by Jeff Maisey | Apr 27, 2026 | Classical, Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Montague Gammon III Hampton Roads’ two most accomplished, most famous and finest (classical) musicians meld their talents April 30 at Norfolk State’s Wilder Performing Arts Center for the Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s “Happy Birthday, Hailstork” concert....
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 19, 2026 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(The Chameleons play Richmond Music Hall on Monday, April 20. Photo by Helen Millington.) By Jeff Maisey By age 21, in 1983, I had absorbed the music of The Beatles as a kid influenced by teenagers on the dead end street I was raised on. From this impressionable...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 25, 2025 | Classical, Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Sarah Brightman’s journey through dance, Broadway, international stardom and selling tens of millions of records began with singing at three with her family in England. So, her winter symphony Christmas tours take her back to that time decades...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 25, 2025 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Smooth jazz saxophonist Dave Koz has made a successful seasonal career hitting the road for the past 27 years in the month leading up to Christmas Eve with his critically acclaimed Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour. When the 28th tour makes a stop...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 8, 2025 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jerome Langston “I’ve been a fan of this music since I was a kid,” says Robert Cross, Executive Director and artistic director of the Virginia Arts Festival, referring to gospel music — which he became immersed in through the local scene of gospel choirs here in...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 15, 2025 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Capathia Jenkins is sensational singing Aretha Franklin hits) By Jerome Langston “I have the best airport in the world. The busiest airport in the world, right? So I can get, almost anywhere, on a direct flight from Atlanta because it’s Delta’s hub,” says...
