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For full details & information on all student performances for the academic year, visit Student Performances.

November

• Special Olympics

  Many music activities groups including Wildcat Dancers, Dance Team, and Twirlers performed outside Bartley for our visiting athletes.   Many groups including Singers and Voices hosted events for the athletes in the quad.

October

• Breast Cancer Vigil

  The Villanova Voices sang for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Breast Cancer Vigil in the quad.

• The Band played for the football game vs. William & Mary.   Nothing But Treble sang the National Anthem.  The Twirlers and Dance Team performed at half-time.
• Villanova Student Musical Theatre presented Little Shop of Horrors.
• The Band played for the football game vs. Rhode Island.   Supernovas sang the National Anthem.  The Twirlers and Dance Team performed at half-time.

September

• St. Thomas of Villanova Day of Service

  Music Activities groups participated in the Day of Service by performing at several locations.  Performances were given at the Northlight Community Center, Park House, St. Edmunds' Home, Norristown State Hospital, Sterling Halll Simpson House.

• A Cappella Auditions - Audition for one or all of Villanova's a cappella groups at the joint audition day.   Registration & auditions for Supernovas (coed) begin at 10am, registration & auditions for all other groups begin at noon (Nothing But Treble, Sirens, Haveners, Vocal Minority, & Spires).  St. Mary's Hall, 1st floor.
• The Band played for Villanova's first football home-game of the season vs. Lehigh.   Villanova Voices sang the National Anthem.  The Twirlers and Dance Team performed at half-time.
• The Villlanova Singers participated in the 9/11 Commemoration at the Bryn Mawr Fire Company.
• The annual A Cappella Barbeque was hosted by six of Villanova's a cappella groups to share information about Nothing But Treble, Sirens, Haveners, Vocal Minority, Spires, and Supernovas prior to group auditions.
• Dance Company held auditions for pieces for its Fall Semester show.
• The Band played for the football game vs. Northeastern.   Villanova Singers sang the National Anthem.  The Twirlers and Dance Team performed at half-time.
• The Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Twirlers, Dance Ensemble, Wildcat Dancers, Gospel Choir, Singers, & Voices performed during the Music Activities Showcase for Parents' Weekend. 

August

• Villanova Student Theatre held auditions for its fall production of Rumors.
• Dance Company held an info night followed by Company Auditions.
• Villanova Student Musical Theatre held auditions for its production of Little Shop of Horrors.
• Many Music Activities Groups participated in the yearly Activities Forum.
• 406 Villanova Music Activities Students (including 163 Freshmen!) came back-to-school a week early to learn new choreography, new music, and get a jump start on fall performances of Little Shop of Horrors and Rumors at Music Camp held from August 15th-19th.

June & July

• Music Activities held its 20th Annual Summer Music Studies Program for Music Educators.  Thirty-five courses were offered this summer with 626 Music Educator attendees.  We at Villanova Music Activities and University of the Arts hope that amounts to 626 music classrooms throughout the region with newly energized teachers with many new creative ideas being brought to each school!

Past Years

• Events from the 2007-2008 School Year
• Events from the 2008-2009 School Year

Pianos for General Use

Pianos for student use are available in the following locations in St. Mary's Hall:

Auditorium - Basement
Practice Rooms - Room 22, Basement
Dance Studio - Basement
Music Lab (keyboards) - Basement
Entrance to Chapel - 1st Floor outside locked chapel door
3rd Floor Lounge (for St. Mary's Hall Residents only)

Some of the above locations are also classrooms.  Access to pianos is only available when the room is free and not being used for class or other planned group activities.  Otherwise, pianos are available on a first-come-first-served basis.   If a room is locked, the key may be available from Music Activities during most business hours.

Additional pianos and locations throughout the campus are being planned.