Winners are featured. Amanda Ludwig performs the final movement of the Reinecke Flute Concerto and Kevin Jones the final movement of the Dvorak Cello Concerto. In honor of Samuel Barber’s centennial birthday, the string section will play his beautiful Adagio. Rounding out the program is the Aaron Copland Outdoor Overture and the Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture. University Theater on the corner of 46th and Hampton Blvd., next to the TED. Phone: 757-683-6114 E-mail: lmanning@odu.edu
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 4 pm
ODU Madrigal Singers Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 7:30 pm
Bryan Maurer Percussion Recital Free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.

Hampton University Department of Music Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. Venue (unless otherwise noted): Ogden Hall.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 8 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: Night of the Small Ensembles
Small brass, percussion, and/or string ensembles perform together. Ogden Hall.
Thursday, April 15, 2010, 8 pm,
Department of Music Concert Series: Annual Spring Concert of the HU Concert and Symphonic Winds Band Ogden Hall
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4 pm
Department of Music Concert Series
The Hampton University Chamber Orchestra Annual Spring Concert featuring The Concerto Competition Finalists Ogden Hall. Admission: Open Donations
Monday, April 19 , 2010, 8 pm
Opera Workshop Theater Memorial Church
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7:30 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: HU Choir Weekend Spring Celebration
His Chosen Sounds 41st Anniversary General Admission: $10. Ogden Hall.
Sunday, April 25, 2010 , 4 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: HU Choir Weekend Spring Celebration
University and Concert Choir Spring Sing
General Admission: $10. Ogden Hall.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 7:30 pm
Romeo and Julia Chorus
From the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Stockholm Since its establishment in 1991, this 13 member chorus has gained an enviable reputation as guardians and renewers of the rich musical treasures of the Renaissance. The chorus gives a theatrical expression to a wide range of courtly and burlesque songs, revives a fascinating European cultural heritage, and effectively offers new and inspiring concert experiences. The dramatic power and musical impact of their concerts leave an indelible impression and invariably bring lasting smiles to legions of fans young and old. “as bright and refreshing as a glass of sparkling wine.” - The Dagens Nyheter. www.Romeo-Julia.se Adult $25-$30, Senior/Student/Mil $22.50-$27 757-722-2787. www.HamptonArts.net American Theatre, 125 Mellen Street, Hampton VA. 23663.

Friday, April 16, 2010, 4 pm
Music of H. Leslie Adams
Adams Art songs and piano works featured on Central Regional NANM Scholarship Hearing. Special featured performance of "The Ecstasy of Love for Viola and Piano." Eliesha Nelson, viola; Dianna White-Gould, piano. The public is invited. (216) 721-0046. Antioch Baptist Church, East 89th & Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106.

Friday, April 16, 2010, 8 pm
Anoushka Shankar, sitar
Schooled in the Indian music tradition by the greatest teacher any student could hope to have, her father Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar has dazzled audiences around the world. Her music is exotic, spiritual, and completely mesmerizing, branching out in new directions from the traditions she learned at her father’s knee. "The hall rang with thunderous applause… Ravi Shankar has much to be proud of–the family musical tradition safe in his daughter's nimble fingers” (Telegraph, London). $40, $30; Visit www.vafest.org or call 1-800-982-ARTS for tickets. For more information call 757-282-2822.TCC Roper Performing Arts Center, Norfolk

Friday, April 16, 2010, 8 pm
Isabelle Demers, organ
“Daring and fresh...interpreted with infinite poetry...mindblowing Toccata confirmed her tremendous talent. With her idiomatic style and her solid technique, Isabelle Demers is an artist outside the norms, or dare I say, beyond any competition.” (Les Amis de l’Orgue, Quebec City) $25; Visit www.vafest.org or call 1-800-982-ARTS for tickets. For more information call 757-282-2822.Christ & St. Luke’s Church, Norfolk

Friday, April 16, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony: Tchaikovsky Finale
A premier by leading American composer Roberto Sierra jumpstarts the VSO season finale followed by 20th century classic Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2. Tchaikovsky’s brilliant Symphony No. 4 brings the evening to a close, drawing us from darkness to light in four movements, ultimately asking us to surrender to pure joy. PakJung-Ho, conductor; Jon Klibonoff, piano. Sierra - Sinfonia No. 4; Shostakovich - Concerto No.2 in F major for Piano & Orchestra, op.102; Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.4 in F minor, op.36.Tickets: $25 - $85. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information. April 16: Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News; April 17: Chrysler Hall, Norfolk.

Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8 pm
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Julian Rachlin, leader and soloist. Formed by a group of leading London musicians and working without a conductor, the Academy gave its first performance in its namesake church on November 13, 1959. World-renowned for more than 500 recordings and impressive international tours, the Academy recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, establishing it as one of the world’s leading chamber orchestras. According to The Times (London), “As you travel around the globe, the Academy’s name has an aura possessed by no other British orchestra.” The program will include: Grieg Holberg Suite, Op. 40; Beethoven Violin Sonata No.9 in A major (“Kreutzer”) for solo violin and string orchestra (arr. Tognetti); Schubert “Arpeggione” for viola and strings (arr. Tabakova); Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arr. Desyatnikov). Ticket prices: VIP $57, $52, $42, $32 . www.ticketmaster.com Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.

New Date
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 3 pm
Hwaen Ch'uqi, Piano
Hwaen Ch'uqi is originally from Peru but was adopted by American parents when he was 5. Blinded by a childhood incident, he has become an elite, international classical pianist. He holds a Bachelor's and Master's Degree from the Eastman School of Music and performs throughout the United States, Europe and Asia as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, teacher, composer and improviser. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and children, available at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance from the church office (622-2843) for a $2 discount. Ghent United Methodist Church, Stockley Gardens and Raleigh Ave. Norfolk

Sunday, April 18, 2010, 3 pm
Virginia Symphony: Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Family Classics at Chrysler Hall - Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Gear up for an exciting afternoon of music inspired by America's favorite pastime, including favorites such as Casey at the Bat and our National Anthem. Join the VSO and special guests from the Norfolk Tides for a rigorous spring training program about teamwork on the stage, on the field, and in everyday life. Matthew Kraemer, conductor; Jon Klibonoff, piano. Tickets: $9 - $22. Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or call (757) 892-6366 for more information.Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

Sunday, April 18, 2010, 3 pm
Shakespeare in Love
The Fine Arts Guild of Chirst and St. Luke’s Church presents local favoritres Amy Cofield Willaimson, soprano, Scott Williamson, tenor, accompanied by Charles Woodward, piano in settings of songs of Shakespeare. Phone 757-627 5665. Visit www.christandstlukes.org Christ and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Rd. (Stockley Gardens), Norfolk

Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4 pm
Patricia Saunders Nixon, Soprano In Concert
Mrs. Geraldine T. Boone, Accompanist. Spirituals & Music of Black Composers. Guest Performance by NSU Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Proceeds will go toward scholarships/ suggested donation $10. Little Zion Baptist Church, 4430 Airline Boulevard, Chesapeake, VA 23321

Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4 pm
Beethoven, Brahms & More
Yun Zhang, violin; Amanda Halstead, piano. Sonata for Violin & Piano No.7 in C minor, Op.30 - Ludwig Van Beethoven; Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 - Johannes Brahms; Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75 - Camille Saint-Saëns. Free and open to the public, a freewill offering will be accepted and a nursery will be provided. For information call 757-547-4706 or visit www.gbpres.org Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333 Cedar Rd. (Across from the Chesapeake Municipal Complex), Chesapeake, VA.

Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4 pm
Pianist Lee Jordan- Anders
Sundays at Four presents Pianist Lee Jordan-Anders who will present her most recent project: Picture This! A Gallery of Music Canvases framed by works of art from the Chrysler Museum. Paintings will be visible (via technology) while Ms. Jordan-Anders performs. A reception follows the concert. Tickets: Phone (757) 375-9140. Visit www.sundaysatfour.org Christ Episcopal Church, 111 S. Church Street, Smithfield

Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4 pm
Cendle Light Concert: Yun Zhang, violin; Jeffrey Brown, piano
Yun Zhang is a frequent guest musician in Great Bridge Presbyterian’s worship services. We welcome him and pianist, Jeffrey Brown, in a solo violin concert including works by Fauré, Brahms and Camille Saint-Saëns. Free and open to the public, a freewill offering will be accepted and a nursery will be provided. For information call 757-547-4706 or visit www.gbpres.org Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333 Cedar Rd. (Across from the Chesapeake Municipal Complex), Chesapeake, VA.

