As a warmup to the official start of the 2024-25 music season, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra is holding its always popular outdoor concert, “Once Upon a Symphony,” at the picturesque Lake Matoaka amphitheater on Aug. 30.
If you get a musical kick out of selections ranging from “Swan Lake” and “Man of La Mancha” to “Superman” and “Indiana Jones,” this will be guaranteed fun. Among other of the many selections anticipated will be Copland’s “Buckaroo Holiday” from “Rodeo,” Tchaikovsky’s “Suite from Swan Lake,” a portion of Handel’s “Royal Fireworks Music,” along with some Berlioz and Beethoven tossed into the musical mix. There will also be thematic selections from “Mission Impossible,” “Jurassic Park” along with a “Stevie Wonder Medley” and a “Tribute to John Williams.”