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UPDATED 4/29/24

Now on BASS Digital Concert Hall
Brooklyn Art Song Society. Circles VI: The February House is now available on our Digital Concert Hall! The final installment of our Circles series celebrates two of the most influential composers of the 20th century – Benjamin Britten and Kurt Weill. While they pursued vastly different musical paths, they were briefly connected between 1940-41 by the artist commune known as "The February House," based right here in Brooklyn Heights! This unique program features soprano Ashley Emerson, mezzo-sopranos Abi Levis and Kristin Gornstein, tenor Dominic Armstrong, and pianists Mila Henry, Jeremy Chan, and Michael Brofman. Be sure to catch this marvelous music for FREE over the seven days! Watch: https://vimeo.com/933793539

Monday, April 29, 2024, 7:30 pm
VAF: Les Violons Du Roy with MILOŠ, guitar
Taking its name from the celebrated court orchestra of French kings, Les Violons du Roy explores centuries of chamber music repertoire in performances that authentically reflect the period of each work’s composition. Informed by musical history and enlivened by fifteen of the finest musicians you are likely ever to hear, their performances are “scintillating, sexy, electric, elegant… exciting and entertaining” (Classics Today). They’ll be joined here by an extraordinary classical guitarist who has taken the world by storm, with best-selling recordings and acclaimed performances around the world, from the Royal Albert Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. Jonathan Cohen, conductor. Selections from VIVALDI, HANDEL, BACH, and others including: HANDEL Concerto Grosso in A minor, op. 6 no. 4, HWV 32; BACH "Chaconne" from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; VIVALDI Concerto for lute, 2 violons and continuo in D Major, F. XII/15, RV 93. Tickets: $10 - $35. https://www.vafest.org/tickets/2324/les-violons-du-roy-with-milos-guitar/ or visit 440 Bank Street, Norfolk, VA 23510. Box Office: 757-282-2822. Johnson Theater, Norfolk Academy, 1585 Wesleyan Drive., Norfolk 23502

Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 5:00 pm
Annual Opera in Williamsburg Fundraising Dinner Concert
Annual Opera in Williamsburg Fundraising Dinner Concert: Live Auction and Paddle Raise OIW Artists in Performance. Choice of entre, table service. Join your friends at a beautiful three-course dinner, served at the table at the elegant Colonial Heritage Clubhouse. Meet the cast and the creative team of Opera in Williamsburg's upcoming Tales of Hoffmann, and hear them perform. Cash bar. Tickets may also be reserved by phone at (757) 871-3653 or at https://operainwilliamsburgvirginia.thundertix.com/events/218598 Colonial Heritage Clubhouse, 6500 Arthur Hill Drice, Williamsburg, VA 23188

William & Mary Music Department April Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. All events on the William & Mary campus, Williamsburg, unless otherwise noted. For more details on these events please click on http://www.wm.edu/calendar/upcoming/music/list. Music Arts Center, Concert Hall and Comey Recital Hall, 551 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg VA 23185
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 7:30 pm
Flute Ensemble
Free and open to the public. Music Arts Center, Comey Recital Hall

Thursday, May 2, 2024, 7:00 pm
Choral Compline: Lent
Galillee Church Choral Compline. Join us for this 15-minute service to close the day. Galillee Church, 3928 Pacific Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Thursday, May 2, 2024, 7:30 pm
BASS: New Voices Festival 2024: Departures II
Each work on this program explores the meaning of loss. Katherine Balch’s poignant reimagining of Schumann’s Dichterliebe, Iranian-born Aida Shirazi’s new reflection on identity, and new works by Matthew Ricketts and Charlotte Bray. Katherine Balch: Estrangement (BASS Commission;) Charlotte Bray: The Earth Cried out to the Sky (American Premiere); Matthew Ricketts: The Threefold Terror of Love (World Premiere, BASS Commission); Aida Shirazi: Language of Loss (World Premiere, BASS Commission). Lucy Fitz-Gibbon, Charlotte Mundy soprano; Emily Triebold, alto; Dominik Belavy, baritone; Nathaniel LaNasa, Brent Funderburk, Ryan McCullough piano. Pre-Concert Lecture (7:00 pm) Aida Shirazi. Digital Release Monday, May 20, 2024. Digital Subscribers: Free Admission. https://brooklynartsongsociety.vhx.tv/ Individual Tickets - $35: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-voices-festival-departures-ii-tickets-682079647587?aff=oddtdtcreator First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, 119 Pierrepont St. Brooklyn, NY 11201

VWU: May Events
Virginia Wesleyan University. All events take place in the Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center. Public ticket prices are as listed; free to the VWU community. Tickets and reservations: buytickets.at/goodecenter or 757.455.3381 More information: https://www.vwu.edu/the-arts-at-virginia-wesleyan/art-events.php; (757) 455-3381. Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, Virginia Wesleyan University, 5817 Wesleyan Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Thursday, May 2, 2024, 7:30 pm
Virginia Wesleyan Orchestra
Virginia Wesleyan Orchestra will perform a variety of classical and modern pieces that showcase the talents of our orchestra. Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center
Friday, May 3, 2024, 7:30 pm
Virginia Wesleyan Vox Vera and Jazz Ensemble
Virginia Wesleyan Vox Vera, fresh off their performance tour to Italy, and the Virginia Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble, collaborate on a fun concert full of contemporary, jazz, and everything in between. The Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble will perform a variety of jazz favorites at their spring concert. The jazz ensemble will showcase two songs from the late great Wayne Shorter, an early-jazz favorite of Louis Armstrong, the modern funk of the Meters, and a bossa from Antoinio Carlos Jobim. Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center

