Virginia Symphony Orchestra 2018-2019 Season Brochure

Virginia Symphony Orchestra JoAnn Falletta, Music Director

2018-19

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2018-19 SEASON!

One of life’s greatest thrills is to experience live music passionately performed by an extraordinary orchestra in an exceptional concert hall.

We invite you to hear the brilliant artistry of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra as we bring you the music you love and offer you the chance to explore new works. From Beethoven to Broadway, treat yourself to our 98th season of energizing and inspiring music!

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For the Music.

Under the leadership of Grammy Award-winning Music Director JoAnn Falletta, the VSO is one of the finest orchestras in America and is the only full-time professional orchestra in all of Southeastern Virginia.

For the Community and the Future.

We create transformational experiences that last a lifetime. From electrifying mainstage concerts to a variety of educational activities, the VSO positively impacts the lives of more than 100,000 concert goers and 45,000 students and lifelong learners each year. virginiasymphony.org | 757.892.6366

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Meet the artists and discover the orchestra experience from a new perspective during Behind the Notes, a pre-concert talk hosted by Music Director JoAnn Falletta or guest conductor. These casual presentations give you a special look at the music of the day as well as the music-makers themselves. An informative way to learn about the music before your orchestral experience presented one hour before each Classics Concert (excluding Messiah).

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NEWPORT NEWS | NORFOLK | VIRGINIA BEACH

Boléro !

Fri., Oct. 19, 2018 | Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News | 8PM Sat., Oct. 20, 2018 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 8PM Sun., Oct. 21, 2018 | Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, VA Beach | 2:30PM JoAnn Falletta and the VSO return for Ravel’s most famous work, Boléro. This melodic, whimsical work - originally composed as a ballet - is a perfect example of Ravel’s preoccupation with restyling and reinventing dance movements. This program also features the Fourth Piano Concerto by Canadian composer André Mathieu, performed by guest artist Alain Lefèvre, who worked with conductor and composer Gilles Bellemare to reconstruct the composition that was lost for 70 years. At the height of the concert is Poulenc’s most celebrated work, Gloria.

Sandy Cameron

Pictures at an Exhibition

Fri., Sept. 21, 2018 | Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News | 8PM Sat., Sept. 22, 2018 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 8PM Sun., Sept. 23, 2018 | Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, VA Beach | 2:30PM Saunter into a new season with Pictures at an Exhibition. Mussorgsky’s most famous composition, written in just 20 days, is a suite of 10 pieces depicting his tour of a memorial exhibition for his late friend, the painter and architect Victor Hartmann. JoAnn Falletta and the VSO will perform Ravel’s orchestration of this picturesque masterpiece. Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture makes for a triumphant opening to this program before world-class violinist Sandy Cameron takes the stage, for acclaimed film composer Danny Elfman’s Violin Concerto for its first performance in the U.S. by a professional orchestra.

JoAnn Falletta, conductor Sandy Cameron, violin

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Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Danny Elfman: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,“Eleven Eleven” Mussorgsky/arr. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

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JoAnn Falletta, conductor Alain Lefèvre, piano Anna Feucht, soprano Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus Robert Shoup, chorusmaster

Tailleferre: Overture Mathieu: Piano Concerto No. 4 Poulenc: Gloria Ravel: Boléro

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Handel’s Messiah

Fri., Dec. 14, 2018 | First Baptist Church, Warwick Boulevard, Newport News | 8PM Sat., Dec. 15, 2018 | Harrison Opera House, Norfolk | 8PM Join the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and VSO Chorus for the time-honored Christmas tradition of George Frideric Handel’s revered oratorio, Messiah. Get in the spirit of the season with this distinguished performance of Handel’s sacred masterpiece that presents the austere and dramatic narrative of the Messiah. From Isaiah’s prophecies to the Hallelujah Chorus, you will be brought to your feet in the Messiah performance of the season.

