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THE CHRISTMAS SHOW! 2019
December 7, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now Last year’s sold out Christmas Show! concert under the baton of Maestro Steven Huang made it clear that this is one of your favorites. Get your tickets early to this December 7th concert and make sure you don’t miss 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 a part of this fun and wonderful event. Conductor Steven Huang Maestro Steven Huang has...
read moreAriel’s Merry Tubachristmas! (2019)
Join the fun at the ARIEL’S MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS! December 14, 2019 at 2 pm FREE CONCERT! MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS is celebrating its 46th Anniversary (1974-2019). Created by Harvey Phillips, MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS 2019 will be presented in over 250 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 moreA DELIGHTFUL DIVA’S CHRISTMAS starring Geena Jeffries Mattox
Saturday December 21, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now Come on, Ring those bells and step into the holiday spirit with a Delightful Diva’s Christmas. Take a sleigh ride down 42nd Street with some familiar show tunes, then pop into the Metropolitan Opera for a taste of Diva and finish up with several of your favorite Christmas delights. No better way to sprinkle the season with true meaning and joyful glee. Ms. Jeffries-Mattox recently relocated to the tri-state area after more than two decades of performing throughout the United...
read moreMasterclass with Lindsey Goodman
Flutists of all ages are invited to attend a masterclass held by Ohio Valley Symphony soloists, Lindsey Goodman. Admission is free and open to the public. Applications to perform for this masterclass are now being accepted. Lindsey would like young and old, beginner to professional to perform. Those selected will receive a free ticket to hear her performance with The Ohio Valley Symphony that evening. Those interested should email masterclass@ohiovalleysymphony.org with your name, email address, phone number and a short bio, or call the Box...
read moreTHE FABULOUS FLUTE
October 26, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now You asked for him and he’s back! Maestro Keitaro Harada returns to the podium twice this season on October 26th and March 21st. The Fabulous Flute with soloist Lindsey Goodman, OVS’s own piccolo and flutist, who performs an Ohio premiere of Nancy Galbraith’s Concert for Flute. Independent Streams for percussion and strings is another Ohio premiere – written by the OVS’s principal percussionist Roger Braun (a fitting piece as Lindsey’s husband is also a percussionist). Mozart’s...
read moreJewell Victoria Evans Memorial Donation
Jewell Evans was half of the Bob Evans business dynasty, creating recipes and providing her expertise in developing the restaurant chain that grew to include restaurants all up and down the east coast – all while raising a family of six children. It all started with Jewell’s recipe for Springfield Farm Sausage, as it was called for the first year and a half of their business. Jewell loved music and she and Bob were part of the original Ariel Board of Directors formed in the late 1980s. Jewell and Bob lent their name and support to the...
read moreOVS Songs of Rural America on WVPBS!
Songs of Rural America Television Broadcast on WV-PBS SATURDAY JULY 6 Mark your calendars now! July 6th at 6:00 pm ET The Ohio Valley Symphony with Michael Johnathon will be broadcast on WVPBS Channel 33. Songs of Rural America was recorded live at the historic Ariel Opera House in Gallipolis, Ohio. WVPBS can be found by tuning to DishNet and Directv channel 33 or over-the-air channel 33.1. (Please note that the screening event has been cancelled at the Colony Club due to its closing.)
read moreOrva Walker Heissenbuttel Memorial Service
Saturday May 18, 2019 at 2 pm Join the historic Ariel Opera House for a memorial service for long-time friend and benefactor Orva Walker Heissenbuttel.
read moreAriel’s Piano, Voice, & String Spring Recital
Sunday, May 19, 2019 2:00 p.m. Ariel Chamber Theatre Free Concert, No Ticket Required The historic Ariel Opera House presents a recital featuring Piano and Voice students of Judith Cavendish and String students of Elaine Swinney. Join us for this free Sunday afternoon concert to be held in the 3rd floor Ariel Chamber Theatre. For more information about Piano and Voice lessons offered at the Ariel, please visit this link. For more information about Violin and Viola lessons offered at the Ariel, please visit this link. Admission is free ~...
read moreOPERA GALA-POLIS!
September 14, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now The Ariel Opera House lives up to its name at the season opener on September 14th when Opera Gala-polis kicks off the season with acclaimed mezzo-soprano Katherine Rohrer under the able direction of Maestro Steven Huang. Katherine’s Carmen sizzles! Conductor Steven Huang Maestro Steven Huang has conducted orchestras and operas across the country and throughout the world. At the age of twenty-one, he served as Music Director of the Bach Society Orchestra of Harvard University, where he...
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