The Ohio University Symphony Orchestra will perform the final concert of the Ironton Council for the Arts 2024-25 subscription concert series. 

The concert will take place in the Ohio University Southern Riffe Rotunda 3 p.m Saturday, April 5. The rotunda is handicap accessible.

The symphony is directed by Dr. Jose Rocha, who is also director of Orchestral Activities in the OU School of Music,

Cost is $15 paid in cash or by check payable to the “Ironton Council for the Arts” and students of all ages and children are admitted free of charge. 

The orchestra will perform “Karelia Overture” by Jean Sibelius, “In the Steppes of Central Asia” by Alexander Borodin and “Symphony No. 5” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

Ohio University offers two orchestral ensembles which welcome participation by all OU students. 

The Symphony Orchestra is devoted to the training of the outstanding instrumentalists in the performance of a wide range of styles in the orchestral repertoire. 

In addition to its own concert series, the Symphony Orchestra collaborates in performances with choral ensembles, Opera Theater, and the Performing Arts Series. Orchestra scholarships are available to highly qualified music majors and to a limited number of non-majors on the basis of an audition.

The Campus Orchestra is a string ensemble open to intermediate level students, community members, and Athens Community Music School young musicians and performs less demanding repertoire. Both orchestras collaborate in the annual Hallowpalooza music gala in late October, and both are open by audition to all OU students.

Cost is $15 paid in cash or by check payable to the “Ironton Council for the Arts” and students of all ages and children are admitted free of charge. 

The Ironton Council would like to thank the Foundation for the Tri-State Community, Inc. for providing their generous financial support for this concert through their Artists in Concert Fund. 

The Ironton Council for the Arts also received ArtSTART and Ohio Artists on Tour grants from the Ohio Arts Council for the 2024-25 subscription concert season which helps defray performance costs and would like to thank the Ohio Arts Council for these awards.