William & Mary Music Department May Events
Admission is free, and no ticket is required unless otherwise noted. All events on the William & Mary campus, Williamsburg, unless otherwise noted. For more details on these events please click on http://www.wm.edu/calendar/upcoming/music/list. Music Arts Center, Concert Hall and Comey Recital Hall, 551 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg VA 23185
Thursday, May 2, 2024, 7:00 pm
Middle Eastern Music Ensemble Concert
Free and open to the public. Music Arts Center, Comey Recital Hall, 551 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Friday, May 3, 2024, 7:00 pm
Appalachian Music Ensemble Concert
Free and open to the public. Music Arts Center, Concert Hall, 551 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 7:30 pm
Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert
Free and open to the public. Music Arts Center, Concert Hall, 551 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg
Friday, May 10, 2024, 7:00 pm
Ophelia's Tears: Songs of Love & Lament
An art song recital featuring music of Schubert, Brahms, Dvorak, Strauss, Hahn, Berlioz, Duke, and Heggie, performed by sopranos Kate Hearden and Claudia Kessel and pianists Sarah Bland and Jane Alcorn. A free concert with donations encouraged to support the William & Mary Symphony Orchestra. Free and open to the public. Music Arts Center, Comey Recital Hall, 551 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg

Bruton Parish Candlelight Concerts & Historic Organ Recitals, May, 2024
Continuing a tradition begun by our 18th-century organist, Peter Pelham, Bruton Parish presents more than 120 recitals and concert programs annually in its Candlelight Concert series. Instrumental and choral groups from all over the United States and other countries perform in our historic church, interspersed with organ and harpsichord recitals by our own splendid musicians. The Candlelight and outdoor concerts will last approximately 45 minutes, and the Wren Recitals will last just 30 minutes.  All are non-ticketed and open to the public, with freewill offerings gratefully received. Masks are required only for those not yet vaccinated. Free parking on Duke of Gloucester Street. Rebecca Davy, Music Director & Organist; Dr. JanEl Will, Organist & Choir Director; James Darling, Choirmaster & Organist Emeritus. Contact: bdavy@brutonparish.org or (757) 645-3431. www.brutonparish.org.
Candlelight Concerts in Bruton Parish Church
Thursday, May 2, 2024, 8:00 pm
Organ & Voice Recital
American Guild of Organists, Tidewater Chapter, Organ Swell Series. Brad Norris, Organist & Dan Waddill, Tenor from Newport News, Virginia
Saturday, May 4, 8:00 pm
Early Music Concert
Bruton Baroque Chamber Orchestra: Ruth van Baak Griffioen, Recorder, Sophie Genevieve Lowe, Baroque Violin, Ryan Lowe, Baroque Cello & Rebecca Davy, Harpsichord
Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:00 pm
Handbell Concert
Bruton Parish Tarpley Ringers, Rebecca Davy, Director, with JanEl Will, Organist
Saturday, May 11, 8:00 pm
Choral Concert
The Osbourn Park Madrigal Singers from Osbourne Park High School in Manassas, Virginia, Dominick Izzo, Director
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 8:00 pm
Chamber Music Concert
Fluteforte from Richmond, Virginia, Susan Davis, Director
Saturday, May 18, 8:00 pm
Organ Recital
Dr. JanEl Will, Organist at Bruton Parish
Thursday, May 23, 2024, 8:00 pm
Organ Recital
Agnes French, Organist from Williamsburg, Virginia
Saturday, May 25, 8:00 pm
Choir & Handbell Concert
Youth Choir & Handbells from Apex United Methodist Church in Apex, North Carolina, Todd Arrant, Director
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 8:00 pm
Organ Recital
Cheryl Van Ornam, Organist from First Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia
Historic Organ Recitals in the William & Mary Wren Chapel
Saturday, 10:00 am on May 4 – Norman Elton
Saturday, 10:00 am on May 11 – Rebecca Davy
Saturday, 10:00 am on May 18 – Thomas Marshall
Saturday, 10:00 am on May 25 – Rebecca Davy

Friday, May 3, 2024, 7:00 pm
Wren Masters: Baroque Brilliance
Ewell Concert Series. The Wren Masters baroque ensemble will present the program, Baroque Brilliance which features music by virtuoso composer-performers of the eighteenth century. The program includes music by Telemann, Marin Marais, Buxtehude, and J.S Bach. Based in Williamsburg, the Wren Masters specialize in historical performance of 17th and 18th century music played on harpsichord, recorder, baroque violin, and viola da gamba. The ensemble is sponsored by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and drawn from current and former William & Mary music faculty and Colonial Williamsburg Free, no ticket required. Music Arts Center, Comey Recital Hall, 551 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg

Friday, May 3, 2024, 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 5, 2024, 3:00 pm
CCO: La Bohème
Commonwealth Concert Opera. The joy and heartbreak of young love in Puccini's tribute to bohemian Paris. We are so pleased to present this cast in this repertoire. Outside a professional company, you will not hear such beautiful, powerful, and thrilling singing in this region. They are young and perfectly represent the characters they are tasked to sing, and each are perfectly voiced for the roles they are singing! Our mission is to introduce a new vocal sound to Richmond audiences. Beautiful bel canto sound - voices that thrill you with full-bodied, buoyant singing. And singers that actually sing in a true Italian style. $10 donation, $5 for students with ID. https://www.commonwealthconcertopera.com/ Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4103 Monument Ave, Richmond, VA 23230

Friday, May 3, 2024, 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 5, 2024, 4:00 pm
OES: Fantasies & Fables, featuring Paul Sanho Kim
Orchestra of the Eastern Shore.Fauré - Pavane. Anne Neikirk - Fables. Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D major with Paul Sanho Kim, soloist. May 3: Nandua High School, 26350 Lankford Hwy, Onley, VA 23418. May 5: Hungars Episcopal Church, 10107 Bayside Rd, Bridgetown VA.

