Course: Art, Music & Pie - Renewed (OSH-FOLKPIE)

In 2016 this program was brought to the OSHER community and now will revisit old favorites in addition to new stories and music in this mixed media, music and storytelling presentation. Our storytellers Judy Boland and Meg Laughon will join Pianist Dr. Charles Staples, Cellist Arowyn Almeida and Singers Dennis King & Amy Barefoot. Afterwards you can enjoy a slice of pie while visiting with the presenters.

Session: OSH224.FOLKPIE (29 seats (19%) remaining)

Schedule:

Thursday, May 9

Times:

01:00pm - 03:00pm

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Instructors

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Dennis King

Biography: DENNIS KING - OSHER member and a Richmond singer in this 11th Art & Music program

Judy Boland

Biography: Judy Boland serves as the Co-Chair of 'The Art Experience Committee' of the Citizen's Advisory Council for the Governor's Mansion.

Meg Laughon

Biography: Storyteller for the Osher Folk Art Program and Granddaughter of Queena Stovall

Charles Staples

Charles Staples
Course Leader

Biography: Dr. Charles Staples was Director of Music Ministries at Trinity from 1991 to 2022 and led its choirs and ensembles in worship and in concerts for nearly 3 decades. Aside from its yearly services of Lessons and Carols, the choir has performed numerous major choral works and has even participated in a concert in Carnegie Hall under John Rutter.With his doctorate in piano performance, his playing has been described in the Richmond Times-Dispatch as 'forceful' but unforced, as natural as breathing.' A native of Alabama and honors graduate of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, Staples won the Van Cliburn full tuition scholarship to the Cincinnati College-Conservatory and completed his graduate work at Stony Brook University, training under David Bar-Illan, Martin Canin and Bernard Greenhouse. Aside from solo and chamber performances too numerous to count, Staples has been soloist in concertos with the Richmond Symphony as well as the CCM Concert Orchestra, the Congress of Strings, the North Carolina Symphony and University of Richmond Orchestra. He recently made his 6th appearance with the Richmond Philharmonic playing the Rachmaninoff 2nd concerto. He has also performed recitals in New York's Town Hall, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and in live broadcasts and concerts on WGUC (Cincinnati), WQXR (NYC) and VPM in Richmond.He has taught on the piano faculties of VCU and the Greenspring International Academy of Music.

Arowyn Almeida

Biography: Cellist in the Osher Folk Art Program.

Amy Barefoot

Biography: Singer in the Osher program

Facility Detail

Jepson Alumni Center

JAC, Robins Pavilion 151

442 Westhampton Way

Richmond, VA 23173