Rockbridge Symphony

As I enjoy a sense of normalcy this summer, I am now able to look back and acknowledge how much we all endured through the worst of the pandemic. I want to attribute Rockbridge Symphony’s ability to overcome uncertain times to having our people and music close to us.

This year’s theme, Companionship, will explore what support looks and sounds like through music. We are thrilled to have the companionship of Rockbridge Area Community Services as we bring back the sensory-friendly concert this November at Lexington Presbyterian Church. In addition to providing a safe space for our audience to enjoy music in their own way, we are presenting pairings of two different composer’s perspectives on the same subject. We will also feature our beloved concertmaster, Nonie Reesor, as she shines with free-spirited flair in Ravel’s Tzigane.

In the February concert, we invite you to Washington and Lee’s Wilson Hall for a night of (optional) dancing and music. This pops and dance program will showcase how music becomes a companion to movies, lyrics, and dance. We are taking requests so the musicians and audience can tell us what they want to hear.

For the final concert, we will perform Tchaikovsky’s fourth symphony, written for his cherished musical companion, the mysterious patron Nadezhda von Mech. To describe their relationship in his own words to her, “I should like to dedicate it to you, because I believe you would find in it an echo of your most intimate thoughts and emotions.”

My musical companion at the Rockbridge Symphony and I also look forward to bringing you music that inspires your most intimate thoughts and emotions. We can’t think of a better way to do that than connecting with you at our concerts. Hope to see you there.