Messiah

JoAnn Falletta, conductor Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus Robert Shoup, chorusmaster

Winter Dreams

Fri., Nov. 30, 2018 | Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News | 8PM Sun., Dec. 2, 2018 | Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, VA Beach | 2:30PM “Winter is coming….” Usher in the season with the VSO in a program that pays homage to winter featuring Glazunov’s picturesque Winter from The Seasons. Acclaimed cellist Julian Schwarz returns with Tchaikovsky’s delightful Rococo Variations. The VSO then takes a trip north to Finland for Sibelius’ evocative Fifth Symphony. We close with a rare treat on the concert stage, the climactic Pas de Deux from Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker.

JoAnn Falletta, conductor Glazunov: Winter from The Seasons, Op. 67 Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations for Cello and Orchestra Julian Schwarz, cello Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 Tchaikovsky: Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker

Handel: Messiah

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Beethoven Symphony No. 7

Fri., Jan, 25, 2019 | Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News | 8PM Sat., Jan, 26, 2019 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 8PM Sun., Jan, 27, 2019 | Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, VA Beach | 2:30PM Composed during a health retreat in the Bohemian spa town of Teplice in today’s Czech Republic, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 is one the composer considered to be among his best works. It gained instant popularity for its second movement, Allegretto, which was encored at the premiere in which Beethoven conducted. As a perfect compliment to Beethoven, the VSO is joined by soloist Sirena Huang for Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, one of the most popular and well-loved violin concertos in history.

Thomas Wilkins, conductor Sirena Huang, violin

Rossini: Overture to La Gazza Ladra Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

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NEWPORT NEWS | NORFOLK | VIRGINIA BEACH

A Mozart Celebration

Thurs., Mar. 21, 2019 | Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News | 8PM Sat., Mar. 23, 2019 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 8PM Sun., Mar. 24, 2019 | Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, VA Beach | 2:30PM Guest conductor Scott Yoo, Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Mexico City Philharmonic, takes the helm of this magnificent Mozart program. Symphony No. 39 is the first of a set of three symphonies the last set he composed. Its opening is “so majestic that it so surprised even the coldest, most insensitive listener.” The program opens with the Overture to The Magic Flute before Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, a work that blends symphony with concerto in this small-ensemble masterpiece. With its rich harmonies and incandescent themes, the work has inspired arrangers and composers for centuries. This beautiful piece, the only surviving complete concerto for this combination of instruments, features four principal musicians of the VSO. Scott Yoo, conductor Sherie Aguirre, oboe Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute Michael Byerly, clarinet Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, K. 297b Laura Leisring, bassoon Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543 Jacob Wilder, horn

Jeffrey Biegel

Grieg Piano Concerto

Sat., Mar. 9, 2019 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 8PM Sun., Mar. 10, 2019 | Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, VA Beach | 2:30PM Jeffrey Biegel returns to the VSO for one of the most-loved concertos of all time, Grieg’s Piano Concerto. This concerto is among Grieg’s earliest important works, and the only concerto the composer completed. Written in just a month in the summer of 1944, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 was intended to be “a hymn to free and happy Man, to his mighty powers, his pure and noble spirit.”

This triumphant and electrifying composition has remained one of his most popular works.

JoAnn Falletta, conductor Jeffrey Biegel, piano

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Bantock: Kishmul’s Galley Grieg: Piano Concerto Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5

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Scott Yoo

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FERGUSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS | ALL CONCERTS AT 8PM

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Mahler Symphony No. 2 Resurrection

Fri., Apr. 19, 2019 | Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News | 8PM Sat., Apr. 20, 2019 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 8PM

A Night at the Movies

Fri., Apr. 5, 2019 | Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News | 8PM Sat., Apr. 6, 2019 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 8PM Sun., Apr. 7, 2019 | Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, VA Beach | 2:30PM

The 2018-19 Classics Season comes to a close with one of the greatest symphonies of all time. Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, among his most popular and successful works during his lifetime, demonstrates his vision of beauty in the afterlife and in resurrection. Characteristic of Mahler, the symphony is written for a huge orchestra and runs the gamut of emotions in its contemplation of life and death.

