COMING EVENTS
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
Meadowlark Series Features VCO Ensembles
SPRING SERIES SPONSOR: TD BANK
Sunday Afternoons, 3 to 4PM
May 15, 29, June 12, 26
The VCO is returning to the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna with ensemble concerts on selected Sunday afternoons in the beautiful Korean Bell Pavilion. Concerts are free with admission to the Gardens ($3 to $6).
CELEBRATING JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Program 2: WOODWIND TRIO
Sunday, May 29, 3 to 4pm
The Music of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven
The Music of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven
Nicolette Driehuys Oppelt, flute
Gabriela Cohen, clarinet
Maude Fish, bassoon
Divertimento No. 2 in B flat major | Mozart |
Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major | J.S.Bach |
Cinq Pièces en Trio (Five Pieces for Trio) | Ibert |
Habanera from Aires Tropicales | Paquito d’Rivera |
Rondo from Duet No. 2 | Beethoven |
Concert Suite | Ange Flegier |
VCO CELEBRATES 50th ANNIVERSARY AT CAPITAL ONE HALL!
FEATURING STELLAR PIANIST BRIAN GANZ

Brian Ganz and David Grandis join celebration at post-concert reception.
Photo credit: Marc Apter
The Virginia Chamber Orchestra’s return to the live performance stage on October 23rd at the new Capitol One Hall in Tysons was enthusiastically received.
Renowned pianist Brian Ganz returned as guest soloist The orchestra’s 50th Anniversary was also celebrated at a festive pre-concert Gala dinner in The Gallery at the Capital One Hall.
50th ANNIVERSARY GALA CELEBRATION
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MAESTRO DAVID GRANDIS
AWARDED INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING PRIZE
VCO Music Director David Grandis, also Director of Orchestras at the College of William & Mary, was one of only three prize winners in the twenty-eighth International Conductors Workshop and Competition (ICWC) held recently in Atlanta, Georgia.
Remembering Eisenhower: View our Music of the Presidents Series
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MUSIC IN THE LIFE OF EISENHOWER: General Eisenhower’s use of music to maintain the morale of American troops in World War II is vividly illustrated by the Airmen of Note, performing Glenn Miller hits. The VCO and select Pro Coro singers sample Eisenhower’s musical favorites. In-studio experts, students, and moderator Robert Aubry Davis examine Eisenhower’s rise to the top five U.S. presidents in polls by leading historians.