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.

 Add a little music to you Holidays.   This year Virginia Blue Ridge Music Festival will be hosting:

Home for the Holidays

The musicians are extraordinary for this special afternoon concert of classical and holiday favorites. David Stewart Wiley, Music Director and Conductor of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. Wiley also enjoys a special relationship with Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival as Artistic Director. He performs and conducts several concerts in Floyd each year including a large festival in June. Maestro Wiley will be performing
on piano with two well-known professional musicians.

Phillip Bouknight, Bass, has an extensive performance history. He performed title roles in Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Jesus in Bach’s St. John Passion, Verdi’s Requiem, just to name a few. He made his Roanoke Symphony debut singing the bass solos in Handel’s Messiah.

Ms. Akemi Takayama has been the concertmaster for the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra since 2004 and the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra since 2008. Her captivating melodies have resonated in concert halls across Japan, France, China, and the U.S. Ms. Takayama has been praised by the legendary violinist Isaac Stern as “a true musician who will always bring credit to any group that she works with”.  

David Stewart Wiley, Artistic Director said it best:  “I and we look forward to sharing our music with friends at this special program!  We will joyfully present classical favorites like Winter from Vivaldi’s The Four seasons, Greensleeves, and wintry masterworks by Debussy &
Rachmaninoff.  Plus, beloved holiday songs, and so much more.  We look forward to seeing
everyone there.”

Sunday December 15th at 3pm
Floyd Presbyterian Church
169 Newtown Rd NE, Floyd VA 24091 

Adults $20.00 Students Free

Donations are always Welcome

This special festival performance features one of the most beloved violin concertos by W.A. Mozart – his Concerto No 5 “Turkish” in A Major, played by the incomparable Akemi Takayama.  Plus, a double concerto for two horns by Joseph Haydn, played on period natural horns by Abigail Pack and Rachel Niketopoulos as duo-soloists.  Performances also of Mozart’s familiar 2nd horn concerto on natural horn with orchestra, and mountain-themed music by Jay Ungar and David Wiley.   This is an exciting afternoon program at the Floyd Events Center-not to be missed!

Adults: $25.00   Students: $5.00

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Check out this latest news from the RSO

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

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