JoAnn Falletta, conductor Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus Robert Shoup, chorusmaster F. Ludwig Diehn Chorale and ODU Concert Choir Dr. Nancy K. Klein, ODU Director of Choirs

Join the VSO for a Night at the Movies! From the composer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Tan Dun’s Pipa Concerto features Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection a first for local audiences. The pipa is a traditional Chinese fourstringed instrument, and soloist Wu Man is one of the world’s leading performers, having worked with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. John Williams’ hauntingly beautiful music from Steven Spielberg’s 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be one of the many film scores featured.

Sarah Hicks, conductor Prokofiev: Suite from Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60 Tan Dun: Pipa Concerto Wu Man, pipa Rota: Romeo and Juliet Suite Rózsa: Hitchcock’s Spellbound John Williams: Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Friday, September 21, 2018 Friday, October 19, 2018 Friday, November 30, 2018 Friday, December 14, 2018

(First Baptist Church, Warwick Blvd, Newport News)

Friday, January 25, 2019 Thursday, March 21, 2019 Friday, April 5, 2019 Friday, April 19, 2019

NORFOLK

CHRYSLER HALL | ALL CONCERTS AT 8PM Saturday, September 22, 2018 Saturday, October 20, 2018 Saturday, December 15, 2018

Saturday, March 9, 2019 Saturday, March 23, 2019 Saturday, April 6, 2019 Saturday, April 20, 2019

(Harrison Opera House)

Saturday, January 26, 2019

VIRGINIA BEACH

SANDLER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ALL CONCERTS AT 2:30PM* Sunday, September 23, 2018 Sunday, October 21, 2018 Sunday, December 2, 2018 Saturday, December 22, 2018

Sunday, January 27, 2019 Sunday, March 10, 2019 Sunday, March 24, 2019 Sunday, April 7, 2019

*Holiday Pops! – 8PM

Package Pricing

Individual Tickets

Box A B C D

Box A B C D

$765* $531 $404 $310 $176

$110* $76 $59 $42 $25

*Box seats are not available at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts. Subscription prices include fees. Individual ticket fees are applied at the time of purchase.

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REGENT UNIVERSITY CLASSICS SERIES Virginia Beach

Latin Flair | Thurs., Nov. 15, 2018 Handel’s MESSIAH | Thurs., Dec. 14, 2018 Beethoven Symphony No.8 | Fri., Feb. 1, 2019 Classics Reborn | Fri., Mar. 15, 2019

Package Pricing A $156 B $90 A $47 B $25

WILLIAMSBURG CLASSICS SERIES Williamsburg

Latin Flair | Sat., Nov. 17, 2018 | CrossWalk Church Holiday Brass | Fri., Dec. 14, 2018 | Saint Bede Catholic Church Beethoven Symphony No.8 | Sat., Feb. 2, 2019 CrossWalk Church Classics Reborn | Sat., Mar. 16, 2019 CrossWalk Church

Package Pricing B $156

Latin Flair

Thursday, November 15, 2018 | Regent University | 8PM Saturday, November 17, 2018 | CrossWalk Church | 8PM Gonzalo Farias, conductor Vahn Armstrong, violin Soro: Tres aires chilenos Piazzolla: Las cuatro estaciones porteñas Falla: El sombrero de tres picos, Suite No. 1 Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes

Individual Tickets

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This 2018-19 series begins with a program of Spanish and South American origins. We’ll hear from a variety of composers hailing from Spain, Chile, and Argentina for a dynamic, colorful program that highlights some familiar and some not-so-familiar works. The lush, whimsical sound of Soro’s Three Chilean Aires will sweep you away. The romantic tangos of Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires featuring Concertmaster Vahn Armstrong will leave your heart racing and toes tapping. Then we dive into de Falla’s Three Cornered Hat Suite No. 1 with its lively characters and drama, followed

by Ginastera’s folkloric and expressive Concert Variations.

