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2026-27 SEASON SUBSCRIPTION! The Ohio Valley Symphony

Posted by admin on May 6, 2026 in 2026-27 Season, Archived Events | Comments Off on 2026-27 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...

AMERICA’S BIRTHDAY, The Ohio Valley Symphony

Posted by admin on May 6, 2026 in 2026-27 Season, Archived Events | Comments Off on AMERICA’S BIRTHDAY, The Ohio Valley Symphony

September 12, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. On Sale July 1! (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!...

2025-26 SEASON SUBSCRIPTION! The Ohio Valley Symphony

Posted by admin on Apr 24, 2026 in 2025-26 Season, Archived Events | Comments Off on 2025-26 SEASON SUBSCRIPTION! The Ohio Valley Symphony

BUY 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 2024-25 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. Internationally noted conductor, François López-Ferrer will be back on the Ariel Opera House stage as he leads the OVS through Double Delight on September 13 with Cincinnati Symphony’s principal...

DOUBLE DELIGHT, The Ohio Valley Symphony

Posted by admin on Apr 24, 2026 in 2025-26 Season, Archived Events | Comments Off on DOUBLE DELIGHT, The Ohio Valley Symphony

September 13, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. CLICK TO BUY TICKETS NOW! Internationally noted conductor, François López-Ferrer will be back on the Ariel Opera House stage as he leads the OVS through Double Delight on September 13 with Cincinnati Symphony’s principal cellist, Ilya Finkleshteyn performing Brahms Double Concerto for violin and cello along with his violinist wife Evin Blomberg also a member of the CSO. The OVS will also perform Shostakovich’s cheeky and charming Symphony No. 9. François López-Ferrer, conductor Spanish-American conductor...

ALL HALLOWS’ EVE, The Ohio Valley Symphony

Posted by admin on Apr 24, 2026 in 2025-26 Season, Archived Events | Comments Off on ALL HALLOWS’ EVE, The Ohio Valley Symphony

November 1, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. CLICK TO BUY TICKETS NOW! Join us Nov. 1 for All Hallows’ Eve when Matthew Troy leads us in a musical celebration of All Saints Day with Wendel’s Ride of the Headless Horseman, Gounod’s Funeral March of a Marionette and Khachaturian’s Masquerade Suite and Borodin’s Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances as part of an evening of musical tricks and treats. Pianist Michael Chertock returns for Liszt’s Totentanz. Matthew Troy, conductor Matthew Troy was named Music Director and Conductor of the Western Piedmont Symphony (NC)...

THE CHRISTMAS SHOW! The Ohio Valley Symphony

Posted by admin on Apr 24, 2026 in 2025-26 Season, Archived Events | Comments Off on THE CHRISTMAS SHOW! The Ohio Valley Symphony

December 6, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. CLICK TO BUY TICKETS NOW! 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,...

Maestro for a Moment FUN-draiser 2025

Posted by admin on Apr 24, 2026 in 2025-26 Season, Archived Events, OVS Fundraising | Comments Off on Maestro for a Moment FUN-draiser 2025

The Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Cultural & Performing Arts Centre and The Ohio Valley Symphony are 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, Federal Tax ID# 31-1273779 Congratulations to Cindy Sexton, Executive Director of French Art Colony, the 2025 Maestro for a Moment! The Maestro for a Moment Fundraiser is one of the highlights of The Ohio Valley Symphony’s season for both audience and orchestra! Each season’s three candidates vie for the opportunity to conduct the orchestra during the The Christmas Show in a rousing rendition of Sleigh...

CELTIC DREAMS, The Ohio Valley Symphony

Posted by admin on Apr 24, 2026 in 2025-26 Season, Archived Events | Comments Off on CELTIC 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...

AMERICAN RHAPSODY: CALL TO FREEDOM. The Ohio Valley Symphony

Posted by admin on Apr 24, 2026 in 2025-26 Season, Archived Events, OVS Archives | Comments Off on AMERICAN 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...

Gallia All-County Elementary Choir

Posted by admin on Mar 8, 2026 in Archived Events | Comments Off on Gallia 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....