Allan R. Scott – Conductor
LaKisha Jones – Vocalist
Nova Y. Payton – Vocalist
Matthew Johnson – Vocalist
HELENA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Michael Marsolek from Montana Public Radio – Announcer
The use of audio recording and recording equipment is strictly prohibited.
SMITH / Stravinsky, arr.
National Anthem
KERSEY/ GREEN/ Smith arr.
Disco Inferno+
STEWART/ McKenzie arr.
I Want to Take You Higher+
TURNER/ Waldin arr.
Nutbush City Limits+
BRITTEN/ LYLE Waldin arr.
What’s Love Got to Do With It+
MITCHELL/ JACKSON/ GREEN/ Shoup arr.
Let’s Stay Together+
BRITTEN/ LYLE/ Müller arr.
We Don’t Need Another Hero+
BONO/ EVANS/ Angermüller arr.
Goldeneye+
RICHIE/ Amy arr.
All Night Long (All Night)+
KNOPFLER/ McKenzie arr.
Private+
BARRY/ GREENWICH/ SPECTOR/ Waldin arr.
River Deep – Mountain High+
*** Intermission ***
TOWNSHEND/ Waldin arr.
Tommy: Overture & Pinball Wizard+
STEVENSON/ MOY
It Takes Two+
POP/ BOWIE/ Waldin arr.
Tonight+
VALANCE/ ADAMS/ Waldin arr.
It’s Only Love+
WILKINS/ HURLEY/ Waldin arr.
Son of a Preacher Man+
WONDER/ McKenzie arr.
Living for the City+
CHAPMAN/ KNIGHT/ Maslove arr.
The Best (Simply the Best)+
FOGERTY/ Waldin arr.
Proud Mary+
KERSEY/ GREEN/ Smith arr.
Disco Inferno+ (with fireworks)
+ = Helena Symphony premiere performance
Try using one or all of the following hashtags: #symphonyunderthestars #suts2024 #sutshelena. Make sure to tag @helensymphony @intrepidcreditunion and @carrollcollege for extra connection!
Limited edition art prints of the original watercolor, numbered and signed by the artist Constance R Bergum, are now available for purchase at the Helena Symphony tent near the vendors’ area. Additionally, the official 20th anniversary t-shirts are available. Posters are available for $30 and t-shirts are $20.
Any remaining stock of prints or t-shirts will be available at the Symphony office at 21 N. Last Chance Gulch, Suite 100 or by phone (406) 442-1860.
ARTISTIC STAFF
Allan R. Scott – Music Director & Conductor
Michael Mleko – Orchestra Assistant Conductor
Larry Sheldon – Chorale Assistant Conductor
June Lee – Staff Accompanist
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Scott Kall – Director of Patron Services
Cameron Betchey – Director of Development & Communications
Lisa Van Meter – Executive Assistant to the Music Director
Lauren van Staveren – Administrative Assistant
Scott Kall – Project Manager / Symphony Under the Stars
Duane Johnson – Information Technology Manager
Ginny Emery – Staff Photographer
Wipfli – Accounting
ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION STAFF
Rehanna Olson – Director of Artistic Planning
Nicholas Slaggert – Librarian & Operations Manager
James Guglielmo – Operations Manager
Joshua Dickey – Chorale Manager
Anna Milburn – Education Coordinator
John Murphy – Recording Engineer
Darla Sautter – Head Usher
Tom Rolfe – Artist Driver
Marketing / Edge Marketing & Design
Allie Keleti – Marketing
Lori Pederson – Brand Manager
Deanna Johnson – Webmaster/Marketing Director
OFFICERS
Ron Baldwin – President
Matt Dalton – Vice President
Alison Paul, Esq. – Treasurer
Victoria Cech – Secretary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ronald Baldwin, Chair
Kathy Bramer
Art Bumgardner, D.M.A.
Sisi Carroll
Victoria Cech
Matthew Dalton
David Genter
Christine Kaufmann
Stephen Mason
Ramon Mercado
Alison Paul, Esq.
