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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 more2026-27 SEASON SUBSCRIPTION! The Ohio Valley Symphony
On Sale NOW! (click here) EXISTING Subscribers who wish to keep their current seats and NEW Subscribers download order form here and mail, or call the Box Office and leave a message. The 2026-27 Ohio Valley Symphony season is almost upon us. Mark your calendars now and get your season tickets so you can experience the magic of music at every single one. We are celebrating America’s 250th Birthday on September 12 with a season opener of all-American music ranging from Leonard Bernstein to Aaron Copland and George Gershwin led by Maestro Peter...
read moreAMERICA’S BIRTHDAY, The Ohio Valley Symphony
September 12, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. On Sale MAY 15th! (click here) The Ohio Valley Symphony is celebrating America’s 250th Birthday on September 12 with a season opener of all-American music ranging from Leonard Bernstein to Aaron Copland and George Gershwin led by Maestro Peter Stafford Wilson. Our soloist, Maalik Glover, is performing the Concerto for Violin by African-American composer Florence Price whose magnificent early 20th century musical scores were found just a few years ago in an old trunk in an abandoned house about to be demolished!...
read moreHAPPY HALLOWEEN! The Ohio Valley Symphony
October 31, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. On Sale MAY 15th! (click here) Internationally noted conductor François López-Ferrer will be back on the Ariel Opera House stage as he leads the OVS through a Happy Halloween concert on October 31. Who knew Bela Bartok wrote a quirky piece titled Dances of Transylvania? Violinist Grace Park is featured on Ravel’s Tzigane and Sarasate’s fiendishly difficult Zigeunerweisen. Brahms’ glorious Symphony No. 1 finishes out the second half. What costume will you wear? François López-Ferrer Spanish-American conductor...
read moreTHE CHRISTMAS SHOW! The Ohio Valley Symphony
December 5, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. On Sale MAY 15th! (click here) Maestro Steven Huang’s annual Christmas Show on December 6 is a perennial favorite of audiences young and old with carols and songs both new and familiar. Tickets sell out fast so be sure to get yours soon. December is also our annual Maestro for a Moment FUNdraiser when community members vie for the chance to conduct the OVS in Sleigh Ride. Every dollar is a vote for your favorite candidate and helps support The Ohio Valley Symphony with your tax deductible donation. Steven Huang,...
read moreBUGLER’S HOLIDAY, The Ohio Valley Symphony
March 13, 2027 at 7:30 p.m. On Sale MAY 15th! (click here) On March 13 things get a bit brassy for the Bugler’s Holiday concert when the OVS will be joined by Dave Zeng performing Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto. Maestro Scott Woodard takes us to Ireland with Hamilton Harty’s Irish Symphony for a bit-of-the-green. Scott E. Woodard 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, Ohio, the Founding Music Director of the West...
read moreGERSWIN’S GREATEST, The Ohio Valley Symphony
April 17, 2027 at 7:30 p.m. On Sale MAY 15th! (click here) For Gershwin’s Greatest the stunning Michael Chertock is back showing us just how good he really is by conducting AND performing George Gershwin’s Concerto in F on April 17. Rounding out the year of celebrating America’s greatest, the OVS will also feature Gershwin’s perennial favorite An American in Paris and the music of jazz great Duke Ellington. Michael Chertock Conductor and pianist Michael Chertock has fashioned a successful career as an orchestral soloist, collaborating with...
read moreAMERICAN RHAPSODY: CALL TO FREEDOM. The Ohio Valley Symphony
April 25, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE People everywhere will be celebrating America’s 250th birthday in 2026 and the OVS has commissioned Tim Berens to write a special selection celebrating the life of Harriet Tubman for a performance on April 25. Tim’s poignant arrangement of Amazing Grace that was recently featured at the grand re-opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral will be sung on the Ariel stage by vocalist Mandy Gaines along with other selections as part of the nation’s festivities. Be a part of the creation of...
read moreGallia All-County Elementary Choir
March 13, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. FREE ADMISSION No ticket needed Join the historic Ariel Opera House in welcoming to the stage the Gallia All-County Elementary Choir. Music director Beth Fowble will lead students from Addaville Elementary, Green Elementary, Hannan Trace Elementary, Ohio Valley Christian School, Rio Grande Elementary, Southwestern Elementary, Vinton Elementary, Washington Elementary, and area Homeschools. Enjoy selection several selections including Goliath, Shule Aroon, For Good, Dance, and Journey the Night! Door open 6:00 p.m....
read moreCELTIC DREAMS, The Ohio Valley Symphony
March 21, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. CLICK TO BUY TICKETS NOW! Maestro Peter Stafford Wilson takes us to the British Isles for an evening of Celtic Dreams on March 21 with an evening of music from Ireland, Scotland and England. Doreen Carwithen’s pastoral Suffolk Suite opens the program and Concertmaster Manami White performs Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending. The OVS offers up Malcolm Arnold’s Scottish Dances, Leroy Anderson’s Irish Suite and the evocative Shropshire Lad by George Butterworth. Peter Stafford Wilson, conductor Peter Stafford Wilson...
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