The 2026-27 season at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts includes 26 professional performances – including world music, classical, contemporary cirque, Americana/folk music, contemporary dance, ballet, world dance, jazz, and much more.

Tickets go on sale to the public on Monday, July 13 for subscribers (5+ performances, 20% discount) and on Monday, August 10 for single tickets. At that time, patrons may call 570-577-1000, go online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or use a mail-order form available at Bucknell.edu/WeisCenter.  

The full lineup is as follows:

FALL 2026

BLUEGRASS/AMERICANA
Bronwyn
Friday, Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes is renowned as a prolific instrumentalist, earning two International Bluegrass Music Association Fiddle Player of the Year awards as well as a Grammy for her work with Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway. On her latest album, I Built a World, the Charlottesville, Va., native unlocks an impressive new sound: her voice.

JAZZ
Endea Owens and The Cookout
Thursday, Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Known as one of jazz’s most vibrant emerging artists, Endea Owens is a Detroit-raised recording artist, bassist and composer. She has been mentored by jazz icons like Marcus Belgrave, Rodney Whitaker and Ron Carter. She has toured and performed with Wynton Marsalis, Diana Ross, Rhonda Ross, Jon Batiste, Jazzmeia Horn, and Dee Dee Bridgewater, to name a few. In 2018, Owens graduated from The Juilliard School and joined The Late Show With Stephen Colbert as a member of the house band, Stay Human. Since then, she has won Emmy, Grammy and George Foster Peabody awards.

CLASSICAL
Trio Bohémo
Sunday, Sept. 20, 2 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall

Trio Bohémo with Jan Vojtek, piano, Matouš Pěruška, violin, and Kristina Vocetková, cello, has swiftly emerged as a force on the international chamber music scene. In just five years, the ensemble has garnered prestigious accolades including First Prize and the Audience Prize at the International Johannes Brahms Competition in Austria, followed by the International Parkhouse Award in London. At the ISA Festival in Austria, they received multiple special prizes for their interpretation of Viennese classical music and the work of Bohuslav Martinů. The trio also claimed first prize at the International Filippo Nicosia Award in Italy and was named Ensemble of the Year 2021 by the Le Dimore del Quartetto network.

WORLD MUSIC/COLUMBIAN FOLK
Las Áñez
Thursday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Atrium
Las Áñez is a twin-sister duo (Juanita and Valentina Áñez Rothmann) combining Colombian traditional and folk with pop and electronic music. The music of the Áñez twins is designed to be performed live with a loop pedal and small instruments. The duo’s concerts include songs from their four award-winning albums, which have captivated audiences in 10 countries across the Americas and Europe with their unique blend of folklore and the avant-garde.

CLASSICAL
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: American Soundscapes
Sunday, Oct. 4, 4 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Celebrating the rich voices of American composers, this program explores a range of musical expressions that define the nation’s cultural landscape. William Bolcom’s lively rag infuses playful energy into the quartet, while Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet, a cornerstone of American chamber music, blends lyrical vibrancy with innovative harmonies. Bernard Herrmann’s Psycho Suite, performed in its original instrumentation for strings, brings the suspense of his iconic film score into the concert hall with gripping intensity and dark beauty. The program concludes with Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite, a quintessentially American work that captures the hope and optimism of life on the frontier. The late critic Terry Teachout described Appalachian Spring as “probably the greatest piece of classical music by an American.”

SOUL/JAZZ
Raul Midón
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Atrium
Raul Midón is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and guitarist celebrated for his singular fusion of soul, jazz, Latin and acoustic music. Blind since birth, Midón has been hailed by The New York Times as a “one-man band” who transforms his guitar into an orchestra and his voice into a chorus. His breakthrough album State of Mind, produced by Arif Mardin, introduced his borderless sound to the world and marks its 20th anniversary as a modern soul-jazz classic.

WORLD MUSIC/SUFI FUSION
Shahram Azhar with Aqeel Bhatti
Thursday, Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Atrium
Associate Professor of Economics at Bucknell University Shahram Azhar will be joined by friend and fellow musician Aqeel Bhatti, a tabla player. The duo will fuse Urdu and Punjabi poetry and North Indian music with Western traditions.

