George Mason University's Center for the Arts

Guest Artist: Sergey Antonov, cello

Passion, depth, and texture are all on display in this concert which includes four minutes of Glazunov ‘s romantic lush melody a la Rachmaninov and a sweeping epic that you can practically see as well as hear--a musical “Dr. Zhivago” by Shostakovich, Glazunov’s pupil.

Repertoire:
GLAZUNOV: Chant du Ménéstrel
HAYDN: Cello Concerto in C Major
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905”

The Fairfax Symphony is “dazzling…organic…and brilliant!”
– The Washington Post

Tickets start at $25;  Ages 6-18: $5

Friday's event is scheduled from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Saturday's event is scheduled from 9:00 am to 7:30 pm.

Events will be held at several locations within the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Brian O. Walden, Conductor, with Master Chief Musician (Ret.) Dale Underwood, Mario Marzi, Diastema Saxophone Quartet, and Musician 1st Class Jonathan R. Yanik (Part of the Sax Symposium)

Sponsored by the Fairfax Co. Dance Coalition

Saturday's event is scheduled from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Sunday's event is scheduled from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

Musician 1st Class R. Todd Morrison, conductor (Part of Sax Symposium)

Ticketing information on the Tickets.com website will read that this concert is at 1:00 pm. The start time has been moved to 3:00 pm.

This event is scheduled from 12:00-6:00 pm.

Visual Voices, a lecture series sponsored by the School of Art, runs through the academic year with a full schedule of eight nationally recognized visiting artists and designers who will speak about their work and the world of art and design. In addition to providing a look inside the studios of these top professionals, the series will offer the opportunity for Mason students to interact with them during daytime seminars and studio visits.

The lectures are open to the public and take place in Harris Theater on Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For more information, please call (703) 993-8898.

“River North is easily the best of the many Chicago companies determined to preserve Broadway.” (Chicago Tribune) Founded in 1989 by four visionary dancers/choreographers, this jazz-based contemporary dance ensemble is known for its gifted and emotive dancers, electrifying music, and radiant and dramatic choreography. River North Dance Chicago has established itself as one of Chicago’s leading dance companies and one of the most popular national repertoire companies in the United States and abroad. Under the artistic directorship of Frank Chaves, this brilliant company embodies the true flavor of “Americana” by developing a diverse and eclectic repertoire of work by established and emerging American choreographers. “Jazz dance never looked so...funny, mystical, poignant, inexplicable, sexy.” (The Arizona Republic)

Macbeth

“Fair is foul and foul is fair” in this acclaimed British/American touring company’s rendering of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy.  In this brutal and chaotic tale, nothing is as it seems and men combat their own madness and fates. Scottish general Macbeth, fresh from victory, comes across three witches in the forest on his journey home. The witches present an intriguing prophecy: one day he will be the King of Scotland. When Lady Macbeth hears the news, she persuades her husband to commit regicide, leading the couple into a murderous and maddening descent into war, insanity, guilt, and death. Superstitiously referred to as “the Scottish play,” Macbeth
has enjoyed considerable success despite its notoriety as a cursed play, and Aquila Theatre breathes new life into this wickedly troubled work. “The most exhilarating, inventive theater company that has put down roots here in many years.” (American Reporter)

Russian Rapture: Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky

Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as “the Leonard Bernstein of the piano,” Jeffrey Siegel charms both piano aficionados and novices alike with his illuminating and witty commentary and astounding musical gifts. In his third concert of the season, Mr. Siegel whisks audiences on a journey across the globe, performing breathtaking works by two of the greatest Russian composers of all time: Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky. Siegel presents a rapturous performance of soaring melodies and sumptuous sonorities of these ever-popular composers – the colorful Preludes, captivating Etudes, and the scintillating Humoresque.

“A pianist with a bravura technique and a big, gorgeous sound…and when the artist himself offers the inside scoop, the musical experience becomes vastly more personal.” (Denver Post)

Dan Cohen
Director, Center for History & New Media

What happens when the historical record is digitized, and when the events of the present are recorded only in electronic formats? Do we risk losing historical information? The potential for loss of information does exist, and we are unsure whether we can preserve today’s documents for future generations. However, exciting new possibilities for research and teaching are beginning to emerge. Dr. Cohen’s talk will explore the promise and perils of a new era of history based on computers and networks, including vast digital libraries and archives, tools for saving and communicating history, and what the coming decade will hold.