Rhapsody
Charlotte Symphony
Friday, October 19, 2007 at 7:30pm
George Washington High School Auditorium
This evening's centerpiece -- Mill Village: A Piedmont Rhapsody -- is North Carolina composer David Crowe's "tone poem," inspired by mills of the Piedmont, their people and stories. His symphonic homage to the mills that built the South is multi-media -- relying not only on musical imagery but also projected images of mills and the people who made them hum.
Chamber Players
American Chamber Players
Saturday, November 3, 2007 at 7:30pm
The North Theatre, BONUS CONCERT - Limited Seating
Innovation is the hallmark of this six-member ensemble featuring string, piano, clarinet and flute virtuosi. The Washington Post says it is "an extraordinarily talented group" that has "established standards of chamber music performance equal to any in the world." Director Miles Hoffman -- music commentator for NPR's Morning Edition -- weaves his musical insights into the concert.
Empire Brass
Empire Brass
Saturday, December 8, 2007 at 7:30 pm
George Washington High School Auditorium
Ushering in the most festive season of the year, the Empire Brass returns to Danville with a gala Holiday Concert. This incomparable, world-traveling, ever-popular quintet performs with exhilarating virtuosity that spans centuries of performance styles from Bach and Handel to show-stopping tunes by Gershwin and Bernstein.
Symphony of Mexico
 State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico
Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 7:30pm
George Washington High School Auditorium Earning kudos everywhere for its robust sound and repertoire, this orchestra offers sumptuous performances of the symphonies of Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms and Tchaikovsky while also thrilling audiences with technically brilliant interpretations of orchestral classics by Albeniz, Rodrigo, Ponce and Chavez, and other Mexican and Spanish composers.
Morgan University Choir
 Morgan State University Choir
Friday, April 18, 2008 at 7:30pm
George Washington High School Auditorium Among the nation's most prestigious university choral ensembles, Morgan State travels the world delighting audiences everywhere with masterpieces of all periods, especially the heritage of the spiritual. It's no wonder that in a recent edition of "America's 100 Best," Reader's Digest named Morgan State "the Best College Choir in the U.S." Audiences everywhere know why.
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Come along for the ride, roll down the windows, and glide down the road in a classic.
Actually, that's a relaxing journey with the CLASSICS -- the kind folks have come to expect from the Danville Concert Association for more than half a century. But this is no sentimental nostalgia trip and the music's never "tinny" like some vintage car radio. No, there's nothing but rich, full sound, better than stereo because every bit's LIVE -- performed, as always, for the listening pleasure of discerning DCA audiences by some of the finest musicians in the world. It's absolutely authentic -- the thrill of real instruments and trained voices.
And the melodies, they're not just Oldies. Some of these tunes are REALLY old -- by masters of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras like Telemann, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn. There's lush string music for full orchestra (two this season), along with two chamber ensembles, both precious jewels complete with wistful woodwinds, booming brass and tinkling cymbals. Mellifluous baritones and crystalline sopranos, all choral mastersingers, round out the season. There's music celebrating Danville's own -- a musical portrait of the Southern mill village and its people.
It's easy enough to get there from here -- without ever leaving Danville. Annual Danville Concert Association membership tune-ups remain affordable thanks to our many generous sponsors, grantors and patrons. Then, simply get to the concert hall on time and leave the rest (of the driving) to us.
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