As the longest continually-operating orchestra in the state, the Corvallis-OSU Symphony Orchestra is a major force in the music scene of the Willamette Valley. From its inception in 1906 as a collegiate orchestra composed of nine male members, the symphony has grown into a highly regarded, 110-member ensemble performing five major concerts each season. Conductor Marlan Carlson, Oregon State University Endowed Chair for University Orchestras integrates student, faculty, and professional musicians from Portland, Eugene, and Corvallis.
Season tickets are $30 per concert (including the Holiday concert); $120 for the season. Learn more and buy season tickets.
Sept. 25, 2022, 7 p.m. | The University of Stuttgart Academic Orchestra
Free performance
Brahms, Tragic Overture
Schumann, Symphony No. 4
Bartók, Viola Concerto
Brahms, Academic Festival Overture
Nov. 20, 2022, 3 p.m. | Fall Concert 2022
Tickets: $35 in advance, $40 at the door (Learn more and get tickets.)
Dvořák, Slavonic Dances Op. 72, Nos. 1 and 2
Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor (Alexander Tutunov, Piano)
Shostakovich, Symphony #8
Dec. 2, 2022, 7:30 p.m.| Holiday Concert 2022
Tickets: $40 in advance, $45 at the door (Learn more and get tickets.)
Debussy, Children’s Corner Suite
Holiday Favorites With OSU Choirs
March 5, 2023, 3 p.m. | Winter Concert 2023
Tickets: $35 in advance, $40 at the door (Learn more and get tickets.)
Verdi, La Forza Del Destino Overture
Dvořák, Cello Concerto in B Minor (Anne Ridlington, Cello)
Strauss, Don Juan
Ravel, Rhapsodie Espagnole
Mahler, Symphony No. 4, Iv, “the Heavenly Life” (Amy Hansen, Soprano)
May 16, 2023, 7:30 p.m. | Spring Concert 2023
Tickets: $35 in advance, $40 at the door (Learn more and get tickets.)
Strauss, An Alpine Symphony
Webern, Passacaglia, Opus 1
