In Nature's Realm

2023 – 2024 SEASON

MASTERWORKS 3

IN NATURE’S REALM

Julia Tai, Music Director

Sponsored by

The Missoula Symphony Association Presents

The Missoula Symphony Orchestra

JULIA TAI , Music Director KRISTIN LEE , violin

IN NATURE’S REALM

March 2, 7:30 PM & March 3, 3:00 PM

69th Season, 2023-2024

Antonín Dvořák In Nature’s Realm Overture, Op.91

Scott Billadeau Nothing Gold Can Stay

Vivian Fung Violin Concerto No. 1 Kristin Lee, violin Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven....................................................................... Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale”

I. Awaking of Cheerful Feelings upon Arriving in the Country (Allegro ma non troppo)

II. Scene by the Brook (Andante molto moto)

III. Merry Gathering of Country folk (Allegro – Presto)

IV. Tempest, Storm (Allegro)

V. Shepherds’ Hymn – Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm (Allegretto)

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Kristin Lee, violin

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KRISTIN LEE, violin

Kristin Lee is a violinist of remarkable versatility and impeccable technique who enjoys a vibrant career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, and artistic director “Her technique is flawless, and she has a sense of melodic shaping that reflects an artistic maturity,” writes the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , and The Strad reports, “She seems entirely comfortable with stylistic diversity, which is one criterion that separates the run-ofthe-mill instrumentalists from true artists ”

As a soloist, Lee has appeared with leading orchestras including The Philadelphia Orchestra, St� Louis Symphony, St� Paul Chamber Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Hawai’i Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Ural Philharmonic of Russia, Korean Broadcasting Symphony, Guiyang Symphony Orchestra of China, and Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional of Dominican Republic She has performed on the world’s finest concert stages, including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, the Kennedy Center, Kimmel Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Ravinia Festival, the Louvre Museum, the Phillips Collection, and Korea’s Kumho Art Gallery An accomplished chamber musician, Kristin Lee became a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center after winning The Bowers Program audition and completing the program’s three-year residency In addition to her prolific performance career, Lee is a devoted educator� She is on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music as an Assistant Professor of Violin Lee is also the founding artistic director of Emerald City Music (ECM), a chamber music series that presents authentically unique concert experiences and bridges the divide between the highest caliber classical music and the many diverse communities of the Puget Sound region of Washington State

Kristin Lee’s honors include an Avery Fisher Career Grant, top prizes in the Walter W� Naumburg Competition and the Astral Artists National Auditions, and awards from the Trondheim Chamber Music Competition, Trio di Trieste Premio International Competition, the SYLFF Fellowship, Dorothy DeLay Scholarship, the Aspen Music Festival’s Violin Competition, the New Jersey Young Artists’ Competition, and the Salon de Virtuosi Scholarship Foundation

Born in Seoul, Lee moved to the United States and studied under prestigious teachers including Sonja Foster, Catherine Cho, Dorothy DeLay, Donald Weilerstein, and Itzhak Perlman Lee holds a Master’s degree from The Juilliard School Lee’s violin was crafted in Naples, Italy in 1759 by Gennaro Gagliano and is generously loaned to her by Paul & Linda Gridley

For more information, visit www violinistkristinlee com

JULIA TAI

Music Director

Praised by the Seattle Times as “poised yet passionate,” Julia Tai is one of today’s most dynamic and engaging conductors on the international stage In November 2020, she became the first female music director in the Missoula Symphony Orchestra’s history Her career has led to acclaimed performances and rehearsals with the American Youth Symphony, Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic (Czech Republic), Boise Philharmonic, Brandenburger Symphoniker (Germany), Estonian National Youth Symphony (Estonia), Lexington Philharmonic, New Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria), Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM (Mexico), Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil Charlos Chávez (Mexico), Philharmonia Northwest, and the Seattle Symphony Ms Tai has established a reputation for her creative programming and community partnerships

She has increased the esteem of her orchestras by elevating its artistic output, commissioning new works by renowned composers, and serving diverse communities In 2017, in collaboration with Finlandia Foundation, she celebrated Finland’s centennial by presenting Finland 100 at Benaroya Hall, featuring three generations of Finnish composers The concert was attended by Finland’s ambassador to the U�S� from Washington D�C� In 2018, she presented an all-Taiwanese composers’ concert again at Benaroya Hall, featuring musicians from all over the U�S�, Canada, and Taiwan� Her orchestras have cocommissioned new works by PDQ Bach (Concerto for Simply Grand Piano and Orchestra), Mexican composer Osvaldo Mendoza (Three Mexican Portraits), Chinese-American composer Dorothy Chang (Gateways – Concerto for Erhu and Piano), Vivian Fung (Trumpet Concerto), Sheila Silver (Being in Life – Concerto for French horn and Alpenhorn, 5 Tibetan singing bowls, and string orchestra), and have premiered new works by Orlando Jacinto Garcia, Donald O Johnston, Pascal Le Boeuf, Kate Soper, Andrew Waggoner, and Wang Lu

Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Ms Tai began her violin studies at age four and piano at eight She received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where she was awarded “Outstanding Graduate” in 2004 She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in orchestral conducting from the University of Washington She and her husband Matthew have a daughter Natalie who also plays the piano

VIVIAN FUNG

Featured Composer

JUNO Award-winning composer Vivian Fung has a unique talent for combining idiosyncratic textures and styles into large-scale works, reflecting her multicultural background NPR calls her “one of today’s most eclectic composers” and The Philadelphia Inquirer praises her “stunningly original compositional voice ” Her newest compositions run the gamut from the orchestral piece Parade , a ROCO commission reflecting on San Francisco’s Lunar New Year festivities; to the daring Ominous Machine II , a powerhouse work for two pianos and two percussion; to her Flute Concerto: Storm Within , a challenging work commissioned and premiered by Vancouver Symphony Principal Flutist Christie Reside�

Current and upcoming presentations of Fung’s work include the National Repertory Orchestra’s performance of Prayer , her critically acclaimed elegy for the pandemic Fung’s composition Aqua , inspired by Chicago’s Aqua Tower, is on the program for the city’s annual Grant Park Music Festival�

