Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra

Ottumwa Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert
2024-04-21 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Bridge View Center, 102 Church Street, Ottumwa, IA, 52501, United States
The Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra invites you to the Ottumwa Symphony Youth Orchestra’s spring concert. The event will take place at 2:00 pm on Sunday, April 21, at Bridge View Center in Ottumwa. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome.
The orchestra, now in its second year, is made up of musicians from school districts in Ottumwa, Pekin, Davis County, Cardinal, Centerville, Albia, and Pella. The students are led by Music Director and Conductor Yixue Snow Zhang, returning after a successful first season with the orchestra.
For more information about participation in the Ottumwa Symphony Youth Orchestra, contact orchestra manager Luke Miller via email at lmillerteacher@gmail.com. To read more about the Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra, including details about upcoming events and purchasing tickets, visit ottumwasymphonyorchestra.org.

Divas Who Dish
2024-04-06 18:00 | Bridge View Center, 102 Church Street, Ottumwa, IA, 52501, United States
Attention food (and music) lovers! Join us for our annual Divas Who Dish event on April 6, 2024, beginning at 6:00 pm.

Celebrity chefs set to provide their culinary skills for this exciting event include (in no particular order):
Brenda Anderson
Amy Serna (with the Rodgers twins)
Joni Jordan
Carina Drumond
Kim Hellige (with Janey Huston)
Kaitlyn Noal
Shannan Baker
Dana Hendricks
Melissa Childs
Nicolle Vandenberg

Tickets can be purchased for $25 in advance or $30 at the door; kids under 12 are just $7.50! Available at the Bridgeview box office or via www.bridgeviewcenter.com.

HUGE thank you to our major sponsor, Bridge City Realty.

March 9 Concert: Old World -- New World
2024-03-09 19:30 | Bridge View Center, 102 Church Street, Ottumwa, IA, 52501, United States
Join us as we feature works that will have you journeying through time! We will also be joined by the winner of the 2024 Young Artist Competition, and our own Yixue Snow Zhang-Probst will perform the incomparable “Butterfly Lovers Concerto”, and the runner-up of the Young Artist Competition, Ethan Kwon, will be performing as well. Other pieces programmed in the concert include “Dance of the Yao Tribe” by Liu Tieshan and Antonin Dvorak’s “Symphony #9 in e minor, op. 95” (often referred to as “From the New World”).
Read more in this article.
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Merry & Bright Holiday Concert
2023-12-10 15:30 | Bridge View Center, 102 Church Street, Ottumwa, IA, 52501, United States
Madalynn (McKelvey) Baez, Soprano
The Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra’s annual holiday concert, Merry & Bright, will be held Sunday afternoon, December 10th, at 3:30 pm at Bridge View Center. The orchestra will perform such favorites as: “Sleigh Ride”, “With the Voice of Joy and Praise”, and “Waltz of the Flowers”, as well as standards such as “O Holy Night”, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” and “Hallelujah Chorus”, to name just a few. Former Ottumwa student Madalynn (McKelvey) Baez will be our featured soprano.
Following the concert, a reception of hot chocolate and cookies will be served in the theater lobby.
Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door and can be purchased at Bridge View Center (stop by in person to avoid online fees) or order online HERE.
Oh – and did we mention kids get in free? (No need to order them a ticket; just bring them along!)
The concert is sponsored, in part, by a grant from Wapello County Foundation.

Ottumwa Symphony Guild Holiday Ball - Fire & Ice
2023-12-02 17:30 | The Club, 304 E. Golf Avenue, Ottumwa, IA, 52537, United States
Please join the Ottumwa Symphony Guild for one of the most highly anticipated events of the season, the annual symphony ball. This year’s theme is Fire & Ice, and the members of the guild have been planning the details that are certain to delight all who attend. Dance the night away to music supplied by No Strings Attached. You do not want to miss out.
When: Saturday, December 2, 2023
Where: The Club (304 E. Golf Ave, Ottumwa)
When: Cocktail Hour 6:00-7:00 | Dinner 7:00
Tickets can be purchased HERE.

OSO Youth Orchestra Fall Concert
2023-11-11 14:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 228 W. Fourth Street, Ottumwa, IA, 52501, United States
Please join the Ottumwa Symphony Youth Orchestra as they share an exciting program during their season debut concert. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome.
The orchestra is made up of musicians from school districts in Ottumwa, Pekin, Davis County, Cardinal, Centerville, Albia, and Pella. The students are led by Music Director and Conductor Yixue Snow Zhang.

Season Debut with The Texas Tenors
2023-10-08 14:00 | Bridge View Center, 102 Church Street, Ottumwa, IA, 52501, United States
We are excited to be joined by The Texas Tenors, the most successful music group and third highest-selling artist in the history of America’s Got Talent! The tenors’ most recent albums “Outside the Lines”, “Rise” and “A Collection of Broadway and American Classics” all debuted at #1 on the Billboard Charts. Purchase your tickets early; this concert is bound to be a HIT!
Tickets can be purchased for this event at Bridge View Center’s box office or via Ticketmaster.
PLUS – Don’t miss the Texas Tailgate following the concert! Just an add’l $25 gets you a post-show meal and meet-n-greet with the performers. Secure your tickets before October 4!

5th Annual Party by the Pool
2023-08-27 18:00 - 21:00 | IA
An evening out with some incredible people to support an important mission sounds like so much fun, doesn’t it? We think so, too! Join us for LIVE music (more details on that coming soon!), delicious appetizers, and summer drinks!
Come and visit with the Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra board members for some summer fun as Ross and Cherielynn Westerich serve as hosts.
Tickets are $50 each, with proceeds going to support the Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra whose mission is to provide top-level live classical music performances to Southeast Iowa. Hearty hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, will be served. Bring a lawn chair.
NOTE: This is not a swimming event. Someone will reach out to you with the event location address after purchase of your ticket has been verified.
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Music on the Green: The Good Old Summertime
2023-06-11 11:00 | Indian Hills Community College, 525 Grandview Ave, Ottumwa, IA, 52501, United States
Marge Dodd Outdoor Stage
FREE ADMISSION

25 Men Who Can Cook
2023-06-10 11:00 | Bridge View Center, 102 Church Street, Ottumwa, IA, 52501, United States
Join us as we continue to celebrate our 36th season!
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