Created for children 5-10, these imaginative 30-minute performances with narration and actors, introduce children to the world of music and instruments and impart life lessons through interactive stories. Following each …
One of the most thrilling stories ever told, Carmen pulls us into a messy love triangle between a handsome soldier, sexy bullfighter, and the free-spirited gypsy seductress who is driven …
The HSO&C celebrates the 100th birthday of the late composer, conductor, educator, and humanitarian Leonard Bernstein. From the concert hall to the big screen, operas to musical theatre, jazz to classical …
Nearly 2,000 fourth and fifth graders from the region learn the importance of music in one’s education and life. The concert includes music of Copland, Vaughan Williams, Charles Ives’ Variations …
In a program created for 5 to 10 year olds, we invite children and families to hear fun, imaginative and interactive performances by the HSO, along with actors and narrator …
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Travel to the gates of heaven and hell with Verdi’s provocative Requiem. Four of the most virtuosic vocal solos are combined with over 150 voices and 75 players to explore themes of …
Beethoven’s beloved Pastoral Symphony celebrates nature and its ethereal connection to us all. The riveting sounds of Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera’s Harp Concerto (featuring HSO Harpist Tess Michel) and Rimsky-Korsakov’s exotic Capriccio …
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In a program created for 5 to 10 year olds, we invite children and families to hear fun, imaginative and interactive performances by the HSO, along with actors and narrator …
Appearing in and performing the music for films Black Swan and 12 Years A Slave, world-renowned violinist Tim Fain makes his HSO debut with the rustic vitality of Dvořák’s Violin Concerto. The …
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Usher in Helena’s longest and greatest holiday tradition with Handel’s Messiah, the HSO&C, four acclaimed soloists, all in the profoundly reflective Cathedral of St. Helena. Experience why Handel’s Messiah remains …
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Acclaimed pianist and composer, Grammy award nominated artist, and Montana native Philip Aaberg brings his unique style of classical, jazz, bluegrass, and rock for this solo concert. He has performed …
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In a program created for 5 to 10 year olds, we invite children and families to hear fun, imaginative and interactive performances by the HSO, along with actors and narrator …
The fragility of freedom is explored through these two revolutionary composers. Shostakovich’s pulsing and militaristic Tenth Symphony explores tragedy, despair, terror, violence, and ultimately individual freedom. The testament to and …
In a program created for 5 to 10 year olds, we invite children and families to hear fun, imaginative and interactive performances by the HSO, along with actors and narrator …
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The Season opens with internationally acclaimed Finnish violinist Petteri Iivonen performing the explosive and once-considered-impossible-to-play Violin Concerto by the great American Composer Samuel Barber. Maestro Scott also leads the HSO …
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