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SEASON 62
SPECIAL EVENTS OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION
S A T U R D AY 17 S E P T E M B E R 2 016 The 62nd Season opens with Concertmaster Stephen Cepeda. Subscribers receive a special opening night perk. Look for details in your subscription packet in September.
Make it a date night or time out with friends or colleagues! Pre and Post Concert Events are a great way to enjoy an entire evening of fun, romance, or networking – all with great music-making by the Helena Symphony.
CLOSING NIGHT CELEBRATION
S A T U R D AY 6 M AY 2 017 Join us before the concert from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the Helena Civic Center Ballroom for a pre-concert event in grand style. Look for details throughout the year!
Allan R. Scott – Conductor Stephen Cepeda – Violin HELENA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA KORNGOLD RACHMANINOFF
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Violin Concerto Symphony No. 2
S AT U R D AY 17 S E P T E M B E R 2 016 7 : 3 0 P. M . HELENA CIVIC CENTER The Season opens with Concertmaster Stephen Cepeda performing Korngold’s sublime Violin Concerto complete with Hollywood richness and romantic energy. The HSO culminates the concert with Rachmaninoff’s emotionally stirring Second Symphony in all its glory – soaring melodies, hypnotic themes, and the reality of redemption. Opening Night is not to be missed! Guest artist sponsored by
OPENING NIGHT
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VIOLINIST STEPHEN CEPEDA
Allan R. Scott – Conductor HELENA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHORALE
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J.S. BACH RACHMANINOFF SAINT-SAËNS GRIEG ELFMAN ELFMAN ELFMAN
Toccata & Fugue in D minor The Isle of the Dead Danse macabre “In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt “Into the Forest” from Corpse Bride Batman / Batman Returns: Suite Beetlejuice: Suite
A SYMPHONY SPOOKTACULAR THE FANTASTICAL, S P I N E -T I N G L I N G MUSIC OF DANNY ELFMAN
S A T U R D A Y , 2 2 O C T O B E R 2 016 7 : 3 0 P. M . | H E L E N A C I V I C C E N T E R Celebrate, mourn, howl, or jest your way to a haunting musical exploration of some ghoulishly delightful works for Halloween. In addition to well-known favorites such as Bach’s Toccata & Fugue, Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead, and Saint-Saëns’ Danse macabre, the concert features Danny Elfman’s fantastical, spine-tingling music from popular beloved Tim Burton films, including Corpse Bride, Batman, and Beetlejuice! Join the HSO&C in your wildest Halloween costume!
Allan R. Scott – Conductor Jon Nakamatsu – Piano HELENA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DEBUSSY BRITTEN TCHAIKOVSKY
Printemps Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia from Peter Grimes Piano Concerto No. 1
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PIANIST JON NAKAMATSU
PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY'S IRRESISTIBLE PIANO CONCERTO NO.1
S A T U R D A Y , 2 8 J A N U A R Y 2 017 7 : 3 0 P. M . | H E L E N A C I V I C C E N T E R Internationally renowned Pianist and Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Jon Nakamatsu makes his HSO debut with the best-known concerto of all time – Tchaikovsky’s irresistible and virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 1. The concert also features Debussy’s reflective and colorful Printemps (Spring), and Four Sea Interludes from Benjamin Britten’s psychological thriller Peter Grimes.
EDUCATION CONCERTS FREE PERFORMANCES 10 : 0 0 A . M . | S T . PA U L ' S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
ANNUAL YOUTH CONCERT
In a program created for 5 to 10 year olds, we invite children and families to hear fun and interactive performances. This program not only introduces young learners to the world of music and instruments but also engages them in the concert experience. After each concert, children are invited to try instruments at the Instrument Petting Zoo. (sponsored by Piccolo’s Music). Concerts sponsored by
W E D N E S D AY 15 M A R C H 2 017
1: 0 0 P. M . HELENA CIVIC CENTER
Program To Be Announced Nearly 2,000 fourth and fifth graders from all over the region are invited through their school music programs to attend a concert created just for them. The young music lovers are entertained and inspired all while learning the importance of music in one’s education and life.
Tickets are not sold for this concert – students attend through their school music program.
SIDNEY E. FRANK F O U N D AT I O N
MIGNON & RON WAT E R M A N
THERE'S A MONSTER IN MY CLOSET?!
S A T U R D AY, 1 O C T O B E R 2 016 Featuring the music of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition
I NEED A PET!
S A T U R D AY, 5 N O V E M B E R 2 016 Featuring the HSC and the music of Copland’s Old American Songs
MY MOTHER IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD S A T U R D AY, 4 F E B R U A R Y 2 017 Featuring the music of Debussy & Fauré
THE ENGINE THAT COULD S A T U R D AY, 8 A P R I L 2 017 Featuring the HSO Brass and the music of Wagner & Grieg
Helena Music Teachers Association
Allan R. Scott – Conductor Solero Flamenco Irma La Paloma – Cante (singer) Jeremías García – Toque (guitar) Solangel “Lali” Calix – Baile (dancer & castanets) Chris Howard – Cajón (boxdrum) HELENA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FALLA FALLA GIMÉNEZ RODRIGO BIZET GARCÍA ALBÉNIZ
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El amor brujo Spanish Dance from La vida breve Intermedio from La boda de Luis Alonso Concierto de Aranjuez Danse boheme from Carmen Los Cuatro Muleros Grenada, Asturias, & Sevilla from Suite Española
¡FLAMENCO!
