60th Anniversary Preview

Welcome to our 60th Anniversary Season!*

September 18, 2010: Opening Night
Honoring Founding Musicians, All Orchestra Members
Jenkins:  Palladio
Tchaikovsky:  Violin Concerto, Jennifer Frautschi
Glière:  Russian Sailor’s Dance
Bernstein:  West Side Story Symphonic Dances

October 16, 2010: Musique Macabre
Honoring Organization Staff
Wagner:  Ride of the Valkyries
Grieg: Hall of the Mountain King
Elfman: Selections from Corpse Bride
Mussorgsky:  Night on Bald Mountain
Saint-Saëns:  Danse Macabre
Berlioz:  March and Finale from Symphony Fantastique

November 13, 2010: Brahms’ Requiem
Honoring Chorale Members
Brahms:  Requiem
featuring Billings Symphony Chorale
Christine Steyer, soprano; Christopher Johnson, baritone

February 19, 2011: The 1950’s Juke Box
Honoring Symphony Volunteers, Associates
Tribute to the 50s: Popular songs from our Inaugural Decade, from Elvis to Johnny Cash!

March 12, 2011: Love & Freedom
Honoring Board Members
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
Choral a cappella, featuring Billings Symphony Chorale
(Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal, traditional hymn, arr. Parker/Shaw, Lawson Gould; Amor de mi alma, Z. Randall Stroope; Wanting Memories, Ysaye Barnwell; John the Revelator, Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory)
Shostakovich:  Symphony No. 5

April 16, 2011: Season Finale
Honoring Music Directors
Beethoven:  Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor,” Garrick Ohlsson
Dvořák:  Symphony No. 9, “New World,” featuring National Parks images by Michael Sample

Special Events & Fundraisers
Nov. 27 & 28, 2010:  The Nutcracker Ballet
Dec. 4, 2010: Holiday Tour of Homes
Dec. 31, 2010: New Year’s Eve Celebration
with BSO & Broadway Superstar Doug LaBrecque
Jan. 22, 2011: FREE Family Concerts
March 23, 2011: Hats & Handbags~A Derby-Inspired Style Show
May 7,  2011: Symphony Derby Day Party
June 26, 2011: Symphony in the Park