Each year, we welcome to campus some of the world’s most exceptional artists and musicians as part of the Virginia Wesleyan College Concert Series.
We are proud to host these diverse and delightful performances, and
we’re grateful for support from the Dougherty Visiting Artist Fund and
the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
On Monday, March 27,
Virginia Wesleyan’s own Jason Squinobal, Assistant Professor of Music
and Director of Instrumental Music, will perform on the saxophone
alongside pianist Kevin Harris in an evening of traditional jazz
standards. The show will take place in Hofheimer Theater at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is complimentary for VWC students, faculty, and staff, and
public ticket prices are $15 for adults and $10 for students.
Next
month, Hofheimer Theater will welcome Duo Vela, featuring Marla Nistico
on the flute and Daniel Nistico on guitar (April 10, 7:30 p.m.). The
flamboyant and theatrical quartet Red Priest, who has been likened to
the Rolling Stones, the Marx Brothers, and Cirque du Soleil all rolled
into one, also returns to Virginia Wesleyan (April 25, 7:30 p.m.).
Concert
Series performances held earlier this academic year included The
Tidewater Guitar Quartet, The Thirteen; Shakespeare Week, A Wesleyan
Christmas, and soprano Patricia Nixon. Special thank you to Dr. Sandra
Billy for bringing these fantastic performers to campus through her role
as artistic director of the Virginia Wesleyan College Concert Series.
We appreciate all she does to make VWC a growing, thriving place for the
arts.
The arts are essential to the liberal education
experience, and our programs in art, music, and theatre enrich not only
our campus community but the wider service area of the institution. Last
August, I announced plans for Phase I of the new Susan S. Goode Fine
and Performing Arts Center. The new center, which will be located near
the existing Fine Arts Building, is named in honor of Board of Trustees
member Susan S. Goode. We have an accumulation of $12.7 million in gifts
and pledges—putting the College in range of the $14 million needed to
begin construction on this new campus home where the arts will continue
to flourish.
Virginia Wesleyan has a rich offering of cultural
events, performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibits, and we look
forward to continuing to support this tradition.
For the most current arts listings, ticket prices and campus locations, visit The Arts at Virginia Wesleyan webpage or the Campus Events calendar.
