A unique educational and musical experience.

"We consider the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Master Class Program a wonderful adjunct to a school music program that includes sustained sequential music education taught by qualified music teachers."
National Association for Music Education
MENC

Your student musicians are welcome at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall for an inspiring hands-on session with a BSO clinician, followed by a BSO concert. Your ensemble will benefit enormously from the personalized attention of some of the world's finest musicians. A master class gives students the chance to work with a BSO musician as an instrument section or as an ensemble. Students absorb pertinent technical, historical, and contextual information through interaction between the musician and section/ensemble.

• Master Classes offered for instrument sections, bands and orchestras.
• Scheduled at the Meyerhoff on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays upon availability throughout the season.
• For the comprehensive BSO experience, groups must attend a concert in conjunction with Master Classes.
• Schools have the option of choosing from the available time slots: 10:00am-12:00pm or 3:00pm-5:00pm
• Convenient drop-off and free on-site motor coach parking in front of the Meyerhoff
  

Previous BSO Clinicians have included:

Andrew Balio, Principal Trumpet 
Noah Chaves, Associate Principal Viola
Christian Colberg, Assistant Principal Viola
Christopher Dudley, Principal Trombone 
Beth Graham, Assistant Principal Horn 
Richard Field, Principal Viola 
Gregory Mulligan, Violin 
Ivan Stefanovic, Acting Associate Principal Second Violin 
Christopher Williams, Principal Percussion and Assistant Principal Timpani 
Christopher Wolfe, Assistant Principal and E-Flat Clarinet  
  

Ticket Purchase Timeline and Policies

• Contact the Group Sales Office:
  410.783.8170 or groups@BSOmusic.org
• A deposit is due within one month of the reservation to secure seats
• Full balance is due one month prior to the concert date
  • If the reservation is made within 30 days of the concert, the full balance will be due upon reservation.
  • Payment can be made with credit card over the phone or a check payable to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Checks must be received by the due date and should be mailed to the following address:
            Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
            Group Sales Office
            1212 Cathedral Street
            Baltimore, MD 21201
  • Tickets will be printed and mailed upon receipt of full balance  
  • Tickets may not be returned, exchanged or refunded
  • Please distribute tickets to students before you enter the Meyerhoff
    

Master Class Purchase Timeline and Policies

• Contact the Education Department
  410.783.8069 or education@BSOmusic.org.
• Pricing: $500/per musician/per 90 minutes
• Separate invoice for master class fees is sent to Group Leader
• Full payment is due upon receipt of invoice to secure the class area, clinician and appropriate staff 
• Master class fees are payable by check only.  Please make checks payable to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and mail to the following address:
               Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
               Education Department
               1212 Cathedral Street
               Baltimore, MD 21201 
  
  Ticket and master class fees must be paid separately.
  

Additional Information

• Jeans and sneakers are discouraged. Appropriate attire is appreciated.
• Please arrive at the Meyerhoff 30 minutes before your start time.
• Please bring music stands and any desired audio/visual supplies, as we are not able provide equipment or instruments.
• We are not able to provide storage areas for instruments, stands etc.
  Please plan accordingly.
• Let us know the outcome of your session. We value your feedback greatly.
• Feel free to have students write a thank you letter to the musician who conducted their master class.
  

Cancellation Policy
If your group should have to cancel at any time, we request advance notification at least one week before the day of the event. Please note that there are no ticket refunds, but we will gladly apply the amount received to a future performance for your group.