Plan Your Visit
Is this your first-time visiting a Howard County Concert Odyssey event?
Check out our
information and FAQs on how to get there and what to expect.
- Directions & Parking
St. John’s Episcopal Church is located at 9120 Frederick Road, Ellicott City, Maryland. From Route 40, take St. John’s Lane south and turn right on Frederick Road. Parking is available in lots around the building. Handicapped parking is available by the front entrance.
- Accessibility
The locations where we hold our events, including St. John’s Episcopal Church in Ellicott City, are barrier-free and accessible to people with physical disabilities. Guide and service dogs are welcome at all locations. Requests for special accommodations should be made when purchasing tickets. Feedback on improving services for people with disabilities is always welcome.
- Audience Services
There are snacks, soft drinks and water available for purchase before the event and during the intermission. The restrooms at St. John’s Episcopal Church are located off the vestibule, where you enter the building.
FAQs
We don’t have a dress code, so please wear whatever makes you comfortable.
In general, plan to arrive about 30 minutes before the performance is scheduled to begin.
Ticketholders who arrive after the performance begins will be seated during appropriate pauses in the music. Please see an usher for guidance.
Our events are open-seating, so please choose your seat when you arrive. If the performance is sold out, we do request that you not leave single seats open if possible.
With contemporary music, you may applaud at the end of each song. However, classical musical works have multiple movements or sections. While a short pause often follows each movement, it is customary to refrain from applauding during these pauses. After the final movement of a work, the conductor will turn around, a sure sign that it’s time to applaud. If all else fails, you can always wait for the rest of the audience to begin clapping.
Yes, there are snacks, soft drinks and water available for purchase before the event and during the intermission.
The restrooms at St. John’s Episcopal Church are located off the vestibule, where you enter the building.
Most performances run about two hours, including one 20-minute intermission.
Sorry, the use of cameras or audio recording equipment is strictly prohibited.
Please turn off the sound on your cellular phones, beepers and watch alarms prior to the performance. If you must take an emergency call, please step out into the vestibule so you do not disturb the rest of the audience or the performers.
Children of all ages are welcome at HCCO events and tickets are free for children under 18 years old. If your child acts up during the performance, we encourage you to take him or her into the vestibule so that others may continue to enjoy the performance.
The locations where we hold our events, including St. John’s Episcopal Church in Ellicott City, are barrier-free and accessible to people with physical disabilities. Guide and service dogs are welcome at all locations. Requests for accommodations should be made when purchasing tickets. Feedback on improving services for people with disabilities is always welcome.