BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Montana Association of Symphony Orchestras - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Montana Association of Symphony Orchestras X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://montanasymphonies.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Montana Association of Symphony Orchestras REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20270314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20271107T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260610T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260610T170000 DTSTAMP:20250926T200213Z CREATED:20250926T200213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T200213Z UID:4633-1781078400-1781110800@montanasymphonies.org SUMMARY:Symphony Storytime DESCRIPTION:Introduce younger children to music with Symphony Storytime\, a free\, short story-based music program to engage children\, especially ages 3-5 through music. Encouraging a love of music\, literacy\, and discovery\, Symphony Storytime exposes children to a diverse selection of stories\, cultures\, authors\, narrative styles\, readers\, instruments\, music\, and musicians. Each engagement gives children the opportunity to participate in a dynamic\, fun\, and entertaining Storytime and get up close to a musician and an instrument. The Bozeman Symphony is thrilled to collaborate with community partners to bring Symphony Storytime to Montana children: Bozeman Public Library\, Human Resource Development Council\, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks\, the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind\, MSU School of Music\, Random Acts of Silliness\, and the World Language Initiative. URL:https://montanasymphonies.org/event/symphony-storytime-14/ LOCATION:Bozeman Public Library\, 626 E Main St\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59715\, United States CATEGORIES:Bozeman Symphony ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://montanasymphonies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bozeman2023-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260613T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260613T210000 DTSTAMP:20250924T230836Z CREATED:20250924T230836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T230836Z UID:4593-1781377200-1781384400@montanasymphonies.org SUMMARY:Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective Plays Motown DESCRIPTION:Get ready to groove with vocalist Clark Stirgus and the Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective as they take us on a wild ride through the Detroit music scene in the ‘60s. They’ll be laying down Motown hits and vibrant jazz renditions\, celebrating the rhythm and soul of this legendary genre. Got soul? See you there! URL:https://montanasymphonies.org/event/rocky-mountain-jazz-collective-plays-motown/ LOCATION:Lockwood Performing Arts Center\, 2016 Old US 87\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States CATEGORIES:Billings Symphony ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://montanasymphonies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/billings-new.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260613T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260613T213000 DTSTAMP:20250930T181352Z CREATED:20250930T181352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T181352Z UID:4693-1781379000-1781386200@montanasymphonies.org SUMMARY:Sounds of America III: Appalachian Spring DESCRIPTION:Feel the first warm\, aromatic breezes of spring with Copland’s beloved Appalachian Spring\, an orchestral arrangement of his iconic ballet partnership with choreographer Martha Graham. This timeless work tells the story of a young frontier couple on their wedding day\, capturing the hopes\, dreams\, and pioneering spirit of a nation envisioning a brighter future. \nNext\, revel in John Adams’ Harmonielehre\, a breathtaking fusion of romanticism\, post-minimalism\, and symphonic grandeur— a bold statement on the enduring power of tonality. Inspired by a vivid dream in which an oil tanker on San Francisco Bay suddenly turned upright and launched into the sky like a Saturn V rocket\, this electrifying piece marked the end of a creative block Adams had been experiencing for 18 months\, propelling him into a new era of composition. URL:https://montanasymphonies.org/event/sounds-of-america-iii-appalachian-spring/ LOCATION:Willson Auditorium\, 404 W Main St\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59715\, United States CATEGORIES:Bozeman Symphony ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://montanasymphonies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bozeman2023-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260614T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260614T163000 DTSTAMP:20250930T181457Z CREATED:20250930T181457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T181457Z