2020-2021 Season : All Events
Upcoming Events
Magnificent Movie Music: Under Our Skin
Saturday, April 10, 2021 -
7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 24, 2021 - 7:30 p.m.
Virtual Event
Rachel Franklin uses film clips, witty commentary, & piano demonstrations to explore some of the greatest film music ever composed! Join us for the premiere of Part One on April 10th at 7:30pm for music from Gone with the Wind, Jaws, Laura, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Available to purchase through April 24.
Magnificent Movie Music: The Great Masterpieces
Saturday, April 24, 2021 -
7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 8, 2021 - 7:30 p.m.
Virtual Event
Join Rachel Franklin for the premiere of Part Two on April 24th at 7:30pm! Learn more about the music from Star Wars, Planet of the Apes, Psycho, and more! Available to purchase through May 8.
Lyrical Moments
Saturday, May 15, 2021 - 7:30 p.m.
YouTube
Peter and the Wolf
Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
Chrysalis, Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods
The Orchestra returns to the Chrysalis in partnership with the Inner Arbor Trust! A smaller ensemble from the Orchestra, dancers from Dance Connections, and narrator Greg Jukes perform Prokofiev's immortal Peter and the Wolf and more! Children of all ages will enjoy this fun-filled introduction to the orchestra!
Past Events

Buster Keaton’s ONE WEEK with Andrew Simpson
Saturday, July 25, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
Facebook and Website
Composer Andrew Simpson joins Music Director Jason Love to discuss his wonderful score to Buster Keaton’s hilarious short film, ONE WEEK. You’ll see the orchestra’s previously-recorded world premiere performance synced to the film, plus Andrew and Jason perform the first movement of Andrew’s beautiful Vistas of Rome. (This event will last approximately 45 minutes.)
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Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with Joel Fuller
Saturday, August 8, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
Facebook and Website
Explore the fascinating history of this marvelous concerto with Music Director Jason Love. Then soloist Joel Fuller from the National Symphony chats with Jason before we hear his virtuosic and emotional performance with the Orchestra from 2016. Continue our celebration of Beethoven’s 250th with one of the Columbia Orchestra’s very best performances. (This event will last approximately 1 hour)
If you are watching on Facebook Live, don't forget to refresh the page at 7:30pm!
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Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony
Saturday, August 15, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
Facebook and Website
Soloists, choristers, and orchestra members join Jason Love to share their experiences performing this monumental work, and we explore the piece in a short documentary. Experience the entire professionally filmed performance.
If you are watching on Facebook Live, don't forget to refresh the page at 7:30pm!
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Carnival of the Animals
Saturday, September 26, 2020 -
10:30 a.m.
Saturday, September 26, 2020 - 1:00 p.m.
Chrysalis, Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods
Join us for two live performances of Carnival of the Animals at the Chrysalis, presented in partnership with the Inner Arbor Trust! A small group of musicians and dancers from Dance Connections will perform Saint-Saën’s Carnival of the Animals and Aesop’s Fables by Richard Maltz at the Chrysalis for a small socially-distanced audience of 200 people. It may look a little different from our regular Young People’s Concerts, but your child is sure to enjoy this fun-filled introduction to the orchestra led by our entertaining Music Director Jason Love! (This event will last approximately 45 minutes.)
Rain date: Sunday September 27th
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Appalachian Spring
Saturday, November 21, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
YouTube
Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 19, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
YouTube

Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich
Saturday, March 13, 2021 - 7:30 p.m.
YouTube
Join The Columbia Orchestra for our next virtual concert: Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich. This concert will feature a small chamber orchestra performing Tchaikovsky's String Serenade and Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony.
Events and performers are subject to change.