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THE ENIGMATIC ELGAR! The Ohio Valley Symphony
March 16, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. PURCHASE TICKETS NOW British composer Edward Elgar’s music will be featured when the Cincinnati Symphony’s principal cellist Ilya Finkelshteyn joins Maestro François López-Ferrer and the OVS for the Cello Concerto, Op. 36. Paired with that is Elgar’s Enigma Variations which continues to capture music lovers attention with its haunting melodies and wistful musical descriptions of his friends for each of the 14 movements. François López-Ferrer, conductor Spanish-American conductor François López-Ferrer currently...
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 moreAppalachian Spring, The Ohio Valley Symphony
APRIL 15, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now Aaron Copland’s immortal Appalachian Spring is the perfect musical description of April and we are happy to have Maestro Scott Woodard to conduct this monumental concert piece that was lost when a previous season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioned by the indomitable Martha Graham and her dancers for a ballet by the same name, Appalachian Spring (originally titled Ballet for Martha). The Shaker hymn Simple Gifts is quoted extensively in this piece. The ballet premiered in...
read moreA Video History of the Ariel Opera House
Watch the history of the Ariel Opera House unfold – from it’s opening on Christmas Day 1895 to the present. Narrated by the founder and Executive Director Lora Lynn Snow. [Transcript] Lora Lynn Snow: “Welcome to the historic Ariel Opera House in downtown Gallipolis, Ohio. The Ariel was built in 1895 by the Ariel Oddfellows lodge. It was a fairly typical 19th century Appalachian Opera House with retail space on the front sidewalk and the theatre portion in the back with a banquet room on the second floor and their lodge...
read moreApril Foolishness, The Ohio Valley Symphony
APRIL 1, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now We all need a bit of levity in our lives and April 1st is the perfect time for it. Maestro Peter Stafford Wilson will lead the OVS in an evening of whimsy and farce. Canon Brent Sturm will join him with tongue planted firmly in cheek narrating The Young Lutheran’s Guide to the Orchestra. This demos each instrument of the orchestra and the narrator lets us know why a good Lutheran would not want to play it! Also on the program is Vaughan Williams Aristophanic Suite (remember Aristophanes is...
read moreA TRIBUTE TO MOTOWN! 2 Shows!
MARCH 25, 2023 POSTPONED! 7:30 p.m. evening Purchase Tickets Now DUE TO A MAJOR POWER OUTAGE IN THE GALLIPOLIS REGION, THE EVENING PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED. Your tickets will be honored at the rescheduled performance, so please hold onto them! If you have questions, Patrons who purchased tickets online may contact Etix via your ticket purchase confirmation email. Patrons who purchased tickets at the Box Office, please call and leave a message at 740-446-2787. We will contact you with a new date when it is announced! This high energy...
read moreAriel Opera House COVID-19 Statement
Tickets can be purchased online or call the box office at 740-446-ARTS (2787) and leave a message and we will contact you. Box office will be open 1 hour before performance. PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE NOW! Your safety and the safety of others is a top concern for us, so please stay home if you feel sick. Masks are encouraged at all times when not actively eating or drinking for both staff and audience members. Please practice social distancing while entering the venue. In these times of uncertainty, concert dates may be subject to change. Please...
read moreOboes on the Ohio, The Ohio Valley Symphony
November 5, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now This opening concert will be held at Wedge Auditorium at Pt. Pleasant Jr./Sr. High School, 280 Scenic Dr., Point Pleasant, WV. On November 5th the dulcet sounds of the Cincinnati Symphony’s principal oboist, Dwight Parry will be heard on a North American premiere of Carl Vine’s Oboe Concerto with Cincinnati Symphony’s Associate Conductor, François López-Ferrer, on the podium. The concert also features music by Ravel, Debussy and Poulenc. François López-Ferrer, conductor François López-Ferrer...
read more2022-23 Season Subscription! The Ohio Valley Symphony
New Subscribers Buy Here Now! New subscribers click the purple button to purchase your season subscription or call the Box Office at 740-446-ARTS (2787). Existing subscribers who wish to keep their current seats call the Box Office to order! Welcome our 33rd season and one of the most diverse ever planned! We kick things off with a change in venue. Our first concert will be held at Wedge Auditorium at the Point Pleasant Jr./Sr. High School, 280 Scenic Dr., Pt. Pleasant, WV on November 5th, with the dulcet sounds of Oboes on the Ohio. Is...
read moreLunch & Learn, Holiday Marketing for Increased Business
November 15, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Ariel Chamber Theatre Free! Register Now! Take advantage of the influx of visitors to the Gallipolis in Lights extravaganza in downtown Gallipolis throughout December! Learn about special marketing initiatives that can help to market your visit as a destination stop throughout the holidays with presenter Presenter Randy Finney, former Gallipolis City Manager. This presentation of Holiday Marketing for Increased Business in conjunction with the Gallia County Chamber of Commerce. A link will be provided to those...
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