Discovery Concerts Announced For Next season

Lift Off! | October 2 and 3, 2024, at 10:30 am
The Sneetches by Dr. Seussโ„ข! | March 12 and 13, 2025, at 10:30 am

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 2024โ€“25 season.

Lift Off! Explore the galaxy with the orchestra in this rollicking adventure through space, featuring movements from Holstโ€™s The Planets, music by John Williams, and Straussโ€™s Sunrise fromย Also sprach Zarathustra. Dates: October 2 and 3, 2024, at 10:30 am. Best suited for grades 3โ€“8.

The Sneetches by Dr. Seussโ„ข! Story time with the Richmond Symphony, featuring Michael Boudewyns. Hear Your Richmond Symphony! No matter your age, we know youโ€™ll enjoy what you hear from the stage. You will be thrilled and delighted indeed, satisfaction one hundred percent guaranteed! Dates: March 12 and 13, 2025, at 10:30 am. Best suited for grades Pre-kโ€“3.

Registration for school groups will open in mid-July. We look forward to seeing you and your class soon!

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Nominations are due soon for our 2025โ€“26 Future Music Educators Symposium (FMES), open to high school juniors and seniors located across Virginia! If you teach a student whoโ€™s got that spark, head to the link in our bio to nominate them on or before Monday, December 1. ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽถโœจ
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Led by Dr. Sandy Goldie, Department Chair and Director of Music Education, VCUarts Music, this 8-week online program is designed to provide a meaningful experience for students who show exceptional promise and passion for a future career in music education. Students are selected through teacher nominations, and accepted students participate in a series of workshops and classes where their own hands-on teaching encounters are supported virtually by invited guest speakers, clinicians, and mentors. This yearโ€™s cohort will meet online on Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00pm, January 7 to February 25, 2026.
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Each music educator may nominate up to two (2) total students for this course. To be eligible for a nomination, students must currently be a high school junior or senior and must be located in the state of Virginia. The deadline to nominate students is Monday, December 1, 2025.ย Space is extremely limited, so we encourage you to submit your nominations early. For more information and to nominate a student, visit the link in our bio.

Students pictured from our 2023โ€“24 cohort.

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Nominations are due soon for our 2025โ€“26 Future Music Educators Symposium (FMES), open to high school juniors and seniors located across Virginia! If you teach a student whoโ€™s got that spark, head to the link in our bio to nominate them on or before Monday, December 1. ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽถโœจ ย  Led by Dr. Sandy Goldie, Department Chair and Director of Music Education, VCUarts Music, this 8-week online program is designed to provide a meaningful experience for students who show exceptional promise and passion for a future career in music education. Students are selected through teacher nominations, and accepted students participate in a series of workshops and classes where their own hands-on teaching encounters are supported virtually by invited guest speakers, clinicians, and mentors. This yearโ€™s cohort will meet online on Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00pm, January 7 to February 25, 2026. ย  Each music educator may nominate up to two (2) total students for this course. To be eligible for a nomination, students must currently be a high school junior or senior and must be located in the state of Virginia. The deadline to nominate students is Monday, December 1, 2025.ย Space is extremely limited, so we encourage you to submit your nominations early. For more information and to nominate a student, visit the link in our bio. Students pictured from our 2023โ€“24 cohort. @rvasymphony @vcuartsmusic @virginiamusiceducators #MusicEducation #VMEA #MusicEd #MusicTeacher #MusicTeachersofInstagram

Every youth orchestra conductorโ€™s lifelong dream: to pass on the baton and play with the viola section ๐ŸŽป Fun fact: RSYOโ€™s conductor, Hae Lee, plays viola as his primary instrument!

This post was created by Claire, Emily, and Mabel, RSYO students and members of the YOP social media team. (Bonus conducting credit to RSYO student Will!)

@rvasymphony @hae.conductor #YouthOrchestra #MusicEducation #ClassicalMusic #ClassicalMusicMemes #OrchestraMemes #ThanksYouToo

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Every youth orchestra conductorโ€™s lifelong dream: to pass on the baton and play with the viola section ๐ŸŽป Fun fact: RSYOโ€™s conductor, Hae Lee, plays viola as his primary instrument! This post was created by Claire, Emily, and Mabel, RSYO students and members of the YOP social media team. (Bonus conducting credit to RSYO student Will!) @rvasymphony @hae.conductor #YouthOrchestra #MusicEducation #ClassicalMusic #ClassicalMusicMemes #OrchestraMemes #ThanksYouToo