UID:4695-1781447400-1781454600@montanasymphonies.org SUMMARY:Sounds of America III: Appalachian Spring DESCRIPTION:Feel the first warm\, aromatic breezes of spring with Copland’s beloved Appalachian Spring\, an orchestral arrangement of his iconic ballet partnership with choreographer Martha Graham. This timeless work tells the story of a young frontier couple on their wedding day\, capturing the hopes\, dreams\, and pioneering spirit of a nation envisioning a brighter future. \nNext\, revel in John Adams’ Harmonielehre\, a breathtaking fusion of romanticism\, post-minimalism\, and symphonic grandeur— a bold statement on the enduring power of tonality. Inspired by a vivid dream in which an oil tanker on San Francisco Bay suddenly turned upright and launched into the sky like a Saturn V rocket\, this electrifying piece marked the end of a creative block Adams had been experiencing for 18 months\, propelling him into a new era of composition. URL:https://montanasymphonies.org/event/sounds-of-america-iii-appalachian-spring-2/ LOCATION:Willson Auditorium\, 404 W Main St\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59715\, United States CATEGORIES:Bozeman Symphony ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://montanasymphonies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bozeman2023-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260625 DTSTAMP:20260612T164814Z CREATED:20260122T220343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T164814Z UID:5054-1782086400-1782345599@montanasymphonies.org SUMMARY:In Practice DESCRIPTION:June 22 – 24\, 2026 Bozeman\, MT Hope Lutheran Church\n\nStrong organizations are built through practice – steady\, intentional work over time.\n \nIn Practice\, the 2026 MASO Professional Development Conference\, brings together staff\, board members\, and nonprofit leaders for practical learning and shared conversation. This gathering focuses on best practices to support sustainable arts organizations. \n\n Register Now\n \nParticipants will engage in:\n\nA welcome reception the evening of June 22 after checking into hotels to network and socialize\nSessions the day of June 23 focused on fundraising strategies\, board roles\, advocacy and lobbying\, and educational organization partnerships\nCohort meetings the morning of June 24 for peer discussion and shared problem-solving\n\nThis conference is designed for both day-to-day operations and long-term organizational health. \n \n \nWelcome ReceptionHeavy Apps & First Drink on MASO!June 22 from 4 – 7PMIt Will Always Be That Way111 East Oak St Ste 1BBozeman\, MT 59715 \n \n \nReception\, Hosted by the Bozeman SymphonyJune 23 from 6 – 9PMPonderosa Social Club515 W Aspen St Suite 100Bozeman\, MT 59715 \nAccommodations  \n \n \n \n \nEach Active Member Organization and each MASO board member will receive one comped room. Email montanasymphonies@gmail.com to reserve. \nSessions Led By\n \nCatherine Heitz NewCEORSC Associates \n\nIndividual Giving NOW: Proven Strategies for Today’s Climate\nPlanned Giving & Donor-Advised Funds SIMPLIFIED\nBuilding a Fundraising Board\n\n Accordion Title\n Accordion Content\n Learn More About Catherine \nThroughout Catherine Heitz New’s 20-year career in arts management\, she has earned a reputation for her unwavering commitment to results and clarity of vision\, helping organizations achieve significant growth. \nHer focus extends beyond financial outcomes\, recognizing that the vitality of the arts lies in investing in the individuals propelling them forward. Catherine’s approach centers on enhancing team capabilities\, ensuring that staff\, Board members\, and artists are well-versed in best practices and fully engaged in achieving collective success. Across diverse budget and market sizes\, Catherine has guided numerous organizations to capitalize on their teams’ unique strengths\, yielding immediate results and fostering long-term sustainability. \nThis emphasis on human capital is also evident in her leadership of RSC\, where a team of accomplished professionals collectively tackles the entire spectrum of revenue growth and capacity building. The ability to harness their combined expertise has become a hallmark of RSC. Beyond client engagements\, Catherine and the RSC team actively contribute to the broader arts industry through speaking engagements\, educational initiatives\, and informative reports. \nPrior to joining RSC\, Catherine served as the Chief Advancement Officer and Deputy Director of one of the country’s leading arts councils. During her tenure\, she spearheaded the successful raising of $30 million for The Council’s Comprehensive Campaign for the Arts and secured multiple government funding sources\, including local\, state\, and federal grants and dedicated revenue streams. Previously\, she managed the City of Charleston’s visual arts and gallery program\, demonstrating a multifaceted expertise in strategic and operational arts management. \nCatherine’s