Art
The Barclay Sheaks Gallery
Theatre
August 1 – October 3
Performances take place in Hofheimer Theater.
For reservations, call 757.455.3381 or email [email protected].
Sum Accumulation:
15 Years of Painting
The works of Barclay Sheaks, the
late Distinguished Artist-inResidence at VWC, is a stunning
visual display and an expression
of the value of liberal and lifelong
learning. Admission to the gallery,
located inside Godwin Hall, is free
and open to the public.
Hours: Mon-Fri. 9:40 am - 4 pm
Phone: 757.455.3200
John Rudel
Rudel has created a dynamic personal
language of image-making as a painter.
This exhibition displays large scale multimedia paintings highlighting 15 years of
award-winning work by the VWC Batten
Associate Professor of Art.
Neil Britton Gallery
Dr. Lisa Freiman, Director of the Institute
for Contemporary Art at
Virginia Commonwealth
University, discusses
strategies for nurturing
local arts scenes including growing and maintaining the current arts
movement in Hampton
Roads as well as her own
career and the groundbreaking endeavor of the
new ICA.
Changing exhibitions and programs
include the work of both
professional artists and students.
Admission to the gallery, located
inside the Hofheimer Library, is
free and open to the public.
Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9 am-8 pm
Fri. 9 am - 5 pm
Sat. and Sun. noon - 5 pm
Phone: 757.455.3257
Reception: Sept. 4, 7:30 pm
September 4
Visiting Art Scholar Lecture
Blocker Auditorium, 6 pm
Location: Virginia Wesleyan
‘Dragging’ by Tracy Spencer-Stonestreet
College is located on the border
of Norfolk and Virginia Beach, a
short distance from Interstate 64,
exit-282 (Northampton Blvd).
Patrick Barlow
October 16–December 11
Dragging
Tracy Spencer-Stonestreet
Spencer-Stonestreet uses various materials to explore the layers of signals and
desires extant in the American home,
striving to expose the personal struggle
to find an authentic and earnest self
within the clutter of expectation.
Artist Lecture: Oct. 16, 6 pm
Blocker Auditorium; followed by
Opening Reception: 7 pm in gallery
January–February, 2015
Musicians Create Images
An exhibit accompanied by “Old Time”
music performances, hosted by VWC
professor Dan Margolies during the
College’s Winter Session.
PARKING: Convenient, free parking
on campus is available. Upon
entering the campus, a security
officer at the gate will direct you.
October 1-5
‘Time’ by John Rudel
The 39 Steps
February 27–April 10, 2015
Super Bowls
This juried exhibition invites entries
from a nationwide pool of artists,
challenging the aesthetic and conceptual possibilities of what a bowl
might be. Accompanies fundraising
efforts of the “Empty Bowls” charity
dinner held on campus annually.
Dates and reception information TBA.
April–May, 2015
Senior Exhibition
VWC students display
their senior thesis work.
Dates and reception
information TBA.
Dates and reception information TBA.
by Patrick Barlow
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy
spy novel; add a dash of Monty Python
and you get a comedic tour-de-force
sure to delight all who love the magic
of theatre. Adapted by Patrick Barlow
(2005) from the 1915 adventure novel
by John Buchan; previously known to
many from Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller
film (1935); directed by Dr. Travis Malone.
November 20-21
Showtimes: Oct. 1-3 at 7:30 pm
Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 pm
and Oct. 5 at 2 pm
General Admission: $15
Students/Seniors/Military: $10
7:30 pm
Fall One-Act Play Festival
A two-night extravaganza organized
and directed by students from the VWC
Theatre program.
Free to all and open to public
Lisa Loomer
March 4-8, 2015
Distracted by Lisa Loomer
Contact Information
The story of a boy with attention-deficit
disorder and what it does to his family.
A depiction of modern family life in this
high-tech, information-saturated fastpaced world in which we live; directed
by Dr. Sally Shedd. Note: this production
contains adult language and situations.
