2024/25 Concert Season
Subscription Concerts
Included with season ticket purchase! $35-$65 per ticket before ticketing fees.
OPENING NIGHT
Saturday, October 5, 2024
5:00 p.m.
Featuring internationally renowned violinist Stella Chen
Shaw | Verdant
Winner from The Catherine M. Urner Composer Discovery Project
Barber | Violin Concerto
Cziner | Solaris: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (West Coast Premiere)
Soloist: Stella Chen
Ginastera | Estancia: Four Dances
FRIENDS & INSPIRATIONS
Saturday, November 9, 2024
6:30 p.m.
Special collaboration with Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky | Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
Elgar | Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme)
MOZART & BEETHOVEN
Saturday, March 1, 2025
6:30 p.m.
With Bakersfield Master Chorale, Bakersfield College Combined Choirs, and CSUB University Singers
Mozart | Le nozze di Figaro: Overture
Shaw | Seven Joys
Guest Conductor: Jennifer Garrett
Beethoven | Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, “Choral”
SEASON FINALE
Saturday, May 3, 2025
6:30 p.m.
Featuring LA Phil Principal Clarinetist, Boris Allakhverdyan
Special collaboration with Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra
Smetana | The Bartered Bride: Overture
Copland | Clarinet Concerto
Soloist: Boris Allakhverdyan
Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4 in F Minor
Family Concerts
Add on to your season ticket purchase!
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS:
A BAKERSFIELD FAMILY TRADITION
Friday, December 6, 2024
6:30 p.m.
Celebrate the holiday season with BSO and Bakersfield College Choirs with festive music, from traditional carols to holiday movie hits.
Arrive early for our annual lobby festivities including free desserts, children’s keepsake project, photo opportunity, and live music from PBVUSD’s Strolling Strings.
VIDEO GAMES & MOVIE MUSIC: FAMILY MATINEE CONCERT
Saturday, February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m.
Fun for the whole family! Adventure through music from many popular video games and movies and meet the different instruments of the orchestra!
Costumes encouraged! Arrive early for free desserts, children’s art activity, and photo opportunity.
Subscription Concert Pricing*
Concerts Included: Opening Night • Friends & Inspirations • Mozart & Beethoven • Season Finale
Red Tier
$60 Single Ticket
$240 Season Ticket
No discounts
Purple Tier
$50 Single Ticket
$200 Season Ticket
Students 50% off
Gold Tier
$45 Single Ticket
$180 Season Ticket
Students 50% off
Teal Tier
$35 Single Ticket
$140 Season Ticket
Students 50% off
Family Concert Pricing*
Home for the Holidays
$35-60 Single Ticket (based on tier)
$25 Child 12 and Under
Family Matinee Concert
$25 Single Ticket
$15 Child 12 and Under
*Please note that prices exclude ticketing fees. Save most on ticketing fees and purchase from the BSO office.
Student and child discount offer valid at BSO office or Mechanics Box office with valid ID. All sales are final.
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Experience Conductor’s Circle
Receive an invite to a private event with Maestro Stilian Kirov!
Conductor’s Circle memberships directly support the concert and educational programming BSO provides to our community. Our Conductor’s Circle is made up of generous patrons who make a gift of $1000 or more. Members will be invited to a private event with Maestro Kirov during the season and will enjoy free preferred parking along with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and upgraded wine and beer selections at subscription concerts. In addition, to help us grow our audience, Conductor’s Circle Members will have the opportunity to request two complimentary guest tickets to each subscription concert.