Welcome to the 2025/2026 Music & Arts at Centenary program year. I am delighted to introduce our first-of-itskind yearlong program booklet and am eager to welcomeyou into our space for concerts, art exhibits, worship offerings, andmore.
Music & Arts at Centenary exists to infuse worship with musical and artisticvibrancyand depth; to createvehicles for faith- and community-building within our body; and to develop outward-facing and mission-driven musical and arts initiatives. Whether through the events and programs outlined in this publication or through our intergenerational and multi-disciplinary weekly programming, we invite you to engageinthisvisionwithus.
As Centenary moves quickly toward various centennial celebrations, Music & Arts at Centenary also finds itself at a pivotal juncture.Arefreshed Music &Arts Council, a nascent sanctuary organ replacement project, and a Music & Arts staff expansion all await us in the months ahead. So, won't you join us?Attend a concert, join us forworship, register for an art class, or become regularly involved in the life of our ministry. Explore the many sights and sounds of Music &Arts atCentenary aswestrivetoinspireandtransformourworld!
JonathanP Emmons DirectorofMusicMinistries
ThemissionofMusic&Artsat Centenaryistoinfuseworshipwith musicalandartisticvibrancyand depth;toutilizemusicandartasa vehicleforfaith-andcommunitybuildingwithinourbody;andto developoutward-facingandmissiondriveninitiativesthatbuildbridges acrosseconomic,racial,andvarious othersocietalbarriers.
MUSIC & ARTS MISSION STATEMENT, 2025
Lenten Noontime Lenten Noontime
AN ANNUAL MID-WEEK RECITAL SERIES MID-WEEK
FEBRUARY 24
Liquid Fire!
MARCH 3
Corine Brouwer, violin
Jonathan Emmons, piano
MARCH 10
New Day Singers
MARCH 17
Elektra Winds
MARCH 24
Virginia Sheffield, soprano
Brian Wong, piano
MARCH 31
Joshua Sobel, organ
Join us in the Sanctuary on Tuesdays at noon during Lent.
Art in the Atrium is Centenary’s visual art series. Founded on the strong belief that all our creative gifts must be used as tools of our faith, Art in the Atrium is proud to present these exhibitions that celebrate the wondrous creations Godhasmade.
September 28, 2025
11:00AM•Children’sChoirs
November 2, 2025
11:00AM•AllSaintsSunday
November 9, 2025
11:00AM•Children’sChoirs
November 16, 2025
11:00AM•Carillonneurs
December 7, 2025
11:00AM•Children’sChoirs
December 14, 2025
5:00PM•Lessons&Carols
December 21, 2025
5:00PM•LongestNightService with the Schola Cantorum
December 24, 2025
11:00PM•ChristmasEve
February 22, 2026
March 15, 2026
March 22, 2026
March 29, 2026
April 2, 2026
7:00PM•HolyThursday
April 3, 2026
11:00AM•Carillonneurs with strings in worship
February 8, 2026
11:00AM•Children’sChoirs
February 18, 2026
6:15PM•AshWednesday with children’s choirs
For each week’s offerings, please check the current bulletin. withtheChancelChoir
April 5, 2026
April 12, 2026
May 3, 2026
11:00AM•WSCA 11:00AM•Children’sChoirs 11:00AM•Carillonneurs 11:00AM•PalmSunday 11:00AM•EasterSunday 11:00AM•Carillonneurs
May 31, 2026
11:00AM•Music&Arts with children’s choirs with brass in worship FestivalWorship
7:00PM•GoodFriday withtheScholaCantorum
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PERFORMANCES BY PARTNER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
Illuminare
Winston-SalemSymphonyChorus
Sunday, October 26, 2025 ・3:00 PM Ticketed
NCMEAPerforming Choirs Concert
NorthCarolinaMusicEducatorsAssociation
Monday, November 10, 2025 ・1:00 - 4:30 PM
Come for a few minutes or stay for the afternoon! Choirs perform in 30-minute segments at this open-house-style event! Sounds ofthe Season
Winston-SalemChoralAcademy
Sunday, December 7, 2025 ・4:00 PM
Gateways Music Festival
Monday, April 20 - Thursday, April 23, 2026
Find out more at https://wwwgatewaysmusicfestival org inassociationwiththeEastmanSchoolofMusic WSCAAnnual Spring Concert
Winston-SalemChoralAcademy
Sunday, April 26 , 2026・4:00 PM
9/14 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/10 11/16 12/2 12/7 12/14 12/21 12/24 Christmas Eve 11/2 All Saints Sunday
Art in the Atrium Open House: Steven Dunn
Youth Choir Collective Choral Festival Concert
Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus: Illuminare
Joshua Sobel, organ
NCMEA Performing Choirs Concert
Art in the Atrium Open House: All Things Bright & Beautiful
Holiday Bells with Piedmont Wind Symphony
WSCA Sounds of the Season
Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols
The Longest Night with the Schola Cantorum
Verdi: Requiem 2/22 2/24 3/22 Ash Wednesday 2/18 3/29 Palm Sunday
Art in the Atrium Open House: Lenten Expressions
Lenten Noontime Recital Series begins
Holy Thursday with the Schola Cantorum
Good Friday: The Seven Last Words of Christ, Dubois 4/3 4/5 Easter Sunday 4/2
Music & Arts Festival Worship 4/20 4/26 5/31
Gateways Music Festival begins
WSCA Spring Concert
