Ticketing
Musical Storytelling
Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United StatesFor grades 3-8 Bringing back a favorite theme from the past, this 50-minute performance will explore musical storytelling. Students will be challenged to apply their knowledge about common literary elements (such as setting, plot, character, etc.) to gain understanding about musical compositions. Concert repertoire to include pieces by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and more. *Inclement Weather […]
A Child’s Guide to the Orchestra
Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United StatesFor grades preK- 3rd As has become our tradition, this shorter, 40-minute performance will focus on introducing young students to the symphony orchestra. Students will study instruments and the families of instruments in the orchestra by listening to Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (and other repertoire). The concert will be narrated by […]
A Child’s Guide to the Orchestra
Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United StatesFusing the styles of a museum curator and a school librarian, Really Inventive Stuff and the Richmond Symphony present Professor Nigel Taproot. This concert will showcase the different families of instruments in the orchestra, helping your child learn how the orchestra works and makes music. Arrive early and join us for a free pre-concert festival! Festivities begin at 10am […]
Turandot
George Mason University Center for the Arts 4400 University Drive, MS2F5, Fairfax, United StatesBased on an ancient fable set in China, this story of the legendary Princess Turandot, so desirable that men risked their heads for her hand in marriage, weaves the quest for love with the ultimate consequences. From the opening moments of Puccini’s extravagant and exotic score, you will be thrown into a world of suspense […]
Turandot
George Mason University Center for the Arts 4400 University Drive, MS2F5, Fairfax, United StatesBased on an ancient fable set in China, this story of the legendary Princess Turandot, so desirable that men risked their heads for her hand in marriage, weaves the quest for love with the ultimate consequences. From the opening moments of Puccini’s extravagant and exotic score, you will be thrown into a world of suspense […]
Musical Ambassadors Program (MAP)
Five chamber ensembles of the Richmond Symphony perform over 100 concerts for more than 42,000 school children each year as part of the Musical Ambassadors Program (MAP). Learn More MAP performances are not open to the public.
Turandot
Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United StatesBased on an ancient fable set in China, this story of the legendary Princess Turandot, so desirable that men risked their heads for her hand in marriage, weaves the quest for love with the ultimate consequences. From the opening moments of Puccini’s extravagant and exotic score, you will be thrown into a world of suspense […]
Brunswick High School
The Richmond Symphony is performing in Lawrenceville, Virginia in April for an evening of fun. They will be performing Union Bank & Trust Lollipops Concert series 4. The symphony will be performing A Child's Guide to the Orchestra with Really Inventive Stuff. The performance will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at 7:00 p.m.
Turandot
Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United StatesBased on an ancient fable set in China, this story of the legendary Princess Turandot, so desirable that men risked their heads for her hand in marriage, weaves the quest for love with the ultimate consequences. From the opening moments of Puccini’s extravagant and exotic score, you will be thrown into a world of suspense […]
Schubert, Bruckner & Vaughan Williams
Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United StatesDiscover the power of live music with our Altria Masterworks series. Featuring orchestral classics and contemporary composers, this series will inspire you. Join us an hour before each concert for a free pre-concert talk with the Richmond Symphony Music Director, Steven Smith. These talks often feature guest artists and conductors and provide you with insights […]