2026-2027 Events
47th Season
Flex Pass Packages available: 6 tickets for any 25-26 concert for $100
Group Rates available: 10% off 10+ guests
Home Grown: A New Music Chamber Concert
September 12, 2026| 7:00pm | Jones Chapel, Meredith College
Featuring works by living, local NC composers, performed by a variety of mixed Raleigh Symphony Orchestra chamber ensembles.
Fairy Tales & Tutus
October 31, 2026| 3:00pm | Jones Auditorium, Meredith College
Put on your costumes and join us in for a spooky matinee celebration of all things magical! This year we celebrate fairy tales, with music from Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite, Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Suite, and Delibes’ Coppelia Suite.
Be sure to join the costume parade for a chance to win prizes (children and adults all welcome)! Costume categories will include:
Best Costume - Child
Best Costume - Adult
Best Tutu - Child/Adult
Costume Parade Info/Rules:
Midway through the concert (about 3:30), the house lights will be raised and anyone in costume who wishes to participate will be invited to “parade” in front of the stage. One section of instruments will be selected at random by the Artistic Director to serve as judges, who will choose a couple of their favorite costumes (adults and children judged separately - see categories above).
Make sure you choose a costume that allows you to move through the auditorium safely, and/or bring a guide to help you. All children should have a grown-up nearby. Your costume does not need to be “on-theme” with the concert. Costumes should be family-friendly (scary is OK, but let’s keep it “PG” please) and props should not include weapons or dangerous items (plastic/foam/toys or replicas are OK).
Harmonies of Heritage Chamber Concert
February 6, 2027 | 7:00pm | Jones Chapel, Meredith College
An annual celebration of music by Black composers and artists in honor of Black History Month, presented by mixed chamber ensembles. Stay tuned for more program details!
Friends & Lovers of the Piano
March 13, 2027 | 7:00pm | Jones Auditorium
This concert celebrates all of our friendships, partnerships, and situation-ships…with piano works!
Longtime friend of the RSO, Dr. Kent Lyman, performs Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor.
Chelsea Waddelow (wife of Artistic Director Jim Waddelow) will perform works by the remarkable duo of Robert and Clara Schumann: Robert’s Overture to Hermann and Dorothea (itself based on a love story, penned by Goethe in 1797) and Clara’s Konzertsatz in F Minor.
Annual Rising Stars Concert
May 1, 2027 | 7:00pm | Jones Auditorium, Meredith College
Our annual emerging artists showcase, this concert features winners selected from our Concerto and Composition Competitions with full orchestra.
North Carolina students aged 15-23 can submit an audition on any instrument or voice part in early 2027 to be considered in the Concerto Competition. Auditions are typically accepted between February and March.
See our Rising Stars page for more information!
The Composition Competition is presented as a partnership with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Composition Area, with coordination by Dr. Steve Landis.