Monday, April 19, 2010, 7:30 pm
Opus One
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Ida Kavafian, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola and Peter Wiley, cello. Four superstars of the classical music world come together to form a dynamic and extraordinary new ensemble, Opus One. As world renowned soloists and chamber musicians, each of these are familiar in concert halls around the world. Together, they bring a dedication to the works of the classical masters as well as to contemporary American composers; they perform with a sheer and infectious joy of making music. www.Op1.org Adult $25-$30, Senior/Student/Mil $22.50-$27 757-722-2787. www.HamptonArts.net American Theatre, 125 Mellen Street, Hampton VA. 23663.

Monday, April 19, 2010, 8 pm
Cantus
This all-male vocal ensemble combines innovative programming with heart-felt singing in an evening of a cappella songs in a concert that is sure to move you to your feet at its conclusion. Gramophone Magazine said they "sing with astonishing perfection;" the Washington Post referred to their music as “spontaneous grace;” International Record Review raved over “this unique and charismatic group - it is just the sort of un-stuffy and engaging ensemble this nation needs more of.” $15, students under 25 $10 Visit www.vafest.org or call 1-800-982-ARTS for tickets. For more information call 757-282-2822. Chandler Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk

Cancelled
Monday, April 19, 2010, 8 pm
Diehn Concert Series: Trio Mediaeval
Founded in Oslo in 1997, Trio Mediaeval has developed three distinct strands of repertoire: polyphonic medieval music from England and France, contemporary works, and Norwegian medieval ballads and songs.

Hampton University Department of Music Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. Venue (unless otherwise noted): Ogden Hall.
Monday, April 19 , 2010, 8 pm
Opera Workshop Theater Memorial Church
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7:30 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: HU Choir Weekend Spring Celebration
His Chosen Sounds 41st Anniversary General Admission: $10. Ogden Hall.
Sunday, April 25, 2010 , 4 pm
Department of Music Concert Series: HU Choir Weekend Spring Celebration
University and Concert Choir Spring Sing
General Admission: $10. Ogden Hall.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 8 pm
The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg: Opus One
Recently formed, the "Opus One piano quartet brings together four of the leading musicians of our time- pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, violinist Ida Kavafian, violist Steven Tenenbom, and cellist Peter Wiley. . . [They are] veterans as well as present members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Tashi, the Beaux Arts Trio, and the Orion String Quartet," states its website. The group is deeply committed to music education and to performing the works of contemporary American composers. Tickets: $20. To order visit www.kimballtheatre.com or phone 800-447-8679. Visit www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org Kimball Theatre, Merchants Square, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 6;30 pm
Virginia Opera’s Richmond Annual Spring Dinner Gala
The Annual Spring Dinner Gala he event features a cocktail hour, a seated dinner, a live performance by outstanding opera singers, and an auction of fine and exciting items. The Gala is traditionally a sold-out event, and attracts Richmond's finest; everyone from devoted opera lovers to those brand-new to the family of Virginia Opera! For more information please call 804.644.8168 ext 3392. The Commonwealth Club, 401 West Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia.

Thursday, April 22, 2010, 11 am
VWC Concert Series: Horn, Piano and “Lady Composers “
Marlene Ford, horn, and Jeanette Winsor, piano in a lecture/recital from the work of Dr. Lin Foulk. Inspired by the 19th century habit of calling women's ensembles “lady orchestras,” Marlene Ford, horn and Jeanette Winsor, piano, present a lecture/recital from the work of Dr. Lin Foulk's research on music by female composers for horn and piano from the Medieval to the Contemporary. Featured is a commissioned work by contemporary British composer Liz Lane, inspired by a Hildegard of Bingen chant. Part of “Minds Wide Open,” the Virginia Commission for the Arts’ 2010 Celebration of Women in the Arts. Free, no reservations needed. Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

Thursday, April 22, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8 pm
Thursday, April 29, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, May 1, 2010, 8 pm
Hillhouse Opera: Gounod's Faust
Hillhouse Opera, Heidi Lauren Duke, director; Perry Price, music director; with Joanne Archibald, piano and Laura Richling, keyboard. Visit hillhouseoperacompan.org. FREE Admission with suggested donation, payable at the door, of $20 per person , $10 students and seniors and $35 per family. For information about advanced seating, parking and other information about the show, please see http://www.hillhouseoperacompany.org. April 22 & 24:. Pratt Hall, 311 Temple St., New Haven, CT. April 29 & May 1: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Danbury, CT.

William & Mary Music Department April Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. All events on the William & Mary campus, Williamsburg, unless otherwise noted.
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 8 pm
Opera Workshop Recital
Workshop under the direction of Ryan Fletcher. Tickets: $2 Ewell Recital Hall
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 2:30 pm
Thomas Brigham Senior Lecture-Recital Williamsburg Presbyterian Church
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8 pm
Andrew Principe and Sam Davis Senior Performance The Little Theater, Campus Center
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 8 pm
Ewell Concert Series: Irfan Khan, Sarod
rfan Muhammad Khan is a master performer of the sarod, one of the most celebrated stringed instruments of North India. Mr. Khan descends from a long line of renowned sarod players who have passed their art—with its treasured oral traditions-—from father to son in an unbroken chain stretching back to the early 19th century. With his home base in Calcutta, Khan has concertized extensively in India and Germany. In the 1980s, he lived for three years in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he performed and taught as a cultural arts’ ambassador for the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. From 1995 to 2009 he was the head of the Department of Music at an elite private school in Assam, India. Irfan Muhammad Khan makes his first visit to the United States for this performance, coming to us directly from Kabul, where he has again been teaching and performing since September 2009. This concert is co-sponsored by the Reves Center for International Studies. A Master Class will be given by Mr. Khan. The public is invited and admission is free. Contact Max Katz for more information. Free admission, no tickets required. Ewell Recital Hall, Jamestown Rd., first vehicle entry past College Corner (the intersection of Jamestown Rd. and Richmond Rd.), turn right.
Tuesday, April 27, 8 pm
W&M Wind Symphony Spring Concert
Wind Symphony under the direction of Angela Holt. The Wind Symphony will be playing Johan de Meij's "Lord of the Rings Symphony No. 1" as well as several other pieces. Student art submissions will be featured during and after the concert at a reception. Tckets will be $3 with a William and Mary ID and $8 without. Phi Beta Kappa Hall
Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 8 pm
Gallery Players Spring Concert
One of William & Mary's premiere chamber groups, the ensemble is under the direction of Susan Via.Free. Bruton Parish Church.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 7 pm
Jazz Voice Recital, Students of Stephanie Nakasian
Ewell Recital Hall
Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Symphony Orchestra: Spring Concert
Program will feature the winner of 2010 Concerto Competition.. Tickets: $8/$2 students/free for children under 12 Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Williamsburg.
Thursday, April 29, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, May 1, 2010, 8 pm
W&M Choir: Choral Spring Concert
The Botetourt Chamber Singers, W&M Women's Chorus, and W&M Choir perform. Tickets: $9/students $3. Beta Kappa Hall, Williamsburg.

Friday, April 23, 2010, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Gifts from the Sea
Belissima!, the 25-member women’s chorale, with Deborah Carr, conductor presents Gwyneth Walker's Gifts from the Sea, inspired by Ann Morrow Lindbergh's book, now in its 50th year of publication. Part of “Minds Wide Open,” the Virginia Commission for the Arts’ 2010 Celebration of Women in the Arts. $12, $7. For more information, contact Sandra Billy with VWC Concert Series at 757.455.2101 or e-mail. concerts@vwc.edu Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

Friday, April 23, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8 pm
Virginia Symphony: Leonard Bernstein's Mass
The largest and most theatrical of the great composer/conductor's works, Mass is a simple name for a soaring work that fills the stage with choruses, a Broadway-sized cast, orchestra, and even a rock band. JoAnn Falletta, Music Director and Conductor; Pamela Berlin, Director; Robert Cross, Producer; Todd Rosenlieb, Choreographer; Robert Shoup, Virginia Symphony Chorus Director; Carol Thomas Downing, Virginia Children's Chorus Director. Virginia Children's Chorus; John McVeigh, celebrant; VSO Orchestra; VSO Chorus; Todd Rosenleib Dance.Tickets: $25 - $65. Visit www.virginiaartsfest.com for more information. Chrysler Hall, Norfolk.

Bellissima! Women’s Choral Ensemble: The Gifts of Women
Please join us for our Spring 2010 Concert Season.The Gifts of Women. We will celebrate women in the arts with our spring series featuring a new work by Gwyneth Walker, Lessons from the Sea, which offers musical settings and readings from Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s book Gift from the Sea, as well as other glorious music written by women for women’s voices.
Friday, April 23, 2010, 7:30 pm
Virginia Wesleyan College Concert Series, Hofheimer Theater. Tickets $7, $12: 757-455-2101
Sunday, May 2, 2010, 4 pm
St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 712 Little Neck Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23452. Suggested Donation $5
Friday, May 7, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Chandler Recital Hall, Norfolk, VA 23508. Suggested Donation $5
Sunday, May 9, 2010, 2:00 pm
Chrysler Museum, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk, VA 23510 Free Admission
Thursday, May 27, 2010, 11:30 am
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 900 Middlesex Street, Norfolk, VA 23523. Norfolk Arts Within Reach Series
For more information, please call 481-7332 or visit our website at www.bellissimachorale.org.