Saturday, May 4, 2024, 7:00 pm
TENET: Sisters of the Moon at St. Malachy’s - The Actors Chapel
Connecting to the natural world and the sky above… Throughout history, women have bonded together in community as mutual protectors. TENET peers into this world of sisterhood to share sacred and secular stories of women connecting to the natural world and the night’s sky. Guest director, composer, and curator Shira Kammen creates a program of medieval music in honor of the stars while including her own compositions. Tickets: $15-$60. Virtual Tickets: Individual $40; Household: $60. Virtual Concert Available Online. This concert will be viewable from May 18–July 18, 2024. St. Malachy’s-The Actor’s Chapel, 249 West 49th Street, NYC

Saturday, May 4, 2024, 7:30 pm
TCG Showcase featuring TGO
Tidewater Classical Guitar. The TCG Showcase is the backbone of our concert season: a concert that brings together artists from our region for a concert experience devoted to the community. Join of us for a performance showcasing the talented Tidewater Guitar Orchestra along with some of the best musicians in Hampton Roads. This year’s concert will feature works from and inspired by the jazz repertoire, including works arranged or written by members of TGO! Single Tickets – $30 General Admission, $25 Senior/Military/Educator, $10 Student. Single tickets, and livestream passes are available now at https://tidewaterclassicalguitar.org/tickets Phone Number: (757) 376-9159. https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTg5NzY4 Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center – VA Beach

Saturday, May 4, 2024, 7:30 pm
VSO: The Music of Star Wars
Virginia Symphony Orchestra. May the Fourth Be With You. Coming to Virginia from a galaxy far, far away – experience the music of the Star Wars series like never before with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra! Tickets: $10 -$119. https://tickets.virginiasymphony.org/star-wars-2024 Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA.

VHC: Metamorphosis
Virginia Handbell Consort, Al Reese, director. Founded in 1996, VIrginia Handbell Consort's mission is to present handbell music of the highest quality to our audiences and to help educate our community in proper handbell techniques and ringing styles. Our concert repertoire includes secular, classical and sacred music. https://www.vhcbells.org/
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 2:00 pm
The Chesapeake, 955 Harpersville Rd., Newport News, VA 23601
Sunday, May 5, 2024, 3:00 pm
Trinity Lutheran Church, 6807 Huntington Ave., Newport News, VA 23606
Saturday, May 18, 2024, 1:00 pm
Warwick Forrest, 1004 Old Denbigh Blvd., Newport News, VA 23602
Sunday, May 19, 2024, 4:00 pm
St. Andrews Methodist Church, 717 Tucson Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Sunday, May 5, 2024, 2:00 pm
OIW: Meet-the-Artists Reception
Free meet-the-artists reception with the singers of Opera in Williamsburg's Tales of Hoffmann in an informal program of arias and ensembles Informal seating, light refreshments Free and open to the public. Optional free registration on Opera in Williamsburg's website: https://www.operainwilliamsburg.org. Williamsburg Community Building, 401 N Boundary St, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Sunday, May 5, 2024, 4:00 pm
VBC: Songs From The Screen
The Virginia Beach Chorale Ensemble. Let's go to the movies! From Harry Potter to James Bond, the Virginia Beach Chorale Ensemble has prepared a fun-filled afternoon of cinema favorites for you to enjoy! Apr 28: Nimmo United Methodist Church, 2040 Nimmo Church Ln, Virginia Beach, VA 23456. May 5: St. Michael Lutheran Church, 2208 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23456.

Sunday, May 5, 2023, 5:00 pm
Sunday, May 12, 2023, 5:00 pm
CCE: Spring ConcertTrue Love
Cantori Choral Ensemble, Agnes French, Conductor. The theme for this year’s concert is True Love.  Music on the concert will include sacred love, romantic love, the love of a parent for a child, and lost love.  Composers whose works will be heard include Eric Whitacre, Stephen Chatman, Randall Stroope, John Rutter, and George Shearing. Many of the pieces on the program will be sung in Cantori’s trademark a cappella style.  Other pieces will be accompanied by Rebecca Davy, piano; Jordan Ponzi, double bass; Diane Ruffer, clarinet; and Wayne Hedrick, flute. Tickets are now on sale and may be reserved for Will-Call by sending a check made out to Cantori to 3341 Derby Lane, Williamsburg, 23185.  Advance tickets are $15 for adults.  Tickets will also be sold at the door for $20 for adults. www.cantoriwilliamsburg.org. May 5: Walnut Hills Baptist Church, 1014 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg. May 12: Abingdon Episcopal Church, 4645 George Washington Highway, Gloucester.

Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 7:30 pm
Thursday, May 9, 7:30 pm
VAF: Takács Quartet, Olga Kern, piano
2001 was the last time Olga Kern, Connie and Marc Jacobson Director of Chamber Music, and Takács Quartet were on stage together as part of the Van Cliburn Competition chamber music round. Kern, who went on to win Gold Medal at the competition - the first woman in over 30 years to do so - reunites with Takács once again for two special performances in Norfolk and Williamsburg. “Her electricity at the keyboard is palpable, and though she generates it from the music itself, as it flows through her fingers it takes on fresh voltage that is unmistakably hers.” - Washington Post Founded in 1975 in Budapest, Hungary, the legendary Takács Quartet counts among its many awards a GRAMMY®, multiple Gramophone Awards, and the BBC Music Magazine Awards Disc of the Year. “Rich and subtle playing.... Their sound draws you in from the first moment. The opening chords and sinuous lines vibrate and thrill on many levels” hailed Gramophone Magazine. Kern and Takács will captivate audiences with the Franck Piano Quintet and Takács will perform the Dvorák String Quartet Op. 51. Tickets: $35. https://www.vafest.org/tickets/2324/takacs-quartet-with-olga-kern/ or visit 440 Bank Street, Norfolk, VA 23510. Box Office: 757-282-2822. May 8: Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre. May 9: Robin Hixon Theater, Clay and Jay Barr Education Center, Norfolk

