The Youth Orchestras of Central Virginia

05/12/2025

Our students drive our mission. Help YOCVA fundraise for the future. Your donation helps to fund student-led projects, community outreach, and tuition assistance.
Donate today! https://yocva.org/donate/

05/06/2025

The YOCVA Spring Fundraiser is here! Please support our mission and encourage our students. Help us reach our goal to raise $7,000 by May 31st! https://yocva.org/donate/

03/18/2025

Guest Artist Recital Tonight! Grammy-nominated The Neave Trio performs for YOCVA students and community. 6:45pm, 3.18.25, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2416 Jefferson Park Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
Don't miss this awesome FREE event!

The Neave Trio performs live at TCAN.This special streamed performance of Neave Trio premiered Sunday, May 23 at 7:30pm on our Youtube Channel. It is free an...

01/22/2025

Special YOCVA Chamber Music Event: Elizabeth Brightbilll (flute) and Andrew Gabbert (cello) of Terra Voce will perform at 7pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2416 Jefferson Park Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903. FREE ADMISSION!

BONUS: Arrive at 6:30 to enjoy a hot beverage and the musical stylings of our chamber music students performing before the concert.

12/22/2024

Spotted! Interim ED James Tobin charming the audiences at Charlottesville Ballet’s final Nutcracker performance!

12/16/2024

Tonight is our first Orchestra Concert of the season! Come to MLKPAC at 7:30pm to hear Evans Orchestra and Youth Symphony. Tickets on sale at the door.
Generously sponsored by The Forever Yeung Fund.

11/24/2024

Belated congratulations to the 24/25 YOCVA Concerto Competition Winners, Lucy Foshay, Flute and Zander Chang, Violin!
Honorable mention Brennen Pezalla, clarinet and Matthew Hodge, Viola.
A special thank you to our judges, Jeannette Jang, Becky Allan, and Jiyeon Choi and all the students who participated in the competition.

11/12/2024

Our Chamber Music students have been hard at work rehearsing every Tuesday night. But tonight we get to relax and take in a performance by the Danish String Quartet!😎🤯🥳 Thank you Tuesday Evening Concert Series for giving our students this amazing experience!🎻🎻🎻🎻🎼 https://tecs.org/

10/21/2024

Special Guest, Daniel Myssyk, Director of Orchestra Activities at Virginia Commonwealth University, is visiting Youth Symphony tonight! We can't wait for him to work with our students!

Director of Orchestral Activities at VCU since 2007, Canadian-American conductor Daniel Myssyk was Music Director of the Montreal based Orchestre de chambre Appassionata from 2000 to 2016. A few years ago, he led his orchestra on its first American tour, which included two concerts in Richmond. The....