Concerts757.455.2101
Theatrical Productions757.455.3381
Art Exhibitions
757.455.3257
The Center for
Sacred Music 757.455.3376
Campus switchboard 757.455.3200
‘Triangulation’
by Ryan Billy
Non-Profit Organ.
U.S. Postage
PAID
Norfolk, Virginia
Permit 27
Showtimes: March 4-7 at 7:30 pm
and March 8 at 2 pm
To send light into
the darkness of the heart
— such is the duty of
Sept. 2014-May 2015
1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk, VA 23502
the Arts.
Sept. 2014-May 2015
Robert Schumann
1810-1856
Art
The Barclay Sheaks Gallery
Theatre
August 1 – October 3
Performances take place in Hofheimer Theater.
For reservations, call 757.455.3381 or email [email protected].
Sum Accumulation:
15 Years of Painting
The works of Barclay Sheaks, the
late Distinguished Artist-inResidence at VWC, is a stunning
visual display and an expression
of the value of liberal and lifelong
learning. Admission to the gallery,
located inside Godwin Hall, is free
and open to the public.
Hours: Mon-Fri. 9:40 am - 4 pm
Phone: 757.455.3200
John Rudel
Rudel has created a dynamic personal
language of image-making as a painter.
This exhibition displays large scale multimedia paintings highlighting 15 years of
award-winning work by the VWC Batten
Associate Professor of Art.
Neil Britton Gallery
Dr. Lisa Freiman, Director of the Institute
for Contemporary Art at
Virginia Commonwealth
University, discusses
strategies for nurturing
local arts scenes including growing and maintaining the current arts
movement in Hampton
Roads as well as her own
career and the groundbreaking endeavor of the
new ICA.
Changing exhibitions and programs
include the work of both
professional artists and students.
Admission to the gallery, located
inside the Hofheimer Library, is
free and open to the public.
Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9 am-8 pm
Fri. 9 am - 5 pm
Sat. and Sun. noon - 5 pm
Phone: 757.455.3257
Reception: Sept. 4, 7:30 pm
September 4
Visiting Art Scholar Lecture
Blocker Auditorium, 6 pm
Location: Virginia Wesleyan
‘Dragging’ by Tracy Spencer-Stonestreet
College is located on the border
of Norfolk and Virginia Beach, a
short distance from Interstate 64,
exit-282 (Northampton Blvd).
Patrick Barlow
October 16–December 11
Dragging
Tracy Spencer-Stonestreet
Spencer-Stonestreet uses various materials to explore the layers of signals and
desires extant in the American home,
striving to expose the personal struggle
to find an authentic and earnest self
within the clutter of expectation.
Artist Lecture: Oct. 16, 6 pm
Blocker Auditorium; followed by
Opening Reception: 7 pm in gallery
January–February, 2015
Musicians Create Images
An exhibit accompanied by “Old Time”
music performances, hosted by VWC
professor Dan Margolies during the
College’s Winter Session.
PARKING: Convenient, free parking
on campus is available. Upon
entering the campus, a security
officer at the gate will direct you.
October 1-5
‘Time’ by John Rudel
The 39 Steps
February 27–April 10, 2015
Super Bowls
This juried exhibition invites entries
from a nationwide pool of artists,
challenging the aesthetic and conceptual possibilities of what a bowl
might be. Accompanies fundraising
efforts of the “Empty Bowls” charity
dinner held on campus annually.
Dates and reception information TBA.
April–May, 2015
Senior Exhibition
VWC students display
their senior thesis work.
Dates and reception
information TBA.
Dates and reception information TBA.
by Patrick Barlow
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy
spy novel; add a dash of Monty Python
and you get a comedic tour-de-force
sure to delight all who love the magic
of theatre. Adapted by Patrick Barlow
(2005) from the 1915 adventure novel
by John Buchan; previously known to
many from Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller
film (1935); directed by Dr. Travis Malone.