Posing with instruments (and a baton!) like men pose with fish ๐ŸŽฃ๐ŸŽป๐ŸŽบ๐Ÿฅ๐ŸŸ

This post was created by Candice, a YCO violinist and member of the YOP social media team. This is the first post from our social media teamโ€”keep an eye out for more fun posts soon (and send us your favorite post ideas)! โœจ

@rvasymphony #YouthOrchestra #MusicEducation #ClassicalMusic #ClassicalMusicMemes #OrchestraMemes

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Posing with instruments (and a baton!) like men pose with fish ๐ŸŽฃ๐ŸŽป๐ŸŽบ๐Ÿฅ๐ŸŸ This post was created by Candice, a YCO violinist and member of the YOP social media team. This is the first post from our social media teamโ€”keep an eye out for more fun posts soon (and send us your favorite post ideas)! โœจ @rvasymphony #YouthOrchestra #MusicEducation #ClassicalMusic #ClassicalMusicMemes #OrchestraMemes

Slept through Octoberโ€™s Discovery Concerts? Set your alarms nowโ€”registration for our spring 2026 Hopkins-Eggleston Discovery Concerts, Carnival of the Animals, is now open!ย 
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Our spring 2026 Discovery Concerts will take place in mid-February and are open to public, private, and homeschool groups and target students in grades pre-K through 3. Visit the link in our bio @richmondsymphonysom to learn more and register your students!
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Spring 2026 Discovery Concert: Carnival of the Animals
Wednesday, February 18 and Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 10:30am
Carpenter Theatre at the Dominion Energy Center
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๐ŸŽป: Haydnโ€™s โ€œSurpriseโ€ Symphony
Symphony No. 94 in G major, Hob.I.94, II. Andante
Performed by the Richmond Symphony, Hae Lee, Associate Conductor, and narrator Teddy McPherson

@rvasymphony @hae.conductor @dominionenergycenter #MusicEd #MusicEducation #CarnivalOfTheAnimals #SaintSaens #RVAFamilies #RVA

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Slept through Octoberโ€™s Discovery Concerts? Set your alarms nowโ€”registration for our spring 2026 Hopkins-Eggleston Discovery Concerts, Carnival of the Animals, is now open!ย  ย  Our spring 2026 Discovery Concerts will take place in mid-February and are open to public, private, and homeschool groups and target students in grades pre-K through 3. Visit the link in our bio @richmondsymphonysom to learn more and register your students! ย  Spring 2026 Discovery Concert: Carnival of the Animals Wednesday, February 18 and Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 10:30am Carpenter Theatre at the Dominion Energy Center ย  ๐ŸŽป: Haydnโ€™s โ€œSurpriseโ€ Symphony Symphony No. 94 in G major, Hob.I.94, II. Andante Performed by the Richmond Symphony, Hae Lee, Associate Conductor, and narrator Teddy McPherson @rvasymphony @hae.conductor @dominionenergycenter #MusicEd #MusicEducation #CarnivalOfTheAnimals #SaintSaens #RVAFamilies #RVA

The first piece on Youth Concert Orchestraโ€™s performance this weekend, Zachary Docterโ€™s rustic Prairie Dance, makes this East Coast-based Youth Orchestra want to move out west! ๐Ÿœ๏ธ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿค 

The talented young musicians in YCO will come together with our other YOP ensembles this Sunday for an unforgettable season opener featuring nearly 200 students across five ensembles. We canโ€™t wait to see you there! ๐ŸŽป๐ŸŽบ๐Ÿฅ

All YOP Ensembles Showcase
Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 6:30pm
Carpenter Theatre at the Dominion Energy Center
Featuring String Sinfonietta, Camerata Strings, Youth Concert Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, and the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra

@rvasymphony #YouthOrchestra #MusicEd #Strings #Woodwinds #Brass #Percussion

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The first piece on Youth Concert Orchestraโ€™s performance this weekend, Zachary Docterโ€™s rustic Prairie Dance, makes this East Coast-based Youth Orchestra want to move out west! ๐Ÿœ๏ธ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿค  The talented young musicians in YCO will come together with our other YOP ensembles this Sunday for an unforgettable season opener featuring nearly 200 students across five ensembles. We canโ€™t wait to see you there! ๐ŸŽป๐ŸŽบ๐Ÿฅ All YOP Ensembles Showcase Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 6:30pm Carpenter Theatre at the Dominion Energy Center Featuring String Sinfonietta, Camerata Strings, Youth Concert Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, and the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra @rvasymphony #YouthOrchestra #MusicEd #Strings #Woodwinds #Brass #Percussion

Explore how music and physics connect at our first Family Concert of the year: The Science of Sound! โœจ๐Ÿฅผ๐ŸŽบ Presented in collaboration with the Science Museum of Virginia, guests will discover how orchestral instruments create sound and learn about the mechanics of sound waves, ranging from outer space to the deep sea.