SHARE ROMANCE WITH THE FIRE OF FLAMENCO
S A T U R D A Y , 2 5 F E B R U A R Y 2 017 7 : 3 0 P. M . | H E L E N A C I V I C C E N T E R The timeless world of dream-like Spain and the allure of flamenco come alive with the HSO and Solero Flamenco, including a dancer, singer, and guitarist. The concert features Spanish gypsy-inspired flamenco music, such as Falla’s El amor brujo (Love bewitched), Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto, and many more. The performance features sensual dancing, strummed guitar, and ethnic singing. Experience this evening of unforgettable tragic passion. Concert sponsored by
Allan R. Scott – Conductor Rachel E. Copland – Soprano David Adams – Tenor Evan Thomas Jones – Baritone CARROLL COLLEGE CHOIR Robert Psurny, artistic director HELENA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHORALE
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HAYDN
The Creation
HAYDN'S CREATION
AND GOD SAW THAT IT WAS GOOD
S A T U R D A Y , 2 5 M A R C H 2 017 7 : 3 0 P. M . | H E L E N A C I V I C C E N T E R The seven most important days of all time captured by Haydn’s monumental work. Based on the Bible’s Book of Genesis and Milton’s epic Paradise Lost, this powerful masterpiece conveys the chaos of the world as it unfolds – from silence, to the first sunrise and appearance of stars, sun, moon, animals, and culminating with man and woman in the idyllic Eden.
Allan R. Scott – Conductor Saundra DeAthos – Soprano (Mimi) Diana McVey – Soprano (Musetta) Harold Meers – Tenor (Rodolfo) Ron Loyd – Baritone (Marcello) Brandon Hendrickson – Baritone (Schunard) Sean Cooper – Bass (Colline) Kevin Mathews – Baritone (Benoit) Kevin Mathews – Baritone (Alcindoro) Joshua Dickey – Tenor (Parpignol) HELENA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHORALE PUCCINI
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La Bohème (in concert)
PUCCINI’S LA BOHÈME
SOMETIMES LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH
S A T U R D A Y , 6 M A Y 2 017 7 : 3 0 P. M . | H E L E N A C I V I C C E N T E R Experience Puccini’s ravishing, achingly beautiful and tragic tale of La Bohème performed in concert. With an all-star cast of nationally-acclaimed singers, La Bohème perfectly captures the intense passion and idealism of young love through the lives, dreams, and desires of six bohemian friends in Paris. The opera that inspired Broadway’s Rent still touches the hearts of us all. Concert sponsored by
Guest artists partially sponsored by
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NON-SERIES CONCERTS SYMPHONY UNDER THE STARS–BROADWAY!
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S A T U R D AY, 16 J U LY 2 016 8 : 3 0 P. M . | C A R R O L L C O L L E G E Allan R. Scott – Conductor Doug LaBrecque – Vocalist
Christiane Noll – Vocalist HELENA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The music of America’s musical theatres comes to the Big Sky! Celebrated and award-winning and Tony-nominated Broadway stars Christiane Noll and Doug LaBrecque perform some of Broadway’s greatest hits, including highlights from The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Wicked, West Side Story, Show Boat, Cabaret, Chicago, Hairspray, Mamma Mia, and American in Paris. The evening culminates with one of the best fireworks shows in Montana. Last season over 16,000 people attended this wonderful tradition, so pack your blankets and picnics.
Fireworks sponsored by
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NON-SERIES CONCERT
NON-SERIES CONCERT
SWINGIN' SINATRA
CHRISTMAS IN THE CATHEDRAL
S A T U R D AY 12 N O V E M B E R 2 016 7: 3 0 P. M . HELENA CIVIC CENTER Allan R. Scott – Conductor Steve Lippia – Vocalist HELENA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
After his well-loved performance in July 2015, Vocalist Steve Lippia is back by popular demand in a new concert featuring the music of “Ol’ Blue Eyes” and friends, including Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Tony Bennett, and Bobby Darin. Enjoy an evening of the swinging hits from the Great American Songbook, such as “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Come Fly with Me,” “Luck Be a Lady,” “Beyond the Sea,” “My Way,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” and many more.
M O N D AY 12 D E C E M B E R 2 016 7: 3 0 P. M . C AT H E D R A L O F S T. H E L E N A Allan R. Scott – Conductor Kelly Curtin – Soprano Ryu-Kyung Kim – Mezzo Soprano Scott Joiner – Tenor Charles Robert Stephens – Baritone HELENA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHORALE
Usher in Helena’s longest and greatest holiday tradition with Handel’s Messiah, the HSO&C, and four acclaimed soloists, all in the profoundly reflective Cathedral of St. Helena. Experience why Handel’s Messiah remains the most popular work of all time. NOTE: This is a MONDAY evening performance
Subscribers can secure tickets with subscription purchases before they go on sale to the public.
Subscribers can secure tickets with subscription purchases before they go on sale to the public.
This performance will sell out quickly! Subscribers receive preferred seating choices.
This performance will sell out quickly! Subscribers receive preferred seating choices.
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