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Press Releases 2008-2009 Season

• Louisa Strayhorn to Speak at Women of Power Luncheon
• Let's Go to the Movies!
• VSO Plays for Food
• Treasuring the Arts in Troubled Times by JoAnn Falletta
• Virginia Symphony 09 Season Continues with Famous Verdi Requiem
• We Know How the Orchestra Grew. Do You?
• Hampton Roads to Host Conference of Top Orchestras
• Virginia Symphony Hard Hit by Current Recession
• JoAnn Falletta Appointed to National Council on the Arts
• Lions, Tigers and Symphony, Oh My!
• F. Blair Wimbush Elected Chair of Virginia Symphony Board
• Opening Weekend: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1

• Virginia Symphony Lights Up the Season with Holiday Concerts
• Famous Rhythmic Bolero and Modern Violin Concerto Highlight Concert
• Virginia Symphony Orchestra Performs Glorious Puccini at St. Bede
• C'mon Along to the Community Play Along October 6!
• Avid Computer Gamer and Tennis Player to Perform with Virginia Symphony at Chrysler Hall
• Virginia Symphony Chamber Orchestra Series Premieres September 21
• Virginia Symphony Chamber Orchestra Series Begins September 20
• JoAnn Falletta Renews Contract with Virginia Symphony Orchestra
• Peninsula & Williamsburg Youth Orchestras to Perform with Virginia Symphony
• Virginia Symphony Orchestra Announces 2007-2008 Season

Press Releases 2006-2007 Season

• Concertmaster Vahn Armstrong, Other Principal Players Featured in Chamber Concerts
  
  
• Barnes & Noble at Coliseum Mall Holds Book Fair to Benefit Virginia Symphony
  
  
• World Renowned Composer Coming to Hear VSO Perform her Work
  
  
• VSO Musicians Ratify New Four Year Collective Bargaining Agreement
  
  
• Free Virginia Symphony Concerts Open Cultural Season Labor Day Weekend
  
  
• Catch uniquely American performances in honor of 400th anniversary
  
  
• Mexican Guitarist Pablo Garibay Wins JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition

2006-2007 Season Reviews and News Online

• Orchestra played well but musical arrangement fell short
  The Virginian-Pilot
  October 9, 2006
  
  
• Striking a Chord
  The Virginian-Pilot
  October 8, 2006
  
  
• "Rhapsody" brings out viola's deeper shades
  The Virginian-Pilot
  October 5, 2006
  
  
• Symphony’s concert starts late but is worth the wait
  The Virginian-Pilot
  September 25, 2006
  
  
• The Ferguson Center - Things are Looking Good for the Virginia Symphony
  The Daily Press
  September 12, 2006
  
  
• In debut for season, symphony in top form
  The Virginian-Pilot
  September 11, 2006
  
  
• Consistent quality best selling point
  The Daily Press
  September 3, 2006
  
  
• Symphony Musicians Get Pay Increase
  The Daily Press
  August 31, 2006

2005-2006 Season Reviews and News Online 

• Catch Uniquely American Performances in Honor of 400th Anniversary
  The Daily Press
  May 28, 2006
  
  
• View Your VSO at the outdoor  Chrysler Museum concert last Spring as we celebrated the Jamestown 400th kick-off!
• Clean, Energetic Symphony Performance Proves Uplifting
  The Virginian-Pilot
  May 8, 2006
  
  
• Orchestra Unleashes a Triumphant Performance
  The Virginian-Pilot
  April 24, 2006
  
  
• Virginia Symphony holds its own
  The Daily Press
  February 5, 2006
  
  
• Symphony season honors Jamestown
  The Virginian-Pilot
  January 28, 2006
  
  
• “Requiem Mass” performed as nod to Mozart’s birth Festival captures drama and power of composer’s work
  The Virginian-Pilot
  January 23, 2006
  
  
• David's top 5 in the performing arts
  The Daily Press
  January 15, 2006
  
  
• Concert venue blends orchestra’s sounds well
  The Virginian-Pilot
  January 15, 2006
  
  
• Virginia Symphony, Falletta basking in good news
  The Virginian-Pilot
  December 19, 2005
  
  
• Virginia Symphony's Falletta is up for a Grammy
  The Daily Press
  December 18, 2005
  
  
• Symphony's "Messiah" is remarkable
  The Virginian-Pilot
  December 17, 2005
  
  
• Hailstork Concerto Debuts
  The Daily Press
  November 12, 2005
  
  
• Supporters of the arts honored at Alli Awards
  The Virginian-Pilot
  November 7, 2005
  
  
• Symphony Concert Performs Well
  The Virginian-Pilot
  October 31, 2005
  
  
• Louisiana Philharmonic Members have found a temporary home in Virginia
  The Daily Press
  October 28, 2005
  
  
• Haunted Orchestra spares the chills
  The Daily Press
  October 28, 2005
  
  
• Hurricane Katrina Displaced Performers find a New Home
  The Virginian-Pilot
  October 28, 2005
  
  
• Symphony is at Home at Last on the Peninsula
  The Daily Press
  October 4, 2005
  
  
• Symphony cuts loose to jam at the Granby
  The Virginian-Pilot
  September 29, 2005
  
  
• Soloist backs up image with virtuosity
  The Virginian-Pilot
  September 22, 2005
  
  
• The Gift of Music
  Chesapeake Clipper
  September 11, 2005