The Governor's School for the Arts May Events
The Governor's School for the Arts. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and take place at the Governor's School for the Arts building at 254 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23510. All ticketing is online only at showtix4u.com. No Walk-up ticket sales unless otherwise noted. GSA, 254 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA 23510
Wednesday, May 8, 2024: 7:00 pm
Chamber Music Recital
Miner Music Hall at GSA
Thursday, May 9, 2024, 7:00 pm
Piano Recital
Miner Music Hall at GSA
Thursday, May 9, 2024, 7:00 pm
Friday, May 10, 2024, 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 2:00 & 7:00 pm
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Directed by Sean Dugan Tickets: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76785 Goode Theatre, 4601 Monarch Way, Norfolk
Thursday, May 16, 2024: 7:00 pm
Vocal Music Senior Recital
Join our senior singers in their final capstone event. Free. Larchmont United Methodist Church, 1101 Jamestown Crescent, Norfolk
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 7:30 pm
Friday, May 17, 2024, 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 18, 2024, 7:30
Spring Dance Concert
Tickets: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/75301 TCC Roper Performing Arts Center at TCC, 340 Granby Street, Nofrolk 23510
Sunday, May 19, 2024: 7:00 pm
Annual Student Film Festival
Tickets: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76786 NARO Expanded Cinema, 1507 Colley Ave, Norfolk
Friday, May 24, 2024, 7:00 pm
GSA Jazz Night: Justin Kauflin Presents Michael Hawkins and the Brotherhood -
The 8th installment of GSA Jazz Night will feature an amazing group - Michael Hawkins and The Brotherhood. Joining Mike are James Gates (sax), Weldon Hill (piano) and Billy Williams (drums) Visit www.justinkauflin.com/gsa-jazz. Admission is free with a suggested $10 donation that benefits the GSA Jazz Program. GSA, Miner Music Hall, 254 Granby St., Norfolk, VA
Friday, May 24, 2024, 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 25, 2024, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 26, 2024, 2:00 pm
Something Rotten!
The Wells Theatre, 108 E. Tazewell Street, Norfolk
Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 7:00 pm
GSA Jazz Finale Concert
GSA, Miner Music Hall
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 7:00 pm
Symphony Orchestra Finale Concert
Roper Performing Arts Center, 340 Granby Street, Norfolk

Thursday, May 9, 2024, 7:00 pm
C&SL: Ascension Day Hymn Festival
God is gone up! Our annual Ascension Day Hymn Festival is sung by the combined choirs of St. Andrew’s, St. Paul’s, and Christ and St, Luke’s. Dale Adelmann, guest conductor, Canon for Music at St. Philip's Cathedral, Atlanta. Free-will offering.  www.christandstlukes.org/smss.  Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Rd, Norfolk.

Thursday, May 9, 2024, 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 3:00 pm
5BF: PEOPLE OF EARTH: American Timba Music
Our Spring 2024 festival continues with two dynamic concerts featuring the 13-person global music collective People of Earth in “American Timba Music,” a term coined by People of Earth to describe their distinctive repertoire that seamlessly weaves together influences from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Brazil, and Black American Music. The majority of the band’s compositions, prominently featured on their debut album “People of Earth,” are masterfully crafted by its own members. The set list also includes commissioned pieces from Cuban maestros Dafnis Prieto and Pachy Naranjo Jr, along with classic Cuban standards by luminaries such as Cesar Pedroso and Guillermo Rodríguez Fiffe as nods to Haitian Compas and Hip Hop. The performance, delivered in a blend of Spanish, English, Haitian Creole, and Portuguese, is a vibrant celebration of the rich and unifying heritage of the Americas and the Caribbean. Tickets: https://5bmf.org/events/people_of_earth/ May 9: Bronx Music Hall,438 E 163rd St., BRONX. May 12: $20 Adult, $10 Student/Senior. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., QUEENS

Friday, May 10, 2024, 7:00 pm
Ophelia's Tears: Songs of Love & Lament
An art song recital featuring music of Schubert, Brahms, Dvorak, Strauss, Hahn, Berlioz, Duke, and Heggie, performed by sopranos Kate Hearden and Claudia Kessel and pianists Sarah Bland and Jane Alcorn. A free concert with donations encouraged to support the William & Mary Symphony Orchestra. Comey Recital Hall, William & Mary Music Arts Center, 551 Jamestown Road Williamsburg, VA 23185

Friday, May 10, 2024, 7:30pm
SONGFEST | Stephen Coxe and Friends
The final Stephen Coxe and Friends Concert of the season features seven extraordinary singers performing six great song cycles, including the world premiere of Stephen Coxe’s “Dickinson Songs”. With Anna Feucht, soprano, Adriane Kerr, mezzo-soprano, Shelly Milam, soprano, John Irving, countertenor, Scott Crissman, tenor, Kathryn Kelly, soprano, and Gary Montgomery, tenor. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Three Poems of Fiona McLeod; Benjamin Britten: A Charm of Lullabies; Franz Liszt: Sonetti del Petrarca; Nico Muhly: Lorne Ys My Likinge; Stephen Coxe: Dickinson Songs; Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte (To the distant beloved). Suggested donation [$15 general, $5 students] at the door. Francis Asbury United Methodist Church, 1871 North Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach

Met Live in HD 2023-2024
The Met’s award-winning series of live movie theater transmissions returns with an extraordinary lineup, including exciting company premieres, new productions, and classic repertory favorites. Visit your local theater website for the most up-to-date information related to their health and safety measures. https://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 12:55 pm
Madama Butterfly
Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman stars as the callous American naval officer Pinkerton, whose betrayal destroys her. Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong reprises the role of the steadfast maid Suzuki, and baritone Lucas Meachem is the American consul Sharpless. Acclaimed maestro Xian Zhang takes the podium on May 11 to conduct Anthony Minghella’s vivid production. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe. English StreamText captioning is available for the Met’s transmission of Madama Butterfly at https://player.jetstreamexpress.com/MET_Opera_Live_in_HD. A transcript of the transmission will also be available to view after the live performance.

Saturday, May 11, 2024, 7:30 pm
NNO: Spring Concert: Mozart
Northern Neck Orchestra. The concert features the Virginia premiere of Andrew Synnott’s Waiting for Elvira and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, both performed by renowned Irish pianist Michael McHale, an internationally recognized as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. A part of the concerto appeared in the 1967 film “Elvira Madigan.” The performance concludes with Mozart’s Symphony No. 38, “Prague.” Pre-concert talk by Music Director Michael Repper at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $40. For more information and tickets: https://www.northernneckorchestra.org/ or at the check-in desk. Students are admitted free. Lancaster Middle School Theatre, 191 School St, Kilmarnock, VA

Saturday, May 11, 2024, 1:00 pm
Sunday, June 9, 2024, 6:00 pm
VBC: Songs From The Screen
The Virginia Beach Chorale Ensemble. Let's go to the movies! From Harry Potter to James Bond, the Virginia Beach Chorale Ensemble has prepared a fun-filled afternoon of cinema favorites for you to enjoy! May 11: St. Matthew Catholic School, 3316 Sandra Lane, Virginia Beach, 23464. Jun 9: Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 N Witchduck Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455.

