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It’s the Holiday Season and the VSO is coming ‘round! Join us across Hampton Roads and celebrate the season with holiday hits and beloved festive tunes. #vso #holidays #hamptonroads #orchestra #symphony Get your holiday shopping done early and sip on some tasty brews! 🎁 A Very Merry Musical Market Nov. 18 | Elation Brewing, Norfolk Nov. 19 | Chef’s Market, Newport News Featuring Colin Jacobsen, enjoy wintertime and festive orchestral piece including favorites from The Nutcracker! ❄️ Classical Christmas Dec. 3 | Harrison Opera House, Norfolk Dec. 6 | William & Mary’s Music Arts Center, Williamsburg The Tradition continues! Featuring the VSO Chorus and Soprano Symone Harcum. 🎅🏼 Holiday POPs! Dec. 5 | CNU’s Ferguson Center, Newport News Dec. 18 | Harrison Opera House, Norfolk Dec. 19 | Sandler Center, Virginia Beach All for the little ones Christmas Joys! 🎄 PB&J Family Series: Jingle Bell Jam Dec. 5 | CNU’s Ferguson Center, Newport News Dec. 19 | Sandler Center, Virginia Beach The Great Story Ever Told featuring Karen Abdullah, Jacqueline Echols, Amanda Crider, Matthew White, Edwin Jhamaal Davis, and your VSO Chorus! 📖 Handel’s Messiah Dec. 10 | Regent University Theatre, Virginia Beach Dec. 11 | Harrison Opera House, Norfolk Dec. 12 | First Baptist Church, Newport News Festive and Bold, It’s a Sound to Behold! 🎺 Holiday Brass Dec. 9 | St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg Dec. 10 | Chesapeake Conference Center Dec. 11 | Churchland High School, Portsmouth Dec. 12 | Historic Palace Theatre, Cape Charles Dec. 13 | Attucks Theatre, Norfolk by @vasymphony
Timeless masterworks, vivid artistry, CLASSICS that captivate. Enjoy a season of sweeping sound, bold melodies and enduring beauty. CLASSICS CONCERTS Mahler’s Titan Symphony | September 10 & 13, 2026 Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & Philip Glass’s Lincoln Symphony | September 25 & 27, 2026 Classical Christmas | December 3 & 6, 2026 Handel’s Messiah | December 10-12, 2026 Strauss & Mozart for the New Year | January 15-16, 2027 Verdi’s Requiem | February 19-21, 2027 Grieg’s Piano Concerto | March 5-6, 2027 Brahms’ Double Concerto with Sterling Elliott & Grace Park | April 3-4, 2027 Illustrating Sound | April 16-17, 2027 Grace Park Leads Mozart & Schubert | April 23-25, 2027 #vso #classics #symphony #orchestra #music by @vasymphony
For Your Grammy® Consideration 🎻 Next in our series: Antonín Dvořák’s Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, performed by Gil Shaham with Eric Jacobsen and The Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Premiered in 1883, it overflows with Bohemian folk color and long, singing melodies. Coleridge-Taylor, Dvořák, Stewart “Fluid and imposing.” (The Guardian) “No violinist better suited to make the most of Dvorak’s melodic riches.” (American Record Guide) Best Classical Instrumental Solo Gil Shaham, Eric Jacobsen & The Virginia Symphony Orchestra Best Engineered Album, Classical Engineer: Marlan Barry Producer of the Year, Classical Producer: Marlan Barry Listen, and please consider this recording on your Grammy ballot. 🎧 [Link] #GRAMMYs #ForYourConsideration #FYC #GilShaham #EricJacobsen #VirginiaSymphony #MarlanBarry #Dvorak #ClassicalMusic by @vasymphony
🦈 Only Friendly Sharks here at the Symphony! 🦈 🎶 🎶 🎶 PB&J Family Series: John Williams’ Sounds of Adventure October 25, 2026 | 3PM | Sandler Center, Virginia Beach 🎶 Pre-Show Activities beforehand in the lobby at 2PM (Included with your ticket!) #vso #jaws #johnwilliams #family #shark by @vasymphony
There’s something in the water this weekend…🦈 🎶 🎶 🎶 John Williams & Steven Spielberg: Iconic Film Scores October 23, 2026 | 11AM & 7:30PM | CNU’s Ferguson Center, Newport News October 25, 2026 | 7:30PM | Sandler Center, Virginia Beach 🎶 PB&J Family Series: John Williams’ Sounds of Adventure October 25, 2026 | 3PM | Sandler Center, Virginia Beach #vso #jaws #johnwilliams #spielberg #orchestra by @vasymphony
FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION: Sound of the Sun Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Eric Jacobsen with Branford Marsalis 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗿 𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 The soulful sounds of the saxophone played by multi-GRAMMY-award-winning Branford Marsalis pairs perfectly with the evocative works of British composer Sally Beamish and Mahler. Led by Eric Jacobsen with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, this album delivers the songful melancholy of the Mahler songs, played by Marsalis, combined with the freneticism and imagery of Sally Beamish’s two rarely heard works, brought to a center stage. @ejacobsenmusic @vasymphony @branfordmarsalis #GRAMMYS #FYC #VSO #Branfordmarsalis by @vasymphony
