The Planets with Heyward
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Thursday , January 9 , 2025 at 7:30 pm Sunday , January 12 , 2025 at 3 pm
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Saturday , January 11 , 2025 at 8 pm
Jonathon Heyward , conductor Jess Gillam , saxophone Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Anthony Blake Clark , music director
James Lee III Anna Clyne
INTERMISSION Gustav Holst
Sukkot Through Orion ’ s Nebula
Glasslands Part One : Wailing , Urgent Part Two : Tender Part Three : Ominous - Playful
Jess Gillam , saxophone
The Planets |
I . |
Mars , the Bringer of War |
II . |
Venus , the Bringer of Peace |
III . |
Mercury , the Winged Messenger |
IV . |
Jupiter , the Bringer of Jollity |
V . |
Saturn , the Bringer of Old Age |
VI . |
Uranus , the Magician |
VII . Neptune , the Mystic |
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
This performance lasts approximately 1 hour , 50 minutes and includes a 20-minute intermission .
The appearance of Saxophonist Jess Gillam is made possible in part by The Hilda Perl Goodwin Young Artist Fund .
Jonathon Heyward
Jonathon Heyward
Jonathon Heyward is one of the most exciting conductors on the international scene . He is both Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director of Lincoln Center ’ s Summer Orchestra .
Jonathon ’ s guest conducting highlights in the U . K . include debuts and re-invitations with the London Symphony Orchestra , BBC National Orchestra of Wales , BBC Symphony , Royal Scottish National Orchestra , The Hallé in Manchester , and Scottish Chamber Orchestra . In continental Europe , Jonathon collaborates with the Castilla y León Symphony , Galicia Symphony , Danish National Symphony , Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne , Brussels Philharmonic , Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine , Tonhalle Düsseldorf , Hamburg Symphony , and MDR-Leipzig Symphony .
In 2021 , Jonathon made his Wolf Trap debut conducting the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D . C ., and in 2023 , he debuted with the Chicago Symphony at the Ravinia Festival . Further USA highlights include the New York Philharmonic , the Atlanta , Detroit , Houston , Seattle , and St . Louis symphonies , and the Minnesota Orchestra .
Born in Charleston , Jonathon trained as a cellist at the age of ten . He studied conducting at the Boston Conservatory of Music , and continued lessons with Sian Edwards at London ’ s Royal Academy of Music . Before leaving the
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