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Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia welcomes new maestro for spooky fall season – WTOP News
Get to know new Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia music director Ethan Lolley at a meet-and-greet at Lost Boy Cider in Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday.
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The Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia has a new maestro for the first time in 15 years.
Get to know new music director Ethan Lolley at a meet-and-greet at Lost Boy Cider in Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday.
“We’re going to be having a happy hour meet-and-greet where I can get to know the musicians and also get to know members of the community and our patrons,” Lolley told WTOP. “We’ll also be selling our season tickets there. And one perk if you buy your season tickets there, you get a free SONOVA T-shirt.”
Lolley brings tons of experience from Walt Disney World and Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, where he led the CFCArts Young Artists Orchestra and CFCArts Symphony Orchestra. In the D.C. area, he leads D.C. and Maryland choirs as choral conductor for the nation’s largest choral organization, Encore Creativity for Older Adults, while simultaneously serving as choral director at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Virginia.
“It’s a dream come true for me,” Lolley said. “I grew up in small-town Alabama and slowly made my way north. … Jeffrey Dokken has been the maestro for SONOVA since its inception … and his last concert, his last hurrah, he unfortunately had to have surgery on his arm, so they had to find someone last minute. I worked with Jeff in a different organization and he said, ‘Do you think you can work up Beethoven’s ‘Fifth Symphony’ and conduct it?’”
Now, Lolley is taking over for the 2023-2024 season, conducting roughly 60 professional and recreational musicians for four concerts at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Theater in Alexandria, Virginia.
The season kicks off in October with a Halloween-themed concert called “Symphonic Spooks” on Friday the 13th.
“This is gonna be classic masterworks, masterpieces throughout the classical orchestra period that you don’t really recognize as horror until you hear it and you’re like, ‘Oh, I’ve heard that in so many horror films and it’s so iconic, I can’t believe that was written in the 1700s,’” Lolley said. “We’ll also incorporate some modern horror film scores. … You might hear a little ‘Addams Family,’ you might a hear a little bit of John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween.’”
After that, the orchestra will perform a winter-themed concert called “Snow Daze” on Dec. 9.
“I would definitely say holiday tunes, but we take it a little bit further,” Lolley said. “We’re really centering it around snow and a ‘snow day.’ I remember as a child, I grew up in Alabama, so we didn’t get a whole lot of snow days, but when they came, we sure were excited about them. Everyone could be happy on a snow day because they get to stay home, they didn’t have to go to work or school, so all the celebratory music that goes along with that.”
The third concert echoes Porky Pig with “That’s All Folks: SONOVA Goes Looney” on March 3, 2024.
“We’re going to be featuring some of the iconic classical masterpieces that were featured on Saturday morning cartoons, (namely) ‘The Looney Tunes,’” Lolley said. “Growing up as a kid, that was my introduction to classical music, so I’m super excited about bringing in the cartoon aspect of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner, Tasmanian devil, all that together with iconic classical music and you’ll see iconic cartoons behind us as we play.”
Finally, the season wraps with a creative concert called “Elements of Earth” on April 14, 2024.
“We’re gonna actually partner with a local dance company, Next Reflex Dance Collective,” Lolley said. “We’re going to feature the four elements of Earth through music. … We know about the four elements, including wind, water, fire and earth, and we’re going to try to recreate that as audience members hear music for each of those elements. Maybe you’ll feel some wind as you’re listening to music that relates to wind.”
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At 3-0 with marquee victories over #6 Missouri (23-10) and #21 Rutgers (26-11), as well as a second-place finish in the Keystone Open with just a handful of starters competing, Virginia Tech has swept through a tough November and is prepared for a difficult December.
The Hokies, #12 in Flo’s team tournament ratings but top 10 in various dual-meet rankings, are next scheduled for an annual trip to Las Vegas for the Cliff Keen Invitational, featuring 27 teams, of which 14 are among Flo’s top 25. And then it’s another trip west to Stillwater on Dec. 19 to challenge #5 Oklahoma State in a rare Thursday match.
The early key thus far for the Hokies has been the ability to win the bouts they’re supposed to win and grabbing a fair share of so-called toss-up bouts.
To wit, Tech’s #18 Sam Latona downing Missouri’s #13 Josh Edmond (4-2) at 141, or #25 Rafael Hipolito majoring the Tigers’ #32 James Conway (11-3) at 157 and #15 Jimmy Mullen stopping #20 Seth Nitzel (4-2) at heavyweight.
That trend continued at Tech’s Moss Arts Center match against #21 Rutgers when Latona used a late takedown to defeat Joey Olivieri 7-5, #4 Lennox Wolak pinned veteran Jackson Turley at 174 and #9 Andy Smith slipped past #17 John Poznanski 4-3 at 197.
Hokies coach Tony Robie only took a few regulars to the Keystone Open in Philadelphia and, led by championship efforts by #1-ranked Caleb Henson at 149 and heavyweight Hunter Catka, Tech placed second behind Lock Haven. Latona placed third at 141 and Sam Fisher did the same at 184.
