2023-2024 Concert Season
Subscription Concerts
Included with season ticket purchase! $35-$65 per ticket before ticketing fees.
OPENING NIGHT
Saturday, October 7, 2023
6:30 p.m.
Featuring vocal soloists Kimberly Jones and Bill McMurray with Bakersfield Master Chorale and Bakersfield College Chamber Singers
Gershwin | Girl Crazy Overture
Robert Paterson | Whitman’s America
Gershwin | Porgy and Bess: A Concert of Songs
GREAT CLASSICS
Saturday, November 4, 2023
6:30 p.m.
Featuring BSO Principal Flutist Catherine Baker
Bologne | Symphony No. 1
Mozart | Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major
Soloist: Catherine Baker, Principal Flute, BSO
Beethoven | Symphony No. 5
THE FIREBIRD
Saturday, March 2, 2024
6:30 p.m.
Composer Discovery Project Winner | New Work
Part of Bakersfield Symphony’s “Growing our Own” Initiative
Ravel | Mother Goose Suite
Stravinsky | The Firebird Suite
SCHEHERAZADE
Saturday, May 4, 2024
6:30 p.m.
Composer Discovery Project Winner | New Work
Part of Bakersfield Symphony’s “Growing our Own” Initiative
Prokofiev | Piano Concerto No. 3
Rimsky-Korsakov | Scheherazade
Family Concerts
Add on to your season ticket purchase!
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Friday, December 1, 2023
6:30 p.m.
Celebrate the season with festive holiday music, from traditional carols to holiday movie hits, featuring choirs from Bakersfield College: Chamber Singers, College Choir, Bella Lux Treble Chorus, and Renegade Chorus.
Free children’s art project in the lobby.
FAMILY MATINEE CONCERT
Saturday, February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m.
A magical and interactive adventure for all ages
Free children’s art project in the lobby.
Dooley | The Conductor’s Spellbook
Reinecke | Konzertstück
Piano Soloist: Emily Chen, Bakersfield Youth Symphony
Subscription Concert Pricing*
Red Tier
$60 Single Ticket
$240 Season Ticket
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
The Conductor’s Spellbook
$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.