commitment to community service is evident in her involvement in civic and arts organizations. She served as the President of the Junior League of Winston-Salem and held positions as a Board and Executive Committee Member of Arts North Carolina\, Piedmont Craftsmen\, the Junior Leagues’ State Political Action Committee\, and Triad Academy. \nDrawing on her extensive experience as a fundraising practitioner\, coach\, and volunteer\, Catherine adeptly assesses clients’ risks and opportunities. Her solutions deliver results by optimizing resources\, demonstrating a strategic and conscientious approach to achieving success. \n \nLorianne BurhopPublic Policy DirectorMontana Nonprofit Association \n\nAdvocacy and Lobbying 101\nAdvocacy in Action: Navigating the Montana Legislature\n\n Accordion Title \nAccordion Content \n Learn More About Lorianne \nLorianne Burhop joined Montana Nonprofit Association in March 2024 as its first Policy Director. She brings more than a decade of experience in nonprofit advocacy\, including previous work in food banking and advancing food security across Montana. Lorianne is passionate about the role advocacy plays in shaping public policy\, strengthening communities\, and driving meaningful change. Originally from Darby\, Montana\, Lorianne holds a master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Montana. Lorianne lives in Missoula with her family and can often be found trying new recipes\, exploring local parks and trails\, or enjoying a cup of tea with a good book. \n \nTylyn NewcombCommunity Engagement DirectorMontana Nonprofit Association \n\nSet Your Board Up for Success: Secrets to Recruiting\, Retaining\, and Onboarding Board Members\nWhose Role is it? Board vs Staff Roles and Culture\n\n Accordion Title \nAccordion Content \n Learn More About Tylyn\n Tylyn Newcomb is the community engagement director at Montana Nonprofit Association and a board member for Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies – Montana. In the six years she’s been with MNA\, she has led efforts to get a full Census count in rural Montana\, supported policy and advocacy work at the state and federal levels\, helped grow membership to more than 880 organizations\, co-created MNA’s rural ambassador program to support capacity-building for rural nonprofits\, and spent roughly 5\,000 hours in zoom meetings. She grew up in Denton and now lives in Helena with her family. Outside of work\, you can find Tylyn doing crafts with her mini-me\, ignoring household tasks in favor of reading\, and taking her role as the “chronically online friend” very seriously (aka spending way too much time on TikTok).\n \nRenée WestlakeFounderWestlake Education Consulting \n\nThe Power of Community: Collaborative Education\n\n Accordion Title\n Accordion Content\n Learn More About Renée \nDr. Renée Westlake is a lifelong educator\, musician\, and arts advocate whose work bridges classrooms\, rehearsal halls\, nonprofit board rooms\, and communities across Montana and the Northwest. Over a 40-year career in public education\, she taught music at every level—from elementary general music to advanced placement music theory—along with jazz band\, flute choir\, world music\, and beginning band. She later served as Fine Arts Supervisor for the Bozeman School District until her retirement in 2015. Alongside her work in schools\, Renée taught private flute lessons and performed for many years as a flutist with the Bozeman Symphony\, experiences that continue to shape her perspective on the shared mission of education and performance. \nRenée currently runs a consulting and mentoring practice focused on student leadership\, professional growth\, and arts advocacy\, with particular attention to rural school districts and tribal communities. She remains deeply engaged in nonprofit arts leadership\, serving as president of Montana Chamber Music\, local president of Delta Kappa Gamma\, a teaching honorary dedicated to excellence in education\, and as a field supervisor for music student teachers at Montana State University. She also serves on the Council of Ambassadors for the Bozeman Symphony\, maintaining close ties to the orchestral community. \nHer past nonprofit leadership includes service on founding boards for the Montana Center for the Arts\, Montana Youth Symphony\, and Arts Without Boundaries\, as well as board chair roles for the Bozeman Symphony and Montana Ballet Company. Renée has held leadership positions at the state\, regional\, and national levels with NAfME: the National Association for Music Education\, including president of the Northwest Division\, state president of the Montana Music Educators Association\, and president of the Montana General Music Teachers Association. She has also served multiple terms on the Montana Arts Council\, advocating for arts access and education statewide. \nRenée is a frequent clinician at music education conferences throughout the Northwest and an adjudicator