Music at Hardywood 2 - 22/23
2022-11-17 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond, 2408-2410 Ownby Lane, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
The Richmond Symphony returns to Hardywood for chamber classics, craft beer, pizza, and fun.

Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Fall Concert
2022-11-18 19:30 - 20:30 | W.E. Singleton Center (VCU), 922 Park Ave, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
Experience Richmond’s up-and-coming musical talent at the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra’s fall concert. This concert is free, no ticket required.
Singleton Center – VCU
922 Park Ave
Richmond, VA 23220

Let It Snow! 2022
2022-11-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
It’s Richmond’s favorite holiday music tradition – back again on Thanksgiving weekend by popular demand! Celebrate the season with family and friends with your Richmond Symphony at the Carpenter Theatre. Carols, classics, and sparkling holiday favorites!
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Cocoa with Jack Frost, the Snow Queen, & Santa
2022-11-27 13:30 - 14:45 | Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse, 612 East Grace Street , Richmond, 23219
As the seasons change, there’s a nip in the air! It must be Jack Frost and the Snow Queen arriving in Richmond! Families, you’re cordially invited to join these delightful mischief makers before the Sunday Let It Snow concert, for a truly blustery afternoon of delicious brunch offerings, winter-inspired treats, cookie decorating, crafts, games, songs, and more. Santa Claus will also make an appearance, and your ticket to this special pre-concert event includes time to visit with and snap a photo with Father Christmas himself! Start a new holiday tradition in 2022!
This event takes place in the Gottwald Playhouse (also in the Dominion Energy Center) right before the Let It Snow concert. The perfect way to get in the spirit and a treat for all ages!
Groups of 4+ save 10%. Let It Snow concert tickets must be purchased separately.

Let It Snow! 2022
2022-11-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
It’s Richmond’s favorite holiday music tradition – back again on Thanksgiving weekend by popular demand! Celebrate the season with family and friends with your Richmond Symphony at the Carpenter Theatre. Carols, classics, and sparkling holiday favorites!
Plus, on Sunday only, families start a brand-new holiday tradition: Cocoa and Cookies with Jack Frost &, Snow Queen, and Santa Claus, too! This pre-concert event featuring brunch offerings, winter-inspired treats, cookie decorating, crafts, games, songs, character appearances, Santa photos, and more! Add tickets to this pre-concert event after selecting your Let It Snow concert tickets!