Saturday, April 24, 2010, 5 pm
NSU Choir Concert
Norfolk State University Concert Choir in the Noah F. Ryder Concert. Wilder Center, Norfolk State University.

Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7 pm
Marcolivia
Violinists Marc Ramirez and Olivia Hajioff have performed throughout the world and have been recipients of a Fulbright fellowship and prizes from competitions including the BBC Young Musician of the Year, the European Violin Competition and the Henry Szerying Violin Competition. Free and open to the public. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 6400 Newport Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia 23505. Phone (757) 423-8305 or visit www.blessed-sacrament.com

Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 2:30 pm
Governor's School: Cabaret Evening
The Vocal Music Department of the Governor's School for the Arts presents an evening of cabaret songs. Date & time are subject to change and additional performances may be added. Tickets can be purchased through the departments or at the door. Performance admissions: $5-$25. For information call 451-4711. GSA Black Box Theatre, 254 Granby Street (around the corner from the Wells Theatre), Norfolk

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 3 pm
John W. Gearhart, III Organ Concert
Part of the First Presbyterian Church’s Memorial Concert Series. 30th anniversary celebratory organ concert by John W. Gearhart, III. Son of this church, John Gearhart, dedicated our new Austin organ in 1980. He returns to help us celebrate 30 years of inspiring organ music here at First church. He grew up in Hampton, graduated from William and Mary, and received his Masters Degree in Organ performance and Choral conducting from Temple University. He has served as organist here, in Philadelphia, Williamsburg, Mobile, Alabama, and Texas, where he and his wife Laurie live now. In honor of Hampton's 400th birthday he will sample music from the great composers of the last 400 years. First Presbyterian Church, corner of Armistead Ave. & Victoria Ave., Hampton.

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 3 pm
Symphonicity Pops Concert: Goldfingers & The Silver Screen
Symphonicity-the Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach, David Kunkel, Conductor and Music Director; Soloist: Thomas Pandolfi, piano. Mal Vincent, host. U.S. premiere of the James Bond Piano Concerto by attending London composer, Simon Proctor; Harry Potter Symphonic Suite; Warsaw Concerto from Dangerous Moonlight plus, music from Magnificent Seven, How the West Was Won, White Dawn, and more! Sandler Center Box Office: 385-2787. Single performance tickets are available at last year's low prices: $29/$24/$19 per concert. Group, student, and military rates are available. Visit www.sandlercenter.org, or phone 1-888-3-COXTIX (1-888-326-9849). Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Town Center, Virginia Beach.

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 4 pm
Marcolivia
Hidenwood Presbyterian's Music in the Woods series. Olivia Hajiioff and Marc Ramirez are an award-winning violin and violin/viola duo who perform music of all styles and periods, including folk music and French duos spanning 300 years. They come to us by way of the Virginia Arts Commission touring artist series. Receptions follow each concert. A freewill offering will be accepted to help offset the expenses of the artists. Phone: (757) 596-1151 for more information. Visit www.hidenwood.org Hidenwood Presbyteia n Church, 414 Hiden Blvd., (at the corner of Hiden Blvd. & Madison Lane), Newport News, VA 23606

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 4 pm
Shuffle Interactive Concert
Accomplished Israeli musicians and Juillard graduates: vocalist, oboist, clarinetist, violinist, cellist and pianist. Audience members choose from a rich and extensive menu of over 40 musical works. Styles include Broadway, Classical, Klezmer, Jazz, Latin, Opera and more. $15 JCC Member, $20 Non-Member. Phone 321-2338. Simon Family JCC, 5000 Corporate Woods Drive, Virginia Beach, VA

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 5 pm
Franklin Community Choir Spring Concert
The Franklin Community Choir, under the direction of the Rev. Steven R. Gibson and accompanied by Mrs. Jane R. Gibson welcomes the following soloists in this concert: Patrician Ona, Sarah Mason, Rev. Tom Baynham vocalists and Elizabeth Mason, violinist. The program is certain to contain something for everyone! The concert program includes River in Judea, Leavitt; Simple Gifts, Beck; American Folk Suite, Althouse; Barn Dance!, Adams; Choral Medley from Fiddler on the Roof, Lojeski; I Will Arise, Walker; Come Hither, Soul, Dixon; Pacem, Dengler; Two Spirituals, Moore; He is the Rock, Barrett; Let the Church Roll On, Belfield; The Glorious Medley, Dickenson; and He Never Failed Me Yet, Ray. Free and open to the public. The doors will open at 4:30 for the 5:00 pm concert. Please contact the Rev. Steven R. Gibson for more information at church (562-5135) or steve.gibson@franklinbaptist.org. Franklin Baptist Church, 208 N. High Street, Franklin.

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 8 pm
Ewell Concert Series: Irfan Khan, Sarod
Irfan Muhammad Khan, master sarod player. The sarod is one of the most celebrated stringed instruments of North India. Mr. Khan, descended from a long line of renowned sarod players, has concertized extensively in India, Germany, and Afghanistan. Coming to us directly from Kabul, this is his first United States appearance. This concert is co-sponsored by the Reves Center for International Studies. A Master Class will be given by Mr. Khan. The public is invited and admission is free. Contact Max Katz, mgkatz@wm.edu, for more information. Free, no tickets required. Call 221-1073 for more info. Ewell Recital Hall, Jamestown Rd., first vehicle entry past College Corner (the intersection of Jamestown Rd. and Richmond Rd.), turn right.

Monday, April 26, 2010, 12 noon
Noon Day Concert: Celia Alexander, Soprano
Soprano Celia Alexander is a Monumental choir member from Suffolk and has been a member of the chancel choir since 1980 and is also a talented pianist and organist. Her program will include a variety of American show tunes. Following the free concert a luncheon will be served in the Fellowship Hall for a fee of $5.00. For more details call the church at 397-1297. Monumental United Methodist Church, 450 Dinwiddie St., Portsmouth.

Monday, April 26, 2010, 7:30 pm
VWC Concert Series: Showcase of Brass
Eastern Virginia Brass presents exciting brass repertoire spanning centuries, continents and gender! The program includes with G.W.E. Friederich's Brass Band Journal with music of the American Civil War period and Fisher Tull's Exhibitions, a 20th works that showcases each of the instruments in solo roles from fanfarish trumpets to jazzy trombone to melancholy horn to acrobatic tuba. A special inclusion in the program is Marche des Insurgentes by Benjamin Franklin’s delightful French lady friend, Madame Brillon du Jouy. A “propaganda” piece, in support of the American victory at Saratoga, the entertaining and well composed march was performed throughout Paris. Lawrence Clemens and Robert Spaeth, trumpet; Marlene Ford, horn; Robert Ford, trombone, and Peter DuBeau, tuba. $12, $7. For more information, contact Sandra Billy with VWC Concert Series at 757.455.2101 or e-mail. concerts@vwc.edu Edward D. Hofheimer Theater, Fine Arts building, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk, VA.

Tuesday, April 27 2010, 8 pm
Tidewater Classical Guitar Society: David Russell
Classical guitarist David Russell is world renowned for his superb musicianship and inspired artistry, having earned the highest praise from audiences and critics alike. In recognition of his great talent and his international career, he was named a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Music in London in 1997.David Russell appears regularly at concert halls New York, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Madrid, Toronto and Rome. Concert-goers everywhere are in awe of Mr. Russell's musical genius and inspired by his captivating stage presence. His love of his craft resonates through his flawless and seemingly effortless performance. The attention to detail and provocative lyrical phrasing suggest an innate understanding of what each individual composer was working to achieve, bringing to each piece a sense of adventure.GRAMMY award winner in 2005 for his CD AIRE LATINO, in the category of best instrumental soloist in classical music. This concert is presented in conjunction with the Virginia Arts Festival. TCGC season tickets apply. For single tickets, contact: the Virginia Arts Festival Box Office at the MacArthur Center Mall during regular mall hours, or call (757) 282-2822 or visit their website at www.vafest.com.Visit www.homepage.mac.com Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum of Art , 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk.