at district and state music festivals. She spent many summers teaching flute and leadership seminars at the Yellowstone Summer Music Camp in Powell\, Wyoming\, a program mentoring underserved rural students. Her writing includes co-authored publications for NAfME\, collaboration on their All-In education initiative\, and her forthcoming book\, Growing Leadership: Mentoring Students in Schools\, currently in final edits. \nHer work has been recognized with numerous honors\, including the Lowell Mason Fellowship\, NAfME’s Distinguished Service Award for Lifetime Achievement in Music Education\, the National Federation of Interscholastic Music Association’s Regional Educator of the Year Award\, and Music Educators Journal’s Top Teachers in the 50 States. She was also named a Montana State University Centennial Alumnus\, recognized among the institution’s 100 outstanding graduates in its first 100 years. \nRenée is married to a fourth-generation Montana farmer and is the proud mother of two daughters\, two sons-in-law\, and two grandchildren—each\, in their own way\, an enthusiastic participant in or supporter of the arts. She brings to her work a deep belief that strong arts organizations and strong schools grow best when they grow together. \n \nMichael Sakir Conductor/Artistic Director Opera Montana \n\nA River Runs Through It – The History & Future of Montana’s Newest Opera\n\n Accordion Title\n Accordion Content\n Learn More About Michael \nConductor Michael Sakir has served as Artistic Director of Opera Montana since 2020 where the innovative programming\, community partnerships\, and robust education programs under his leadership have led to record-breaking ticket sales and company growth. Sakir previously served as Music Director of Opera Memphis where he was deeply involved in the company’s groundbreaking civic practice programs and commissioning projects. In the 2025-2026 season\, Sakir makes guest conducting debuts with the Manhattan School of Music in L’elisir d’amore\, as well as in the world premiere of Laura Kaminsky’s Time to Act with Pittsburgh Opera. Other recent guest conducting engagements include Seattle Opera\, Arizona Opera\, Des Moines Metro Opera\, Oberlin Conservatory of Music\, Opera Baltimore\, and Opera Idaho. Sakir has held music staff positions with Santa Fe Opera\, Washington National Opera\, Florida Grand Opera\, Sarasota Opera\, among others. He holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and The Boston Conservatory.  \nWho Should Attend:\n\nSymphony executives and staff\nBoard members of arts and music organizations\nLeaders of music and arts nonprofits\nEmerging nonprofit professionals seeking practical tools\n\nConference Schedule\nAll events at Hope Lutheran Church unless otherwise specified. \nMonday\, June 224:00–7:00 Hosted welcome reception at It Will Always Be That Way – heavy apps & first drink on MASO Tuesday\, June 238:30–10:00 AMTylyn NewcombSet Your Board Up for Success: Secrets to Recruiting\, Retaining\, and Onboarding Board MembersLorianne BurhopAdvocacy & Lobbying 101 10:15–11:45 AMCatherine Heitz NewIndividual Giving NOW: Proven Strategies for Today’s ClimateTylyn NewcombWhose Role Is It? Board vs Staff Roles & Culture 11:45 AM–1:30 PM Lunch on your own 1:30–3:00 PMCatherine Heitz NewBuilding a Fundraising BoardLorianne BurhopAdvocacy in Action: Navigating the Montana LegislatureMichael SakirA River Runs Through It – The History & Future of Montana’s Newest Opera 3:15–4:45 PMCatherine Heitz NewPlanned Giving & Donor-Advised Funds SIMPLIFIED \nRenée WestlakeThe Power of Community: Collaborative Education \n6:00–9:00 PM Reception at Ponderosa Social Club hosted by the Bozeman Symphony \n Wednesday\, June 248:30–10:00 AM Cohort Meetings10:15 AM Bozeman Symphony Chamber Choir Performance10:45 AM MASO Annual Business Meeting & Lunch – for MASO member organizations & board members\n Register Now \nThanks to Our Sponsors URL:https://montanasymphonies.org/event/practice2026/ LOCATION:MT CATEGORIES:MASO END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260628T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260628T210000 DTSTAMP:20250925T162820Z CREATED:20250925T162820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T162820Z UID:4607-1782673200-1782680400@montanasymphonies.org SUMMARY:Symphony in the Park DESCRIPTION:Relax under the big sky with Billings’ favorite summertime music event. Come early and bring your blanket or lawn chair. Enjoy family activities like the Kids’ Conducting Contest\, instrument “petting zoo\,” face painting\, and food trucks! URL:https://montanasymphonies.org/event/symphony-in-the-park-4/ LOCATION:Pioneer Park\, 301 Parkhill Dr\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States CATEGORIES:Billings Symphony ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://montanasymphonies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/billings-new.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR