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PERFECTLY PARISIAN!

Posted by admin on Aug 21, 2021 in 2021-22 Season, Archived Events | Comments Off on PERFECTLY PARISIAN!

March 26, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now Takes you on a musical visit to 19th century Paris when Phantom of the Opera star Geena Jeffries Mattox joins The Ohio Valley Symphony for some Perfectly Parisian music. Carline Waugh joins in the fun as well and both sopranos finish off the evening with some delicious duets. Steven Huang, conductor Maestro Steven Huang is thrilled to return to Southeastern Ohio to the podium of The Ohio Valley Symphony. He has conducted orchestras and operas across the country and throughout the world. At the...

THE CHRISTMAS SHOW! 2021

Posted by admin on Aug 21, 2021 in 2021-22 Season, Archived Events | Comments Off on THE CHRISTMAS SHOW! 2021

December 4, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now In this season of hope and renewal The Ohio Valley Symphony will warm your hearts with their annual Christmas Show under the baton of Steven Huang. Traditional carols along with newer holiday favorites will awaken your holiday spirit. Gather family and friends and get your tickets early as it is always sold out! And if you have ever had a secret desire to lift the baton and bring out beautiful music, you too could be a Maestro For A Moment at this annual symphony fundraiser. Contact us to be...

Paul Robert Simón, In Memoriam

Posted by admin on Mar 4, 2021 in Archived Events, Archived News | Comments Off on Paul Robert Simón, In Memoriam

From Executive Director Lora Lynn Snow Paul Simón, President of the Ariel Board of Directors, passed away February 25, 2021. He transformed the board bringing in members with a wide variety of professional skills and he led us ever upward as we completed the restoration of our 1895 opera house. He will be greatly missed. Paul was a renaissance man. He ran his farm but once owned an antique shop. He was head of the Mason County Emergency Team that stepped in to work at a moment’s notice, and he collected art. While working on the Main Street...

A Virtual Ariel Merry Tubachristmas! 2020

Posted by admin on Nov 28, 2020 in Archived Events | Comments Off on A Virtual Ariel Merry Tubachristmas! 2020

Enjoy the low brass sounds of the Ariel’s Merry Tubachristmas! This annual event has brought together tuba and euphonium players from across Ohio and West Virginia, young and old, beginners and experts! The Ariel’s Merry TubaChristmas is a part of a nationwide celebration of low brass music created by Harvey Phillips. In this most unusual year of 2020 when we cannot gather in person, we are presenting a virtual Merry TubaChristmas for your holiday delight. Harvey Phillips was inspired to create TubaChristmas as an annual event...

Ariel Academy Online Music Lessons

Posted by admin on Nov 26, 2020 in Ariel News | Comments Off on Ariel Academy Online Music Lessons

The Ariel Academy is designed to help you find a teacher to guide you through your musical journeys. Whether you need to find a piano teacher for your first grader or are a professional taking orchestral auditions, a college student needing help with music theory or an aspiring composer needing guidance, you can set up one or more lessons with one of The Ohio Valley Symphony’s musicians. Now is your opportunity to study music digitally right from the comfort of your own home with professional musicians who have a solid background of education...

APPALACHIAN SPRING

Posted by admin on Apr 1, 2020 in 2019-20 Season | Comments Off on APPALACHIAN SPRING

POSTPONED Date to be determined at 7:30 p.m. On Sale Soon What’s better than one horn soloist? How about 4 of them! The entire horn section of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Erik Ralske, Hugo Valverde, Javier Gandara and Barbara Jöstlein Currie, is coming to the Ariel stage to perform the magnificent Schumann Konzertstück for 4 Horns on April 25th. I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say you will be blown away! The OVS will also play one of my personal favorites, Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. Conductor Miriam Burns Miriam Burns...

THE ROMANTIC CELLO

Posted by admin on Mar 11, 2020 in 2019-20 Season | Comments Off on THE ROMANTIC CELLO

Rescheduled from an earlier date June 27, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. All tickets for the March 21, 2020 concert will be honored. Purchase Tickets Now Ilya Finkelshteyn, principal cellist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, will perform Dvorak’s lush Concerto for Cello on June 27th with Maestro Keitaro Harada on the podium. Also, to stir your soul on the Romantic Cello program, is Brahms’ much loved Symphony No. 2. Love is definitely in the air! Conductor Keitaro Harada Conductor Keitaro Harada continues to be recognized at the highest levels for his...

Postponed – RVHS Drama Club’s ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

Posted by admin on Mar 10, 2020 in Archived Events | Comments Off on Postponed – RVHS Drama Club’s ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

Postponed – New Date To Be Determined at 7:30 p.m. Tickets previously purchased for this event will be honored on the new date. Purchase your tickets online. Purchase Tickets Now The River Valley High School Drama Department is incredibly excited to present Arsenic and Old Lace, the classic comedy featuring two sweet, old sisters who happen to spike the wine they serve with poison. With nearly 30 students involved in this production, this show is truly a group effort that incorporates the various high school disciplines and support from...

A SALUTE TO OUR VETERANS

Posted by admin on Oct 31, 2019 in 2019-20 Season | Comments Off on A SALUTE TO OUR VETERANS

November 9, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now Last year’s Songs of Rural America pops concert, seen nationwide on television, let us know that you wanted pops added to our mix. Maestro Tim Berens and Broadway tenor Mike Eldred (Jean Val Jean in Les Miserables) have a terrific Salute to Our Veterans concert on November 9th just in time for Veterans Day! The concert will feature 4 world premieres of music by Tim and Louise Berens. These premieres include new arrangements of the classics When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Battle Hymn of the...

SUNDAY SOUNDS with Jonathan Hawkins

Posted by admin on Oct 30, 2019 in Archived Events | Comments Off on SUNDAY SOUNDS with Jonathan Hawkins

Sunday Sounds “Musical and Folk Traditions Through the Ages” Sunday, December 1, 2019 2:00 p.m. Ariel Chamber Theatre Free Concert, No Ticket Required The historic Ariel Opera House presents Sunday Sounds with guitarist Jonathan Hawkins performing a unique blend of musical traditions of the Americas, Spain, Brazil, Malawi, and more. Join us for this free Sunday afternoon concert to be held in the 3rd floor Ariel Chamber Theatre. ADA accessible. Jonathan Hawkins is a guitarist, singer-songwriter, composer/arranger, and producer. He has toured...