Peggy is actively involved in the Virginia Community College System and is the Chair of the Citizens Advisory Council on the Furnishing and Interpretation of the Executive Mansion. VSO Musician Fellows will participate in the breadth of work performed by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra including Classics and Regional Classics, Pops, Peanut Butter & Jam family concerts, Young Peoples Concerts, outdoor community concerts, chamber music, small ensemble educational concerts for elementary school students, and mentorship and coaching for middle school, high school, and university students. We are so grateful to Newman Financial for their dedication to supporting our organization with this generous gift. We are so excited, inspired, and honored to welcome our second class of Fellows this season, exclaimed Eric Jacobsen, music director of the VSO. Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia is a 501C(3) non-profit organization and receives funding from the Business Consortium for Arts Support of South Hampton Roads, the City of Chesapeake Fine Arts Commission, the City of Norfolk Arts and Humanities Commission, the City of Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission, The Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Devoted to promoting a life-long enthusiasm for music, Mr. Wilkins brings energy and commitment to audiences of all ages. P.O. Ali has a BA in psychology from Yale University and is a proud Filipina-American. Violin I, Season 2022-23 music . On sale now: Join the Charlottesville Symphony for an out-of-this-world musical journey through your favorite sci-fi universes! 757.618.1800 PO . The Loudoun Symphony is pleased to announce the selection of Maestro Kim Allen Kluge as the next Music Director of the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra. His albums under that label, including works for piano and orchestra by Saint-Sans, Ravel and Gershwin and a disc including Debussys Fantaisie pour Piano et Orchestre, have been met with critical acclaim. Full of freedom, quirks, and colorful contrasts, Petrushka takes inspiration from Russian folk tunes and dances. Join us for this unforgettable performance, led by our own Principal Guest Conductor and Norfolk native Maestro Thomas Wilkins. Having led major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Cincinnati Symphony, and after a 17-year stretch as the music director of the Omaha Symphony, Mr. Wilkins was named the VSOs first-ever Principal Guest Conductor last June. Carolyn Pittman, Chief Accounting Officer at Maxar Technologies, will serve as Board Treasurer and Susan Goode will continue her service as Board Secretary. A viola is a stringed instrument with four strings that is bigger and lower than a violin. He also makes his La Jolla Summerfest debut, conducting three concerts featuring Summerfest Artistic Director Inon Barnaton and other artists. Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia (BYOV) makes a pledge to engage in equitable practices to provide the highest level of ensemble training to the diverse population of Hampton Roads. Eric splits his time between New York and Orlando with his wife, singer-songwriter Aoife ODonovan, and their daughter. We acknowledge the history of systemic racism, marginalization, socio-economic inequities, and under-representation of Black, Indigenous, and people of color in classical music. Festival, (Le) Poisson Rouge, the 92nd Street Y, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center; at major summer festivals such as Tanglewood, Ravinia, and Ojai; and on tour nationally and internationally, including at the Cologne Philharmonie, Dsseldorf Tonhalle, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Salzburg Groes Festspielhaus, Vienna Musikverein, National Gallery of Dublin, and the Dresden Musikfestspiele. Samuel Warren Jr., pastor of Hood Chapel AME Zion Church in the Berkley section of Norfolk. Music Director Eric Jacobsen and our musicians have the opportunity now to seize this moment to become everything a 21st century arts organization can be to its community.. Broadway credits include Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera, Elton Johns Lestat, Andrew Lloyd Webbers The Woman In White and Bombay Dreams. As an instructor, Omari uses his experience in classical music to build a fun and enriching curriculum for his students. Saturday, July 1st, from 5-7pm we bring a mini "Instrument Petting Zoo" to the new FestivALL - Arts for All event! Among her notable accomplishments is the establishment of a post-graduate fellowship program for African American string players who are seeking careers as orchestral musicians. All rights reserved. Justin Freer, President of CineConcerts and Producer/Conductor ofThe Polar Express in Concertworld premiere explains, It is with immense pleasure that we are able to bring this classic holiday film and music score to concert halls. Returning to the region to lead the orchestra will be Akiko Fujimoto, Music Director of the Mid-Texas Symphony. P.O. The Norfolk opening night performance is sponsored by Connie and Marc Jacobson. Since they are amazing at their instruments and have an uncanny ability to memorize many pieces, this is their job. He also makes his La Jolla Summerfest debut, conducting three concerts featuring Summerfest Artistic Director Inon Barnaton and other artists. Avery