The BSO ’ s broad continuum of music education and family programs are designed to promote creativity , self-efficacy , cognitive engagement , and educational aspirations .

MIDWEEKS

Music Box Concerts

Designed to serve our youngest audiences ( aged 6 months +) and with regular performances across three regional venues , Music Box Concerts brought autumn colors , animals , and snowflakes to life with small ensembles of BSO winds , brass , and strings together with our beloved host , Maria Broom .

Midweek Education Concert Series

For school-aged students , the BSO ’ s Midweek Education Concert Series — now in its 96th year — provided a world-class concert hall experience and curriculum-based classroom activities designed by Maryland educators . These activities explored STEAM topics , including forensics , weather , and the fundamentals of remixing .

Side-by-Side

At the highest level , the BSO ’ s Sideby-Side program provided rehearsal and performance opportunities alongside professional symphony musicians and on a professional symphony stage for more than 200 of our region ’ s most talented young musicians from four jurisdictions .

Notable Highlights

A record number of auditionees for the concerto competition as part of our Howard County Side-by-Side program ( 23 , or roughly half of all Side-by-Side participants );

The provision of 77 buses and 3,300 + tickets at no-cost for 33 Baltimore City Title-I schools to attend Midweek

Education Concerts , thanks to the generous support of The Shelter Foundation ;

A record number of auditionees for the Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras ( BSYO ), necessitating a new cello choir alongside its traditional three dedicated tiers of ensemble .

AVERAGE ANNUAL BSYO ENROLLMENT

PARTICIPATING SCHOOL GROUPS INCLUDING 58 TITLE I SCHOOLS

FREE BUSES FOR BALTIMORE CITY TITLE-I SCHOOLS

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