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Handel's Messiah
2022-12-02 19:30 - 22:05 | River Road Church, Baptist, 8000 River Rd., Richmond, VA, 23229, United States
The greatest story ever told. The most majestic music ever conceived. Be there for the return of Handel’s Messiah with the Richmond Symphony and Richmond Symphony Chorus.
VENUE:
River Road Church, Baptist
8000 River Rd
Richmond, VA 23229
maps and directions
This concert has 2 general admission sections, the floor level and the balcony level. The main floor has pew seating. The balcony has folding chairs and can only be accessed by steps.
Messiah Program Notes
Guest Artist Bios:
Keely Bosworth Borland, Soprano:
Praised for her ‘magnificent, expressive soprano sound’ and ‘requisite emotion, physically as well as vocally’ (ShowBizRadio), Keely Bosworth Borland is thrilled to be making her Richmond Symphony Orchestra debut in Handel’s Messiah. She most recently performed in the Chorus (Edith Cover) in Virginia Opera’s The Pirates of Penzance. In the 2021/2022 season, Ms. Borland performed as Due Donne/Le nozze di Figaro with Virginia Opera and Soprano Soloist in Handel’s Messiah with Central VA Masterworks Chorale. During the pandemic, Ms. Borland supplemented her time with virtual musicals including Kathy Seldon/Singin’ in the Rain, Fiona MacLaren/Brigadoon, Carrie/Carousel, Anne Egerman/A Little Night Music, and Hodel/Fiddler on the Roof. Career highlights include Fiona MacLaren/Brigadoon (RMT), Gianetta/The Gondoliers (VLOC), Rapunzel/Into the Woods (St. Petersburg Opera), First Lady/The Magic Flute (Fargo-Moorhead Opera), Gretel/Hansel and Gretel (Opera Louisiane) as well as Soprano Soloist in Baltimore Choral Arts Society’s presentation of David Lang’s the little match girl passion, Haydn’s Die Schöpfung with Choralis, and Vivaldi’s Gloria & Handel’s Messiah, with the Westmoreland Choral Society. Ms. Borland has been a Young Artist with St. Petersburg Opera, Fargo-Moorhead Opera, Charlottesville Opera, as well as a Professional Artist at the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, SongFest, and Opera Naples’ inaugural Renata Scotto Opera Program. A resident of Richmond, Ms. Borland is an Adjunct Voice Professor at Randolph-Macon College and works in the Film/TV industry, most notable projects include The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Dopesick, White House Plumbers, and Swagger. She is currently converting a Retired Air Force bus into a unique tiny home wheels (@WRENNAbus). www.KeelyBosworthBorland.com
Brenda Patterson, Mezzo-Soprano:
Described as “a voice you want to hear and, even more, an artist you want to follow” (-New York Times), mezzo-soprano Brenda Patterson has been at the forefront of innovation in operatic and concert performance for over 20 years, recognized as much for her artistic bravery as for the beauty and warmth of her voice. A graduate of The Juilliard School (where she was awarded the Taranow Prize in Voice and was the Winner of the Alice Tully Vocal Arts Debut Recital Competition), Brenda was in the Ensemble of the Hamburg State Opera for many years before continuing to La Scala in Milan and the Metropolitan Opera, where she was a Principal Artist for seven seasons, and at Opera Colorado, Glimmerglass Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, New Orleans Opera, and Florida Grand Opera, among many others. Brenda has performed most of the major lyric mezzo operatic roles, has premiered over 30 vocal works, and has sung regularly as an oratorio soloist with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, with St. Thomas Church 5th Avenue in New York, and the Handel & Haydn Society in Boston. Patterson is on Voice Faculty at the University of Virginia, and is a co-founder of the pioneering, ensemble-based Victory Hall Opera in Charlottesville, VA, now entering its 8th Season (“the future of the field”; “continuing to push boundaries” – Washington Post).
William Ferguson, Tenor:
A native of Richmond, Virginia, tenor William Ferguson has performed with The Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Australia, New York City Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Central City Opera, The Dallas Opera, Opéra Festival de Quebec, Opera Omaha, Opera Memphis, Virginia Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Palau de les Arts Reina Sophia in Valencia, Spain, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Sicily, and Salzburger Landestheater in Austria. In roles including Candide, Caliban (Tempest), Truffaldino (Love for Three Oranges), Jupiter (Semele), Male Chorus (Rape of Lucretia), George (Our Town), Mr. Snow (Carousel), Eisenstein (Fledermaus), and Louis Ironson (Angels in America). He holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from The Juilliard School.
A passionate concert and recital performer, Ferguson has appeared with the symphony orchestras of the BBC, Boston, City of Birmingham, Handel & Haydn Society, Houston, Milwaukee, Mostly Mozart Festival, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, as well as Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the National Symphony, the American Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, and Radio Filharmonisch Orkest (Netherlands) among others; all in repertoire including Handel’s Messiah, more than 50 Bach Cantatas as well as Christmas Oratorio, B-Minor Mass, St. Matthew and St. John Passions; Britten’s War Requiem, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Mozart’s Requiem, and Orff’s Carmina Burana. Additional concerts include Bard Music Festival, Marilyn Horne Foundation, Marlboro Music, New York Festival of Song, and Young Concert Artists. Awards include the Alice Tully Debut Recital Award and First Place in the Oratorio Society of New York Competition.
James McClure, Baritone:
James McClure, baritone, is a native of Charlotte, NC and is a local artist currently residing in Richmond, VA. He received his Bachelor of Music from Appalachian State University and Master of Music from UNC-Greensboro. James has performed in many locales in this Richmond area, such as Capital Opera, Virginia Opera, and many church venues. Although classically trained, James can perform in my musical and he enjoys a great karaoke night out. James is also a classical Double Bass player and performed professionally through college with local Orchestras in North Carolina. He is a staff singer at St. Paul’s Episcopal and Sings in the Compline sanctuary choir with St Stephen Episcopal Church as well. He was a guest artist with Brevard Chamber Orchestra and the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra. Some of his most memorable roles include Lord Chancellor in Iolanthe, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Le Marquis in Dialogues de Carmelites, Gianni Schicchi in Gianni Schicchi, and Germont in La Traviata and many more. Recently, James joined the University of Richmond voice faculty in August 2021, and has thoroughly enjoyed teaching young singers. This performance will be a first-time collaboration with the Richmond Symphony.

