Music Director Gordon J. Johnson

Mission

2008-2009 Brochure Now Available Season Brochure (3.4MB PDF)

The Great Falls Symphony is dedicated to producing musical programs of the highest quality and strives to be a resource for creative expression, artistic development, economic vitality and continuing music education for the people of Montana.

The Great Falls Symphony is in its 49th season of providing opportunities for cultural enrichment and education for people in communities of Montana. We offer a variety of quality musical performances and an extensive resident ensemble touring program. The Great Falls Symphony consists of a full-sized orchestra, symphonic choir and regional youth orchestra as well as two professional resident ensembles, the Cascade String Quartet and the Chinook Winds Quintet. We invite you to join our audience, numbering over 35,000 people each season, to share the love of music.

SEASON CALENDAR

All concerts at 7:30PM unless otherwise specified. Venues vary.

♦ Free Concerts   ♦ Special Events   ♦ Symphony Season   ♦ Chamber Series
2008
June 25	"Summer in America" with the Symphony Orchestra
September 21, 2PM September 25	Cascade Quartet & Chinook Winds "Then & Now"
October 4	"Celebrating 50" with Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Piano
October 19, 2PM October 21	Cninook Winds "1950s" with William Hoyt, Horn
November 8	"Instrumental Colors" with soloists from the Chinook Winds
November 16, 2PM November 18	Cascade Quartet "1960s"
November 23, 3PM	Youth Orchestra "Fall Concert" with Philip Aaberg, Piano
December 6 December 7, 3PM	Handel's "Messiah" with Orchestra & Symphonic Choir
2009
January 11, 2PM January 13	Chinook Winds "1970s"
January 17, 6PM	50th Anniversary Golden Gala Celebration
January 24	"Music as Ambassador" with Mihail Agafita, Guest Conductor
February 22, 2PM February 24	Cascade Quartet "1980s" with Amy Lyles, Flute
March 7	"Kaleidoscope of Community" with Orchestra & Symphonic Choir
March 22, 3pM	Youth Orchestra "Spring Concert"
March 29, 2PM March 31	Chinook Winds "1990s"
April 5, 3PM	"Celebration Chorus" with the Great Falls Symphonic Choir
April 25	"Jubilation!" with World Artists Christopher Parkening, Guitar & Jubilant Sykes, Baritone
May 10, 2PM May 12	Cascade Quartet "2000 & Beyond"
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