Prior Seasons

We are proud to have presented these performances in prior seasons.

Our inaugural programs in 2008

The Virginia Children's Chorus

Terrific Teen Talent

Cater Bakkum - Cello
Kelly Waters - Flute
Evan Callaway - Tuba
Paul Paddock - Piano
Brendon Elliott - Violin
Kaitlyn Gallagher - Soprano

The 2008-2009 season

Nitza Katz, piano

"A Mirror in Time"

Monologues from the novel
by Doris Gwaltney

Ruth vanBaak Griffioen, recorder
Thomas M. Marshall, harpsichord

The Invencia Piano Duo
Oksana Lutsyshyn and Andrey Kasparov

Terrific Teen Talent

   Richard Freeman - piano
   Nathan Jentinck - tenor
   Madison Bunch - flute
   Logan Stambaugh - guitar
   Jarad Ford - Alto Saxophone
   Rebecca Willett - piano
   Lauren McKinley - soprano
   Annika Jenkins - violin

The 2009-2010 season

Hye-Yun Chung Bennett, harpist
Wayne Heydrick, flute

First Solo Youth Recital

Rebecca Willett, piano

The College of William and Mary's
Botetourt Chamber Singers

Lee Jordan-Anders, piano

Terrific Teen Talent

   Aaron Whitehurst, cello
   Anthony Feldman, piano
   Caroline Scruggs, soprano
   Dominic Edgeley, contra-bass
   Justine Elliott, violin
   Mackensie Cowser, oboe
   Nathan Stowe, trombone

The 2010-2011 season

HWAET!

   A performance of Poetry and Prose based on the book
   Lady’s Maid by Patricia Flower Vermillion
   and performed by Ancient Planters + 1

A master class for singers
Mary Matthews, soprano

Amy Cofield Williamson, soprano
Andrey Kasparov, piano

Solo youth recital

Annika Jenkins, violin
Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano

Smithfield Trio

   Linda Hurwitz, violin
   Susan Hines, cello
   Amanda Halstead, piano

Terrific Teen Talent

   Trey Sorrells, tenor saxophone
   Benjamin Bartell, tenor
   Andrew Gonzalez, viola
   Sarah Haigh, soprano
   Joseph Vaz, piano
   Daniel Corbin, percussion

The 2011-2012 season

"The Belle of Amherst Revisited"

Emily Dickinson in word, song and poetry
Georgeann Paddock, soprano
   Mildred Andrews Young, piano
   Elizabeth Wiley, as Emily Dickinson
   Marjorie Tongue, commentary

The Saxophone Goes Classic
   Ed Fraedrich, saxophone
   Dr. Sheri Oyan, saxophone
   Anthony Smith, piano

Solo Youth Recital

Brendon Elliott, violin
Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano

ODU Percussion Ensemble

Terrific Teen Talent

   Caroline Willett, violin
   Shelby Cuthriell, piano
   Matthew Nelms, trumpet
   Sterling Elliott, cello
   Jermaine Woodard, Jr., bass baritone
   Aidan Feldman, flute

The 2012-2013 season

Amanda O'Toole, mezzo soprano

Jeffrey Phelps, cello
Lee Jordan-Anders, piano

Old Dominion University Diehn Chorale

Meet George Gershwin
His life, his music

Barton Kuebler, piano

Solo Youth Recital

Mackensie Cowser, oboe and English horn

Terrific Teen Talent
   Alyssa Romanelli, soprano
   Bryce Cuthriell, piano
   Kevin O'Brien, horn
   William Hume, piano
   Lillia Thumma, harp
   Carina Sturdy, piano

The 2013-2014 season

The Virginia Chorale

Thom Robertson, organist

Shelby Cuthriell, pianist

Tuba recital

Patrick Sheridan

Marcolivia Duo

Marc Ramirez, violin
Olivia Hajioff, viola

The Smithfield Trio

Linda Hurwitz, violin
Susan Hines, cello
Christine Niehaus, piano

Terrific Teen Talent

   Timothy Ayers-Kerr, tenor
   Elise Solomon, cello
   Isabella Stansbury, soprano
   Nathaniel High, trumpet
   Erin Marrow, flute
   Janet Hakey, harp

The 2014 - 2015 season

Recital for tenor and piano

Brian Nedvin, tenor
Stephen Coxe, piano

Meet Mark Twain

Ryan Clemens, actor

Reg Lanning, banjo, in a pre-concert program

Solo Youth Recital

Sterling Elliott, cello

Hampton Roads Philharmonic

Stephen Brindle, conductor
Sterling Elliott, cello soloist

The 2015-2016 season

Clara Schumann: Reflections of a Life in Music

Lee Jordan-Anders, piano

Solo Youth Recital

Bryce Cuthriell, piano

Vocal Master Class

Soprano Karen Hoy

The Cantabile Project - “Songbirds Always Eat: a Recital for Foodies!”

Bridgid Eversole, soprano; Stephanie Marx, soprano; Brian Nedvin, tenor; Chris Mooney, baritone; Aurelien Eulert, piano. Karen Hoy, Founder and Director.