has other passions in addition to music. Eric Jacobsen, conductor Olga Kern, piano, Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947) Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. In the picture, violin is on the left and viola is on the right. Box 4206 Charlottesville, VA 22905 Office Location: 801 West Main Street, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22903 Charlottesville Symphony Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. In announcing the appointment, VSO Board Chair Mike McClellan said, This is a true dream team! Other credits include Transport Groups Productions of The Audience, Requiem for William, and Baby: in Concert; South Pacific: In Concert at Carnegie Hall; Grand Hotel, Follies and More at Signature Theatre in DC; The Sondheim Celebration: Merrily We Roll Along and Chess at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Frank Wildhorns Excalibur and Webbers Sunset Boulevard. Presenting more than 150 concerts and events annually for over 100,000 residents and visitors, the VSO and VSO Chorus are the largest performing arts organization in southeastern Virginia. In addition to Oscar and Golden Globe nominations with Glen Ballard for Best Original Song (Believe), Silvestri also earned an ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for this score. Other concerts include 92Y, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra (Naxos recording). EVITA, THE WOMAN IN WHITE and BOMBAY DREAMS, symphony orchestras throughout the United States and, Canada singing the music of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and, credits include Transport Groups Productions of, Film includes HBOs Something the Lord Made and, SOAR : School Orchestra Artistic Residencies, Open Doors: Sensory-Friendly Concert Series, View the Ferguson Center's Current Guidelines, View the Sandler Center's Current Guidelines, 7.16.21 | THOMAS WILKINS NAMED PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR OF THE VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Broadway Celebration with Tiffany Haas | 8/13, Broadway Celebration with Tiffany Haas | 8/17, 06.20.23 / Fellows Announced for the Second Class of VSO African American Fellowship, MOLA presents conductor JoAnn Falletta with Eroica Award for Outstanding Service to Music, Virginia Symphony Orchestra Holds Free Spring Concerts, Rachmaninoff at 150 with Olga Kern | 10/20-10/22, Halloween Spooktacular Heroes & Villains | 10/29, Brahms & Dvok with Thomas Wilkins | 11/9-11/10, Tchaikovsky 6: The Story Behind the Music | 1/19-1/20, VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PARTICIPATES IN CARNEGIE HALLS LINK UP PROGRAM, VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MAKES HISTORY, NAMES DR. ANDREA F. WARREN AS CEO, VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA COMMUNITY CONCERT UNITES REGION THROUGH MUSIC, VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HOLDS FREE CONCERTS UNDER THE STARS LABOR DAY WEEKEND. byJeff Maisey | VEER MagSeptember 17, 2021. CineConcerts and Warner Bros. Consumer Products Launch The Polar Express In Concert, Brining the Holiday Classic to the Ferguson Center for the Arts, VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WELCOMES 2022-2023 NEW BOARD MEMBERS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO LEAVE VIRGINIA SYMPHONY THIS FALL, 2.2.22 | JUST ANNOUNCED: Local Favorites Perform Beethoven and Haydn at the Ferguson Center, April 29, 2022, 1.21.22 | Virginia Symphony Orchestra Announces Nikki Thorpe as Director of Diversity and Engagement, 1.18.22 | New Fellowship Program at Virginia Symphony Seeks to Diversify Orchestras Nationwide, 11.17.21 | CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH THE VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, NEW VSO MUSIC DIRECTOR ERIC JACOBSEN PRESENTS HIS DEBUT CONCERTS WITH SPECIAL GUEST AND GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING SOLOIST BRANFORD MARSALIS DECEMBER 2 5, 11.4.21 | VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH ODU, VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS SEASON OPENING WEEKEND | 9.14.21, SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR THE VIRGINIA SYMPHONYS 2021-2022 SEASON, VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WELCOMES 2021-2022 NEW BOARD MEMBERS, The most successful fundraising campaign in the organizations history, raising nearly $16 million in outright and planned gifts, Retired $4 million in debt, while achieving balanced budgets seven consecutive years, Developed a strategic plan that expanded community partnerships and identified new opportunities to serve much more widely across Hampton Roads, Reimagined programming to be more creative in content and presentation, including shorter concerts and more flexible ticket-buying options and improved customer service, Steered the organizations successfully through the pandemic with transparency, integrity and flexibility through the pandemic, Brought a focus on EDI to areas of the organization and hired the organizations first full-time Director of Diversity and Engagement to advance EDI goals and deepen community relationships, Despite the pandemic, successfully conducted a critically important Music Director search that looks ahead to the Orchestras next chapter. History The music! Updated 2022/23 audition requirements for ALL ENSEMBLES are now posted on our