2007-2008 Season

August

Music Faculty Celebration*
Monday, August 27, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Rome City Auditorium

Guest Artist Exhibition - John Elder
“Recent Work”
August 30 – September 27, 2007
Reception and Artist Lecture August 30, 2007, 4 p.m. Arnold Gallery

September

“New Music” Series Concert
Monday, September 17, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

Shorter Chorale Fall Fundraiser*
Carnivale! The Splendor of Venice
Saturday, September 22, 2007, 6:00 p.m.
Hilltop Café

The Threepenny Opera*
September 27-29 and October 4-6, 2007, 8 p.m.
September 30 and October 7, 2007, 2 p.m.
Callaway Theatre

October

Art Exhibit: Mandy Springer and Joanna Knox
“In Between the Dust”
October 4 – 25, 2007
Reception on October 4, 2007, 4 p.m.
Arnold Gallery

Shorter Chorus Fall Concert with Somethin’ Else*
Sunday, October 21, 2007, 3 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

Northwest Georgia Choral Festival Concert*
Monday, October 22, 2007, 7 p.m.
Winthrop-King Centre

From Carthage to Rome: Purcell's Dido and Aeneas & Robert Ward's Roman Fever*
October 25-27, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
October 28, 2007, 3 p.m.
Callaway Theatre

Friends of Theatre Cabaret Fundraiser*
The Next Best Thing to Broadway
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; event begins at 7:30 p.m.
Coosa Valley Technical College Conference Center
1 Maurice Culberson Drive

Voice Faculty Recital
Matthew Hoch, baritone, featuring guest artist, Lisa Sain Odom, soprano
Elizabeth Blood, piano
Monday, October 29, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

November

Art Student Exhibition / Shorter College Art Majors
November 1 – November 16, 2007
Reception and Awards November 1, 2007, 4 p.m.
Arnold Gallery

Opera Theatre Fundraiser*
Spaghetti and Song: Viva la Venezia!
Saturday, November 3, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church, 202 E. 3rd Avenue

Guest Artist Series Recital
Enrique Graf, Piano
Monday, November 5, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

The 40th Anniversary of the Shorter Chorale* & Fall Concert
Saturday, November 10, 2007, 5 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

To Kill a Mockingbird*
November 13-16, 2007, 8 p.m.
November 17 and 18, 2007, 2 p.m.
Callaway Theatre

The Feaste of Caroles*
Saturday, November 17, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Rome City Auditorium

Shorter Preparatory Department Fall Recital
Sunday, November 18, 2007, 2 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

Voice Faculty Recital
Regina Zona, soprano
David Holkeboer, piano
Monday, November 19, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

The Shorter Chorale at Spivey Hall*
Friday, November 30, 2007, 8:15 p.m.
Spivey Hall at Clayton State University
Tickets required; call (678) 466-4200

January

Organ Studio Recital
Monday, January 7, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondoliers*
January 11-12, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Rome City Auditorium

Shorter College Dance Concert*
January 14-15, 2008, 8 p.m.
Callaway Theatre

Art Exhibit
Kaori Vernon – (Untitled)
January 15 - February 7, 2008
Reception on January 15, 2008, 4 p.m.

William D. Knight Competition Finals*
Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

Friends of Theatre “Shorter Showcase”*
Saturday, January 26, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Venue TBA

Organ Faculty Recital
Peter DeWitt, Organ
Monday, January 28, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

February

Guest Artist/Alumni Recital
Elizabeth Claxton, soprano
Geoffrey Duce, piano
Monday, February 4, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

William D. Knight Recital
Piano Recital by William Knight and Friends Showcasing the new Shigeru Kawai piano
Sunday, February 17, 2008, 3 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

Art Exhibit
Jennifer Jenkins – "Mechanisms: Not Known"
February 19 - March 20, 2008
Reception on February 19, 2008, 4 p.m.

