You don't listen to the symphony, you FEEL it.


Maya Anjali Buchanan

Maya Anjali Buchanan returns to the Black Hills Symphony stage, performing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. 


April 13, 2024

Performing Arts Center of Rapid City    7:30 PM


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Emerging Artists

A concert heralding emerging hometown talent! The 2024 Young Artist Competition Winner performs. Also on the program – Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky Op. 35a – Anton Arensky, transcribed for full orchestra by BHSO musician, Bill Holst.


March 2, 2024

Performing Arts Center of Rapid City  | 7:30 PM


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Game Night

New Year’s Eve is Game Night with the BHSO. Music from all kinds of games, from the Olympic theme: “Summon the Heroes” to music from video games like Legend of Zelda, Tetris, Mario Brothers, and World of Warcraft. Read more


December 31, 2023

Performing Arts Center of Rapid City | 8:00 PM


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Dee +Shapeera join the BHSO for a joy-filled Christmas celebration. Special appearance by members of the 

Davis Sisters. Learn More


December 2, 2023

Performing Arts Center of Rapid City  | 7:30 PM

Old World/New World - completed

Classical guitarist, Masakazu Ito, performs the Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo. Dvorak's New World (9th) Symphony rounds out the opener to our 90th Season. Learn More


October 21, 2023

Performing Arts Center of Rapid City  | 7:30 PM

Listen to PBS's In the Moment Host, Lori Walsh, interview the BHSO Executive Director, Kirsten Hollenbeck about the Symphony's 90th Season.

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This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio.


For 90 years, the Black Hills Symphony Orchestra has been intertwined with the Rapid City community—especially its arts community.


Kirsten Hollenbeck is the executive director of the orchestra. She joins In the Moment to look back at its 90-year legacy of performance, advocacy and music.


Plus, what to expect for its upcoming season and how the orchestra will shape musicians for decades to come.

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