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Benjamin K. Roe of the Heifetz Institute
Nov
9
4:00 PM16:00

Benjamin K. Roe of the Heifetz Institute

Benjamin K. Roe of the Heifetz Institute examines how World War I both coincided with and triggered dramatic upheavals in music from classical to popular, shifting the cultural landscape from the Age of Monarchs to Modernism.   The presentation will include both recorded and live performances (by cellist Ana Abrantes and pianist Lynne Mackey of the Heifetz Institute’s PEG program) that will evoke all the turmoil, anguish, passion and even humor of the age, from here to “Over There,” spanning from the jingoistic, nationalistic fervor of the prewar era, typified by works like Edward Elgar’s Shakespeare-inspired “Pomp and Circumstance,” to the postwar experimentalism of such figures as Schoenberg, Zoltan Kodaly, and even John Alden Carpenter, composer of the “Krazy Kat Jazz Pantomime.

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The Stonewall Brigade Museum - Free Admission - Open to the Public
Nov
9
10:00 AM10:00

The Stonewall Brigade Museum - Free Admission - Open to the Public

From 10:00 AM to 9 PM, World War One exhibit with trench focusing on the WWI story of the local military unit, the 116th Infantry Regiment, Also with refreshments and movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" (Original Version)  from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. 566 Lee Highway, Verona VA 24482

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