AARP Montana Presents Masterworks Concert Series with the Helena Symphony Orchestra

AARP Montana not only connects you with information and resources, we also connect you with others who share your interests and passions — like music! As a main sponsor of the Helena Symphony’s Masterworks Series, we’re proud to help bring quality concerts to the community.

Helena Symphony Master Work Concert Series Ticket Discount
AARP Members and their guests can receive a 10% discount on individual Master Works Series concert tickets with coupon code FUN50. Register online, in-person at the Symphony Office, by phone (406) 442-1860, or at the Civic Center Box Office on the night of the concert. This discount applies to all Master Works Series concerts in the 2023-2024 season and the 2024-2025 season.

Sip at the Symphony Information and Registration Links

You are invited to enjoy a Sip at the Symphony, compliments of AARP Montana. As a sponsor of the Helena Symphony’s Masterworks Concert Series, AARP Montana wants to help make your concert experience just a little more special. We look forward to seeing you at our table on concert night when you pick up your drink token. Volunteers at our table are also able to share AARP resources on Fraud Prevention, Social Security, and more. Don’t forget to ask them for our upcoming events calendar!

Register no later than 7 p.m. the day before the concert and then stop at the AARP Montana table in the lobby on concert night to pick up your drink token. Tokens will be available to registered guests 30 minutes before the concert begins and at Intermission. Tokens can be redeemed for a beer, wine, soft drink or water at the Civic Center’s drink concession booths. Registrations will not be accepted on the night of the concert. Please note: You will still need to purchase a concert ticket to attend the event. 

On behalf of AARP Montana --- enjoy the concert!

9/14/2024 — MASTERWORKS CONCERT I: Opening Night ~ Gershwin & Rhapsody in Blue 100
Sip tokens available at 5 PM, concert begins: 5:30 PM | Helena Civic Center, 340 Neill Ave
Featuring Pianist Kevin Cole, the leading Gershwin interpreter, and internationally renowned and Grammy® Award-winning Soprano Sylvia McNair, Opening Night features an evening of music by American icon George Gershwin, including his jazz-inspired Rhapsody in Blue for its 100th anniversary. Celebrate 70 years of the Helena Symphony’s music-making with Gershwin!
👏 Another great concert! Thanks to all who attended! 👏


10/26/24 — MASTERWORKS CONCERT II: Violinist Stephen Cepeda Plays Shostakovich
Sip tokens available at 7 PM, concert begins at 7:30 PM |  Helena Civic Center, 340 Neill Ave
Helena Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Stephen Cepeda brings the passion, fury, and dark humor of Shostakovich’s virtuosic Violin Concerto. The orchestra then performs Ravel’s romantic drama Daphnis & Chloe along with La Valse, a waltz-gone-wild.
👏 Another great concert! Thanks to all who attended! 👏


11/16/24 — MASTERWORKS CONCERT III: Hansel & Gretel
Sip tokens available at 7 PM, concert begins at 7:30 PM |  Helena Civic Center, 340 Neill Ave
The famous Grimm’s whimsical masterpiece comes to life in this staged production featuring the coming of age of Hansel and Gretel and their journey through the forest, battle with the mysterious witch, a dream ballet, and learning about greed, trust, and overcoming fears. This family-friendly opera performed in English is perfect for all ages.
👏 Another great concert! Thanks to all who attended! 👏


11/17/24 — MASTERWORKS CONCERT III: Hansel & Gretel — Special Matinee Performance
Free family gift available at 1:30 PM, concert begins at 2:00 PM |  Helena Civic Center, 340 Neill Ave
We'd like to make the Symphony's Hansel & Gretel matinee concert a little more special by providing a family gift before the concert, while supplies last. We look forward to seeing you before the concert when you pick up your gift. Note: Limit of one gift per registrant.
👏 Another great concert! Thanks to all who attended! 👏

 
2/22/25 — MASTERWORKS CONCERT IV: Pianist Roman Rabinovich, Prokofiev, & Dvořák
Sip tokens available at 7 PM, concert begins at 7:30 PM |  Helena Civic Center, 340 Neill Ave
World-acclaimed Israeli Pianist Roman Rabinovich returns to perform Prokofiev’s explosive Piano Concerto No. 3, described by the composer as “devilishly difficult.” Dvořák’s emotional profound Seventh Symphony concludes the concert as a personal reflection on grief and joy.

• Register for your Sip drink token no later than 7 PM on 2/21/25. Registration link coming soon!
  Drink Tokens available at the AARP table to registered participants 30 minutes before the concert begins and at Intermission.

 
3/22/25 — MASTERWORKS CONCERT V: Behold the Sea!
Sip tokens available at 7 PM, concert begins at 7:30 PM |  Helena Civic Center, 340 Neill Ave 
Debussy’s landmark La Mer captures the shimmering mysteriousness and power of the sea, and Englishman Ralph Vaughan William’s Sea Symphony is an epic masterpiece blending the poetry of Walt Whitman with a transformative voyage of the human spirit.

• Register for your Sip drink token no later than 7 PM on 3/21/25. Registration link coming soon!
  Drink Tokens available at the AARP table to registered participants 30 minutes before the concert begins and at Intermission.

5/3/25 — MASTERWORKS CONCERT VI: Beethoven’s Emperor & Pictures at an Exhibition
Sip tokens available at 7 PM, concert begins at 7:30 PM |  Helena Civic Center, 340 Neill Ave 
Experience the heroic grandeur of Beethoven’s immortal Emperor Piano Concerto with noted Pianist Rodolfo Leone, before taking the colorful musical journey of Mussorgsky’s epic Pictures at an Exhibition.

• Register for your Sip drink token no later than 7 PM on 5/2/25. Registration link coming soon!
  Drink Tokens available at the AARP table to registered participants 30 minutes before the concert begins and at Intermission.

About the Helena Symphony Orchestra:
The Helena Symphony performs in the Helena Civic Center, the largest concert hall in Montana, as well as the Cathedral of Saint Helena. The artistic vision is created and led by Music Director Allan R. Scott, an internationally-noted conductor from Philadelphia, PA. Since Maestro Scott’s arrival in 2003 the Helena Symphony has reached record audiences and in a normal year, more than 1,400 people attend Helena Symphony performances every month, and the Helena Symphony is one of the leading symphonic organizations in the Rocky Mountain region.

Watch the "Under The Big Sky" segment about the Helena Symphony Orchestra.

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