| In the Eyes of Adventurers
Commentator Brooks Smith, on rediscovering Richmond, says being away allows us to see our hometowns more clearly, and to return with a sense of adventure. LISTEN HERE
Ford Made In America
Ford Made in America is a yearly program offering sponsored by Ford but every year they produce a program that honors a great American musician.
Joan Tower was the most frequently performed living American composer in the 2005-06 concert season. Tower’s “Made in America” had its world premiere in Glens Falls, NY in October 2005, and since then received more than 80 performances within a twenty-month period. By the end of the 2006-07 season, Tower’s piece was heard by more than 75,000 audience members across the nation, an unprecedented accomplishment for a brand new work. Additionally, the program has received a citation from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). Known and admired for her bold and energetic music, Joan Tower is one of America’s most successful and best-known composers of concert music. Tune in Monday, May 26th at 2 PM (Memorial Day).
Richmond Symphony
May 9 J.S. Bach, Air in G
May 12 Copland, Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
May 14 Bernstein, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
May 16 Barber, School for Scandal Overture
May 19 Gershwin, Piano Concerto in F Major
May 21 Beethoven, Coriolan Overture
May 23 Tchaikovsky, Rococo Variations
May 26 Alfred Schnittke, Moz-Art a La Haydn (This will at at 10:06 PM)
May 28 Mozart, Divertimento in D Major
May Benefits of the Month
In addition to ongoing restaurant, bed and breakfast and online and outlet retailer benefits, MemberCard holders can receive the following two benefits in May 2008: From the James River Bus Lines in Richmond, you may purchase two-for-one “Charles Town Race & Slots” tickets during the month; visit jrbl.com for itineraries to Charles Town, subject to availability; call (804) 342.7300 for required reservations. At the Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum, you may purchase two-for-one admission to the Visiting Artists Series: Basket Delights with Jackie Zehring May 10-11 and Discovery Story Theater: “Beauty & the Bat” on May 17th. For more information, call (540) 722.2020.
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