2025-2026 AGAR MAINSTAGE ARCHIEVES
SEPTEMBER 2025 MAINSTAGE
7-9 pm Sunday,
September 21, 2025
Sydnor Performance Hall,
University of Lynchburg
Schewel Hall
(Corner of College and Vernon streets, Lynchburg, VA)
Todd Marcus, bass clarinetist
Virginia MacDonald, clarinetist
Tim Brey, piano
Blake Meister, bass
Eric Kennedy, drums
September 21, 2025
Sydnor Performance Hall,
University of Lynchburg
Schewel Hall
(Corner of College and Vernon streets, Lynchburg, VA)
Todd Marcus, bass clarinetist
Virginia MacDonald, clarinetist
Tim Brey, piano
Blake Meister, bass
Eric Kennedy, drums
Since 2022, Baltimore bass clarinetist Todd Marcus and Toronto clarinetist Virginia MacDonald have been performing and touring together across the United States and Canada with their quintet. Their work together presents a lush ensemble that showcases the range of beauty and power by the clarinet in a modern jazz context, with repertoire comprised of original compositions by both bandleaders. They have performed at jazz festivals and prominent venues internationally including Smalls Jazz Club, the Toronto Jazz Festival, the International Clarinet Association, and the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Marcus and MacDonald have filled the gap for the clarinet in modern jazz with their unique solo and compositional voices and have established a prominence and an international reputation on their instruments in jazz today. Their musical partnership showcases the versatility of the clarinet and captures audiences with a new and unique musical experience.
Marcus and MacDonald have filled the gap for the clarinet in modern jazz with their unique solo and compositional voices and have established a prominence and an international reputation on their instruments in jazz today. Their musical partnership showcases the versatility of the clarinet and captures audiences with a new and unique musical experience.
