Virginia Symphony Orchestra
2026 Impact Report
FY25 | July 2024 – June 2025
Education
Young People’s Concerts
19,007
Students
attended Young People’s Concerts
Each symbol represents 1,000 students
191
Schools
+ 20 Homeschool Groups
served by Young People’s Concerts
Each symbol represents 10 schools
9,124
Title I Students
served by Young People’s Concerts
Each symbol represents 1,000 students
99
Title I Schools
served by Young People’s Concerts
Each symbol represents 10 schools
All Education
29,397
Students
served through
VSO Educational Programs
Each symbol represents 1,000 students
14
Districts
served through
VSO Educational Programs
Each symbol represents 1 district
Performances
Free community performances across Southeast Virginia: 18 including Chesapeake Symphony Under the Stars, York Summer Concerts, Towne Point Park concerts, Lake Matoaka (Wililam & Mary), Christopher Newport University, Gloucester Arts Festival, Annual MLK Celebration, Evening of Hope, CommUnity, and Neptune Festival; approximately 1,000 attendees per performance
10,000+
Attendees
to our FREE community performances
Each symbol represents 100 attendees
49
Season Concerts
including Classics, Pops, and PB&J Family Performances
Each symbol represents one concert
38,077
Attendees
to our ticketed season concerts
Each symbol represents 1000 attendees
Special Guest Artists
Including Demarre McGill, Yuja Wang, Adrienne Warren, Michell Cann, & Aoife O’Donovan
Economic Impact
Based on actual FY25 expenditures of $8,168,447, ticketed attendance of 33,249 and free concert attendance of 10,000 (totaling 43,249), in FY25 the VSO generated:
$2,240,898
in total audience spending
in Hampton Roads
Each symbol represents $100,000
179
Full-Time Equivalent Jobs
Each symbol represents 10 jobs
$7,216,891
in Household Income
Each symbol represents $100,000
$225,445
in local government revenue
Each symbol represents $100,000
$330,581
In state government revenue
Each symbol represents $100,000
$1,436,767
in Federal Tax Revenue
Each symbol represents $100,000
