Richmond Symphony Orchestra performs on stage with a conductor leading and a violin soloist in a red gown at the front.

Richmond Symphony to return to Longwood for free performance April 24

The Richmond Symphony will return to the Jarman Auditorium stage at Longwood University later this month for a special performance that is free and open to the public.


  • Delegates Lily Franklin '15 (left) and Karen
    Longwood to the legislature: Alumnae find common ground in Richmond

    Virginia Delegates Karen “Kacey” Robins Carnegie ’04 and Lily Franklin ’15 represent districts at opposite ends of the Commonwealth, yet both trace their path to Richmond through Farmville—molded by their experiences at their alma mater.

    Jesse Turner '28 goes through a pre-game check before the start of a Longwood lacrosse broadcast on ESPN+.
    Putting on a show

    It’s one hour to tipoff, and McKayla Moxcey ’26 sits in front of a large, brightly lit keyboard in the broadcast studio of the Joan Perry Brock Center.

  • Blazing a trail in academic leadership

    Christy Saylor Peffer, M.S. ’04, has been named superintendent of Mecklenburg County Public Schools, marking a historic milestone for the division she has served for more than three decades.

  • Students and friends hanging out at Three Roads Brewing during Senior Week - Outdoor gathering at dusk beside a tall brick building with many windows. String lights hang over picnic tables and umbrellas on a patio area. People mingle and play games in the courtyard near an open bar entrance. A wooden fence and small trees frame the scene under an evening sky.
    Destination Farmville

    Farmville may be America’s oldest two-college town, but Lancer alumni are discovering that their old stomping ground has much more to offer than it did in their days on campus—no matter how long ago that was.