2016-17 Season Brochures 2016-2017 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Season | Page 2

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2016-2017
Programming a concert or concert season is like
planning a great restaurant menu: when a meal
pairs an adventurous course full of exotic and
unexpected flavors with the comfort of a dish we
know and love, we are able to explore the thrill of
the unfamiliar and taste the familiar in a new context.
The same holds true for how we experience music.
As we enter our second century as an orchestra, we want to pay tribute
to the incredible music that brought us to this place, while giving voice
to the emerging artists and composers who are bringing invention and
continued relevancy to the grand orchestral tradition.
At the heart of our season is the great symphonist and humanist:
Beethoven, whose music has the power to unite us and give us hope –
a message as powerful today as it was in his time. Another focus is the
music of 20th Century great, Igor Stravinsky, an artist who looked
to the future while embracing the past. And, in keeping with the BSO’s
longstanding commitment to the music of our time, we are thrilled to
bring you the work of many great composers writing today, including
five special centennial commissions that celebrate Baltimore.
We begin our second century anticipating the joy of sharing great
musical moments together and the optimism and hope that great
art gives us as human beings. Thank you for your enthusiasm, loyalty
and support. Our music comes to life only when you arrive!

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CLASSICAL SERIES CHARTS
GALA AND SPECIAL EVENTS
BEETHOVEN/STRAVINSKY
CLASSICAL SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER
BEETHOVEN REDISCOVERED
CLASSICAL JANUARY-FEBRUARY
CLASSICAL MARCH-APRIL
CLASSICAL MAY-JUNE
SUPERPOPS SERIES
OFF THE CUFF SERIES
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