At the Weis Center, Azhar will take the audience on a spiritual journey from birth to death through the Poorya Dhanashri Raaga. Each set of notes will, without words, communicate the universal human emotions of birth, happiness, reassurance, yearning, anxiety, confusion, restoration and deliverance. He will follow with a ghazal by the great Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib with the evening being devoted to a single Raaga system.

BLUEGRASS
The Price Sisters
Thursday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Music has always had a resounding presence in the lives of twin sisters Leanna Price and Lauren Price Napier. Growing up, their parents sang traditional and old-time country and grew up hearing duet harmony, so naturally they became accustomed to singing together. In the spring of 2016, Price and Napier signed to Rebel Records and released an EP, then toured as The Price Sisters. The twins have been Artists in Residence for the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, KY. Presently, The Price Sisters have signed to the McCoury Music record label and released their first album, Between the Lines, produced by Ronnie McCoury in 2024. Following this release, The Price Sisters made their debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage.

WORLD MUSIC & DANCE
Ori:  An Exploration of Brazilian Dance and Music
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
FREE; Tickets not required.
Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance at Bucknell University Jaruam Xavier will present a concert dance work that combines the lively rhythms of samba and the fluid agility of capoeira with contemporary dance. Through grounded footwork, circular movements and shared momentum, it celebrates Brazilian heritage by reimagining traditional elements on a modern stage. The piece will feature guitarist Luiz Barcellos, a lecturer at Penn State University. 

CONTEMPORARY CIRQUE
Gravity & Other Myths
Thursday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Gravity & Other Myths (GOM) is the “jaw-dropping” circus company from Adelaide, Australia, who are known for its honest approach to performance, creating works that emphasize human connection and acrobatic virtuosity.

GOM will present Ten Thousand Hours, their latest production that celebrates the dedication and perseverance required to achieve greatness. This is an ode to the countless hours needed to achieve great things. Eight world-class acrobats investigate physical skill; how we obtain it, how we perfect it and how it can transform our lives. Highlighting the nuance of high-level acrobatics, audiences will experience a heightened appreciation of the countless hours required to master the skills they are witnessing.

CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Parsons Dance
Thursday, Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Known for its remarkable athleticism and stunning ensemble work, Parsons Dance brings exuberance, joy and passion to any stage. Flawlessly fusing the gestures and movements that comprise modern dance with the discipline and precision of a classical dance company, Parsons Dance is internationally renowned. Stunning works, like the iconic Caught, exemplify this company’s innovation and huge audience appeal.

AMERICANA/FOLK
Maya de Vitry
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Atrium
Originally from Lancaster, Pa., Maya de Vitry is a Nashville, Tenn.-based artist whose music blurs the lines of folk, indie rock and Americana. An admirer of writers like John Prine, Gillian Welch and Townes Van Zandt — and of the stirring vocals of artists like Bonnie Raitt and Nina Simone — de Vitry’s music invites listeners into a space of openness and connection.

After a formative chapter with the roots-Americana trio The Stray Birds, she launched her solo career with the 2019 album Adaptations, earning praise from Rolling Stone Country, NPR Music and No Depression. Since then, she has built a devoted following, drawn to both her recordings and her live performances.

CLASSICAL GUITAR
Raphaël Feuillâtre
Thursday, Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Atrium
Hailed as the new face of classical guitar, Raphaël Feuillâtre fascinates audiences and critics alike with the depth of his interpretations, his dazzling virtuosity and the richness of his repertoire. Winner of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America competition in 2018 and Administration of the Rights of Performing Artists Classical Revelation 2021, Feuillâtre was chosen as an exclusive artist by the label Deutsche Grammophon in 2022 and is one of the few guitarists to have signed with this legendary label. This fruitful collaboration gave birth to the single “Les Barricades Mystérieuses,” followed by his debut album, Visages Baroque in 2023, which displays different facets of the Baroque aesthetic.