C $90

Individual Tickets A $65

B $47

C $25

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Messiah

Handel’s Messiah

Thursday, December 13, 2018 | Regent University | 8PM JoAnn Falletta, conductor Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus Robert Shoup, chorusmaster Handel: Messiah Join the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and VSO Chorus for the time-honored Christmas tradition of George Frideric Handel’s revered oratorio, Messiah. Get in the spirit of the season with this distinguished performance of Handel’s sacred masterpiece that presents the austere and dramatic narrative of the Messiah. From Isaiah’s prophecies to the Hallelujah Chorus, you will be brought to your feet in the Messiah performance of the season.

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Gonzalo Farias

REGENT UNIVERSITY | WILLIAMSBURG

Holiday Brass

Friday, December 14, 2018 Saint Bede Catholic Church | 8PM Gonzalo Farias, conductor The bold sounds of the Virginia Symphony brass section ring in the holidays with a blast!

Experience the festive sounds of the season in a concert filled with wit, virtuosity, and the glorious music of the holidays—featuring the VSO brass and percussion sections in an allnew program. You’ll enjoy music from a variety of styles that have made this concert a new holiday tradition!

Regent Series Sponsor

Beethoven Symphony No. 8

Friday, February 1, 2019 | Regent University | 8PM Saturday. February 2, 2019 | CrossWalk Church | 8PM Gonzalo Farias, conductor George Corbett, English horn David Vonderheide, trumpet Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 Wolf-Ferrari: Concertino for English Horn Copland: Quiet City Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

Classics Reborn

Friday, March 15, 2019 | Regent University | 8PM Saturday, March 16, 2019 | CrossWalk Church | 8PM JoAnn Falletta, conductor Debra Wendells Cross, flute Barbara Chapman, harp Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn Mozart: Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra,

Meet Our New Assistant Conductor Gonzalo Farias Before his appointment as the VSO Assistant Conductor last spring, Mr. Farias held the prestigious Conducting Fellowship position at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under the mentorship of BSO Music Director, Marin Alsop.

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Puccini: Chrysanthemums Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite

This concert is a celebration of innovation, examining works in which each composer borrows classic forms and makes them new. The concert This program is centered around the concept of identity and the risks involved in being true opens with Brahms’ Variations on a Theme of to one’s self. Each composer in this program Haydn - often said to be the first independent struggled with his own secrets. The concert set of variations for orchestra in the history of opens with an overture to Beethoven’s only music. The concert then shifts to Mozart’s lovely opera, Fidelio, in which Leonore must disguiseDavid Beloff Photography Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra, featuring herself as a prison guard to rescue VSO principal musicians Debra Wendells Cross her husband. George Corbett performs the and Barbara Chapman. The second half opens with Concertino for English horn by Italian composer Puccini’s dark-hued, melodic Chrysanthemums. We Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari. Then, Copland’s Quiet close with Stravinsky’s neoclassical masterpiece, City, featuring VSO principal trumpet David Pulcinella. This suite is from a one-act ballet with Vonderheide and English horn George Corbett. original costumes and sets designed by Pablo This piece represents a character from the Picasso.

Shaw play of the same name, who abandons his heritage and dreams in exchange for material wealth and success. The program concludes with Beethoven’s cheerful Symphony No. 8, full of joy despite the composer’s loss of his hearing.

Gonzalo Farias

In 2018, he was one of only 24 conductors of 566 applicants across 78 countries chosen to compete in the internationally celebrated Malko conducting competition with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Farias received the prestigious Bruno Walter Conducting Scholarship at the Cabrillo Music Festival and was named “Emergent Conductor” at the Peninsula Music Festival.

He also attended the Pierre Monteux Festival, where he received the Bernard Osher Scholar Prize. He is a former Music Director of the Joliet Symphony Orchestra and current Associate Conductor of the Occasional Symphony in Baltimore.

Mr. Farias was born in Santiago de Chile, where he began his piano studies at age five.

He earned his bachelor’s degree at the P.C. University of Chile and then continued his graduate studies at the New England Conservatory, University of Illinois and the Peabody Conservatory.

Welcome, Gonzalo!

