The Music Beat: Darden Band’s Business Is All About the Music
Founded in 2003, the band has played weddings, school events, student functions, opened for a couple of pro bands and even gigged a venue or two.
Virginia Film Festival to Continue Year-Round VAFF at Violet Crown Series With Free Screenings of Two Highly Anticipated Films from A24
The Virginia Film Festival continues its 2024 VAFF at Violet Crown Series this spring with free screenings of a pair of highly-anticipated films from popular distributor A24 (Everything Everywhere All at Once; Moonlight). The 2024 VAFF at Violet Crown Series is presented by Ting Internet.
Oratorio Society of Virginia helps Beethoven masterwork mark the big 2-0-0
To bring its 56th season to a close, the Oratorio Society of Virginia has revived a 2020 program that had to be canceled when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. This time, the music is all by Ludwig van Beethoven, and the occasion is the 200th anniversary of one of the works.
The Party Show – 5 May 2024
Francesca Fiorani (Art History) appeared on Melbourne, Australia's Triple R Independent Radio's "The Party Show" to discuss the Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at THE LUME Melbourne: The Party Show — 5 May 2024
2024 Jazz Hero John D’earth
John D'earth (Music) is being recognized by the Jazz Journalists Association as a "2024 Jazz Hero" in a national program that celebrates a select group of "advocates who have had significant impact in their local communities." D'earth appeared on WTJU's "Jazz at 100 Now!" for an April 23 program dedicated to his extensive catalog of music recorded over the last 50 years : 2024 Jazz Hero John D'earth
ACLS Open Access Book Prize Finalist Interviews: A.D. Carson and Francesca Coppa
A.D. Carson was recently featured in an American Council of Learned Societies interview as one of two finalists in the Multimodal Category for the ACLS Open Access Book Prize and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award for his 2020 mixtap/e/ssay, i used to love to dream (University of Michigan Press): ACLS Open Access Book Prize Finalist Interviews: A.D. Carson and Francesca Coppa
"Reef Generations" by Matthew Burtner
"Reef Generations" by Matthew Burtner is a data artwork about oyster reef restoration on the Virginia eastern shore. Using data collected by University of Virginia environmental scientists working at the Virginia Coast Reserve (VCR), the piece synthesizes an audio-visual computer-generated environment that explores the marvelous underwater generation of oyster reefs and their function as a living seawall attenuating wave motion and storm surge from rising sea levels.
Virginia Theatre Festival Makes First Casting Announcement for Upcoming Production of Little Shop of Horrors
The Virginia Theatre Festival has announced casting for its upcoming production of the beloved cult-classic musical Little Shop of Horrors. Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Jeffrey Meanza, will run from July 11-21 in Culbreth Theatre.
VTF Announces Cast for 50 Years and Counting: A Musical Revue!
The Virginia Theatre Festival has announced casting for the 50th Anniversary season-opening production 50 Years and Counting: A Musical Revue. Set to run June 27-30 in Culbreth Theatre, 50 Years and Counting: A Musical Revue will be directed by the Theatre’s longtime former Artistic Director Robert Chapel. The production features a cast of 10 VTF alumni performing some of musical theater’s most beloved and show-stopping songs from musicals VTF has produced over the last half-century, including Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, Carousel, Ragtime, Spamalot, and more. Founded in 1974, VTF is the Commonwealth’s longest-running professional summer theatre company and was formerly known as the Heritage Repertory Company, Heritage Repertory Theatre, and Heritage Theatre Festival before renaming as the Virginia Theatre Festival in 2022.
Practice: Integrity’s Music
JoVia Armstrong is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. In 2015, she won the Best Black Female Percussionist of the Year through the Black Women in Jazz Awards and received the 3Arts Siragusa Foundation Artist Award in 2011 for her work as an educator. JoVia sits on the executive board of Chicago's AACM as Secretary.