Masterworks Concert I: Opening Night ~ Gershwin & Rhapsody in Blue 100
Saturday, 14 September 2024, 5:30 p.m., Helena Civic Center
Featuring Pianist Kevin Cole, the leading Gershwin interpreter, and internationally renowned and Grammy® Award-winning Soprano Sylvia McNair, Opening Night features an evening of music by American icon George Gershwin, including his jazz-inspired Rhapsody in Blue for its 100th anniversary. Celebrate 70 years of the Helena Symphony’s music-making with Gershwin, world-renowned artists, dinner, drinks, the Opening Night After Party, and your Helena Symphony Orchestra!
Masterworks Concert II: Violinist Stephen Cepeda Plays Shostakovich
Saturday, 26 October 2024, 7:30 p.m., Helena Civic Center
HSO Concertmaster Stephen Cepeda brings the passion, fury, and dark humor of Shostakovich’s virtuosic Violin Concerto. The HSO then performs Ravel’s romantic drama Daphnis & Chloe along with La Valse, a waltz-gone-wild.
Masterworks Concert III: Hansel & Gretel
Saturday, 16 November 2024, 7:30 p.m. Helena Civic Center
The famous Grimm’s whimsical masterpiece comes to life in this staged production featuring the coming of age of Hansel and Gretel and their journey through the forest, battle with the mysterious witch, a dream ballet, and learning about greed, trust, and overcoming fears. This family-friendly opera performed in English is perfect for all ages.
Masterworks Concert IV: Pianist Roman Rabinovich, Prokofiev, & Dvořák
Saturday, 22 February 2025, 7:30 p.m., Helena Civic Center
World-acclaimed Israeli Pianist Roman Rabinovich returns to perform Prokofiev’s explosive Piano Concerto No. 3, described by the composer as “devilishly difficult.” Dvořák’s emotionally profound Seventh Symphony concludes the concert as a personal reflection on grief and joy.
Masterworks Concert V: Behold the Sea!
Saturday, 22 March 2025, 7:30 p.m., Helena Civic Center
Debussy’s landmark La Mer captures the shimmering mysteriousness and power of the sea, and Englishman Ralph Vaughan William’s Sea Symphony is an epic masterpiece blending the poetry of Walt Whitman with a transformative voyage of the human spirit.
Masterworks Concert VI: Beethoven’s Emperor & Pictures at an Exhibition
Saturday, 3 May 2025, 7:30 p.m., Helena Civic Center
Experience the heroic grandeur of Beethoven’s immortal Emperor Piano Concerto with noted Pianist Rodolfo Leone, before taking the colorful musical journey of Mussorgsky’s epic Pictures at an Exhibition.
2024-2025 Season • BENEFIT CONCERT • Season 70
Benefit Concert: Masquerade!
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 5:30 p.m., Site of Historic Broadwater Hotel
Let the allure of a mask enthrall and excite at the sixth annual exclusive Benefit Concert. Again, at the rarely visited site of the historic Broadwater Hotel, this formal, red-carpet event features exquisite food, drinks, and music for a true masquerade! This is a MUST DO event!
Tickets for this special limited-seating event are $150 each and sell out quickly!
2024-2025 Season • Non-Series Concerts • Season 70
Non-Series Concert 1: Intrepid Credit Union Symphony Under the Stars
Saturday, 20 July 2024, 8:00 p.m., Carroll College
The 19th annual Intrepid Credit Union Symphony Under the Stars is a gift to the community from the Helena Symphony and Carroll College. The evening culminates with one of the best fireworks shows in Montana, also sponsored by Intrepid Credit Union. Over 18,000 people attend this wonderful tradition, so pack your blankets.
This is a FREE PERFORMANCE!
Non-Series Concert 2: Christmas in the Cathedral
Monday, 2 December 2024, 7:00 p.m. Cathedral of Saint Helena
Usher in Helena’s longest and greatest holiday tradition for an evening of reflection, celebration, and sounds of the season in the profoundly reflective Cathedral of St. Helena. These 70-minute performances sell out very quickly. Subscribers can secure tickets with subscription purchases before they go on sale to the public.
Non-Series Concert 3: Mozart by Candlelight
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 7:30 p.m. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
An overture and a symphony by Mozart are paired with Beethoven’s witty and cheerful Fourth Symphony – and all by candlelight. This performance sells out very quickly. Subscribers can secure tickets with subscription purchases before they go on sale to the public.
2024-2025 Season • Education Concerts • Season 70
Symphony Kids
Saturday, 28 September 2024, 10:00 a.m., The Grimm Princesses (with Dvořák’s String Serenade)
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 10:00 a.m., The Four Musicians (with music of J.S. Bach)
Saturday, 1 February 2025, 10:00 a.m., The Billy Goat’s Gruff (with music of Gabriel Fauré)
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 10:00 a.m., Once Upon A Time (with Sondheim’s Into the Woods)
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 concert, children are invited to try instruments at the Instrument Petting Zoo (sponsored by Piccolo’s Music).
These FREE PERFORMANCES are all held at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.
Annual Youth Concert: Saint-Georges’ Sword & Bow
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 1:00 p.m., Helena Civic Center
Tickets are not sold for this concert, as students attend through their school music program.