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Locate a symphony orchestra in Ohio to promote your businessBy Emmet McMahan Involvement with an orchestra in Ohio can be a great opportunity for the small business owner. It can establish a balance between work and recreation for your employees, create a good reputation for your company and strengthen ties with your community. Attending a performance by a symphony orchestra supports not only professional musicians but young, aspiring musicians, as well.
You can use tickets to an Ohio symphony orchestra to entertain clients, provide rewards for employees and show your appreciation to customers. Tickets to individual performances are readily available in many cases and most orchestras also offer season tickets. Orchestras frequently offer discounts for families, students and seniors as well.
Ohio orchestras generally fall into the following categories:
1. Ohio symphony orchestras that have professional musicians and may feature internationally known performers as guests. A full symphony or philharmonic orchestra usually consists of at least 80 players and may have more than 100.
2. Smaller community orchestras that offer free public concerts and may be available for private events. A chamber orchestra has less than 40 players.
3. Youth orchestras that feature younger players. These orchestras typically require players to be within a specified age range and stage annual auditions.
Find professional Ohio symphony orchestras near you
Symphony orchestras perform a variety of classical, experimental and modern compositions in Ohio. Opera also is popular and typically has scheduled performances throughout the season.
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The American Federation of Musicians offers a list of the member orchestras of the Regional Orchestra Players' Association. Join the Association of Major Symphony Orchestra Volunteers to support symphonies not only in Ohio, but those around the country.
Support an Ohio youth orchestra
Young musicians can obtain stage experience and training in a youth symphony. Ohio youth symphonies are well-respected and perform many of the same pieces as professional orchestras.
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The Metropolitan Youth Symphony lists youth orchestras alphabetically by their city or geographical name and provides the state. Your business can support a Cleveland, Ohio orchestra such as the Cleveland Youth Orchestra.
Buy tickets to an Ohio orchestra in your city
Most large cities in Ohio have at least one professional orchestra and several chamber orchestras. They play many different types of music, in addition to classical compositions.
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The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the greatest symphony orchestras in the US and makes its summer home at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra performs classical music at Music Hall and popular music at the Riverbend Music Center. The Columbus, Ohio symphony is the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Ohio Theater is the home venue for this orchestra.
- Listen to performances over the radio. Many major Ohio symphony orchestras broadcast live and recorded performances that allow you to enjoy world-class music from your home. The websites for the orchestra and radio stations will list the scheduled air times and performances.
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Under the direction of Gerhardt Zimmermann, the Canton Symphony perform a wide range of classical music concerts that serve Canton and other parts of northern Ohio.
http://www.cantonsymphony.org/
Presents a diverse musical repertoire of chamber works that contrasts with major symphonic fare played by major orchestras.
Cincinnati Symphony & Pops Orchestras (CSO)
Source for information about CSO and Pops concerts and events, as well as their history, educational activities, and the people who perform with, work for, and support them.
http://www.cincinnatisymphony.org/
Information for the season schedule and tickets, the facilities, educational programs, and this Ohio orchestra's recordings and broadcasts.
Full symphonic 60-player ensemble consisting of experienced and accomplished professional musicians from Northeastern Ohio.
Southeastern Ohio Symphony Orchestra
Music director Laura E. Schumann leads this regional classical and pops orchestra in concerts performed in Brown Chapel on the campus of Muskingum College.
http://www.muskingum.edu/%7Eseoso
Springfield, Ohio Symphony Orchestra
Community orchestra whose repetoire extends from the Renaissance to 20th Century classical music and is lead by musical director John Ferritto.
http://www.springfieldsym.org/
Offers a variety of concert series including pops, chamber, world music and Mozart. Members of the orchestra are also available for hire for local events.
http://www.toledosymphony.com/
Symphony orchestra for Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio whose music represents classical, contemporary and vocal genres.
http://www.westervillesymphony.org/
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