November 20-21
Showtimes: Oct. 1-3 at 7:30 pm
Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 pm
and Oct. 5 at 2 pm
General Admission: $15
Students/Seniors/Military: $10
7:30 pm
Fall One-Act Play Festival
A two-night extravaganza organized
and directed by students from the VWC
Theatre program.
Free to all and open to public
Lisa Loomer
March 4-8, 2015
Distracted by Lisa Loomer
Contact Information
The story of a boy with attention-deficit
disorder and what it does to his family.
A depiction of modern family life in this
high-tech, information-saturated fastpaced world in which we live; directed
by Dr. Sally Shedd. Note: this production
contains adult language and situations.
Concerts757.455.2101
Theatrical Productions757.455.3381
Art Exhibitions
757.455.3257
The Center for
Sacred Music 757.455.3376
Campus switchboard 757.455.3200
‘Triangulation’
by Ryan Billy
Non-Profit Organ.
U.S. Postage
PAID
Norfolk, Virginia
Permit 27
Showtimes: March 4-7 at 7:30 pm
and March 8 at 2 pm
To send light into
the darkness of the heart
— such is the duty of
Sept. 2014-May 2015
1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk, VA 23502
the Arts.
Sept. 2014-May 2015
Robert Schumann
1810-1856
Music
Performances
begin at 7:30pm
in the Hofheimer
Theater unless
otherwise noted.
Ticket prices as listed;
free to the VWC
community.
A World of Music
Monday, April 20, 2015
Virginia Wesleyan College Concert Series
Eastern Virginia Brass
Performing works of the stately Renaissance
to the jazz of Louis Armstrong, and “Call,”
a commemoration of the American Civil War
by British composer Liz Lane. ($10; $5)
Monday, Dec. 1
Project Images
($10; $5)
Sherie
Aguirre
Monday, Oct. 13
Jewels of the Baroque
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
musicians Sherie Aguirre, oboe,
and Jorge Aguirre, violin, with
Lee Jordan-Anders, piano, and
Jeffrey Phelps, cello. ($10; $5)
Classic works by Bach and
Beethoven, along with those of
19th-century Spanish composer
Pablo Sarasate and modern
jazz composer David Baker.
Debby Azikiwe, piano.
($15, $8)
Students of John Rudel,
Associate Professor of
Art, responded to the
music of Claude
Debussy and will display their works
this evening as Lee Jordan-Anders,
piano, performs music of the
Impressionist-era composer.
Photo credit:
David A. Beloff
Friday, April 10, 2015
The Thirteen
Thursday, Nov. 13
Thirteen artists—one voice. Under
the direction of Matthew Robertson,
this New York-based ensemble with
a reputation for exceptionalism performs Renaissance and Baroque
masterpieces. ($15; $8)
Red Priest
Described as “visionary and heretical,” this
acoustic foursome of the Baroque has been
likened to the Rolling Stones, Jackson Pollock,
and the Marx Brothers, all rolled into one. ($15, $8)
11:00 am, Hofheimer Theater
“Azikiwe plays so effortlessly that the
listener does not fully appreciate what
has been accomplished until reflection
after the fact.” (New York News)
Monday, Nov. 3
Jorge
Aguirre
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Amadi Azikiwe, viola
The Series is grateful for the support of the Virginia Commission
for the Arts and the Doughterty Visiting Artist Fund.
Performances begin
at 11:00 am unless
otherwise noted. Free
and open to the public,
reservations not required.
For further information,
call 757.455.3376.
Word-Beat
The artistry of singer/actor
Charles Williams combines with
the global-jazz percussion of
Tom Teasley in a program of
African proverbs and inspirational texts by Langston
Hughes and Nelson Mandela.
Thursday, Sept. 25 11:00 am
Monumental Chapel
Anthony Ciotti
Selections from classical to jazz showcase
the versatility of the instrument when played
by this national award-winning accordionist.
