A Hylton Center subscription is a customized package of three or more of your favorite Hylton-presented performances. Add a little extra pizzazz to your selections and let these fun themes inspire your very own 2024–25 subscription package. Read on for the details.
Latin Beats
We promise you’ll feel the rhythm with these incredible Latin American musical performances. Bring the whole family to Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert (10/6). It’s a theatrical screening of the new Disney classic with songs accompanied by a live band. Fans are encouraged to sing with the performers and come dressed as your favorite character! Enjoy a performance filled with positive messages of brotherhood, equity, and love as one of the season’s Artists-in-Residence, the Villalobos Brothers (10/26), wow in a concert showcasing how the GRAMMY Award-winning artists are redefining contemporary Mexican music. And don’t miss the Juan Megna Trio (3/5) as part of the Matinee Idylls series, helmed by our Argentine-born George Mason University Dewberry School of Music professor. The group will perform original compositions, blended jazz, and Argentinian and Afro-Brazilian rhythms.
Classic Tales
Witness the literary power of classic stories come to life on stage! Our youngest patrons are sure to recognize nine-year-old Elmer Elevator, the MacGyver of children’s storybooks. Can he rescue a baby dragon held captive on Wild Island? Find out in Enchantment Theatre Company’s My Father’s Dragon (11/23) on the Hylton Family Series. The Acting Company (2/15) presents Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, a farcical romp punctuated by mistaken identities and hilarious mayhem! And is there a literary pair that reflects #friendshipgoals more than Frog and Toad? Spend A Year With Frog and Toad (3/29) celebrating their seasonal adventures in this jazzy, Tony Award-winning musical that can be found on the Hylton Family Series, among other family-friendly performances.
Celtic Pride
Irish dance and music has long been an integral part of our annual season lineup. Husband and wife duo Tara McNeill and Alexander Bernstein (11/13) deliver Irish flair with classical panache on the violin and piano as part of the Matinee Idylls series. McNeill is best known as a member of the GRAMMY-nominated group Celtic Woman. Audience favorite Seán Heely (12/15) returns with his fiddle for lively Irish tunes and familiar Christmas melodies with a Celtic twist. Then join Irish bluegrass group JigJam (3/14) for foot-stomping, heart-pounding feel-good tunes—just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.
Audience Participation
Sitting in a plush seat and letting the music wash over you is one way to enjoy a concert, but the following performances are a little extra, and your participation is requested! As previously mentioned under our “Latin Beats” category, dress-up as your favorite character and sing along to Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert (10/6)—we know you know all the words! Speaking of which, we want to hear you warbling along with the Christmas carol singalong when the American Festival Pops Orchestra presents Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season (12/13). Or, if you have a burning question about your favorite composer, don’t be shy—just ask during the Q&A portion of Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel (3/2). Likewise, become part of broadcast history when you join in for a live recording of the beloved public radio show Mountain Stage hosted by Kathy Mattea (4/6) and witness the stars of today and tomorrow in this on-the-road taping.
The Holiday Spirit
As the heat and humidity rise outside, a chill in the air seems like a welcome respite. Use this imagery to get a jump on your holiday planning! Our festive musical lineup captures the spirit of the season when we kick December off with Chanticleer (12/1), whose breathtaking a cappella offers a rich and varied program of holiday wonders. Classical crossover quartet, the Sons of Serendip (12/8), showcase their velvety harmony and fresh interpretations of traditional holiday tunes, while the always-popular American Festival Pops Orchestra presents Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season (12/13). Don’t forget audience favorite Seán Heely (12/15) in a performance of lively Irish tunes and familiar Christmas melodies with a Celtic twist.
Powerhouse Women
This season’s leading ladies will awe you with their command performances. Catch the inimitable Mandy Gonzalez in Concert (11/9). This Broadway baby has starred in Hamilton as Angelica Schuyler, in Wicked as Elphaba, and as Nina Rosario in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights. Artist-in-Residence Elena Moon Park (2/8) sings music from around the globe for kids on the Hylton Family Series, while virtuoso Sandy Cameron electrifies on the violin with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra (2/23). Plus, don’t miss Chloé Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies LIVE (3/22), a spellbinding and inspirational all-female tap dance celebration of sisterhood, empowerment, rhythm, and joy.
We hope these fun themes and incredible performers inspire your own personalized Hylton Center subscription. Subscribe today to secure the best seats, 15% off ticket prices, no-fee ticket exchanges, and much more. See you at the Hylton Center soon!