2016-17 Season Brochures 2016-2017 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Season | Page 11

HOVEN 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 work, with chorus and audience joining in the final celebratory song of friendship and peace. Rusty Musicians Concert WED, NOV 16, 6:30 PM JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL Marin Alsop, conductor Beethoven: Selections from Symphony No. 9, “Choral” Details to be announced summer 2016 1:30 PM Pre-Concert Lecture with Dr. Richard Kogan “Beethoven’s Deafness: Psychological Crisis and Artistic Triumph” 10