Fung’s 2023/24 season officially begins with the world premiere of a work commissioned by the “ Ligeti Etudes meets 18 Composers” project� A portrait album of her works featuring the Jasper String Quartet is due for release on Sono Luminus in October 2023� The world premiere of “ Songs for the Next Generation ” is set for May 2024 at the Kaufman Center in New York City

Fung is currently at work on a new project about identity with soprano Andrea Nunez and Royce Vavrek, percussion works for Network for New Music and Ensemble for These Times , and a commission by Cape Cod Chamber Music Society�

Recent highlights include the digital world premiere of two operatic scenes based on Fung’s oral family history in Cambodia with librettist Royce Vavrek� In other works, Fung has taken inspiration from travels in China, Vietnam, Spain, Indonesia and beyond�

She has received numerous awards and grants from institutions including ASCAP, the Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship and the Canada Council for the Arts� Her compositions have been performed by dozens of major ensembles worldwide Recordings of her work have been released on the Naxos Canadian Classics, Telarc, Çedille, Innova, Signpost and Çedille Records labels

Born in Edmonton, Canada, Fung began her composition studies with composer Violet Archer and received her doctorate from The Juilliard School in New York She currently lives in California Learn more at www vivianfung ca

SCOTT BILLADEAU

Featured Composer

Scott served on the music composition faculty at the University of Montana from 1997-2002� He received a regional EMMY nomination for his PBS soundtrack to Silence & Solitude , as well as a Gold ADDY for commercial music� In 2017 he completed the score to Yellowstone in Four Seasons , which first premiered on MT PBS His orchestral arrangement of ‘The Last Best Place’ was performed by the Missoula Symphony in 2019, and the first performance of his chamber music work ‘Dia En La Vida’ was performed by the Los Angeles-based Quarteto Nuevo in 2021 Scott is also known as the founder and entrepreneur behind Liquid Planet, Planetary Design, and the CEO of the Pangea Restaurant Group

FIRST VIOLIN

Margaret Baldridge, concertmaster

Chair sponsored by Janet & Harry Haines

Loy Koch, associate concertmaster

Chair sponsored by Sharon & Gerald Marks

Ali Schultz Levesque , acting assistant concertmaster

Chair sponsored by Betty Thisted

Janet Allison

Maren Elliott+

Suzanne Hartzell

Nancy Lofgren Kohler

Linda Lacey

Kira Lee

Ed Mellander

Catherine Treis+

Kyle Unruh

SECOND VIOLIN

Rachel Schnackel, principal

Chair sponsored by Laura Patterson

Pam Hillygus, associate principal

Chair sponsored by Rae Lynn & Frank D’Angelo

Ariah Mann, acting assistant principal

Owen Cleary+

Will Hunt

Marian Kale

Gabe Kantor+

Julie Lacey

Patrick Shannon

VIOLA

Sara Schultz Levesque, principal

Chair sponsored by Robert Moseley

Kathy Mellander, associate principal

Chair sponsored by Dorothea & George P Lambros

Martha Thayer, assistant principal

Shelby Blum

Leslie Collins-Rose

Angie Janzen

Brett Kaplan

Neveah Killsnight+

Bethany Rippeon

Lea Tonnerre

Rich Wells

CELLO

Adam Collins, principal Chair sponsored by Sophie & Dan Lambros

JULIA TAI , Music Director

Music Director’s Chair sponsored by Rick & Diana Nash

Christine Ranf Sopko, associate principal Chair sponsored by Louisa & Paul Axelrod

Josiah Anderson

Joan Chesebro

David Harmsworth

Kylie Heit+

Bethany Joyce

Jayla Mitchell+

Martha Pressler

Andy Taylor

DOUBLE BASS

Joel Schnackel, principal Chair sponsored by Alice & Richard Dailey

Ryan Davis, associate principal Chair sponsored by Amber & Lans Richardson

Fischer Friend+

Michael Johns

Nicholas Timmerhoff

FLUTE

Joanna Berg, principal Chair sponsored by Laura & Mark Haythornthwaite

Julie Vasquez

Alli High

PICCOLO

Julie Vasquez Chair sponsored by Mary Ann Oberhaus

OBOE

Susi Stipich, principal Chair sponsored by Jennifer & Ben Yonce

Olivia Adams

ENGLISH HORN

Noah Durnell, acting principal

CLARINET

Christopher Kirkpatrick, principal Chair sponsored by Charla & Don Murray

Julia Klein

BASS CLARINET

Jill Brischli

BASSOON

Alicia Brischli, principal Chair sponsored by Jean & Bill Woessner

Logan Beskoon

HORN

Shannon M Kerrigan, principal Chair sponsored by Betsy & Warren Wilcox

Kristin Zschaechner, assistant principal

Andrew Morris

Daniel Lande

Rory Genazzi

TRUMPET

Brendan McGlynn, principal

Chair sponsored by Ann & Tom Boone

Jens Jacobsen

Nick Barr

TROMBONE

Rob Tapper, principal

Chair sponsored by Maggie & Frank Allen

Josh Hungate

Lexi Vine

TUBA

Benedict Kirby, principal

Chair sponsored by NDG, LLC

TIMPANI

Robert Ledbetter, principal

Chair sponsored by Robin Kendall & Amelia Tallman

PERCUSSION

Jake Ransom, assistant principal

Chair sponsored by Sharon Snavely

Hannah Ransom

Jeffrey Taylor

HARP

Peggy Young, principal

Chair sponsored by Maria & Peter van Loben Sels

PIANO

Chris Hahn, principal

Chair sponsored by Twila Wolfe

LIBRARIAN

Suzanne Hartzell

PERSONNEL MANAGER

Susi Stipich

STAGE MANAGER

Olivia Adams

*Members of the string sections are listed alphabetically Seating is rotated for each concert

+Missoula Symphony Scholarship Recipients

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Deborah Stapley-Graham

Welcome to the Missoula Symphony as we extend an invitation to spring with our concert, In Nature’s Realm � This weekend’s concert features exquisite guest artist Kristin Lee playing composer Vivian Fung’s Violin Concerto No. 1 , and Missoula’s own composer and pianist Scott Billadeau performing with the Missoula Symphony Orchestra in the premiere of his composition Nothing Gold Can Stay , inspired by the powerful poem by Robert Frost� We are so pleased to have you with us for this event