Virginia Arts Festival Coffee Concerts
What a perfect way to start the day! Hear gifted artists in chamber masterworks, performed in intimate acoustically ideal settings, served up with convivial company. The popular "Coffee Concerts" offer 10:30 AM performances in intimate venues throughout the region. This Chamber Music festival-within-the-festival gathers renowned artists like André-Michel Schub and the Orion String Quartet. Tickets: available online at www.vafest.org by phone at 757-282-2822, or in person at the Festival Box Office at MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 10:30 am
Coffee Concert I
Quartet New Generation
$20. Ohef Sholom Temple, 530 Raleigh Ave., Norfolk.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 10:30 am
Coffee Concert II
Cavani String Quartet. Haydn, Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 20 no. 4; Dvorák, Quartet for Strings no. 12 in F major, Op. 96 “American”
$20. Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court Street, Portsmouth.
Friday, May 21, 2010, 10:30 am
Coffee Concert III
André-Michel Schub with Orion String Quartet. “Flawless” pianist (The New York Times) and Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Music Artistic Director André-Michel Schub performs with one of the most brilliant quartets on the scene today.
$20. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Miller Studio Theatre, Virginia Beach.
Friday, May 28, 2009, 10:30 am
Coffee Concert IV
JoAnn Falletta and Women of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. You may have heard the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in various groupings and configurations, but never like this! This celebration of women in the arts turns the spotlight on the feminine side of the orchestra. $20. Williamsburg Winery, 5800 Wessex Hundred, James City County.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 1-3 pm
WCVE-FM Opera Talk: Porgy and Bess
Can't get enough of Virginia Opera's Dr. Glenn Winters? Want to grab an earful before you enjoy his pre-opera discussion 45 minutes before curtain at one of Virginia Opera's performances of The Gershwins' "Porgy and Bess" this weekend at the Carpenter Theatre at Richmond Centerstage? Tune in and turn up the volume! Dr. Winters will be on WCVE-FM 88.9 Richmond public radio Wednesday, Apr. 28 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. discussing the sizzlin' "Porgy and Bess". For more information check out the WCVE-FM website. Virginia Opera's production of The gershwins' "Porgy and Bess" will be on stage at the Carpenter Theatre Friday, April 30, Saturday, May 1, and Sunday, May 2. Dr. Glenn Winters provides a free pre-opera discussion 45 minutes prior to curtain for each Richmond performance.His discussions fill fast to a standing room attendance. It is recommended attendees come early to enjoy the pre-opera discussion.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 7:30 pm
Venice Baroque Orchestra
This youthful ensemble breathes new life into baroque masterworks, performing on period instruments and thrilling critics and audiences. After their performance at the famed BBC Proms in London, the Guardian declared: “Listening to this performance was like hearing The Four Seasons for the first time.” The Times critic wrote: “joy and sense of discovery are everywhere.” Andrea Marcon, director; Giuliano Carmignola, violin. Albinoni - Concerto in G major for strings and continuo, Op. 7 No. 4; Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor for strings and continuo, RV 152; Geminiani - Concerto grosso in D minor, "La Follia"; Vivaldi - Concerto in mi minore per violino, archi e bc, RV 273; Vivaldi - Concerto in D major for violin, strings and continuo, RV 222; Tartini - Concerto in D minor for violin, strings and continuo, D 45; Vivaldi - Concerto in C major for violin, strings and continuo, RV 191. $35. Visit www.vafest.org or call 1-800-982-ARTS for tickets. For more information call 757-282-2822. Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court Street, Portsmouth

THE ORGAN SWELL, 2010
The Tidewater Chapter of The American Guild of Organists announces its eleventh annual series of weekday pipe organ recitals, THE ORGAN SWELL, Peggy Kelley Reinburg, artistic director, an event in the VIRGINIA ARTS FESTIVAL. The series will take place at numerous churches throughout the Hampton Roads, Virginia region, with fifty-five minute recitals at 12:15 on weekdays from Wednesday, April 28 through Monday, May 17, 2010.
Many of the recitals will include compositions for organ and other instruments and will feature outstanding organists from the Hampton Roads region performing with Virginia Symphony Orchestra musicians. This season also will introduce a welcome collaboration with the Kathy Harty Gray Dance Theater in performances for modern dance and organ.
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Robert Schumann, compositions from his complete works for organ or pedal clavier will be included in each recital.
There is a suggested minimum admission donation of $10.00 per adult per recital to assist in defraying costs. The suggested recital donation for children is $5.00 per event. Due to the recording of the recitals, children under the age of 5 will not be admitted
. A detailed schedule follows. For further information, please contact Peggy Kelley Reinburg, Artistic Director, at (757) 625-5888.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Peggy Kelley Reinburg, with Kathy Harty Gray Dance Theater. Schumann: Étude II, Fugue on BACH III, Sketch III First Presbyterian Church, 36th Street and Pacific Ave, Virginia Beach
Friday, April 30, 2010
Martin Sunderland with David Vonderheide, Trumpet. Schumann: Fugue on BACH IV
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 201 St. Paul's Bovd., Norfolk
Monday, May 3, 2010
Rachel Gragson with Barbara Chapman, Harp. Schumann: Étude IV, Sketch IV Monumental United Methodist Church, 450 Dinwiddie Street, Portsmouth.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
James Derr with Kirsty Barnett Green, Violin. Schumann: Fugue on BACH
First Presbyterian Church, 820 Colonial Ave., Norfolk
Program Change
Friday, May 7, 2010
Peggy Kelley Reinburg with Kevin Piccini, Oboe. Schumann: Sketch I, Fugue V
Main Street Methodist Church, 202 N. Main Street, Suffolk.
Monday, May 10, 2010
James Kosnik with Joanne Meyer White, Flute. Schumann: Fugue on BACH VI
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1001 Graydon Ave., Norfolk
Monday, May 12, 2010
John Siderius with Susan Hines, Violoncello. Schumann: Étude I, Sketch II
St. John's Episcopal Church, 100 W. Queen's Way, Hampton.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Diane Snider with Elizabeth Coulter Vonderheide, Violin. Schumann: Études V and VI Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court St5eet, Portsmouth
Monday, May 17, 2010
Marjorie Setnicky with Kathy Harty Gray Dance Theater. Schumann: Étude III, Fugue on BACH II Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Rd. (Stockley Gardens), Norfolk

Thursday, April 29, 2010, 8 pm
Saturday, May 1, 2010, 8 pm
Hillhouse Opera: Gounod's Faust
Hillhouse Opera, Heidi Lauren Duke, director; Perry Price, music director; with Joanne Archibald, piano and Laura Richling, keyboard. Visit hillhouseoperacompan.org. FREE Admission with suggested donation, payable at the door, of $20 per person , $10 students and seniors and $35 per family. For information about advanced seating, parking and other information about the show, please see http://www.hillhouseoperacompany.org. April 22 & 24:. Pratt Hall, 311 Temple St., New Haven, CT. April 29 & May 1: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Danbury, CT.

Friday, April 30, 2010, 6 pm
Symphonicity League Noted Authors Dinner Gala
Noted authors Mary Jane Clark, Jonna Doolittle Hoppes and Gregg Hurwitz. Book sale 6 pm; ballroom doors open at 6:30 pm; dinner at 7 pm; author autographing reception immediately following dinner. $74 per ticket; proceeds benefit Symphonicity and the Symphonicity League Music Scholarship Fund. To make your reservations please call 757-428-5007 or 757-481-4619. Hilton Hotel Oceanfront Ballroom, Atlantic Ave. & 31st Street, Virginia Beach

Saturday, May 1, 2010, 8 pm
Sunday, May 2, 2010, 3 pm & 8 pm
Virginia Choral Society: The Baroque Across Europe
The Virginia Choral Society (VCS), under the artistic direction of Mr. James Powers, announces its May 2010 concert series. The performance, "The Baroque Across Europe", will feature music selections which exhibit the variety of baroque style music that engaged Europe, from England to Poland beginning around 1600 and coming to fruition between 1700 and 1750. The concert includes selections from Purcell, Handel, J. S. Bach, Buxtehude, Caldara, Charpentier, Gorczycki, Hasse, Pachelbel, and Porpora. Accompanying VCS will be instrumentation provided by organ, trumpet and tympani. So join us to learn more about baroque music and have a wonderful experience listening to compositions from these great composers. Tickets are $18 (Adult) and $15 (Sr. Citizen/Youth/Military) at the door. There is a $3.00 discount if purchased in advance. For advance tickets call the VCS Concert Hotline at (757) 851-9114 or visit our website at http://www.vachoralsociety.org/. Advance ticket purchases may also be obtained from members of the VCS and at Pro Music and Sound Store (Tabb area, phone (757) 867-7115). VCS CDs are also available at Pro Music and Sound. Trinity Lutheran Church, 6807 Huntington Avenue (at River Road), Newport News.

