Composition presented in memory of Virginia Swauger Dongell
04.25.18 | Contagious generosity
"The Joy of Knowing God," a Michael Brown composition commissioned in memory of Virginia Swauger Dongell, was presented in public for the first time April 17 by the Southern Wesleyan University Wind Ensemble. Pictured in the foreground is Dongell's daughter, Evangeline Ledbetter; and behind her, from left, are Dr. Lisa McWherter, Southern Wesleyan University’s vice president for advancement; Greg Day, Southern Wesleyan University music professor and Wind Ensemble conductor; Jane Dill, chair of the university’s Fine Arts Division; and Dr. Todd Voss, Southern Wesleyan University president.