Our first Masterworks concert of 2024 gives me the opportunity to remind our audience of upcoming events such as the upcoming Broadway Legacy Concert on May 18th and 19th and our newest signature event, Symphony Speakeasy on June 7th� Please mark calendars and join us for these events

I’ll close my message with a nod to Robert Frost in remembering those dedicated supporters we’ve lost in recent months I would like to remember long-time board member and supporter Marci Valeo, Past President Jim Valeo’s dear “other half”� Although in nature nothing gold can stay, Marci’s warm smile, humor, and intelligence will stay golden in my memory

Enjoy the concert,

Stagedecorationsprovidedby:

Deborah Stapley-Graham MSA Board President

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

David O’Dell

Welcome to this third Masterworks concert of the season with the Missoula Symphony Orchestra! We’re thrilled to have you here as we embark on a magical journey through the wonders of nature

Our program features an adventurous blend of new and familiar repertoire, including Beethoven’s beloved Sixth Symphony , the “Pastoral Symphony,” which vividly paints a picture of the countryside, inviting you to immerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of rural landscapes

But the excitement doesn’t stop there! We’ll also be exploring the enchanting sounds of Dvořák’s In Nature’s Realm and the contemporary flair of Vivian Fung’s Violin Concerto No. 1 Fung’s concerto offers a modern perspective on our connection to nature, intertwining intricate melodies with vibrant orchestration, promising to captivate your imagination and stir your soul

And as a special treat, we’re proud to present the world premiere of Nothing Gold Can Stay , a beautiful composition by our very own Scott Billadeau Inspired by the poetry of Robert Frost, this piece promises to captivate your senses and leave an indelible mark on your heart

We extend our heartfelt thanks for your continued support, which makes events like these possible So sit back, relax, and let the music transport you to new heights of wonder and delight Thank you for joining us on this musical adventure!

David O’Dell Executive Director

PROGRAM NOTES

James Randall

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904): In Nature’s Realm, Op.91 (1891)

In Nature’s Realm is the first of a trio of concert overtures composed by Antonín Dvořák just before the Czech composer left Prague to move to the New York City in 1892 He was enticed to the United States to become director of the National Conservatory of Music of America There he would become a fierce advocate and mentor for a new generation of American composers, whom he encouraged to create a distinct national voice Like many Romantic nationalists, Dvořák believed that the best music was rooted in the languages, cultures, and geography shared by a people� Writing to a friend, he said “Let’s hope that nations which have and represent art will never cease to exist, no matter how small they are ” With the fast pace of modernization in late nineteenth-century Europe, he feared that many distinctive musical traditions were disappearing, including the folksongs of his native Bohemia and their connections to older ways of life He wrote that “The music of the people is like a rare and lovely flower growing amidst encroaching weeds Thousands pass it, while others trample it under foot, and thus the chances are that it will perish before it is seen by the one discriminating spirit who will prize it above all else�”

Much of Dvořák’s music tried to preserve the character of this disappearing music, evident in its melodic inflections, its dances, and the way the accents of the Czech language are transcribed in its rhythms In Dvořák’s mind, it was inextricably linked as well to the geography of the region and the natural environment He owned a country house in a small village outside of Prague where he spent his summers composing and taking long walks in the woods This sanctuary was where he composed In Nature’s Realm, the work we hear today

After its premiere, a reviewer raved about its evocation of the landscape: “Dvořák is a great admirer of nature and her splendour; one can only marvel at the way in which the impressions instilled in him by the enchanting serenity of the Příbram forests, are now swathed in the most exquisite musical fabric that a composer could hope to weave�” Indeed, the beginning of the work feels as if we’re tiptoeing through a primordial forest� We hear birdcalls and an emerging “nature” motif that resounds both high and low, evoking the tradition of Moldovian shepherds yodeling songs across long distances

Scott Billadeau

Nothing Gold Can Stay

By Robert Frost (1874-1963)

Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf.

So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.

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MISSOULA SYMPHONY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

“I used to say music was a form of expression, a way of conveying human feeling and emotion...

Continuing the grand tradition of the Missoula Symphony Guild, the Missoula Symphony Scholarship Fund is dedicated to providing scholarships for outstanding University of Montana music students who play in the Missoula Symphony Orchestra or sing in the Missoula Symphony Chorale.

This year, the Missoula Symphony Association will award more than $30,000 in scholarships to ten talented young musicians. This commitment is possible thanks to the generosity of the individuals listed below. Every penny of their donations goes directly to scholarships. Our 2023-2024 scholarship recipients are noted on the Orchestra Roster with a “+” sign.

SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORTERS

The MSA is grateful to the following patrons for their generous gifts. Listed below are contributions of $25 or more within 12 months of February 1, 2024. We apologize for any omissions or errors.

PRESTISSIMO ($500+)

Candice & Janet Boyer

William A. & Kay Cook

Alice & Dick Dailey

Anita Kurtz-Magee

Sophie Lambros

Robin & Nick Nichols

John Sargent

Betty Thisted

Marci & Jim Valeo

Maria & Peter van Loben Sels

PRESTO ($250-$499)

Anonymous

Kay Driscoll

Sharon Snavely

VIVACE ($100-$249)

Debbie & Brad Dantic

Deborah & Terry Johnson

Lynn Metcalf

Charla & Donald Murray

Sarah & William Towle

Sara Alice Steubs

Jean & William Woessner

ALLEGRO ($50-$99)

Brenda Bolton

ALLEGRETTO ($25-$49)

To be a part of the Missoula Symphony Scholarship Fund, contact the Symphony Office at (406) 721-3194, or mail a check payable to Missoula Symphony Scholarship Fund to PO Box 8301, Missoula 59807. Donations are 100% tax-deductible.

While that is still well and fully true, real music is so much more. It is soul. It is life.”— Jayla Mitchell

SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORTERS

Cook Family Scholarship

New in 2020-2021, this scholarship is named for Will and Kay Cook. “We are happy to partner with the University of Montana and The Missoula Symphony Association to support the growth of music education in Montana and the cultural enrichment of our city.” 2023-2024 Recipients: Jayla Mitchell, Cello; Catherine Treis, Violin; Fischer Friend, Double Bass; Jatayo Jones, Cello.

