The Petersburg Symphony Orchestra is a sixty member ensemble providing quality symphonic music for the communities of Southside Virginia, including Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Chesterfield County and historic Petersburg Virginia.

Sunday, February 25, 2007, 4:00 p.m., Petersburg High School
Strings and Winds, Old and New
Two world premiers by area composers will be complimented by symphonic versions of three American spirituals. Also the Orchestra features its string section in Britten’s lively Simple Symphony, and the winds play Richard Strauss’ lovely Serenade, Opus 1.

Sunday, April 29, 2007, 4:00 p.m., Petersburg High School
Music in America
The first half of the concert highlights 20th-century American music: Copland’s Outdoor Overture from the concert stage, Herrmann’s Psycho from films, and selections from recent Broadway musicals. The Orchestra closes the season with Dvorak’s exuberant Sixth Symphony.

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