NOVA Alexandria to Offer Four Upcoming Free Concerts!

NOVA Alexandria is pleased to present four upcoming musical events. These concerts are free and open to the public. This is a great way to gear up for the holiday season.

Matchstick Percussion Concert
October 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Alexandria Campus AFA Recital Hall (AFA-118)
Maryland-based percussion quartet dedicated to new music and contributing to growing the percussion repertoire. Featuring AL’s new percussion professor Corey Sittinger.   

NOVA Chorus Concert
October 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Alexandria Campus Schlesinger Arts Center (AS)
The NOVA AL Community Chorus will join with the Justice High School and Glasgow Middle School Choirs to perform a concert called “Still I Rise.”  Familiar favorites such as Bridge Over Troubled Water and Still I Rise are on the concert together with classical music including Domine, Ad Adjuvandum Me by Martini and “Alleluia” by Elaine Hagenberg.  

NOVA Band Concert
October 24 at 8 p.m.
Alexandria Campus Schlesinger Arts Center (AS)
Come hear The NOVA Alexandria Band perform their 2024 fall concert titled “Journeys.” The band will perform music by Percy Grainger, Henry Mancini, Elmer Bernstein, Karl King, Giuseppe Verdi, Yukiko Nishimura, Pascual Marquina, and Rossano Galante. This concert is being dedicated to the memory of Dean Kauffman, beloved longtime euphonium player in the band. Admission and parking are free.   

Jazz Night Concert
November 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Alexandria Campus AFA Recital Hall (AFA-118)
This concert will feature the NOVA Nighthawks and the NOVA Jazz Combos performing pieces with a game theme!

Submitted by:
Jacob Garbus, Trainer/Instructor, JGarbus@nvcc.edu