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The Centennial year
culminates in November
with a four-day celebration
of the music of Beethoven.
Dedicated to the Enlightenment,
to themes of freedom and
justice and a time when
“all men will be brothers,” this
is the music of Beethoven, the
humanist and revolutionary.

BEETHOVEN

The

November
16 - 20

A year that ends in JOY!
The 2016 Centennial year reaches its finale
with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
No other work creates such breathless
excitement, whether you’re hearing it for
the first time or returning to it as a familiar
favorite. Remarkably, Beethoven was
completely deaf when he conducted its
1824 premiere performance. He had to be
turned around to face the audience after
the final notes had died away to recognize
the waving handkerchiefs and hats in
hands, a tribute to a man who could not
hear the applause.
The Ninth is paired by the work of a
‘living’ Beethoven, John Adams, whose
homage to the grand master can be
heard in Absolute Jest, written for and
performed here by the great St. Lawrence
String Quartet. In residence for the week,
the Quartet can also be heard playing
Beethoven in our Late Night lobby event,
and at the Shriver Auditorium.
The Festival offers unique opportunities
to participate as a Rusty Musician sitting
alongside the orchestra and by joining
in with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society
for the “Ode to Joy” finale!

The Ninth Symphony

St. Lawrence String Quartet

FRI, NOV 18, 8 PM

SHRIVER AUDITORIUM, BALTIMORE

JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL

SAT, NOV 19, 8 PM
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE

Marin Alsop, conductor
Hailey Clark, soprano
Elizabeth DeShong, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Guerrero, tenor
Reginald Smith, bass
Baltimore Choral Arts Society,
Tom Hall, director
St. Lawrence String Quartet
John Adams: Absolute Jest
(BSO Premiere)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9,“Choral”

SUN, NOV 20, 5:30 PM

St. Lawrence String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 30
in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2, “Joke”
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16
in F Major, Op. 135
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14
in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
Co-presented with:
Shriver Hall Concert Series
Tickets on sale March 6, 2016 at
ShriverConcerts.org/Beethoven
or by phone at 410.516.7164

SUN, NOV 20, 3 PM
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL

Marin Alsop, conductor
Hailey Clark, soprano
Elizabeth DeShong, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Guerrero, tenor
Reginald Smith, bass
Baltimore Choral Arts Society,
Tom Hall, director
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, “Choral”
What better way to cap off the BSO’s 100th year with
the opportunity to sing in the finale performance of
Beethoven’s Ninth! Maestra Alsop will rehearse the
audience in sections of the “Ode to Joy” before the BSO
gives a complete performance of the w ܚ