George Mason University's Center for the Arts

Chopin the Storyteller

“Insightful and poetically interpreted, both in words and music,” The Washington Post says of this extraordinary performer. In this Keyboard Conversations® concert, Jeffrey Siegel presents three of Chopin’s Ballades: the fiery G Minor, the rhapsodic A-Flat, and the quirky F Major, as well as three Novelettes of Robert Schumann, a great romantic composer and contemporary of Chopin, whose 200th birthday we also celebrate this season. 

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An homage to the rich and tireless passage of the native Irish people from their homeland to the United States, nine-time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion Eileen Ivers returns to the Center with Beyond the Bog Road, a stellar collaboration of Irish and Old Time musicians, singers, step dancers, and cloggers. Ireland’s bog roads, paths into ancient sod fields led millions of immigrants from their beloved homeland to a thriving country where they passed down their musical and dance traditions through the generations. Don’t miss this celebration of Irish-American musical history featuring music, story, film, and dance, and told with Ivers’ signature passion and rootsy grace. “Ivers suggests the future of the Celtic fiddle.” (The Washington Post)

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The Financial Crisis: Where It Came From and Where We Are Headed

Tyler Cowen
General Director/Professor, Economics

How—and when—did the present economic turbulence really begin? How do the actions of government, business, and the citizenry affect the larger economy for better or for worse? What do we mean when we talk about a global economy? What should we expect in the future, and how much should we actually expect to know? A noted economist (as well as food writer and art collector) offers a timely analysis of the current crisis and the possible paths forward.