Thursday, Oct. 30 11:00 am
Hofheimer Theater
Eve Watters
Monday, May 4, 2015
Billye Brown Youmans,
soprano
The music of Bach and Handel
give way to Barber’s poignant
“Knoxville: Summer of 1915”
and Whitacre’s children’s classic,
“Goodnight Moon.” Lee JordanAnders, piano. ($10; $5)
“When Eve Watters plays the
harp, the willows weep. When
she sings, the fishes dance. And
when she tells stories, people
beg for more.”
Mid-Atlantic Storytellers Conference
With Celtic harp, storytelling,
and an array of instruments,
Watters celebrates timeless tradition with
new spirit and style. A discussion and
demonstration on the cutting-edge topic
of therapeutic music will follow at noon.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
11:00 am, Hofheimer Theater
Larissa Venzie
With technical prowess and
insightful musicality, the melodic
magic of the marimba is showcased through the wonders of
classical, folk and pop music.
Thursday, Nov. 6 11:00 am
Hofheimer Theater
Abhik Mukherjee
and Ranendra Das
Experience the ancient melodic patterns of
raga with Indian classical sitarist Mukherjee
and tabla artist Das. A 4,000-year-old art
form designed to raise the inner being
to divine peacefulness and bliss.
The Center
for Sacred
Music
Monumental
Moments
I should like to see all the arts, especially music, used
in the service of the One who gave and made them.
Lectures take place in
Fine Arts 9 at 11:00 am
unless otherwise
noted. Free to all;
reservations not
required. For further
information, call
757.455.3376.
Martin Luther, 1524
Thursday, October 2
Sunday, October 26
A Wandering Aramean
was My Father
4:00 pm
2014 Fall Hymn Festival:
Enter by the Narrow Gate
(Deuteronomy 26:5):
Nomadic Experience
as Jewish Memory
“Small is the gate and narrow the road
that leads to life . . .” (Matthew 7:14)
In a service exploring the
Christian journey, VWC
Choral Director Michael
Trotta leads the
Wesleyan Worship Choir
with Sharon Foxwell,
organist.
Virginia Beach United
Methodist Church
Singers from all churches are invited to join
the chorus. Rehearsal that day at 3:00 pm.
Call 757.455.3376 or email [email protected].
For more information, visit www.vwc.edu/
csmfallhymnfest
July 27-August 1, 2015
2015 Sacred Music Summer
Conference
A non-denominational showcase of
instruction steeped in the Wesley
tradition of training minds and warming hearts. More than 45 workshop
sessions led by 16 guest clinicians.
Evening worship, hymn festivals,
and concerts highlight the week.
Virginia Wesleyan College
Dr. Eric Mazur
Gloria and David Furman
Professor of Judaic Studies
Thursday, September 11
A Time to Remember
11:00 am
A 9/11 commemorative with special music
by the Wesleyan Chorale and reflection
by Dr. Craig Wansink, Joan P. and Macon
F. Brock Jr. Director of the Center for the
Study of Religious Freedom.
Monumental Chapel
Virginia Wesleyan College
Thursday, April 2, 2015
11:00 am
What Wondrous Love is This
Whether known as Maundy Thursday,
Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, or
Thursday of Mysteries, this Christian
holy day recalls the Last Supper of
Jesus Christ with his apostles.
Reflection by Dr. Terry Lindvall,
C.S. Lewis Endowed Chair in
Communication and Christian Thought.
VWC Chaplain Greg West presides.
Monumental Chapel
Virginia Wesleyan College
A Journey Down Memory
Lane: How Memories (and
Beliefs) are Constructed and
Reconstructed Over Time
Dr. Scott Hinze
Assistant Professor of
Psychology
Thursday, October 23
Pilgrimages into Pain:
When Christians Enter
into the Suffering of Jesus
Dr. Craig Wansink
Joan P. and Macon F. Brock Jr.
Director of the Center for
the Study of Religious
Freedom and Professor of
Religious Studies
Sound & Symbol
Student Music
Lecture Series “The Journey” Performances
CSM explores the journeys that formed a pivotal part of
the world’s major religions as well as our everyday experiences,
and the music that provides the soundtrack.
