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  • Midweek
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    Midweek Concerts

    Arts-integrated, interactive and engaging BSO concert field trips, specifically designed for students in grades PreK-K, 1-3, 4-6 and 9-12.

    2016-2017 Midweek Concerts

    This Land Is Your Land: honors the 100th year of the National Park Service with live orchestral music, highlighting our country’s most beautiful National Parks.

    The Snowman: a winter wonderland comes to life in this timeless story of a young boy’s magical friendship with a snowman by author Raymond Briggs.

    Heroes and Villains: featuring music by Beethoven and Stravinsky, this concert depicts iconic figures from music, literature, movies and American culture.

    Beethoven's Nifty Numbers: test your counting skills while you go on a treasure hunt with the music of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and more!

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  • Open Rehearsals
    Jennifer Koh

    Legg Mason Open Rehearsal Series

    Offering serious music students in middle school, high school and college a “behind the scenes look” at a working BSO rehearsal.

    To reserve tickets for Open Rehearsals, please call 410.783.8118 or email Education@BSOmusic.org.

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  • Musical Mentors
    Mentors Rehearsal

    Musical Mentors

    Let your students experience the BSO inside and outside of the concert hall in a custom made workshop paired with a concert of your choosing.

    Types of workshops include:

    • Full orchestra/band coachings
    • Solo performer masterclasses
    • Instrumental sectionals (strings/wind/brass/percussion)
    • Chamber music coachings

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  • BSO on the Go
    BSO on the Go - Chang Woo Lee

    BSO on the Go

    Bring the magic of the BSO into your school, community or local senior center with interactive performances and classroom visits by BSO players.

    For more information and to book a BSO on the Go program, contact:

    301.581.5212 | bsogo@BSOmusic.org

    Click here for more information about BSO on the Go in Montgomery County.

  • Resources
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    Teacher Resources

    Music Educators Academy: Side-by-side playing and singing experience for those engaged in or pursuing a career in music education.

    Teacher Resource Guides: Arts-integrated, STEAM activated lesson plans for Midweek Concerts.

    OrchLab: Workshops for credit hours for Montgomery County Music Educators.

    CEME: The OrchKids program will host a workshop focusing on creating strategic plans for aspiring and pre-existing El Sistema inspired programs.

    Science Advisory Council: The first-ever Science Advisory Council for a symphony orchestra, the SAC, a team of extraordinary scientists, work with the BSO to develop natural and meaningful STEAM links to Midweek concerts, Teacher Resource Guides and more.

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    The BSO also offers a range of programs for aspiring young musicians. Here are just some of the opportunities that you might want to know about:

    OrchKids: Performances through Baltimore City Public Schools. 

    BSYO: BSO Youth Ensembles in residence at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson, MD.

    OrchLab: BSO musician residencies at selected Montgomery County schools.

    High School Side by Sides: Side by side rehearsal and performance opportunities for high school students.

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PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE

OrchKids OrchKids
BSYO BSYO
BSO Music Educators Academy BSO Music Educators Academy
Music Box Music Box
Orchlab Orchlab
Musical Mentors Musical Mentors
BSO on the Go BSO on the Go
Open Rehearsals Open Rehearsals
Midweek Concerts Midweek Concerts
Family Concerts Family Concerts
Side By Sides Side By Sides
Rusty Musicians Rusty Musicians
Pre-Concert Lectures Pre-Concert Lectures