Saturday, June 24 – Saturday, July 1, 2023
"The Academy refreshes my inspiration and drive to continue to make music despite my job, family and life obligations. It brought back my belief in myself as a musician." - BSO Academy Participant
The BSO Academy brings together passionate adult instrumental musicians from all over the United States and the world, for a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Academy participants play side-by-side with the BSO in rehearsals and performances, and experience musical enrichment classes, lectures, chamber music coachings, sectionals and other special events led by BSO musicians and experts in the field. The Academy provides an immersive experience for adult non-professional musicians who desire an intensive learning experience.
Academy component choices include:
Orchestral Track
BSO Academy Conductor, Nicholas Hersh
Repertoire:
Group 1
Verdi - La forza del destino Overture
Prokofiev – Selections from Cinderella
Debussy - La Mer
Group 2
Verdi - Nabucco Overture
Prokofiev - Lt Kijé
Respighi - Pines of Rome
Repertoire subject to change
- Side-by-Side rehearsals with BSO musicians on the Meyerhoff stage
- Free public Side-by-Side concert
- Two sectionals led by BSO musicians for each group
- One via Zoom in the months prior to the Academy
- One in-person during Academy Week
- Workshops and classes highlight ensemble playing and special topics for each instrument
- Faculty chamber music concert
- Welcome dinner with BSO faculty members
- Lunches with BSO musicians
Chamber Track
BSO Academy Chamber Orchestra Conductor, Jonathan Carney
Repertoire:
Mozart - Overture, Cosi fan tutti
Haydn – Symphony No. 99
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 2
Repertoire subject to change
- Play in a chamber orchestra with BSO String Principals led by the BSO Concertmaster, Jonathan Carney
- Three rehearsals plus dress rehearsal
- Performance on the Meyerhoff stage
- Workshops and classes highlight ensemble playing and special topics for each instrument
- Faculty chamber music concert
- Welcome dinner with BSO faculty members
- Lunches with BSO musicians
Chamber Music
- Play in a chamber ensemble with a BSO musician
- Three rehearsals plus dress rehearsal
- Chamber music performance on the Meyerhoff stage
Questions? Contact 410-783-8055