BYOV: Finale Concerts
Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia
Tickets available at the door. $12 Adults. $10 Seniors/Children/Students (under 21). *Complimentary tickets for non-performing BYOV musicians and music educators.
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 3:00 pm
Finale Concert #1
Featuring Bay Youth Junior String Orchestra, Bay Youth String Orchestra, & Bay Youth Concert Orchestra.   L. Douglas Wilder Center, Norfolk State University
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 7:00 pm
Finale Concert #2
Featuring Bay Youth Concert Band, Bay Youth Wind Symphony & Bay Youth Symphony Orchestra with Senior Celebration. L. Douglas Wilder Center, Norfolk State University, Norfolk

Sunday, May 12, 2024, 4:00 pm
SAF: The Tidewater Cello Ensemble
Sundays at Four presents The Tidewater Cello Ensemble, led by co-directors Susan and Erin Hines, was formed in 1999 when Yo-Yo Ma first came to play with the Virginia Symphony. These 13-18 year-old students perform extensive repertoire in venues locally and in Washington DC. and have just returned from an exciting and concert-filled eight days travelling and playing in Austria and Germany during their Spring break. A reception to meet these young cellists and their instructors will follow the program. Non ticketed but a donations to support this group and future concerts would be appreciated. Call (757) 675-5777 for more information. www.sundaysatfourva.org Christ Episcopal Church, 111 S. Church Street, Smithfield

Sunday, May 12, 2024, 7:30 pm
VAF: The Chenaults, Duo-Organists
Named “the World’s Premiere Duo-Organ Team” by The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, this husband- and-wife team dazzles at the keyboard, playing “as one excellent performer with four legs and four hands” (Green Bay Press Gazette). Their performances on some of the world’s great organs, including at the Mormon Tabernacle, Washington National Cathedral and St. Paul’s Cathedral in London have gained glowing reviews. American Record Guide proclaimed them “nothing short of electrifying,” and the Green Bay Press Gazette applauded “a pleasurable experience made even more so by the verbal program notes and asides.” Tickets: $25. https://www.vafest.org/tickets/2324/the-chenaults-duo-organists/ or visit 440 Bank Street, Norfolk, VA 23510. Box Office: 757-282-2822. Christ & St. Luke’s Church, 560 W Olney Road, Norfolk, VA 23507

Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 7:30 pm
WSO: Passion & Virtuosity
Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra, Michael Butterman, conductor. Masterworks Concert 6. Guest Artist: Aldo López-Gavilán, piano. Walker - Lyric for Strings.   López-Gavilán - Emporium, Aldo López-Gavilán, piano.   Ginastera - Variaciones concertantes, Aldo López-Gavilán, piano.   Britten - Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Pre-concert lecture: 6:30 - 7:00 pm. Tickets: $65-$75. Livestream - $30. https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=twso Williamsburg Community Chapel, 3899 John Tyler Hwy, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 7:30 pm
Hannah Cayem, soprano: Exploring Feminine Archetypes through Song
Wycliffe Presbyterian Church presents soprano Hannah Cayem in a recital - "Exploring Feminine Archetypes through Song." In a program of classical, jazz, and musical theater songs, from the 1700s to today, Cayem explores the female narratives of Mother, Maiden, Huntress, Lover and Queen archetypes, as noted by Jungian analyst Jean Shinodan Bolen. Suzanne Daniels is collaborating pianist. No admission; donations appreciated fee. Wycliffe Presbyterian Church, 1445 N. Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach

Thursday, May 16, 2024, 7:30 pm
VAF: An evening of Duos by Jessie Montgomery and contemporaries Andrea Cassarubios and James Lee III
Recently appointed Virginia Arts Festival Composer-In-Residence, Jessie Montgomery is recognized as a major force in contemporary classical music. Selected as Musical America's 2023 Composer of the Year, she has created works that The New York Times says are changing the American canon. Virginia Arts Festival patrons will recall Montgomery's moving score for the Festival-commissioned ballet Passage by Dance Theatre of Harlem and her Five Freedom Songs created with Julia Bullock. In this special evening of duo performances, Montgomery has chosen three of her own works complimented by works of her contemporaries, Lee and Cassarubios. This program showcases the way composers use the duo to explore concise counterpoint between players, distinct individual voices of each player, and how the form can contain the most unencumbered and explorative motivic language of the composer's voice. Tickets $25: https://www.vafest.org/tickets/2324/jessie-montgomery/ or visit 440 Bank Street, Norfolk, VA 23510. Box Office: 757-282-2822. Robin Hixon Theater, Clay & Jay Barr Education Center, 440 Bank Street, Norfolk

Thursday, May 16, 2024, 7:30 pm
Opera Baltimore: Thirsty Thursdays at the Opera
Opera Baltimore. Join us for a fun evening of beer + opera tasting in the swanky Engineers Club! Hear opera singers perform a few feet from you, while you sip 4 beverages specially selected to complement the music. Guests must be 21+ to taste, but all ages are welcome to attend. Projected English translations for all performances. A night like no other in Baltimore! $39 tickets include 4 beverage tastings and live performances: https://operabaltimore.app.getcuebox.com/o/GFSJT6VK/shows/B2J1Y758. The Engineers Club, 11 W. Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21201

Friday, May 17, 2024, 7:30
Saturday, May 18, 2024, 7:30 pm
VSO: Romeo and Juliet With JoAnn
Virginia Symphony Orchestra. JoAnn Falletta returns to conduct one of her favorites—Prokofiev’s powerful and passionate music for Romeo & Juliet. Plus, Hampton Roads’ own Adolphus Hailstork, hailed as “the Dean of African-American composers,” brings us a brand new piano concerto in its local premiere, featuring Lara Downes – Performance Today’s 2022 Classical Woman of the Year. JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Lara Downes, piano. Joaquin Turina: Danzas Fantasticas. Adolphus Hailstork: Piano Concerto No. 2, “The Peaceable Kingdom.” Scott Joplin/Buck: Magnetic Rag. Scott Joplin/Buck: Maple Leaf Rag. Sergei Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet. Tickets: $10 -$119. https://tickets.virginiasymphony.org/romeo-and-juliet/ferguson May 17: Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA. May 18: Wilder Performing Arts Center, 700 Park Ave, Norfolk, VA 23504