The Florence Reynolds Scholarship

Named for a woman who shared her musical talent, enthusiasm and endless energy with the MSA for many years. Recipient: Kylie Heit, Cello.

The Symphony Guild Presidents’ Scholarship

Named in honor of those women who have given their time and energy as Presidents of the Missoula Symphony Guild. Recipient: Neveah Killsnight, Viola.

The Joseph Henry Scholarship

Named in honor of our Music Director Emeritus, who retired in 2007 after 21 years as Music Director of the Missoula Symphony Orchestra. Recipient: Owen Cleary, Violin.

The Donald Carey Scholarship

Named in honor of our former Chorale Director who retired in 2006, after 18 years at his post. Recipient: Maren Elliott, Violin.

The Virginia Vinal Scholarship

Named in honor of the longest-serving member of the orchestra, and her dedication to music and community. Recipient: Gabe Kantor, Violin.

The Lorraine Andrie Prize

Not a scholarship but a cash award, this prize is presented at the final concert of each season to a U.M. graduating senior who is deemed a truly outstanding and dedicated orchestra member. Named in honor of the founding leader of the Guild. Recipient: Bayley Ginnaty, Viola.

The Women’s Guild Tuition Scholarship

Funded by Betty Thisted and Sophie Lambros, two presidents of the former Missoula Symphony Guild, this scholarship provides full tuition, for four years, to an incoming University of Montana music major focusing on piano or percussion. Recipient: William (Danger) Gersh, Percussion.

PROGRAM NOTES

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More laconic than a sonnet, but more verbose than an epigram, Nothing Gold Can Stay is one of Robert Frost’s most beloved and poignant short poems Written in iambic trimeter where the combination of stressed and unstressed syllables provides a steady rhythm and structure in twos, threes, and sixes, the poem represents in so many ways the best that poetry has to offer in a mere eight lines� In the case of Nothing Gold Can Stay , there is a universality that leaves the reader with a deep resonance that cannot be denied� Whether it is the golden sunlight of morning, the golden leaves of spring, or the golden season of youth, the fleeting nature of it all, as well as its inescapable decline, is both celebrated, and mourned After all, sunrises must yield to sunsets, and birth must give way to death

The concept of a ‘symphonic poem’ was more popular when Robert Frost was born in the mid-to-late 1800s, and largely fell out of favor by the 1920s when the poem Nothing Gold Can Stay was authored (1923) And while music strives to communicate that which cannot be expressed in words, this symphonic poem strives to accentuate, augment, and amplify Frost’s written word� And in the case of this orchestral work; to bask in the glory and profundity of the poem it represents the way one might bathe in sunlight�

This ‘world premiere’ commemorates the 100-year anniversary of Robert Frost’s collection of works entitled New Hampshire, which included the poem Nothing Gold Can Stay , and won him a Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 1924 It was his first of four Pulitzers, which earned Frost the notoriety of being the most awarded and decorated poet of the 20th century

Robert Frost once quipped, that writing poetry without rhyme and rhythm (known as free verse) is ‘like playing tennis with the net down’ I feel the same way as a composer of music There is a place for atonal music without melody, harmony, and rhythm, but I strongly believe that it is in our nature as humans to be attracted to that which has structure, and therefore, construction� The combination of triplets (triple accents) and duplets (double accents) from the poem are carried over into the musical work� There is a constant ebb and flow from twos, threes, and pools of twos and threes into sixes – and occasionally the juxtaposition thereof

As straight forwardly as Frost’s poem presents the dawn of day, so too the musical interpretation And once the golden morning is carried over, the fleeting nature of it all begins with the trumpets fighting to hold on This eventually builds into leaves, flowers, and an explosion of nature, until suddenly, the golden hue wanes into day and its undeferrable loss

The harp plays a unique role in this work by simultaneously representing the genesis of life in the beginning of the work, as well as the transient unfolding of life, with a final twinkle of light… as nothing gold, can stay�

Vivian Fung (b. 1975), Violin Concerto No. 1, (2011)

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Fung first studied composition with Canadian composer, Violet Archer, and later in Paris, with Narcis Bonet� She holds three degrees from Julliard, including her doctorate, where she studied with American composer, David Diamond Her dynamic and eclectic catalog of work has earned many accolades, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, and, for her Violin Concerto No 1, the Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year A recent recording of her composition The Ice is Talking for percussion and electronics was named as one of the New York Times’ Best Classical Music Albums of 2023

Many of Fung’s works are inspired by a deep interest in non-Western musical traditions In 2012, for instance, she traveled to Yunnan Province, China, to document the disappearing musical traditions of remote mountain tribes of the region Through travel and cultural immersion, she’s written that these “traditional sources act as catalysts for my voice emerging from the shifting kaleidoscope of my own multicultural identity ”

In Violin Concerto No 1, Fung draws upon her experience studying and performing gamelan traditions of the islands of Java and Bali� Gamelan means “sounding together,” and refers to an ensemble whose core instruments include gongs of various size and shape, as well as xylophone-like instruments with bronze keys The bright sounds of these instruments shimmer in their resonance, the result of being tuned ever so slightly apart from one another The texture of gamelan is richly distinctive in its complex interlocking layers of rhythm and melody In Violin Concerto No 1, Fung translates the textures and hypnotic rhythms beautifully for orchestra, and many of the melodies we hear are drawn from the distinct modes and scales of gamelan A slow, stately melody played first on chimes quotes directly from Puspawarna , a Javanese court song meaning “Garlands of Flowers�” Historically and today, the melody is associated with the entry of the prince� Each verse of the poetic text describes a different flower, and the way its color, scent, and form remind the prince of a favorite lover In traditional performances of the piece, the rebab, a two-stringed bowed fiddle, richly elaborates the melody, just as the violin does in Fung’s concerto

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Symphony No. 6 in F Major (Pastoral), Opus 68 (1808)

