The Music of Billy Joel features some of the most iconic melodies ever recorded, including Only the Good Die Young, She’s Always a Woman, We Didn’t Start the Fire, Uptown Girl and more … Join us for a fun and fantastic night celebrating the “Piano Man” with your RSO!

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Johannes Brahms selected this text to begin his monumental — yet deeply personal — choral masterwork: A German Requiem. Written in honor of his mother and his mentor, Robert Schumann, Brahms referred to the work as “A Human Requiem.” The Williamsburg Choral Guild will present the Brahms Requiem in Williamsburg and Newport News accompanied by a professional chamber orchestra with guest vocal soloists.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Johannes Brahms selected this text to begin his monumental — yet deeply personal — choral masterwork: A German Requiem. Written in honor of his mother and his mentor, Robert Schumann, Brahms referred to the work as “A Human Requiem.” The Williamsburg Choral Guild will present the Brahms Requiem in Williamsburg and Newport News accompanied by a professional chamber orchestra with guest vocal soloists.

The sounds of America give us a shared sense of place, from Ellington’s Giggling Rapids to Copland’s Simple Gifts, and even our own Blue Ridge Spirit. Join the RSO in our season finale, featuring our own Jeff Midkiff and beautiful works of some of America’s greatest composers.

Experience the raw intensity of Carmina Burana, an exhilarating ode to fate and fortune, harnessing the forces of operatic vocalists, choirs, and the full symphony orchestra.

More than 200 singers and instrumentalists combine to perform John Rutter’s Mass of the Children. Also, featuring Illuminare, by Elaine Hagenberg.

Travel to distant worlds in a unique celebration of our solar system! In honor of the 150th anniversary of his birth, we present Holst’s symphonic masterpiece with a huge orchestra and stunning video footage from NASA. Complementing this perennial favorite is a brand-new work by John Heins inspired by the moons of Saturn, Jupiter, and Neptune. Join us for a concert that transcends time and space!

The Virginia Consort’s 35th season continues with a Mid-Season Masterworks concert on March 9 at 3:30 p.m. at Old Cabell Hall. Under the direction of Deke Polifka, the concert features two famous French pieces for choir and orchestra: Francis Poulenc’s Gloria and Gabriel Fauré’s Pavane, sung by the Virginia Consort and Festival Chorus of over 100 singers, with full orchestra, Youth Chorale and soloist.

Join us for “Romantic Rachmaninoff,” melodies of love and longing. A favorite among audiences around the world, the RSO will perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with our special guest Terrence Wilson. The Orchestra takes the soloist position in the iconic masterwork Concerto for Orchestra by Bela Bartok. Don’t miss the big opening concert of the season.

GUEST STAR Terrence Wilson, piano
David Stewart Wiley, conductor

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

Join the Randolph-Macon Concert and Chamber Singers in collaboration with the Randolph-Macon Japanese Festival Music Team under the direction of Professor Kyle Maclauchlan for their fall concert.

Join us for a magical night under the stars as music from your favorite animated films transports you through mythical lands and stories – Disney, Dreamworks, and more!

Join us for a magical night under the stars as music from your favorite animated films transports you through mythical lands and stories – Disney, Dreamworks, and more!

In recognition of the spectacular athletes gathered in Paris this summer, don’t miss this free concert filled with music from the iconic sports events and films that showcase the incredible seemingly super-human abilities of our sports heroes.

Jeremy McEntire and pianist Charles Hulin present a program of music for flute and piano. Works by Ian Clarke, Amanda Harberg, and Richard Strauss.