JAZZ/HOLIDAY
Christian Sands Trio
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Christian Sands, a Steinway Artist and five-time Grammy nominee, is an emerging jazz force. His abundant piano technique perfectly matches his conception, accomplishing a much deeper musical goal: a fresh look at the entire language of jazz. Whether it’s stride, swing, bebop, progressive, fusion, Brazilian or Afro-Cuban, Sands develops the past while providing unusual and stimulating vehicles for the present and the future. He expresses himself through an extensive vocabulary of patterns, textures and structures, all the while maintaining a strong sense of understatement, sensitivity, taste and swing.

SPRING 2027

GOSPEL
Howard Gospel Choir of Howard University
Saturday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
FREE; Tickets not required.
Founded in 1969 by Melanie Russell (Lee) and Rosalind Thompkins (Lynch) and over one hundred courageous students, the Howard Gospel Choir (HGC) of Howard University is the first collegiate musical aggregation of its kind. HGC, a trailblazing institution, has pioneered a local, national and international legacy. The choir consists of students and members of the Howard University community who align their hearts and gifts to fulfill the purpose and mission of the choir, to spread the good news.

HARP
Brandee Younger Trio
Friday, Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Atrium
Brandee Younger is revolutionizing the harp’s role in modern music. Over the past 15 years, she has worked relentlessly to stretch boundaries and limitations for harpists. In 2022, she made history by becoming the first Black woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. She was also nominated for and won the 2024 NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Jazz Album for Brand New Life. Ever-expanding as an artist, she has worked with cultural icons including Common, Lauryn Hill, John Legend, Pharoah Sanders and Christian McBride.

WORLD MUSIC/IRISH FIDDLE & GUITAR
Martin Hayes and Kyle Sanna
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Praised by the Irish Times as a musician with an “insatiable appetite for adventure,” Martin Hayes is regarded as one of the most significant talents to emerge in the world of traditional Irish music. He is the founder of the musical supergroup The Gloaming, The Common Ground Ensemble and the Martin Hayes Quartet. He is the artistic director of Masters of Tradition, an annual festival in Cork, Ireland, and a co-curator for the Marble Sessions at the Kilkenny Arts Festival, Ireland.

Kyle Sanna is a Brooklyn-based guitarist and composer whose musical work spans four divergent disciplines: contemporary composition, jazz and improvisation, the traditional music of Ireland, and music technology and production.

WORLD MUSIC/KOREAN CLASSICAL
CelloGayageum
Thursday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Where East Meets West in Perfect Harmony
CelloGayageum is not just a duo — it’s a musical journey across continents, cultures and centuries. Founded in 2016 by Austrian cellist Sol Daniel Kim and Korean gayageum virtuoso Dayoung Yoon, CelloGayageum bridges the soulful depth of Western classical music with the mesmerizing elegance of Korean gug-ak (traditional music).

Inspired by Berlin’s Pavilion of Unity, this unique collaboration celebrates the beauty of connection among instruments, histories and people. With original compositions rooted in Korean folk melodies and infused with global sensibilities, CelloGayageum creates a sound that is at once ancient and refreshingly modern.

CLASSICAL
Catalyst Quartet
Sunday, Feb. 14, 2 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Hailed by The New York Times at its Carnegie Hall debut as “invariably energetic and finely burnished … playing with earthy vigor,” the Grammy Award-winning Catalyst Quartet was founded by the internationally acclaimed Sphinx Organization in 2010. The ensemble (Karla Donehew Perez, violin; Abi Fayette, violin; Paul Laraia, viola, and Karlos Rodriguez, cello) believes in the unity that can be achieved through music and imagines their programs and projects with this in mind, redefining and reimagining the classical music experience.

CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Black Grace
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Motivated to provide a different perspective and a fresh voice in the dance scene, Neil Ieremia founded his own company, Black Grace, in 1995, with 10 male dancers of Pacific, Māori and New Zealand heritage. Drawing from his Samoan and New Zealand roots to create innovative dance works that reach across social, cultural and generational barriers, Ieremia has changed the face of contemporary dance in New Zealand and turned Black Grace into one of the most recognizable and iconic cultural brands. The work itself is highly physical, rich in the story-telling traditions of the South Pacific and expressed with raw finesse, unique beauty and power. Black Grace received a Herald Angel Award at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

CLASSICAL BALLET
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
Thursday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Studio Company, the junior company of ABT, features rising stars of the ballet world between the ages of 16 and 21. ABT Studio Company dancers perform favorite excerpts from the classical and neoclassical canons alongside inventive contemporary pieces, commissioning today’s brightest choreographers to create new ballets each season. Performances feature a wide variety of styles, offering something for everyone to enjoy — from ballet newcomers to lifelong fans.