Audition Requirements page. 1. Anniversary with a new commission: Symphony for Youth Orchestra: Rivers of the Chesapeake by Alumnus James Hosay. Camille Jones is a violinist from Maryland and shes a passionate collaborator and advocate for diversity in the arts. The VSO returns to historic Yorktown for its annual performance under the stars. Ensembles - Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia Colombia, Spain, Kenya, New Zealand, Poland, and Japan, to serve approximately 450,000 students and teachers globally. In addition to being a performer, Nedvin is also an Associate Professor of Music at Old Dominion University, Vocal Coordinator, and the Director and/or Musical Director of the Opera and Musical Theatre productions. The incredibly virtuosic banjo superstar Bela Fleck joins the orchestra for an audience favoritewith a twist! Our holiday programming features all your favorites Holiday Pops, Holiday Brass, and Handels Messiah! In making the announcement, President and CEO Karen Philion said, Since 2019, the VSO has been recognized nationally for our efforts to reflect the regions ethnic and racial diversity and creating this new position is the logical next step to capitalize on our momentum. And to be invited to return as a leader to the place where I made that decision to embrace music as a career and way of life so many years ago is incredibly moving for me. Youth Strings. JUST RELEASED ON YOUTUBE! In June of 2015, Bay Youth Orchestras sent a small chamber orchestra on tour to Germany and the Czech Republic and in 2018 we toured Ireland. Prior to her time at the Governors School, she was an educator for 20 years in various teaching and leadership roles for Virginia Beach City Public Schools. Many fine musicians and educators have worked with BYOV, including Jorge Aguirre, Beth Argiro, Vince Brown, Peter Dundon, Dean Englert (Wind Symphony), Martin Glasco, Michael Hodgis, Dr. William LaRue Jones, Judy Meister, Walter Noona, Todd Parrish, Doug Earlenbaugh, Aaron Hardwick, and Grant Gilman. There have been many other firsts during Philions tenure: We all owe Karen our sincere thanks for her dedication and strategic vision, said VSO Chair Emeritus Patrick McDermott. Learn more about MOLA at mola-inc.org. As conductor, Jacobsen has led the consistently inventive, infectiously engaged indie ensemble (New York Times) at Central Parks Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, Celebrate Brooklyn! Rev. We close the program with Rachmaninoffs final major work, the Symphonic Dances, which combine rhythmic vivacity with some of his lushest harmonies. As a young musician, Averys passion for jazz persisted however, as he became exposed to the wonderful sounds of the symphony, his musical passion grew to include a second genre: classical music. The orchestra welcomes familiar and new composers alike and actively commissions new works each season. Falletta is a strong advocate and mentor for young professional and student musicians. 2, and a world premiere recording of Adophus Hailstorks Piano Concerto together with Danny Elfmans Violin Concerto. HAMPTON ROADS, VA [August 1, 2022] The Virginia Symphony Orchestra has announced nine new members to the Board of Directors as of June 27. Aside from his passion for education, Omari is a dedicated performer. The word symphony is also used for the group performing on stage it is short for symphony orchestra. His screen credits include original music composed for: Spike LeesMo Better Blues,The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacksstarring Oprah Winfrey,andMa Raineys Black Bottomstarring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman,the Netflix film adaptation of two-time Pulitzer Prizewinner August Wilsons play, produced by Denzel Washington and releasedin December 2020. I look forward to identifying and encouraging talented young musicians a win-win-win for them, for our orchestra and for our community, said Vahn Armstrong, VSO Concertmaster. He won the prestigious Gilmore Young Artist Award in 1999 and also took First Prize in the Lni F Bland Foundation National Piano Competition in 2001. Home - Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia Avery has other passions in addition to music. A Concerto is an orchestral piece that is written to feature an instrumentalist performing in front of the orchestra as a solo. Hear his Improvisations on EO 9066, a multimedia presentation combining elements of film as well as recorded and improvised music, conducted by co-founder and artistic director of Miamis Nu Deco Ensemble, Jacomo Bairos. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Contact: Monica Meyer, Interim Executive DirectorPhone: 757.213.1431Email: mmeyer@virginiasymphony.org. Mr. Few if any works of the orchestra repertoire inspire such fervor as Beethovens Ninth Symphony, but then, it is no ordinary piece of music. 4! As both soloist and conductor he has led concerti and orchestral works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel and Kurt Weill. Details are provided in the invitation. The year 2022 will mark BYOVs 50th Birthday. Gates will open at 6:30 p.m. Wristbands will be required for guests to enter due to venue capacity limitations. During the festival, he has performed in many concerts with various conductors like Michael Rossi, Yuriy Bekker, Joel Smirnoff, David Efron, Stephanie Rhodes, and Steve Gruman.