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Friday, September 14, 2018 | 8PM Thursday, December 20, 2018 | 8PM Friday, January 18, 2019 | 8PM Friday, March 29, 2019 | 8PM

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Box $328 A $251 B $197

C $158 D $ 88

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CHRYSLER HALL | Norfolk Saturday, September 15, 2018 | 8PM Saturday, November 3, 2018 | 8PM Friday, December 21, 2018 | 8PM Saturday, January 19, 2019 | 8PM Thursday, March 28, 2019 | 8PM

Package Pricing Box $433 A $331 B $259

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FAITH -

THE MUSIC OF GEORGE MICHAEL

Friday, September 14, 2018 | 8PM Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News

Saturday, September 15, 2018 | 8PM Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

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Gonzalo Farias, conductor

With more than 115 million records sold world-wide, George Michael secured his place in pop music history long before his untimely death on Christmas Day in 2016. A voice of his generation, his iconic style and high energy songs spanned a 30-year career.

Join the Virginia Symphony Orchestra for a special tribute to this superstar, performing his best hits including “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” “I’m Your Man,” “Faith,” and “Careless Whisper.”

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THE SOUNDS OF SIMON & GARFUNKEL Saturday, November 3, 2018 | 8PM

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Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

Michael Krajewski, conductor AJ Swearingen & Jonathan Beedle, vocals

Theirs was the harmony of a generation. Popular conductor Michael Krajewski returns to the VSO with two outstanding singers and band to lead this tribute, featuring Simon & Garfunkel’s greatest hits: “The Sounds of Silence,” “Scarborough Fair,” “Mrs. Robinson,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “The Boxer,” and many more. This show is sure to leave you Feelin’ Groovy.

Michael Krajewski

GERSHWIN’S RHAPSODY AND MORE! Thursday, March 28, 2019 | 8PM Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

HOLIDAY POPS!

Friday, March 29, 2019 | 8PM Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News

Gonzalo Farias, conductor Kevin Cole, piano

Thursday, December 20, 2018 | 8PM Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News

Friday, December 21, 2018 | 8PM

Kevin Cole

Hailed as “America’s Pianist,” Kevin Cole joins the VSO to pay homage to great American jazz giant George Gershwin! Chicago Tribune raves “When Cole sits down at the piano, you would swear Gershwin himself was at work… Cole stands as the best Gershwin pianist in America today.” Don’t miss this grand finale to an incredible VSO Pops season … featuring “Rhapsody in Blue” and ™ “They Can’t Take That Away From Me.”

Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

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Saturday, December 22, 2018 | 8PM Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach

Robert Shoup, conductor Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Join us for this must-see holiday tradition – Holiday Pops! There’s no better way to lift your spirits than with seasonal songs and traditional carols delivered in full sound and spectacle by the Virginia Symphony, the inspirational voices of Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus and special guests. Led by conductor Robert Shoup, Holiday Pops will have all the magical elements you’ve come to expect – high energy, familiar carols, and lots of holiday warmth! And we’ll even throw in a surprise or two! We can’t wait to celebrate the season together!

BROADWAY A to Z ABBA to LES MIZ! Friday, January 18, 2019 | 8PM Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News

Saturday, January 19, 2019 | 8PM Chrysler Hall, Norfolk

Gonzalo Farias, conductor Alicia Hall Moran, vocalist Nicholas Rodriguez, vocalist

We’re back with the best of Broadway! Your favorite Broadway hits spanning the decades, from Jerome Kern to Comden and Green.

Featuring songs from: Showboat, Les Misérables, Guys and Dolls, The King And I, Peter Pan, Rent, West Side Story, La Cage aux Folles, Cabaret, and The Music Man. These are the songs that you and all Broadway fans around the world want to hear, sung by current stars of Broadway!

Wu Man AJ Swearingen & Jonathan Beedle

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When you bring your children or grandchildren to a family concert with the VSO, not only will you experience the beauty and excitement of live symphonic music, but you’ll also have a lot of fun before it even begins! Starting one hour prior to each concert, the lobby buzzes with music, crafts, and activities designed to enhance the experience for both the young and the young-at-heart. Perfect for ages 3-12.