Tuesday, November 18
Two Journeys to
Enlightenment:
Siddhartha and Thoreau
Virginia Wesleyan
Chorale and
Wesleyan Singers
are led by VWC
Director of Choral
Music Michael John
Trotta and accompanied by George
Stone, piano.
Dr. Steven Emmanuel
Professor of Philosophy
Heroic or Villainous:
Claude Debussy’s
Journey to his Island of Joy
MS. Lee Jordan-Anders
Professor of Music & Artist-inResidence
Monday, Oct. 6 7:30 pm
Tuesday, February 24,
2015
Choral music spanning the millennia,
from chant through the 21st century.
A Muslim’s Pilgrimage
to Mecca
Friday, Oct. 17 9:30 am-1:30 pm
Iman Vernon Fareed
Iman of Masjid William Salaam
The Inward Journey: Travel
as Meditation and SelfExploration in Ancient Greece
Dr. Ben Haller
The Lens of Time
Young Men’s Festival of Song
An intensive workshop and great day
of singing for male voices, grades 8-12,
under the direction of Dr. Michael
John Trotta. (No charge to singers; lunch
Monday, March 9, 2015 7:30 pm
The Presidential
Masterworks Series
Gabriel Fauré’s choral classic
Requiem in D minor, Opus 48, and
his Piano Trio in D minor, Opus 12,
performed by the Alborada Trio.
included. By advance registration only.)
757-455-3282 or [email protected]
Associate Professor of Classics
Thursday, March 12,
2015
Seeking Mickey: Disney
and the Great American
Family Vacation
(Hofheimer Theater)
Professor of
Communication
Director of the Center for
Sacred Music
DR. Kathy MerlockJackson
Performances take
place in Hofheimer
Theater. Free to all;
reservations not
required. For further
information, call
757.455.3282.
Walking the Labyrinth:
A Journey for those Who
Can’t Make the Trip
Dr. Sandra Billy
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Sacred Steps: Medieval
Pilgrimage and the American
Myth: Searching for the New
Jerusalem
Dr. George Greenia
Professor of Hispanic Studies
and Director of the Institute
for Pilgrimage Studies at the
College of William and Mary
December 5 & 6 7:30 pm
Handel’s “Messiah”
Excerpts from Part I of the Baroque
composer’s most famous oratorio.
Monday, April 27, 2015 7:30 pm
Women of Wisdom
A celebration of music by female
composers featuring composer-inresidence Susan LaBarr.
Music
Performances
begin at 7:30pm
in the Hofheimer
Theater unless
otherwise noted.
Ticket prices as listed;
free to the VWC
community.
A World of Music
Monday, April 20, 2015
Virginia Wesleyan College Concert Series
Eastern Virginia Brass
Performing works of the stately Renaissance
to the jazz of Louis Armstrong, and “Call,”
a commemoration of the American Civil War
by British composer Liz Lane. ($10; $5)
Monday, Dec. 1
Project Images
($10; $5)
Sherie
Aguirre
Monday, Oct. 13
Jewels of the Baroque
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
musicians Sherie Aguirre, oboe,
and Jorge Aguirre, violin, with
Lee Jordan-Anders, piano, and
Jeffrey Phelps, cello. ($10; $5)
Classic works by Bach and
Beethoven, along with those of
19th-century Spanish composer
Pablo Sarasate and modern
jazz composer David Baker.
Debby Azikiwe, piano.
($15, $8)
Students of John Rudel,
Associate Professor of
Art, responded to the
music of Claude
Debussy and will display their works
this evening as Lee Jordan-Anders,
piano, performs music of the
Impressionist-era composer.