Nature was Beethoven’s muse A creature of habit, he relished long daily walks in the parks of Vienna and surrounding countryside notating ideas in a small sketchbook that always accompanied him And, as his hearing worsened, it was to nature that he turned for solace His doctor suggested that he spend a few restorative months in Heiligenstadt, a small town outside of Vienna known for its bucolic character and therapeutic hot springs� While in Heiligenstadt, he sketched initial ideas for the Sixth Symphony, as well as the beginnings of a work of darker intensity, the Symphony No� 5 in C Minor� A surviving letter from this time—addressed to his brothers but never sent—reveals Beethoven’s deepening depression He voiced intense shame regarding his hearing loss: “…it was impossible for me to say to men speak louder, shout, for I am deaf Ah how could I possibly admit such an infirmity in the one sense which should have been more perfect in me than in others…” He ruminated on his growing loneliness and isolation: “it is so long since real joy echoed in my heart – O when – O when, O Divine One – shall I find it again in the temple of nature and of men – Never? no – O that would be too hard�” The tone of the letter is one of resignation, and, indeed, it seems that Beethoven had lost the will to live� The letter, now known as the Heiligenstadt Testament, included instructions to his brothers on distributing his belongings after his death Somehow, however, Beethoven persisted He would live another 25 years, and the triumphant style of music that emerged following his depression—including the Eroica Symphony, the famous Fifth Symphony and the Pastoral Symphony—is often described as his “heroic” period

The Pastoral Symphony stands as Beethoven’s most definitive portrait of nature, although one he described as “more expression of feeling, than painting ” A year before Beethoven completed the work, he wrote to his friend and student, Therese von Malfatti, expressing the psychological bliss that nature afforded him:

I am happy as a child at the thought wandering among clusters of bushes, in the woods, among trees, herbs, rocks� No man loves the country more than I; for do not forests, trees, rocks re-echo that for which mankind longs

In his short titles for each movement, Beethoven hinted at the scenes in nature he loved most and the emotions they evoked:

I. Allegro ma non troppo, “Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside”

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The folk-like quality of the main theme makes us feel as if we’ve been dropped into a rolling, idyllic country scene It’s a beautiful journey as Beethoven coaxes us through an expansive landscape

II. Andante molto mosso, “Scene by the brook”

Opening with the perpetual motion of a small stream, Beethoven creates ripples and waves in undulating rhythms� Listen for the arrival of a feathered trio near the end, including a nightingale (flute), a quail (oboe), and a cuckoo (clarinet)�

III. Allegro, “Merry gathering of country folk”

The third movement drops us straight into an Austrian hoedown, with a catchy folk tune chasing itself forward in dance-like rhythms Rising to a climax at the very end, we hear a fanfare of hunting horns which is abruptly interrupted The next movement begins without pause

IV. Allegro, “Thunder, Storm”

Low tremolos in the strings portend the storm to come We hear hints of tunes from the previous movement, but they’ve taken on a darker character, now in a minor key Dynamics rise and fall as the storm surges and grows in intensity The thunder rages but eventually subsides By the end of the movement, the sun shines once again with only the softest of rumblings to remind us of the power of the passing storm�

V. Allegretto, “Shepherd’s song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm”

Performed without a break from the previous movement, the finale is signaled by a shepherd’s tune, played first by the clarinet and then echoed nobly by the French horn� This is the joy after the storm� The entire orchestra seems to take flight in growing variations of the simple shepherd’s tune The music offers an ecstatic, drone’s-eye view of the Austrian countryside, at times close to earth and at others soaring above

PRESIDENT

Deborah Stapley-Graham

VICE PRESIDENT

Bill Johnston

TREASURER

Pri Fernando

SECRETARY

Mark Haythornthwaite

PAST PRESIDENT

Jim Valeo

DIRECTORS

Robert Ball

Scott Billadeau

Alicia Brischli

Dan Crary

Teresa Drew

Deirdre Flaherty

Andrew George

Theresa Johnson

Robin Kendall

Vinnie Pavlish

Dave Wall

Sue Williams

MUSIC DIRECTOR

Julia Tai

CHORALE DIRECTOR

Dean Peterson

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

David O’Dell

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Peter McKenzie

PATRON SERVICES COORDINATOR

Kirsten McGlynn

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

Beth Woody

EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Sylvia Allen Oman

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROJECTS

Deborah Woody

LIBRARIAN

Suzanne Hartzell

CHORALE LIBARIAN

Abigail Carey

SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR

Olivia Adams

EMERITUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tom Boone

Robert Homer

Caryl Klein

Sophie Lambros

Carol Seim

Marci Valeo

The Missoula Symphony Association is a member of the Montana Association of Symphony Orchestras and the League of American Orchestras.

The Missoula Symphony Association is a member of the Montana Association of Symphony Orchestras and the League of American Orchestras.

The MSA is grateful to the following patrons for their generous gifts. Listed below are contributions of $50 or more within 12 months of February 1, 2024. We apologize for any omissions or errors.

SEASON SPONSOR

Good Food Store

CONCERT SPONSORS

Allied Waste Services of Missoula

Anonymous (2)

Anonymous Chorale Member

Blackfoot Communications

Phyllis & Bill Bouchee

Christian, Samson & Baskett, PLLP

DA Davidson

DeMarois Buick-GMC-Mercedes

First Interstate Bank

First Security Bank

Flaherty Financial Services

Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP

Langel & Associates P C

Brian Eicholtz & Erik Johnston, Merrill Lynch

Missoula Bone & Joint

Missoulian

Muralt’s Travel Plaza

NorthWestern Energy

Marsh McLennan Agency

RBC Wealth Management

Anne & Bruce Robertson

S G Long & Company

Stockman Bank

Tremper Family

Washington Companies

Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation

GUEST ARTIST SPONSORS

Anonymous (3)

Laura & Mark Haythornthwaite

Marci & Jim Valeo

MUSIC DIRECTOR’S CHAIR

SPONSOR

Diana & Rick Nash

CHORALE CONDUCTOR’S CHAIR

SPONSOR

Maria & Peter van Loben Sels

TICKET SPONSOR

Pangea Bar & Restaurant

DOWNBEAT LOWDOWN

SPONSOR

NorthWestern Energy

GUEST ARTIST MASTERCLASS SPONSOR

Willams Law Firm, P C

THE ED & LESLIE WETHERBEE

RECEPTION SPONSOR

Leslie & Ed Wetherbee

YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM

SPONSOR

Maria & Peter van Loben Sels

MAESTRO ($25,000+)