Bellissima! Women’s Choral Ensemble: The Gifts of Women
Please join us for our Spring 2010 Concert Season.The Gifts of Women. We will celebrate women in the arts with our spring series featuring a new work by Gwyneth Walker, Lessons from the Sea, which offers musical settings and readings from Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s book Gift from the Sea, as well as other glorious music written by women for women’s voices.
Sunday, May 2, 2010, 4 pm
St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 712 Little Neck Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23452. Suggested Donation $5
Friday, May 7, 2010, 7:30 pm
ODU Chandler Recital Hall, Norfolk, VA 23508. Suggested Donation $5
Sunday, May 9, 2010, 2:00 pm
Chrysler Museum, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk, VA 23510 Free Admission
Thursday, May 27, 2010, 11:30 am
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 900 Middlesex Street, Norfolk, VA 23523. Norfolk Arts Within Reach Series
For more information, please call 481-7332 or visit our website at www.bellissimachorale.org.

Sunday, May 2, 2010, 3 pm
The Bell Ringers
The Bell Ringers of The First Baptist Church of Henderson, North Carolina have concertized and taken part in major handbell festivals from Florida to the Canadian border. They have made an annual appearance in Duke University Chapel for over two decades providing music for a Sunday morning worship service. They have performed in Hill Hall on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill for the North Carolina Music Teachers Association, the Greensboro Coliseum for the annual meeting of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and on several occasions in joint concerts with the North Carolina Boys Choir. We are delighted to welcome these devoted ringers to our series! The Ringers will also play for Sunday morning worship prior to the afternoon event. Free and open to the public. For more information contact the church office by telephone at 757 625 7579 or by email at robertshoup@mac.com Visit www.freemasonstreet.org Freemason Street Baptist Church, 400 East Freemason Street, Norfolk 23510

Sunday, May 2, 2010, 3 pm
Music for an Olde Towne Afternoon
Portsmouth Music Club presents Music for an Olde Towne Afternoon in celebration of The 87th Observance of National Music Week, “Music...a Key to the Future.” Featuring Sonja and James Sanders, piano and voice and Michael Regan, organ. Donation: $7 adults, $3.50 students; proceeds benefit the Lancaster Memorial Scholarship Fund. Call 397-0373. Tickets also available at the door. Trinity Episcopal Church, Corner Court and High Streets, Portsmouth, VA.

Sunday, May 2, 2010, 4 pm
Williamsburg Choral Guild: Music for a Summer Night
For the spring concert of its 34th season, the Guild, under the direction of Artistic Director Jay BeVille, will present a selection of night-themed music. The centerpiece of this program is Three Nocturnes, a trio of short pieces based on texts about stars by poets Teasdale, Dickinson and Whitman. This poetry comes alive in composer Dan Forrest’s lush harmonic writing and colorful use of percussion. Other works on this program will inspire the listener and awaken the senses as we delve into the world of the Night. In addition to Three Nocturnes, this program will include: "Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying", Melius Christiansen; "Sure On This Shining Night", Morten Lauridsen; "O Schöne Nacht", Johannes Brahms; "Choose Something Like a Star", Randall Thompson; "Now Welcome Summer", Robert Washburn "A Calm Sea, A Prosperous Voyage", Ludwig van Beethoven; "A Basque Lullaby", Dan Forrest; "You are the Music", Dan Forrest.Continuing with its popular pre-concert discussions, the Guild introduces Robert Scholnick, Ph.D., 19th-century American Literature specialist in William & Mary’s English Department, who will speak on the poetry in Three Nocturnes. The lecture will begin at 3:00 p.m., followed by the performance. For ticket information, call (757) 220-1808 or visit www.williamsburgchoralguild.org Williamsburg United Methodist Church, 500 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg.

Sunday, May 2, 2010, 5 pm
Choral Evensong Service
Evensong, with reception following the service Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church, 2010 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach.

Monday, May 3, 2010, 8 pm
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 8 pm
Williamsburg Symphonia: Fire and Blood
Williamsburg Symphonia is thrilled to be presenting a world premiere of Fire and Blood by American Concert Composer, Michael Daugherty. The evening will be even more monumental as internationally renowned violinist, Akemi Takayama, takes the soloist position. Fire and Blood, a concerto for violin and orchestra inspired by Diego Rivera‘s mural representing the automobile industry of Detroit, will be included with pieces by Ibert and Mozart.A limited number of tickets are still available for this event. Please call the Symphonia office for purchasing details, 757-229-9857. www.williamsburgsymphonia.org Kimball Theatre, Merchants Square, Williamsburg.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 7:30 pm
Maurizio Pollini, piano
One of the lions of the keyboard, this virtuoso stands among the great pianists of this or any century. He is best known for his unforgettable performances of Chopin: “One of the master’s most authoritative interpreters…every note sparkled with gleaming transparency…his velvety legato touch unerringly found each work’s lyrical core” (Chicago Tribune). Chopin: Two Nocturnes, op. 55; Three Mazurkas, op. 56; Berceuse, op. 57 in D-flat Major; Barcarolle, op. 60 in F-sharp Major; Polonaise-fantaisie in A-flat Major, op. 61; Two Nocturnes, op. 62; Sonata No. 3 in B minor, op. 58. $45, $35, $20. Visit www.vafest.org or call 1-800-982-ARTS for tickets. For more information call 757-282-2822. Harrison Opera House, Norfolk

Tuesday & Thursday, May 4 & 6, 2010, 8 pm
NYFOS: The Newest Deal
Kaufman Center and New York Festival Of Song (NYFOS, www.nyfos.org), acclaimed by New York Magazine as “The best classical music programming in New York,” will present an all-new program of American composers, including the premiere of Beautiful Ohio, a song cycle by 2009 Pulitzer Prize- finalist Harold Meltzer, with texts of poet James Arlington Wright and composed specifically for the young American tenor Paul Appleby. The new cycle was commissioned by the ASCAP Foundation Charles Kingsford Fund. Also featured will be “Velvet Shoes” by Raymond Lustig, selections from From Noon to Starry Night by Russell Platt, and songs by Lisa Bielawa, Gabriela Franck, and Tom Cipullo, with more to be announced. Joining Mr. Appleby, a 2009 winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, will be soprano Anne-Carolyn Bird, baritone Andrew Garland, and pianists/hosts Steven Blier and Michael Barrett. Tickets are $40-55, and available at www.kaufman-center.org, or by calling (212) 501-3330. Group discounts are available. A limited number of $15 student tickets are available by contacting New York Festival of Song at (646) 230-8380. Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center is at 129 West 67th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue), New York, NY 10023.

Thursday, May 6, 2010, 7:30 pm
Cavani String Quartet
One of a select group of chamber ensembles honored with the Naumburg Prize, the Cavani String Quartet has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, in the great European festivals, and have been seen on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS television. "Superb…the Cavani held the audience spellbound" (The Cleveland Plain Dealer). Tickets: $30. available online at www.vafest.org, by phone at 757-282-2822, or in person at the Festival Box Office at MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk

Hampton University Department of Music Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. Venue (unless otherwise noted): Ogden Hall.
Friday, May 7, 2010, 8;45 pm
The Last Tango at Hampton
A collaboration of the Department of Music and the Department of Fine and Performing Arts which features the University Choirs, Bands, Theater, and the Terpsichorean Dance Company Ogden Hall

Porgy and Bess
Virginia Opera is wrapping up its 35th Anniversary Season with the scorching production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. The production, also celebrating a famous 75th Anniversary, is an American classic. So get ready for a little pre-summer sizzle – this hot and clever chronicle explodes with a fiery tempo, amid George and Ira Gershwin’s distinguished style featuring jazz, blues, and Broadway. Audiences will also be part of the total immersion experience - with a few spectacular surprises. Soprano Kearstin Piper Brown makes her Virginia Opera and U.S. debuts as Bess; baritone Timothy Robert Blevins is its villain, Crown; sopranos Aundi Marie Moore as Serena, and Nicole Jenkins as Clara, both making their Virginia Opera debut. Michael Redding also returns to Virginia Opera’s stage as the crippled title character.Director Greg Ganakas returns to Virginia Opera, having previously directed The Barber of Seville (2009), and Carousel and Oklahoma! in the early 90’s with great success. Ticket prices start at $25 with student, group and active military specials available. For tickets to Virginia Opera’s productions visit www.vaopera.org or call 1.866.Opera.Va (1.866.673.7282).
May 7, 2010, 8 pm, May 8, 2010, 8 pm. Ferguson Center for the Performing Arts, Christopher Newport University, Newport News.

