Symphony announces Music Director finalists to join the orchestra and symphonic choir throughout the 2019-2020 season.

This position serves as the organization's principal conductor, artistic director, and performing arts advocate within Bozeman and surrounding areas.

MUSIC DIRECTOR SEARCH

Meet the Finalists

UPCOMING CONCERTS AND EVENTS

VIVALDI'S
​GLORIA

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Saturday, December 14th, 2019 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 15th, 2019 - 2:30 PM
Willson Auditorium
Featuring Vocalists Beth Croy and Melina Pyron

Featuring special music fit for the season such as the magical scenes incorporated from the music of Gioacchino Rossini, Vivaldi's Gloria, and Handel's Hallelujah Chorus.
​Norman Huynh Conducts.

FROM JUILLIARD
​TO BOZEMAN

ENIGMA

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​​Saturday, January 25th, 2020- 7:30 PM
Sunday, January 26th, 2020 - 2:30 PM
Willson Auditorium
​Special Guests: Carrie Krause, Angela Ahn, & Pico Alt
The centerpiece of this concert presents three violinists who are graduates of The Juilliard School and reside here in Bozeman.
Wesley Schulz Conducts.

Saturday, March 7th, 2020 - 7:30pm
Sunday, March 8th, 2020 - 2:30pm
Willson Auditorium
Special Guest: Jon Manasse

Performances of “Enigma” feature the work of American composer Lowell Liebermann and his Concert for Clarinet. 
Thomas Heuser Conducts.

MEET THE FINALISTS

SEPTEMBER 28 & 29, 2019
​STEFAN SANDERS

Biography

“Stefan Sanders continues to generate buzz for one of North Carolina's oldest regional orchestras. They've been very good for quite a while, but every time we hear them, the wow factor increases.”
​CVNC

OCTOBER 26 & 27, 2019
ANDREW CRUST

Biography

"Crust demonstrated an impressive ability to create atmosphere in musical textures, and he caught inner voices within the Borodin to produce several lovely surprises. His sense of pacing is attractive and deeply musical." - Hartford Courant

DECEMBER 14 & 15, 2019
NORMAN HUYNH

Biography

"Let it be said at the outset that this young man is a talented conductor, one who knows his craft and who conducted with sensitivity,
passion, grace and clarity."
Journal Tribune

JANUARY 25 & 26, 2020
WESLEY SCHULZ

Biography

"The North Carolina Symphony and Schulz definitely drew the utmost life out of Schubert's themes....Schulz did a spectacular job."
​Classical Voice of North Carolina Arts Journal

MARCH 7 & 8, 2020
THOMAS HEUSER

Biography

“Heuser and company strode through the
musical exhibition with confidence.”
Judith Reynolds, Durango Herald

MAY 2 & 3, 2020
JANNA HYMES

Biography

“Maestra Hymes has a relaxed, fluid, clear but very expressive conducting style. She elicited a warm, blended sound from the ensemble and paced the passionate climaxes in the Wagner [Siegfried Idyll] work extremely well..." The Roanoke Times

​​Announcement: Pre-Concert Talks

We are excited to invite you to attend our Pre-Concert Talks prior to each performance! These informative and entertaining presentations are FREE with your ticket purchase and take place inside Willson Auditorium before each concert. Lasting approximately 30 minutes, these informal conversations will give you a chance to get to know the Music Director finalists, guest artists and the music they will be performing.
Times:
Saturday's Pre-Concert Talk: 6:30 pm
Sunday's Pre-Concert Talk: 1:30 pm

Don't Be Late! 
It's important to be timely for the Pre-Concert Talks to experience the entire 30-minute conversation with our Music Director finalist. Latecomers will have limited entry during the Pre-Concert Talk. 

Seating:
​For our Pre-Concert Talks, seating will be on the Main Floor and is General Admission.

THE 2019-2020 SEASON IS HERE!

We are thrilled to be entering our 52nd Concert Season in Bozeman!  This season will consist of an exciting array of symphonic repertoire that will span across the eras.  As we continue in the search for our new Music Director, we will be featuring a "conductor's choice" at each concert, allowing our finalists to participate in this season's programming.  We know this season will be different, and we invite you to join us on what will undoubtedly be an unique and incredibly exciting concert series!

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NEW AND FAMILIAR FACES FEATURED IN
​THE 2019-2020 SEASON

mARIKA bOURNAKI

"The Celine Dion of classical."
-The Huffington Post

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cARRIE KRAUSE

"Krause turns her playing into something resembling a dance...a tone that balanced sweetness with character."
-Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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JON MANASSE

"He is unbelievably fluent, has a gorgeous tone, and imparts genuine feeling into all of his music.  If there is a better clarinetist around, I have not heard him."
-American Record Guide

T E S T I M O N I A L S

"Soon after moving to Bozeman from the Connecticut suburbs of New York, we were fortunate to witness the magnificent performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony by the Bozeman Symphony and Symphonic Choir.  As frequent attendees at performances by the New York Philharmonic and other world-renowned orchestras at Avery Fisher and Carnegie Halls, we were unsure of what to expect from our new hometown orchestra.  May we say “WOW!”  Someone said that the performance was at least the equal of anything to be heard in New York and we couldn’t agree more.  We have now joined the community of enthusiastic and loyal subscribers and cannot praise enough the quality of the performers and the programming creativity. 

​The BSO is indeed a jewel in the mountains!"

Diane and Lee Selby

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