The Moss Arts Center communications team is available to assist with media inquiries, including arranging facility tours, coordinating interviews, and providing high-resolution photography of our facility, as well as our performers and exhibitions.
Reporters are welcome to attend our events, but will need to request a ticket at least 48 hours in advance. Media tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please direct any media-related inquiries to:
Susan Bland
Associate Director of Communication
540-231-1986
subland@vt.edu
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Award-winning choreographer David Roussève blends jazz, dance, and design in his newest work
Exploring the fascinating life of jazz great Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington’s main writing partner and civil rights activist, Roussève’s dance/theatre company REALITY performs “Halfway to Dawn” at the Moss Arts Center on Saturday, March 30.
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How Tech Ticks: Behind the Exhibit
The process of selecting, securing, and installing the gallery exhibits in the Moss Arts Center involves careful research and painstaking planning. Each piece of art is hand-selected and must be thoroughly examined on arrival.
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Professional and local musicians come together to celebrate the art of the spiritual
The Blacksburg Master Chorale and Virginia Tech Choirs join bass-baritone Kevin Deas to honor African-American composer, arranger, and singer Harry Burleigh with the performance “Deep River: The Art of the Spiritual” at the Moss Arts Center on Saturday, March 23.
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Enjoy an onstage conversation with literary sensation Zadie Smith
Known for her work exploring politics, culture, race, class, and identity, the New York Times bestselling author visits the Moss Arts Center on March 19.
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s weekend with traditional Irish ensemble Danú
Hailing from historic County Waterford, Danú will bring a high-energy mix of ancient Irish music and new repertoire to the Moss Arts Center on Saturday, March 16.
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Rowdy rock-and-roll theatre performance explores the overlapping histories of Scotland and Appalachia
Rooted in residency work at Virginia Tech, the TEAM and the National Theatre of Scotland bring a collision of national mythologies and personal histories with two performances of “Anything That Gives Off Light” at the Moss Arts Center on Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 2.
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Czech National Symphony Orchestra celebrates famed composer and musician Leonard Bernstein
Joined by Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, the orchestra will perform popular Bernstein selections from productions, including “Songfest,” “Peter Pan,” and “West Side Story” at the Moss Arts Center on Friday, Feb. 22.
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See the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet perform during its final North American tour
The ensemble, which has helped redefine the sound of the classic wind quintet, will perform works spanning the late 19th and 20th centuries at the Moss Arts Center on Feb. 15.
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Jemele Hill, Tommie Smith speak on civil rights and social justice
Hill, a broadcast journalist, and Smith, a gold-medal Olympian, were the keynote speakers on Jan. 31 as part of Virginia Tech's 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
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Drummer and composer John Hollenbeck brings his Grammy-nominated ensemble for an evening of big band jazz
Featuring top New York musicians, the 18-piece John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble performs at the Moss Arts Center on Feb. 10.
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Sounds of China infuses ancient Chinese melodies with modern energy and flair
Led by director and composer Ma Jiuyue, the Beijing ensemble will blend traditional Chinese music with forward-looking arrangements during their performance at the Moss Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 2.
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In ‘Arboreal,’ artists explore the power, imagery, and symbolic resonance of one of the Earth’s most critical life forms
Artists from around the world reflect on the metaphoric power of trees in the Moss Arts Center’s latest exhibition. Featuring photography, video, painting, works on paper, and sculpture, “Arboreal” opens with a reception on Jan. 24.
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