Welcome to the Bemidji Symphony Website!

Our orchestra just celebrated 70 wonderful years of music-making and now we look to the future!  This past season we had the extraordinary opportunities of performing with world renown pianist André Watts, and culminated our anniversary celebrations with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and premiere of our commissioned work by Libby Larsen, "Sacred Vows."  These performances will long live in the hearts and minds of those who heard and performed in them.  Be sure and check out Michael Barone's concert reflections and our new photo gallery! 

Our new season is ripe with excitement, beginning with Chris Brubeck's Jazz Trio "Triple Play" who will join us for our free summer concert.  In October we welcome classical guitarist Petar Jankovic with the beautiful Rodrigo concerto, followed by the powerful and profound Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto played by our own Stephen Carlson in November.  Eric Haugen, cellist will join us in March with the Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1.  Eric has been a member of the Bemidji Symphony since he was in the 6th grade; he is now a junior in high school and recently won the Duluth-Superior Symphony's concerto competition.  We end with David Heyde, who is assistant principal horn of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (TX).  David will play Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4, and the orchestra will frame that with two favorite Beethoven favorites: His Leonore Overture No. 3 and Symphony No. 7. 

Enjoy the perusal of our web site and we hope to see you in person at our concerts!

Beverly Everett
Music Director