Sponsored by: School of Performing Arts and Cinema
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Haymarket Theatre
February 21-25 at 7:30 p.m.; matinee February 25 at 2:00 p.m.
Reserved Seating
Tickets: General Admission $10/Senior $8/Student $8
Ticket Office Tickets on sale January 31.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE, by Tennessee Williams. Directed by Bob McGraph. This beloved mid-20th century classic will close a yearlong celebration of the 100anniversary of Tennessee Williams’ birth. The piece notable in its time for its innovative departures from realism in lighting, music, set and structure- is a memory play, framed by a narrator that acknowledges the work’s own theatricality. We invite you to experience a re-envisioned take on this classic play.

Sponsored by: Black Organizations Council/Black Student Alliance/ Multicultural Programs and Services, and The Virginia Tech Union
An Evening of Music and Discussion with John Legend
Burruss Hall
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Reserved seating
Tickets: General $20/ VA Tech Faculty, Staff and Students $10
All Tickets $20 day of show

JOHN LEGEND is truly one of a kind. A successful musician with nine Grammy Awards and an angelic voice, he is a resounding advocate for education reform and an inspiring humanitarian and philanthropist. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a board member of Teach for America, John has become a leading voice in the fight for education reform in America. He also performed the theme song for Waiting for Superman. He is helping to raise awareness and funds to eradicate poverty in the United States and Africa with the launch of the nonprofit organization, The Show Me Campaign. With an endearing and approachable presence, John delivers a heartfelt, sincere and moving presentation and performance that leaves crowds inspired beyond words. John's hybrid lecture/performance highlights his life, career and passion to make a positive impact in the world.

This event will feature a discussion on education followed by an approximately 45 minute concert.

Sponsored by: The Department of Music
New River Valley Symphony
Burruss Hall Auditorium
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Open Seating
Tickets: $9/General, $7/Senior, $5/Student
Tickets available February 6
The New River Valley Symphony presents a musical international tour with orchestral showpieces from countries around the world.

Sponsored by: Musica Viva and Virginia Tech Center for the Arts
Viva Vivaldi Chamber Orchestra
Lyric Theatre
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 3:00 p.m.
Open Seating
Tickets: Adult $20, University student with ID $12, Child under 18 $5
Tickets on sale January 31
Viva Vivaldi returns to Musica Viva by popular demand. Join us for an afternoon celebrating the glorious music of Antonio Vivaldi. David Ehrlich and Benedict Goodfriend, violins, with Ben Wyatt, cello perform rarely heard concerti with the ensemble. Recently released CD recording with be available at the concert. No matter what your mood when you arrive, you will leave this concert with uplifted spirits!

Sponsored by: Delta Gamma
AnchorSplash 2012
Burruss Hall
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:00 p.m., Doors open at 6:00
Open Seating
Tickets: $5.00
AnchorSplash is Delta Gamma's annual talent show which raises fund for their National philanthropy "Service for Sight." All proceeds are donated to organizations such as the Delta Gamma Foundation, the Blacksburg Lion's Club and Montgomery County Public Schools for assistance to visually impaired persons.

Sponsored by: Blue Ridge Mountain Sports
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Haymarket Theatre
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:00
Open Seating
Tickets: $15 available at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports, First and Main, Blacksburg, 540-953-7060

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings Banff to audiences around the globe. Immediately after the Festival ends in November a selection of the best films go on tour across Canada, the United States, and internationally from Scotland to South Africa to China, Japan, New Zealand, Antarctica and points in between. Each year the films travel to 32 countries reaching more than 245,000 people at over 635 screenings.

Blue Ridge Mountain Sports is pleased to sponsor the 2012 edition of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Tickets are on sale at the Blacksburg location. For more information please contact BRMS at (540)953-7060.

Sponsored by: The Department of Music
marcolivia
Squires Recital Salon
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
Open Seating
Tickets: $15 General/$10 Senior/ $5 Student
Tickets go on sale February 27.
Violinists Marc Ramirez and Olivia Hajioff, who form the violin/viola duo marcolivia, join Virginia Tech faculty member Tracy Cowden, piano, for "Enchanted Masterworks." The program will include a Beethoven trio and variations on themes from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute."

Sponsored by: Musica Viva
Israeli Prizewinning Ensemble, Ariel String Quartet
Squires Recital
Salon Saturday, March 24, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Open Seating
Tickets: Adult $20, University Student with I.D. $12, Child under 18 $5
Tickets on sale February 21
Formed in Israel, the Ariel String Quartet moved to the United States in 2004, and has since rapidly gained the attention of the music world. Grand Prize winners of the 2006 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, First Prize at the international competition "Franz Schubert and the Music of Modernity" in Graz, Austria (2003), and prizewinners at the Banff International String Quartet Competition in 2007. The American Record Guide described the quartet as "a consummate ensemble gifted with utter musicality." Don’t miss the first appearance at Musica Viva of this phenomenal group of young musicians that is sure to dazzle the audience!

Sponsored by: The Department of Music
Colorado Quartet
Squires Recital Salon
Sunday, March 25, 2012, 3:00 p.m.
Open Seating
Tickets: $15 General/ $10 Senior/ $5 Student
Tickets on sale February 27, 2012
The Colorado Quartet returns to Virginia Tech to continue their exploration of the complete string quartets of Ludwig von Beethoven. This ensemble is recognized for four continents as one of the finest string quartets on the international scene. There are justly noted for their musical integrity, impassioned playing, and lyrical finesse.

Sponsored by: VA Tech Union
Preservation Hall Jazz Band From New Orleans
Burruss Hall
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Reserved Seating
Tickets: General Admission $20/VT Faculty and Staff $17/Child under 12 $11 VT Student $7
Tickets go on sale September 16
"Preservation Hall. Now that’s where you’ll find all the greats." Louis Armstrong What an amazing quote to welcome one of the great music acts to Blacksburg. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter, founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe. The band has travelled worldwide spreading their mission to nurture and perpetuate the art form of New Orleans Jazz. Whether performing at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center, for British Royalty or the King of Thailand, this music embodies a joyful, timeless spirit. "...proof that the music pioneered in New Orleans a century ago was the clear progenitor of today’s jam-band phenomenon."-USA Today. Info form the Preservation Hall Jazz Band website.

Sponsored by: School of Performing Arts and Cinema
A SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS
Squires Studio Theatre
April 12-14 and 17-21 at 7:30 p.m.; matinees on April 14, 15 and 21 at 2:00 p.m.
Reserved seating
Tickets: General Admission $10/Senior $8/Student $8
Tickets on sale March 21
A SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS, by Carlo Goldoni. Directed by David Johnson. A continuation of Johnson’s ongoing work with students in Commedia dell’arte, this new translation/adaptation of the 18th century comedy and farce will be re-envisioned for a 21st century audience!