Arts at W&M

Kadencia is a 13-piece orchestra that has quickly made an impact in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States through performances that deliver heavy-hitting original music. 

Recipient of The Tony Award® for Best Play and Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Based in Williamsburg, the Wren Masters specialize in historical performance of 17th and 18th century music played on harpsichord, recorder, baroque violin, and viola da gamba is sponsored by the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

The Fanoos Family Ensemble performs songs in the Afghan classical style, at the crossroads of Persian poetry, Hindustani rhythms, and Central Asian harmonies. 

Ms. Paniyeva has been hailed by the New York Concert Review as "a wonderful pianist", and one with "tender regard for the music.

The ensemble’s playlist embraces traditional chamber music repertoire, and  is devoutly committed to expanding the wind quintet repertoire by commissioning music from new voices that reflect historical events and the times in which we currently live.

Victor Haskins is a multi-instrumentalist, multidisciplinary artist, international performer, composer, improviser, bandleader, and educator.