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Coeducational since its founding in 1880, Bridgewater College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in the Central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Today, Bridgewater College is home to approximately 1,450 students. The College offers more than 60 undergraduate majors and minors and four graduate programs housed within three distinct schools.

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Coeducational since its founding in 1880, Bridgewater College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in the Central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Today, Bridgewater College is home to approximately 1,450 students. The College offers more than 60 undergraduate majors and minors and four graduate programs housed within three distinct schools.

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Screamin' Eagles Marching Band to Perform in Philadelphia's 2024 Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Bridgewater College Screamin' Eagles Marching Band has been selected to march in Philadelphia's 2024 Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 28. They will perform the classic Christmas carol "Joy to the World."
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Nov 18

BC Chorale Performs at VMEA Conference in Norfolk

The Bridgewater College Chorale has been invited to perform at the 2024 Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) Conference, which will be held in Norfolk, Va., at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel and the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel from Nov. 21-23. The Chorale's concert will take place at noon on Thursday, Nov. 21.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Nov 12

Theatre at Bridgewater College Presents Gin Mummy by Melissa Leilani Larson

Bridgewater College students produce and star in Melissa Leilani Larson's Gin Mummy, which will run from Wednesday, Oct. 23, through Saturday, Oct. 26.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Oct 15

Bridgewater College Seniors Display Works in Group Exhibition

More than a dozen Bridgewater College art and digital media art majors will showcase their works in a senior art thesis exhibition on display in Bridgewater College's Beverly Perdue Art Gallery and various locations on campus. The exhibition of artwork is created by graduating senior art majors as part of their thesis requirements. Each student will be showcasing art that is the culmination of four years of work and development.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Apr 22

Senior Art Thesis Show

Nearly two dozen Bridgewater College art and digital media art majors will showcase their works in a senior art thesis show, "From the Surreal to the Sublime," on display in Bridgewater College's Beverly Perdue Art Gallery and various locations on campus from Monday, April 17, through Friday, April 28.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Apr 11

Chamber Music Concert

Bridgewater College's Chamber Ensemble performed on Wednesday, March 29.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Mar 30

Spring Choir Concert

Three choirs at Bridgewater College, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music Dr. Ryan Keebaugh, will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 2, in the Concert Hall of the Carter Center for Worship and Music.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Mar 29

Symphonic Band Spring 2023

The Bridgewater College Symphonic Band will present a concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, in Cole Hall on the College's campus.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Mar 16

Spring 2023 Theatre Production

Theatre at Bridgewater College will present A Bold Stroke for a Wife by Susannah Centlivre from Wednesday, Feb. 15, through Saturday, Feb. 18, in Cole Hall on the College's campus. The show will begin at 8 p.m. each night.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Feb 8

Holiday Extravaganza

Bridgewater College's music ensembles performed a number of familiar seasonal songs during two Holiday Extravaganza events in the Concert Hall of the Carter Center for Worship and Music on the College's campus. Nearly 90 students in a dozen different music ensembles took part in the performances.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Dec 6

VMEA Conference Performance

Bridgewater College's Brass Sextet was accepted to perform at the Virginia Music Educators Association conference in November 2022.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Nov 15

Symphonic Band

The Bridgewater College Symphonic Band will present a concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, in Cole Hall on the College's campus.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Nov 7

Oratorio Choir

The 60-voice Oratorio Choir at Bridgewater College will perform works by Eriks Esenvalds and John Rutter on Friday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Carter Center.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Nov 3

Jazz Ensemble

Bridgewater College's Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Christine Carrillo, will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Sipe Center.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Nov 2

Theatre Performance

More than a dozen BC students from various majors will perform in a production of "The Moors" by Jen Silverman.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Oct 31

Homecoming Concert 2022

Bridgewater College's Jazz Ensemble, Chorale, an alumni jazz band featuring alum from 1982 to 2022, and a newly-formed chamber ensemble will perform on Saturday, Oct. 22, in the Concert Hall at the Carter Center for Worship and Music on the College's campus. The concert will feature nearly 50 student performers from a variety of majors.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Oct 18

Student Recital

Chris Larson and Jacob Bentley, Bridgewater College seniors, will present a joint recital on Saturday, April 23, at 3 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Carter Center for Worship and Music on the College's campus.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Apr 18

Theatre Honors Project

Theatre at Bridgewater College presents Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. The show is an honors project directed by senior psychology and business administration double major Kylie Chisnell of Owings Mills, Md.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Mar 30

Senior Art Thesis Show

Seventeen Bridgewater College art majors will exhibit their works in a senior art thesis show, "17," on display in Bridgewater College's Beverly Perdue Art Gallery and various locations on campus from Monday, April 25, through Friday, May 6.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Apr 19

Student Recital

Luke Cronin and Conrad Krytusa will present a joint recital on Saturday, April 2, at 3 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Carter Center for Worship and Music on the College's campus.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Mar 30

Student Recital

Kevin Epps, a Bridgewater College senior, will present a saxophone recital on Friday, April 1, at 5 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Carter Center for Worship and Music on the College's campus.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Mar 30

Student Recital

Aaron Nau, a Bridgewater College junior, and Nadezhda "Nadia" Zoteva, a Bridgewater College senior, will present a joint voice recital on Saturday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Carter Center for Worship and Music.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Mar 23

Symphonic Band Performance

Bridgewater College's Symphonic Band, under the direction of Dr. Christine Carrillo, will perform on Sunday, March 27, at 3 p.m. in Cole Hall on the College's campus. Thirty-three students (representing 14 different majors) will perform.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Mar 22

Bridgewater College's Jazz Ensemble

Bridgewater College's Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Christine Carrillo, will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, in Cole Hall on the College's campus. The concert will feature 21 student performers from a variety of majors.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Mar 17

Student Recital

Wyatt Smith, a Bridgewater College junior, will present a trumpet recital on Saturday, March 19, at 3 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Carter Center for Worship and Music.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Mar 16

Holiday Extravaganza Concerts

Bridgewater College's music ensembles will perform a number of familiar seasonal songs during two Holiday Extravaganza events in the Concert Hall of the Carter Center for Worship and Music on the College's campus. The first Holiday Extravaganza event will take place on Friday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m. The second will begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 5. 81 students in 12 different music ensembles will take part in the performances.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2021 Dec 1

Bridgewater College's Jazz Ensemble

Bridgewater College's Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Christine Carrillo, will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14, in Cole Hall on the College's campus. The concert will feature 22 student performers from a variety of majors.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2021 Nov 11

Symphonic Band Performance

Bridgewater College's Symphonic Band, under the direction of Dr. Christine Carrillo, will perform on Sunday, Nov. 7, in Cole Hall on the College's campus. Thirty students (representing 13 different majors), along with professors, College staff and community members, will perform.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2021 Nov 3
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