Music Series at the Lenfest Center
Concert Hall/Wilson HallFall Music Events 2007
FALL CHORAL CONCERT
Tues., Oct. 16, 2007
Concert Hall / 8 p.m.
Wilson Hall
Hear the
University Chamber Singers and University Chorus in their first
performance of the year. Repertoire will include a preview of the
Chamber Singers’ spring tour and An American Retrospective by
the University Chorus. Guests of this performance include a cappella
ensembles Southern Comfort, JubiLee, and General Admission.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
PARENTS' WEEKEND:
CHORAL
CONCERT
Fri., Oct. 26, 2007
Concert Hall / 7:30 p.m.
Wilson Hall
This
performance repeats the exciting repertoire of the Fall Choral Concert.
Guests of this performance include W&L’s gospel
choir, Joyful Noise.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
PARENTS' WEEKEND:
APPLIED
STUDENT RECITAL
Sat., Oct. 27, 2007
Concert Hall / 10 a.m.
Wilson Hall
No
tickets are required.
PARENTS' WEEKEND:
A CAPPELLA CONCERT
Sat., Oct. 27, 2007
Lee Chapel / 6 p.m.
W&L Campus
One of the
most popular concerts of the year. Always a
winner! Don’t miss General Admission, JubiLee and
Southern Comfort.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
PARENTS' WEEKEND:
WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Sat., Oct. 27, 2007
Concert Hall / 7:30 p.m.
Wilson Hall
A special
program for friends and family alike by the University Wind Ensemble. A
concert of traditional band favorites mixed in with a few surprises.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Tues.
Nov. 13, 2007
Concert Hall / 8 p.m.
Wilson Hall
Featuring
the ever-popular Jazz Ensemble as they explore
everything from early swing era works to modern jazz
compositions, under the expert direction of Chris Magee.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
MUSIC FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Thurs., Nov. 29, 2007 &
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007
Concert Hall / 7 p.m.
Wilson Hall
The ensembles of the Music Department present two
unique holiday concerts this year! For either concert, join the
University Chorus and University Wind Ensemble as they perform
delightful arrangements of holiday tunes for the entire family,
including carol sing-alongs for the audience and a spectacular combined
finale. Each concert will also feature a sampling of other ensembles
including the University String Ensemble and University Jazz Ensemble,
or the a cappella ensembles Southern Comfort, JubiLee, and General
Admission.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
APPLIED STUDENTS RECITAL
Sun. Dec. 2, 2007
Concert Hall / 3 p.m.
Wilson Hall
Tickets are not required.
LEE
CHAPEL CANDLELIGHT
SERVICE
LESSONS AND CAROLS
Thurs. Dec. 6, 2007
Lee Chapel / 8 p.m.
Main Campus
The
University Chamber Singers provide the choral selections for this
traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols. The prayers, lessons,
and hymns tell the story of sacred history from the Creation to the
Incarnation.
Tickets are not required.
Winter Music Events 2008
APPLIED STUDENTS RECITAL
Tues., Feb. 5, 2008
Concert Hall / 8 p.m.
Wilson Hall
Tickets are not required.
SENIOR VOICE RECITAL:
NICOLE
CONKLING ’08
Tues., Feb. 12, 2008 / 8 p.m.
Concert Hall/Wilson Hall
Soprano,
Nicole Conkling performs the finest operatic and contemporary
repertoire in culmination of her voice study at W&L.
Tickets are not
required.
FACULTY RECITAL:
ARDO CONSORT: NEW AND OLD
Sun., Mar. 2, 2008 / 3 p.m.
Concert Hall/Wilson Hall
A concert
presented by W&L faculty, Tim Gaylard, Byron W. Petty and Shuko
Watanabe, along with area musicians.
Tickets are not required.
UNIVERSITY
JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Thurs. March 20, 2008
Concert Hall / 8 p.m.
Wilson Hall
Featuring
the ever-popular Jazz Ensemble as they explore
everything from early swing era works to modern jazz
compositions, under the expert direction of Chris Magee.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
ROAD TO EGYPT TOUR CONCERT
Tues.,
March 25, 2008
Concert Hall / 8 p.m.
Wilson Hall
This
concert kicks off the University Wind Ensemble’s Cultural and
Musical Tour to India. Come and wish these mighty musicians a fond
farewell as they get ready to travel to the other side of the world as
musical ambassadors.
Tickets are
free, but required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
HAYDN'S LORD NELSON MASS
Sat.,
March 29, 2008
Concert Hall / 8 p.m.
Wilson Hall
Conductors
Barry Kolman and Jerry Myers lead the combined forces of the
University Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra and University Chorus in
performance of Haydn’s Lord
Nelson Mass and Mozart’s Te Deum, K.141.
Tickets
are required.
CHAMBER SINGERS: PRE-TOUR CONCERT
Tues., April 1, 2008
Concert Hall / 8 p.m.
Wilson Hall
JDr.
Gordon Spice will lead the University Chamber Singers in performing the
repertoire for the group’s concert tour to Turkey.
Choral
music from Zambia, Latvia, and Indonesia, as well as traditional
spirituals from America will be featured along with compositions by Z.
Randall Stroope, George Gershwin and Rossini.
Tickets are free, but
required. Free
tickets are not available online. Please contact the Box
Office to
reserve your seat(s). Box Office hours, Monday - Friday, 9-11 a.m., 2-4
p.m., and two hours before each performance, (540) 458-8000.
APPLIED STUDENT RECITAL
Thurs., April 3, 2008
Concert Hall / 8 p.m.
Wilson Hall
Tickets are not required.
JULIAN LEDFORD, ’06, BARITONE CONCERT
Sunday, April 27, 2008Concert Hall / 3 p.m.
Wilson Hall
Ledford is a graduate student at the Peabody
Conservatory of Music. Program will include works by Dowland,
Beethoven, Berlioz, Rossini, Gurney and others.
Tickets are not
required.
Spring Music Events 2008
SENIOR THESIS
PRESENTATION:
THERESA
DOUGHERTY ’08
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Concert Hall / 3 p.m.
Wilson Hall
Dougherty will present a lecture on
Shostakovich's
Fifth Symphony as part of the requirements for her Honors Thesis in
Music Theory.
Tickets are not required.
SENIOR VOICE RECITAL:
DANE BOSTON ’08
Tues.,
May 13, 2008
Concert Hall / 8 p.m.
Wilson Hall
Tenor,
Dane Boston, will present a varied program of songs based on texts by
Irish poets. He will also perform a number of duets and ensembles with
fellow students.
Tickets are not required.
SENIOR PIANO RECITAL:
KATHRYN
GEORGE ’08 & MARKUS MUST ’08
Sun.,
May 18, 2008
Concert Hall / 3 p.m.
Wilson Hall
Kathryn
George will play two Chopin Nocturnes and Gershwin's Three Preludes.
Markus Must will perform Mozart's Piano Concerto in D Minor, K. 466
complete.
Tickets are not required.
APPLIED MUSIC RECITAL
Thurs., May 29, 2008
Concert Hall / 8 p.m.
Wilson Hall
Tickets are not required.
