ANNOUNCEMENT
Welcome to The Richmond Symphony School of Music
FOUNDED IN THE SUMMER OF 2020, the Richmond Symphony School of Music (RSSoM) is now in operation as a virtual music school open to the public. Together, we aspire to provide a broad range of programming to Central Virginia, the Commonwealth, and beyond, and to establish the foundation upon which a brick-and-mortar community music school will be established in the future.
During our first year, over 400 students attended more than a dozen offerings: digital ensemble classes based on our pre-COVID youth orchestras; precollege chamber music, music theory, and composition classes; and evening classes for adults — with a vision for more in the future. As a virtual music school, we utilize videoconferencing software and an array of both digital and traditional resources to supplement instruction and exploration, and to facilitate real-time lessons and classes.
A diverse and dedicated team of musicians, students, teachers, parents, administrators, and music education professionals representing our region’s leaders in the field continue to develop our plans for growth in 2021 and beyond.
Our sincere hope and dream is that RSSoM will grow to take its place among Richmond’s many fine institutions as a hub of a spectrum of activities, where music education is accessible to all and where all styles and traditions of music are valued, respected, and pursued with dedication, passion, and love: "changing lives through the power of music."
It’s time for music teachers to nominate students for our Future Music Educators Symposium (FMES)! This 8-week online program, offered in the spring semester, is designed to provide a meaningful experience for students who show exceptional promise and passion for a future career in music education. Virginia high school juniors and seniors are selected through teacher nominations and participate in a series of workshops and classes where their own hands-on teaching encounters are supported virtually by invited guest speakers, clinicians, and mentors, representing all of the rich diversity that exists in the world of music education. The class meets online on Wednesdays from mid-January to mid-March.
With the guidance and curriculum of Dr. Sandy Goldie, Director of Music Education at VCUarts Music, we are delighted to have a special guest lead teacher for our 5th annual cohort—Dr. Angela Ammerman! Referred to by the Washington Post as the first “music teacher prodigy,” Dr. Ammerman is the author of the Music Teacher’s Guide series and hostess of the viral Instagram page @musicteachersguide.
Teachers can nominate students to participate through the link in our bio. Virginia high school juniors and seniors are eligible to participate and the deadline to nominate students is Monday, December 16, 2024. Space is extremely limited, so we encourage you to place your nominations early.
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The Richmond Symphony School of Music has officially landed at the 2024 Virginia Music Educators Association conference in Norfolk! 🎶🌟
Visit our booth in the exhibit hall to connect with Marcey W. Leonard, Community Engagement Manager, and Anna Mitchell, Education Assistant. Learn about educational offerings for school groups, FREE Richmond Symphony tickets for students ages 18 and under, the Richmond Symphony and Virginia Opera’s upcoming world premiere of Loving v. Virginia, and more. See you soon and enjoy the VMEA conference!
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RSYO is H-O-T-T-O-G-O and ready for another amazing concert cycle following their first performance of the season! Tuesday’s concert featured works by J.S. Bach, Britten, and more, with a special performance of Chappell Roan’s Hot to Go! behind the scenes by RSYO cellist Sahana 🎻🔥
Want to join in on the fun? The Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program is holding auditions for select instruments and ensembles this November. If you play viola, double bass, oboe, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, or percussion, we have a space for you! All applications are due by the end of day TOMORROW on Friday, November 15. Visit the link in our bio for more information.
Featuring RSYO students Hayley, Peter, Aiden, Elizabeth, Sylvie, Claire, Nisarg, Annie, Nick, Andy, Jeffrey, and Sahana. Filmed by RSYO student Will and edited by RSSoM staff.
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This October, RSYO string students came together with composition students from VCUarts Music for an evening of score-reading fun! On stage at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, RSYO read through four original works by Myles Black, Jason Leung, Aniyah Ricks, and Austin Sellick, students of composition professor Filipe Leitão. It was a great evening of contemporary music and trading perspectives on new music! 🎶💫
We had such a blast working with the VCU composers that we’ll be premiering one of their works TONIGHT at RSYO’s fall concert! Join us this Tuesday, November 12 at 7:00 pm to hear the world premiere of Adylis, written for string orchestra by composer Jason Leung.
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) Fall Concert
Featuring the string musicians of RSYO
Conducted by Hae Lee, Associate Conductor of the Richmond Symphony
Tuesday, November 12 at 7:00 pm
Carpenter Theatre at Dominion Energy Center
Free and open to the public; no ticket is required
Reception to follow for all performers and attendees
Photos by Adrienne Broom (@yoadriennecreates).