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Halloween Spooktacular

SAT., oct. 27, 2018 |3:00 PM

Kids and grown ups! Dress up in your favorite Halloween costume and join the VSO for a ghoulish afternoon of monstrous fun! The Orchestra will perform some of the spookiest music ever written. But don’t be afraid – this concert is more TREAT than TRICK! Sponsored by

JINGLE BELL JAM

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Jingle Bell Jam

SAT., DEC. 22, 2018 | 3:00 PM

Santa Claus is coming to town, and he’s stopping by to be a part of the VSO’s ever-popular Jingle Bell Jam! Celebrate the magic of the season with an afternoon that showcases the music of the holidays performed by the best talent in Hampton Roads. You won’t want to miss this holly jolly concert! Get your tickets early– this family favorite is sure to sell out!

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An American in Paris!

SUN., MAR. 31, 2019 | 3:00 PM

The School of Richmond Ballet joins the VSO for a dazzling display of dance! We’ll take a musical promenade through 1920’s Paris with a unique interpretation of one of George Gershwin’s favorite compositions, An American in Paris!

You will be mesmerized by the stunning combination of music and dance.

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Princesses & Pirates

Sun.,May 12,2019|3:00 PM (Mother’s Day)

Ahoy, Mateys! Join the Virginia Symphony Orchestra on a magical journey of orchestral treasures perfect for Princesses and Pirates! This musical adventure awaits young royalty and mariners ready to discover all the excitement of the symphony!

Sing along to well- known songs and movie scores. Come dressed in your best princess or pirate costume and escape to a magical world!

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C elebrate the Season Messiah

Handel’s Messiah

Thurs., Dec. 13, 2018 | Regent University, Virginia Beach | 8PM Fri., Dec. 14, 2018 | First Baptist Church, Newport News | 8PM Sat., Dec. 15, 2018 | Harrison Opera House, Norfolk | 8PM JoAnn Falletta, conductor Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus Robert Shoup, chorusmaster

Richmond Ballet presents

The Nutcracker

Fri., Dec. 7, 2018 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 7PM Sat., Dec. 8, 2018 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 2PM Sat., Dec. 8, 2018 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 7PM Sun., Dec. 9, 2018 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 2PM Tchaikovsky’s brilliant ballet score comes to life for this magical collaboration between Richmond Ballet, The State Ballet of Virginia, and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra! Heralded as “perfect”

by The New York Times, Stoner Winslett’s The Nutcracker returns to Chrysler Hall for the 6th consecutive year. From a battle beneath the branches of a mystical Christmas tree, to a winter white forest, and then off to a far-off kingdom of delectable sweets, this dazzling production is sure to bring joy to everyone’s December. Tickets start at $25. To purchase, go to Ticketmaster.com, call 800.745.3000, or visit the Scope Arena Box office.

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Join the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and VSO Chorus for the time-honored Christmas tradition of George Frideric Handel’s revered oratorio, Messiah. Get in the spirit of the season with this distinguished performance of Handel’s sacred masterpiece that presents the austere and dramatic narrative of the Messiah. From Isaiah’s prophecies to the Hallelujah Chorus, you will be brought to your feet in the Messiah performance of the season.

Holiday Brass

Wed. Dec. 12, 2018 | Chesapeake Conference Center | 7PM Fri, Dec. 14, 2018 | Saint Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg | 8PM Gonzalo Farias, conductor The bold sounds of the Virginia Symphony brass section ring in the holidays with a blast!

Experience the festive sounds of the season in a concert filled with wit, virtuosity, and the glorious music of the holidays—featuring the VSO brass and percussion sections in an all-new program.

You’ll enjoy music from a variety of styles that have made this concert a new holiday tradition!

HOLIDAY POPS!

