Rossen Milanov, Music Director
Next Event:
Sit with your classical music counterparts in a professional rehearsal and performance setting
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Music Director Rossen Milanov and the musicians of the Columbus Symphony invite members of the community to sit with their classical music counterparts in a professional rehearsal setting. Approximately 50 amateur musicians will have the opportunity to not only work with a professional musician proficient in their chosen instrument but also rehearse and perform with a professional orchestra on stage at the Ohio Theatre!
Registration for 2025 is now live – Reserve your spot today!
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025
Location: Ohio Theatre
Conductor: Rossen Milanov
Repertoire: TBA (see past years’ rep below)
Participation includes dinner and a reception with CSO musicians
Event concludes with a performance of the combined ensemble for friends and family
12:15 PM
1:00 – 3:30 PM
3:30 – 4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
Check In
Rehearsal
Dinner/Reception
Doors open for audience
Concert
Participants must be 21 years of age or older
Only instruments that fall within standard orchestral instrumentation can be accommodated.
Participants will be placed according to registration in available spots for their instrument
No audition is required
Accepted participants must submit a $100 participation fee before receiving practice parts or confirmed seating
Registration is online only.
Brahms
Academic Festival Overture
Coleridge-Taylor
Petite Suite de Concert
Dvořák
Symphony No 8
Carnival Overture, Op.82
Bizet
L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1
Tchaikovsky
Selections from Swan Lake
Romeo and Juliet Overture
Symphony No. 4
Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Dance of the Tumblers from Snow Maiden
Prokofiev
“Romeo and Juliet” Suite No. 1
Wagner
Flying Dutchman Overture
Sibelius
Finlandia, Op.26, No.7
Stravinsky
Infernal Dance from Firebird
It is a workshop-style learning opportunity rather than a formal performance. Think of it as a public master class in which the whole orchestra is participating simultaneously. Participants will be seated side-by-side with Symphony musicians. The audience is able to observe this entire process from beginning to end, so even those not on stage can learn something.
This event is only able to accommodate the standard orchestral instruments listed in the pull-down menu. We are not able to accept any instrument not listed on the registration menu.
We will email acceptance notices beginning the week of March 10, 2025. Those who are placed on the waiting list will be seated when/if spaces become available.
Please wait until you have received notice of your acceptance. Details of payment, schedule, etc. will be included once you are seated.
Maybe. Email specific seating requests to our Education Office and we will accommodate them if it is possible to do so.
Yes. Practice parts will be sent to the email address you provide once your participation fee has been received.
No. We prefer that you use the parts we will provide.
Yes! Observers will enter the same southeast entrance and sign in before entering the theatre. Please note that they are only observing and may not be able to hear everything spoken on stage.
The event will also culminate with a performance at the Ohio Theatre of the combined CSO and Community ensemble – please invite as many guests as you want!
Have a question or want to learn more? Contact Education Assistant, Ashley Marini:
amarini@columbussymphony.com | 614.223.1547
