Saturday, April 2: 7:30 pm

Sunday, April 3: 2:30 pm

Weekend Sponsored by:

Michael and Sharon Beehler

We conclude our 43rd concert season with the Master’s masterpiece—the powerful and exultant 9th Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven.

It’s considered not only one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, but one of the greatest achievements of the Human Spirit. With its highly innovative structure of emotional depth, intensity and musical splendor, and its powerful and jubilant chorus celebrating the brotherhood of Man, the 9th speaks a universal truth just as relevant today as it was when composed in 1824. With a quartet of renowned soloists and our Symphonic Choir, enhanced by the Bozeman High School Concert Choir, this program promises to be our most inspirational concert ever.

Symphony No. 9, op. 125, D minorLudwig van Beethoven

Saturday, March 5: 7:30 pm
Sponsored by: Big Sky Western Bank
Sunday, March 6: 2:30 pm
Sponsored by: J. David & Rose Ann Penwell on behalf of the Gallatin Historical Society and Pioneer Museum

We’ll take you from the virtuosic, to the playful, to the sublime in this highly eclectic program with a little something for everyone.

The program begins with the epic forces of the most popular (and dazzling) tone poem ever written: Liszt’s Les Preludes. Next we’ll enchant you with the beautiful harmonies, vivid orchestral colors and famous melodies of Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1. Finally, for the third concerto performance of our new Steinway grand piano, we’ll welcome back Bozeman favorite and gold medalist of the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Jon Nakamatsu, performing Johannes Brahms’ deeply profound 1st piano concerto. Commonly referred to as Brahms’ “5th Symphony” due to its vast scope and depth this presentation promises to be the most moving experience of the season.

Saturday, February 12: 10:30 am & 1:00 pm
Sponsored by: Tim and Mary Barnard
Montana Cultural Trust
Dr. William and Carol Mealer
Montana Arts Council

There’ll be fun for the whole family as we romp through a dazzling array of orchestral selections and popular tunes in this kid-friendly, fun-filled, 50 minutes of music. With a hilarious script co-written by Matthew Savery and Soren Kisiel of Broad Comedy, and starring Erin Roberg, Artistic Director of the Equinox Theatre, there’ll be lots of laughs for people of all ages. Join us for this eerily captivating concert, where the ghouls rule and the ghosts are the most, featuring music from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, The Wizard of Oz, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and much, much more.

G-Rated: for Guaranteed Fun!

Saturday, February 5: 7:30 pm
Sponsored by Donald and Signe Farris
Sunday, February 6: 2:30 pm
Sponsored by The C’Mon Inn

Our annual chamber orchestra performance is full of surprises that will both delight and enchant. American Composer Russell Peck’s invigorating and imaginative Signs of Life II will surprise everyone with its engaging and jazzy style. Next up, Haydn’s famous “Surprise” Symphony. The program concludes with the second appearance of our new Steinway as we present renowned pianist Soyeon Lee performing Mozart’s cherished Concerto for Piano No. 23 in A major.

Sheer Elegance!

John Novacek
Friday, October 8
7:30 pm

Spencer Myer
Friday, January 28
7:30 pm

MSU Reynolds Recital Hall

The Bozeman Symphony is proud to enter our eighth season presenting world class pianists in recital. The beautiful Reynolds Recital Hall on the Montana State University Campus offers a superb setting to enjoy the vast variety of repertoire for solo piano and we are pleased this season to present the internationally renowned talents of John Novacek and Spencer Myer.

Saturday, December 11: 7:30 pm
Sponsored by: First Security Bank
Sunday, December 12: 2:30 pm
Sponsored by: ERA Landmark, Insty Prints

The Holidays come alive as guest conductor Kyle Pickett presents this beautiful program of music to get you in the spirit of the season. Featuring our Symphonic Choir, Maestro Pickett has chosen a selection of seasonal favorites from Holidays both past and present.

With music from Gabrieli, Handel, Brahms and Tchaikovsky, to a festive array of popular Holiday tunes, we’ll set the mood for a joyous season. Bring your family to be with ours and celebrate this special time of year with the Bozeman Symphony.

Featuring…

The Nutcracker

Saturday, December 4 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 5 2:00 pm
Willson Auditorium

Free children’s matinee on December 4th at 10 am

Once again we’ll team up with the Montana Ballet Company to present The Nutcracker. A Bozeman favorite now for 27 years, The Nutcracker will get you in the holiday spirit in an expanded production featuring exciting choreography by Co-Artistic Directors Amy Lynn Stoddart and Elizabeth DeFanti, with live music performed by members of the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Kyle Pickett.

Saturday, November 13: 7:30 pm
Sponsored by: Sponsorship Available

Doors open at 5:30 pm
Concert begins at 7:30 pm

Grab a date, reserve a table and take a trip with us to France for an evening of Parisian swing and French love songs.

Join us this year at the Emerson Crawford Theater as we welcome the guitar, violin and bass trio “Three to Django” in this fun program of light classics and jazz. Featuring the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Fritz Kreisler and much, much more, we’ll fill the air with the romance of an evening in France. There’ll be fine French cuisine in the Ballroom before the concert and you can dance the night away afterwards as we celebrate the Bozeman Symphony in our biggest (and most fun) fundraiser of the year.

Oo La La!

Saturday, October 16: 7:30 pm
Sponsored by:
Indian Uprising Gallery
Montana Expressions
Sunday, October 17: 2:30 pm
Sponsored by: CTA Architects Engineers

We’ll tug at your patriotic heartstrings with this program of all-American music by three of our greatest American composers.
We’ll begin by joining a group of sailors on shore leave in the Big Apple as they explore the sights of New York and discover romance, in Leonard Bernstein’s Three Dances from On The Town. Next, our greatest American masterpiece, by the composer who defined the American sound: Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. Finally, we’ll perform Howard Hanson’s lush Symphony No. 2, better know as the “Romantic” Symphony.

Star Spangled indeed!

John Novacek
Friday, October 8
7:30 pm

Spencer Myer
Friday, January 28
7:30 pm

MSU Reynolds Recital Hall

The Bozeman Symphony is proud to enter our eighth season presenting world class pianists in recital. The beautiful Reynolds Recital Hall on the Montana State University Campus offers a superb setting to enjoy the vast variety of repertoire for solo piano and we are pleased this season to present the internationally renowned talents of John Novacek and Spencer Myer.

Saturday, September 25: 7:30 pm
Sponsored by: Edward Jones Financial
Sunday, September 26: 2:30 pm
Sponsored by: Sponsorship Available

We begin with a toast—a toast to the 43rd season of the Bozeman Symphony, celebrated with the debut performance our new Steinway Grand Piano!

We’ll usher in this evening of Russian music with the pomp and circumstance of Glazunov’s Cortege Solennel No. 2. Next we’ll feature the charming and lighthearted 9th Symphony of Dmitri Shostakovich. Finally, we’ll unveil our new Steinway and introduce you to internationally acclaimed pianist Richard Dowling, performing one of the most famous and treasured masterpieces of all time: Rachmoninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto.