Join the Glacier Symphony under the direction of Maestro Zoltek as we present "The Great Outdoors", an entertaining and varied concert featuring music by Aaron Copland, Johann Strauss Jr., John Williams, and others.  We salute Glacier Park with the Waterton-Glacier Park Suite by Michael Rihner, and movie music from Jurassic Park, Far and Away, Pirates of the Caribbean, Wicked and more! The program will also include patriotic selections to add to the festivities and much, much more!  Bring your chairs, blankets and a picnic, or purchase your meal from one of our food truck vendors.  VFW Catering will be providing bar service.

glacier symphony at rebecca farm: the great outdoors

Rebecca Farm

Bring the entire family for a night of popular classical music to celebrate Independence Day Weekend and our beautiful Treasure State. Symphony Night at Rebecca Farm is an OUTDOOR symphonic pops concert that has been a favorite summer tradition in the Flathead Valley for over 20 years! This year’s music is themed “American Salute” and features grand movie music inspired by the west and patriotic selections. Bring a comfy chair, blanket or rent a picnic table. Take in the beautiful sunset, music and sense of community on the beautiful grounds at Rebecca Farm. Please do not bring in outside alcoholic beverages, we will have a vendor serving libations for the night. More popular food trucks and vendors will be present, too!

Symphony Night at Rebecca Farms

Montana-raised soloist Natalie Dungey performs the technically challenging Trumpet Concerto by Hummel. She also offers the 10th anniversary of Shine On! written for the then 14 years old virtuoso by Maestro Zoltek. Mozart’s “Haffner” Symphony and Beethoven’s Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano featuring Glacier Symphony’s concertmaster, principal cellist and pianist complete the program.

Festival Amadeus 2024

Wachholz College Center

Carl Orff’s choral-symphonic masterpiece, Carmina Burana, will be the booming season finale. The “O Fortuna” chorus is extremely well-known. It’s thundering symphonic-choral warning is used by countless filmmakers and advertisers - a quick Google search will jog your memory. But Orff’s masterpiece is much more than its opening chorus! The work, based on 13th century medieval texts, serves as the guiding thread for three voice soloists, a full chorale and large orchestra.

Carmina Burana O Fortuna

Glacier Symphony & Chorale

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Mark O’Connor, a multiple CMA and Grammy award-winning “fiddlemaster” and composer, is our special guest for this one-night only concert. He blends Americana bluegrass, country, jazz and classical genres. As a special treat, Mark will be joined on stage by another amazing fiddler, his wife, Maggie O’Connor, for a double dose of fiddling alongside the symphony orchestra. The program will also showcase Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, a quintessential work of Americana.

Mark O’Connor: An Appalachian Spring

Another audience-demanded encore! The symphony teams up again with Jeans ‘N Classics to perform the music of Elton John and Billy Joel, back to back! Feel the power of every rock ballad by these two prolific songwriters and performers with the unparalleled sound of your symphony orchestra.

Jeans 'n Classics: Back To Back

Join the symphony in celebrating the 100th Anniversary of George Gershwin’s beloved Rhapsody in Blue performed by the Glacier Symphony Orchestra featuring the acclaimed pianist Terrence Wilson. The program will also include the groundbreaking “Afro-American Symphony” No. 1 by William Grant Still and the Piano Concerto in One Movement by composer Florence Price.

Rhapsody In Blue + The Afro-American Symphony

Encore! Glacier Symphony is bringing back the holiday event that was the sold-out talk of the town last year. The San Diego Ballet Company, young local dancers and Glacier Symphony will present a fully staged production of the Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic. It is an exciting chance to see the Nutcracker performed by a professional ballet company and live symphony orchestra.

The Nutcracker

Experience the inspiring performance of Handel’s scripture-based oratorio. Featured soloists will perform alongside the orchestra and chorale. The piece celebrates the birth and life of Jesus Christ, and it is hard to resist singing along to the “Hallelujah” chorus. This is a classic Glacier Symphony performance!

