The American Festival Pops Orchestra (AFPO) continues its annual tradition of spreading musical goodwill and cheer in this audience favorite! Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season returns under the baton of Artistic Director and Conductor Peter Wilson, the former senior enlisted music advisor to The White House who served as a Marine violinist for 30 years. Enjoy a festive evening of seasonal favorites designed for the entire family, including “Night Before Christmas” with George Mason University Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts Rick Davis, toe-tapping classics from the orchestra's embedded Big Band, and an appearance by the Mason Jazz Vocal Ensemble under the direction of Darden Purcell. The AFPO comprises more than 60 professional musicians, including faculty from George Mason University’s Dewberry School of Music and instrumentalists from music ensembles of the U.S. Armed Forces and area orchestras. This merry occasion wouldn’t be complete without an audience sing-along to make spirits bright!
Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble (10/19/24-10/19/24)
Laurie Berkner Band (10/20/24-10/20/24)
Arturo Sandoval (11/10/24-11/10/24)
Virginia Opera: Carmen (11/16/24-11/17/24)
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra with Jeremy Denk (11/23/24-11/23/24)
Enchantment Theatre Company: My Father’s Dragon (11/24/24-11/24/24)
Canadian Brass: Making Spirits Bright (11/30/24-11/30/24)
Take 6 (12/1/24-12/1/24)
Squirrel Nut Zippers: Christmas Caravan (12/7/24-12/7/24)
Silkroad Ensemble: Percussion All-Stars (1/25/25-1/25/25)
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Dances for the Ears (1/26/25-1/26/25)
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with Branford Marsalis (2/1/25-2/1/25)
Mike Super - Magic & Illusion (2/2/25-2/2/25)
Czech National Philharmonic (2/7/25-2/7/25)
Versa-Style Street Dance Company: Rooted Rhythms (2/15/25-2/15/25)
The Acting Company: August Wilson’s Two Trains Running (2/16/25-2/16/25)
Kodo - One Earth Tour 2025: Warabe (3/1/25-3/1/25)
Angélique Kidjo (3/2/25-3/2/25)
The Peking Acrobats (3/9/25-3/9/25)
Cherish the Ladies (3/15/25-3/15/25)
Rhythm India: Bollywood & Beyond (3/22/25-3/22/25)
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Humor in Music (3/23/25-3/23/25)
Les Arts Florissants: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at 300 (3/30/25-3/30/25)
Cirque Mechanics: Pedal Punk (4/5/25-4/5/25)
Theater Terra: Rapunzel the Musical (4/6/25-4/6/25)
Virginia Opera: Loving v. Virginia (5/3/25-5/4/25)
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Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Franz Schubert: The Soulful and the Sublime (10/13/24-10/13/24)
Ballet Hispánico (10/5/24-10/5/24)
An Evening with Lea Salonga (9/28/24-9/28/24)
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Music of Joy and Peace (9/15/24-9/15/24)
Martha Graham Dance Company (4/13/24-4/13/24)
Hamid Rahmanian’s Song of the North (1/27/24-1/27/24)
Mariachi Herencia de México (12/10/23-12/10/23)
American Festival Pops Orchestra: Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season (12/9/23-12/9/23)
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas (12/2/23-12/2/23)
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Festive French Fare (11/26/23-11/26/23)
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Studio Theatre (9/18 - 10/27) | ||
Winnie the Pooh
Imagination Stage (9/21 - 10/27) | ||
Sondheim Tribute Revue
Creative Cauldron (10/3 - 10/27) | ||
Schoolhouse Rock Live
Sandy Spring Theatre Group (10/18 - 10/27)
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Babbitt
Harman Hall - Shakespeare Theatre Company (10/1 - 10/27) | ||
Beautiful The Carole King Musical
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts (9/18 - 11/10) | ||
Eureka Day
The Kennedy Center - Eisenhower Theater (3/4 - 3/22) | ||
Les Arts Florissants: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at 300
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (3/30 - 3/30) | ||
Andy Warhol in Iran
Atlas Performing Arts Center (5/29 - 6/29) | ||
American Festival Pops Orchestra: Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season
Hylton Performing Arts Center (12/13 - 12/13) | ||
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