Thank you to all those who joined us for an amazing 2024–25 season! From our Youth Orchestra Program to Youth Community Strings, our Hopkins-Eggleston Discovery Concerts, and more, we were honored to make music with over 18,000 students throughout the central Virginia region. Some of our favorite memories included another year of our Future Music […]
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Youth Community Strings is celebrating February by spreading their love of music within our community! YCS students will spend Valentine’s Day with the residents at the St. Francis Manchester Assisted Living Community. After performing songs including Kangaroo in the Pouch, Tango de String Crossing, and more, YCS students will present handmade valentines to the residents.
Mark your calendars—our first youth orchestra concert of 2025 is coming up quickly on Sunday, February 23! Woodwinds, brass, and percussion will join the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra for a performance of Haydn’s Symphony No. 103, nicknamed the “Drum Roll” symphony for the thunderous timpani roll at its start. Percussion Ensemble will also take the
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It’s not too late to register your school group for our spring Hopkins-Eggleston Discovery Concert: Storytime with the Richmond Symphony, featuring The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss™! Held during the school day, Discovery Concerts engage young minds through exciting full-orchestra performances. These morning performances by the Richmond Symphony correlate with Virginia Standards of Learning. Participating schools receive student
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The Richmond Symphony School of Music is excited to announce two new additions to the team this season: Dr. Julie Bemis, Vice President of Education and Community Engagement, and Davey Van Beveren, Assistant Director of Education and Community Engagement! Dr. Julie Bemis is the Vice President of Education and Community Engagement at the Richmond Symphony,
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Calling all young performers! The Richmond Symphony League is hosting its 55th annual Student Concerto Competition on Saturday, January 4, 2025. The competition is open to classically-trained instrumental music students from Virginia who have not graduated from high school who play woodwind, brass, string, piano, and percussion instruments. The grand prize winner will receive $750 and will
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Earlier this fall, 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 original works by Myles Black, Jason Leung, Aniyah Ricks, and Austin Sellick, students of composition professor Filipe Leitão. Adylis, composed by Jason
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Registration is now open for our spring Hopkins-Eggleston Discovery Concert: Storytime with the Richmond Symphony, featuring The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss™ and Kimberly Schroeder, narrator! Held during the school day, Discovery Concerts engage young minds through exciting full-orchestra performances. These morning performances by the Richmond Symphony correlate with Virginia Standards of Learning. Participating schools receive student listening
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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
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Earlier this fall, Youth Community Strings presented their first community performance of the year at the Children’s Museum of Richmond! After performing pieces such as Kangaroo in the Pouch, Sleepytime for Baby Gibbons, and more, our students and their families spent the afternoon exploring the museum and having fun with their fellow violinists. Thank you to our
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