Name: St. Patrick’s Celtic Celebration
Start: 2024-03-17T14:30:00
Location: Sandler Center for the Performing Arts

Maeve Gilchrist

Karan Casey

Virginia Symphony Orchestra

As part of our season long observance of America 250, this concert takes a look at the role music played in one of the most tumultuous times in the history of the world. At 1945’s Potsdam Conference, works by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Kreisler, and others were one of the only things that united the assembled Allies–represented by President Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. In this new production, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra & Chorus will incorporate storytelling to show just how powerful music can be, and how Hampton Roads played a part in this pivotal moment.

Finding Peace at Potsdam

Chrysler Hall Norfolk

Ferguson Center for the Arts

Don your green attire and join Eric Jacobsen and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration! Acclaimed Celtic harpist and composer Maeve Gilchrist will perform her very own Celtic Harp Concerto, and Irish folk singer-songwriter legend Karan Casey will showcase her soulful interpretations of Irish traditional singing. With expressive ballads, rousing reels, and familiar tunes like Londonderry Air and The Irish Washerwoman, this is an event not to be missed!