Press Releases
11.1.19 | Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s Monica Meyer One of Only Twelve Orchestra Professionals Nationwide Selected for League of American Orchestras’ Emerging Leaders Program
Competitive Eight-Month Program Develops Participants’ Leadership Capacities while Identifying the Orchestra Field’s Future Leaders HAMPTON ROADS, VA [November 1, 2019] – Monica Meyer, the VSO’s Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Public Relations, is one of only...
10.30.19 | Holiday Brass and Brews
HAMPTON ROADS, VA [October 30, 2019] Start your holidays in Virginia Beach with the newest must-experience event in Town Center! Join the musicians of the VSO for a merry evening filled with holiday music and the best in local craft brews! An evening filled with...
10.21.19 | The Virginia Symphony Presents Unparalleled Tribute to Neil Diamond
HAMPTON ROADS, VA [October 21, 2019] One of the best-selling singer/songwriters of all time, Neil Diamond gave us unforgettable Top Ten hits like “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “Song Sung Blue,” “America” and “Sweet Caroline.” The Virginia Symphony will pay tribute to the legend...
10.16.19 | Virginia Symphony Orchestra Offers First Sensory-Friendly Concert
HAMPTON ROADS, VA [October 16, 2019] The Virginia Symphony Orchestra will offer the first in a series of three Sensory-Friendly Concerts on November 2, at 3PM at the Ferguson Center for the Arts. Pre-concert activities will begin at 2PM. This specially designed...
10.9.19 | OCTOBER PERFORMANCES PROMISE DISCOVERY & EXCITEMENT
Trailblazing Conductor Edwin Outwater Leads Music by Brahms Together with New Music from Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer Caroline Shaw for VSO Debut October 24 – 27 HAMPTON ROADS, VA [October 9, 2019] Celebrated American conductor Edwin Outwater returns to the VSO in...
9.30.19 | Virginia Symphony’s Halloween Spooktacular is Ghoulish Fun for the Whole Family
HAMPTON ROADS, VA [September 30, 2019] The lobby of the Sandler Center for the Arts in Virginia Beach will soon be buzzing with hundreds of little ghouls, goblins, and ghosts as they collect candy and participate in activities and crafts prior to the Virginia Symphony...
News & Reviews
10.29.19 | Virginia Symphony Orchestra offers sensory-friendly concert
This season, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra brings together music lovers of all ages with a brand new show in Newport News. The new sensory-friendly concert Nov. 2 is an inclusive orchestral performance designed for audiences living with autism. The show will feature...
10.28.19 | Virginia Symphony Orchestra Presents Brahms, Beethoven, and Caroline Shaw
The Virginia Symphony Orchestra performed music by Brahms, Beethoven, and Caroline Shaw (who also appeared as a soloist) on October 24, 26, and 27. Rebecca Evans shares her review.
10.22.19 | Virginia Symphony Spans the Centuries
By Montague Gammon III Christmas day visits to Ella Fitzgerald’s house were a family routine for young Edwin Outwater, who will conduct the Virginia Symphony’s Brahms + Pulitzer concerts this month. Having a mother who worked for “The First Lady of Song” – herself a...
9.16.10 | Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s 2019-2020 Season Opener, Rachmaninoff and Ravel
On Friday night, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra launched its 99th season with a program called "Rachmaninoff and Ravel." The occasion also marked conductor and music director JoAnn Falletta's final opening night with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra after 28 years of...
8.20.19 | Virginia Symphony Orchestra sending summer out with a bang
by Eric Feber How does Chesapeake bid summer a fond farewell during the Labor Day weekend? In a truly symphonic manner. As summer fades, Chesapeake and Hampton Roads music lovers of all ages will gather in front of the Buddy Bagley Stage at City Park, 900 City Park...
7.23.19 | Virginia Symphony Orchestra gets $80,000 grant to hold sensory-friendly concerts
by Amy Poulter The Virginia Symphony Orchestra has received an $80,000 grant that will help it become more sensory-friendly to patrons. The grant from the League of American Orchestras will allow the symphony to present three concerts to "celebrate neurodiversity...
Find YOUR Reason to go to the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Patrons of the Virginia Symphony describe some of the reasons they go to the Virginia Symphony’s concerts. Watch what they have to say, then Find YOUR Reason.
Find YOUR Reason to Give to the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
The Virginia Symphony relies on the generosity of individuals in the community to ensure that we continue to bring premiere world-class music to Hampton Roads and to directly impact the lives of students and residents of our community through the our education and community outreach programs. In this video you will hear three of our patrons describe the reasons they give to the Virginia Symphony. Have you found YOUR reason?
JoAnn Falletta: 20 Years of Magic with the Virginia Symphony
A loving tribute from friends and musicians as JoAnn Falletta celebrates her 20th season as Music Director of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
A special message to the people of Japan from Music Director JoAnn Falletta
In light of the tragic events taking place in Japan due to the earthquake and tsunami, VSO Music DirectorJoAnn Falletta has recorded a special message to the people of Japan from the Virginia Symphony. Several of our musicians have family members living in Japan, and our thoughts and prayers are with them at this time. Special thanks to Hitomi Tsuchiya, our principal librarian, for providing the translation.
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Education Programs
The Music of David Bowie Pre-Party
The Music of David Bowie
Cameron Carpenter 2016
Music and Spirits • 1/23
Thursday, January 23, 2020 | Copper Fox Distillery, Williamsburg | 5PM Join us for an intimate evening of music, spirits and mingling! Internationally renowned Scottish conductor Douglas Boyd joins a VSO Brass Quintet for a unique sensory experience. Excerpts from...
Intermission: Professional Development for Musicians • 1/25
Saturday, January 25, 2020 | Diehn Center for the Performing Arts | 10AM Join violinist Elena Urioste in a session connecting the mind, body, and spirit of your music-making through an introduction to yoga, Saturday, January 25 at 10:00a.m. at the Diehn Center for the...
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique • 1/24-1/26
Friday, January 24, 2020 | Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News | 8PMSaturday, January 25, 2020 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 8PMSunday, January 26, 2020 | Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach | 2:30PM Glasgow-born conductor Douglas Boyd enjoyed a...
Mozart • 2/6 & 2/8
Thursday, February 6, 2020 | Regent University, Virginia Beach | 7:30PMSaturday, February 8, 2020 | Crosswalk Church, Williamsburg | 7:30PM From the opening notes of the charming overture to Mozart’s final opera, this concert will be a thrill for lovers of that...