Photo credit:
David A. Beloff
Friday, April 10, 2015
The Thirteen
Thursday, Nov. 13
Thirteen artists—one voice. Under
the direction of Matthew Robertson,
this New York-based ensemble with
a reputation for exceptionalism performs Renaissance and Baroque
masterpieces. ($15; $8)
Red Priest
Described as “visionary and heretical,” this
acoustic foursome of the Baroque has been
likened to the Rolling Stones, Jackson Pollock,
and the Marx Brothers, all rolled into one. ($15, $8)
11:00 am, Hofheimer Theater
“Azikiwe plays so effortlessly that the
listener does not fully appreciate what
has been accomplished until reflection
after the fact.” (New York News)
Monday, Nov. 3
Jorge
Aguirre
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Amadi Azikiwe, viola
The Series is grateful for the support of the Virginia Commission
for the Arts and the Doughterty Visiting Artist Fund.
Performances begin
at 11:00 am unless
otherwise noted. Free
and open to the public,
reservations not required.
For further information,
call 757.455.3376.
Word-Beat
The artistry of singer/actor
Charles Williams combines with
the global-jazz percussion of
Tom Teasley in a program of
African proverbs and inspirational texts by Langston
Hughes and Nelson Mandela.
Thursday, Sept. 25 11:00 am
Monumental Chapel
Anthony Ciotti
Selections from classical to jazz showcase
the versatility of the instrument when played
by this national award-winning accordionist.
Thursday, Oct. 30 11:00 am
Hofheimer Theater
Eve Watters
Monday, May 4, 2015
Billye Brown Youmans,
soprano
The music of Bach and Handel
give way to Barber’s poignant
“Knoxville: Summer of 1915”
and Whitacre’s children’s classic,
“Goodnight Moon.” Lee JordanAnders, piano. ($10; $5)
“When Eve Watters plays the
harp, the willows weep. When
she sings, the fishes dance. And
when she tells stories, people
beg for more.”
Mid-Atlantic Storytellers Conference
With Celtic harp, storytelling,
and an array of instruments,
Watters celebrates timeless tradition with
new spirit and style. A discussion and
demonstration on the cutting-edge topic
of therapeutic music will follow at noon.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
11:00 am, Hofheimer Theater
Larissa Venzie
With technical prowess and
insightful musicality, the melodic
magic of the marimba is showcased through the wonders of
classical, folk and pop music.
Thursday, Nov. 6 11:00 am
Hofheimer Theater
Abhik Mukherjee
and Ranendra Das
Experience the ancient melodic patterns of
raga with Indian classical sitarist Mukherjee
and tabla artist Das. A 4,000-year-old art
form designed to raise the inner being
to divine peacefulness and bliss.
The Center
for Sacred
Music
Monumental
Moments
I should like to see all the arts, especially music, used
in the service of the One who gave and made them.
Lectures take place in
Fine Arts 9 at 11:00 am
unless otherwise
noted. Free to all;
reservations not
required. For further
information, call
757.455.3376.
Martin Luther, 1524
Thursday, October 2
Sunday, October 26
A Wandering Aramean
was My Father
4:00 pm
2014 Fall Hymn Festival:
Enter by the Narrow Gate
(Deuteronomy 26:5):
Nomadic Experience
as Jewish Memory
“Small is the gate and narrow the road
that leads to life . . .” (Matthew 7:14)
In a service exploring the
Christian journey, VWC
Choral Director Michael
Trotta leads the
Wesleyan Worship Choir
with Sharon Foxwell,
organist.
Virginia Beach United
Methodist Church
Singers from all churches are invited to join
the chorus. Rehearsal that day at 3:00 pm.
Call 757.455.3376 or email [email protected].
For more information, visit www.vwc.edu/
csmfallhymnfest
July 27-August 1, 2015
2015 Sacred Music Summer
Conference
A non-denominational showcase of
instruction steeped in the Wesley
tradition of training minds and warming hearts. More than 45 workshop
sessions led by 16 guest clinicians.
Evening worship, hymn festivals,
and concerts highlight the week.
