Classical Music

in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Welcome to Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival, centered in beautiful Floyd County.

Our focus is on music education, especially the support of local young people, and on broadening our region’s musical richness by making classical music and a blend of classical and Appalachian heritage styles affordable and available in our community – in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.

 Please send an email to info@virginiasblueridgemusicfestival.org and get on our mailing list to stay up to date. We are an affiliate of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra  RSO.com.

Thanks for Coming

Home for the Holidays: Maestro Wiley and Friends

Sunday, December 18th, 2022 3:00pm at the Floyd Events Center

 

 

Adelaide Muir Trombetta, soprano
Kevin Matheson, violin

Adelaide Muir Trombetta, soprano

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Kevin Matheson, violin

David Stewart Wiley, pianist

Conductor of the Roake Symphony

Erica Sipes, keyboards

Sunday, October 9th 2022, 3 PM  

Celebration Hall, Floyd Events Center

From Bach to Gershwin – Maestro Wiley & Erica Sipes: Duo Keyboards!   

This special concert features a thrilling new arrangement of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, plus classic favorites by J.S. Bach, Schubert, and Bernstein.  This two keyboard program features beautiful tunes and plenty of keyboard fireworks and special musical surprises like the wonderful female composer Germaine Tailleferre!  A special concert event in beautiful Celebration Hall with Maestro Wiley and Erica Sipes not to be missed!

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Oct 2022


Maestro Wiley
Maestro Wiley

Coming Next Spring

David Stewart Wiley and members of the RSO will return for another outstanding performance.

Virtuoso Strings

Sunday, June 18th, 2023

   

Home for the Holidays: Maestro Wiley and Friends

Conductor of the Roanoke Symphony
Conductor of the Roanoke Symphony

Soprano Adelaide Trombetta and members of the RSO

Sunday, December 18th, 2022 3:00pm at the Floyd Events Center

Coming Next Spring

David Stewart Wiley and members of the RSO will return for another outstanding performance.

Virtuoso Strings

Sunday, June 18th, 2023

   

Honoring Sam Kephart

VBRMF is establishing a scholarship fund honoring Sam.

Read more here.

Thanks for Attending… look forward to other great concerts

Classics Around the World

Want to get on our email list?.. contact us at: info@virginiasblueridgemusicfestival.org

Sunday June 19, 3pm

Floyd Event Center 188 Eco Village Trail SE, Floyd, VA 2409

See the full program. Read about all the artists here.

Thanks for Coming.. it was a great Success!!!!!

Was on  May 7 2022

Sandra Smith Scholarship Concert

May 7th 2pm First United Methodist Church in Salem 125 W. Main Street. Salem, VA Performers will be various alumni of Floyd County High School including renown organist Michael Bower who is currently Director of Music at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, N.Y.. Donations accepted NOW. Please send them  to: Floyd County Cares Designate Sandra Smith Scholarship Fund 100 E Main St, Ste 108 Floyd VA 24091 For More Info: please email:  Naomi VanCeave at nvancleave12@yahoo.com or call her:   540-529-4978 Learn More

April 2, 2022 The Wren Masters

A Baroque Quartet from Williamsburg, Virginia

Thanks for Attending!

Learn more at their web site.  https://www.sites.google.com/site/wrenmasters/home              

    Blue Ridge Strings Program

Starting up again on September 2021

Register for the new season here:

Working with the June Bug Center, VBRMF has helped many kids learn music.

To learn more, click here.

Last June.. hope you didn’t miss it.

“Barber, Mozart, Vivaldi”    

Sunday, June 10, 3:00 pm   

Celebration Hall, Floyd EcoVillage

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Patrick Henry Brass Band

Thanks for attending the 2017

Spring Concert

Improvisation Workshop
Scholarship Winners

News & Updates

2017 Scholarship Recipients

On May 21,2017, at the Bach to Bluegrass Concert, three young Floyd County musicians were awarded scholarships by VBRMF.   In memory of Ed Fallon, Eli Wildman, age 16, was awarded a scholarship to attend the Berklee Global String Program this summer.  Aila Wildman and...

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Laurel Brooke Update

In 2015 Laurel Brooke of Floyd, a violinist, received the David S. Wiley Scholarship from Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival. She then attended New River Community College for a year as a part-time student--not only to gain credits for general education, but also to...

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