THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, February 3, 1995 TAG: 9502010196
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 02P EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Marlene Ford
LENGTH: Medium: 59 lines
The third program of the Norfolk Chamber Consort's 26th season features mezzo soprano Fay Putnam on a program of American music.
The concert is at 8 p.m. Monday at the Chandler Recital Hall on the campus of Old Dominion University.
Putnam, who has lived in Virginia Beach for eight years, has performed a repertoire of American works both here and abroad.
In addition to teaching voice, she also performs with the Greg Smith Singers, a renowned classical choir celebrating its 40th year.
She sings locally with the Dominion Trio, which specializes in 20th century American music.
On the program Putnam is performing a collection of songs from the early 20th century by Charles Ives and ``From the Great Land: Woman's Songs'' (1982) by Judith Lang Zaimont.
The Zaimont is composed for voice, clarinet and piano and includes F. Gerard Errante, clarinet, and Ruth Easterling Winters, piano.
Other works on the program include Negro spirituals sung by Frank Ward; ``American Indian Melodies'' by Arthur Farwell and performed by pianist Charles Woodward.
Tickets are $10 general admission and $5 for students and senior citizens. Call 440-1803 or 622-4542.
A NEW ART EXHIBITION at Virginia Wesleyan College is comprised of works by Michigan painter Robert Bailey. The formal presentation of his art is in the atrium of the college's Hofheimer library.
But a number of others are scattered around campus including space in the chapel and humanities building.
Bailey's early exhibitions were in the 1950s in Chicago where he received his training at the Art Institute.
He exhibited widely in the ensuing decades and his works represent a variety of approaches ranging from abstract paintings to computer generated forms to sculpture and sculptural reliefs.
While the complete show remains open only until Thursday the works will remain on campus.
In 1994 Virginia Wesleyan acquired most of this art as a donation from the 71-year-old Bailey.
The gifts were obtained through William Shealy, professor of religion at the college, and longtime friend of the artist.
The Virginia Wesleyan College exhibit is free and open to the public.
For information about library hours, call 455-3200. ILLUSTRATION: One of the works by Michigan painter Robert Bailey that are on
display at Virginia Wesleyan College.
Mezzo soprano Fay Putnam
Sings with the Dominion Trio.
by CNB