Special Edition: Spring 2026 Discovery Concert Registration

Narrator Teddy McPherson and the Richmond Symphony performed for nearly two thousand students for The Science of Sound, our fall 2025 Hopkins-Eggleston Discovery Concerts. Photo by Christian Thesken of True North Productions.

Registration for Carnival of the Animals is now open!

This October, nearly three thousand 3rd through 8th grade students from across Virginia joined us for our fall 2025 Hopkins-Eggleston Discovery Concerts, The Science of Sound! Together, we discovered how orchestral instruments create sound and the mechanics of sound waves from outer space to the deep sea.

Missed out on the fun? Registration is now open for our spring 2026 Discovery Concerts! These concerts will take place on February 18th and 19th and are open to public, private, and homeschool groups and target students in grades pre-K through 3.

Spring 2026 Hopkins-Eggleston 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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