Carnegie Hall - Bringing the Arts to Life

Capitol Steps
September 17, 2010 | 7:30pm

Satirizing politics via songs and skits since the Reagan years, the Capitol Steps provide an ever-changing comedic repertoire that tackles current events on an international scale. The original Steps were comprised of a group of Senate staffers looking to poke fun at their employers, and in the decades that followed members of Steps have racked up a collective 62 years of work experience in the House and Senate. Regardless of your political affiliation, the Capitol Steps promise an array of bipartisan zingers crafted to entertain audience members red and blue alike.

An Evening with Josh Ritter
October 8, 2010 | 7:30pm

The son of two neuroscientists, Josh Ritter was on his way to follow in their footsteps when he discovered Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan's "Girl from the North Country" in high school. He has since released five studio albums and has been recently named one of the 100 greatest living songwriters by Paste Magazine, alongside Dylan, Springsteen, and Neil Young. Joan Baez has covered one of his songs; Stephen King named one of Ritter's albums the best of recent years and Letterman has requested him twice, so far. Of the Idaho-native, Paste magazine declares, "Put simply, Ritter is the most gifted interpreter of Americana, as an arranger and a lyricist, working today."

Step Afrika
November 5, 2010 | 7:30pm

Long before Stomp, there was step. Experience the heart-throbbing rhythms and pulse-pounding music of this long and proud African-American tradition. Washington,D.C.–based Step Afrika! and its founder, C. Brian Williams, stand among the nation's leading ambassadors of step and the use of its traditions in education and cultural exchange. “You feel it in your eardrums and elsewhere,” says the Washington Post. “Each jackhammer step stamps you.”

This tour engagement of Step Afrika is funded through Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s Mid Atlantic Tours program with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

WVSO Pops
Home for the Holidays
December 9, 2010 | 7:30pm

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Pops, Home for the Holidays is sure to delight and entertain audiences. This is an unforgettable celebration of the season with guest artist Janet Brown, soprano. The 2010-2011 Season marks Maestro Grant Cooper’s 10th year as artistic director and conductor of the Symphony.

Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mtn Boys
December 10, 2010 | 7:30pm

Ralph Stanley’s voice is not of this century, nor of the last one, for that matter. Its stark emotional urgency is rooted in a darker time, when pain was the common coin of life and the world offered sinful humanity no hope of refuge. Preserved in the cultural amber of remote Appalachia, this terse, forlorn sound is the bedrock of Stanley’s inimitable style. But don’t mistake an ancient voice for ancient ways. Stanley tours and performs with the vigor and elan of a rock star. Don’t miss your chance to experience National Medal of the Arts recipient, Dr. Ralph Stanley up close and personal.

The Travelin' McCourys
February 11, 2011 | 7:30pm

Ron McCoury on mandolin, Rob McCoury on banjo, Jason Carter on fiddle, and Alan Bartram on bass , with featured guests on guitar and vocals, is the latest incarnation of the most awarded band in the history of bluegrass -The Del McCoury Band. Known for their individual prowess on their instruments and their rapidly expanding reputation as collaborators with the members of numerous musical icons from Vince Gill to the Allman Brothers and Phish, this touring unit blends the best of the Appalachian tradition with the improvisational magic of jazz. Unique live collaborations are the hallmark of their performances, and demonstrate why critics and musicians across the country hail them as the best bluegrass band in the world.

Vienna Boys Choir
March 11, 2011 | 3:00pm

For its first 400 years, only kings and their courts were privileged to hear them. Franz Schubert was a member and both Joseph and Michael Haydn sang with them. The choir still performs Sunday mass at the Imperial Chapel but, since 1926, the privilege of listening to them has encompassed the globe. Four choirs tour regularly throughout Europe and are frequent guests in Asia, Australia and the Americas. Their repertoire spans their history, from medieval chansons and Renaissance music to masses and lieder by Schubert.

Walnut Street Theatre's Production
The Glass Menagerie
March 18, 2011 | 7:30pm

One of Tennessee Williams’ earliest successes, the timeless tale of the Wingfield family is brought to life in Walnut Street Theatre’s new production of The Glass Menagerie. The strained relationships of Tom, Laura and Amanda play out in Williams’ autobiographical play, encased in themes of the power of memory and inescapable reality for which this enduring drama is best known. Under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director, Bernard Havard, Walnut Street Theatre presents a riveting new production of one of America’s greatest plays. The 2011 tour of The Glass Menagerie marks the Centennial of Tennessee Williams' birth. Founded in 1809, Walnut Street Theatre is the oldest continuously operating theatre in the United States. For 200 years, this venerable institution has stood the test of time to become a staple of Philadelphia’s, and for that matter, America’s cultural community.

This tour engagement of Walnut Street Theatre's, The Glass Menagerie, is funded through Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s Mid Atlantic Tours program with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

This project is partially supported by a grant from Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour, a program developed and funded by The Heinz Endowments; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency; and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.

Javon Jackson Band
April 9, 2011 | 7:30pm

Javon Jackson came into international prominence as a member of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. In addition to Blakey, Jackson has toured and recorded with Elvin Jones, Freddie Hubbard, Betty Carter and Stanley Turrentine. The Javon Jackson Band, incorporates many styles including jazz, funk,R&B and rock. Performance held in conjunction with the Lewisburg Chocolate Festival.

This tour engagement of the Javon Jackson Band is funded through Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation's Jazz Touring Network program with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Seldom Scene
May 20, 2010 | 7:30pm

The Seldom Scene has long been regarded as one of the most progressive bands in bluegrass and as one of the finest acts in the whole genre. Through skilled insight and an urban approach to bluegrass, Seldom Scene has become one of the most influential—if not the most influential—bluegrass bands of the last 30 years. The current line-up includes Ben Eldridge, Dudley Connell, Ronnie Simpkins, Fred Travers, and Lou Reid.

Mainstage Performances