Saturday, March 8th, 2025 | 7:30pm
Umstattd Hall | Zimmermann Symphony Center
2331 17th St. NW
Canton, OH 44708
TICKETS
$30 / $45 / $55
All tickets are subject to a $3 processing fee.
Veterans, First Responders, Healthcare Workers, & Educators: 20% off
SNAP & Medicaid Recipients: 20% off
*Must call for discounts.
Box Office: 330-452-2094
boxoffice@cantonsymphony.org
DESCRIPTION
This concert will be conducted by CSO Music Director, Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz.
Experience the full power of the Canton Symphony Orchestra in tandem with nationally-renown The Steel Wheels, who have long been at home in the creative space between tradition and innovation. Their music often explores themes of rural life, love, and social issues, delivered with rich vocal harmonies and skilled instrumental arrangements. Beforehand, the concert will be opened by Ben Gage, an amazing songwriter from the rustbelt of Northeast Ohio who was previously seen with the CSO as part of the Divergent Sounds Series.
“Few groups have come as far in such a short period of time as The Steel Wheels…” – NPR
“The Steel Wheels are masters of subtlety; they make no attempt to overwhelm or overindulge, but, rather, use their prowess and proficiency to leave an enduring impression.” – Country Standard Time
Hotel Accomodations
The Canton Symphony Orchestra is a proud partner of Embassy Suites by Hilton at the Akron-Canton Airport, who have offered CSO patrons an exclusive rate to book rooms attending our concerts from out of town. To take advantage of this special offer, please click the link below or the image above. The rate is $135/night!
7883 Freedom Ave NW, North Canton, OH 44720 | (330) 305-0500
The steel Wheels
Virginia-based folk-rock band The Steel Wheels have spent almost twenty years writing, recording, and touring, all the while constantly honing their evolving brand of American roots music. Additionally they are the founders and hosts of the Red Wing Roots Music Festival, a beloved staple of the Shenandoah Valley. Through the years, The Steel Wheels have drawn on both traditional form and modern sounds to capture the beauty in all of life’s varied trials and triumphs. Their newest album, Sideways, which released on February 9, 2024 via Big Ring Records, is a meditation on resilience and survival. Trent Wagler, the band’s lead singer and primary songwriter, penned many of the songs in response to loss, and the uncertainty that comes with facing what we can’t control.
Ben Gage
Ben Gage is a songwriter from Akron, OH blending folk and roots blues. Ben Gage grew up in the rust belt of Northeast Ohio, spread out in the countryside along the great Lake Erie. His roots run deep alongside the hard working blue collars that Ohio has to boast. That tenacity, love of family, and respect for a long day can be seen in his music. In Fall of 2021 Ben quit his job in the tech-sector to pursue music full time. Now he travels the US sharing stories and songs and always collecting more.
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