Trio Mediæval

This concert has been Cancelled and is being replaced with "Cantus".

Cantus

Mon, April 19, 8:00 PM
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center
ODU, Norfolk
$15

This all-male vocal ensemble combines innovative programming with heart-felt singing in an evening of a cappella songs in a concert that is sure to move you to your feet at its conclusion. Gramophone Magazine said they "sing with astonishing perfection;" the Washington Post referred to their music as “spontaneous grace;” International Record Review raved over “this unique and charismatic group - it is just the sort of un-stuffy and engaging ensemble this nation needs more of.”

African Children's Choir

Wed. May 12, 7:30 PM
Attucks Theatre, Norfolk
$35, $20

A celebration of the human spirit, this troupe of orphaned children, aged 7 to 11, travel the world performing songs that ring with hope and promise, raising money for their own education and that of thousands more. Singing, dancing, and performing on traditional instruments, the young performers joyfully share traditions from many regions of Africa, combined with gospel and contemporary music. "Irresistible—angelic voices and high-wattage smiles" (The Baltimore Sun).

Co-presented with Sevenvenues

Music of Queen: A Rock Symphony

Brent Havens, conductor
Brody Dolyniuk, vocals
with Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Sat. May 22, 8:00 PM
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk
$65 Gold Circle, no discount, $50, $35

From Brent Havens, the creator of the spectacular "Music of Led Zeppelin," comes the newest rock-symphonic celebration! Heightened by rock concert lighting and visual effects, filling the stage with a 50-piece orchestra, rock band, and Vegas star Brody Dolyniuk recreates Freddie Mercury's famous vocals. This show thrills with spot-on tributes to Queen's biggest hits, including "We Will Rock You," "Somebody to Love," "We Are the Champions," and more.

An Evening with Kelli O'Hara and Rob Fisher

Sat. May 29, 5:30 PM and 8:00 PM
Williamsburg Lodge, Virginia Room, Williamsburg
$65, $45, Reserved Cabaret Seating, no discount

Three time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara steps into the Festival’s Broadway Spotlight, May 29 with acclaimed Broadway musical director Rob Fisher. This concert will be a celebration of works by American composer Harold Arlen, who penned tunes including Over the Rainbow, Stormy Weather, and Let’s Fall in Love. Ms. O'Hara was most recently on Broadway as Nellie Forbush in "South Pacific” and previously starred with Harry Connick, Jr. in "Pajama Game". Don’t miss one of the most beautiful voices on Broadway - in an intimate cabaret performance.

This program is funded in part by the Williamsburg Area Arts Commission, Williamsburg City Council and the James City County Board of Supervisors.

Virginia Chorale

Perpetual Light

May 16, 5 pm
Chrysler Museum, Norfolk
May 30, 3 pm
Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg

The Virginia Chorale's season finale juxtaposes two masterpiece settings of the Requiem Mass for the beloved medium of a cappella chorus. Tomas Luis da Victoria's Requiem is one of the masterworks of the Renaissance. Ildebrando Pizzetti, a little known Italian composer from the generation after Puccini, is indebted to the chant-inspired music of Victoria and Palestrina. His evocative and impressionist Requiem is every bit the masterpiece of his Renaissance ancestors'.