OVS Sept. 12 - America's 250th Birthday

About this show

We are celebrating America’s 250th Birthday on September 12 with a season opener of all-American music ranging from Leonard Bernstein to Aaron Copland and George Gershwin led by Maestro Peter Stafford Wilson. Our soloist, Maalik Glover, is performing the Concerto for Violin by African-American composer Florence Price whose magnificent early 20th century musical scores were found just a few years ago in an old trunk in an abandoned house about to be demolished! Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Join us for a Pre-Concert Chat at 6:45 p.m. in the 3rd floor Chamber Theatre and for a Reception after the concert in the 2nd floor Banquet Hall. Sponsored by Ohio Valley Bank, Gallipolis OH Funding provided in part by the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council Note there is no elevator to balcony seating. Only bottled water is permitted in the historic auditorium, no food or other beverages.