Tartuffe*
February 19 - 23, 2008, 8 p.m.
February 24, 2008, 2 p.m.
Callaway Theatre

Piano Faculty Recital
David Oliver, piano
Monday, February 25, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

Alumni Recital
Patrick Harvey, piano, with Linda Lister, soprano
Friday, February 29, 2008, 7:30 p.m."
Brookes Chapel

March

Guest Artist Series Recital
Hector Olivera, organ
Monday, March 3, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church of Rome
100 E. 4th Avenue

Guest Artist Series Recital
Moscow String Quartet
Monday, March 17, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

Guest Artist Series Event
Donald Nally, Chorus Master
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Two Day Residency
March 31 and April 1, 2008

Student Honors Art Exhibition / Art Majors
March 31 – April 4, 2008
Reception during Celebrate Shorter Day, April 1, 2008 Arnold Gallery

April

Shorter Chorus Spring Concert with Somethin’ Else*
Saturday, April 5, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

Guys and Dolls*
April 18 - 19, 2008, 8 p.m.
April 20, 2008, 2 p.m.
Rome City Auditorium

Shorter Chorale Spring Concert*
Saturday, April 19, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

An Afternoon of Opera Scenes
Sunday, April 20, 2008, 3 p.m.
Callaway Theatre

Shorter Preparatory Department Spring Recital
Sunday, April 27, 2008, 2 p.m.
Brookes Chapel

* denotes events that require ticket purchase

R.O.M.E. (Rome's Own Music Ensembles, Inc.)
2007-2008 Concert Series

"Pirates of the Oostanaula: Songs of the High Cs"
Northwest Georgia Winds and guests
Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Rome City Auditorium

The Northwest Georgia Winds will perform music from Pirates of Penzance and Peter Pan, plus Sea Songs by Vaughan Williams, and many favorite tunes of pirates, sailors, and land lubbers alike.

Christmas Candlelight Concert
Northwest Georgia Winds, mass choir and soloists
Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 7 p.m.
Rome Forum

A large chorus comprised of community, church, and school choirs, plus handbells, steel drums, and the combined forces of the Northwest Georgia Winds and the New Horizons Band will present the traditional Christmas story in a 'lessons and carols' format. The whole community is invited to help celebrate 'One Solitary Life.' Broad Street candlelight procession to begin at 6:30 p.m.

Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondoliers*
Shorter College Opera Theatre and the Chamber Players of the South Orchestra
Friday and Saturday, January 11-12, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Rome City Auditorium
General Admission, $12; Students, $8

"Heart and Soul"*
Clock Tower Jazz Ensemble and guests
Thursday, February 14, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Rome City Auditorium
Tickets $5 (all seats)

Celebrate Valentine¹s Day with love songs and Motown hits.

"A Night at the Opry"
Northwest Georgia Winds and guests
Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Rome City Auditorium

Why should Nashville have all the fun? Rome's Own Opry will feature American folk songs and country hits performed by some of Rome's finest entertainers.

Annual Celtic Gala: "Across the Big Pond VIII"
Northwest Georgia Winds and guests
Saturday, April 12, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Rome Forum

The best music of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and England is performed by the Northwest Georgia Winds, plus two bagpipe bands, Irish and Scottish dancers, vocal soloists, and for the first time - a special appearance by the Ceilidh Celtic Ensemble. This is an annual favorite and is not to be missed!

"Taps: A Memorial Weekend Concert"
Northwest Georgia Winds and the Three Rivers Singers
Sunday, May 25, 2008, 7 p.m.
Rome City Auditorium

Honoring those who gave their lives for our country, Taps includes patriotic tributes to the fallen as well as celebrations of the freedoms we all enjoy thanks to their sacrifices.

For more information on R.O.M.E. [Rome¹s Own Musical Ensembles] events, contact Sam Baltzer at sbaltzer@shorter.edu or 706-233-7285 or visit www.romesown.org.