Warrior Chorus Project Comes to Wesleyan on February 7
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Local veterans and current service members will read from ancient tales of war and share their own military experiences as part of a “Warrior Chorus” performance on Friday, February 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Virginia Wesleyan's Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public.
The performance is directed by Peter Meineck, a former British Royal Marine and a professor at New York University, who began the theater program for veterans and holds performances around the country. The show will include 40 minutes of staged readings and will be followed by discussion.
Sponsored by Virginia Humanities, a division of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and part of the VWU Lighthouse On Deck Premiere series. Photo by Daniel Gorman of a 2018 Warrior Chorus performance in New York City.
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Now through March 2
180 Days: Chrysler Museum Glass Studio Assistants' Show
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Neil Britton Art Gallery
Opening Reception: January 9, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Featuring works by Rachel Bartek, Sukayma El Hani, Suhyeon Kang, Malcolm Kriegel, Michael Mills, Jordan Tavan, Abegael Uffelman, and Nichole Vitchner. For more information, call 757.455.3257. Free.
View Gallery Hours
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February 7
Warrior Chorus Project: Staged Reading of Greek Tragedy by and for Veterans
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Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.
Peter Meineck, former British Royal Marine and professor at New York University directs veterans in reading classic Greek tales of war followed by a discussion. Free and open to the public.
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February 12
Variations: Opera for Here & Now
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Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 7:00 p.m.
Virginia Opera, the official Opera Company of the Commonwealth of Virginia, presents VARIATIONS: Opera for Here & Now, a semi-staged concert performance. Select scenes from 20th & 21st century operas will be performed performed by VO singers, including operas by Jake Heggie, André Previn, Stephen Sondheim, Gregory Spears, Evan Mack, and John Musto.
Shelby Rhoades, Principal Coach and Director of Emerging Artists, will accompany, Kyle Lang (main stage director for
Cinderella) provides directorial guidance, and Virginia Opera Artistic Director Adam Turner will serve as emcee. Tickets are $20 at
vaopera.org.
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February 16
The Virginia Chorale Presents: Great American Songbook
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Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 4:00 p.m.
The Chorale and soloists put their signature spin on favorite popular and jazz standards, featuring songs by Gershwin, Kern, Porter, Arlen, Berlin, and Rodgers. Artistic Director Charles Woodward will conduct. Tickets are $10-25 at
vachorale.org. Free to the VWU community by emailing
goodecenter@vwu.edu.
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February 20
Pianist Michael Manning
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Measuring the Muse: Why Music Excites the Mathematical Mind
Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 11:00 a.m.
Pianist and mathematician Michael Manning explores how music reflects mathematics, how mathematics can be used to study music, and the deeper similarities of these two abstract intellectual frameworks. Manning earned advanced degrees in Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, and in Music from Yale University with an eclectic professional life encompassing academia, journalism, scientific research, software engineering, and performance. Free and open to the public.
Michael Manning in Concert
Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.
Pianist Michael Manning performs Schubert’s
Sonata in G Major, selections from Granados’
12 Danzas Espanolas, and Hawley’s
Symphonic Dances from Bernstein’s “West Side Story.” Tickets are $10-20 at
vwu.tix.com or cash at the door. Free to the VWU community by emailing
goodecenter@vwu.edu.
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February 21
Tidewater Classical Guitar Showcase
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Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 8:00 p.m.
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February 24
An Evening of Bach
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Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.
The Center for Sacred Music presents an evening of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, master of the “chorale cantata,” including Cantata 23 – “Du Wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn“ (
Thou Very God, and David's Son), Cantata 84 – “Ich bin vergnugt mit meinem Glucke“ (
I Am Content in My Good Fortune), and Cantata 140 – “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” (
Awake, the Voice is Calling), featuring the Wren Masters on period instruments, with soloists Billye Brown Youmans, soprano, Emily Russell, alto, Douglas Lynch, tenor, and Steve Kelley, bass, with VWU’s Camerata. Deborah Carr, conductor. Free and open to the public.
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Watts Gallery: "In the Cloud"
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Watts Gallery, Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center
"In the Cloud" (2013), a striking 4' x 14' mixed-media painting by VWU Professor of Art John Rudel, will be on display through February in the Eleanor and Henry Watts Grand Lobby and Gallery inside the Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center.
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March 5-7
The Shield
March 5-7 at 7:30 p.m.; March 8 at 2:00 p.m.
The VWU Theatre Department's spring production based on Menander's ancient Greek comedy, adapted for modern stage by Dr. Travis Malone. When a soldier's broken shield is found in battle, all presume the worst. Greedy relatives lay claim to the soldier's estate, and with lovers separated and fortunes taken, it falls to the soldier's servant to set everything right .The servant's brilliant plan and a surprise reunion help the survivors discover laughter, love, and hope in the aftermath of war, revealed in this daring new adaptation. Tickets are $5-10 at at
vwu.tix.com or cash at the door. Free to the VWU community by emailing
goodecenter@vwu.edu.
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