Enhance your experience by joining creator and director Byron Jones for a pre-show lecture beginning one hour before each Opera Up Close performance!
Enhance your experience by joining creator and director Byron Jones for a pre-show lecture beginning one hour before each Opera Up Close performance!
Experience an evening of bold contemporary music as the Wind Ensemble performs Paul Dooley’s Masks and Machines, Jim Bonney’s DARKlightNESS featuring guitarist Colin Davin and Zhou Tian’s vibrant Sinfonia.
Featuring trumpet virtuoso Jens Lindemann and the U.S. Navy Band Brass Quintet, the Studio Big Band honors America’s veterans with a special Veterans Day and Brass Day celebration of patriotic favorites and jazz classics.
Under the direction of Colin Davin, the Guitar Ensemble presents a vibrant program featuring works by Piazzolla, Machado, Bartók, Vivaldi and more, with a special guest appearance by the Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy Guitar Ensemble.
Find a moment of stillness and connection with The Naghash Ensemble, whose mesmerizing music brings together the sounds of Armenian folk traditions, new classical music and contemporary post-minimalism.
Presented in an intimate candlelight setting, The Naghash Ensemble of Armenia presents Songs of Exile, an immersive musical experience unlike any other.
John Hodian, pianist and composer of The Naghash Ensemble, leads a workshop for composition students on writing for traditional Armenian instruments.
Inspired by images of medieval castles, hunts, forests and sweeping landscapes, Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major transports audiences through a richly imagined world of grandeur, mystery and triumph.
Penniless and indebted, struggling young playwright William Shakespeare is tormented by writer’s block until he meets the beautiful Viola de Lesseps. Will it all work out in the end or are the two star-crossed lovers destined for tragedy?
Experience the bold, resonant sound of the Trombone Collective as members of the ensemble take the stage for their fall concert.
Featuring select student ensembles performing a diverse program of classical chamber music repertoire, this special concert showcases exceptional musicianship, expressive artistry and the dynamic collaboration at the heart of chamber music.
Experience the vibrant colors and expressive range of the flute as members of the Flute Ensemble take the stage for their fall concert.