Youth Orchestra Program

Hae Lee conducts the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra string orchestra

Upcoming concert features RSYO and Percussion Ensemble

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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First Youth Orchestra Program Performance of the Year

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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Welcome back to RSSoM for the 2024–25 season!

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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Congrats on a great season, YOP!

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

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