Voice of a Nation
Schedule
Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts 11810 Centre Street, Chester, VA 23831 | Chester, VA
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Music Director Valentina Peleggi leads an evocative evening of American music that explores memory, poetry, and the lyrical power of the human voice. The program opens with Philip Glass’s mesmerizing Company for Strings, a minimalist gem of emotional restraint and quiet intensity. George Walker’s poignant Elegy for String Orchestra follows, a work of deep reflection and soulful beauty.The centerpiece of the evening features two celebrated vocal works: Aaron Copland’s Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson, a haunting and intimate song cycle that brings the poet’s introspective world to life, and Samuel Barber’s beloved Knoxville: Summer of 1915, a nostalgic, richly orchestrated reverie on childhood, based on a prose poem by James Agee.
A journey through the soundscape of 20th-century America, Voice of a Nation offers a rare opportunity to experience iconic works that illuminate the emotional and poetic heart of a nation.
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Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts 11810 Centre Street, Chester, VA 23831, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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