W&L’s Concert Guild Series Presents Penelope Shumate The Oct. 31 performance will take place in the Lenfest Center’s Wilson Concert Hall.

By Lily Caldwell
October 16, 2026

The Department of Music at Washington and Lee University presents “From Baroque to Broadway” with soprano vocalist Penelope Shumate at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, in Wilson Concert Hall in the Lenfest Center for the Arts.

The performance is sponsored by W&L’s Concert Guild, which brings professional performing artists to campus each year for concerts and master classes. Tickets are required and are available online or in person at the Lenfest Center box office.

The performance will feature a unique program ranging from classical to Broadway favorites, including works by Giacomo Puccini and Jerome Kern. Shumate will be accompanied on the piano by Lise Keiter, lecturer in music at W&L.

Shumate is an acclaimed opera artist and has performed internationally and throughout the United States, including at Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center. She has experience teaching voice lessons, lyric diction, vocal pedagogy, vocal literature and opera theatre, and serves as a conductor and voice and piano teacher in the Shenandoah Valley.

Shumate will also present a master class with featured W&L voice students at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 30. No tickets are required for the class.

Order your tickets online today or call the Lenfest Center box office at 540-458-8000 for ticket information. Box office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The cost is $23 for adults, $18 for seniors and $13 for W&L faculty and staff; W&L students receive free tickets by showing their student verification.

For a full list of events, visit the Department of Music’s website.