REWATCH YOUR FAVORITE EPISODES THROUGH JUNE 2021
Marin Alsop
EPISODE 8
TRAILBLAZER
Marin Alsop made musical history with the BSO when she became the first woman Music Director of a major U . S . orchestra . Marin continues to promote and support underrepresented voices in classical music . The episode features composers who are trailblazers in their own right , with William Grant Still ’ s Darker America , Gershwin ’ s Rhapsody in Blue ( featuring pianist Lura Johnson ), and Roxanna Panufnik ’ s Two Composers , Four Hands .
Nicholas Hersh
EPISODE 10
RIPPLE EFFECT
Legacies are important pathways to the future . American composer David Diamond honors Ravel with his noble outpouring of grief , Elegy in Memory of Maurice Ravel . We hear from Diamond ’ s inspiration , Ravel , in his harp concerto . Britten ’ s The Sword in the Stone Concert Suite , a charming work written for a BBC radio dramatization , is paired with Arvo Pärt ’ s melodic tribute to Britten , Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten .
Jonathan Rush
EPISODE 11
FORGOTTEN VOICES
“ History only records certain people ’ s stories ,” is a powerful message shared through BSO OrchKids project “ Queens Unseen : Royals Without Crowns ,” an original composition centered around the suffrage movement and the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment . Forgotten Voices features students , artists , and scholars in the creative process of this project , and Black composers ’ voices are elevated with works from the Chevalier de Saint-Georges , a contemporary of Mozart ; Scott Joplin ; Hannah Kendall ; and other gifted living composers . This episode seeks to bridge the gap between untold histories and contemporary classical works .
BSO SESSIONS | FEBRUARY 2021
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