There’s a little something for everyone on the University of Lynchburg’s music department offerings this fall.
On Friday, Sept. 17, the music events kick off with the concert, “Honoring Our President: Sounds and Songs of Scotland” in Sydnor Performance Hall. The concert, part of Parents and Family Weekend, will feature the Wind Symphony, Orchestra, and Community Big Band; the musical theatre ensemble Curtain Call; and the student dance troupe Dance Works.
The concert pays homage to Lynchburg’s president, Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar, a native of Scotland, and will include music by John Philip Sousa, Clare Grundman, James Horner, Lloyd Conley, Malcolm Arnold, and others.
In keeping with the theme, Curtain Call will perform a jazz version of “Almost Like Being in Love,” from the musical “Brigadoon,” and Dance Works will perform a Scottish dance.
That same evening, the Concert Choir and Lynchburg Singers will perform songs, including “My Spirit is Uncaged” by Paul Rardin, with text by Walt Whitman, and “We Are…” by Dr. Ysaye M. Barnwell.
Another highlight of the fall season is “Duty, Honor, Country: An American Salute Orchestra/Wind Symphony Fall Concert” on Nov. 11 and 12. Lynchburg’s Wind Symphony and Orchestra will feature the Community Big Band and be narrated by Sean Sandrock of Eureka College. Tickets will be required for this event.
For more information, contact Melissa Brooks at 434.544.8344 or email brooks_ms@lynchburg.edu. A complete list of events is below.
Please check our website for updates on these events. While our campus is currently open, changing COVID-19 guidelines may impact in-person concerts.
Fall Music Events:
Friday, Sept. 17
‘Honoring Our President: Sounds and Songs of Scotland’
7 p.m. Wind Symphony, Orchestra, and Community Big Band Concert
Sydnor Performance Hall
Friday, Sept. 17
‘My Spirit is Uncaged’
8 p.m. Concert Choir Concert
Snidow Chapel
Thursday, Oct. 21
‘Jazz-tober-Fest’: University of Lynchburg Jazz Ensemble and Community Big Band
7:30 p.m.
Sydnor Performance Hall
Friday, Oct. 22, and Friday, Oct. 29
12th annual University of Lynchburg Concerto Competition and Showcase
Concerto competition begins at 2 p.m. Oct. 22 with performances every 15 minutes. The Concerto showcase begins at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 29.
Sydnor Performance Hall
Wednesday, Oct. 27
‘Trial by Jury,’ Opera Workshop
7:30 p.m.
Snidow Chapel
Thursday, Nov. 4
‘Heartstrings’: Romantic Works for Chamber Orchestra
7:30 p.m. String Orchestra Concert
Sydnor Performance Hall
Friday, Nov. 5
University of Lynchburg Concert Choir and Lynchburg Singers Fall Concert
7:30 p.m.
Snidow Chapel
Saturday, Nov. 6
Choral Union Fall Concert: ‘From Unknown to Known’
7:30 p.m.
Snidow Chapel
Thursday, Nov. 11, and Friday, Nov. 12
‘Duty, Honor, Country’: An American Salute Orchestra/Wind Symphony Fall Concert
7:30 p.m.
Sydnor Performance Hall
Monday, Nov. 15
‘An Evening of Handbells and Chamber Music’
7:30 p.m.
Sydnor Performance Hall
