Youth Orchestra Program

Don’t miss out on your chance to make music with the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program! This October, we’re holding mid-season auditions to fill vacancies in our YOP ensembles. Auditions are open for all instruments. Please note that current YOP students are ineligible to change ensembles mid-year and may only audition in our spring/summer audition […]

Take your first steps into the world of symphonic music! String Sinfonietta, our entry-level ensemble in our Youth Orchestra Program, is now accepting applications for our 2025–26 season. String Sinfonietta is suited for any string musician ages 8–18 who has been playing their instrument for at least one year. Join conductor Matt Wilson and string

We’ve got an amazing lineup of ensembles, classes, and events for our 2025–26 season! Our five Youth Orchestra Program ensembles begin rehearsals in August for a combined full-program performance in November—the first in many years. In October, we’ll present our first Hopkins-Eggleston Discovery Concerts of the year to grades 3 through 8: The Science of

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

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

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

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,

The end of the 2023–24 season marks Daniel Myssyk’s final performances as conductor of the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra. You have one last chance to see Mr. Myssyk conduct on Saturday, May 25 (rain date on Sunday, May 26) at the Richmond Symphony’s Big Tent performance. Mr. Myssyk will continue his work as Assistant Conductor

The Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Greater Richmond Youth Jazz Band perform side-by-side, conducted by Daniel Myssyk. Dr. Taylor Barnett, director of GRYJB, was featured as a soloist on George Gershwin’s S’ Wonderful. Photo by James H Loving Photography. Congratulations to all five Youth Orchestra Program ensembles for their successful performances in the Carpenter