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Tray Wellington Band
02/24/2024 to 02/24/2024
10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20110Saturday, February 24 at 5 and 8 p.m. Banjo virtuoso, two-time International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Award winner, and 2019 Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year, Tray Wellington leads the high-energy acoustic Newgrass sensation the Tray Wellington Band. The quartet, which includes Josiah Nelson (mandolin and fiddle), Nick Weizenfeld (guitar), and Katelynn Lowe (bass), pushes the boundaries of Bluegrass music, incorporating Bossa nova, jazz, and blues elements to create an exciting new sound that also honors traditional Bluegrass roots. They have opened for several leading Bluegrass artists, including Dan Tyminski and Joe Mullins, and have performed at premier festivals, including the IBMA World of Bluegrass Street Fest in 2021.
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
02/25/2024 to 02/25/2024
10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20110The Kyiv-based National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine (NSOU) has been one of the most distinguished orchestras in Eastern Europe. In 2024, the official orchestra of Ukraine returns for its first tour in the U.S. since conflict in its country began. GRAMMY Award-winning Ukrainian conductor Volodymyr Sirenko leads the orchestra along with Tchaikovsky Competition winner, cellist Natalia Khoma. For more information, please visit: https://hylton.calendar.gmu.edu/national-symphony-orchestra-of-ukraine
Mnozil Brass: Jubilee
02/25/2024 to 02/25/2024
4373 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030Known as the Monty Python of the music world, Austrian septet Mnozil Brass seamlessly combines slapstick comedy with virtuosity. Hailed as one of the world’s premier brass ensembles, this group blends classical, jazz, folk, and pop with sketch comedy, silly songs, and sidesplitting buffoonery on their trumpets, trombones, French horn, and tuba. Mnozil Brass takes its name from Gasthaus Mnozil, a restaurant across the street from the Vienna Conservatory, where seven young music students met and began playing at a monthly open mic in 1992. 30 years later, Mnozil Brass performs for sold-out houses around the world. Jubilee, its 2023 album on Universal, cheekily pays tribute and celebrates Mnozil Brass’s greatest hits as well as new works. Classicalite raves, it’s “one of the funniest, and most creative, chamber groups on the planet” and the San Antonio Reporter adds it’s “seriously funny, whimsically brazen.”
Gerson Lanza
02/27/2024 to 02/27/2024
10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20110Honduran tap dancer and choreographer Gerson Lanza captivates Hylton Center audiences in his love letter to the American percussive art form of tap, during an afternoon of syncopated rhythms and intricate footwork. For his Matinee Idylls debut, he will be joined by his jazz quintet featuring some of the best musicians on the East Coast. Lanza began training at Wadleigh School for the Performing and Visual Arts and the Harlem School of the Arts. He has completed residencies at Lincoln Center, Jacob’s Pillow, and Strathmore—all while simultaneously working towards a master’s degree in performance studies and dance from the University of Maryland. In addition, he has been featured in the Guggenheim Work and Progress Series, Fall for Dance Festival at New York City Center and headlined the Millennium Stage with his jazz quintet at The Kennedy Center. Whether performing alongside spoken word artists, musicians, other dancers, or in solo performances, Lanza mesmerizes with complex moves that he makes look easy. For more information, please visit: https://hylton.calendar.gmu.edu/gerson-lanza
J2B2 (John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band)
03/02/2024 to 03/02/2024
10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20110Saturday, March 2 at 5 and 8 p.m. Four Bluegrass giants—John Jorgenson on acoustic guitar, mandolin, and vocals; Herb Pedersen on banjo, acoustic guitar, and vocals; Mark Fain on bass; and Patrick Sauber on acoustic guitar and vocals—combine their talents in J2B2 (John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band). The quartet delivers fresh interpretations of Bluegrass classics combined with the stylings of West Coast folk rock. In addition to recording their 2018 debut album, From the Crow’s Nest, J2B2 has performed at festivals across the U.S., creating a buzz wherever they perform. The International Bluegrass Music Association praised J2B2 for their “warmth, and storytelling, and lots of laughter.” Experience American roots music at its finest with J2B2 and “expect fireworks and amazing playing from some of the best string players in the world” (Yes! Weekly).
Camerata Ireland
03/03/2024 to 03/03/2024
10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20110Camerata Ireland, a groundbreaking chamber orchestra, has delighted audiences across Ireland and worldwide since 1999. In this program, enjoy a nocturne by John Fields, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2, selections from Mozart’s most beloved operas, and a genre-defying musical collaboration between Barry Douglas (pianist and conductor), Eimear McGeown (Irish flute and whistle), and Celine Byrne (soprano). For more information, please visit: https://hylton.calendar.gmu.edu/camerata-ireland