While this show is designed primarily for guests ages 7โ€“13, the whole family will enjoy this opportunity to explore connections between STEM and the performing arts. Children 2 and under are free if seated in an adultโ€™s lap.

For more information and to buy your ticket, visit the link in our bio @richmondsymphonysom!

The Science of Sound Family Concert
Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education
11810 Centre Street, Chester, VA 23831

@rvasymphony @sciencemuseumofvirginia #RVAFamilies #RVA #RVAFamily #MusicEducation #FamilyConcert

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Explore how music and physics connect at our first Family Concert of the year: The Science of Sound! โœจ๐Ÿฅผ๐ŸŽบ Presented in collaboration with the Science Museum of Virginia, guests will discover how orchestral instruments create sound and learn about the mechanics of sound waves, ranging from outer space to the deep sea. While this show is designed primarily for guests ages 7โ€“13, the whole family will enjoy this opportunity to explore connections between STEM and the performing arts. Children 2 and under are free if seated in an adultโ€™s lap. For more information and to buy your ticket, visit the link in our bio @richmondsymphonysom! The Science of Sound Family Concert Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 3:00 pm Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education 11810 Centre Street, Chester, VA 23831 @rvasymphony @sciencemuseumofvirginia #RVAFamilies #RVA #RVAFamily #MusicEducation #FamilyConcert

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ Virginiaย high school music educators: Do you know a junior or senior who would make an excellent music educator one day? If you teach a student whoโ€™s got that spark, now is the time to nominate them for our 6thย annual Future Music Educators Symposium (FMES)! ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽถโœจ
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Led by Dr. Sandy Goldie, Department Chair and Director of Music Education, VCUarts Music, this 8-week online program is designed to provide a meaningful experience for students who show exceptional promise and passion for a future career in music education. Students are selected through teacher nominations, and accepted students participate in a series of workshops and classes where their own hands-on teaching encounters are supported virtually by invited guest speakers, clinicians, and mentors. This yearโ€™s cohort will meet online on Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00pm, January 7 to February 25, 2026.
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Each music educator may nominate up to two (2) total students for this course. To be eligible for a nomination, students must currently be a high school junior or senior and must be located in the state of Virginia. The deadline to nominate students is Monday, December 1, 2025.ย Space is extremely limited, so we encourage you to submit your nominations early. For more information and to nominate a student, visit the link in our bio.

Photo by James H Loving Photography (@jamesloving).

@rvasymphony @vcuartsmusic @virginiamusiceducators #MusicEducation #VMEA #MusicEd #MusicTeacher #MusicTeachersofInstagram

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๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ Virginiaย high school music educators: Do you know a junior or senior who would make an excellent music educator one day? If you teach a student whoโ€™s got that spark, now is the time to nominate them for our 6thย annual Future Music Educators Symposium (FMES)! ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽถโœจ ย  Led by Dr. Sandy Goldie, Department Chair and Director of Music Education, VCUarts Music, this 8-week online program is designed to provide a meaningful experience for students who show exceptional promise and passion for a future career in music education. Students are selected through teacher nominations, and accepted students participate in a series of workshops and classes where their own hands-on teaching encounters are supported virtually by invited guest speakers, clinicians, and mentors. This yearโ€™s cohort will meet online on Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00pm, January 7 to February 25, 2026. ย  Each music educator may nominate up to two (2) total students for this course. To be eligible for a nomination, students must currently be a high school junior or senior and must be located in the state of Virginia. The deadline to nominate students is Monday, December 1, 2025.ย Space is extremely limited, so we encourage you to submit your nominations early. For more information and to nominate a student, visit the link in our bio. Photo by James H Loving Photography (@jamesloving). @rvasymphony @vcuartsmusic @virginiamusiceducators #MusicEducation #VMEA #MusicEd #MusicTeacher #MusicTeachersofInstagram

The Girl from Ipanema: โœจ๐ŸŽบ Brass quintet version ๐ŸŽบโœจ

Each season, Richmond Symphony Educational Ensembles visit elementary schools across central Virginia, playing chamber music for thousands of students throughout the course of the season. The Richmond Symphony Brass Quintet, one of our first Educational Ensembles of the year, recently visited Ettrick Elementary School in Chesterfield County, playing an arrangement of The Girl from Ipanema among classical works! ๐ŸŽบโœจ

