The Christmas Show! 2015

Saturday, December 05, 2015 at 7:30 pm
The Christmas Show!
The Ohio Valley Symphony

The Ohio Valley Symphony presents its most beloved holiday tradition, The Christmas Show! Order tickets early!

As part of the Ohio Valley Symphony’s mission to bring live, professional, orchestral music to the region and to instill a love of music — especially in children, the public is encouraged to attend OVS rehearsals for free at 7–10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and 1–4 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Ariel. Open rehearsals are a great way to grow familiar with symphonic music, and they offer a unique behind-the-scenes glimpse at the preparation of an orchestral performance.

Single tickets to the Ohio Valley Symphony’s THE CHRISTMAS SHOW! cost $24, $22 (senior) and $12 (student). Tickets and more information are available at the Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre box office, 428 Second Ave., Gallipolis; by phone, (740) 446-2787 (ARTS); and through the Ariel website www.arieltheatre.org.

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Tricks and Treats! The Ohio Valley Symphony

Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 7:30 pm

Tricks and Treats!

The Ohio Valley Symphony

Some of the ghosts and goblins that will haunt the Ohio Valley on Halloween won’t go home right away. They’ll hide in the dark corners of the Ariel Theatre, waiting for one more night of fun with The Ohio Valley Symphony.

The orchestra’s members — including music director Ray Fowler on the podium — trade their tails and bow ties for whimsical or ghoulish costumes as they offer concert-goers a full plate of musical tricks and treats. This year’s musical mayhem begins at 7:30 p.m. October 31 at the Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre in downtown Gallipolis.

It’s all part of the OVS philosophy of making orchestral music easy to love, according to the orchestra’s executive director, Lora Lynn Snow. “It gives the audience a chance to see all the people up there on stage performing live music and it gives us a chance to show off our individual personalities.”

As part of the Ohio Valley Symphony’s mission to bring live, professional, orchestral music to the region and to instill a love of music — especially in children, the public is encouraged to attend OVS rehearsals for free at 7–10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, and 1–4 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Ariel. Open rehearsals are a great way to grow familiar with symphonic music, and they offer a unique behind-the-scenes glimpse at the preparation of an orchestral performance.

Single tickets to the Ohio Valley Symphony’s TRICKS AND TREATS! cost $24, $22 (senior) and $12 (student). Tickets and more information are available at the Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre box office, 428 Second Ave., Gallipolis; by phone, (740) 446-2787 (ARTS); and through the Ariel website www.arieltheatre.org.

2014-15 25th Anniversary Season Subscriptions

Vienna Masters, John O’Conor, piano

Irish pianist John O’Conor — called a true Poet of the Piano — will take away the chill of winter with the music of Mozart and Brahms. Order tickets online today!

2013 Summer Elizabeth Concert

For the fifth year, The Ohio Valley Symphony will offer some free fireworks of its own to help celebrate

The free concert, July 6 at 8 pm in the Gallipolis City Park, helps celebrate the nation’s 236th birthday with a musical picnic of patriotic songs including a salute to America’s armed forces, a tribute to Martin Luther King and Sousa marches. The keystone to the evening will be Tchaikovsky’s rousing “1812 Overture.” Ray Fowler, the OVS’s founding music director, conducts.

Joining Fowler and the orchestra is the vocal group SEVEN a member of which is Gallia County’s own Phillip Armstrong.

Following their debut concert in October of 2011, SEVEN has been on a fast track to success. The Might Sound of SEVEN has re-invented the “popera” idiom by creating a new sound never before heard on the classical stage, the church platform or the convention center banquet hall.

The men of SEVEN originate from all over the United State and their roots are as diverse as their music. When Amick, Charlie, Frank, John, Kelly, Phil and Van come together, SEVEN’s live performance is an experience overflowing with joy, vitality and variety, from start to finish.

The unique voices, charm and heart of SEVEN take audiences of an inspirational journey that will change your life!

For 23 years, the Ohio Valley Symphony has been southeast Ohio’s only professional orchestra. The Fourth of July concert is part of its mission to bring great music performed by great artists to the Ohio Valley region. The program is dubbed the Summer Elizabeth Concert in honor of OVS volunteer Elizabeth Davidson, who suggested the idea. The teen’s enthusiasm convinced philanthropist Ann Carson Dater to fund the program.

Mrs. Dater has often professed the world would be a better place if more people listened to symphonic music. There’s no easier way than a free concert.

In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held in the Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre in downtown Gallipolis, Ohio.

Funding for The Ohio Valley Symphony is provided by the Ann Carson Dater Endowment.