Greetings!
As planning for the new
Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center continued over the summer, the joys and jumble of construction required us to alter the typical delivery of the
Center for Sacred Music's (CSM) annual Sacred Music Summer Conference. In its place, a new program,
"4th Thursday Summer Sings," was developed and it exceeded all expectations.
Singers were invited to gather and sing sacred classical works in a relaxed and casual sing-along fashion. For some, it was an opportunity to sing an old favorite, and for others, a chance to practice sight-singing or work with new conductors. CSM's community partner, Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal-Norfolk, opened their space and graciously coordinated the evening details.
On
June 28,
Billye Brown Youmans, Director of Music at Great Bridge Presbyterian Church (Chesapeake), and a member of the VWU Performing Artist Faculty, conducted Handel's Messiah (parts II & III) with Kevin Kwan accompanying. On
July 26,
Kevin Kwan, Organist and Director of Music at Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal (Norfolk) conducted Mozart's Requiem in d minor with Bradley Norris accompanying. On
August 23,
Charles Woodward, Artistic Director of the Virginia Chorale, and Director of Music at St. Paul's Episcopal and Ohef Sholom Temple (Norfolk) conducted Mendelssohn's Elijah with Dr. Stephen Cook accompanying.
In all, some 430 persons participated in these unique opportunities to open music history's treasure chest and rediscover the spiritual power of wondrous compositions from 'unexpected preachers.'
As always, there are exciting things ahead. If you're in the area, I hope you'll join us for upcoming CSM events this fall.
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CSM's Sound & Symbol Lecture Series
presents "Here Comes the Bride," an overview of a faith community's view of marriage and the wedding ceremony alongside a peek at how music and our culture's practices often clash. All lectures are free and are presented on campus in the Fine Arts Building, Room 9.
October 11, 2018 - 11 a.m.
Marriage and Weddings in the Christian Tradition
Mary Charlotte Elia (VWU '03), Theologian in Residence, Holmes Presbyterian Church
Somed
ay My
Prince Wi
ll Come: Marriage in the Disney Tradition
Dr. Kathy Merlock Jackson, VWU Professor of Communication
November 1, 2018 - 11 a.m.
Marriage and Weddings in the Hindu Tradition
Dr. Raji Kaloji, leader in the Hampton Roads Hindu Community
Puppy Love: Incorporating Animals into Wedding Ceremonies and Family Rituals
Dr. Kathy Shepherd Stolley Professor of Sociology
November 15, 2018 - 11 a.m.
Marriage and Weddings in the Jewish Tradition
Rabbi Michael Panitz, Temple Israel-Norfolk, and Adjunct Professor of History and Religion
Wedded Blitz: Pre- and Post-Production Promotion of the Wedding
Dr. Linda Ferguson, Dean of the Birdsong School of Social Science and Professor of Management, Business, and Economics
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On Veterans' Day, Sunday, November 11, 2018, CSM presents its annual
Fall Hymn Festival at 4:00 p.m., led by
Brian Hehn, Director of the Center for Congregational Song of the Hymn Society of North America and Canada. "On Earth, Peace" honors veterans, commemorates the end of World War I, and offers prayers for peace in a struggling
 world.
CSM community partner, Wycliffe Presbyterian Church at
1445 N. Great Neck Road-Virginia Beach, will host this event. The festival of singing, scripture, and reflections, created by Hehn for this occasion, will feature VWU's Camerata directed by
Dr. Bryson Mortensen; Sharon Foxwell, organist;
Lawrence Clemens, VWU Performing Artist Faculty, and
Stephanie Harron, VWU '15, trumpet;
Marla Nistico and
Marla Robinson, VWU'12, flute; and
Dr. Jason Squinobal, VWU Assistant Professor of Music, saxophone. (Donations will be accepted)
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Established in 1995, the mission of the Center for Sacred Music is to inspire, enlighten, and prepare. It does so through the Church Music Certificate program, the Worship & Arts Summer Conference, a fall hymn festival, and an exploration of the worship music and ritual of various world religions through its annual Sound & Symbol Lecture Series. More
Inspire. Enlighten. Prepare.
The Center for Sacred Music
at Virginia Wesleyan University
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