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From classic 18th century works to lush arrangements of American folk songs, our RSYO fall concert has it all! Join us in the Carpenter Theatre TOMORROW on Tuesday, November 12 to hear our string musicians’ first concert of the season and celebrate Associate Conductor Hae Lee’s first performance with our Youth Orchestra Program.
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) Fall Concert
Featuring the string musicians of RSYO
Conducted by Hae Lee, Associate Conductor of the Richmond Symphony
Tuesday, November 12 at 7:00 pm
Carpenter Theatre at Dominion Energy Center
Free and open to the public; no ticket is required
Reception to follow for all performers and attendees
Photos by James H Loving Photography (@jamesloving).
@rvasymphony @hae.conductor
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Calling all youth musicians! The Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program will be holding auditions for select instruments and ensembles this November. If you play viola, double bass, oboe, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, or percussion, we have a space for you! 🎻🎺🥁
Auditions will be accepted via video submission and will include two scales and two prepared pieces. All applications are due by the end of day on Friday, November 15. As a bonus, all students who apply will receive two FREE tickets to a November Metro Series concert with the @rvasymphony. Visit the link in our bio for more information, and we look forward to receiving your audition soon! 🎶
Photos from the 2023–24 season by James H Loving Photography (@jamesloving).
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Happy belated Halloween from the students of Youth Community Strings! Violinists Wednesday Addams, Marshmello the music producer, Jack Skellington, two Red Power Rangers, and more celebrated spooky season by learning how to play scary sound effects, completing ghoulish worksheets on music theory, and listening to horror stories about haunted violins 👻🎻🎃 Swipe to see some of our favorite fun costumes and activities!
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This Friday, October 11 at 4:00 pm, Youth Community Strings will present their first community performance of the year! Join us at the Children’s Museum of Richmond’s downtown location (2626 West Broad Street) to hear pieces such as Kangaroo in the Pouch, Sleepytime for Baby Gibbons, and more. 🎻 🎉 💫
Admission is required to enter the museum and free parking is available in CMoR’s parking deck. Bring your young future musician and explore the museum with them following the performance. We can’t wait to see you there!
Thank you to our partners at The Saint Paul’s Baptist Church, A to B Kid Shuttle, and the Children’s Museum of Richmond. For more information on Friday’s performance, check the link in our bio.
Photos from our students’ first performance in October 2023 by James H Loving Photography (@jamesloving).
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Welcome back to the Richmond Symphony School of Music for our 2024–25 season! A new year of music making kicks off today with the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) and Youth Community Strings. In the coming weeks, we’ll be joined by our remaining four Youth Orchestra Program ensembles, our brand-new Young Composers Seminar, the next cohort of the Future Music Educators Symposium, and more. Happy music-making, and welcome back to RSSoM for a great new year! 🎻🎉
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It’s not too late to join String Sinfonietta, our entry-level strings ensemble! If you’re a beginner-level string musician, Sinfonietta is the ensemble for you! 🎻🎶
Sinfonietta is open to any violinist, violist, cellist, or double bassist who has played their instrument for at least one year. In this ensemble, students learn the basics of playing in an orchestra. They learn about their section within the orchestra, and their role within the section. Students learn to watch and follow a conductor, and how to listen to other sections in the orchestra. Above all, the young musicians in Sinfonietta learn the joy of making music with others.
To register and learn more about recommended fundamentals, visit the link in our bio and fill out the inquiry form. Registration for Sinfonietta is open until the ensemble is full and some sections may close before others.
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Our favorite part about each season at the Richmond Symphony School of Music? The new friends we make along the way 🫶🎶 Swipe to see some of our favorite moments from the previous year while we wait excitedly for the 2024–25 season to begin!
Tuesday, August 20 marks this season’s start of Youth Community Strings and one of our Youth Orchestra Program ensembles. See you soon!
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Our RSSoM family is having a blast making music this summer! From concert hall visits to new repertoire, summer festivals, and more, swipe to see how YOP students Alyssa, Aubrey, and Hayley have been spending their summer 🎶☀️
RSSoM students, it’s not too late to send in your story! Visit the link in our bio to tell us all about the music you’ve been making during your summer vacation.
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RICHMOND SYMPHONY VISION STATEMENT:
We change lives through the power of music.
RICHMOND SYMPHONY MISSION STATEMENT:
The Richmond Symphony performs,
teaches, and champions music to inspire and
unite our communities.
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