Spring 2013
World-Renowned Art Across Nine Virginia Cities
Incredible artists, commissioned works, extraordinary collaborations, and unforgettable performances ... it’s all waiting for you at the 17th Annual Virginia Arts Festival. For 17 years, this acclaimed festival has brought the world’s great artists to performance venues throughout the Hampton Roads area, making this beautiful region - already beloved for its beaches, pristine waterways, wildlife, and historical attractions that date back to the earliest days of our country - a cultural destination for travelers from around the world.
Schedule:
- March 17: St. Patrick's Day with The Chieftans
- March 19-24: Meow Meow: An Evening of Cabaret
- March 23: Virginia Chocolate Festival
- April 12: Battlefield Band
- April 13: Lori McKenna, vocalist
- April 14: Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- April 15: Joann Falletta and Friends
- April 16: Noa, Israeli Singing Star
- April 19-21: Coppelia performed by Birmingham Royal Ballet with Virginia Symphony Orchestra
- April 20: Attucks Jazz Series: Kenny Washington, vocalist
- April 22: Rebel: A Baroque Celebration
- April 25-28: Virginia International Tattoo
- April 28: Bach B-Minor Mass with Julliard415, Yale Schola Cantorum and Yale Baroque Ensemble
- April 30: Andrew York, guitar
- May 1: Turtle Island String Quartet with Tierney Sutton
- May 3: Christopher Houlihan, organ
- May 3: The Music of The Eagles: A Rock Symphony with Virginia Symphony Orchestra
- May 4: A Prairie Home Companion Live Broadcast with Garrison Keillor
- May 4: Attucks Jazz Series: Walt Weiskopf, saxaphone
- May 5: Rob Fisher and The Digiallonardo Sisters
- May 8: And Their Music Lives On: Works of the Holocaust Generation with Jocelyn Adelman and Amanda Halstead
- May 10: Luciana Souza, Brazilian Duos featuring Romero Lubambo
- May 10-11: PANorama Caribbean Music Fest
- May 10-12, 17-19: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel with Virginia Opera
- May 10-14: Australia's Strange Fruit
- May 11: Los Noces performed by Todd Rosenlieb Dance with Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Musicians and Virginia Symphony Chorus
- May 11: Attucks Jazz Series: Byron Stripling, trumpet
- May 12: Keigwin + Company
- May 13: Pianopalooza
- May 14: Coffee Concert: Andre-Michel Schub, Lydia Artymiw, Josu de Solaun and Anna Petrova
- May 14: Music from the Moses Myers Collection with Mike Daniels, Debra Wendells Cross, Barbara Chapman and Charles Woodward
- May 16: Audra McDonald, vocalist
- May 17-19: Nijinsky's Last Dance
- May 18: Attucks Jazz Series: Nicki Parrott, vocalist/bass
- May 18-19: Virginia Beer Festival
- May 19: Norfolk Botanical Gardens @ 75 Concert
- May 21-22: Coffee Concert: Miami String Quartet with Andre-Michel Schub
- May 22: Liaisons: Re-Imagining Sondheim from the Piano with Andre-Michel Schub
- May 23: Classics at The Vineyard with Miami String Quartet and Andre-Michel Schub
- May 24: Music on the Menu: Miami String Quartet and Andre-Michel Schub
- May 25: Bravo Broadway!
- May 26: Hot Sardines
- May 27: Memorial Day Concert with U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Concert Band
- May 29: Richmond Ballet with Virginia Symphony Orchestra
- May 31: Indigo Girls with Virginia Symphony Orchestra
- June 1: Flying Proms Symphonic Airshow Spectacular with Virginia Symphony Orchestra
The big event is the Virginia International Tattoo. Presented in the grand tradition of the world's oldest tattoos, this Tattoo is an all-American show of patriotism and pride - one international sensation. The dynamic cast of more than 850 hails from several countries. The Tattoo has something for everyone. Count on marching bands, massed pipes and drums, military drill teams, Celtic dancers, choirs and as always, surprise guests!
Other notable events include a live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Kellor. Be a part of the audience at The Ted Constant Convocation Center on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk.
Coppelia performed by Birmingham Royal Ballet is receiving great acclaim. Daily Express (UK) calls it, "mischievous and vivid," while The Stage (UK) says it's, "staged and so beautifully danced ... Cheer for BRB, they are at their peak." See the performance at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk.
An annual family favorite, the Flying Proms Symphonic Air Show Spectacular will showcase the beauty of vintage aircraft flying maneuvers accompanied by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. You can see this show in Virginia Beach.
The central mid-Atlantic location makes this region an ideal location for a 48-hour or longer getaway. So what are you waiting for? Plan your Virginia Arts Festival getaway today!