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2024-25 Commissions and Premieres Viet Cuong James Lee III James Lee III James Lee III James Lee III Jessie Montgomery
Elevators, BSO Co-Commission Passport to Escapades, BSYO Commision + World Premiere New Arrangement for Deep River, BSO Commission + World Premiere Renewed Mind, BSO Commission + World Premiere Concerto for Orchestra, BSO Commission + World Premiere Snapshots, BSO Co-Commission
Wordsmith Keep Going, No Matter What: The Reginald F. Lewis Motto, BSO Commission + World Premiere
2024-25 Estimated Attendance Total 461,148 In-Person 410,308 In-Person Events 782 Virtual 50,840 Virtual Events 20
Of Which Free 237,176
Total attendance includes enrolled participants in OrchKids, BSYO, BSO Academy, Side-by-Sides; and, select non- Orchestra rentals and presentations at the Meyerhoff
Core Classical, Pops, Special, and Summer Programming( Including BSO OffStage)
CLASSICAL POPS FUSION |
SPECIALS( INCLUDING HOLIDAYS) |
SYMPHONY IN THE CITY |
SUMMER |
MUSIC FOR |
|
|
|
MARYLAND |
RENTALS * |
PRESENTATIONS * |
TOTAL |
|
IN-PERSON PAID 57,161 22,132 6,492 38,178 0 20,566 0 43,196 4,740 192,465
IN-PERSON FREE 18,130 5,779 354 5,826 2,250 3,388 2,500 1,739 599 40,565
VIRTUAL( PAID OR FREE) 777 N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 777
# OF EVENTS 60 18 4 23 3 16 5 4 23 156
* The BSO does not perform on these programs
Average in-person capacities across Classical / Pops core season( with comps): Meyerhoff: 66 % | Strathmore: 73 %
MIDWEEK CONCERTS |
ORCH- KIDS |
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRAS |
BSO ACADEMY AND PLAYDATE |
MUSIC BOX |
FAMILY CONCERTS |
OPEN REHEARSALS |
BSO ON THE GO |
SIDE-BY-SIDES, WORKSHOPS, AND MISC. |
TOTAL |
IN-PERSON PAID 7,766 0 3,749 100 2,111 1,627 0 0 0 15,353
IN-PERSON FREE 15,741 5,865 241 498 214 1,277 467 1,590 2,455 28,348
VIRTUAL( PAID OR FREE) 63 N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 63
STUDENT
PARTICIPANTS 21,743 2,000 419 109 N / A N / A 467 1,590 2,410 28,738 PROGRAMS /
EVENTS 16 269 82 55 20 4 5 71 36 558 TITLE I SCHOOLS
SERVED 69 9 N / A N / A N / A N / A 0 1 2 81
Ancillary Performances and Donor Engagement( Free Ticketed and / or Non-Ticketed Programming)
|
ANCILLARY PERFORMANCES PAID |
ANCILLARY PERFORMANCES FREE |
SPECIAL EVENTS |
TOTAL |
ESTIMATED IN-PERSON |
12,250 |
118,200 |
3,127 |
133,577 |
ESTIMATED VIRTUAL |
0 |
50,000 |
0 |
50,000 |
# PROGRAMS / EVENTS |
7 |
6 |
55 |
68 |
Ancillary Performances includes National Anthem performances, free community pop-ups, and more Special Events including exclusive events for BSO members
2024-25 YEAR IN REVIEW 17