NACUSA/Mid-Atlantic presents the “Art Song Potpourri” concert, Sat., Nov. 7, 2026--1:00 pm EST

The National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA)/Mid-Atlantic

presents the “Art Song Potpourri” concert,

Sat., Nov. 7, 2026--1:00 pm EST

The Concert is held at the

Coastal Virginia Unitarian Universalists

809 S. Military Highway, Virginia Beach, VA 23464

Free and open to the public, but donations will be received through PayPal; Parking is free

For more information contact Harvey Stokes at (757) 768-6263 or Betty Wishart at [email protected]

Featuring the Hardwick Chamber Ensemble:

Rita Addico-Cohen, soprano

Natalia Goodloe, violin

Jeanette Winsor, piano

Program:

Grace Joy Reid: Prelude for Piano

Alex Shapira: Waves and Caves

Betty Wishart: Ballade

Betty Wishart: Scattered Memories

Grace Joy Reid: Beware of Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing!

Lydia Okumura: All My Days

Grace Joy Reid: The Lord is Peace

Other Performers:

Grace Joy Reid, piano

Harvey Stokes, oboe

The Mid-Atlantic chapter of the National Association of Composers, USA continues its 2026-2027 concert season with the “Art Song Potpourri” concert at 1:00pm on November 7th at Coastal Virginia Unitarian Universalists in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

The Hardwick Chamber Ensemble (HCE) has been a mainstay in the Hampton Roads arts community since 1988. HCE is a non-profit organization fostering the community's appreciation of classical chamber music and cultivate understanding, taste, and love of music.

The HCE is featured in this concert, and will be performing the majestic “Waves and Caves” by Texas composer Alex Shapira, the masterful “Ballade” and “Scattered Memories” music of North Carolina composer Betty Wishart, and the reflective “All My Days” by Lydia Okumura of the Berklee School of Music.

Additional works in this concert are the piano works “Preludes for Piano” and “Beware of Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing” by Virginia composer Grace Joy Reid as well as her improvisational ensemble work “The Lord is Peace.”

The National Association of Composers/USA (NACUSA) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Founded by Henry Hadley in 1933, it is one of the oldest organizations devoted to the promotion and performance of American concert hall music. Many of America's distinguished composers have been among its members. NACUSA presents several chamber music concerts each year that feature music by its members. NACUSA has chapters in the Mid-South region, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Tennessee, Texas, the Mid-Atlantic region, and Washington/Oregon.

NACUSA/Mid-Atlantic is also a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and was established as a regional extension of the parent NACUSA organization in 1997 by John Winsor. It performs one or more chamber music concerts each year that feature music by its members.

https://www.nacusamusic.org/