CAMPUS ARTS AND LECTURE VENUES
The Daura Gallery
The Daura Gallery, located in the College's Dillard Fine Arts Center, is named in memory of Catalan-American artist Pierre Daura and his wife, Louise.
The College art collection includes paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture by Pierre Daura and many other American and European artists. Throughout the year, the Gallery presents changing exhibitions drawn from the College collection, including works of Pierre Daura, as well as those from public and private sources. Lectures, gallery talks, and exhibition receptions are scheduled regularly.
Gifts or bequests to the Gallery, whether works of art or financial, are welcome and essential to the development of programs and collections. Contributions are tax deductible within IRS guidelines.
Membership in the Friends of the Daura Gallery helps the Gallery achieve its goal of providing stimulating exhibitions and programs for the campus and greater communities. For more information, contact Laurie Cassidy at 434/544-8349 or Cassidy.L@lynchburg.edu.
During the academic year, the Daura Gallery is open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. It opens one Sunday afternoon each month for special programs and is closed during College breaks and holidays. Admission is free, and visitor parking is available. The Gallery is fully accessible to physically challenged visitors.
For more information about the Daura Gallery or to schedule an appointment for a gallery tour, call 434/544-8343 or 434/544-8595. To receive e-mail announcements about exhibitions and programs, send your e-mail address to Cassidy.L@lynchburg.edu.
Campus Musical Groups
A wide variety of musical performances are presented on campus each year. The Concert Choir, Lynchburg Singers, and Choral Union comprise campus choral ensembles. Instrumental groups include the Wind Symphony, Orchestra, Handbell Choir, and Jazz Brass, Woodwind, String, and Percussion Ensembles.
Their repertoire ranges from traditional to modern music in a variety of styles, and membership is open to all students at the College. Several ensembles also welcome faculty, staff, alumni, and community members. Students engaged in private music studyappear in several recitals each semester. Junior and senior music students present full recitals.
Musical performances are held in Snidow Chapel and in Sydnor Performance Hall in Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall. The performance time and location are noted with the informationabout each concert.
Fine Arts & Lecture Series
Each year Lynchburg College brings to campus numerous prominent performers and speakers in the arts, sciences, and humanities, as well as in the professions, under the auspices of its Fine Arts and Lecture Series and endowed lectures. The College is pleased to serve as a cultural resource for Central Virginia by bringing to the community cultural events of a caliber rarely seen outside of major metropolitan areas.
Providing the College and greater community with opportunities to experience live performance, the Lynchburg College Theatre and Dance season features five main stage productions annually in the Dillard Fine Arts Center. Theatre productions includemusical theatre, contemporary, and classical works. Students direct and design productions for the Studio Theatre Series.
Dance concerts highlight student performances in a variety of dance styles, including modern, ballet, jazz, tap, and musical theatre. Visiting theatre and dance professionalsenhance the classroom and production arenas.
For general theatre and dance information, call 434/544-8349.
FALL 2009
Lynchburg College is pleased to serve as a cultural resource for Central Virginia and extends a warm welcome to area residents and visitors to join the campus community for an exciting array of public lectures and performances this fall.
SEPTEMBER
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EXHIBITIONS
Stories of the Messengers: Haydar Hatemi. Inspired by messages from sacred texts and created in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, to provide a departure point for dialogue, contemplation, and healing. On loan from the Headley-Whitney Museum, Lexington, Kentucky; Preston Craighill: Images from the Bible; and Student Sculpture and Design Projects.Showing through October 14. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center.
Pierre Daura: Catalan-American Modernist. Paintings, sculpture, and other works by Daura (1896 -1976) from the Lynchburg College collection. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center. Shows through March 5, 2010.
Exhibitions opening reception: September 1, 4 p.m., Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center.
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GALLERY TALK
Select Sunday in the Daura Gallery: "Preston Craighill: Images from the Bible and Beyond." Dr. William McIntosh, executive director, National D-Day Memorial. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center, 2 p.m.
