Schola Cantorum spring concert
Schola Cantorum of Waynesboro, directed by Maureen Drumheller, will be presenting their spring concert, Saints and Sinners on Sunday, March 25 at 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church located at 301 South Wayne Ave, Waynesboro.
The selections in Saints and Sinners portray those opposite characters. The saints include “Rejoice in the Lamb by Benjamin Britten, “Ave Maria”s by Biebl and Bruckner. Continue reading “Schola Cantorum spring concert” »
Schola concert set for Dec. 13
Schola Cantorum of Waynesboro will be hosting a Messiah Sing – In at the Waynesboro First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m. The church is located at the corner of 11th Street and Wayne Avenue. Singers of all ages are invited to bring your music scores and join us as we celebrate the Christmas season by singing the Christmas portion of Handel’s great work.
If you don’t have your own music, we will have extra to loan.
Maureen Drumheller, director of Schola Cantorum will be conducting and Larry Taylor of Bridgewater College will be our guest organist.
Cost of admission will be $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens.The money will be used to help defray expenses for the event.
More online at www.scholawaynesboro.org.
Schola Cantorum fall concert
Schola Cantorum of Waynesboro, under the direction of Maureen Drumheller, will present its fall concert, “We Remember Them,” on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. The concert will be held in the sanctuary of Waynesboro First Baptist Church, 310 S. Wayne Ave.
As our country relives the events of 10 years ago, we all turn our minds and hearts to remembering those who have given the supreme sacrifice. Those losses have affected many over the years because of wars, natural disasters and cruelty, as well as terrorism. This concert includes music of the traditional mass, not a requiem, but still the words of ancient prayers to God for praise and mercy, as well as other expressions of remembering, comfort and pleas for peace.
Schola’s main work for this program will be Beethoven’s Mass in C with full orchestra. A few of the other numbers in the program will be the spiritual I Hear a Voice a-Prayin’, the Benedictus from “The Armed Man” by Jenkins, and We Remember Them from “Holocaust Cantata ” by McCullough.
Soloists for the concert will be Soprano: Amy Cochrane (Waynesboro native), Contralto: Carrie Stevens, Tenor: Rexford Tester and Bass: Kevin McMillan.
Schola Cantorum hosting ‘A Little Wine Music’ at Barren Ridge Vineyards
Schola Cantorum of Waynesboro and Barren Ridge Vineyards will be hosting ” A Little Wine Music” on Sunday, Aug. 21, at the Barren Ridge Vineyards, 984 Barren Ridge Road, Fishersville. Between the hours of 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. you may drop in for hors d’oeuvres and a complimentary glass of Harmony, an award winning Barren Ridge wine. Punch and coffee will also be served.
Entertainment for the event will be Llyn Walker, Wanda Eaves-Taylor and The Boogie Kings with Richard Adams, William Hayes and J.T. Fauber. The event will serve as a fundraiser for Schola Cantorum’s fall concert on Nov. 20 when Beethoven’s Mass in C with a full orchestra will be performed.
The cost for this fun-filled evening will be $25 per person. Reservations are limited so please mail your tax-deductible donation by Aug. 1 to: SCHOLA CANTORUM – P.O. Box 253, Waynesboro, Va. 22980. Upon receipt of your payment, the requested number of tickets will be reserved and held for you at the door.
Wine tastings will be available and you may purchase award winning Barren Ridge wines to enjoy at home. A portion of the cost will benefit Schola Cantorum. A raffle will be held for a week at a cozy beach cottage in Surf City, N.C. anytime in September, Oct., April or May (excluding holiday weekends.) The winner does not need to be present for the Aug. 21 drawing. Raffle tickets are $10 each, 3 for $25, 5 for $40 or 10 for $85 and may be purchased now through Aug. 21.
For any further information or raffle ticket purchases you may call 540.949.6752.
For information about Schola Cantorum, visit www.scholawaynesboro.org.
Schola to serve breakfast for Fall Foliage attendees
Schola Cantorum of Waynesboro is hosting its annual Pancake Breakfast at Main Street United Methodist Church in Downtown Waynesboro in conjunction with the opening day of the Virginia Fall Foliage Festival Art Show on Saturday morning.
The cost is $5, and tickets are available at the door.
The breakfast runs from 7:30-10:30 a.m.
Schola Cantorum to present ‘Magnificat’
Schola Cantorum is presenting Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s “Magnificat” with other selections by Britten, Hairston, Mozart, Lauridsen and Rachmaninoff in concert on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Waynesboro. Continue reading “Schola Cantorum to present ‘Magnificat’” »