Friday, May 17, 2024, 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 19, 2024, 2:30 pm
Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 7:30 pm
OIW: Tales of Hoffmann
Opera in Williamsburg presents Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann, a live, fully staged opera with world-class singers in the original French with English supertitles. Conductor: Jorge Parodi; Stage Director: Eve Summers. Tickets: https://operainwilliamsburgvirginia.thundertix.com/events/218417/performances. Kimball Theatre, 428. W. Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Virginia

Saturday, May 18, 2024, 2:30 pm
HRP: A Moxart Concert
The Hampton Roads Philharmonic, under the direction of Steven Brindle. To close our season HRP is proud to partner with Moxart. Moxart (“Mox-art”) is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 dedicated to providing skilled amateur soloists the opportunity to shine in concertos alongside orchestral ensembles. This exciting addition to our season features a stalwart of the cello repertoire, Saint Saen’s Concerto No. 1 in A minor and two pillars of the orchestral piano repertoire, the Symphonic Variations of Cesar Franck and J.S. Bach’s Concert in A Major.. Free, but donations accepted. Ella Fitzgerald Theater, Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center, 2410 Wickham Ave., Newport News, VA 23607

Sunday, May 18, 2024, 4:00 pm
Bobby Blackhat Band
Mildred McDaniel Concert Series. The concert – weather permitting – is outside on the back lawn of Reformation. Bring your lawn chair. The concert is free and open to the public.  Contributions will be accepted to help support the Concert Series. Mask optional.  Reformation Lutheran Church, 13100 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News, VA  23602

Saturday, May 18, 2024, 7:00 pm
VBC: The Carnegie Concert
We want to be a part of it: New York, New York! The Virginia Beach Chorale's Director, Dr. Don Krudop, has been asked to hold a residency at THE Carnegie Hall in June, and he and the Chorale would love to share some tunes of all genres that are fit for such an esteemed stage. Join Dr. Krudop and the Chorale for a night of celebrated and intricate music worthy of the Big Apple! Carnegie Hall concert on Sunday, June 23, 2024, 2:00 pm. Tickets: Call (212) 247-7800 or www.carnegiehall.org. Tickets: $34. https://www.sandlercenter.org/events/detail/the-carnegie-concert. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, 201 Market Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Saturday, May 18, 2024, 7:30 pm
VAF: The Attucks Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Duke Ellington’s 125th Birthday Todd Stoll, director; Catherine Russell, vocals; Walter Blanding, tenor saxophone
A phenomenally gifted composer, band leader and pianist, Duke Ellington defined an era in jazz, shaping the sound of American music for more than 50 years. In fact, Ellington rejected being limited to jazz; he thought of his music as “beyond category.” Winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and 14 GRAMMY® Awards (including the Lifetime Achievement Award), Ellington graced the great concert stages, films, and hottest clubs around, including Norfolk’s Attucks Theatre. This concert celebrates Ellington’s career with a big band performance of some of his most beloved and influential works — a fitting celebration of the 125th anniversary of his birth. Tickets $25 - $55. https://www.vafest.org/tickets/2324/ellington-125/ Box Office: 757-282-2822. Attucks Theatre, 1010 Church Street, Norfolk 23510

Sunday, May 19, 2024, 3:00 pm
PYO: Global Harmonies
Celebrating the Vibrant Tapestry of World Music
Peninsula Youth Orchestra is a place for musically motivated students to play and learn together. Musicians up to 25 years of age play a varied music repertoire, including classical, popular, and student-created works. In addition, PYO is conveniently located on the lower Virginia Peninsula, connecting young musicians from around Hampton Roads. As a program of Soundscapes, our conductors are trained to lead musicians in building critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creativity, and citizenship skills. Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01005F3CB3037596. The American Theatre, 125 East Mellen Street Hampton, VA 23663

Sunday, May 19, 2024, 4:00 pm
SAF: Ricky Goodwyn, Jr.
Sundays at Four Open Mic Night. For those who have seen and heard tenor, Ricky Goodwyn, Jr., how he connects with his audiences, and the story of how he has risen to the heights he aspired to years ago, another riveting opportunity awaits. Several years ago, this 25-year-old classical singer, then a teen, wanted to spend part of a summer at the prestigious singing intensive music school in Austria, but he was too young and had no way of amassing the significant funds needed to participate. Now, a college graduate, and soon to have double masters degrees in vocal performance and choral conducting, Ricky's dream is likely to see its fruition. He has been accepted to the same program in Graz, Austria...a six-week program where he will be heard and seen by agents, other singers, and opera professionals. "This could be pivotal to my career," he said. There is no ticket charge, but the community's generosity will help Ricky achieve his goal of studying in Austria. For those wishing to write a check, please make them out to: PCCMI for Ricky. Checks for Ricky can also be sent to: PCCMI, P.O. Box 127, Smithfield, VA 23431. Call (757) 675-5777 for more information. www.sundaysatfourva.org Christ Episcopal Church, 111 S. Church Street, Smithfield

Sunday,May 19, 2024, 4:00 pm
WPC: Windborne Singers
Williamsburg Presbyterian Church Open Door Concert Series. Windborne draws from the deep roots of vocal harmony, bringing old songs to the present with their bold harmonies, youthful energy, and engaging personalities. This talented vocal quartet effortlessly shifts between different styles of music. They draw inspiration from folk music's longtime alliance with social activism and movements that champion the oppressed, the poor, and the disenfranchised. The singers educate as they entertain, sharing stories and building relationships. “The best musical discovery of the year…stunningly powerful Windborne sets a new bar for harmony singing today! - National Public Radio Reception with the performers follows the concert. Details at  https://www.mywpc.org/concerts/  Free and open to the public. Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 215 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Sunday, May 19, 2024, 4:00 pm
WPC: Symphonic Artistry
Wycliffe Presbyterian Church presents the brass/winds 40-piece ensemble Symphonic Artistry in a concert of Patriotic Americana music in celebration of Armed Forces Weekend, under the direction of Paige Driver, also conductor of bands at Lake Taylor High School, Norfolk. No admission; donations appreciated fee. Wycliffe Presbyterian Church, 1445 N. Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach

