ANNOUNCEMENT
Welcome to The Richmond Symphony School of Music
FOUNDED IN THE SUMMER OF 2020, the Richmond Symphony School of Music (RSSoM) is now in operation as a virtual music school open to the public. Together, we aspire to provide a broad range of programming to Central Virginia, the Commonwealth, and beyond, and to establish the foundation upon which a brick-and-mortar community music school will be established in the future.
During our first year, over 400 students attended more than a dozen offerings: digital ensemble classes based on our pre-COVID youth orchestras; precollege chamber music, music theory, and composition classes; and evening classes for adults — with a vision for more in the future. As a virtual music school, we utilize videoconferencing software and an array of both digital and traditional resources to supplement instruction and exploration, and to facilitate real-time lessons and classes.
A diverse and dedicated team of musicians, students, teachers, parents, administrators, and music education professionals representing our region’s leaders in the field continue to develop our plans for growth in 2021 and beyond.
Our sincere hope and dream is that RSSoM will grow to take its place among Richmond’s many fine institutions as a hub of a spectrum of activities, where music education is accessible to all and where all styles and traditions of music are valued, respected, and pursued with dedication, passion, and love: "changing lives through the power of music."
The Richmond Symphony is pleased to announce that Hae Lee has been selected as the new Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) Conductor, performing three concerts with RSYO each season. His work with the Richmond Symphony School of Music will also include two series of Discovery concerts per season, one in the fall and one in the spring.Â
This role is in addition to Lee being named Associate Conductor and Jack and Mary Ann Frable Associate Conductor Chair of the Richmond Symphony. Lee will be joining the artistic team beginning in July in preparation for the 2024–25 season and you can meet him at the season finale performances of Verdi’s Requiem on June 1 and June 2.
“I am so excited to be a part of this wonderful Richmond family,” said Hae Lee. “I not only loved the fantastic sound of the orchestra when I visited, but also the warm and welcoming atmosphere. I enjoyed working with the talented young musicians of the Youth Orchestra as well. I am looking forward to working with the wonderful Valentina Peleggi and everyone else in this community.”
A Korean conductor, Hae Lee was the 2nd prize winner of the Kussewitzky Conducting Competition and the Finalist of the Besançon Conducting Competition. Lee has worked with conductors around the world, including Finland, Italy, South Korea, France, and Germany as well as throughout the United States. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Conducting from the Korea National University of Arts and he holds his Master of Music from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.
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Meet Camerata Strings! Conducted by Melissa Jones, Orchestra Director at the Collegiate School, Camerata is the intermediate-level string ensemble of the Youth Orchestra Program. In this ensemble, students learn proper rehearsal etiquette, how to make music as an ensemble, and take seating auditions regularly. Students’ skills are challenged with increasingly difficult repertoire and attention to phrasing, bowings, dynamics and articulations.
BE PART OF IT and audition for Camerata! Auditions will take place on Saturday, June 8 at Virginia Commonwealth University. Camerata will have openings in all four string sections. Visit the link in our bio to secure your audition slot today!
Photos by James H Loving Photography (@jamesloving).
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Meet String Sinfonietta! Sinfonietta is the entry-level string ensemble of the Youth Orchestra Program. Unlike the other ensembles in the YOP, there is no audition requirement for Sinfonietta. Sinfonietta is conducted by Matt Wilson, strings teacher in Richmond Public Schools 🎻
BE PART OF IT and join Sinfonietta for our upcoming 2024–2025 season! Visit the link in our bio to sign up and secure your spot today.
Photos by James H Loving Photography (@jamesloving).
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Happy #ThrowbackThursday! Maggie Walker musicians—do you recognize the violinist on the left in this photo from 2006?! 👀 From left to right: RSYO alumni Allison Barnes, Erin Hobson, and Esther McMahon 🎶
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We’re student musicians, of course we love playing in the Youth Orchestra Program! 🤩🎻🎺🎶
Sign up for your audition for the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program today! Auditions will take place on Saturday, June 8 at Virginia Commonwealth University. Visit the link in our bio to secure your spot!
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BE PART OF IT! Sign up for your audition for the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program today! Auditions will take place on Saturday, June 8 at Virginia Commonwealth University. Visit the link in our bio to secure your spot!
Photos by James H Loving Photography (@jamesloving).
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📣📣 LOCAL MUSIC EDUCATORS! In celebration of “Music in Our Schools Month,” the Richmond Symphony, Richmond Symphony School of Music, and VCUarts Music join together in gratitude for our local music educators! You still have time to redeem your FREE tickets!
🎶 Enjoy two (2) complimentary concert tickets to a Richmond Symphony performance on Saturday night, April 6, 2024! Guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto takes us through a jazzy musical postcard with a program of the Americas. A special highlight includes a performance commemorating the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s An American in Paris!
🎶 Thank you for all YOU do - “Changing lives through the power of music!” 🖇️ Link in bio to request this special offer! Ticket requests close on March 25 at 5:00 pm. @rvasymphony @richmondsymphonysom @vcuartsmusic
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As a reminder, YCO will meet at a different time and location starting TODAY, 3/18/24. Please see your most recent weekly email for more information. See you soon!
This reminder is only for students in YCO. All other ensembles will continue to meet at the same time and location.
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This season’s cohort for RSSoM’s Future Music Educators Symposium (FMES) is all smiles on Wednesday evenings! In partnership with VCUarts Music—and led by their Director of Music Education, Dr. Sandy Goldie—selected high school juniors and seniors participate in 8 weeks of online workshops and classes where their own hands-on teaching encounters are supported virtually by invited guest speakers, clinicians, and mentors. This year’s cohort of 14 welcomes students from across Virginia and our first-ever out-of-state students from Las Vegas!
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Our students in Youth Community Strings have been hard at work learning how to play the violin! After three successful performances in the fall, they are excited for tomorrow’s performance for family and friends, where they will play Tango de String Crossing, Jungle Bossa Nova, and more 🎻🎶🌟
Mark your calendar now! Youth Community Strings will appear in their first public performance at the Richmond Symphony’s Big Tent concert on Saturday, May 25 at Hickory Hill Community Center.
Photos from their October performance by James H Loving Photography (@jamesloving).
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We’re so excited to welcome winds, brass, and percussion for RSYO’s next concert TONIGHT on Saturday, March 2 at 7:00 pm! This concert will take place in the Carpenter Theatre and will feature works for full orchestra by Coleridge-Taylor and Rimsky-Korsakov. Admission is free; no ticket required. See you there!
Photos by James H Loving Photography (@jamesloving).
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📣📣 LOCAL MUSIC EDUCATORS! In celebration of “Music in Our Schools Month”, the Richmond Symphony, Richmond Symphony School of Music, and VCUarts Music join together in gratitude for our local music educators!
🎶 Enjoy two (2) complimentary concert tickets to a Richmond Symphony performance on Saturday night, April 6, 2024! Guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto takes us through a jazzy musical postcard with a program of the Americas. A special highlight includes a performance commemorating the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s An American in Paris!Â
🎶 Thank you for all YOU do - “Changing lives through the power of music!” 🖇️ Link in bio to request this special offer! @rvasymphony @richmondsymphonysom @vcuartsmusic
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RICHMOND SYMPHONY VISION STATEMENT:
We change lives through the power of music.
RICHMOND SYMPHONY MISSION STATEMENT:
The Richmond Symphony performs,
teaches, and champions music to inspire and
unite our communities.
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