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Category Archives: Music
Annapolis Symphony Ortchestra
With 49 years of artistic excellence, the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is recognized as the largest and most distinguished performing arts organization in Maryland’s capital city, currently under the artistic leadership of Music Director José-Luis Novo. Performing five Classic Series concert sets, two Family Concerts, two Pops Concerts, and special gala concerts and events each year, the ASO continues to rise in excellence and national reputation. The ASO reaches thousands of new audience members each year with its free Summer Series concert, joint concerts with the United States Naval Academy, and collaborative projects with other arts organizations in ballet, opera, and choral music. In addition, the ASO sponsors numerous award-winning education concerts and outreach programs in community schools, sharing the joy of music making with thousands of school children.
Annapolis Chamber Players
The Annapolis Chamber Players (ACP) specializes in mixed chamber music for winds, strings, and piano. Through rewarding programming that combines well-known works with lesser-known gems, ACP introduces, educates, and fosters an appreciation of this important musical genre. ACP provides a wide variety of programming and instrumental combinations from duos to sextets featuring works from the Baroque to 21st century.
USNA Band
Ever since the founding of the Naval Academy in 1845, when the “Band” consisted of a fifer and a drummer, music has been an important part of Naval Academy life. Officially formed in November 1852, the United States Naval Academy Band has established a reputation for outstanding musical support to the Brigade of Midshipmen and the surrounding community. The current version of the Naval Academy Band is a far cry from the thirteen men who reported to Annapolis over 150 years ago. Today, due to the unmatched versatility of its members, the band is able to blend tradition and change into a wide variety of musical styles.
The United States Naval Academy Marching Band may head up a column of midshipmen on parade before dignitaries on Worden Field, advance into Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for a contest on the gridiron, escort a fallen shipmate to his final resting place, or represent the Navy and Naval Academy on “Main Street, USA” in their Memorial Day celebration.
The Concert Band performs a year-round public concert series featuring a variety of programming from light classics and marches to classic band literature and patriotic songs. Special events throughout the year include the Side-By-Side concert featuring local high school musicians, and the Summer Finale concert, featuring Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture”. Smaller ensembles and soloists are featured in the Chamber Music Series, a variety of recitals planned and presented by individual band members.
Acting as the United States Naval Academy’s musical ambassadors to the nation, Electric Brigade, the Navy’s premier Pop Music Ensemble, supports the Brigade of Midshipmen and is also a major public relations tool for the Navy. In addition to performances for Naval Academy functions ranging from the Graduation Ball during Commissioning Week to informal dances and pep rallies, Electric Brigade supports Navy Recruiting by performing at Naval Academy Admissions events around the country.
Maryland Seafood Festival
Sandy Point State Park will again be the host site for the 43rd annual Maryland Seafood Festival, a tasty and entertaining tradition, with music, great food, exhibits, arts and crafts, and featuring The Capital’s 20th Crab Soup Cook-offand the Department of Natural Resources’ Maryland Fishing Challenge Featuring Diamond Jim Award Ceremony. This family fun and feasting event is expected to draw 20,000+ visitors from the all across the mid-Atlantic region.
The Maryland Seafood Festival is a rich tradition in the State and has been held annually for 40+ years, with the most recent 30 years being held the weekend after Labor Day at Sandy Point State Park.
That tradition has been built around a safe, family friendly environment showcasing the great seafood that Maryland has to offer while bringing people from all over the East Coast in the off season.
Live music performances, local charities selling delicious treats, creative craft booths, not to mention everyone’s seafood favorites, guaranteed fun is had by all!
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Ballet Theatre of Maryland
Ballet Theatre of Maryland [BTM] is the premier professional ballet company in Maryland. BTM employs a full-time company of professional dancers, as well as providing opportunities for dance students in its professional productions.
Ballet Theatre of Maryland provides Maryland with rich traditional and innovative programs that entertain, inspire and enlighten through a language more powerful than words – the language of classical and contemporary American dance.
Originally named The Ballet Theatre of Annapolis, the organization was founded in November 1978 as a private non-profit corporation governed by a twelve-person Board of Trustees, and established residency at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis. In 1980, Edward Stewart became Artistic Director and led the company until his death in 2002. In 1996, the company achieved professional status. In 2000, the organization’s name was changed to Ballet Theatre of Maryland, Inc. to fulfill a new mission of serving the State of Maryland. Dianna Cuatto joined BTM as Artistic Director at the start of the 2003-2004 season and has since won numerous awards for her choreography with BTM. She begins her eighth season in Fall 2010.
Arundel Vocal Arts Society
The Arundel Vocal Arts Society (AVAS) is a community based, non-profit choral group dedicated to the performance of varied, mixed voice music for the benefit, education and enjoyment of its members and the surrounding communities.
AVAS has been providing outstanding performances of diverse choral music since 1983. We pride ourselves in the diversity of our programming, from classical masterworks, operetta, pops, folk music, lighter favorites and Broadway.
The chorus presents an annual series of at least two concerts and supports the creative environment of our community by collaborating with other local musical groups. AVAS membership is open to adults 18 and older. It is the intent of the chorus membership to reflect the cultural diversity of the community it serves.
All Children’s Chorus of Annapolis
All Children’s Chorus of Annapolis (ACCA) is a community chorus who strive for vocal excellence, diversity in our membership, and making a difference in the lives of our children by teaching them the rewards of hard work, team play and service to the community.
There are three levels for children ages 6 to 18: Training Chorus, Treble Chorus and Chamber Singers.
Approximately twelve or more performances during the school year are held at various locations throughout the area. Highlight performances include a recent tour to Paris, singing with the Barenaked Ladies at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Holiday Sing at the Hippodrome, formal concerts with Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Annapolis Opera and Opera AACC, singing at the U. S. Naval Academy Chapel, participation at area festivals, the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast, the Young Voices of Maryland Choral Festival, the Boys and Girls Club, celebrations for local VIP’s, sing-a-longs, memorial celebrations, and outreach concerts. Civic-minded professional area musicians will accompany the children from time to time.
Midnight Madness
Join in on the holiday fun by attending Midnight Madness I and II on December 6 and 13—two nights where downtown merchants remain open until midnight to welcome holiday shoppers. Performers scheduled include the Old Mill High School Steel Drum Band, Linda Patterson Stein, Annapolis Area Christian School students, Salvation Army Band and Cub Scouts Pack 3. WRNR and WNAV will air live on site. Additional performers will be announced. Downtown merchants will show their hospitality with special sales discounts and complimentary refreshments.
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The Annapolis Chorale
The Annapolis Chorale is a non-profit artistic organization dedicated to enhancing community life through performing and producing a wide variety of music. Now approaching its 35th anniversary, the Annapolis Chorale, which now also includes the Chamber Chorus, Chamber Orchestra and the Annapolis Youth Chorus, has attained a national reputation for excellence and innovation and remains dedicated to creating and presenting high-quality music.