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Have you heard? ‘Billings Symphony Live’ features concerts on YPR

Billings Symphony Live is back on Yellowstone Public Radio! The hour-long weekly program highlights the best of the Billings Symphony, produced and narrated by Ken Gilstrap.

Due to copyright on certain pieces of music, these programs can only be heard LIVE on Yellowstone Public Radio. Tune in at 11AM each Monday to get your weelky dose of Billings Symphony.

NEW SHOWS FROM THIS SEASON!

Airing Monday, August 29, 2022 at 11AM MST 

  • Bach Orchestral Suite No.3 – Air and Gavottes I and II (recorded live April 2022)
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 9 mats. 2,3 4 (recorded live April 2022)

 Airing Monday, August 22, 2022 at 11AM MST

  • Rossini – William Tell Overture (recorded live April 2022)
  • Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez – featuring Rafael Aguirre (recorded live October 2021)
  • Williams – Star Wars – performed by Rafael Aguirre (recorded live October 2021)
  • Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, mvt 1 (recorded live April 2022)

Airing Monday, August 8, 2022 at 11AM MST

  • R. Strauss – Fanfare for the Vienna Philharmonic (recorded live February 2022)
  • Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf (from the 2022 Family Concert)
  • Meechan – Song of Hope (recorded live February 2022)
  • R. Strauss – Horn Concerto No.2 (recorded live February 2022)

Airing Monday, July 18 at 11AM MST

  • Copland – John Henry (from 2022 youth concert)
  • Copland – Appalachian Spring (recorded live February 2022)
  • Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini w/ Gabriella Martinez (recorded live September 2022)

Airing Monday, July 11 at 11AM MST

  • Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition w/ Gabriella Martinez (recorded live Sept. 2021)
  • Granados – Intermezzo
  • Falla – The Three-Cornered Hat Part I
  • Ginastera – Malambo from Estancia

The Billings Symphony celebrate 75 years – and look forward to at least 75 more

November 6, 2025

Jake Iverson | Billings Gazette Right now the Billings Symphony is looking forward with one eye and backwards with the other. And maybe that sounds difficult to pull off, but…

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Diamond Jubilee Gala Photographs

September 29, 2025

Thank you for joining us on September 20th for our Diamond Jubilee Gala! It was a great way to kick off our 75th season and we hope everyone had a…

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Festive night to mix things up with the Billings Symphony

October 29, 2024

The Laurel Outlook – Jaci Webb Billings, MT – Oct. 29, 2024 – There was a festive ambiance at the Billings Symphony Orchestra’s “Beethoven 5” concert Saturday night at the…

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Symphony Sounds: Beethoven 5

October 9, 2024
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World-Renowned Canadian Brass to Perform at Babcock Theatre on October 18, 2024, as part of their “All You Need Is Love Tour.”

October 1, 2024

Billings, October 1 – Get ready for an unforgettable musical experience! The world’s most famous brass ensemble, Canadian Brass, is set to dazzle audiences at the Babcock Theatre on October…

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Opening Night “Red-Carpet Experience” Photographs

September 27, 2024

Thank you for joining us on September 21st for our 74th Season Opening Night and sharing the “red-carpet experience” with us! Please click the link below to find your picture.…

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Billings Symphony, guest cellist bring magic to lush concert

September 25, 2024

Jaci Webb | Laurel Outlook The Billings Symphony Orchestra’s “Sibelius 5” concert last weekend at the Alberta Bair Theater was a cornucopia of music fit for the changing of the…

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Billings Symphony’s Music Director, Anne Harrigan, will Retire at the End of the 75th Season

September 23, 2024

  Billings, MT — In a heartfelt message to the community, Vincent W. & Janet M. Carpenter Music Director of the Billings Symphony, Anne Harrigan, has announced her decision to…

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Exploring Music for All Ages with the Billings Symphony

September 4, 2024

September 1, 2024 by Jessica Renstrom photos courtesy of Billings Symphony As Italian composer Gioachino Rossini stated in the early 1800s, this sentiment still rings true today – the universality…

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The Billings Symphony is celebrating its 74th year!

May 16, 2024

The Billings Symphony is celebrating its 74th year with a 2024-25 season not to miss. Take in all the high notes by becoming a symphony subscriber – don’t miss out…

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