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About the Central Ohio Symphony
For the past thirty years, the Central Ohio Symphony has served the central Ohio community and helps make Delaware one of Ohio’s “Best Hometowns” with its contributions to education, cultural enrichment, and economic development. Over the years, the ensemble has matured from a volunteer group to a 65 member professional ensemble. Large crowds regularly attend its holiday concerts and its free, outdoor July 4th concert draws thousands from all over central Ohio. The Central Ohio Symphony has the distinction of being the only orchestra in Ohio with a budget of less than $1.5 million whose performances on tour are supported by the Ohio Arts Council. It has just been selected to participate in the “Ford Made in America” project as one of fifty orchestras nationwide to premier a composition by renowned composer Joseph Schwantner in 2010. Many businesses, foundations including the Delaware Community Foundation and the Ohio Arts Council, and individuals have given generously through the years to make the Central Ohio Symphony a success. |
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Jaime Morales-Matos Conductor Jaime Morales-Matos, in his seventh season, brings his charismatic style and passion to the podium, directing dedicated musicians drawn from all over central Ohio. He serves as the trombone faculty at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. As a trombonist he has performed with the Cincinnati Symphony, Casals Festival Orchestra, Dayton Philharmonic, Lexington (KY) Philharmonic and the New World Symphony (FL). As a conductor, Mr. Morales-Matos has conducted in the U.S., Germany, Austria, Spain, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bulgaria, and his native Puerto Rico. From 2000 to 2002, he was Music Director of the Miami University of Ohio Symphony Orchestra. From 1996 to 1999 he was cover conductor with the Dayton Philharmonic under Music Director Neil Gittleman. This past summer he conducted the Columbus Symphony Orchestra in a musician’s benefit concert. |
Experience Gray Chapel The Central Ohio Symphony performs in historic Gray Chapel on the Ohio Wesleyan University campus in Delaware. The auditorium’s superb acoustics and visual beauty create a concert experience unmatched in central Ohio, making it the perfect setting for the Symphony’s subscription series. |
He feels the music in his bones, and obviously he is able to communicate this sense to the group as a whole. |