The Petersburg Library Foundation has partnered with the Petersburg Symphony Orchestra to bring Award-Winning Public Radio Theme Composer BJ Leiderman to the Appomattox Regional Governor's School and Robbin Thompson, national recording artist for an evening of mystical musical entertainment.
BJ Leiderman is well known for hisAward-Winning Public Radio compositions including "Car Talk" "Morning Edition" and "Wait Wait. . .Don't Tell Me." His theme music has been a drive-time favorite on the radio for more than 30 years.
An award-winning singer/songwriter and recording artist, Robbin Thompson has been prominent on the national and international music scene since the early 1970s. Owner of Virginia’s largest post production recording facility, In Your Ear Music and Recording, Robbin Thompson has written songs with and shared the stage with members of the Dave Matthews Band, The Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Phil Vassar and many others. He has recorded 13 albums and written music for hundreds of radio and television commercials. His song “Sweet Virginia Breeze,” co-authored with friend Steve Bassett, is considered by many to be the “official unofficial state song of Virginia.”
