Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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The Virginia Symphony Society helps bring this world class orchestra to our community by promoting performances in local Williamsburg venues, by sponsoring workshops for teachers and students in Williamsburg schools, and by assisting in other regional outreach activities that enhance the cultural experience of living in Greater Williamsburg and Hampton Roads.
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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A Symphony Concert of Profound and Positive Hope By Montague Gammon IIIVeer Magazine Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s Brahms and Dvořák with Thomas Wilkins November concert features “music that is going to make you feel better about yourself at the end of the evening,” says the VSO’s Principal Guest Conductor Wilkins ..read more
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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Norfolk Native Thomas Wilkins Extended as Virginia Symphony Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor MPTON ROADS, VA [November 6, 2023] The Virginia Symphony Orchestra (VSO) has announced the extension of Principal Guest Conductor Thomas Wilkins’s contract through the 2026-27 season. From a student at Norfolk’s Booker T. Washington High School to the principal ..read more
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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Eric Jacobsen Extended as Virginia Symphony Orchestra Music Director HAMPTON ROADS, VA [October 26, 2023] The Virginia Symphony Orchestra (VSO) has announced the extension of Music Director Eric Jacobsen’s contract through the 2026-27 season. From his first concert as Music Director with superstar saxophonist Branford Marsalis, Eric ..read more
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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By Montague Gammon III Veer Magazine The Virginia Symphony opens its 2023-24 Season with a Beethoven Festival whose bounties Music Director and concert conductor Eric Jacobsen twice likened to a “steak dinner with dessert,” a two course musical feast of “pieces that ..read more
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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Noted Composer Adolphus Hailstork Honored as 2023 Arts Supporter of the Year Alongside 2021 Honoree Paula Bonds HAMPTON ROADS, VA [October 30, 2023] Renowned composer, educator, and friend to the Virginia Symphony Orchestra (VSO) Dr. Adolphus Hailstork has been announced as the 2023 Arts Supporter of the Year by Local No. 125 of the American Federation of Musicians. Dr ..read more
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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06.20.23 / Fellows Announced for the Second Class of VSO African American Fellowship Fellows Announced for the Second Class of VSO African American Fellowship HAMPTON ROADS, VA [June 20, 2023] The Virginia Symphony Orchestra has selected its second class of fellows for the African American Fellowship Program in partnership with Old Dominion ..read more
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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MOLA presents conductor JoAnn Falletta with Eroica Award for Outstanding Service to Music MOLA: An Association of Music Performance Librarians honors Falletta for her many decades of exemplary leadership and tireless advocacy BERLIN | June 5, 2023 — MOLA: An Association of Music Performance Librarians is honoring American conductor JoAnn Falletta with the ..read more
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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Virginia Symphony Orchestra Holds Free Spring Concerts HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA [May 24, 2023] – The Virginia Symphony Orchestra will present “Symphony Under the Stars” and “Symphony on the Lawn,” conducted by VSO’s Director of Education, Helen Martell and featuring Angelica Michelle, vocalist. This year’s concerts, in ..read more
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WELCOMES 2022-2023 NEW BOARD MEMBERS HAMPTON ROADS, VA [August 1, 2022] – The Virginia Symphony Orchestra has announced nine new members to the Board of Directors as of June 27. Nat & Betty Brown reside in Williamsburg and are active members in the Let Freedom Ring Foundation and First Baptist Church ..read more
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HOLDS FREE CONCERTS UNDER THE STARS LABOR DAY WEEKEND HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA [AUGUST 24, 2022] – Scenic outdoor venues across Hampton Roads – including Chesapeake, Williamsburg and Yorktown – will host Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s “Symphony Under the Stars” concerts this Labor Day weekend. This year’s trio of concerts ..read more