When & Where
The Reston Chorale’s spring Pops Concert celebrates
Reston’s 50th Anniversary with a musical flashback to the 60s and 70s. Saturday, May 10, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m., Reston Community Center, Hunters Woods. Tickets are now available at www.restonchorale.org.
Reston’s 50th Anniversary celebration continues on May 10, with The Reston Chorale’s spring Pops Concert. Feelin’ Groovy: Reston’s Early Years will feature songs topping the charts when Reston was new—from The Beatles’ greatest hits to songs by Joni Mitchell, Otis Redding, Pete Seeger and other artists from the 1960s and 70s. The concert will also showcase songs from Hair and Pippin, two Tony Award-winning rock musicals from that era.
Guest artist Beverly Cosham will be among the concert’s featured soloists, performing Paul Simon’s Bridge Over Troubled Water. One of the Washington area’s most popular song stylists, Beverly Cosham is a long-time resident of Reston and a founding member of both The Reston Chorale and the Reston Community Players.
Two performances will take place on Saturday, May 10, at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., at the Reston Community Center, Hunters Woods, located at 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston, Virginia. Tickets may be purchased online at www.restonchorale.org, as well as RCC’s CenterStage Box Office (703-476-4500 ext. 3). Tickets are $25/Adults (18-61) and $20/Seniors (62+). Youth 17 and under will be admitted for free with an adult or senior ticket holder. For more information, visit www.restonchorale.org or call 703-834-0079.
The Reston Chorale (TRC), established in 1967, is a mixed-voice, auditioned chorus with a full repertoire including pops, masterworks, American classics, and new works. In March 2014, TRC presented the world premiere of Donald McCullough’s The Essential Life, which commemorated the 50th Anniversary of Reston and the 100th birthday of founder Robert E. Simon, Jr. TRC performs signature events throughout the year in Reston and at a variety of venues including the Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap, George Mason University, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, and has been featured along with orchestras of Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Prince William, and Virginia. TRC is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and supported in cooperation with the Arts Council of Fairfax County, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, corporate grants, and individual donors.
Singer and actress Beverly Cosham has performed her cabaret act at nightspots from Los Angeles to New York, as well as Blues Alley, the Kennedy Center, the National Theater and many other Washington, D.C. venues. She has appeared with the Navy Commodores and such jazz luminaries as Clark Terry, Mose Allison, and the Heath Brothers. Ms. Cosham has produced four recordings with life-long friend and music director George Hummel. She has received a Helen Hayes nomination and two WAMA (Washington Area Music Award) nominations.