@rvasymphony @oneccps #BrassQuintet #Brass #GirlFromIpanema #FrenchHorn #Trumpet #Trombone #Tuba #Horn

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The Girl from Ipanema: โœจ๐ŸŽบ Brass quintet version ๐ŸŽบโœจ Each season, Richmond Symphony Educational Ensembles visit elementary schools across central Virginia, playing chamber music for thousands of students throughout the course of the season. The Richmond Symphony Brass Quintet, one of our first Educational Ensembles of the year, recently visited Ettrick Elementary School in Chesterfield County, playing an arrangement of The Girl from Ipanema among classical works! ๐ŸŽบโœจ @rvasymphony @oneccps #BrassQuintet #Brass #GirlFromIpanema #FrenchHorn #Trumpet #Trombone #Tuba #Horn

๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒ€ Oohโ€ฆ you wanna audition for the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program so badโ€ฆ ๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒ€

If youโ€™re interested in joining the Youth Orchestra Program, now is your chanceโ€”no hypnosis required! Weโ€™re accepting mid-season auditions for all instrument families in all five of our ensembles. All auditions are due by the end of the day on Monday, October 20. Visit the link in our bio for more information! ๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŽถ

@rvasymphony @hae.conductor #Audition #YouthOrchestraProgram #ClassicalMusicMemes #RichmondVA #Orchestra #YouthOrchestra #Hypnosis

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๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒ€ Oohโ€ฆ you wanna audition for the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program so badโ€ฆ ๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒ€ If youโ€™re interested in joining the Youth Orchestra Program, now is your chanceโ€”no hypnosis required! Weโ€™re accepting mid-season auditions for all instrument families in all five of our ensembles. All auditions are due by the end of the day on Monday, October 20. Visit the link in our bio for more information! ๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŽถ @rvasymphony @hae.conductor #Audition #YouthOrchestraProgram #ClassicalMusicMemes #RichmondVA #Orchestra #YouthOrchestra #Hypnosis

Itโ€™s October 3rdโ€ฆ which means that mid-season YOP auditions are due in just 17 days! ๐Ÿ’…๐Ÿฉท๐ŸŽป๐ŸŽบ๐Ÿช‰๐Ÿฅ Whether you play strings, woodwinds, brass, or percussion, visit the link in our bio to submit your virtual audition today.

@rvasymphony #MeanGirls #October3rd #YouthOrchestra #Orchestra #ClassicalMusic #MusicEducation #ClassicalMusicMemes #RVA #RVAFamilies

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Itโ€™s October 3rdโ€ฆ which means that mid-season YOP auditions are due in just 17 days! ๐Ÿ’…๐Ÿฉท๐ŸŽป๐ŸŽบ๐Ÿช‰๐Ÿฅ Whether you play strings, woodwinds, brass, or percussion, visit the link in our bio to submit your virtual audition today. @rvasymphony #MeanGirls #October3rd #YouthOrchestra #Orchestra #ClassicalMusic #MusicEducation #ClassicalMusicMemes #RVA #RVAFamilies

Mid-season auditions for the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program are now openโ€ฆ and if someone DMed you this reel, that means they want YOU to audition! ๐ŸŽป๐ŸŽบ๐Ÿฅ๐ŸŒŸ

Seats are open in all ensembles, with audition submissions due by the end of the day on Monday, October 20. Please note that current YOP students are only eligible to change ensembles during our spring audition cycle. Visit the link in our bio to sign up for your audition today.

๐ŸŽถ: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza, played by the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra and conducted by Associate Conductor Hae Lee @hae.conductor

@rvasymphony #RichmondSymphony #YouthOrchestraProgram #YOP #YouthOrchestra #MusicEducation #Richmond #RichmondVA #RVA

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Mid-season auditions for the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program are now openโ€ฆ and if someone DMed you this reel, that means they want YOU to audition! ๐ŸŽป๐ŸŽบ๐Ÿฅ๐ŸŒŸ Seats are open in all ensembles, with audition submissions due by the end of the day on Monday, October 20. Please note that current YOP students are only eligible to change ensembles during our spring audition cycle. Visit the link in our bio to sign up for your audition today. ๐ŸŽถ: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza, played by the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra and conducted by Associate Conductor Hae Lee @hae.conductor @rvasymphony #RichmondSymphony #YouthOrchestraProgram #YOP #YouthOrchestra #MusicEducation #Richmond #RichmondVA #RVA

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