Three options for enrolling in guitar lessons are available: Classical guitar lessons are taught by Loren Pomeroy, leader of the Shenandoah Guitar Ensemble; Lessons on steel-string guitar are offered by Bert Carlson, an acclaimed performer in jazz, rock and country styles; and Private study in Jazz Improvisation on a variety of instruments including guitar is taught by Tom Artwick, an accomplished jazz artist. Each of these options requires registering for applied music, in which one credit is earned for a 45-minute private lesson and a minimum of five hours practice per week. A fee is charged as well. Please call ext. 8852 for more information or see Dymphna Alexander in Wilson Hall, room 4011.
Powell Leitch is an attorney with the law firm of LeClairRyan in Roanoke. As a tenor, he performed with Opera Roanoke in its "Kurt Weill Tribute" and with the Tallis Scholars in a performance of "Spem in Alium" in Manchester, England. He has sung numerous concert and oratorio performances including the tenor solos in Handel’s "Messiah," Bach’s "Magnificat," Orff’s "Carmina Burana" and Mendelssohn’s "Elijah."
The Music Department at Washington & Lee offers a major
and a minor in music. Music majors receive a Bachelors of Arts, choosing a sequence focused on Musicology,
Performance or Theory/Composition. Participation in the Department's instrumental and
choral ensembles along with private instruction for all instruments and voice is open to
all W&L students for credit.
The Department offers numerous concerts each year including those by
student ensembles, our Concert Guild series, and Sonoklect, the new music/jazz series. Performances are held in
the state-of-the-art Wilson Concert Hall (opened in 2006) and
the Lenfest Center for the Performing Arts. Department ensembles regularly tour the United States, Europe, Asia and South America.
Please visit our
Performance Calendar for a current list of upcoming concerts and events.
Prospective Students
If you would like to
receive more information on the Department please complete our online Request Information Form.
Current Students
View Leyburn Library's Music Resource Page
for links to online music encyclopedias and indexes.
Contact the Music Department
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, administrative assistant
Music Office: (540) 458-8852
Music Fax: (540) 458-8104
Washington and Lee University
Department of Music
Lexington, VA 24450-0303
Powell Leitch is an attorney with the law firm of LeClairRyan in Roanoke. As a tenor, he performed with Opera Roanoke in its "Kurt Weill Tribute" and with the Tallis Scholars in a performance of "Spem in Alium" in Manchester, England. He has sung numerous concert and oratorio performances including the tenor solos in Handel’s "Messiah," Bach’s "Magnificat," Orff’s "Carmina Burana" and Mendelssohn’s "Elijah."