William A & Kay Cook

Victoria Fleischer

John & Susan Talbot

CONDUCTOR

($5,000-$24,999)

Anonymous (1)

Jane & Steven Bahls

George Bandow

Blackfoot Communications

First Security Bank

Patricia Forsberg & Stephen Speckart

Bill and Rosemary Gallagher Foundation

Good Food Store

Laura & Mark Haythornthwaite – Principal Flute

Sophie Lambros – Principal Cello

Lillian A McCammon

Betty Miller

Diana & Rick Nash – Music Director’s Chair Sponso r

Anne & Bruce Robertson

John Sargent

Patricia Forsberg & Stephen Speckart

Betty Thisted – Assistant Concertmaster

Marci & Jim Valeo

Maria & Peter van Loben Sels –Principal Harp & Chorale Conductor

Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation

Twila Wolfe – Principal Piano

SPONSOR ($1,000-$4,999)

Allied Waste Services Missoula

ALPS Corporation

Anonymous (3)

Arts Missoula

Louisa & Paul Axelrod – Assistant Principal Cello in honor of Suzanne Hartzell

Deann Birnel

Tom Boone – Principal Trumpet

Phyllis & William Bouchee

Janet Boyer

Barbara & Craig Burns

Joan Chesebro

Christian, Samson & Baskett PLLC

Rae Lynn & Frank D’Angelo

D A Davidson & Company

DeMarois Buick-GMC-Mercedes

Michael Duffield

Jill & Jerry Duke

First Interstate Bank

Michael Irwin

Flaherty Financial Services

Garden City Funeral Home

Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP

Andrew George

Joseph Fox Grinnell

Margie & Steve Grinnell

Janet & Harry Haines –Concertmaster

Colleen Hunter

Joel Jacobson

Dori & Bill Johnston

Jean Larson & Daniel Kemmis

Robin Kendall & Amelia Tallman –Timpani/Percussion

Christine & Paul Kilzer

Wendy & Keith Kuhn

Anita Kurtz-Magee

Dorothea & George P Lambros –Associate Principal Viola

Jo-Ann & Ian Lange

Langel & Associates PC

Logjam Presents

Paddy MacDonald

Sharon & Gerald Marks –Associate Concertmaster

Marsh McLennan Agency

MDU Resources

Sandra & Jeff Miller

Missoula Bone & Joint

Missoula Broadcasting Company

Missoula Public Library

Missoulian

Montana Association of Symphony Orchestras

Robert F Moseley – Principal Viola

Muralt’s Travel Plaza

Charla & Donald Murray –Principal Clarinet

NDG, LLC – Principal Tuba

Northwestern Energy

Mary Ann Oberhaus - Piccolo

Pangea Bar & Restaurant; Stave & Hoop Speakeasy

Parsons Behle & Latimer

Payne West Insurance

Pershing Phillips, Jr

Brad Peterson – Assistant Principal 2nd Violin, n honor of Madeline McKelvey

Liz Putnam & Mark Pershouse

RBC Wealth Management

Amber & Lans Richardson

Jo May & Brian Salonen – in honor of Julia Tai

S G Long Financial

Sharon Snavely – in memory of Don Snavely

Stockman Bank

Linda & Gregg Swanberg

Max and Betty Swanson Foundation

Deirdre Swanson

Sue Talbot

Sarah & William Towle

Peggy & Glenn Tremper

Laura Wagner

Susie & David Wall

Washington Companies

Leslie & Edward Wetherbee

Janet Whaley & Phil Hamilton

Betsy & Warren Wilcox – Principal French Horn

n honor of Madeline McKelvey

Alice & Clem Williams

Jeanne Wilson

Windfall

Wipfli

Jean & William WoessnerPrincipal Bassoon

Jennifer & Ben Yonce – Principal Oboe

Peggy Young

BENEFACTOR ($600-$999)

Janet Bean-Dochnahl

Linda & Pri Fernando

Louise & Michael Flanagan

Donna & Don McCammon

Herbert Swick

Thomas Meagher Bar

Barbara Zellmer

CONTRIBUTOR ($450-$599)

David Andrews

Anonymous (1)

Robert Ball

Patrick Beatty

Angela & Scott Billadeau

Adam Collins

Rae Lynn & Frank D’Angelo

Danielle & Brian Eicholtz

Monica & Michael Epstein

Carolyn Goren

Laura & John Heit

Paulette & Andrij Holian

Deborah & Terry Johnson

Tomi Kent

Karen Lacey

Demetra Lambros & Michael Duffy

Richard Legon

Susan Lockner

Mary & Duane Moe

Robin & Nick Nichols

Julie & Vinnie Pavlish

Lindsey Peterson

Jonathan Qualben

Sandra Roe

Rotary Club of Missoula

Donna Thompson

Kathy Turner

Margery & Terry Whatley

Wesley Wilson

Julia Tai & Matthew Wu

PATRON ($250-$449)

Carolyn and Robert Albers

Janet Allison

Elaine & Philip Alman

Cynthia & Raymond Aten

Laurie & Joel Baefsky

Anthony Beltramo

Anne & Jon Bertsche

Sally & Tom Daer

Kathy & Brian Derry

Kay Driscoll

Suzanne & Richard Fahey

Carol Garlington

Tiana & Monte Grise

Linda & Scott Hale

Andrea Henley Heyn – in honor of Julia Tai

Nancy & Doug Heyer

Jenna & Wade Humphries

William James

Joan Johnston

Donna & James Koch

Marilyn & Everett Leitzke

Ann & Gary Libecap

Beth & Paul Loehnen

Sue & Dave McCormack

Patti & Scott McKenzie

Karel Morales

Joyce & Michael Nave

Kent Nelson

Marge Nordin

Janet & Chris Palmer

Nicole & Drew Rieker

Kitte Robins

Kathy & George Roth

Carolyn & John Snively

Rob Sterling

William C Sterling

Sara Alice Steubs

Nat & Margo Sturgis

Pam & Sandy Volkman

Steve Wallace

Gayle Walton

Roxane Weikel

Bruce Whitehead

Phyllis & Norman Wight

Carol Word

ASSOCIATE ($100-$249)

