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Goodyear’s Serenade for Strings

St. Christopher's School 6010 Fergusson Rd, Richmond, VA, United States

The rhythmic precision Artist in Residence Stewart Goodyear brings a to his playing is also at the core of his compositions. His Serenade for Strings complements the Prelude for Strings of Julia Perry. Her 1946 meditation offers sonorous solace to the soul. The concerts culminate with the precocious First Symphony by the 15-year-old Felix Mendelssohn.

Mancini

Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United States

He won OSCARS®. He won GRAMMYS®. And his legendary music won fans everywhere. The Richmond Symphony pays tribute to the great movie music of Henry Mancini, with such classics as “Moon River,” “The Days of Wine and Roses,” and, of course, “The Pink Panther.”

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Brass Glory

Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United States

Earworms, by Canada’s Vivian Fung, is a lighthearted mashup of music’s most memorable melodies, even daring to respond to Charles Ives’ “Unanswered Question.” Michael Sachs is one of classical’s foremost trumpet masters and jazz trumpet master Wynton Marsalis composed his Trumpet Concerto expressly for him. The two styles meet in a mesmerizing fusion. Schumann’s Second […]

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Brass Glory

Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United States

Earworms, by Canada’s Vivian Fung, is a lighthearted mashup of music’s most memorable melodies, even daring to respond to Charles Ives’ “Unanswered Question.” Michael Sachs is one of classical’s foremost trumpet masters and jazz trumpet master Wynton Marsalis composed his Trumpet Concerto expressly for him. The two styles meet in a mesmerizing fusion. Schumann’s Second […]

Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra

Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United States

Hear Richmond’s up-and-coming musical talent and inspire the budding musician in your family. The Symphony’s Youth Orchestra Program is the premier orchestral training program of Central Virginia and RSYO its most advanced ensemble of student musicians. FREE; no ticket required

Appalachian Spring

Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education

Two beloved favorites inspired by folk music – Vaughan Williams haunting Fantasia on Greensleeves and Aaron Copland’s tender Appalachian Spring – cradle and console the 1940 Clarinet Concerto by the 19-year-old Ruth Gipps, composed as her fiancé, and all of the Empire, departed for war.

Appalachian Spring

St. Christopher's School 6010 Fergusson Rd, Richmond, VA, United States

Two beloved favorites inspired by folk music – Vaughan Williams haunting Fantasia on Greensleeves and Aaron Copland’s tender Appalachian Spring – cradle and console the 1940 Clarinet Concerto by the 19-year-old Ruth Gipps, composed as her fiancé, and all of the Empire, departed for war.

Appalachian Spring

Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College 204 Henry Street, Ashland, VA, United States

Two beloved favorites inspired by folk music – Vaughan Williams haunting Fantasia on Greensleeves and Aaron Copland’s tender Appalachian Spring – cradle and console the 1940 Clarinet Concerto by the 19-year-old Ruth Gipps, composed as her fiancé, and all of the Empire, departed for war.

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Tchaikovsky’s Fifth

Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United States

"It will never please the public," said Tchaikovsky of his Fifth Symphony. Yet its beautiful melodies have captivated for over a century. Valentina Peleggi conducts Tchaikovsky's passionate Fifth Symphony, plus a newly commissioned work by Conni Ellisor, music that speaks directly to the heart with her Nashville country soulfulness. And powerful violinist Inmo Yang plays […]

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Tchaikovsky’s Fifth

Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United States

"It will never please the public," said Tchaikovsky of his Fifth Symphony. Yet its beautiful melodies have captivated for over a century. Valentina Peleggi conducts Tchaikovsky's passionate Fifth Symphony, plus a newly commissioned work by Conni Ellisor, music that speaks directly to the heart with her Nashville country soulfulness. And powerful violinist Inmo Yang plays […]