Longwood University has a very special treat coming to campus on Friday, Jan. 31. The Richmond Symphony Orchestra will be performing a free concert alongside Longwood’s Camerata singers in Jarman Auditorium for faculty, staff, students and the community alike.
The symphony was founded in Richmond in 1957 as a nonprofit corporation supported by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. since then the orchestra has preformed thousands of concerts alongside countless internationally famous musicians, including a concert at Longwood in October 2012.
This concert will be preformed in honor and memory of Dr. John Cook, a Longwood alumnus and benefactor for the Cook-Cole Collage of Arts and Sciences. before his death in December 2013, Cook arranged for this concert to take place.
The program promises to include multiple beautiful pieces such as Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor as well as two Coronation Anthems composed by George Frideric Handel. Not to mention the concert will feature George Li, a 19 year old piano prodigy from Boston.
While tickets are free, the do need to be reserved by calling or emailing Longwood's box office (boxoffice@longwood.edu or 434-395-2427)
