Symphonicity

FRIDAY FLASHBACK for this 2026 Juneteenth! We were honored to perform for the City of Virginia Beach's African American Music Month in 2024! Such amazing talent, stories and tributes were shared with our community.

African American Music Month 2024 was celebrated in Virginia Beach at Mount Trashmore with a special concert, sponsored in part by the Princess Anne County Training School Union, Kempsville High School Alumni and Friends, the Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs Department, the Virginia Beach History Museums, the City of Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation, and the Virginia African American Cultural Center. Special guest artists included the Symphonicity orchestra, Bobby BlackHat and his band, Akeylah Simone and her band, celebrated composer Dr. Adolphus Hailstork and special guest emcees, Elisha "Cadillac" Harris and Clarence F. Nelson, Jr.

Please join us in honoring a dear Symphonicity patron, Janet Kriner! In addition to celebrating her milestone 90th birthday this month (!), she was also recognized by AFM Local 125 as the Arts Supporter of the Year!

As many know, she was former principal cello of the Virginia Symphony, member of the Feldman Quartet and very active in our music community as a board member, teacher, patron and arts advocate. Her legacy is rich and deep with generations impacted by her talent and dedication. We are honored when she attends our rehearsals or concerts as she truly inspires us to be our best! We extend our sincere congratulations and respect! 🎉

Symphonicity fans! Tune into WHRO Classical FM 90.3 tonight no-later-than 9:20pm with Raymond Jones to hear us! What recording will you hear? Well...you'll have to listen to find out! But we assure you it's significant! 🔈🔉🔊

To listen online: https://mediaplayer.whro.org/station/whro

What a finale to our Voices of America Season at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts! Multiple standing ovations! 8 special guests! Mandolin, jazz saxophone, trumpet and English horn in the dark, and a Hoedown! Thank you to our guest artist, Jeff Midkiff on mandolin, plus The Doorway Singers in the surprise, and our very own Robyn Card, Rena Long and Stephanie Sanders out front! If you were there, then you know it was one to remember! Thank you all!

Join us tonight at 10PM (ET) on WHRO 90.3 Classical FM to celebrate the 85th birthday of renown composer Adolphus Hailstork who resides here in Hampton Roads! Raymond Jones will feature our recorded 30-minute performance of Dr. Hailstork's "Earthrise" with our orchestra, the Symphonicity Chorus and singers from the Old Dominion University F. Ludwig Diehn School of Music.

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