15 time Grammy award winning, Gospel music legend, CECE WINANS is excited to bring her brand new CHRISTMAS tour to nine cities this Winter. CeCe is looking forward to celebrating the true meaning of the season with audiences across the country. The concert will feature some of CeCe’s biggest hits and Christmas classics sung as […]
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. “The angelic voices of this most famous vocal group are ageless.” (The Salt Lake Tribune) They may be 10 to 14 years old, but the gifted, impeccably trained young singers of the famed Vienna Boys Choir sustain a musical tradition that dates back to the 15th century, an unbroken chain […]
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. “The angelic voices of this most famous vocal group are ageless.” (The Salt Lake Tribune) They may be 10 to 14 years old, but the gifted, impeccably trained young singers of the famed Vienna Boys Choir sustain a musical tradition that dates back to the 15th century, an unbroken chain […]
With a career that has spanned close to four decades, the indefatigable Kim Waters is still inspired. “I have been recording for 35 years and I love it. It's my passion and it is all that I've ever done. There are so many great young guns coming along that I have to stay at the top of my game! […]
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. “Vocal virtuosity…with a broad range of material that showed her assurance on easygoing ballads, soft, Brazilian scat singing, and punchy pep songs.” – The New York Times With a well-seasoned voice and a gift for finding the heart of a song, Stephanie Nakasian brings a lot more to a performance […]
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to Norfolk as MJ, the multi Tony Award®-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, begins a tour of its own. Created by Tony Award®-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond […]
Saxophonist and flutist Paula Atherton has enjoyed a long and varied career in contemporary and mainstream jazz. Her acumen on her instruments is poised and adept. Her full-length album Can You Feel It has already begun to garner real accolades with her single titled “Can You Feel It,” landing a #1 hit three weeks in a […]
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. “One of the finest saxophonists in the business.” – NPR Sought-after sideman in studio and onstage, as well as a bandleader in his own right, Steve Wilson has had a storied career; you can hear his distinctive sound on more than 100 recordings with such artists as Chick Corea, Dianne […]
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. This performance combines the energy of Caribbean and West African music with exciting choreography to deliver the cultural history of Trinidad through its unique musical past. The combination of narrations based on historical facts, with color, movement, and sound, makes for an educational experience that students of any age will […]
CINDERELLA Alma Duetscher, composer/conductor featuring student performers from The Governor's School for the Arts Vocal & Instrumental Music Departments Co-presented with Governor's School for the Arts and Virginia Arts Festival. In this Virginia Arts Festival collaboration, Deutscher will conduct student musicians and vocalists from The Governor’s School for the Arts in her opera Cinderella. While […]
At age five, Shaun LaBelle appeared in his first nationally televised commercial for the Lakeside Toys game called “Drop in the Bucket,” and he also taught himself to play drums. Shaun was faced with the decision to pursue a career in television as an actor or become a musician. This child prodigy has done all of the […]
Cars fly, trees fight back, and monsters are on the loose in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! This concert features the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in high-definition, on a giant screen, while a live orchestra performs John Williams’ unforgettable score. Relive every magical moment as the music brings life […]
