The Baltimore
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2012–2013 Season
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The Baltimore
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Marin Alsop
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Welcome
Most fall seasons under Marin Alsop’s direction, the BSO has offered a work of searing power
and relevance, such as Bernstein’s Mass in 2008 and Honegger’s Jeanne d’Arc au bucher in 2011.
This year is no exception. On November 14 and 15, our Maestra leads massed orchestral and
choral forces in rare performances of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, composed to mark the
building of the new Coventry Cathedral in
1962 after the magnificent medieval cathedral
I would like to
express my gratitude was destroyed in WWII. The work’s message of
re-birth after the destruction of war remains ever
to our wonderful
potent today. The BSO is hosting community
musicians of the
and education activities to give deeper insight
Baltimore Symphony about this moving work.
Orchestra.
Later in November, we hear whether our
celebrated OrchKids™ after-school program will
be a winner in the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards. This award recognizes and supports excellence in programs that
open new pathways to learning, self-discovery and achievement. If OrchKids is
selected, the program receives a $10,000 grant, as well as the opportunity to
send participants to the White House to meet First Lady Michelle Obama.
And on December 20 –22, I invite you to join us for a unique collaboration between the BSO and the Baltimore School for the Arts on the
stage of the Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric for four fullystaged performances of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker ballet.
Finally, at this time of thanksgiving, I would like to express my
gratitude to our wonderful musicians of the Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra. They have agreed to make many sacrifices over the
last few years in order to preserve the quality and sustainability
of our concert series during difficult financial times. I am
happy that we have been able to sign a new three-year
contract with the orchestra in a collaborative spirit.
It enables us to make deserved increases in pay that
will better ensure we can retain and attract the best
possible players.
Paul Meecham
President and CEO, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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