The 2022-23 Concerts with Commentary series features award-winning music faculty who not only perform with excellence, but also share the cultural background and historical context of the repertoire and composers represented in the series. Each concert focuses on a different genre, composer or instrument(s).
Concerts are free and open to the public. Masks are required. Mark your calendars – we look forward to seeing you!
2022-23 Season
October 20, 2022
Piano for two, music for four hands
Meinig Recital Hall – Lorton Performance Center
Dana Maher, piano
Allyson Eskitch, piano
November 3, 2022
Duo Avanzando
Meinig Recital Hall – Lorton Performance Center
David Carter, clarinet
Maureen O’Boyle, violin
Ricardo Coelho de Souza, percussion
January 19, 2023
Vintage Wildflowers in Concert
Gussman Concert Stage – Lorton Performance Center
Dana Fitzgerald Maher, Celtic harp, piano, vocals and Irish whistle
Audrey McSperitt Schmidt, vocals, guitar, bodhran and flute
Abby Bozarth, fiddle, vocals and accordion
February 9, 2023
Tryptichs – Claude Debussy Trois Melodies
Maurice Ravel Chanson Madecasses
Meinig Recital Hall – Lorton Performance Center
Kim Childs, tenor
Brady McElligott, piano
March 9, 2023
Broadway Divas
Meinig Recital Hall – Lorton Performance Center
Machele Dill, soprano
James Gregory, piano
April 20, 2023
An Evening of Exoticism
Meinig Recital Hall – Lorton Performance Center
Brady McElligott, piano and bass-baritone
Stuart Deaver, piano