Virginia Wesleyan College
Dr. Eric Mazur
Gloria and David Furman
Professor of Judaic Studies
Thursday, September 11
A Time to Remember
11:00 am
A 9/11 commemorative with special music
by the Wesleyan Chorale and reflection
by Dr. Craig Wansink, Joan P. and Macon
F. Brock Jr. Director of the Center for the
Study of Religious Freedom.
Monumental Chapel
Virginia Wesleyan College
Thursday, April 2, 2015
11:00 am
What Wondrous Love is This
Whether known as Maundy Thursday,
Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, or
Thursday of Mysteries, this Christian
holy day recalls the Last Supper of
Jesus Christ with his apostles.
Reflection by Dr. Terry Lindvall,
C.S. Lewis Endowed Chair in
Communication and Christian Thought.
VWC Chaplain Greg West presides.
Monumental Chapel
Virginia Wesleyan College
A Journey Down Memory
Lane: How Memories (and
Beliefs) are Constructed and
Reconstructed Over Time
Dr. Scott Hinze
Assistant Professor of
Psychology
Thursday, October 23
Pilgrimages into Pain:
When Christians Enter
into the Suffering of Jesus
Dr. Craig Wansink
Joan P. and Macon F. Brock Jr.
Director of the Center for
the Study of Religious
Freedom and Professor of
Religious Studies
Sound & Symbol
Student Music
Lecture Series “The Journey” Performances
CSM explores the journeys that formed a pivotal part of
the world’s major religions as well as our everyday experiences,
and the music that provides the soundtrack.
Tuesday, November 18
Two Journeys to
Enlightenment:
Siddhartha and Thoreau
Virginia Wesleyan
Chorale and
Wesleyan Singers
are led by VWC
Director of Choral
Music Michael John
Trotta and accompanied by George
Stone, piano.
Dr. Steven Emmanuel
Professor of Philosophy
Heroic or Villainous:
Claude Debussy’s
Journey to his Island of Joy
MS. Lee Jordan-Anders
Professor of Music & Artist-inResidence
Monday, Oct. 6 7:30 pm
Tuesday, February 24,
2015
Choral music spanning the millennia,
from chant through the 21st century.
A Muslim’s Pilgrimage
to Mecca
Friday, Oct. 17 9:30 am-1:30 pm
Iman Vernon Fareed
Iman of Masjid William Salaam
The Inward Journey: Travel
as Meditation and SelfExploration in Ancient Greece
Dr. Ben Haller
The Lens of Time
Young Men’s Festival of Song
An intensive workshop and great day
of singing for male voices, grades 8-12,
under the direction of Dr. Michael
John Trotta. (No charge to singers; lunch
Monday, March 9, 2015 7:30 pm
The Presidential
Masterworks Series
Gabriel Fauré’s choral classic
Requiem in D minor, Opus 48, and
his Piano Trio in D minor, Opus 12,
performed by the Alborada Trio.
included. By advance registration only.)
757-455-3282 or [email protected]
Associate Professor of Classics
Thursday, March 12,
2015
Seeking Mickey: Disney
and the Great American
Family Vacation
(Hofheimer Theater)
Professor of
Communication
Director of the Center for
Sacred Music
DR. Kathy MerlockJackson
Performances take
place in Hofheimer
Theater. Free to all;
reservations not
required. For further
information, call
757.455.3282.
Walking the Labyrinth:
A Journey for those Who
Can’t Make the Trip
Dr. Sandra Billy
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Sacred Steps: Medieval
Pilgrimage and the American
Myth: Searching for the New
Jerusalem
Dr. George Greenia
Professor of Hispanic Studies
and Director of the Institute
for Pilgrimage Studies at the
College of William and Mary
December 5 & 6 7:30 pm
Handel’s “Messiah”
Excerpts from Part I of the Baroque
composer’s most famous oratorio.
Monday, April 27, 2015 7:30 pm
Women of Wisdom
A celebration of music by female
composers featuring composer-inresidence Susan LaBarr.