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CONCERTS
Lynchburg College Orchestra and Wind Symphony. Selections by Holst, Shostakovich, Schubert, and Sousa. Dr. Oeida Hatcher, associate professor of music and director of music education/instrumental studies, conductor. Lynchburg College. Ticket information: 434/544-8344. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7 p.m.
Lynchburg College Concert Choir. Music of Holst, Mozart, Beethoven, Lennon and McCartney, and Tichelli; African-American spirituals; and English folksongs. Dr. Cynthia Ramsey, assistant professor of music, Lynchburg College, guest conductor. Snidow Chapel, 8:15 p.m.
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OWEN LECTURE
Geraldine Lyon Owen Lecture. Karen Salyer McElmurray, associate professor in creative writing, Georgia College and State University. Award-winning author of Surrendered Child: A Birth Mother's Journey and Strange Birds in the Tree of Heaven. Alumni House Lounge, 6 p.m.
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RECITAL
Faculty Organ Recital. F. Johnson Scott III, instructor of music, Lynchburg College, performing works by Bach, Franck, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Vierne. Snidow Chapel, 7 p.m.
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LECTURE
Mark Salzman. Award-winning, best-selling author of Iron and Silk. Book signing following. Ticket information: 434/544-8419. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, 7:30 p.m.
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THORNTON READING
Jennifer Clement, Thornton Writer-in-Residence. Internationally acclaimed author of fiction, poetry, and memoirs, including The Poison That Fascinates. Reception and book signing following. Sponsored by the Richard H. Thornton Endowment and the English Department. Hopwood Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
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OCTOBER
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GALLERY TALK
Select Sunday in the Daura Gallery: "Stories of the Prophets: The Blessings and Burdens of Being Chosen." Dr. Annette Evans, assistant professor of religious studies, Lynchburg College. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center, 2 p.m.
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THEATRE
Lynchburg College Theatre Production of The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Adventures of King Alonso of Naples and his entourage washed ashore a strange island inhabited by magician Prospero, who conjured up the storm. Tickets: $10, adults; $8, senior citizens (60+); $5, students. Box Office: 434/544-8380. Oct. 8, 9, and 10, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 11, 2 p.m. Theatre, Dillard Fine Arts Center.
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OWEN LECTURE
Geraldine Lyon Owen Lecture. Katharyn Privett-Duren, English professor, Auburn University. Author of "Sacred Cyborgs and Twentieth Century Goddesses" and "Dystopic Bodies and Enslaved Motherhood." Alumni House Lounge, 6 p.m.
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EXHIBITIONS
Fifty Years of Rock. Twenty posters featuring Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, the Grateful Dead, Madonna, and other artists exemplifying the diversity and evolution of the genre. Organized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, Ohio. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center.
Shutterbugs: Study Abroad Photo Contest. Photographs taken by Lynchburg College students studying abroad during the 2008-09 academic year. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center.
Exhibitions showing through December 13. Opening reception: October 20, 4 p.m., Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center.
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LECTURE
Honky Tonk Angels and Riot Grrrls: Exploring the Gendered Spaces of Rock and Roll. Dr. Chip Walton, associate professor of sociology, Lynchburg College. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center, 4 p.m.
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THORNTON READING
Farnoosh Moshiri. Iranian-born, award-winning author of novels and short-story collections, including At the Wall of Almighty, The Bathhouse, The Crazy Dervish and the Pomegranate Tree, and Against Gravity. Sponsored by the Richard H. Thornton Endowment and the English Department. Hopwood Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
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CONCERT
The Passacaglia Chamber Ensemble and Lynchburg College Chamber Winds. Chamber music concert featuring selections by Dvorak and Schumann. Ticket information: 434/544-8344. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.
