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Dec. 15Vienna Boys Choir sings "Christmas in Vienna" at Sandler Center in Virginia Beach.Mar. 3Tenebrae performs "The Journey: 25 Years" at St. Bede in Williamsburg.Apr. 14Vienna Girls Choir performs at St. Bede; the festival says it's the group's first U.S. tour.May 15-16Yorktown Bluegrass & Beyond debuts at Riverwalk Landing.June 25-27Williamsburg Live returns to the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg lawn.ArtsYo-Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis and a new bluegrass weekend headline the Virginia Arts Festival's 30th seasonIf you like jazz, cello or a good bluegrass weekend, the festival's 2027 season has you covered. It opens March 31 with Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax at Harrison Opera House in Norfolk. Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra follow April 3. Samara Joy, a six-time Grammy winner, performs June 11.Today’s editionRead

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Virginia Arts Festival brings Wynton Marsalis, Yo-Yo Ma and new Yorktown bluegrass event to region, on Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
HAMPTON ROADS — The Virginia Arts Festival will mark its 30th anniversary in 2027 with a season featuring jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and vocalist Samara Joy, along with performances in Williamsburg and a new bluegrass event in Yorktown.