The Center for the Arts at George Mason University Announces 2021/2022 Season Featuring Kristin Chenoweth & More
Highlights include DIANNE REEVES, THE CHIEFTAINS, JERUSALEM QUARTET WITH PINCHAS ZUKERMAN & AMANDA FORSYTH & more!by BWW News Desk
The Center for the Arts at George Mason University announced the 2021/2022 season of Great Performances at Mason during a digitally streamed announcement for Friends and Subscribers, Thursday, May 13 at 7 p.m. The announcement includes a return to in-venue performances, featuring an outstanding lineup of national and International Artists and ensembles across the disciplines of classical music, opera, jazz, global music, modern dance, and theater. The season kicks off Saturday, September 25, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. with Art Emerging: A Celebration of Renewal. The family-friendly event celebrates the return to live in-person performances as well as the 20th anniversary of Mason s College of Visual and Performing Arts.
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Asked to explain what an unnamed symphony is about, a composer might reasonably answer âitâs about itselfâ. Exactly how our response changes when a title or context is given is a hefty question, but one that fascinates. When the associations are as potent as those with Sally Beamishâs Viola Concerto No 3, âUnder the Wing of the Rockâ, we are engaged from the start.
This persuasive 2006 work was the centrepiece of the BBC Symphony Orchestraâs Echoes of Scotland concert, directed by their talented young associate conductor, Alpesh Chauhan. It also featured Mendelssohnâs âScottishâ Symphony No 3 and Peter Maxwell Daviesâs charmingly bibulous An Orkney Wedding With Sunrise.
As restrictions remain but begin ease in the coming months, it’s time to start exploring what’s on across Scotland in this entertainment guide.
We have included a variety of online and socially distanced selections and will continue to update as summer progresses.
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On Saturday at 8pm UK time, you are invited to join the Harris Distillery team at a safe social distance for some storytelling, music and a bit of ‘craic’, all from the comfort of your own home. Your hosts, Iona Cairns and Calum Barker, shall be joined by three musical guests – Gaelic singer Lina Macleod, musician John Carmihael and fiddle player Chloë Bryce. Since Isle of Harris Distillery began the Cèilidh Project last year, the brand has been delighted with the sessions and time well spent with like-minded souls from all corners of the world. Until we can gather again safely in person, let Isle of Harris Distillers bring the Cèilidh to you i
Perth Festival of the Arts online for 2021 with tickets on sale now
Tickets have gone on sale for the 49th Perth Festival of the Arts with the nine-day event taking place online this year.
Classical pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason will perform for the online Perth Festival of the Arts on May 23 (Image: Robin Cleyley)
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