Handel's Messiah

Your concert experience will begin with ceremonGlacier Symphony invites you to Vision Spirit Land, a powerful and breathtaking combination of classical orchestra performance, choreographed visual displays, poetry, and original composition in honor and celebration of Native American Heritage and the landscapes of Montana and beyond. Your concert experience will begin with ceremonial opening songs by Montana Blackfeet artist and 2023 Montana Teacher of the Year, Kevin KickingWoman, as a traditional welcome, blessing, and expression of gratitude for the concert and its audience. The symphony will perform Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus by Ralph Vaughan Williams as a photo-choreography visual display by Westwater Art’s entitled “Visions” projects the work and documentation by photographer Edward S. Curtis on overhead screens. 

Vision Spirit Land Honoring Native American Heritage Month

The Glacier Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Micah Hunter, explores the many depictions of dreams in great poetry and choral literature. The performance will explore dreams of desire, awe, fear, love, beauty, and more in choral music both old and new. Join us for this inspirational concert highlighting the superb vocal artistry of the chorale.

Mystic Dreams

This concert will be the ultimate fusion of science and sound! Imagine Gustav Holst’s masterpiece, The Planets, performed by a symphony orchestra while a high-definition outer space film is projected overhead on the big screen! This critically acclaimed film by astronomer/film-maker Jose Francisco Salgado, PhD includes awe-inspiring space visualizations from NASA and the European Space Agency. Dr. Salgado will offer a pre-concert lecture to the audience. The concert also recognizes Rachmaninoff’s 150th anniversary with a performance of one of his influential 2nd Piano Concerto featuring internationally acclaimed pianist Ilya Yakushev.

The Planets and Outer Space Film Experience

Our family concert program is a theatrical symphony concert that imaginatively introduces young audiences and their families to the life and music of Ludwig Van Beethoven in a live performance venue. As an added treat, we present classical saxophonist soloist and winner of the 2022 Montana Young Artists Competition Senior Division, Antonio Jarvey, playing music of John Williams.

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

This BBQ and beer, laid-back gathering will put a casual twist on soirées, in classic Montana style. This night of private music with the Glacier Symphony String Quartet will be at the beautiful Nest on Swan River, setting the scene for a spectacular harmony between the music planned for the evening and our great Montana outdoors.

A River Runs Through It Soirée!

Symphony Night at Rebecca Farm is an OUTDOOR symphonic pops concert that has been a favorite summer tradition in the Flathead Valley for 20 years!! Purchase a car pass and load up your family, kiddos and friends to enjoy a night of popular, patriotic and well-known symphonic music, from Beethoven to Tchaikovsky. Join us on July 7th and 8th under a Montana sunset to celebrate the Glacier Symphony and our beautiful Big Sky state! 

 Symphony Night at Rebecca Farms

Announcing Festival Amadeus “Mozart at McClaren Hall,” June 23-25, 2023, presented by the Glacier Symphony with performances in the acoustically magnificent McClaren Hall at the Wachholz College Center in Kalispell. This 3-concert series will include a Friday chamber concert and orchestra performances on Saturday and Sunday. Joining the Festival Amadeus Orchestra will be acclaimed soloists, Anna Polonsky and violinist Yevgeny Kutik, all under the direction of Founding Artistic Director John Zoltek. The concerts will include music from the Classical and Early Romantic eras by Beethoven, Haydn, Mendelssohn and of course Mozart!  The concert weekend also includes informative talks by Maestro Zoltek and our guest artists. 

Mozart at McClaren

Join us for a concert version of a historic opera filled with tragic romance! Glacier Symphony’s orchestra, chorale and nine guest soloists will perform together to create a layered and vibrant musical version of the story. Bring the women in your life you appreciate for an exciting Mother's Day outing and added photobooth experience!

Carmen

Legendary violinist Midori joins the Symphony for a performance of the enigmatic Violin Concerto in d minor by Robert Schumann. Respighi’s evocative orchestral portraits The Fountains and Pines of Rome will complete the program. This will be Midori’s only appearance in the entire region so don’t miss this rare opportunity!

Midori And Pines of Rome

Experience the classic ‘70s music of Bowie, Electric Light Orchestra, Peter Gabriel, Procol Harum, and the Moody Blues, performed by special guests, rock band Jeans ’n Classics, accompanied by the Glacier Symphony. Get ready to ROCK OUT!

The Ultimate Symphonic Rock Show

We present the San Diego Ballet Company, young local dancers, and the Glacier Symphony in a fully staged production of Tchaikovsky’s beloved holiday classic. Don’t miss this highly entertaining performance for the entire family! 

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