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The Helena Symphony opens 62nd season with Violinist Stephen Cepeda A Season of Unforgettable Nights!

Music Director Allan R. Scott and the Helena Symphony launch the Symphony’s 62nd Season on Saturday, September 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Helena Civic Center with Rachmaninoff’s emotionally stirring Second Symphony, and Concertmaster Stephen Cepeda performing Korngold’s lush, Hollywood-flavored Violin Concerto. Composer Erich Korngold (1897-1957) was born about a century too late.  Like Rachmaninoff, …

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Helena Symphony and Carroll College Announce the 13th Annual Symphony Under the Stars BROADWAY

Quick Facts Event: 13th Annual Symphony Under the Stars Date:  Saturday, 16 July 2016 Time:  8:30 p.m. Place: Carroll College Campus – Guadalupe Hill Cost: Free. Limited reserved seating available for $30 on sale June 1 More information: 406.442.1860 (HELENA) – The Helena Symphony and Carroll College today announces their continued collaboration for the 13th …

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The AUDIENCE chooses the Closing Night Concert of the Symphony’s 61st Season with AND THE WINNER IS…

On Saturday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Helena Civic Center, the Helena Symphony presents its Closing Night Concert of the Season with music chosen by the audience.  Titled “And the Winner Is…,” this special performance includes music from several different categories ranging from “Favorite Finale” and “Tenor Moment in an Opera,” to “Best …

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Helena Symphony Brings Music to More Than 1,700 Fourth & Fifth Graders From Helena and Beyond

Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 13, at 1:00 p.m. in the Helena Civic Center, the Helena Symphony Orchestra will perform its annual youth concert for over 1,700 fourth and fifth grade students from twenty elementary schools coming from over eleven school districts and eight cities.  In addition to the eleven elementary schools from the Helena School District, …

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Helena Symphony Presents Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis

On Saturday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Helena Civic Center the Helena Symphony presents the rarely performed Missa Solemnis by Beethoven including the Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale, the Gillette Chamber Singers, and four internationally-acclaimed vocal soloists.  This epic work is the “pre-quel” to Beethoven’s famous Ninth Symphony, performed last Season by the …

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Falling in Love at the Symphony

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, Broadway and Shakespearean actor Rick Wasserman makes his first appearance in Montana narrating moments from Shakespeare’s comic “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to Mendelssohn’s popular score. The Helena Symphony concert also includes features from Prokofiev’s ballet “Romeo & Juliet.” Purchase your tickets here for the upcoming performance …

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Helena Symphony Begins 2016 With Two January Concerts: Symphony Kids and the Return of Pianist Claire Huangci

The Helena Symphony begins 2016 with two exciting programs: a FREE Symphony Kids concert on Saturday, January 9, and the next Masterworks Concert on Saturday, January 30 featuring the return of world-renowned Pianist Claire Huangci. SYMPHONY KIDS – January 9 On Saturday, January 9 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, members of …

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Christmas in the Cathedral, Helena’s Longest and Greatest Holiday Tradition

The Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale ushers in the holiday season with the time-honored Christmas in the Cathedral on Sunday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cathedral of St. Helena. This concert is not part of the Masterworks Concert Series, and there is only one performance of this magical evening and is expected to …

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Symphony Kids FREE Concert

On Saturday, November 21 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, members of the Helena Symphony Orchestra open this Season’s Education Concert Series with the first Symphony Kids concert.  Created for children ages 5 to 10, Symphony Kids is a free one-hour concert for audiences of all ages and their and their families.  …

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A Long Time Ago – Far, Far Away…The Helena Symphony Explores Fate & Destiny with Music by Brahms and Star Wars

On Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Helena Civic Center, the Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale will present a concert of two seemingly unlikely pairings – the music Brahms coupled with the legendary film scores to John Williams’ Star Wars. The concert opens with two of Johannes Brahms’ most eloquent and yearning works …

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