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Thurs., Dec. 20, 2018 | Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News | 8PM Fri., Dec. 21, 2018 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 8PM Sat., Dec. 22, 2018 | Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach | 8PM Robert Shoup, conductor Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus

HOLIDAY BRASS

Join us for this must-see holiday tradition – Holiday Pops! There’s no better way to lift your spirits than with seasonal songs and traditional carols delivered in full sound and spectacle by the Virginia Symphony, the inspirational voices of Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus and special guests. Holiday Pops will have all the magical elements you’ve come to expect – high energy, familiar carols and lots of holiday warmth! And we’ll even throw in a surprise or two! We can’t wait to celebrate the season together!

David Beloff

JINGLE BELL JAM

Jingle Bell Jam

Sat., Dec. 22, 2018 Sandler Center for the Performing Arts,Virginia Beach | 3PM Santa Claus is coming to town, and he’s stopping by to be a part of the VSO’s ever-popular Jingle Bell Jam! Celebrate the magic of the season with an afternoon that showcases the music of the holidays performed by the best talent in Hampton Roads. You won’t want to miss this holly jolly concert! Get your tickets early– this family favorite is sure to sell out!

Have a lot of fun before the show begins! Starting one hour prior to the concert, the lobby buzzes with music, crafts, and activities designed to enhance the experience for both the young and the young-at-heart. Perfect for ages 3-12.

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PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION | Fri., Sept. 21, 2018 BOLÉRO | Fri., Oct. 19, 2018 WINTER DREAMS | Fri., Nov. 30, 2018 HANDEL’S MESSIAH | Fri., Dec. 14, 2018* *First Baptist Church (Warwick Blvd), Newport News BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 7 | Fri., Jan. 25, 2019 A MOZART CELEBRATION | Thurs., Mar. 21, 2019 A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES | Fri., Apr. 5, 2019 MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 2 | Fri., Apr.19, 2019 FAITH - THE MUSIC OF GEORGE MICHAEL

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DRESS CIRCLE

GRAND TIER

BROADWAY A to Z… ABBA to LES MIZ!™

Fri., Jan. 18, 2019

PARTERRE

Fri., Mar. 29, 2019

LATIN FLAIR

Fri., Dec. 14, 2018 | Saint Bede Catholic Church BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 8

Sat., Feb. 2, 2019 | CrossWalk Church CLASSICS REBORN 16

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Sat., Mar. 16, 2019 | CrossWalk Church

$110 $76 $59 $42 $25

For more detailed concert information, refer to pages 4-7.

WILLIAMSBURG CrossWalk Community Church

Saint Bede Catholic Church

STAGE B

B

A

A C

C

Box $328 A $251 B $197 C $158 D $88

Box A B C D

$100 $76 $59 $42 $25

For more detailed concert information, refer to pages 10-11.

ORCHESTRA

Sat., Nov. 17, 2018 | CrossWalk Church HOLIDAY BRASS

Box A B C D

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Ferguson Center POPS!

GERSHWIN’S RHAPSODY AND MORE!

CLASSICS | 8PM

Box $765 A $531 B $404 C $310 D $176

ORCHESTRA

Fri., Sept. 14, 2018 HOLIDAY POPS! | Thurs., Dec. 20, 2018

WILLIAMSBURG PERFORMANCES

Package Pricing Individual Tickets

Ferguson Center

Package Pricing Individual Tickets A B C

$221 $156 $90

A B C

$65 $47 $25

For more detailed concert information, refer to pages 8-9.

Entrance

Artists, programs, dates, prices, and locations subject to change.

NORFOLK PERFORMANCES

NORFOLK Chrysler Hall

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION | Sat., Sept. 22, 2018 CLASSICS CHRYSLER HALL | 8PM BOLÉRO | Sat., Oct. 20, 2018 HANDEL’S MESSIAH | Sat., Dec. 15, 2018* *Harrison Opera House, Norfolk BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 7 | Sat., Jan. 25, 2019 GRIEG PIANO CONCERTO | Sat., Mar. 9, 2019 A MOZART CELEBRATION | Sat., Mar. 23, 2019 A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES | Sat., Apr. 6, 2019 MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 2 | Sat., Apr. 20, 2019

BALCONY

Box $765 A $531 B $404 C $310 D $176

CHRYSLER HALL | 8PM

Box A B C D

$110 $76 $59 $42 $25

For more detailed concert information, refer to pages 4-7.

