The South Boston Lions Club will hold its annual James A. Bland Memorial Music Competition at The Prizery on March 5th from 2:00 - 5:30 PM. The contest will feature 18 vocalist and musicians between the ages of 12 and 18 who will perform a piece of classical music. Contestants compete for cash prizes and the winners advance to regional contests and then to a statewide contest. The competition is named in memory of James A. Bland a nineteenth century African-American composer and musician who composed hundreds of pieces of music during his lifetime including the Commonwealth of Virginia’s state song emeritus “Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny”.
The Bland Concert
Date and Time
Sunday Mar 5, 2017 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST
Sunday, March 5, 2017
2:00 - 5:30 PM
Location
The Prizery
700 Bruce Street
South Boston, VA 24592