Joan Poston, Esq., honorary
Chantel Schieffer
Allan R. Scott, ex officio
Darien G. Scott, honorary
William Shropshire
Eric Stern, Esq.
HELENA SYMPHONY FOUNDATION
Ross Cannon, Esq. – Chair
Joan Poston, Esq. – Vice President
Thomas C. Morrison, Esq. – Treasurer
Barbara Howe – Assistant Secretary
Darien G. Scott – Secretary
Peter E. Bogy, Esq. – Vice Treasurer
Cameron Betchey – ex officio
HELENA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
VIOLIN
Stephen Cepeda, Concertmaster
Ali Schultz Levesque, Principal Second & Associate Concertmaster
Devin Burgess
Allison Elliott
Maren Elliott
Jenna Kramer
Zoe McLain
Lucinda Morris
Mary Murphy
Eleanor Parker
Cathy Pomeroy
Maggie Price
Shisheng Song
Rylan Virnig
Isabelle Wong
VIOLA
Sara Schultz Levesque, Principal
Christine Sherlock, Associate Principal
Cristina Cruz-Uribe
Zac Masiba
Madeleine Mleko
Elisabeth Sibulsky
CELLO
Linda Kuhn, Principal
Carlton Colby, Assistant Principal
Jonathan Lindsay
Kelly Kuhn
Carson Yahvah
BASS
Micah Stoddard, Principal
Sarah Burdick
Sam Fossum
Cortney Peres
FLUTE/PICCOLO
Tiana Grisé, Principal
Abigail Easterling, Associate Principal
Kathy Chase
OBOE/ENGLISH HORN
Mary Robinson, Acting Principal
Nicole Evans
CLARINET/BASS CLARINET
Jill Brischli, Principal
Jay Savoy
Jennifer Skogley
BASSOON
Dana Nehring, Principal
Sam Macken, Associate Principal
SAXOPHONES
Lhanna Writesel – Alto
Monte Grisé – Tenor
Lindsay Lande – Baritone
HORN
Erin Vang, Principal
Elizabeth Schmidt
Andrew Angelos
Daniel Lande
TRUMPET
Michael Hamling, Associate Principal
Nicholas Slaggert, Assistant Principal
Logan Pintor
TROMBONE
Don Stone, Principal
Scott Black
Daniel Cosio
TUBA
Phil Johnstone, Principal
HARP
Tess Flammond, Principal
TIMPANI
Ryan Fox, Assistant Principal Percussion
PERCUSSION
Ross Coons
Jacob Henneford
Jason Callon
RHYTHM SECTION
Mark Walker – Piano
Trebor Riddle – Bass
Robert Doughty – Guitar
Cody Hollow – Drums
DIAMOND
Intrepid Credit Union
PLATINUM
City of Helena
Lewis & Clark County
Town Pump Charitable Foundation
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
GOLD
Marie Kall
SILVER
Blackfoot River Brewing Company
First Interstate Bank
Helena Area Community Foundation
Helena Chamber of Commerce
Marilyn Hudson Morrison-Maierle, Inc.
Nancy & Alan Nicholson St. Peter’s Health
Barbara Harris & Peter Sullivan TDS Telecom
True North Leadership
Valley Construction Excavating Sand and Gravel
Visit Helena
BRONZE
Jan Brown
Victoria & John Cech
Crowley Fleck PLLP
Bruce Desonia
Diana Dowling
Tori Hunthausen
Dianne Nickman
Julie Reardon
Robert Peccia & Associates
FRIEND
Gail Brown
Jasyn & John Harrington
Power Townsend
IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS
406 Recycling
The Brewhouse Pub & Grill
DoubleTree by Hilton
Edge Marketing
Ghost Art Gallery
Strong Backs 4 U
State of Montana, Dept. of Administration
Van’s Thriftway
ADDITIONAL THANKS
All the Vendors
All the Volunteers
406 Recycling
Big Sky Fireworks
Bill Roberts Golf Course
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 214
Carroll College Facilities & Grounds
Gather ‘Round Events
Helena Fire Department
Helena Food Share
Helena Music Teachers Association
Helena Police Department
Helena Young Professionals
Litt’l John’s Septic Service
Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church
Piccolo’s Music
United Way of Helena
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The 20th annual Intrepid Credit Union Symphony Under the Stars (SUTS), a gift to the community presented by Carroll College and the Helena (MT) Symphony, will be held on Saturday, July 20 at 8:30 PM. This free outdoor concert is held at what is known as Guad Hill on the Carroll College Campus at 1601 N. Benton. This year’s theme is The Music of Tina Turner, featuring many of the Queen of Rock’s greatest hits across the decades of her career, performed by the Helena Symphony and three acclaimed guest vocalists. The finale of the concert will offer one of the best fireworks show in the state, also sponsored by the Intrepid Credit Union! Typically, over 17,000 attend this wonderful tradition, so pack your blankets. This is a FREE PERFORMANCE!
