The Missoula Symphony Orchestra is an American
orchestra and
501c3 non-profit organization based in
Missoula, Montana. It is affiliated with the Missoula Symphony Chorale with which they make up the Missoula Symphony Association. The association holds five two-performance
concerts a year at the
University of Montana Dennison Theatre in addition to an outdoor summer concerts
Downtown Missoula, two Youth Concerts, and a Family Concert.[1]
The Missoula Symphony Association was organized in 1954 by Eugene Andrie and comprised faculty and staff from the
University of Montana. It performed its first concert on April 3, 1955 and was accepted into the
American Symphony Orchestra League a year later. The Missoula Symphony Chorale was organized in 1962 and finally the Missoula Symphony Association was formed in 1976.[1][2]