Robie opted to use the Hokies’ roster as freshmen Dillon Campbell (125), Matt Henrich (157), Luke Robie (157) and Jack Bastarrika (133) competed as did redshirt juniors Jackson Spires (165) and Ty Finn (174). Spires placed second.
Who’s Ready For Change?
With legislation on the NCAA’s table affecting scholarship and roster limits — unlimited scholarships and a roster cap — as well as revenue sharing, some college wrestling programs likely have a serious dose of trepidation while others are confident they can deal with whatever happens.
Virginia Tech sits in the latter category.
“I have no concerns whatsoever about that,” Robie said earlier this month. “I think a lot of it probably will happen. It’s hard to say whether it’s good or bad for the sport; that’s not really for me to say. What I will say is you have to adjust with what the rules are and what the landscape of college athletics looks like, and that’s what we intend on doing.
“Is it good for the overall health of the sport of wrestling? The kid that’s the 35th kid on your roster? Probably not. But I think definitely there were probably some things that needed to change; the pendulum was starting to swing significantly the other way. At some point, it’ll probably start to go back to the middle.”
Robie said all anyone can do is wait for the final decisions.
“We have some contingency plans based on what we think is going to happen and we’ll move forward with our plan and try to execute it,” he said.
A Pretty Good Gig
Robie, in his eighth year as head coach, has been at Tech since 2006 and as each season passes, the commitment and enthusiasm remain the same.
“Well, you get to do what you like to do. And it’s a pretty cool thing to be able to coach wrestling for a living and be a part of a pretty good program, and work with some great people and try to affect the lives of the kids in your program,” he said.
“I think anybody would want to do that. For me, I’m not young anymore. I turned 50 … who knows how long I’m going to do it, but I’m going to give it the best I can while I’m doing it and hopefully continue to improve as a program and try to try to help these guys as much as possible. But it’s good, Virginia Tech’s a great place to work, it’s a great place to live. I’ve got a great staff and it makes my life pretty easy.”
With the game of year looming this weekend, members of the Virginia football team were made available to to the media after practice on Tuesday morning to talk about the regular season finale against Virginia Tech in the Commonwealth Clash on Saturday night in Blacksburg. Watch the video below to hear what UVA senior safety Jonas Sanker, graduate tight ends Tyler Neville and Sackett Wood Jr., and graduate defensive tackle Jahmeer Carter had to say ahead of the Virginia Tech game:
Sanker is the team’s leader in tackles with 89 total tackles and also leads the ACC in solo stops with 60 unassisted tackles. He has racked up 8.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, four pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, and an interception as part of a strong senior campaign that should earn Sanker some serious consideration for a First-Team All-ACC selection.
A transfer from Harvard, Tyler Neville is Virginia’s second-leading receiver with 35 catches for 387 yards and two touchdowns. Sackett Wood Jr., meanwhile, has recorded three receptions for 18 yards and a touchdown this season. Between the two of them, Neville and Wood have combined to appear in 83 college football games and make 48 starts.
Saturday will be the 55th game in the five-year career of Jahmeer Carter, who has started nearly every game for the last four seasons at Virginia. This season, Carter has 30 total tackles, including nine solo stops, two tackles for loss, one sack, and a pass defender. For his career, Carter is up to 131 total tackles, 2.5 sacks, and 7.5 tackles for loss.
Saturday night will be the first time Virginia plays at Lane Stadium in front of fans since the 2018 season, as the 2020 edition of the Commonwealth Clash was played in front of only 250 fans due to COVID-19 restrictions and then the 2022 Virginia vs. Virginia Tech game was canceled due to the shooting tragedy at UVA.
Virginia is seeking its first road victory at Virginia Tech since 1998, as the Hokies have won the last 11 Commonwealth Clash games played at Lane Stadium. Virginia Tech has won 17 of the last 18 overall games against Virginia and leads UVA 61-38-5 in the all-time series that dates back to 1895.
Both Virginia and Virginia Tech bring a 5-6 overall record into the regular season finale and both need to win the game in order to reach the six-win threshold required for bowl eligibility. There is only one other game this weekend between FBS teams who are battling for bowl eligibility (Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan). Virginia and Virginia Tech played each other for bowl eligibility at the end of the 2014 season.
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Mega Millions
Mega Millions drawings take place every week on Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.
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DAY drawing at 1:59 p.m. NIGHT drawing at 11 p.m. each day.
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DAY drawing at 1:59 p.m. NIGHT drawing at 11 p.m. each day.
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DAY drawing at 1:59 p.m. NIGHT drawing at 11 p.m. each day.
Night: 0-5-4-9-9, FB: 2
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Drawing everyday at 9 p.m.
04-11-13-30-39, Cash Ball: 02
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Cash Pop
Drawing times: Coffee Break 9 a.m.; Lunch Break 12 p.m.; Rush Hour 5 p.m.; Prime Time 9 p.m.; After Hours 11:59 p.m.
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After Hours: 05
Prime Time: 06
Rush Hour: 09
Lunch Break: 12
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Drawing every day at 11 p.m.
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