You must choose, but choose wisely... Come celebrate this amazing collaboration of 30 films, and spanning over 50 years in ONE WEEK! John Williams & Steven Spielberg: Iconic Film Scores October 23 | 11AM & 7:30PM | CNU's Ferguson Center, Newport News October 25 | 7:30PM | Sandler Center, Virginia Beach PLUS Enjoy the first PB&J of the season and have fun with the whole family! PB&J Family Series: John Williams' Sounds of Adventure October 25 | 3PM | Sandler Center, Virginia Beach Learn more at virginiasymphony.org #vso #orchestra #indianajones #jurrasicpark #jaws #et #symphony #johnwilliams #spielberg #music #concert #film by @vasymphony
It's never to early to get your holiday shopping done this year! 🎁🎶🎺 Join us in Norfolk and Newport News for A Very Merry Musical Market and enjoy festive live brass ensembles, shopping local, and sipping on tasty brews! Tickets are PAY WHAT YOU CAN, with a suggested donation of $5. A Very Merry Musical Market November 18 | 6-9PM | Elation Brewing, Norfolk @ela@elation.brewing November 19 | 6-9PM | Chef's Market Food Hall & Entertainment Venue, Newport News @chefsmarket757 #vso #orchestra #holiday #brass #shoplocal #brewery #music #festive #merrymarket #newportnews #norfolk by @vasymphony
Not only is it a rare chance to hear true Basset horns in action, but you get to see the amazing VSO Musicians play them! Mozart's Gran Partita Friday, October 16 | 7:30PM | Attucks Theatre, Norfolk Sunday, October 18 | 3PM | William & Mary Music Arts Center, Williamsburg Naima Burrs, conductor Featuring: Rachel Ordaz, piccolo Alex Mayer & George Corbett, oboes Michael Byerly & Eric Just, clarinets Margaret Albrecht & Brian Do, basset horns Laura Leisring & Christy Havens, bassoons Jacob Wilder, Stephen Slater, Avery Staples, & Hirofumi Tanaka, horns Fanny Pointet, violin Sebastian Stöger, cello Christopher White, bass Alexis Colner, harp #vso #bassethorns #music #orchestra #symphony #music #horns #clarinet #granpartita #mozart by @vasymphony
The wind is carrying the amazing Naima Burrs @naimaburrs down to Hampton Roads this weekend to conduct Mozart's Gran Partita! 🎶🌬️ Mozart's Gran Partita Friday, October 16 | 7:30PM | Attucks Theatre, Norfolk Sunday, October 18 | 3PM | William & Mary Music Arts Center, Williamsburg Naima Burrs, conductor Featuring: Rachel Ordaz, piccolo Alex Mayer & George Corbett, oboes Michael Byerly & Eric Just, clarinets Margaret Albrecht & Brian Do, basset horns Laura Leisring & Christy Havens, bassoons Jacob Wilder, Stephen Slater, Avery Staples, & Hirofumi Tanaka, horns Fanny Pointet, violin Sebastian Stöger, cello Christopher White, bass Alexis Colner, harp #vso #mozart #granpartita #woodwind #windsymphony #music #chambermusic #hamptonroads #norfolk #williamsburg by @vasymphony
Hear Gil Shaham and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra bring Curtis Stewart's "F. Harper" to life! The piece is from Stewart's The Famous People, a series of re-compositions based on Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances infused with traditional African American dance forms. This is the second video in our series from Coleridge-Taylor, Dvořák, Stewart, the new album from Gil Shaham, Eric Jacobson, and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra on Canary Classics. Recording Academy members, we respectfully ask for your consideration in these GRAMMY® categories: 🎻 Best Classical Instrumental Solo 🎧 Best Engineered Album, Classical: Marlan Barry 🎙 Producer of the Year, Classical: Marlan Barry Special thanks @theviolinchannel for sharing their interview content! Watch, listen, and consider. #GRAMMYs #ForYourConsideration #GilShaham #VirginiaSymphony #CanaryClassics #worldpremiere by @vasymphony
FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Branford Marsalis Sound Of The Sun Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: Branford Marsalis, Eric Jacobsen & Virginia Symphony Orchestra Symphony No. 2: IV. Urlicht (Arr. for Orchestra and Saxophone by Carl Wilder) ABOUT: The soulful sounds of the saxophone played by multi-GRAMMY-award-winning Branford Marsalis pairs perfectly with the evocative works of British composer Sally Beamish and Mahler. Led by Eric Jacobsen with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, this album delivers the songful melancholy of the Mahler songs, played by Marsalis, combined with the freneticism and imagery of Sally Beamish’s two rarely heard works, brought to a center stage. by @vasymphony

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