Symphony focuses on young talent to open season

The Glacier Symphony announces the start of their 37th season themed “THE MUSIC MAKERS.”

To open the 2019/2020 season, Maestro John Zoltek has invited the next generation of talented musicians to come perform and even solo with the beloved Glacier Symphony. Performances are Saturday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center and Sunday, Sept. 22 at 3 p.m. at Flathead High School in Kalispell.

This exciting performance dubbed “Equinox Music: Generation Next!” celebrates the talents of classical musicians, ages 14 to 20, and features five awardees from the recent 2019 Montana Association of Symphony Orchestra’s (MASO) Young Artist Competition.

Each of the young musicians competed for and earned the opportunity to perform in person for a panel of distinguished judges at the Music Department at Montana State University in Bozeman last January.

The five will be featured as soloists with the symphony in a variety of concerto movements from the Classical, Romantic and 20th Century repertoire by Chausson, Haydn, Kabalevsky, Mendelssohn, and Rachmaninoff. Maestro Zoltek will introduce and speak with each soloist prior to their performance, giving the audience insight into these young musicians and their musical interests.

The orchestra will also perform popular selections from Bizet’s opera Carmen.

Soloists include Rosie Weiss, violin (Billings). Cade Fiddamen, violin (Bozeman), Tanner Jorden, piano (Billings), Tristan Hernandez, cello (Bozeman), and Benjamin Hodson, piano (Great Falls). This will be a rare opportunity to hear these accomplished young musicians in action with the orchestra!

Rosie Weiss (winner College division), Cade Fiddaman (honorable mention Senior Division), Tanner Jorden (winner Senior division), Tristan Hernandez (runner-up Senior division), Benjamin Hodson (winner Junior division)

For tickets and information, call the Glacier Symphony Orchestra and Chorale Box Office at 406-407-7000 or email info@gscmusic.org or visit glaciersymphony.org/concert/equinox-music-generation-next/