Olympia Symphony Orchestra – Past Concerts
Olympia Symphony Orchestra Season Opening Concert
Sunday, October 10, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Georg Philipp Telemann – Ouverture-Suite, TWV 55:G10 "Burlesque de Quixotte"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento in D major K. 136, "Salzburg Symphony No. 1"
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento in D major K. 136, "Salzburg Symphony No. 1"
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
$6-$65 (discounts available)
Olympia Symphony Orchestra: Looking Forward – Virtual Gala & Auction
Sunday, September 12, 2021 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Get to know OSO Music Director candidates & their concert programs; meet guest artists for the season; & bid on unique items in this virtual gala program. Includes a 5-piano virtual collaborative performance.
Free (Free)
Olympia Symphony: Concert at the Quarry
Sunday, August 8, 2021 @ 1:00pm – 2:15pm (PDT)
Tenino Rock Quarry Pool, Tenino, WA, United States
Celebrate the return of live music with this free outdoor concert inside the drained Tenino Rock Quarry Pool. Enjoy a mix of patriotic & "Americana" favorites followed by familiar classical tunes made popular in old cartoons.
Free
Olympia Symphony: Concert at the Capitol
Sunday, July 25, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 7:15pm (PDT)
Olympia Capitol Campus Lawn, Olympia, WA, United States
Bring a lawn chair or blanket, an umbrella for shade, & enjoy a mix of patriotic & "Americana" favorites followed by familiar classical tunes made popular in old cartoons.
Free
Olympia Symphony: Together
Sunday, June 27, 2021 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Concert featuring OSO's partnerships with Emerald City Music, Ballet Northwest, Benaroya Hall, & more, with a special surprise performance by OSO Music Director finalists.
Free
Olympia Symphony: Jazz-Colored Glasses
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Ballade, Op. 33 "Ballade in A minor"
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven – “Turkish March” from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven – “Turkish March” from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
$6-$60
Olympia Symphony: Seeing is Believing
Sunday, November 17, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Franz von Suppé – Overture to Die schöne Galathée ("The Beautiful Galatea")
Jonathan Leshnoff – Starburst
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297 "Winter"
Antonín Dvořák– Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”, Op. 95, B. 178
Jonathan Leshnoff – Starburst
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297 "Winter"
Antonín Dvořák– Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”, Op. 95, B. 178
$6-$60
Olympia Symphony: Corrective Lenses
Sunday, October 13, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Richard Wagner – Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Claude Debussy – Danses sacrée et profane
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Claude Debussy – Danses sacrée et profane
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
$6-$60
Olympia Symphony Orchestra Free Concert at the Capitol
Sunday, July 28, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Washington State Capitol Campus, Olympia, WA, United States
Join the Olympia Symphony on the lawn of Olympia's Capitol Campus, for a fun (free!) summer evening of classical, popular, and patriotic favorites.
Free
Olympia Symphony: Cast of Characters
Sunday, April 28, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Georges Bizet – "March of the Toreadors" from Carmen
Maurice Ravel – Mother Goose
Sergei Prokofiev – Suite to Lieutenant Kije, Op. 60
Jacques Offenbach – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Maurice Ravel – Mother Goose
Sergei Prokofiev – Suite to Lieutenant Kije, Op. 60
Jacques Offenbach – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
$7-$60
Olympia Symphony: Around the Horn
Sunday, March 17, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Carl Maria von Weber – Overture to Oberon
Richard Strauss – Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11
Percy Grainger – Irish tune from County Londonderry ("O Danny Boy")
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82
Richard Strauss – Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11
Percy Grainger – Irish tune from County Londonderry ("O Danny Boy")
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82
$7-$60
Olympia Symphony: Lovers' Lane (rescheduled)
Monday, February 18, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Edvard Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Edvard Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
$7-$60
Olympia Symphony: We Shall Never Forget
Sunday, November 18, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Frank Bridge – Lament
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
George Butterworth – The Banks of Green Willow
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Maurice Ravel – Le tombeau de Couperin
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
George Butterworth – The Banks of Green Willow
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Maurice Ravel – Le tombeau de Couperin
$7-$60
Olympia Symphony: By Land & Sea
Sunday, October 14, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Alexander Glazunov – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Michael Daugherty – Route 66
Aaron Copland – Down a Country Lane
Claude Debussy – La mer
Alexander Glazunov – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Michael Daugherty – Route 66
Aaron Copland – Down a Country Lane
Claude Debussy – La mer
$7-$60
Olympia Symphony Orchestra: Concert at the Capitol
Sunday, July 29, 2018 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Olympia Capitol Campus Lawn, Olympia, WA, United States
Highlights from the OSO 65th season, including selections from Fiddler on the Roof and West Side Story, Sousa marches, and much more.
Free
Olympia Symphony Orchestra's Music for All Seasons: Summer Approaches
Sunday, April 23, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to William Tell
Mendelssohn – "Scherzo" from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
Dvořák – Slavonic Dances, Op. 46
Mendelssohn – "Scherzo" from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
Dvořák – Slavonic Dances, Op. 46
$12-$55
Olympia Symphony Orchestra's Music for All Seasons: Spring Freshness
Sunday, March 19, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Mozart – Serenade in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" (1st mvt.)
Finzi – Clarinet Concerto
James Stephenson – Printemps
Puccini – Crisantemi
Britten – Simple Symphony
Finzi – Clarinet Concerto
James Stephenson – Printemps
Puccini – Crisantemi
Britten – Simple Symphony
$12-$55
Olympia Symphony Orchestra's Music for All Seasons: Winter Shadows
Sunday, February 12, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
$12-$55
Olympia Symphony Orchestra: Autumnal Reflections
Sunday, November 13, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Schubert – Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"
Purcell – "When I am laid in earth" from Dido and Aeneas
Mozart – "Laudamus te" from Mass in C minor, K. 427
Gershwin – "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess
Moses Hogan – "Give Me Jesus" (arr. Johnie Dean)
Butterworth – A Shropshire Lad
R. Strauss – Symphonic Poem, Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
Purcell – "When I am laid in earth" from Dido and Aeneas
Mozart – "Laudamus te" from Mass in C minor, K. 427
Gershwin – "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess
Moses Hogan – "Give Me Jesus" (arr. Johnie Dean)
Butterworth – A Shropshire Lad
R. Strauss – Symphonic Poem, Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
$12-$55
Olympia Symphony Orchestra: Elgar, Beethoven, Duggan, Debussy
Sunday, October 9, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Elgar – Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major
Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
John Duggan – Hail, O Greenest Branch
Debussy – Nocturnes
Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
John Duggan – Hail, O Greenest Branch
Debussy – Nocturnes
$12-$55