Holiday Brass 2022
2022-12-03 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Christopher’s School, 6010 Fergusson Rd, Richmond, VA, 23226, United States
Deck the halls – with Holiday Brass! A shimmering celebration of holiday hits for the whole family, and right in your neighborhood!

Holiday Brass 2022
2022-12-04 15:00 - 16:30 | Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College, 204 Henry Street, Ashland, VA, 23005, United States

The Nutcracker
2022-12-09 19:00 - 22:00, 2022-12-10 14:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-10 19:00 - 22:00, 2022-12-11 13:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-11 17:30 - 20:30, 2022-12-16 19:00 - 22:00, 2022-12-17 14:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-17 19:00 - 22:00 and 7 more dates | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Brand new scenery designed by Alain Vaës, a new Chinese dance choreographed by Ma Cong, and refreshed costumes make their much-anticipated debut this December. While these stunning designs will delight with their vibrant colors and fantastical imagery, they extend from the same storybook vision for which Stoner Winslett’s production is so beloved. Don’t miss your chance to experience this next magical evolution to The Nutcracker this holiday season!
Tickets start at $25. Visit RichmondBallet.com or call the Richmond Ballet Box Office at 804.344.0906 x224.

Butcher Brown with the Richmond Symphony
2023-01-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Butcher Brown hears the history of jazz. Then fuses it with funk, hip-hop, rap, rock, soul, and now the sound of the Richmond Symphony. Experience Richmond’s own progressive jazz masters, with internationally acclaimed recordings made here in RVA at Jellowstone Studios.

Celebrate MLK 2023
2023-01-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education
This concert for all generations celebrates the inspiring message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through an uplifting and diverse repertoire featuring spirituals, hymns and other stirring compositions by Black artists of the past and present, with an emphasis on Virginia voices.
The concert will start with a special welcome from the Black History Museum of Virginia’s Board President, Dr. Monroe E. Harris, Jr. The fantastic Brown Ballerinas for Change, a local social justice organization formed to increase participation of underrepresented populations in ballet, will perform during the concert. Isaac Wilson, a talented member of the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program, will be a featured violin soloist. Living Virginian composers Adolphus Hailstork and Damien Geter (current Richmond Symphony Composer-in-Residence) complete the program with selections from their canon.
The program includes:
Adolphus Hailstork, Fanfare On Amazing Grace
Price, Dances In The Canbrakes
Jessie Montgomery, Starburst
Coleridge-Taylor, Ballade
Vivaldi, Violin Concerto In G Minor
Damien Geter, I Said What I Said
Walker, Lyric For Strings
Adolphus Hailstork, Three Spirituals
Adolphus Hailstork, Epitaph For A Man Who Dreamed (In Memoriam: Martin Luther King, Jr 1929-1968)
Johnson, Lift Every Voice And Sing

Suites for Strings
2023-01-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education
Valentina Peleggi leads the sumptuous strings of the Richmond Symphony in three poetic works by Marion Bauer, Steven Snowden, and Christopher Theofanidis. Plus, the gripping Divertimento of Bartók, composed in 1939 and anticipating the world’s immediate future.

Suites for Strings
2023-01-21 19:30 - 22:00 | St. Christopher’s School, 6010 Fergusson Rd, Richmond, VA, 23226, United States

Suites for Strings
2023-01-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College, 204 Henry Street, Ashland, VA, 23005, United States

Scheherazade
2023-01-28 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-01-29 15:00 - 17:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
It beguiles and seduces. Sensuous, exotic. Scheherazade is a spectacular showpiece to display the astounding virtuosity of the Richmond Symphony under Valentina Peleggi. These concerts also feature Vaughan Williams’ sumptuous Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis. And with cellist Inbal Segev, a lyrical concerto by Anna Clyne, DANCE.

Sponsored By: Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship
