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Edgar Meyer and the Scottish Ensemble at Center for the Arts at George Mason University

Dates: 3/27/2022

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Center for the Arts at George Mason University

Great Performances at Mason

4400 University Drive
Fairfax,VA 22030

Phone: 703-993-2787

Tickets: $50, $43, $30, half-price for youth through Grade 12


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Five-time GRAMMY Award-winning bassist and composer Edgar Meyer joins the acclaimed Glasgow-based Scottish Ensemble for a unique program that spans the ages from the Baroque to the present day. The concert features works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Edgar Meyer, including a new commission performed by Meyer. A musical innovator, Meyer is credited with relocating the bass from the back of the orchestra to the front, making it the musical centerpiece in his reimagined and original compositions. Hailed by The New Yorker as the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively un-chronicled history of his instrument, he is a frequent collaborator with Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, and Chris Thile. Under the direction of Jonathan Morton, Scottish Ensemble formed in 1969 to transform the perceptions and experience of classical music. Today, the ensemble continues to enthrall by expanding string repertoire and blending music that spans different centuries, musical periods, genres, and styles. The Scotsman praised a performance as [a]n inspirational evening, full of wonder.

Cast and Creative team for Edgar Meyer and the Scottish Ensemble at Center for the Arts at George Mason University

Cast

Amanda Ladd

Amanda Ladd is a NYC based actor with St. Pete roots. She is a member of New Circle Theatre Company. Amanda's most recent stage credits include CROSSING THE BAY at the Palladium Theatre, & THE MIRACLE WORKER at Southern Appalachian Rep Theatre. Other favorite credits include NO EXIT at SoHo Rep, GREATER TUNA at Okoboji Summer Theatre, & THE HANS PROJECT with NY Theatre Ensemble. In the past Amanda has worked for Disney Cruise Lines, Theatre Works USA, and NY Stage Originals. She is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association. Love to Brian & Lou.


William Leveangood

Writer/ Director
Leavengood is a two-time O’Neill playwright and alumnus of CircleRepertory. He is the author of over 50 plays, screenplays and books for musicals. His Off-Broadway credits include SPECIAL on THEATRE ROW; LITTLE MARY at the Sanford Meisner Theatre; THE HEAD at the Chelsea Playhouse; THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY at Primary Stages; and FLORIDA CRACKERS, which premiered as part of Circle Repertory’s 20th Anniversary Season. Leavengood’ s shortplay, STEVE, was presented at the Town Hall Theatre in New York as part of Brave New World: The American Theater responds to 9/11, and subsequently made into a short film starring Fisher Stevens. Awards include: playwriting grants from the Berilla Kerr Foundation; the FL Division of Cultural Affairs and a 2017 Creative Pinellas Grant. Also; the Brodkin Scholarship and Edith Oliver Fellowship Award at the National Playwright’s Conference; the 2015 Innovative Instruction in Playwriting Award from the Southeastern Theatre.




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