The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) invites the public to enjoy the Jones-Holton-Faulkner Jazz Trio this month in the second performance of 2018-2019 Ward Virts Concert Series. The Nov. 11 concert will feature jazz greats Jim Holton on piano, Tony “TNT” Jones on bass and Justin Faulkner on drums performing a variety of tunes.
The Ward Virts Concert Series celebrates the life and work of Ward Virts, a talented Southern Maryland pianist who died suddenly in 1993. A group of Ward’s friends and classmates conceived the Ward Virts Piano Project to bring the love of life, beauty and music that Ward embodied to a new generation of Southern Maryland students, performers and appreciative audiences. The concerts are performed on a world-class handcrafted Bosendorfer Grand Piano, a gift to CSM’s Prince Frederick Campus from the Ward Virts Piano Project.
The Ward Virts Concert Series is presented by sponsors Dr. and Mrs. Henry Virts, Eric and Rané Franklin, Mary Anna Phillips, Stovy and Anne Brown and the CSM Foundation. Grants provided by the Arts Council of Calvert County and Maryland State Arts Council also make the performances possible.
The series takes place in the Multipurpose Room 104 in Building B on the Prince Frederick Campus. All performances begin at 3 p.m. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. No tickets or reservations are needed. Concerts are free.
For information on the Ward Virts Concert Series, visit https://www.csmd.edu/community/the-arts/music/ward-virts-series/index.
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CSM Ward Virts Concert Series: Jones-Holton-Faulkner, jazz trio. 3 p.m. Nov. 11. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Multipurpose Room B-104, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. Jazz trio Jim Holton on piano, Tony “TNT” Jones on bass and Justin Faulkner on drums will perform a variety of jazz tunes. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Limited seating. Free. 301-934-7828 or visit www.csmd.edu/community/the-arts/music/ward-virts-series/index.
CSM Ward Virts Concert Series: Sahun Hong, piano. 3 p.m. Feb. 10. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Multipurpose Room, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. Pianist Sahun Hong will perform. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Limited seating. Free. 301-934-7828 or visit www.csmd.edu/community/the-arts/music/ward-virts-series/index.
CSM Ward Virts Concert Series: Brian Ganz, piano. 3 p.m. March 10. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Multipurpose Room, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. Pianist Brian Ganz will perform. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Limited seating. Free. 301-934-7828 or visit www.csmd.edu/community/the-arts/music/ward-virts-series/index.
CSM Ward Virts Concert Series: Creative Concert Group, “Dvořák Reimagined.” 3 p.m. April 14. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Multipurpose Room, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. The Creative Concert Group is comprised of chamber musicians who perform creative versions of well-known classical works. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Limited seating. Free. 301-934-7828 or visit www.csmd.edu/community/the-arts/music/ward-virts-series/index.
CSM Ward Virst Concert Series: Jazz One: “Happening Now.” 3 p.m. May 12. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Multipurpose Room, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. Jazz One is an ensemble from the D.C./Baltimore area who perform a variety of concerts focusing on a special genre or time period. Their speciality is recreating historic jazz. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Limited seating. Free. 301-934-7828 or visit www.csmd.edu/community/the-arts/music/ward-virts-series/index.
CSM is a regionally accredited community college that provides programs and services with a special focus on local workforce development to maintain and grow a healthy economy and community. CSM serves more than 24,000 credit and continuing education students at its campuses located in Hughesville, La Plata, Leonardtown and Prince Frederick, as well as a Higher Education Center shared with University of Maryland University College in Waldorf and a Center for Transportation Training in La Plata. For information about CSM, call 301-934-7765 or visit www.csmd.edu.
I attended the concert series Jazz trio with Jones-Holton-Faulkner Jazz Trio. The show was absolutely incredible concert. The CSM is to be commended for such fine talent. The audience was captivated with the energy and the rich talent that is reserved for the likes of the Kennedy center. Thank you CSM