Plan Your Visit
Concert Tips
At the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, we welcome music lovers of all kinds. We’d like to offer those of you not as familiar with attending a classical music concert some guidelines. We hope that this will make your experience, and the experience of those around you, that much better. Enjoy the concert!
Arrive Early: Although there are occasions when arriving later is considered stylish, a concert isn’t one of them. Late arrivals will be seated by an usher at the appropriate time.
Phones: Flash photography and noise disturbances are strictly prohibited. We love engaging with our audience on social media so feel free to check-in on Facebook and take selfies and photos PRIOR to the performance. Before the concert starts, be sure to silence your phone and turn down those brightness settings.
Quiet Company: Unless the concert is deemed a “sing-a-long”, you will want to leave the music-making to the ensemble… even if you really do know the whole first movement of Beethoven’s Seventh. The people around you probably know it too and would rather hear the orchestra’s rendition. Silence all cell phones, alarms, or other audible devices before the concert begins.
Wonderful Acoustics: Thanks to the wonderful acoustics in today’s concert halls, the sound of the orchestra can be heard by everyone. Unfortunately, so can the crumpling of candy wrappers, paper rustling, toe tapping, and jangling jewelry or keys. Please be sure to secure loose items before the music starts.
Enjoy Each Note: Sit back, relax, and enjoy every last note!
Dress Code: Our concerts usually carry an array of different dress levels from casual to semi-formal so you can be comfortable enjoying the evening’s performance. Most people will be wearing business clothes or slightly dressy casual clothes, but you’ll see everything from khakis to cocktail dresses. Some people enjoy dressing up and making a special night of it, and you can, too!
Applause: Don’t know when to clap and cheer? We can make it easy! In classical music concerts, applause is usually held until the end of every piece. Some pieces contain several movements and there will be a brief applause-less pause in between them. If you ever feel the overwhelming need to clap and cheer in between movements… the orchestra won’t mind the appreciation!
Directions
RiverCenter for the Performing Arts
900 Broadway
Columbus, Georgia
CSO Office
Enter through the RiverCenter lobby doors on Broadway. Check-in at the security desk located to the right by Legacy Hall. For office visitations, security will escort you to our floor.
From the North (Atlanta)
• Take I-185 South to EXIT 10.
• Merge onto GA-22 W/US-80 W toward Phenix City, AL
• Take Exit 1 toward Downtown Columbus.
• Continue straight onto 2nd Avenue.
• Turn right on 10th Street.
• Turn left on Broadway and enter parking garage on your right.
From the South (Fort Moore)
• Head North on US-27/US-280 W/Victory Drive.
• Turn right onto Veterans Parkway.
• Turn left on 10th Street.
• Turn left on Broadway and enter parking garage on your right.
From the East
• Take state highway 85 West into Columbus (This becomes Manchester Expressway).
• Turn left on Veterans Parkway (Highway 27).
• Turn right on 10th Street.
• Turn left on Broadway and enter parking garage on your right.
From the West
• Take Highway 280 from Alabama into Georgia.
• Turn left onto Highway 27 (Veterans Parkway).
• Turn left on 10th Street.
• Turn left on Broadway and enter parking garage on your right.
