RICHMOND SYMPHONY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Spotlight Series
Celebrating the musicians, educators, and stories that make our community shine.
Spotlight Series: Local Music Teacher Credits YOP As Inspiration to Pursue Music
Once per concert cycle with the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program, students participate in one […]
Spotlight Series: YOP Alum Christie-Jo Adams Returns as Conductor
This season, the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program welcomed a new conductor to the YOP […]
Spotlight Series: Congratulations to the YOP Class of 2026!
Congratulations to the YOP class of 2026! This spring, twenty students graduated from the Richmond […]
Spotlight Series: 2025–26 Season Marks Launch of Chamber Music Program
The Richmond Symphony School of Music’s Honors Program, open to members of the Richmond Symphony […]
Spotlight Series: RSYO Student Selected for U.S. Senate Page Program
Each year, students from across the country apply to be members of the U.S. Senate […]
Spotlight Series: Annual Side-by-Side Concert Returns, Featuring Richmond Symphony and Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra
This February marked the return of one of the Youth Orchestra Program’s favorite annual events: […]
Spotlight Series: For Music Teacher Emily Mullen, Connection is at the Heart
Teaching has always been a part of music education major Emily Mullen’s life. A lifelong […]
Spotlight Series: YOP Alum Erin Lano Returns to Play Horn with Hometown Orchestra
Erin Lano, Associate Principal Horn of the Richmond Symphony, has had a long and varied […]
Spotlight Series: YOP Graduate Emma Cary Wins Cello Position at North Carolina Symphony
Cellist Emma Cary, a Glen Allen native and daughter of two Richmond Symphony musicians, recently […]
Spotlight Series: RSYO Students Participate in Selective Summer Residential Governor’s School for the Visual and Performing Arts
Every summer, rising juniors and seniors from high schools across Virginia apply to and are […]
