Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra

Back by popular demand, this special outdoor concert will feature an LSO chamber ensemble, performing light classical and popular selections, hosted by Maestro David Glover. Tickets include individually-packaged hors d’oeuvres, beverages, and top-quality live music. Dress is casual, with tables and chairs provided. Guest should plan to arrive between 6:30 and 6:45pm. Tickets are $75 each/$150 per couple. A limited number of special reserved tables are available for $500 and seat up to six. Purch

Outdoor concert at Schewel Hall, University of Lynchburg campus on College Street.

The LSO celebrates homegrown talent with this spectacular concert, featuring the virtuosic violin playing of Lynchburg native Emily Rist Glover, wife of our current Music Director, David Glover and a violinist with the North Carolina Symphony. In addition, the stars of tomorrow will appear as the Lynchburg Symphony Youth Orchestra joins the LSO in a special side-by-side performance. Also performing will be Lynchburg-based composer and pianist, Susan Morris, premiering new orchestral arrangements

Celebrate the opening of our 40th season in style with a concert celebrating our orchestra’s roots.  40 years ago, the LSO began its first season with Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, narrated by Senator John Warner.  Now 40 years later, we once again open our season with this piece, narrated by Astronaut Leland Melvin.  The program also includes Dances in the Canebreaks by Florence Price and concludes with one of maestro Glover’s favorite works, the second symphony of Johannes Brahms. LSO Big

Rejoice in the season with the LSO’s Happy Holidays concert.  There’s snow other place than the LSO to kick off your holiday season in the right mood with favorite carols, familiar traditions, and festive tunes. Join us and our special guest vocalists for a family friendly and uplifting evening of holiday favorites. LSO Celebrates 40 Years

A favorite Lynchburg tradition, the 4th annual LSO holiday concert features guest musicians and vocalists, who will join the symphony to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year. Well known carols, comforting holiday traditions, and spectacular orchestral arrangements combine to create a joyous event for the whole family. Photo courtesy of Property One Photography Lynchburg’s Finest

Party with the LSO’s Big Band on Valentine’s Weekend.  Join in the dancing, singing, and overall merriment at the Virginian Hotel with swing music and great food. TICKETS ARE ALMOST SOLD OUT!  Purchase yours today by calling the LSO office at 434-845-6604 or email [email protected] Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony

712 Church Street, Lynchburg 24504 * SOLD OUT ! * Join us for a night of swingin’ music, featuring the LSO’s own big band. Come for a special dinner and stay for dancing. Have a romantic Valentine’s weekend with your sweetheart in style, at downtown Lynchburg’s historic Virginian Hotel. Ticketholders will receive an email prior to the event with important reminders. Photo courtesy of Property One Photography Happy Holidays with the LSO

You will want to dance right out of your seat during this concert of dance-inspired classical favorites. Beethoven seventh symphony was once called “the apotheosis of the dance“, and remains one of the most joyous, exuberant, and rhythmically vital pieces of orchestral music. In addition, the orchestra plays William Grant Still’s Danzas de Panama and a suite from Igor Stravinsky’s humorously bouyant ballet, Pulcinella. This will be a ride you don’t want to miss! JUST ADDED – SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST

Together on stage for ONE NIGHT ONLY, a thrilling evening of orchestral splendor and songful melody brought to you by Opera on the James and the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra. Double the excitement as TWO organizations and TWO conductors share the performance! First, orchestral fireworks with Peter Leonard leading the Lynchburg Symphony in famous melodies from Carmen and more. Then the fun increases with David Glover leading the LSO and Opera on the James in Puccini’s hilarious Gianni Schicchi, f

The LSO will celebrate Lynchburg’s natural beauty in a concert that features spectacular artwork, synchronized to music inspired by nature. In collaboration with the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College and Blue Ridge Photographic Arts Society, artwork and photography will be projected behind the orchestra as the musicians perform Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with Concertmaster Yevgeniy Dovgalyuk, Copland’s Appalachian Spring, and Jessie Montgomery’s Starburst. Photo courtesy of Jens Thekkeveettil

Defying convention and boundaries, Time For Three stands at the busy intersection of Americana, modern pop, and classical music. The LSO is excited to perform with these guest artists, and you’ll to hear the various eras, styles, and traditions of Western music fold in on themselves and emerge anew. Bonded by an uncommon blend of their instruments fused together with their voices, Charles Yang (violin, vocals), Nicolas “Nick” Kendall (violin, vocals), and Ranaan Meyer (double bass, vocals), have

* SOLD OUT ! * Popular crossover vocalist Charles Billingsley will perform the Debut Concert of his new CD titled “The Shadow of Your Smile”, in partnership with the Lynchburg Symphony. The program features American standards and classic songs accompanied by full orchestra, along with the “LSO Big Band”. In addition to the title song, selections will include “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, “Time to Say Goodbye”, “Bring Him Home”, “Danny Boy”, and many others. Photo courtesy of Clark Wilson Beautiful

You will want to sing along with our superstar Broadway talent as we perform hits from Phantom of the Opera, My Fair Lady, Les Miserables, Hairspray, The Wizard of Oz, Frozen, and many, many more. Hugh Panaro, best known for performing the title role in Phantom on Broadway over 2,000 times, and two-time Olivier award nominee Scarlett Strallen will join maestro Glover and the orchestra for this unforgettable evening. Click for Tickets Recent Performances Happy Holidays with the LSO

The LSO performs the music of movies and video games with some of the most familiar symphonic compositions of the past 100 years. Be transported to a galaxy far, far away with the iconic themes of Star Wars, escape danger with Indiana Jones, and battle with Assassin’s Creed, all from the comfort of your seat, watching the energy unfold on stage as our musicians bring these amazing soundtracks to life! Photo courtesy of Charles Billingsley Charles Billingsley with the LSO