Saturday, May 8, 2010, 3 pm
Virginia Wind Symphony: Music of John Williams!
The Virginia Arts Festival presents the Virginia Wind Symphony, Dennis Zeisler, music director, in a program of the music of John Williams. Olympic Fanfare and Theme, The Cowboys Overture, Catch Me if You Can, Nimbus 2000 for Woodwind Choir, Symphonic Suite from Far and Away, Star Wars Trilogy, Superman Suite for Concert Band, March from 1941. Free and open to the public. Information and Directions: www.virginiawindsymphony.org Grassfield High School, 2007 Grizzly Trail, Chesapeake, VA 23323

Saturday, May 8, 2010, 8 pm
Arts Enter: Eastern Shore Orchestra
The Orchestra of the Eastern Shore, under the baton of newly-appointed Music Director and Conductor Lee Jordan-Anders, will perform a program of music by Mozart, Haydn, and Bartók. The musicians who comprise the Orchestra of the Eastern Shore, begun by Peter Dundon in 1999, include students, working people from a variety of professions, and retirees. All share a common passion for music making and willingly commit themselves to the discipline of regular practice, rehearsals, and performances that are the work of the orchestra. Orchestra musicians live throughout the Eastern Shore—both in Virginia and Maryland—and come together each Monday evening at the old school on College Avenue in Onancock for an evening of doing what we all love—making music. Tickets Adult $15, Student $8. 757-331-2787. www.aratsentercapecharles.org Arts Enter Cape Charles, 305 Mason Avenue, Cape Charles, Virginia 23310

Schola Cantorum: An A Cappella Requiem
Schola Cantorum, a community-supported classical choral ensemble, Agnes Mobley Wynne - artistic director, is pleased to announce the premier of Norfolk based composer Walter Marshall’s “Requiem in F minor”. Commissioned by Schola Cantorum, this new A Cappella Requiem features dynamic and lyrical melodies supported by an extraordinarily beautiful harmonic structure. In addition, the spring concert will feature a selection of Mr. Marshall’s motets and a new work, also composed for Schola Cantorum, to honor the memories of beloved mezzo-sopranos Lisa Relaford Coston and Kathleen Franz, both of whom had ties to the group. Join us for an evening of beautiful music to welcome the spring, and to introduce a new light in the music scene of Hampton Roads. We look forward to seeing you this spring. Tickets at the door: General admission - $20; Students with school ID - $15; information to order advance tickets at a 10% discount can be found on the Schola Cantorum website, www.scholacantorumofva.org.
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 7:30 pm
Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church, 2010 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach
Saturday, May 15, 2010, 7:30 pm
Ghent United Methodist Church, 531 Raleigh Ave., Norfolk
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 4 pm
First Presbyterian Church, 514 S. Armistead Ave., Hampton
Sunday, June 6, 2010, 5 pm
Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 N. Witchduck Rd.. Virginia Beach (ODE Music Series)

Sunday, May 9, 2010, 4 pm
Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra Great Works Concert
Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Mirakian, Conductor, A Great Works Concert featuring 15-year-old award-winning violinist Annika Jenkins, guest soloist, performing Concerto No. 5, Opus 37, by Henri Vieuxtemps. Annika made her orchestra solo debut at age 11, and has performed with orchestras and in recital throughout Virginia, New York, Philadelphia, California, and in Hawaii, Italy and Austria. She is concertmaster of the Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia and has had orchestra and chamber music coaching from members of the Virginia Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra. She is currently a violin major and all honors student of renowned artist-teacher Shirley Givens at The Juilliard School, Pre-College Division. The concert will include Overture to Oberon by Carl Maria von Weber and Suite from The Planets by Gustav Holst. Pre-concert lecture 3:00 p.m. Admission by donation. For more information: Call (804) 673-7400 or visit http://www.richmondphilharmonic.org. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University, 922 Park Avenue, Richmond, Virginia.

Sunday, May 9, 2010, 7:30 pm
Cantori: The Love of Music
This concert features poetry from the Elizabethan era set to music by contemporary composers, including Daniel Gawthrop, David Dickau, and Dan Forrest. Two of CHH Parry's lush partsongs will also be featured. One section of the concert will pair Renaissance madrigals with modern parodies written by Gary Kent Walth. Cantori is an auditioned choral group currently numbering 15 members, the majority of whom are professional musicians in the Williamsburg area. It is under the direction of Agnes French.The concert is free. Donations will be received in support of the ensemble.Walnut Hills Baptist Church, 1014 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg.

Monday, May 10, 2010, 7:30 pm
JoAnn Falletta and Women of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
You may have heard the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in various groupings and configurations, but never like this! This celebration of women in the arts turns the spotlight on the distaff side of the orchestra. C Tickets: $30. available online at www.vafest.org, by phone at 757-282-2822, or in person at the Festival Box Office at MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 520 Graydon Ave., Norfolk

May 10, 11 & 12, 2010, 4:00 - until 6:00 pm
Virginia Opera Adult Chorus Auditions
Auditions for the 2010-2011 Adult Chorus will be held at the Harrison Opera House in downtown Norfolk. There will be callbacks on May 13 at 5:00pm for new potential choristers. You must schedule your audition in advance. Please prepare one aria or art song (foreign language preferred). We will provide an accompanist for your audition. Complete details will be provided once you’ve been scheduled. You must schedule in advance by contacting me via email at andrew.chugg@vaopera.org or by calling 757-213-4542 to schedule your audition. All chorus rehearsals take place in Norfolk, Virginia at the Harrison Opera House. The number of rehearsal hours required varies by production, but choristers can expect to spend approximately two months on a production from first rehearsal to final performance. Performances are presented in Norfolk, Richmond and Fairfax. Virginia Opera is a professional chorus offering competitive compensation. Transportation and lodging are provided as appropriate for the Richmond and Fairfax venues.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 8 pm
Peninsula Youth Orchestra: Candlelight Concert
Orchestra Students Only.
Bruton Parish Church, 200 Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, VA

Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 7:30 pm
African Children’s Choir
A celebration of the human spirit, this troupe of orphaned children, aged 7 to 11, travel the world performing songs that ring with hope and promise, raising money for their own education and that of thousands more. Singing, dancing, and performing on traditional instruments, the young performers joyfully share traditions from many regions of Africa, combined with gospel and contemporary music. “Irresistible—angelic voices and high-wattage smiles” (The Baltimore Sun). $35, $20. Visit www.vafest.org or call 1-800-982-ARTS for tickets. For more information call 757-282-2822. Attucks Theatre, Norfolk

Saturday, May 15, 2010, 4 pm
Virginia Children’s Chorus: Minstrels of Spring
The Virginia Children’s Chorus presents “Minstrels of Spring”, a delightful concert for the whole family. Come celebrate spring and explore a world of beautiful music with all of our children, ages 6 to 18! Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. For tickets or more information call 440-9100. Bayside Presbyterian Church, 1400 Ewell Rd. (corner of Independence Blvd.) Virginia Beach.

Sunday, May 16, 2010, 1:30 pm
Young Audiences: Reading Matters
Young Audiences Arts for Learning, Virginia cordially invites you to attend Reading Matters A Celebration of Reading, a Children's Book and Author Social. A Literary Affair Books ... Children... Good Fun... It makes for a great story to tell. Featuring a performance by Jali-D The Drum Talker. Presentations by award winning authors Judy Schachner and Jean Vinson. Savories, Sweets, and Sundaes Cash Bar – Entertainment – Auction. Tickets: $45 Adults, $20 Children. Proceeds benefit Arts for Learning Programs for Virginia’s school children. Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, 7001 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk

Sunday, May 16, 2010, 3 pm
York River Symphony Orchestra: The Splendor of Love
The York River Symphony Orchestra with Conductor Dr. Eric Reiff continues its 2009-2010 Season Creating Another 25 Years of Music! with The Splendor of Love. Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy; Nicolai - Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor; Grieg - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen; Tchaikovsky - Romance in F. To purchase tickets, call our Box Office, Pro Music & Sound, at (757) 867-7115. More information at www.yrso.org.Mary Christian Auditorium, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton.

Sunday, May 16, 2010, 3 pm
Peninsula Youth Orchestra: Spring Concert
PYO presents its annual spring concert.
Orcutt Baptist Church, 2410 Wickham Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607

Sunday, May 16, 2010, 3 – 4:30 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Community Play-Along
Virginia Symphony, JoAnn Falletta, music director announces the annual Community Play-Along. Whether clarinets, violins or kazoos, bring your instruments along. Come play wth us! 1st Session : 3 pm; 2nd Session: 3:30 pm; 3rd Session: 4:10 pm. Registration begins at 1:30 pm. For further information/Music/Pre-Register: Visit www.virginiasymphony.org or contact Carrie Green, Education Coordinator, at egreen@virginiasymphony.org or 213-1403. Sponsored by the Chesapeake Fine Arts Commission. Free and Open to the Public. Chesapeake Square Mall, 4200 Portsmouth Blvd., Chesapeake.

Sunday, May 16, 2010, 4 pm
The U.S. Fleet Forces Band
These fine musicians from the U. S. Navy will lose the season with a salute to our armed forces. (Armed Forces Day is 15 May). Free and open to the public. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 6400 Newport Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia 23505. Phone (757) 423-8305 or visit www.blessed-sacrament.com

Sunday, May 16, 2010, 4 pm
Annual Handbell Dessert
The Monumental Ringers will present the free concert under the direction of Charm Peterman. A variety of delicious desserts will be served after the concert. For more details call the church at 397-1297. Monumental United Methodist Church, 450 Dinwiddie St., Portsmouth.