Sunday, May 19, 2024, 5:00 pm
Choral Evensong: Pentecost
Galillee Church Choral Evensong,followed by Children’s Chorister awards. Reception to follow. Galillee Church, 3928 Pacific Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451

VAF: Coffee Concerts
Olga Kern, Connie & Marc Jacobson Director of Chamber of Music This is chamber music as it was meant to be heard: the communion of gifted artists in an intimate, beautiful setting, among music lovers and friends. After the performance, patrons can mingle with the performers, a lovely postscript to a perfect concert experience. Tickets: $25. or visit 440 Bank Street, Norfolk, VA 23510. Box Office: 757-282-2822.
Thursday, May 23, 2024, 10:30 am
Coffee Concert I: Apollo’s Fire Baroque: Blues Cafe 1610
The GRAMMY-winning musicians of Apollo's Fire invite you back to 1610, when the "wall" between art music and popular music barely existed. In this musical tour of pubs and parlors, we hear how great composers of London, Venice, and Madrid wrote artful variations on popular street tunes. Soulful ballads, bluesy laments, lively party tunes, and virtuosic dances by Dowland, Playford, Monteverdi, Merula, and Ortiz leap to life. Apollo's Fire's dynamic violinist and concertmaster, Alan Choo, leads this program with three friends. Tickets $25 https://www.vafest.org/tickets/2324/apollos-fire/#tickets. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 424 Washington Street, Portsmouth 23704
Friday, May 24, 2024, 10:30 am
Coffee Concert II: Apollo’s Fire Baroque: Blues Cafe 1610
See above. Tickets: $25 https://www.vafest.org/tickets/2324/apollos-fire/#tickets. Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre, 515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg 23185
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 10:30 am
Coffee Concert III: Wu Han (piano), David Finckel (cello), Olga Kern (piano)
Wu Han and David Finckel have dedicated their lives to music. Cellist Finckel’s career has included a long stint with the famed Emerson String Quartet; pianist Wu Han has performed to acclaim with ensembles and orchestras around the world. Together they lead the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, making music with some of the best vocalists and instrumentalists in the world. In this intimate appearance they are joined by the Festival’s Connie & Marc Jacobson Director of Chamber Music, the Van Cliburn Gold Medal-awarded pianist Olga Kern. Savor an evening of glorious music-making with these world-renowned artists. Tickets $25 https://www.vafest.org/tickets/2324/wu-han-david-finckel-olga-kern/. Miller Studio Theatre in Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach
Thursday, June 6, 2024,10:30 am
Coffee Concert IV: Olga Kern (piano) with Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players
This is chamber music as it was meant to be heard: the communion of gifted artists in an intimate, beautiful setting, among music lovers and friends. Tickets $25. https://secure.vafest.org/2330 Robin Hixon Theater, Clay & Jay Barr Education Center
Friday, June 7, 2024, 10:30 am
Coffee Concert V: Olga Kern, piano; Vladislav Kern, piano; Brendan Elliott, violin
This is chamber music as it was meant to be heard: the communion of gifted artists in an intimate, beautiful setting, among music lovers and friends. Tickets $25: https://secure.vafest.org/2365?z=0 William & Mary Music Arts Center, Concert Hall, 551 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg

Friday, May 24, 2024, 12:00 pm
C&SL: Chamber Music Series II
Introducing a new lunchtime series featuring chamber musicians from the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and other outstanding local instrumentalists. These concerts will last 30-40 minutes and will take place in Selden Chapel. Free-will offering.  www.christandstlukes.org/smss.  Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Rd, Norfolk.

Saturday, May 25, 2024, 7:30 pm
VAF: Rhythm Project Showcawe
Prepare to be blown away by these elementary-to-high-school-age musicians! The Virginia Arts Festival’s Rhythm Project is a world percussion program that serves young people throughout Hampton Roads, teaching them discipline, responsibility, and creativity as they learn to perform together on steel drums. Over the program’s 26-year existence, Rhythm Project performers have opened for Gladys Knight, shared the stage with international steel drum stars, and performed at the Kennedy Center as well as the Royal Nova Scotia and Virginia International Tattoos. Bring the family and enjoy music that makes you want to move! Tickets: $15, $13.50, $10. https://www.vafest.org/tickets/2324/rhythm-project-showcase/ Box Office: 757-282-2822. Perry Pavilion, 451 Bank St, Norfolk, VA 23510

Sunday, May 26, 2024, 3:00 pm
YRSO: In the Promised Land
The York River Symphony Orchestra, conductor, Eric Reiff; conductor, Clint Correll. Tickets to YRSO concerts are available concert day at the concert venue. Tickets are $15 and $12 for students, senior citizens and military. Tickets purchased in advance are discounted $2 per ticket. Tickets may be purchased from orchestra members, and will be also available online two weeks before each concert. https://www.yrso.org/tickets.html United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula, 401 City Center Blvd, Newport News, VA 23606

Thursday, May 30, 2024, 7:30 pm
VAF: Adrienne Warren
“There is only one Adrienne Warren.” - The New York Times. Hampton Roads native Adrienne Warren leapt into the limelight with her Tony®-nominated performance in Broadway’s Shuffle Along. She then won the Tony®, Drama Desk, Drama League, Antonyo, and Outer Critics Circle awards for her riveting portrayal of a rock-soul superstar in Broadway’s Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, and she also received an Olivier nomination for the show’s London engagement. Hear this powerhouse performer when she comes home to the fans who love her best — in a spectacular, one-night-only show at Norfolk’s historic Attucks Theatre. Sold Out. https://www.vafest.org/ Attucks Theatre, Norfolk

