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Welcome to the Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre, the historic Ariel Opera House, permanent home of The Ohio Valley Symphony, in the heart of Gallipolis, Ohio. Explore our website for upcoming performances and events, lessons, directions, and history! Be sure to contact the Ariel Opera House Box Office at 740-446-ARTS (2787) if you have any questions or if we may help you in planning your next visit to Gallipolis.
read moreTHE CHRISTMAS SHOW! The Ohio Valley Symphony
December 7, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! The Ohio Valley Symphony’s annual Christmas Show is a perennial favorite to set the tone for the holiday season. Always on the first Saturday in December, Maestro Steven Huang selects an enticing blend of musical holiday treats. Also featured is our annual fundraiser Maestro for a Moment when you’ll want to join in the fun and donate for your chosen candidate. Subscribers, be sure to purchase extra subscriber-discounted tickets for friends and family with your season subscriptions, this...
read moreMaestro for a Moment FUN-draiser 2024
The Ohio Valley Symphony’s annual Maestro for a Moment Fundraiser is one of the highlights of the season for both audience and orchestra! Each season three candidates vie for the opportunity to conduct the orchestra during the The Christmas Show on December 7th 2024, in a rousing rendition of Sleigh Ride! Thank you to this year’s candidates are attorney Teresa Ford; Rivers Health CFO Russell Henchey; and local businessman Arun Sharma. Make your tax-deductible donation now! Click one – or all! – of the Paypal links...
read moreAriel’s Merry TUBACHRISTMAS!
Join the fun at the ARIEL’S MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS! December 14, 2024 at 2 pm FREE CONCERT! MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS is celebrating its 51st Anniversary (1974-2024). Created by Harvey Phillips, MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS 2024 will be presented in over 300 cities throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. TUBACHRISTMAS ensembles may attract participants aged 8 to over 90 years! The warm, rich organ-like sound of tuba-euphonium choir has won the ears and hearts of every audience! Come and Listen 100% FREE! TUBACHRISTMAS is 100% FREE...
read moreIt’s a Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry
December 21, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. & December 22, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! The historic Ariel Opera House presents for two performances the Ariel Players in It’s a Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry. Inspired by the classic American film It’s a Wonderful Life, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast in front of a studio audience. Five actors perform the dozens of characters in the radio play as well as produce the sound effects. It’s a Wonderful...
read moreDARING DANCES, The Ohio Valley Symphony
March 15, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! Daring Dances will move you with a selection of dazzling dance music under the baton of conductor Michael Chertock leading the OVS through Ravel’s La Valse and Bolero. Even more dazzling, Michael will also be the piano soloist on Leroy Anderson’s Piano Concerto. Talk about multi-tasking! This concert is sponsored In Memory of Clare E. Gettles. Michael Chertock, conductor & pianist Conductor and pianist Michael Chertock has fashioned a successful career as an orchestral soloist,...
read moreROMANTIC SPRING, The Ohio Valley Symphony
April 26, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! Max Bruch’s Concerto for Clarinet and Viola will feature two OVS members, Laura Sabo on clarinet and Bernard Di Gregorio on viola, in Romantic Spring. Maestro Scott Woodward leads the orchestra in African-American composer William Grant Still’s Woodnotes, Howard Hansen’s Symphony No. 2, the “Romantic,” and other selections. Dr. Scott E. Woodard, conductor Dr. Scott E. Woodard was born in Huntington, WV and is proud to be a life-long West Virginian. He is the Music Director of the Butler...
read more2024 RIVER RECREATION PAGEANTS
The Gallia County Chamber of Commence presents the Miss & Young Miss River Rec Pageant at the historic Ariel Opera House. JUNE 1, 2024 PURCHASE TICKETS NOW! FIRECRACKER PAGEANT Pageant at 9:00am, ticket prices $7-$10, doors open at 8:30pm GALLIPOLIS RIVER REC QUEEN PAGEANT Pageant at 6:00pm, ticket prices $10-$18, doors open at 5:30pm Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of Gallia County youth and purchase your tickets today! Helping contestants to grow their self-confidence while preparing them for their future what the Chamber’s...
read moreBRAHMS AND BEYOND! The Ohio Valley Symphony
April 27, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. PURCHASE TICKETS NOW West Virginia native and Cincinnati Symphony violinist Charles Morey will perform the Suite for Violin and Orchestra by African-American composer William Grant Still. The OVS will play Brahms Symphony No. 2, Op. 73 under the direction of Maestro Scott E. Woodard. What could be better! Dr. Scott E. Woodard, conductor Maestro Dr. Scott E. Woodard was born in Huntington, WV and is proud to be a life-long West Virginian. He is the Music Director of the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra in Hamilton,...
read more2024-25 SEASON SUBSCRIPTION! The Ohio Valley Symphony
PURCHASE NOW! Existing subscribers who wish to keep their current seats call the Box Office to order! Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better The Ohio Valley Symphony’s 35th Season will present five concerts with five scintillating soloists and five fascinating guest conductors – well, six if you count our annual “Maestro for a Moment” winner! Coming to us straight from the Hollywood Bowl, François López-Ferrer returns to the podium for a Fabulously French program on September 7th featuring the Cincinnati Symphony’s principal...
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