Symphony presents Star Wars, Dvorak

Blast off this winter with the Glacier Symphony’s “Star Wars, Dark Matter and Dvorak” family concert in February.

The concert is at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. and at Flathead High Performance Hall on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m.

Guest soloist with the orchestra will be Ben Kirby, performing on tuba the premiere of his own composition.

“Star Wars, Dark Matter and Dvorak” will be an entertaining concert for the entire family focusing on symphony music as a dramatic narrative art form. The concert features repertoire and popular pieces by 19th century Czech composer Antonin’ Dvorak and the great American film composer John Williams.

An additional treat on this program will be the “world premiere” of Dark Matter, a tuba concerto by Missoula based tuba virtuoso and composer, Benedict Kirby.

“I selected this concerto for performance with the Glacier Symphony because it is very well composed, unusual in structure and esthetically pleasing,” said Maestro John Zoltek.

Tickets for the concert are priced in four seating tiers starting at $15 for adults. Youth through grade 12 are admitted free to this Masterworks concert. Purchase tickets online atwww.gscmusic.org . Tickets purchased at the GSC Box Office, 69 N. Main. St. in Kalispell are subject to a $2 handling fee. Call 406-407-7000.

Support for this concert is provided by Don K Subaru, Firebrand Hotel, Flathead Beacon, Northwest Imaging, Plant Land, Urology Associates and Valley Bank.