July 22 - 25, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
PYO Summer Program
Peninsula Youth Orchestra. Our summer program offers the opportunity for young musicians of all levels to play in small groups, participate in workshops, and receive invaluable training, insight, and encouragement from our instructional team of highly esteemed professional musicians. Small Groups, Workshops, Private Lesson Opportunities, Professional Instructors, Lunch Included for Symphony Orchestra. Audition Required. Tuition: Free - $400 (Determined by a sliding scale that takes both income and family size into account). To learn more and schedule an audition: https://www.soundscapes.org/PYO-summer/?mc_cid=3c26b74ff0&mc_eid=6f53353e1c. First Baptist Church, 12716 Warwick Blvd, Newport News

Saturday, June 1, 2024, 7:30 pm
TENET: J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor at St. Jean Baptiste
Completing TENET’s traversal of J.S. Bach’s major vocal works. TENET concludes our decade-long exploration of J. S. Bach’s oratorios performed unconducted and chamber-style in a jubilant performance of the Mass in B Minor. Led from the keyboard by frequent TENET collaborator Jeffrey Grossman, TENET is proud to feature a cast made up of a majority of woman-identifying performers. Tickets: $15-$120. Virtual Tickets: Individual $40; Household: $60. Virtual Concert Available Online. This concert will be viewable by purchase from June 15–August 15, 2024. St. Jean Baptiste, Lexington Avenue at 76th Street, NYC

Sunday, June 2, 2024, 4:00 pm
VAF: Music From the Operas of Anthony Davis
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis has deep roots in Hampton Roads, and this heralded artist comes home for an intimate afternoon of music from his critically acclaimed operas in this concert performed by longtime collaborator/pianist Alan Johnson, with singers Christine Jobson and Carl DuPont. Hailed as a national treasure by Opera News, Davis has created a legacy of operas that have broken through a centuries-old color barrier to place stories from the history of African Americans centerstage, including his X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, Amistad and his newest work, The Central Park Five. Beyond the opera stage, Davis has composed for orchestra, chamber ensemble, chorus, and Broadway. Tickets $25. https://www.vafest.org/tickets/2324/anthony-davis/ Attucks Theatre, 1010 Church Street, Norfolk 23510

Sunday, June 2, 2024, 5:30 pm
C&SL: Spring Concert: Britten’s Saint Nicolas
Benjamin Britten’s Saint Nicolas, Op. 42  is an exciting church cantata that covers the life of Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, Lycia. Scored for choirs, tenor soloist, four boys, and orchestra, this engaging work will highlight our entire music ministry that includes both children and adults. Tenor Noah Van Niel will be singing the dramatic role of Nicholas with the choirs of Christ and St. Luke’s. Free-will offering.  www.christandstlukes.org/smss.  Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Rd, Norfolk.

Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 7:30 pm
VAF: Wu Han, piano; David Finckel, cello; Olga Kern, piano
Wu Han and David Finckel have dedicated their lives to music: cellist Finckel’s career has included a long stint with the famed Emerson String Quartet; pianist Wu Han has performed to acclaim with ensembles and orchestras around the world. Together they lead the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, making music with some of the best vocalists and instrumentalists in the world. In this intimate appearance, they are joined by the Festival’s Connie & Marc Jacobson Director of Chamber Music, the Van Cliburn Gold Medal-awarded pianist Olga Kern. Savor an evening of glorious music-making with these world-renowned artists! Tickets $35. Box Office: 757-282-2822. https://www.vafest.org/tickets/2324/wu-han-david-finckel-olga-kern/ Robin Hixon Theatre, 440 Bank Street, Norfolk, VA 23510

Thursday, June 13, 7:30 pm
Friday, June 14, 7:30 pm
Saturday, June 15, 7:30 pm
VAF: Chris Thile, mandolin ATTENTION!
“The best mandolin player in the world.” - Billboard Magazine
A narrative song cycle for extroverted mandolinist and orchestra by Chris Thile Eric Jacobsen, conductor Virginia Symphony Orchestra
MacArthur Fellow and GRAMMY® Award-winning mandolinist, singer and songwriter Chris Thile, whom The Guardian calls “that rare being: an all-round musician who can settle into any style, from bluegrass to classical” and NPR calls a “genre-defying musical genius,” is a founding member of the critically acclaimed bands Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek. For four years, Thile hosted public radio favorite Live from Here with Chris Thile (formerly known as A Prairie Home Companion). With his broad outlook, Thile creates a distinctly American canon and a new musical aesthetic for performers and audiences alike, giving the listener “one joyous arc, with the linear melody and vertical harmony blurring into a single web of gossamer beauty” (New York Times). Tickets $18.75 - $114. https://www.vafest.org/tickets/2324/chris-thile/ . Box Office: 757-282-2822. Jun 13: Chrysler Hall. Jun 14: Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach. Jun 15: Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News

Sunday, June 16, 2024, 4:00 pm
Ricky Goodwyn, Jr., tenor
Main Street United Methodist Church. For those who have seen and heard tenor, Ricky Goodwyn, Jr., how he connects with his audiences, and the story of how he has risen to the heights he aspired to years ago, another riveting opportunity awaits. Several years ago, this 25-year-old classical singer, then a teen, wanted to spend part of a summer at the prestigious singing intensive music school in Austria, but he was too young and had no way of amassing the significant funds needed to participate. Now, a college graduate, and soon to have double masters degrees in vocal performance and choral conducting, Ricky's dream is likely to see its fruition. He has been accepted to the same program in Graz, Austria...a six-week program where he will be heard and seen by agents, other singers, and opera professionals. "This could be pivotal to my career," he said. There is no ticket charge, but the community's generosity will help Ricky achieve his goal of studying in Austria. For those wishing to write a check, please make them out to: PCCMI for Ricky. Checks for Ricky can also be sent to: PCCMI, P.O. Box 127, Smithfield, VA 23431. Main Street United Methodist Church, 202 N. Main Street, Suffolk VA 23434

Friday, August 9, 2024, 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 10, 2024, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 11, 2024, 3:00 pm
CCO: Samson et Dalila
Saint-Saëns' beautiful opera of the story of Samson and Delilah. Samson urges enslaved Hebrews to resist their Philistine masters. In retaliation, the High Priest of Dagon uses Delilah to destroy Samson. Tickets: https://www.commonwealthconcertopera.com/ Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4103 Monument Ave, Richmond, VA 23230