BSO Sessions: Season 1, Episode 8 – Trailblazer

Premiere: Wednesday, December 2 at 8 pm

$10 Pay-Per-View OR Included in $20 Monthly All Access Plan. 

Marin Alsop made musical history with the BSO when she became the first woman Music Director of a major U.S. orchestra. Marin continues to promote and support underrepresented voices in classical music. The episode features composers who are trailblazers in their own right, with William Grant Still’s Darker America, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue (featuring pianist Lura Johnson), and Roxanna Panufnik’s Two Composers, Four Hands.

GERSHWIN (arr. Iain Farrington) Rhapsody in Blue 
  Lura Johnson, piano 
STILL Darker America 
ROXANNA PANUFNIK Two Composers, Four Hands for Double String Orchestra

Artists

Marin Alsop | Music Director
conductor

The appearance of Lura Johnson is generously supported by the Bozzuto Family Distinguished Guest Pianist Fund.

BSO Sessions: Season 1, Episode 9 – Holiday Pops with Jack Everly

Premiere: Wednesday, December 16 at 8 pm

$10 Pay-Per-View OR Included in $20 Monthly All Access Plan. 

Artistic Partner Wordsmith joins this special holiday episode with a new rendition of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” as a reflection on 2020. Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly presents a program of holiday cheer featuring familiar favorites including “Sleigh Ride”, “A Hanukkah Celebration”, and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”. Spend part of your holidays virtually with the BSO!

VARIOUS COMPOSERS (arr. Snedecor) Fanfare for Christmas
TRADITIONAL (arr. Richard) A Joyous Christmas
ANDERSON Bugler’s Holiday
PROKOFIEV (arr. Phil Snedecor) “Troika” from Lieutenant Kijé
ANDERSON "Sleigh Ride"
MURRAY (arr. Dragon) “Away in a Manger”
TRADITIONAL (arr. Moore) “The Wexford Carol”
TRADITIONAL (arr. Richman) A Hanukkah Celebration
TRADITIONAL (arr. Anderson) A Suite of Carols
VARIOUS COMPOSERS Wintry Mix
GUARALDI (arr. Ridenour) “Christmastime is Here”
GUARALDI (arr. Ridenour) “O Tannenbaum”
TRADITIONAL (arr. Snedecor) “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”

Artists

Jack Everly | Principal Pops Conductor
conductor

Wordsmith | Artistic Partner
spoken word artist

While performances through June 19, 2021 have been cancelled, our Gala Celebration with vocalist Renee Fleming remains set for June 20, 2021, with more details to be announced.

Note that his performance was originally scheduled for September 12, 2020.

One of the most beloved and celebrated singers of our time, soprano Renée Fleming brings her luminous voice to the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

Marin Alsop, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano

Stay tuned for more information regarding full Gala and Sponsorship packages, or contact the Development department at 410.783.8074 or gala@bsomusic.org.

At this time, all BSO concerts and events scheduled through June 19, 2021 have been cancelled. If you are a season subscriber impacted by cancellations, please fill out our concert cancellation form. 

Earlier this month, we launched BSO Sessions, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s digital concert series. BSO Sessions shares powerful music and real stories with audiences, reimagining how we fulfill our community’s need for inspirational music and artistic leadership. We are excited to announce that we are going “all in” with BSO Sessions! In addition to the first three episodes currently available, 27 new installments of the series will be released through June 2021.

In extending BSO Sessions, we have also come to the important and necessary decision to extend subscription concert cancellations at The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and The Music Center at Strathmore through June 19, 2021. We remain committed to bringing our audiences together but our priority must remain the health and safety of our audiences, artists, and orchestra amid the current realities of COVID-19. 

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