The Rocky Mountain Symphony Orchestra is looking to make classical music more accessible to rural areas.

This is the group's first season which is composed of professional, freelance, and amateur musicians.

They're looking to get rid of the stereotype of classical music being "snobbish" and "elitist" and make it accessible for more smaller towns.

Tyler Langdon, viola player with the RMSO and Okotoks resident, says Okotoks has been great at fostering talent.

"There is kind of a unique artistic community here, not just for music but for visual art. Even the schools here, you have schools that make the investment in things like double basses and bassoons and instruments that aren't always in school bands, they kind of go a step further so there's lots of really positive things happening for Okotoks musically."

Langdon says he originally was concerned about forming the group with the current economic state.

"When I first heard talk about this I was kind of going 'Well starting a symphony right now and you're not focusing on a big centre or something, you're focusing on these little areas, that doesn't seem like a good plan' but I think the thing is with endeavours like this you're going to be in it for the love of the music and I think that definitely comes through."

The Rocky Mountain Symphony Orchestra will be playing throughout the Foothills over the next few months.

The next performance for the orchestra in the Foothills is Nov. 19 in Turner Valley.

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