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International Guitar Night With Luca Stricagnoli, Thu Le, Marco Pereira, and Minnie Marks

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

International Guitar Night (IGN) celebrates 24 years as the world’s premier touring guitar festival, bringing together four amazingly gifted luminaries to share an incredible evening of solos, duets, and quartets that highlight the diversity within the world of acoustic guitar. This concert features the amazing acoustic rock interpreter Luca Stricagnoli (Italy) whose latest invention, a […]

Event Series The SpongeBob Musical

The SpongeBob Musical

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and became the hottest star on Broadway? Why, it’s SpongeBob SquarePants! Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends come together to save the […]

JMU Wind Symphony Concert

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

Join the JMU Wind Symphony on Saturday, February 24th at 1:00pm in the concert hall at the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts. We especially welcome all those attending the VBODA All-Virginia Band and Orchestra auditions. This concert does not require a ticket and admission is free. Repertoire will include: The Blue Marble - Julie […]

American Horn Quartet

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

Maintaining the highest standards of artistry and technical mastery, American Horn Quartet are all successful soloists winning top international competitions and featured at music festivals around the globe. They have also appeared with various symphony orchestras like the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Philharmonica Hungarica, and the Bordeaux Aquitaine Symphony Orchestra in France to name a few.

Opera Spotlight

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

Enjoy a memorable evening of scenes, arias and duets from your favorite operas!  Students from the JMU Opera Theater are poised to launch their careers, and this concert is your opportunity to see an incredible core of future stars perform songs from many famous operas including Bizet's Carmen, Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and more.

Opera Spotlight

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

Enjoy a memorable evening of scenes, arias and duets from your favorite operas!  Students from the JMU Opera Theater are poised to launch their careers, and this concert is your opportunity to see an incredible core of future stars perform songs from many famous operas including Bizet's Carmen, Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and more.

Event Series The Last 5 Years

The Last 5 Years

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

Combining pop, jazz, Latin, blues, and classical, The Last Five Years is a contemporary musical by three-time Tony-Award® winner Jason Robert Brown. Set in the vibrant backdrop of New York City, the story spans five years of one couple’s relationship. As the musical unfolds, Cathy moves backward in time to the beginning of their relationship, […]

$9
Event Series The Last 5 Years

The Last 5 Years

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

Combining pop, jazz, Latin, blues, and classical, The Last Five Years is a contemporary musical by three-time Tony-Award® winner Jason Robert Brown. Set in the vibrant backdrop of New York City, the story spans five years of one couple’s relationship. As the musical unfolds, Cathy moves backward in time to the beginning of their relationship, […]

$9
Event Series The Last 5 Years

The Last 5 Years

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

Combining pop, jazz, Latin, blues, and classical, The Last Five Years is a contemporary musical by three-time Tony-Award® winner Jason Robert Brown. Set in the vibrant backdrop of New York City, the story spans five years of one couple’s relationship. As the musical unfolds, Cathy moves backward in time to the beginning of their relationship, […]

$9
Event Series The Last 5 Years

The Last 5 Years

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

Combining pop, jazz, Latin, blues, and classical, The Last Five Years is a contemporary musical by three-time Tony-Award® winner Jason Robert Brown. Set in the vibrant backdrop of New York City, the story spans five years of one couple’s relationship. As the musical unfolds, Cathy moves backward in time to the beginning of their relationship, […]

$9
Event Series The Last 5 Years

The Last 5 Years

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

Combining pop, jazz, Latin, blues, and classical, The Last Five Years is a contemporary musical by three-time Tony-Award® winner Jason Robert Brown. Set in the vibrant backdrop of New York City, the story spans five years of one couple’s relationship. As the musical unfolds, Cathy moves backward in time to the beginning of their relationship, […]

$9

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

The Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra has established itself as Bulgaria’s most illustrious musical institution while touring the world and garnering excellent reviews. Don't miss this epic all-Beethoven Concert from one of one of the world's finest ensembles featuring the Coriolan Overture, Op. 62, the Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58, and the Symphony […]

Tromblow’in Grand Concert 2024

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

The Grand Concert for Tromblow'in 2024 will feature three world premier performances! Join Mr. Jefferson's Bones and guest artist Matt Niess, the JMU Trombone Ensemble, featured guest trombonist Brittany Lasch and as mass choir of more than 100 trombonists for the grand finale. Admission is free and the public is invited.

DRUM TAO

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

DRUM TAO is an international phenomenon that has reached over 9 million spectators featuring the world’s top taiko drummers! While honoring the ancient Japanese art form, they embark on an astonishing rhythmic adventure performing incredible feats on a variety of drums (some weighing up to 3 tons) and other instruments including marimba, flute, and harp.

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Event Series HolidayFest: Light From The Darkness

HolidayFest: Light From The Darkness

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

Sit back and enjoy a celebratory performance by The Madison Singers, the JMU Chorale, and the JMU Symphony Orchestra. HolidayFest features Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s most popular mass, Midnight Mass for Christmas (Messe de Minuit pour Noël, H. 9). Dynamically refined with structural, harmonic, and instrumental finesse, Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit is an excellent example of 17th-century musical craftsmanship. The […]

$22 – $24
Holiday Fest - Forbes
Event Series HolidayFest: Light From The Darkness

HolidayFest: Light From The Darkness

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

Sit back and enjoy a celebratory performance by The Madison Singers, the JMU Chorale, and the JMU Symphony Orchestra. HolidayFest features Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s most popular mass, Midnight Mass for Christmas (Messe de Minuit pour Noël, H. 9). Dynamically refined with structural, harmonic, and instrumental finesse, Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit is an excellent example of 17th-century musical craftsmanship. The […]

$22 – $24

JMU Wind Symphony Concert

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

Join the JMU Wind Symphony as they present their final concert of the semester on Wednesday, December 6th at 8pm in the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall. Repertoire will include: Aspen Jubilee - Ron Nelson Choro Dançado - Maria Schneider, arr. Amy Birdsong My Lament - Maria Schneider, arr. Amy Birdsong Southern […]

Forbes 2023 season

Trey Mclaughlin and The Sounds Of Zamar

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

CONCERT HALL Trey McLaughlin and The Sounds of Zamar have carved a unique place for themselves in the music industry through soul-stirring arrangements of contemporary gospel, musical theater, and pop favorites. With millions of online views and voices spread to the corners of the earth, the ensemble bursts onto the stage with expressive vocal style, awe-inspiring original […]

$17 – $45