CLASSICAL GUITAR
Slavic Sessions
Sunday, Feb. 28, 2 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Slavic Sessions features Grammy-nominated guitarists Mak Grgic and Mateusz Kowalski, who are internationally acclaimed artists celebrated for their virtuosity, imaginative programming and deeply personal musical voices. Together, they form a compelling duo that explores the richness of Slavic musical traditions, alongside masterworks of the classical guitar repertoire, bringing together expressive intimacy, technical brilliance and adventurous artistry.

MULTIMEDIA
National Geographic Live: Penguins of Antarctica
Tuesday, March 2, 7 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Trek alongside penguins at the bottom of the world with ecologist Heather Lynch.
Antarctica’s name alone conjures imagery of the harshest environment on Earth, but the continent is more than its monochromatic color scheme of snow and ice. We go on assignment to the frozen continent with quantitative ecologist and National Geographic Explorer Heather Lynch. Meet the many species of penguins that waddle and swim through the freezing water, along with an abundance of other life, on a journey to the bottom of the world.

WORLD MUSIC
A Moving Sound
Tuesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Fusing traditional Taiwanese influences with a global sensibility, award-winning ensemble A Moving Sound (Sheng Don or 聲動) has built a worldwide following through their joyous mix of original music and dance. Featuring the distinctive timbres of the erhu (fiddle) and zhong ruan (lute), and the transcendent vocals of Mia Hsieh, A Moving Sound has devised a unique and compelling style that is all its own: a Taiwanese whirlwind that veers between the meditative and the exuberant with irrepressible spirit.

WORLD MUSIC/SWEDISH FOLK DUO
Symbio
Wednesday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Atrium
The Swedish phenomenon Symbio, the duo of Johannes Geworkian Hellman (hurdy-gurdy, electronics) and LarsEmil Öjeberget (accordion, stompboxes, electronics), is regarded as one of the most prominent bands from the progressive folk and world music scene. Hearing this symphonic duo will make you doubt that there are only two musicians on stage. This is music that you have never heard before — prepare for a mesmerizing, soulful and immersive live experience. 

Their latest album, Endeavour, is a cinematic journey where heartfelt melodies, dreamy soundscapes and hypnotic beats depict life-affirming themes with music where virtuoso folk meets electronic dance music. The album was awarded Best Album of the Year at the Swedish Folk & World Music Awards 2023. 

WORLD MUSIC/PAKISTAN
Saami Brothers
Friday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center Concert Hall
Hailing from Karachi, Pakistan, the Saami Brothers are the custodians of an 800-year-old Sufi musical lineage and master practitioners of Qawwali. Passed down entirely through oral tradition, their music carries generations of devotional poetry, vocal mastery, and spiritual expression. Building from mesmerizing melodies to ecstatic rhythmic intensity, their performances are both deeply moving and electrifying. Audiences should expect a thrilling, hypnotic experience driven by soaring vocals, powerful handclaps, and the irresistible energy of Qawwali at its finest.

SEASON BROCHURE
The season brochure can be downloaded at Bucknell.edu/WeisCenter and hardcopies will be available at the Weis Center in mid-July.

Brochures are also available upon request: contact Lisa Leighton, marketing and outreach director, at 570-577-3727 or e-mail Lisa.Leighton@bucknell.edu and one will be mailed to you.

TICKETS
Tickets go on sale to the public on Monday, July 13 for subscribers (5+ performances, 20% discount) and on Monday, August 10 for single tickets. At that time, patrons may call 570-577-1000, go online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or use a mail-order form available at Bucknell.edu/WeisCenter. 

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