Time
Honored: Fine Arts In Rockbridge
Fine Arts in Rockbridge
was started in July of 1971 as a summer workshop
attended by sixty-eight students and a faculty of
thirty. The Rockbridge Fine Arts Workshop, which has
since been renamed Summer FAIR, last summer attracted
240 children.
In keeping with its
original intent to provide opportunity for all to
experience and participate in the arts, FAIR has founded
many of our community arts organizations. FAIR today
includes eleven programs of which you may want to be a
part.
Summer FAIR
Students from rising first
graders to adults attend courses of the highest quality
in the fine arts during July. Student, faculty and
guest performances complement the program. A theater
workshop culminates in performances of a musical.
FAIR in the Schools
Fine Arts in Rockbridge
partners with Rockbridge County Schools to send six art
instructors to the five county elementary schools. They
offer visual arts and dance to students from
kindergarten through fifth grade on a weekly basis.
Rockbridge Choral Society
Area vocalists gather on
Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. in duPont Hall, room 102,
Washington and Lee University, to rehearse a rich
variety of choral works in preparation for three
concerts each season. Performances may include guest
soloists and orchestra.
William McCorkle,
artistic director
Rockbridge Youth Chorale
Children and youth gather
on Tuesday evenings in three ensembles at 6:15, 7:00 and
8:00 p.m. at duPont Hall, Room 102, Washington and Lee
University. They learn musicality, vocal technique,
performance technique and age appropriate repertoire for
two formal concerts each season. The group also
performs in schools and for community groups.
Laura de Maria,
artistic director
Rockbridge Community
Symphony Orchestra
Members from the community
comprise three generations of Rockbridge players making
music together. Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings at
7:00 p.m. in the Band Room of Maury River Middle School
in preparation for three concerts each season.
Mark Taylor,
artistic director
Rockbridge Youth Strings &
Junior Ensemble
Students in elementary
schools learn to play the violin, viola, and cello in
small groups after the school day at a cost much less
than private instruction. Advanced and middle school
students meet after school at Maury River Middle
School. Julia
Goudimova, artistic director
Goshen Outreach
Goshen area children
participate in a summer arts workshop in the remote
Goshen Pass area. The program meets at Goshen Library.
Shenandoah Songs
Music @ Jordan House
returns under a new name, Shenandoah Songs, and in a new
place, Three Hills Studios, 112 N. Randolph Street.
Artists present four concerts of high-quality folk,
jazz, acoustic, traditional and roots music. Concerts
are at 8:00 p.m. with Friday dates in November, January,
February and March.
Toni Williams, artistic
director
Writers
@ Jordan House
Workshops, literary
seminars and readings will continue to use alternative
spaces. The programs are dedicated to providing the
community with a venue to support and recognize the
written word.
Cynthia Atkins, artistic director
Rockbridge Camera Club
Beginner to advanced
photographers meet on the third Tuesday evening of the
month. The purpose of the group is to educate, inform
and inspire people with a common interest in
photography. Cathy
McElhannon, President
The Dance Project
FAIR broadens contact with
the public schools in the area of dance particularly
through exposure to children in schools not served by
FAIR in the Schools.
Colleen Pendry, executive
director, staffs the FAIR office. Office location is
101 South Main Street, Lexington. Mailing address is
P.O. Box 988, Lexington, Virginia, 24450
Telephone (540) 464-3247 |
FAX (540) 464-5013 | EMAIL
cpendry@fairva.org
Web
site address:
www.fairva.org