David Stewart Wiley, conductor
RSO Chorus & Guest Choruses
Adelaide Trombetta, soprano
Brian Thorsett, tenor
Cecelia McKinley, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Kellogg, bass

Beethoven |  Symphony No. 9 “Choral” (200th Anniversary)

Music Director Michael Butterman

LIAS                             Gates of the Artic

BERNSTEIN           Chichester Psalms

                                 Regional Combined Chorus

HOVHANESS        Symphony No. 2, Mysterious Mountain

COPLAND             Suite from The Tender Land

Natasha Paremski, piano
David Stewart Wiley, conductor

Gershwin | Overture to “Shall We Dance” Lullaby for Strings, Rhapsody in Blue (100th Anniversary)
Price | Concert Overture No. 2 (RSO Premiere)
Joel | The Great Peconic
Bernstein | West Side Story

Music Director Michael Butterman

RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3

                                     Asiya Korepanova, piano

BOYER                         Ellis Island: The Dream of America

Join the Virginia Symphony Orchestra for a concert paying homage to the visionary civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This concert is FREE, but registration is encouraged.

This sparkling holiday classic returns to Hampton Roads with swirling snowflakes, sword fights, the wondrous Land of Sweets, waltzing flowers and an enchanted Nutcracker. Virginia Regional Ballet presents this spectacular production with The Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra.

This sparkling holiday classic returns to Hampton Roads with swirling snowflakes, sword fights, the wondrous Land of Sweets, waltzing flowers and an enchanted Nutcracker. Virginia Regional Ballet presents this spectacular production with The Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra.

This sparkling holiday classic returns to Hampton Roads with swirling snowflakes, sword fights, the wondrous Land of Sweets, waltzing flowers and an enchanted Nutcracker. Virginia Regional Ballet presents this spectacular production with The Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra.

Hailed as a once-in-a-generation singer of astonishing vocal beauty and dramatic power, soprano Leah Hawkins headlines Strauss Ecstasy, a concert of operatic and orchestral splendor that simply must be experienced to be believed. Nothing compares to the soaring melodic lines and sumptuously opulent harmonies of Richard Strauss at his operatic best. 

Audience members will be enthralled by some of the most beloved moments from Der Rosenkavalier, riveted by the astonishingly celestial magic of Ariadne auf Naxos, and be completely transported by the incomparable Four Last Songs. 

VCU Music Professor Tabatha Easley will be performing a Faculty Recital on Wednesday, September 27th at 7:00pm at the Singleton Center for the Performing Arts. Professor Easley will be joined by fellow Professors Magda Adamek, Justin Alexander, Kayla Hanvey, Susanna Klein, Sheri Oyan, Rex Richardson, Molly Sharp, Dimitrije Vasiljevic, Ross Walter, plus alums Anamarie Diaz and Jeremy McEntire.

Broadway star and local legend Tiffany Haas, joined by Christopher Newport University’s Colin Ruffer, take the stage with the Virginia Symphony for a magical evening of song. Most famous for her role as good-witch “Glinda” in the Broadway and National Tour productions of Wicked, Tiffany’s collaborations with her home-town orchestra are always crowd pleasers. Together, she and Colin bring you some of your favorite selections from musicals including The Music Man, Chicago, Kiss Me Kate and many others.

A FREE Concert Event!

Local legend and Broadway star Tiffany Haas takes the stage with the Virginia Symphony for a magical evening of song. Most famous for her role as good-witch “Glinda” in the Broadway and National Tour productions of Wicked, Tiffany comes home to Hampton Roads with tunes from some of your favorite musicals. Joining Tiffany will be baritone Colin Ruffer, Assistant Professor of Theater at Christopher Newport University.

A FREE Concert Event!

In this free concert, audience favorite Nick Ziobro returns to Hampton Roads, joining the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in a nod to Frank Sinatra and the Great American Songbook. Featuring all your Sinatra favorites along with the music of Cole Porter, George Gershwin and other great American composers. Let your blues melt away with the VSO!

Berkshire Choral International presents Brahms’ Schicksalslied and Carl Orff’s iconic Carmina Burana, accompanied by an orchestra of professional musicians.

In this free concert, audience favorite Nick Ziobro returns to Hampton Roads, joining the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in a nod to Frank Sinatra and the Great American Songbook. Featuring all your Sinatra favorites along with the music of Cole Porter, George Gershwin and other great American composers. Let your blues melt away with the VSO!