Judith & Roger Ahrens

Adele Allegra

Audrey Allen & Keith Hardin

Coco & Will Ballew

Sharee & Kenneth Ballinger

Barbara Bekken

Gerald Berens

Barbara Blegen

Melissa Blunt & Chuck Leonard

Brenda Bolton

Rose-Marie Bowman

Gary Bowman

Keolani & Robert Brewer

Louanna Butler

Mary Ellen Campbell

Lorraine & Steve Carlson

Ralph Chandler

Susan & James Chandler

Karyn & John Collins

Janelle & Steve Corn

Debbie & Brad Dantic

Joan Delasaux

Jan & Brian Dougherty

Cay & John Drew

Donna Erickson & John Koenig

Susan Fortner

Susan Frankovich

Kim Friend-Evans

Lynette Fritz

Maureen Gary

Carla Getz

Carol & Keith Glaes

Kimberley Granath

Anne Guest

William Haffey

Carol Hayes

Sharon & Bob Hinshaw

Patti Holkup

Joan Hood

Elizabeth & Skip Horner

Nathan Hulling

Christine Jackson

Penny Jakes

Tara Jensen

Susan & Charles Johnson

Christine Jorgensen

Marlene Koch

Helena Maclay

Virginia Markey

Andrew Massie

Donna & Don McCammon

Eileen McCarty

Kathy McCaughey

Edith McNenny

Leslie & James McShane

Lynn Metcalf

Missoula Community

Foundation

Montana Rarities

Mike Morelli

Mark Mniszewski

Arlene & Roy Nicolet

Kathleen Ort & John Duffield

Susan Paceley

Diana Pacini & Kevin Nally

Ed Parlier

Celeste Pogachar

Lisa Pyron

Olleke Rappe-Daniels

Linda Rockwell

Patti Rosa

Sally Rosenkranz

Gay Rushmer

Christine & Patrick Ryan

Kay & Jon Salmonson

Sue & Fred Samson – in honor of Patti McKenzie

Robert Schurr

Jeanne & Dennis Simmerman

Kristen Sohlberg

Carol & Dale Stovall

Nancy Stoverud

Nancy Thompson & Dale Woolhiser

John P & Jean ThorstensonGarrity

Sally Tibbs

Judy Tobol

Catherine & Claude Tonnerre

Kathy Tonnessen

Fran Tucker

Phyllis Wade

Mary & David Wesley

Louis & Phyllis Whitsell

Brenna Wilkerson

Sarah Will

Sharon Yould

MEMBER ($50-$99)

Martina Baum-Acker & Robert Acker

Anonymous (3)

Mary Archibald

Rachel Ballard

Natalie Benson

Marilyn Bruya

Nancy & Bruce Bugbee

Jane Kapler-Smith

Ann Marie Carbin

Kaye Carlson

Susan Hay Cramer

Navyline Cuenco

JoAnn G Davison

Patti Eldredge

Julia Ellison

Maria Francis

Kelsey Fry

Elizabeth Hart

Bob Homer

Gayle Hudgins & Tim Edwards

Corinne & Ralph Kirscher

Jane Kisselbach

Wendy Lambert

Donald Nevin

Diana Pacini & Kevin Nally

Toni & Bob Ogg

Janice Pavlock

Patricia Peeples

Caren & Chuck Reaves

Laurie & Anthony Rollin

Sue Samson

Nita Smith

Kathleen Snodgrass

Vaun Stevens

Shannon Tanaka

Jason Triche

Annette Walker

Kathleen Whetzel

MEMORIAL DONATIONS

The following donations have made to the MSA in memory of loved ones in the past 12 months:

Carolyn Albers – in memory of Peter Dayton

Barbara Blegen – in memory of Dorothy & Hal Blegen

Rose-Marie Bowman – in memory of Tracy Jeanne Bowman & Lanny Franzen

Nancy & Bruce Bugbee – in memory of Marci Valeo

Rae Lynn & Frank D’Angelo –in memory of Marci Valeo

Alice & Dick Dailey – in memory of Marci Valeo

Victoria Fleischer – in memory of Victoria Fleischer

Lynette Fritz – in memory of Thomas E. Fritz

Anne Guest – in memory of Marci Valeo

Lynn Metcalf – in memory of Marci Valeo

Kimberley Granath – in memory of Jane Denniso n

Laura & Mark Haythornthwaite – in memory of Peter Dayton

Colleen Hunter – in memory of Peter Dayton

Corinne & Ralph Kirscher – in memory of Don Snavely & Peter Dayton

KUFM BROADCAST

This concert will be broadcast over Montana Public Radio on a date to be announced.

KUFM Missoula, 89.1

KUFM North Missoula, 91.5

KUFN Hamilton, 91.9

KUKL Kalispell, 90.1

KAPC Butte, 91.3

KUHM Helena 91.7,

KUFL Libby, 90.5

KPJH Polson, 89.5

KGPR Great Falls, 89.9

KGPR Great Falls, 89.9

Large-print copies of Program Notes are available upon request in advance of the event by calling (406) 721-3194 or at

www.missoulasymphony.org

Marlene Koch – i n memory of Marci Valeo

Jo-Ann & Ian Lange – in memory of Fred & Paol

Lillian McCammon – in memory of George McCammon & Master Sergeant Barbara McCammon