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NOVEMBER
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FILM FESTIVAL
"The Wall." Second annual German film festival featuring East German films (with English subtitles) commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Followed by discussion and German refreshments. Lectures and other events tba. Sponsored by the Lynchburg College German Program. Nov. 5, 6, and 7, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 9, 8 p.m. Hopwood Hall Auditorium.
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GALLERY TALK
Select Sunday in the Daura Gallery: "The British Are Coming! The Rock Invasion of the 1960s." Dr. Mike Santos, professor of history, Lynchburg College. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center, 2 p.m.
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RECITAL
Faculty Vocal Recital. Mezzo soprano Jessica Burkey, assistant professor of music, Lynchburg College, performing German art songs and arias by Schubert, Mahler, and Humperdinck. Snidow Chapel, 7 p.m.
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DANCE CONCERT
Lynchburg College DanceWorks Ensemble. Staff and student choreographed pieces in a variety of dance styles. Theatre, Dillard Fine Arts Center. Nov. 13 and 14, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 15, 2 p.m.
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CONCERT
Lynchburg College Choirs Fall Concert. The Lynchburg College Choral Union, conducted by Melanie Braxton Coleman '06, graduate student in the Lynchburg College Master's in Music Program; and the Lynchburg College Concert Choir, Dr. Cynthia Ramsey, guest conductor, performing Mozart's Missa Brevis in Bb, Randall Thompson's Frostiana, folksongs, and spirituals. Admission: Donation or canned goods to benefit the Lynchburg Area Food Bank. Snidow Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
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OWEN LECTURE
Geraldine Lyon Owen Lecture. Poet Michael White, professor of creative writing, University of North Carolina Wilmington, published in The New Republic, The Paris Review, The Kenyon Review, and Best American Poetry. Alumni House Lounge, 6 p.m.
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CONCERT
Lynchburg College Jazz and Percussion Ensembles. Harry Farmer and Brian Smith, instructors of music, Lynchburg College, conductors. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.
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DECEMBER
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FILM
"Woodstock." The original "R"-rated 1970 documentary. No one under age 17 admitted. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center, 7 p.m.
CONCERT
Lynchburg College Handbell Choir and Brass Ensemble. F. Johnson Scott and Mark Campbell, instructors of music, Lynchburg College, conductors. Snidow Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
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CONCERT
"Carols by Candlelight." Service of seasonal readings and music featuring the Lynchburg College Concert Choir, Handbell Choir, and faculty Centennial Brass. Ticket information: 434/544-8344. Snidow Chapel, 7 p.m.
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THEATRE
Lynchburg College Theatre Festival of One-Act Plays. Student voices from the Theatre Directing Class. Mature themes and language. Studio Theatre (Room 100), lower level, Dillard Fine Arts Center. Latecomers cannot be seated. Dec. 10, 11, and 12, 7 p.m.
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CONCERT
Lynchburg College Orchestra and Wind Symphony Holiday Concert. Dr. Oeida M. Hatcher, conductor. Ticket information: 434/544-8344. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.
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GALLERY TALK
Select Sunday in the Daura Gallery: "Federal Era Holiday Traditions." Gregory Krueger, curator, Lynchburg Museum System. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center, 2 p.m.
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Tickets may be issued on a first come/first served basis for free public events anticipated to have a capacity audience. Tickets will be available for pick-up at the College information desk, first floor, Hall Campus Center (no phone calls or mail orders, please) two weeks prior to the event. Ticket holders should arrive early for best seating. Empty seats will be released to non-ticket holders ten minutes before the event begins.
All events are open to the public free of charge unless noted otherwise. Early arrival is recommended to allow time for parking. For evening events, parking is available in areas designated for visitors and, after 5 p.m., in yellow spaces reserved for faculty and staff.
Times and locations of events are subject to change and, on rare occasions, events must be canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Updated event information is sent to local media and posted on the college web site: www.lynchburg.edu/FineArts. Information: Office Of Public Relations, 434/544-8325.
