Conveying centuries of music through words and pictures can at times be a difficult task. Unless of course, you can actually hear the music.
This afternoon at 4 p.m. in the McGregor Room of Alderman Library, students will be able to do just that. As part of the "Lift Every Voice, Music and American Life" exhibition, listeners will be transformed back in time to hear musical trends ranging from folk songs and ballads to 1960s rock 'n' roll.
"It is designed to highlight the important role that American music has played in the earliest days of pilgrims up through the 1960s rock 'n' roll and protest music," said Mercy Quintos, exhibits coordinator of Alderman Library.
The performance of American Songs is offered to complement the exhibition and will feature University musical groups including the New Dominions, the Virginia Women's Chorus, the First Year Players, the Sil'hooettes and the Glee Club.
Admission is free and open to the public, but seating is limited so Quintos recommends arriving in advance.
"We wanted a program that would involve student performers as well as a student audience, in order to generate more interest in the exhibition," Quintos said.
Quintos explained that the exhibit is part of a larger series of exhibitions in the McGregor Room that change periodically. She said that typically, an event accompanies each display, all of which have some cultural or historical significance for the University. But since this event is about music, it seemed natural to set up a more integrated program.
Quintos said the exhibit has had a decent number of attendees thus far, but coordinators are hoping that the concert will increase the number of visitors.
"We definitely think this will increase interest, but we are mainly looking for this to enhance people's experience of the exhibition," Quintos said.
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