by Jeff Maisey | Jun 9, 2021 | Classical, Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Maestro JoAnn Falletta bids us farewell with Beethoven. Photo by David Beloff.) By Montague Gammon III Celebrating Beethoven by polishing off a couple of Fifths, JoAnn Falletta, formerly Music Director of our Virginia Symphony Orchestra and now appointed to the...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 2, 2021 | News, News & Views
By Montague Gammon III The Virginia Symphony announced Wednesday that Eric Jacobsen, conductor and cellist, is the VSO’s new Music Director, the twelfth in its century-long history.. Jacobsen brings along an engaging smile and wit, a 1745 cello made by the...
by Jeff Maisey | May 24, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Aretha Franklin in1968) By Jerome Langston When the world lost its Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, on August 16, 2018, it felt, for many, like losing a beloved family member. The massive outpouring of tributes—many from fellow music artists, and fans who grew up on...
by Jeff Maisey | May 24, 2021 | Music, Music News
(Tony Vincent superbly sings the Music of David Bowie while backed by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and rock band Windbourne Music. Photo by Jeff Moore.) By Jeff Maisey Ground Control to Hampton Roads: Concerts are back. Saturday night’s “Music of David...
by Jeff Maisey | May 16, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(David Bowie’s “Aladdin Sane” album cover reimagined by Norfolk artist Dwight Easter) By Jeff Maisey On Saturday, May 22, the Virginia Arts Festival will present “The Music of David Bowie” featuring rock band Windborne fronted by Broadway star Tony...