Music from the Crooked Road

Mountain Music of Virginia

Sun. April 18, 7:00 PM
TCC Roper Performing Arts Center, Norfolk
$35, $25

The "Crooked Road," Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, winds through the mountains of Southwest Virginia, where bluegrass and traditional country music have echoed in the hills and hollows for generations. Enjoy an authentic evening of true “old time” music with balladeer Elizabeth LaPrelle, guitarist Wayne Henderson, lightning-fast banjo picker Sammy Shelor, fiddler and banjo players Kirk Sutphin and Eddie Bond, the Whitetop Mountain Band, and Amber Collins and No Speed Limit.

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This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.


Chris Botti, trumpet

Fri. May 14, 8:00 PM
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach
$75, Gold Circle, no discount. $55, $35

"It's easy to like the trumpeter Chris Botti…His jazz-inflected style…luxuriates in melody and mood," wrote The New York Times of this phenomenally popular artist, whose chart-topping recordings and sold-out concerts are eagerly awaited by fans. Drawing from pop, jazz, classical and other genres, Botti has created his own signature sound, both on his own and in acclaimed collaborations with Sting, Paul Simon, Josh Groban, and Joni Mitchell. Do not procrastinate—when word gets out about this concert, tickets will fly!




This program is funded in part by the citizens of Virginia Beach through a grant from the City of Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission.

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.