Bozeman Symphony has stellar season planned

Classical music in Bozeman just gets better

There is a big year planned next year for classical music lovers in Bozeman.

The Bozeman Symphony has announced its 2022/23 concert season and for music lovers, this upcoming year is full of revolutionary masterpieces, new contemporary works, unforgettable world premieres, virtuosic guest artists, and passionate musical storytelling.

This is the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra's 55th concert season. Music Director Norman Huynh continues to bring the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra to new heights in the local community and beyond.

The 2022/23 Concert Season Classical Series, with six concerts, explores some of the greatest musical treasures in the orchestral canon. Hear your Bozeman Symphony perform blockbuster hits from the most notable composers of all time—Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, and Mahler—to new works from Andy Akiho, Composer-in-Residence Scott Lee, and beloved local composer Eric Funk.

HIGHLIGHTS OF NEXT SEASON AT BOZEMAN SYMPHONY

• Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, the most iconic four notes in classical music history; 
• Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, an extraordinary musical journey through darkness and light; 
• Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, an explosion of power and goodness, igniting a wildfire of musical bliss; 
• Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, featuring world-renowned guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas; 
• Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, starring Concertmaster Carrie Krause; 
• Poulenc’s Gloria and Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus, featuring the Bozeman Symphonic choir for two mainstays of the sacred choral repertoire; 
• World Premiere piece celebrating Yellowstone National Park’s 150th Anniversary written by Composer-in-Residence Scott Lee; 
• World Premiere piece, Apocalypse Phoenix Rising, by Emmy award-winning local composer Eric Funk; 
• Contemporary works by Andy Akiho and Missy Mazzoli. 

 
In addition to the Classical Series, the Bozeman Symphony Presents series continues with the second annual Holiday Spectacular. With two sold-out performances last season, there will be an additional performance for all to experience the spirit of Christmas with your Bozeman Symphony, featuring  favorite festive classics, like Sleigh Ride, the Christmas Carol Sing-Along, and more. You and your family won’t want to miss the Symphony’s most popular performance of the year.

TICKET INFORMATION FOR BOZEMAN SYMPHONY

To enjoy the Bozeman Symphony’s 55th concert season to its fullest, patrons can subscribe to all six 2022/23 Classical Series concerts now through July 29, 2022. In addition, early subscribers will have the first chance to purchase tickets to the extremely popular Bozeman Symphony Presents Holiday Spectacular performance.

The Bozeman Symphony’s 2022/23 Classical Series (6 concerts) subscription is now available to purchase online at bozemansymphony.org/subscribe or by contacting the Bozeman Symphony office at 406-585-9774 or tickets@bozemansymphony.org, or by stopping by the Bozeman Symphony’s new office location at 402 East Main Street, Suite 202, Bozeman, MT 59715. Individual concert tickets will be available to purchase starting August 6, 2022.

Norman Huynh, Music Director

Conductor Norman Huynh continues to establish his reputationas one of classical music’smost adventurous ambassadors. Hailed forthe exuberance with which he leads orchestras across Europe, Asia, and North America, Huynh has received equal renown for his ability to attract new audiences to the orchestra. The 2020 season inaugurated his tenure as Music Director of the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra.

Huynh has attainedinternational prominence in the first years of his career,most recently through an invitation to the BrunoWalter Young Conductor Preview, a selectiveshowcase hosted by the League of American Orchestras and competing in the 2021 Malko Competition for young conductors in Copenhagen, Denmark in June 2021.