Please refer to the “I’VE BEEN ATTENDING FOR YEARS…” question above regarding how the Blanket Rush will proceed.
Amazingly, we have yet to hear of anyone getting their blankets stolen overnight, and very little occurrence of claim-jumping (but I wouldn’t leave coolers or chairs overnight). We advise you to use lots of canned goods to hold down your blankets. After the violent pre-concert storm from a couple of years ago, the blankets that didn’t get blown away were the ones that had as many as a dozen cans or more holding them down. While that storm was extraordinary, it did show that more is better!
Our strong recommendation is to bring canned or non-perishable goods to hold down your blankets. Helena Food Share will be on hand to collect them before/during/after the concert so that you don’t have to carry them home. We have collected over 50,000 lbs. of food over the past three years! Drop-off points will be found at numerous locations on the concert grounds.
Do not drive/park on the walking trails in the park; do not drive/park on the grass.
Be neighborly—please do not park in the residential areas west of campus. North Benton Avenue is reserved for busses between the entrances to Guad Hall and the P.E. Center.
No parking in lots on the north or east sides of campus (reserved for musicians, volunteers, and sponsors) without a SUTS parking pass.
Free handicapped parking is available in the P.E. Center lot (must have a proper state-issued tag or license plates). Golf carts driven by volunteers will be available to shuttle people to the concert area.
Sponsor/donor parking is also available in the P.E. Center, as well as the stadium tailgate lots (must have SUTS parking pass). Passes will be mailed to sponsors/donors in early July.
Drop-off areas will be on Benton Ave, near the entrance to the Guad Hall lot and P.E. Center lot. The Benton Ave. drop-off will be closed at 4 PM on Saturday to allow for large bus parking.
We will have officers from the Helena Police Dept. on hand to keep an eye on things. They will also work traffic control on the streets after the concert.
We will have an ambulance crew from St. Peter’s Health on-site to take care of any medical emergencies that might happen. They will be located in the parking lot behind the stage.
The Helena Fire Department will be on call with a truck and crew to prevent any potential problems with the fireworks. Additionally, employees of the Helena Solid Waste Transfer Station will be keeping an eye on their area in case of stray or errant fireworks.
A limited number of numbered/signed art prints by Connie Bergum will be available for purchase at the concert for $30.
The official 20th Anniversary SUTS t-shirt will also be available. $20 each.
There may be other stuff…we’re working on some things!
Also, as mentioned above, there will be a Bucket Brigade that will be soliciting donations through the crowd before and after the concert, as well as intermission.
We are always looking for volunteers to help out, mostly prior to the concert itself. Shifts are available from Friday early evening through clean-up on Saturday night, generally in two- or four-hour blocks. And it’s fairly easy “work”. The heavy lifting/truly sweaty work is already taken care of. If you’re interested in being a volunteer, please call the Symphony office (406-442-1860) and leave a message. Or email us at [email protected]. Someone will contact you.
Non-monetary actions include bringing your canned or non-perishable goods to hold down your blanket, then donating them to Helena Food Share. They will have drop-off points in various places on the concert grounds. We will also have drop-off points for your plastic recyclables.