Celebrate New Year’s Eve with the Olympia Symphony and MORE John Williams Movie Music! Following our sold-out John Williams Movie Music concert in 2022, we are closing out 2023 with your favorites from last year — Star Wars and Harry Potter — and ADDING audience-requested Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones! It’s a movie music extravaganza! …
Party with the Symphony! After your MORE John Williams Movie Music experience in the main theater (7:00 concert only), come to the Black Box for an exclusive party with door prizes, appetizers, no-host bar, dancing, noisemakers, and an “It’s Midnight Somewhere” toast as you ring in 2024! Ticket required for entry (limited tickets available) “MORE …
Storm Large: musician, actor, playwright, author, awesome. She shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova, where despite having been eliminated in the week before the finale, Storm built a fan base that follows her around the world to this day. She was seen on the 2021 …
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 …
WSECU LoveOly WinterFest Set for Sunday After Thanksgiving Downtown Olympia Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides, Snow, Entertainment, Fun for Kids and MORE! The Olympia Downtown Alliance welcomes back its lively and entertaining street festival downtown to kick off the holiday season. WSECU LoveOly WinterFest is set for the Sunday after Thanksgiving, November 26, from noon to 6 …
Alexandra Arrieche, Music Director and Conductor Featuring the Olympia Symphony Orchestra‘s 2023 Young Artists Competition winners, Ava Pakiam and Chloe Song, the sky’s the limit as we soar into a new era, inspired by up-and-coming artists, forward-thinking composers, and timeless music. STRAVINSKY The Firebird BARBER Violin Concerto (featuring Ava Pakiam, violin) TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. …
Alexandra Arrieche, Music Director and Conductor Set your musical muse loose with Jacob Bancks’ concerto, written for world-renowned clarinetist Ricardo Morales, who will perform its WEST COAST PREMIERE with the Olympia Symphony Orchestra. After, delve into the vivid orchestral imaginings of Berlioz’s symphony – it’s simply fantastique! JACOB BANCKS Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (featuring …
Alexandra Arrieche, Music Director and Conductor Based on a love story for the ages, explore musical expressions of prohibited love with the Olympia Symphony through this thought-provoking program, including dazzling audience favorite, Kristin Lee, and a surprise ending you won’t want to miss! PROKOFIEV/BERNSTEIN Romeo and Juliet/West Side Story TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto (featuring Kristin Lee, …
Alexandra Arrieche, Music Director and Conductor The Olympia Symphony presents a ground-breaking, unique collaboration that brings together live flamenco dancing and classical music. Filled with vibrancy and passion, our season finale will transport you to southern Spain to experience the heart and beat of this incredible culture! Featuring: Clara Rodriguez, flamenco dance Miya Higashiyama, mezzo-soprano …
The Olympia Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Alexandra Arrieche, will perform the NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE of “The Seven Symphonies: A Classical Tribute to Beach Boys Music.” The concert features seven symphonies derived from 33 different Beach Boys songs, carefully selected by Rob van Weelde (owner, WedgeView Studios, Netherlands) and arranged by Roeland Jacobs (manager and producer) …