Lynn Metcalf – i n memory of Marci Valeo

Betty Miller – in memory of Marci Valeo

Mark Mniszewski – in memory of Jane Dennison

Amelia & David O’Dell – i n memory of Marci Valeo

Joyce & Michael Nave – in memory of Marci Valeo

Diana Pacini & Kevin Nally – in memory of Caralee Mueller

John Talbot & Marci Valeo

Mark Pershouse & Liz Putnman –in memory of Anne Putman

Amber & Lans Richardson – in memory of Virginia Vinal

Linda Rockwell – in memory of John F. Tibbs

Susan Paceley – i n memory of Jane Dennison

Jo May & Brian Salonen – in memory of Jean Campbell & Marci Valeo

Nancy Stoverud – in memory of Marci Valeo

Sharon Snavely – in memory of Don Snavely

Betty Thisted – in memory of Marci Valeo

Sarah & William Towle – in memory of Marci Valeo

Jennifer Trujillo - in memory of Fran & Tony Kushlan

Kathy Turner - in memory of Don Snavely, Dick Deden and Chuck Turner

Agnes & Jeff Vandergrift - in memory of Marci Valeo

Steve Wallace – in memory of Christine Wallace

Brenna Wilkerson – in memory of Peter Dayton

Twila Wolfe – in memory of Marci Valeo

Beth Woody – i n memory of Marci Valeo

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & EDUCATION

For more than 40 years, education and community engagement have been at the heart of the Missoula Symphony Association’s mission� Over the past two years, that commitment has grown steadily under the stewardship of Musical Director Julia Tai� This season the Missoula Symphony Association is proud to present the following educational outreach programs throughout the region:

SYMPHONY KIDS @ MISSOULA PUBLIC LIBRARY

Julia Tai presents a series of four mini concerts in the Library’s Imaginarium focusing on the instruments of the orchestra and guest artists from our 2023-2024 season

4:30-5:30 PM AT THE MISSOULA PUBLIC LIBRARY IMAGINARIUM

Woodwind Quintet - Wednesday, February 28 Brass Ensemble - Wednesday, April 17

BRANCH LIBRARY CONCERTS

Small ensembles of Symphony members perform mini-concerts in Missoula County’s rural communities during the summer months

STUDENT NIGHT @DRESS REHEARSAL

Students and families are invited to join the Symphony for the dress rehearsal preceding each Masterworks Concert, enhanced by educational materials and a short talk by Music Director Julia Tai�

7:00 PM AT THE DENNISON THEATRE

Friday, March 1 • Friday, April 19 • Friday, May 17

SYMPHONY IN THE SCHOOLS

Missoula Symphony musicians visit local high schools to perform and coach music students�

MISSOULA YOUTH SYMPHONY SIDE-BY-SIDE

Music Director Julia Tai works with the Missoula Youth Symphony during their rehearsals, and members of MYS perform alongside the Missoula Symphony in a Masterworks concert

UM/MSA STRING CAMP

Building on the success of the former Montana Suzuki Institute, the MSA collaborated with the UM School of Music to launch the UM/MSA String Camp in June 2023 Welcoming students entering 1st grade through recent high school graduates, the camp offers beginning through advanced instruction on bass, cello, viola and violin All this takes place in a safe, fun musical environment that encourages all campers to achieve their very best� Mark your calendars for this summer’s camp, June 23 - 28 2024

For more information, visit missoulasymphony.org/education

Keep the Music Alive

When you sponsor a chair, you honor our individual musician’s exceptional dedication and effort, while helping to sustain high standards of professional support for our named chair musicians.

Chair sponsor benefits include:

Recognition in each concert program book

Invitation to Backstage Pass luncheons and other special events

Opportunity to meet and visit with your sponsored musician at concerts

THE FOLLOWING CHAIR SPONSORSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE:

 Trombone  English Horn  Assistant Viola

 Dean Peterson, Chorale Director

Please contact Beth Woody if you can help fill a chair sponsorship. beth@missoulasymphony.org

(406) 721-3194 • www. missoulasymphony.org

CHAIR SPONSORS

CONCERTMASTER

Janet & Harry Haines

ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Sharon & Gerald Marks

ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Betty Thisted

2ND VIOLIN

Laura Patterson

ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL 2ND VIOLIN

Frank & Rae Lynn D’Angelo

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 2ND VIOLIN

Brad Peterson

PRINCIPAL VIOLA

Robert Moseley

ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL VIOLA

Dorothea & George P. Lambros

CELLO

Sophie Lambros

ASSISTANT CELLO

Louisa & Paul Axelrod

DOUBLE BASS

Richard & Alice Dailey

ASSOCIATE BASS

Amber & Lans Richardson

FLUTE

Laura & Mark Haythornthwaite

OBOE

Jennifer & Ben Yonce

PICCOLO

Mary Ann Oberhaus

PRINCIPAL CLARINET

Charla & Don Murray

BASSOON

Jean & Bill Woessner

HORN

Betsy & Warren Wilcox

TRUMPET

Ann & Tom Boone

TUBA

NGD, LLC

TIMPANI

Robin Kendall & Amelia Tallman

PERCUSSION

Sharon Snavely

HARP

Peter & Maria

van Loben Sels

PIANO

Twila Wolfe

MUSIC DIRECTOR

Rick & Diana Nash

The University of Montana’s Dennison Theatre and School of Music are proud to serve as home to the Missoula Symphony Orchestra & Chorale. This dynamic partnership between our organizations delivers professional musical opportunities to our students and provides engaging musical experiences for the Missoula community.

2023-2024 SEASON

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

SYMPHONY IN THE PARK

First Security Bank | Muralt’s Travel Plaza | Marsh McLennan Agency

Bill and Phyllis Bouchee | Anonymous | S.G. Long & Company

Langel Yonce and Associates PC | Flaherty Financial Services

Garlington Lohn & Robinson, PLLP | Brian Eicholtz, Merrill Lynch

NorthWestern Energy | Missoula Downtown Partnership

Allied Waste Services of Missoula

STRUGGLE & TRIUMPH

SYMPHONIC VARIATIONS

HOLIDAY POPS!

HARRY POTTER AND HIS MAGICAL ORCHESTRA JOURNEY

IN NATURE’S REALM

MOVING TOWARD THE LIGHT

Anne & Bruce Robertson | Anonymous Chorale Member

BROADWAY CONCERT

Sponsored by the Tremper Family in honor of their parents, Barbara and William Tremper.

SEASON SPONSOR

MEDIA SPONSORS

DOWNBEAT LOWDOWN SPONSOR

ACCOMMODATIONS SPONSOR

COMMUNITY PARTNER

SEASON SUPPORT OF THE MISSOULA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORALE IS PROVIDED, IN PART, BY THE MONTANA ARTS COUNCIL AND THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.

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