Events & Outreach

Tickets for Students

Discounted Masterworks Concert tickets are available for area music students. For more information, please contact Kirsten McGlynn, Patron Services Coordinator.

Symphony Kids Library Concerts

In collaboration with the Missoula Public Library, Music Director Julia Tai presents FREE Mini-Concerts in the Imaginarium. Created with pre-school and elementary-aged audiences in mind, the series features Symphony musicians and instrument demonstrations!

2025-2026 Symphony Kids @MPL Concert Series
4:30-5:30pm, Missoula Public Library Imaginarium

Wednesday, October 1, 2025: Caribe Steel Band
Wednesday, October 29, 2025: String Quartet
Wednesday, March 4, 2026: Harp Duo
Wednesday, April 15, 2026: Woodwind Quintet

In June 2023, we launched the Branch Library Concerts series, which brings Symphony Kids Mini-Concerts to Missoula County’s rural communities. In the 2024 Summer Series, the Montana Woodwind Quintet presented concerts in Frenchtown and Lolo.

Student Night @Dress Rehearsal

Students and families are invited to join us for the dress rehearsal preceding each Masterworks Concert.  This event is FREE for students and their families. Sponsored by the Bill and Rosemary Gallagher Foundation.

2025-2026 Student Night @Dress Rehearsal Series
UM Dennison Theatre

Friday, October 3, 2025, 7:00-10:00pm: Viva Americas!
Saturday, November 1, 2025, 10:00 am-1:00 pm: Light & Darkness
Friday, March 6, 2026, 7:00-10:00pm: Oceans of Sound
Friday, April 17, 2026, 7:00-10:00pm: Haydn’s Creation

Symphony in the Schools

Symphony musicians visit Missoula-area high schools to perform and coach music students within their orchestra and band classes. In 2025, this outreach is sponsored by the Max and Betty Swanson Foundation

Collaborations

The Symphony collaborates with Missoula County Public Schools to strengthen our educational outreach in K-12 schools. Music Director Julia Tai has worked with the Missoula Youth Symphony during their rehearsals, and members of MYS have performed alongside the Symphony in Masterworks concerts.

Additionally, the Missoula Symphony Orchestra proudly collaborates with other non-profit and arts organizations in our community, including the Montana Natural History Center, Missoula Public Library, Five Valley’s Land Trust, the University of Montana, and local theatre director, Rosie Seitz-Ayers.