The 2024–25 season marks the Youth Orchestra Program’s 63rd year of operations! This season will be full of performances featuring all five of our ensembles, with the first featuring the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) string ensemble on Tuesday, November 12 at 7:00 pm. Join RSYO and Richmond Symphony Associate Conductor Hae Lee as they perform […]
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Youth Community Strings is excited to announce their first community performance of the season at the Children’s Museum of Richmond’s downtown location (2626 West Broad Street)! On Friday, October 11 at 3:30 pm, our third-grade cohort will perform pieces such as Kangaroo in the Pouch, Sleepytime for Baby Gibbons, and more. Admission is required to
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Welcome back to the Richmond Symphony School of Music for our 2024–25 season! Classes and rehearsals begin on Tuesday, August 20 with the start of the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) and Youth Community Strings. In the coming weeks, we will welcome the other ensembles in our Youth Orchestra Program, our brand-new Young Composers Seminar,
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Passionate about music education or elementary education? Be part of it and assist with Youth Community Strings next season! We are seeking volunteers with experience in education to assist during program hours. Previous music experience is not required to make an impact. Students may receive volunteer hours in exchange for assisting. Email Program Manager Caitlin
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Concert Dates Lift Off! | October 2 and 3, 2024, at 10:30 am The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss™! | March 12 and 13, 2025, at 10:30 am The Richmond Symphony is pleased to announce our Discovery Concerts for the 2024–25 season! Lift Off! Explore the galaxy with the orchestra in this rollicking adventure through space,
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Dear friends, colleagues, teachers, and students: Please pass on the news about this special opportunity to the accomplished young violinists in your life! The application is now open and will close three weeks from today! Apply to perform in our masterclass with virtuoso violinist Itzhak Perlman! The Richmond Symphony School of Music is thrilled to
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Above: YOP conductor Dr. Goldie leads the 100+ members of YCO and the Greater Richmond Youth Wind Ensemble for Robert W. Smith’s Rites of Tamburo. YOP partnered with two of VCU’s youth ensembles for the first time this spring. Photo by James H Loving Photography. Congratulations to all students involved in our spring YOP concerts!
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Excited faces at Peter and the Wolf earlier this season! Students enjoyed a live performance by Really Inventive Stuff and the Richmond Symphony while learning all about the instruments of the orchestra. Photo by James H Loving Photography. The Richmond Symphony is pleased to announce our Discovery Concerts for the 2024–25 season. Lift Off! Explore
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Damien Geter, composer http://www.damiengetermusic.com/ DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 21, 2024! Register for our first ever Young Composers Seminar! Richmond Symphony and VCUarts are proud to share this special opportunity for young composers. Join acclaimed composer Damien Geter on the journey from inspiration to performance next season as he leads a cohort of young composers through
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Rehearsal breaks provide a great opportunity to meet others in your ensemble! Photo of YCO from the 2022–23 season by James H Loving Photography. BE PART OF IT! Today is your LAST DAY to sign up for an audition for the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program! Auditions will take place on Saturday, June 8 at
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