Sunday, May 16, 2010, 7:30 pm
Jason Paul Peterson, Piano
Jason Paul Peterson concludes the 2010 Spring Concert Series with a solo piano recital.Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and children, available at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance from the church office (622-2843) for a $2 discount. Ghent United Methodist Church, Stockley Gardens and Raleigh Ave. Norfolk

Sunday, May 16, 2010, 5 pm
Saturday, May 22, 2010, 8 pm
Sunday, May 30, 2010, 3 pm
Virginia Chorale: Perpetual Light
This program juxtaposes two masterpiece settings of the Requeim Mass for the beloved medium of the a capella chorus. Tomas Luis da Victoria's setting is one of the masterworks of the Renaissance. Ildebrando Pizzetti, a little known Italian composer from the generation after Puccini, is indebted to Victoria and Palestrina, and his lush, romantic Requiem is every bit the masterpiece of his Renaissance ancestors. The May 16th and 30th performances are presented in conjunction with the Virginia Arts Festival. All tickets just $25 (CMA Members $20 for May 16 performance; students: $10). Tickets are available online: www.vachorale.org, by phone: (757) 627-8375, and at the door. May 16: Chrysler Museum, 245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk; May 22: Churchland Baptist Church, 3301 Churchland Blvd., Chesapeake; May 30: Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 2215 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg

Porgy and Bess Survey
With the approach of the 75th anniversary of the premiere of the opera, Porgy and Bess, Randye Jones, Soprano and Researcher Afrocentric Voices in Classical Music, is researching the changing opinions of singers, teachers, opera directors, etc., on the opera's controversial subject matter and the impact of the proviso placed by the Gershwin family restricting assignment of singing roles to African Americans--which will likely be in place until the opera enters the public domain in 2030.
Randye Jones invites you to participate in a survey regarding current thoughts on the portrayal of African Americans in Porgy and Bess and likely impact when the restrictions on singing role assignments are lifted. I’d like to get a wide range of responses from a multitude of perspectives, so please feel free to forward this invitation to anyone you believe would have an interest. The survey is available online at: http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?97B3DFC596D5CACC93 It will be open until Monday, May 24th. Its length depends entirely on the responses, especially the amount of commentary respondents add. However, the survey doesn’t need to be completed in one sitting as long as the respondent accesses it from the same computer.

Accompanist Position
Baylake United Methodist Church, Virginia Beach, has an immediate opening for a part-time accompanist to support both the 9:00 and 11:00 AM Traditional Worship Services. Proficiency on organ, piano and keyboard required. Please send resume to Carin Cowell, Baylake UMC, 4300 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23455 or e-mail BaylakeUMC@msn.com. For more information contact Carin at 757-464-2423. Salary commensurate with experience.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 7 pm
Bay Youth Orchestra: Season Finale
Featuring all the Bay Youth Orchestras Beth Argiro, Christina Morton, Todd Parrish and Helen Martell, Conductors. The evening begins with the combined Chesapeake and Norfolk Jr. Strings Orchestra under the direction of Beth Argiro and Christina Morton. Performing American Hoedown by Mark Barnard and the haunting Ashokan Farewell by Jay Unger, this performance will get your toes tapping and eyes watering as the young musicians of the Jr. String Orchestra amaze you with their musical skill. Ms. Morton then leads the String Orchestra in Palladio by Longfield and an arrangement of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story complete with percussion that will have you singing along with these familiar songs. The Concert Orchestra, under the direction of Todd Parrish, will perform works that are both familiar and enjoyable. The first movement of Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony”, Symphony No. 8, is one of the most familiar melodies and often programmed pieces of orchestral music. Vivaldi’s Concerto for Harp in D will feature soloist Melody Stein performing with the Concert Orchestra. Next, the Bay Youth seniors will be recognized, as the Concert Orchestra, conducted by String Orchestra member Brianne Blyden, performs Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance. Mr. Parrish concludes the first half of the concert with Gershwin in Concert arranged by Sayre, that features some of George Gershwin’s most memorable songs. The Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Music Director Helen Martell begins the second half with the beautiful Barber Adagio for Strings. This intense yet serene work, unfortunately might be known as the closing credit music from the movie Platoon. The Finale from Symphony No. 2 by Howard Hansen, known as the “Romantic Symphony”, was commissioned for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony and along with the works of Aaron Copland best represents American orchestral music. The Symphony Orchestra concludes the concert with March from 1941 by John Williams from the movie of the same name starring John Belushi. Tickets: $10 Adults, $6 Student Age 18 and under; Season Tickets: $35 Adults, $20 Students; to order tickets call 757-618-1800 or email bayyouth@hotmail.com Wilder Performing Arts Center – Norfolk State University, Norfolk

Thursday, May 20, 2010, 7:30 pm
Orion String Quartet
This acclaimed ensemble "balances beauty with fierce energy, spot-on accuracy, and rich tonal blend" (Detroit Free Press). Tickets: $40. available online at www.vafest.org, by phone at 757-282-2822, or in person at the Festival Box Office at MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. American Theatre, Hampton

Friday, May 21, 2010, 8 pm
The Washington Chorus: Basically Baroque
Grammy Award-winner The Washington Chorus (TWC) will conclude its 49th annual subscription season with a concert featuring music of the masters of the Baroque and Renaissance. Under the baton of TWC's Music Director Julian Wachner, "Basically Baroque" features full chorus with brass ensemble, timpani and organ. The program will include choral highlights of the period, plus J.S. Bach's transcription for solo organ of Vivaldi's Concerto for two violins and orchestra. William Neil is the featured organist. Highlights of the concert will include selections from Handel's Coronation Anthems, composed for the 1727 coronation of King George II of England (Handel's first commission as a naturalized British citizen), and the "Gloria Patri" from Handel's Dixit Dominus, composed earlier in 1707, when Handel was only 22 years old. Handel's contemporaries J.S. Bach (O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht), Henry Purcell (Hear my Prayer, O Lord) and Antonio Lotti (Crucifixus) will also be performed. In addition, the Chorus will reach back to the pre-Baroque and Renaissance periods to present works of the Venetian masters Claudio Monteverdi (including his well-known Beatus vir) and Giovanni Gabrieli (Jubilate Deo), along with compositions by Heinrich Schütz, the most renowned and dramatic composer of 17th-century Germany (Psalm 100 and Selig sind die Toten). Portions of the concert will be performed in "stereo surround" style to take full advantage of the rich acoustics of National Presbyterian Church. Tickets for the concert are priced at $25, $35 and $40 and may be purchased by calling The Washington Chorus Box Office at (202) 342-6221 or ordering securely online at www.thewashingtonchorus.org. Further information about Julian Wachner is also available on his website at www.julianwachner.com. National Presbyterian Church is located at 4101 Nebraska Avenue, NW, a short walk from the Tenleytown-AU Station. There is ample free parking on the church grounds. Visit www.nationalpres.org for further information.

Friday, May 21, 2010, 8 pm
Boston Brass
For nearly 25 years, this jovial quintet has created a one-of-a-kind musical experience for audiences, merrily moving from classical works to jazz standards to funk in concerts sparked by lively repartee and touched with humor and personality. "More powerful than a speeding locomotive" (Charleston Daily Mail). Tickets: $32. available online at www.vafest.org, by phone at 757-282-2822, or in person at the Festival Box Office at MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. Ferguson Center for the Arts, Music and Theatre Hall, Newport News

Saturday, May 22, 3 pm
Spring Sparkle, a Recital to Benefit Scholarship Students
Presented by the members of the Williamsburg Area Music Teachers and the Williamsburg Music Club. Featured performing members who will share their talents to aid the fund are Paulette Amory – piano, Heidi Bloch – organ, Myrna Brinkley – vocal, Cathy Combs – piano, Marj Gottschalk-Trone – vocal, Tonia Herrin – flute and Terri Osborne – piano. Compositions by Thomas Morley, Johannes Brahms, Stephen Schwartz, Gena Branscombe, George Gershwin, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Dave Frishberg, Bobby Troup, Ernst von Doh'nanyi, Cecile Chaminade, Claude Debussy and more.The concert will be followed by a “Meet and Greet the Musicians” reception. Tax-deductible donations for the Williamsburg Music Club Scholarship Fund will be accepted at the recital. For questions and / or additional information, please visit www.williamburgmusicclub.org or call 757-220-9489. King of Glory Lutheran Church, 4897 Longhill Road, ½ mile west of Route #199, Williamsburg.

