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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 […]

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; […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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, […]

The Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra’s annual spring concert, Jazz in America, will be held Saturday evening, May 4th, at 7:30 pm at Bridge View Center under the baton of Dr. William LaRue Jones. The winner of the Young Artist Competition, Rashaan Bryant (violinist), will perform the first movement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor. The […]

Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra invites you to an evening of great music under the open sky. Music on the Green, an event that has become a favorite for attendees, will be held Sunday, June 9th at 7:00 pm on the Marge Dodd Stage at Indian Hills Community College. Jim Clingman and Sarah Johnson, both local to […]