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Nothing compares to Handel’s Messiah
Billings Symphony Orchestra and Chorale Presents Handel’s Messiah, a Christmas Tradition Handel’s Messiah is a fixture of the holiday season that is as inspiring today as it was when it…
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Nutcracker Ballet, a Billings Symphony Holiday Tradition
The Nutcracker Ballet is a classic story nearly synonymous with Christmas. Young Clara receives a nutcracker on Christmas Eve, and her dreams take flight with sugarplum fairies, dancing snowflakes, and…
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Billings Symphony players and their Decker oboes
For the Billings Symphony oboists, there’s nothing quite like a Decker oboe. Ken Decker began his career at the age of 13 when he began an apprenticeship with Russell L. Davis,…
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Montana Composer Ilse-Mari Lee to honor veterans through music
When Ilse-Mari Lee sits down to write, she wastes little time. Ilse-Mari Lee is a composer, concert cellist and Dean of the Montana State University (MSU) Honors College. Her latest…
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Global talent Chee-Yun (and her 345 year-old violin) to perform in Billings Oct. 15
There’s a reason why the only violin concerto Jean Sibelius wrote is still celebrated almost 120 years after its final draft. It’s exquisite, intense, and complex, written by a composer…
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Friendship and serendipity bring the work of Henry Mancini to Billings
When Scott Jeppesen, founder of the Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective, met Monica Mancini, daughter of the great Henry Mancini, he never could have known that he would one day be…
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Welcome to Indian Country brings groundbreaking celebration of Indigenous culture to Billings
When Rena Priest, Washington State Poet Laureate, met Julia Keefe, a professional, New York City-based jazz singer, the two women found kinship in their collective creativity. In a little less…
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Devotee of Russian composers Wei Luo to perform in Billings
When Wei Luo takes her seat at the piano to perform Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, she’ll be well acquainted with the “devilishly difficult” piece of music. The first…
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Imani Winds, musical storytellers
If music can tell a story that transcends words, Imani Winds is a storyteller for the ages. This innovative wind quintet has a repertoire that stretches beyond traditional chamber music…
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