In addition to registering for private voice and/or piano lessons, registration for classes at Ars Nova is still open. There is a registration fee for lessons or classes of $25 for returning students and $35 for new students.
These include:
Monday from 4:00 - 5:00: Creative Writing and Drama for Elementary School Students taught by Lana Austin. Cost is $240.
Tuesday: Performing Playwrights for Middle School through Adults taught by Lana Austin (call the office for times, this may be taught one on one instead of as a class). Cost is TBD.
Wednesday from 4:15 - 5:15: Drama for Middle School through Adults taught by Ron Harris (this class may add an additional session depending on enrollment). Cost is $400.
Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:30: Musical Theater for Middle School through High School taught by Kristen Tumminello. Cost is $240.
Audition:
Dr. Seuss' Gertrude McFuzz on Sunday, August 22 at 2:00 p.m. at Ars Nova School of the Arts. Maximum of 8 children/youth are needed: ages 8 and up. Come prepared to sing 16 bars of a song (accompanist provided). No A cappella auditions. Directed by Demi Vanderwerff.
Fall Semester Lessons and Classes start Monday, August 16th. If you have not already done so, please fill out a registration form when you come for your lesson or class. For private lessons, check with your teacher for your day and time.
Lauren Carlton, a recent Bob Jones High School graduate, had her Senior Voice Recital at Ars Nova on August 1st. Lauren was accompanied by Aleta Hunt, and Catherine Hoop and Demi Vanderwerff both sang duets with her.
Lauren is a student of Dr. Ginger Beazley. She received a full scholarship to the University of Alabama, with a major in vocal performance and a minor in journalism.
The Ars Nova family wishes Lauren great success in her future career!
Below in the Read More section is a picture of Catherine, Lauren and Demi after her recital.
There will be a meeting on Monday, August 16th at 7:00 PM in the Back Room at Ars Nova to discuss the spring children's musical "Fiddler on the Roof, Jr." Everyone is welcome to attend.
Jackson Love, Morgan Bush, Miranda Shapiro, Linda Mixon, Christopher Merrifield, Mollie Love, Wesley Juron and Conner Williams are pictured in this photo from the 2010 Linda Mixon Awards for Excellence in Music Theory Ceremony held this week at Nova Theater. Not pictured is Sunmi Sheldon.
Ars Nova is thrilled to present this wonderful children's musical Gertrude McFuzz October 15 -17 at Nova Theatre. The classic Dr. Seuss story of the girl-bird who learns to like herself just as she is is presented in a wonderful & lively musical style by Robert Kapilaw combining jazz, pop, and classical influences. The musical teaches self-acceptance and how to overcome envy & jealousy. Kapilow's "fanciful score uses a variety of instrumental timbre to evoke the story's images."
Show dates:
Ars Nova presents the classic humorous opera The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan January 28 - 30 at the VBC Playhouse. Directed by Joseph Stephenson, The Mikado is a comic opera set in two acts. Accompanied by full orchestra at the VBC Playhouse, you will not want to miss out on this wonderfully funny tale.
Synopsis
Ars Nova School of the Arts will be performing Mozart's beloved Don Giovanni June 10 - 12, 2011. Directed by Paul Houghtaling, head of opera studies at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, the opera will be performed at the VBC Playhouse.
Production Dates:
June 10, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
June 11, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
June 12, 2011 at 2:30 p.m.
Ars Nova is made possible in part through generous grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts 