Saturday, May 22, 2010, 7:30 pm
Professor Flitwink’s Music History 101
School’s almost over, but we’ve got one class left to take! Join The Virginia Beach Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Donald Krudop, as we explore the evolution of music in “Professor Flitwink’s Music History 101.” Professor Thaddeus Flitwink, portrayed by local actor David Springstead, will guide us through various choral musical styles, from baroque to Broadway. The concert also includes a special performance by The Landstown High School Madrigals, under the direction of Dr. Martha Springstead. Admission is $15 for adults, and $12 for seniors and students. Tickets can be purchased from the Sandler Center box office or from Chorale members. For more information, call 385-ARTS (385-2787). Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Town Center, Virginia Beach.

Sunday, May 23, 2010, 4 pm
Concert in the Woods
Our last Music in the Woods concert of the year. Come enjoy a light-hearted concert of the music of Broadway, piano duets by Deborah and Lawrence Carr, Chopin and Vivaldi. Receptions follow each concert. A freewill offering will be accepted to help offset the expenses of the artists. Call 757-596-1151 or visit www.hidenwood.org Hidenwood Presbyterian Church 414 Hiden Boulevard, Newport News, Virginia 23606

Sunday, May 23, 2010, 6 pm
André-Michel Schub and Orion String Quartet
"Flawless" pianist (The New York Times) and Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Music Artistic Director André-Michel performs with one of the most brilliant quartets on the scene today, an ensemble that "balances beauty with fierce energy, spot-on accuracy, and rich tonal blend" (Detroit Free Press). Dinner and wine tasting available. Call for information. C Tickets: $40. available online at www.vafest.org, by phone at 757-282-2822, or in person at the Festival Box Office at MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. Williamsburg Winery, James City County

Sunday, May 23, 2010, 6:30 pm
In loving memory of Lisa Relaford Coston
Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn in cooperation with Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church present a concert in loving memory of Lisa Relaford Coston. Lisa was a prominent area mezzo soprano who died last January following complications from a heart surgery. She was 46 and is survived by her relatives as well as many friends and colleagues who deeply mourn her loss. The concert will feature some of the area's most prominent singers, including Amy Cofield Williamson, Sondra Gelb, Robynne Redmon, Robert Shoup, Scott Williamson, Agnes Wynne and pianists Oksana Lutsyshyn and Andrey Kasparov. Works by Charpentier, Debussy, Gordon, Hailstork, Mahler, Messiaen, Rachmaninov, Vaughan Williams as well as traditional spirituals. The performance will also feature live recordings by Lisa Relaford Coston and will launch the fundraising drive to establish a memorial scholarship in her name. Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church, 6900 Newport Ave., Norfolk.

Wednesday, May 26 2010, 7:30 pm
Songs of Libby Larsen
The John Duffy Composer’s Institute will present a full recital of some of the major vocal works of Libby Larsen including: Cowboy Songs, Songs from Letters: Calamity Jane, Try me Good King: The Last Words of the Wives of Henry the 8th, My Antonia, Margaret Songs and Sonnets from the Portuguese. Some of our finest singers from Virginia and North Carolina, accompanied by Oksana Lutsyshin, will present these expressive and utterly American songs by one of our nation’s premier song composers. This is an opportunity not to be missed. Admission is free and open to the public. Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building, ODU, 49th Street and Elkhorn Ave., Norfolk.

Thursday, May 27, 2010, 7:30 pm
Alisa Weilerstein, Cello
This twenty-something cellist plays with passion that transfixes audiences, drawing awestruck reviews from critics for her recitals and performances with great symphony orchestras around the world. “Bravura technique and coiled energy… lovely cantabile solo lines and an improvisatory swirl of…surprises” (Detroit Free Press). “To hear her play is to experience the serenity of being in a master’s hands” (Newsday). This performance will be recorded live for American Public Media’s “Performance Today” radio broadcast. Bach, Suite for Cello no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Kodaly,Sonata for Cello, Op. 8; Handel, Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Beethoven, Symphony no. 8 in F major, Op. 93; Dvorák, Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191. Tickets: $30. available online at www.vafest.org, by phone at 757-282-2822, or in person at the Festival Box Office at MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 2215 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg

Friday, May 28, 2010, 8 pm
The Melody of Rhythm
Bela Fleck, banjo, Zakir Hussain, tabla, and Edgar Meyer, double-bass
Fans of banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck know that a concert by this master musician is guaranteed to take the listener to unexplored worlds; he mixes traditions and instruments with the joy of a master chef blending spices. His latest experiment, “The Melody of Rhythm,” is an unparalleled collaboration between Fleck, composer and double-bass master Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain, arguably the world’s greatest tabla player. Join a breathtaking journey that reveals new sounds from each of these three beautiful instruments. $45, $35, Reserved Theater Seating Visit www.vafest.org or call 1-800-982-ARTS for tickets. For more information call 757-282-2822.Williamsburg Lodge, Virginia Room, Williamsburg

Sunday, May 30, 2010, 3 pm
Virginia Chorale: Perpetual Light
This program juxtaposes two masterpiece settings of the Requeim Mass for the beloved medium of the a capella chorus. Tomas Luis da Victoria's setting is one of the masterworks of the Renaissance. Ildebrando Pizzetti, a little known Italian composer from the generation after Puccini, is indebted to Victoria and Palestrina, and his lush, romantic Requiem is every bit the masterpiece of his Renaissance ancestors. The May 16th and 30th performances are presented in conjunction with the Virginia Arts Festival. All tickets just $25 (CMA Members $20 for May 16 performance; students: $10). Tickets are available online: www.vachorale.org, by phone: (757) 627-8375, and at the door. Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 2215 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg

Sunday, May 30, 2010, 7 pm
Virginia Symphony Orchestra with Alisa Weilerstein, cello; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Here’s an opportunity to hear Virginia’s nationally acclaimed symphony orchestra with a brilliant guest soloist, cellist Alisa Weilerstein—an event that is sure to spur every musician on the stage to new heights of inspired performance. $50, $35, Reserved Theater Seating . Visit www.vafest.org or call 1-800-982-ARTS for tickets. For more information call 757-282-2822. Williamsburg Lodge, Virginia Room, Williamsburg

New Marquis Garrett Choral Arrangement on YouTube
Hampton University graduate Marquis Garrett has a new arrangement of the spiritual Were You There for SSA choir and piano. Marquis conducts the University of North Carolina Greensville Women's Choir on May 2, 2010 in the video. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd0_sjK7f0U

Vote for the Greater Children's Choir to Win a $25,000 Grant from
the Pepsi Refresh Project
Visit www.grcchoir.org and click on the link that will take you to the refresheverything.com website and sign-up to be a voter. You can vote every day for the month of May!

Choral Director/Principal Coach Accompanist Position for the Vocal Music Department of The Governor's School for the Arts, Norfolk, VA.
A strong knowledge of the operatic, art song, and choral literature is expected, and the applicant should be an excellent sight reader. The responsibilities for this position will include:
Rehearse and direct chorus in rehearsals and performances.
Be in charge of and administrate all VMEA District Choral activities.
Rehearse chorus one evening after school.
Choose repertoire in collaboration with Department Chair for concert.
Accompany all concerts, performances, auditions, for the department.
Be available to play for school auditions in January, and be in attendance at other school functions (graduation, new student orientation, Vocal Music pre school camp) where the department is involved.
Assist in all departmental administrative activities as designated by the Department Chair.
Teach Chorus, and other classes where designated by the Department Chair which may include one level of Theory, Sight Singing, Audition Prep, Piano Skills, and Applied Voice.
Coach students in vocal repertoire.
Be available to make audition CD/DVDs for students.
Be available for staff meetings.
Classes are 1-5 Mon-Fri, and prep time for this position is included in the salary. The period of employment runs from late August thru mid June. Salary is $31.00 per hour for the 20 hour work week not to exceed $22,000, and an additional $10,000 stipend to cover all other activities. There are no employee benefits with this position, and housing is not provided.
The Governor's School for the Arts is a performing arts high school which services students from eight cities in the Hampton Roads area. The school runs two shifts from 1-4 and 2-5, with the common hours of 2-4 for all students. The 1 and 4 o'clock classes are repeated for students from different areas.
Students attend regular high school for their academic subjects and then come to Governor's School for a three hour arts block in their respective areas each day. The Vocal Music department is a pre-conservatory model where students are taught to sing as soloists, and as a chorus. Opera, art song, and large scale choral works are studied and performed. There is a yearly fully staged opera production, and Liederabend, Cabaret, Scenes, and Chorus concerts. More information may be obtained from the website at www.gsarts.net. Resumes may be sent to me via e-mail at GSAOpera@aol.com, or via regular mail to:
Alan Fischer- Vocal Music, The Governor's School for the Arts, 1542 West 49th St., Norfolk, VA 23508.