by Karen Lunde for OLY ARTS When an orchestra covers a beloved composer, it must take care to play his music with precision. “No piece of music is easy,” said Huw Edwards, Music Director and Conductor of the Olympia Symphony Orchestra, “but Mozart is famous for being so exposed — any blemish on [the performance’s] …
by Jennifer Crain for OLY ARTS In October, Olympia Symphony Orchestra embarks on an ambitious celebration of its 65th year. The program Opening Statements launches the season with “Awakening,” a contemplative, three-movement piece by Joseph Curiale, an American composer who’s created works for the screen and concert stage for more than three decades. Maestro Huw …
The Olympia Symphony invites you to our first-ever Family Concert! This delightful, interactive program will take you on a journey through the instruments of the orchestra, exploring sounds and stories along the way, and ends with a dance party “Under the Sea”! One hour in length (no intermission), and encouraging movement and laughter, this concert …
SOGO MAY CONCERT Lead. Inspire. Perform. :|| Orchestrating lifelong participation in the arts. Another season draws to a close for Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia! Student violin soloist Maria Aurelio will perform a beautiful work by Antonín Dvorák, and we will honor our Class of 2023 graduating seniors. The Conservatory Orchestra will also play …
Join us for Alexandra Arrieche’s first subscription concert at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts as the Olympia Symphony’s new Music Director and Conductor! The first woman to ever conduct the Olympia Symphony, Alexandra will take you on a journey to imagine our world “beyond the firsts.” (Note: This concert will be presented on …
Join us for a musical evening with Tom Dyer and The True Olympians, who will tell the convoluted tale of the making of their new album, “Olympia: A True Story,” a 40-song history album of the greater Olympia area, which was conceived and produced during the pandemic over the last 3 years. It was no …
Conductor Nickolas Carlson says “I am pleased to be returning to performances with the full orchestra, and so happy to have the OMTA Concerto Competition Winners joining us again. It is always such a treat to work with these talented kids. “ Phoebe Goh will perform W.A. Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 19, Movement 1. Phoebe, …
Welcome to SOGO live and in-person! This season we are CELEBRATING being together and bringing you talented young musicians from the South Sound area performing great works of orchestral literature. Two years ago, the Conservatory Orchestra was gearing up to mark the 40th anniversary of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens by performing the final …
The third concert of the Olympia Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director Search Series features conductor Zoe Zeniodi. Hailed by the press as the “Ingenious Greek maestro” and “Ms Dynamite”, Zoe Zeniodi is known for her passionate and intense performances in symphonic and operatic repertoire alike, as well as for her work as a pianist in chamber …
The final concert of the Olympia Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director Search Series features conductor Adam Johnson. Thrilling audiences at the top levels of the Canadian music scene, award-winning Canadian conductor Adam Johnson has been praised as “an exciting talent” and for his “charismatic, commanding presence” on the podium. He will be joined on stage by …