STAGE

NORFOLK Chrysler Hall BALCONY

POPS!

Package Pricing Individual Tickets

FAITH - THE MUSIC OF GEORGE MICHAEL

Package Pricing Individual Tickets Box $433 A $331 B $259 C $208 D $114

Sat., Sept. 15, 2018

THE SOUNDS OF SIMON & GARFUNKEL

Sat., Nov. 3, 2018 HOLIDAY POPS! | Fri., Dec. 21, 2018

BROADWAY A to Z… ABBA to LES MIZ!™

Box A B C D

$100 $76 $59 $42 $25

For more detailed concert information, refer to pages 10-11.

Sat., Jan. 19, 2019

GERSHWIN’S RHAPSODY AND MORE!

Thurs., Mar. 28, 2019

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VIRGINIA BEACH PERFORMANCES CLASSICS

SANDLER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | 2:30PM

PB&J FAMILY SERIES

SANDLER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | 3:00PM

VIRGINIA BEACH

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION | Sun., Sept. 23, 2018 Sandler Center BOLÉRO | Sun., Oct. 21, 2018 WINTER DREAMS | Sun., Dec. 2, 2018 HOLIDAY POPS! | Sat., Dec. 22, 2018 | 8PM BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 7 | Sun., Jan. 27, 2019 GRIEG PIANO CONCERTO | Sun., Mar. 10, 2019 A MOZART CELEBRATION | Sun., Mar. 24, 2019 A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES | Sun., Apr. 7, 2019 HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR | Sat., Oct. 27, 2018 JINGLE BELL JAM | Sat., Dec. 22, 2018 AN AMERICAN IN PARIS! | Sun., Mar. 31, 2019 PRINCESSES & PIRATES | Sun., May 12, 2019

Package Pricing Individual Tickets BALCONY

MEZZANINE

UPPER ORCHESTRA

A B C D

$531 $404 $310 $176

A B C D

$76 $59 $42 $25

For more detailed concert information, refer to pages 4-7.

ORCHESTRA

Sandler Center

Package Pricing Kids - $50 Adults - $67

Balcony

Individual Tickets Kids - $12 Adults - $17

Mezzanine Upper Orchestra

For more detailed concert information, refer to pages 12-13.

Orchestra

Stage

VIRGINIA BEACH

CLASSICS

REGENT UNIVERSITY | 8:00PM

LATIN FLAIR | Thurs., Nov. 15, 2018

HANDEL’S MESSIAH | Thurs., Dec. 13, 2018 BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO.8 | Fri., Feb. 1, 2019 CLASSICS REBORN | Fri., Mar. 15, 2019

Regent University BALCONY

BOX

Package Pricing Individual Tickets A B

$156 $90

A B

$47 $25

For more detailed concert information, refer to page 8-9.

ORCHESTRA

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T hank Y ou The Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s world-class performances and impactful educational programs are made possible in part by our generous sponsors. Their support enables us to hire and retain the best musicians, bring incredible guest artists to the stage, and keep ticket prices affordable. Additionally, they support a variety of

Sponsors!

education and community engagement programs that encourage people of all ages to learn about and participate in live music. This listing reflects support received June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018.

A complete list of our wonderful sponsors, partners, and funders is available on our website.

The Stradivarius Society ($25,000+)

JoAnn Falletta ($10,000) and Crescendo Societies ($15,000)

The Camp Foundation

Fannie, Milton, and Leslie Friedman Family Foundation

Treble ($3,000) and Symphony Societies ($5,000)

Ruth Camp and Henry Campbell Foundation

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT:

Franklin Southampton Charities

Gwathney Memorial Trust

The Pruden Foundation

Rouse-Bottom Foundation

Shearwater Foundation, inc

Virginia Humanities

The VSO is partially sponsored by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support has been received by the following cities and/or their

Arts and Humanities Commissions in the 2017-18 and/or 2018-19 seasons: Chesapeake, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, and York County.

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