The 61st season of the Idaho Falls Symphony is here!  130 conductors applied to be the next Music Director of the Idaho Falls Symphony.  Only 6 were selected as finalists.  Each will conduct a concert for our 2010-2011 Season.  We need you to help choose our next Music Director - come join our Search for Excellence!

To get more input from the community, we are offering a 50% discount for new season ticket subscribers. As a bonus, you also get both concerts by our premier Youth Symphony – that’s eight concerts for as little as $30!  If you want to order only a few concerts, consider our FLEX PASS.  Single tickets for all concerts $28, $20, $14 & $8,except Rockapella which are $38, $29 & $20.  Single tickets will be available ONLINE beginning in October 2010 here on this website!

September 11, 2010 - 5:30pm, Freeman Park

The season kicks off the 2010-11 season in style as the orchestra welcomes Boise Philharmonic Music Director Robert Franz to conduct a fun-filled FREE outdoor concert the whole family is sure to enjoy.  Come early for a relaxing afternoon, and remember to bring your picnic baskets* and lawn chairs!  Learn more about Robert Franz.

November 6, 2010 - 7:30pm, Civic Auditorium

Brian Dollinger is Music Director and Conductor of the Bradley Symphony Orchestra and the Clinton Symphony Orchestra in Central Illinois.  He will be leading the orchestra in Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin, Gluck's Dance of the Blessed Spirits, the Symphony in D minor by Franck, and featuring Linda Chatterton on flute, Concertino for Flute by Chaminade  Learn more about Brian Dollinger.

November 19, 2010 - 7:30pm, Civic Auditorium

David Burger continues to direct the Idaho Falls Youth Symphony as they perform the first of two concerts this season.  Members in the Idaho Falls Youth Symphony audition in the fall to be a part of this group which  exposes these young musicians to a positive, educational, and fulfilling experience as members of a full orchestra.  Learn more.

December 11, 2010 - 7:30pm, Civic Auditorium

Hear selections from HANDEL’s Messiah, and other holiday favorites with soprano Leslie Mauldin and several local choirs directed by Music Director Finalist, Warren Cohen, the Music Director of the MusicNova Orchestra, and Conductor of the Scottsdale Baroque Orchestra and the Fine Arts String Orchestra.  This concert will ring in a heartwarming holiday!  Learn more about Warren Cohen.

January 29, 2010 - 7:30pm, Civic Auditorium

Thomas Heuser was recently awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, and was an American Conducting Fellow with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.  Joined by the amazing Inna Faliks on piano, the orchestra will perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, as well as Verdi's La Forza Del Destino Overture, and the Symphony No. 1 in C minor by Brahms.  Learn More about Thomas Heuser.

February 25, 2010 - 7:30pm, Civic Auditorium

The 8th annual Red Dress Concert sponsored by Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center features a guest appearance of the well-known Rockapella group, known for their excellent music and fun antics both on the performing stage and TV.  Directing the orchestra is the Music Director Finalist, Devin Patrick Hughes who is currently the Music Director of the Denver Contemporary Chamber Players.  The orchestra will also perform Bernstein's Overture to Candide, Finlandia by Sibelius, and more!   Learn more about Devin Patrick Hughes.

March 19, 2010 - 7:30pm, Civic Auditorium

Ankush Kumar Bahl, the Music Director of the New Jersey Youth Symphony, will lead the Idaho Falls Symphony in Brahms' Academic Festival Overture, Symphony No. 7, Allegretto by Beethoven, and Elgar's Enigma Variations.  Also featured on this concert will be the Young Artists Competition Winners.  Learn more about Ankush Kumar Bahl.

April 15, 2010 - 7:30pm, Civic Auditorium

The Youth Symphony, who seeks to enhance area school music programs by providing an experience that will challenge students' developing skills. will perform their second  concert of the season, again led by conductor and mentor, David Burger.  The Idaho Falls Youth Symphony concert is always a crowd pleaser!

April 30, 2010 - 7:30pm, Civic Auditorium

Bringing a close to our Search for Excellence season, Philip Ryan Mann will conduct an amazing concert that includes Glinka's Russlan and Ludmilla Overture as well as the incomparable Firebird Suite (1919) by Stravinsky made even more popular by being included as a chapter in Disney's Fantasia 2000.  Also highlighted on this concert will be Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D major featuring Jennifer Frautschi on violin.  Learn more about Philip Ryan Mann.