Billings Symphony Orchestra
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The Billings Symphony Orchestra ia an American
orchestra
based in Billings, Montana
.
The Symphony was founded in 1950, while the chorale
was founded in 1955 . The Billings Symphony serves South Central Montana, Eastern Montana
and Northern Wyoming as the only symphonic and chorale music in the region. The Billings Symphony Orchestra regularly plays at the Alberta Bair Theater
.
United States
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orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
based in Billings, Montana
Billings, Montana
Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, and is the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area, the largest metropolitan area in over...
.
The Symphony was founded in 1950, while the chorale
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
was founded in 1955 . The Billings Symphony serves South Central Montana, Eastern Montana
Eastern Montana
Eastern Montana is a loosely-defined region of Montana. Some definitions are more or less inclusive than others, ranging from the most inclusive, which would include the entire part of the state east of the eastern front of the Rocky Mountains...
and Northern Wyoming as the only symphonic and chorale music in the region. The Billings Symphony Orchestra regularly plays at the Alberta Bair Theater
.
Conductors
- 1950 to 1955 - Robert Staffanson
- 1955 to 1984 - George Perkins
- 1984 to 2004 - Uri Barnea (First full-time music director & Conductor.)
- 2005 to Present - Anne Harrigan