MENDELSSOHN’S MASTERPIECE
MAESTRO DAVID GRANDIS
AWARDED INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING PRIZE
VCO Music Director David Grandis, also Director of Orchestras at the College of William & Mary, was one of only three prize winners in the twenty-eighth International Conductors Workshop and Competition (ICWC) held recently in Atlanta, Georgia.
Remembering Eisenhower: View our Music of the Presidents Series
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MUSIC IN THE LIFE OF EISENHOWER: General Eisenhower’s use of music to maintain the morale of American troops in World War II is vividly illustrated by the Airmen of Note, performing Glenn Miller hits. The VCO and select Pro Coro singers sample Eisenhower’s musical favorites. In-studio experts, students, and moderator Robert Aubry Davis examine Eisenhower’s rise to the top five U.S. presidents in polls by leading historians.
Our Mission: To perform fine music with the highest artistic integrity for the broadest possible audience and expand musical horizons.
This season is supported in part by Arts Fairfax, Virginia Commission for the Arts,
and the National Endowment for the Arts.
