The Planets
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BEYOND CHICKEN SOUP:
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The Planets
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Friday, May 20, 2016— 8 p. m. Sunday, May 22, 2016— 3 p. m.
Music Center At Strathmore Saturday, May 21, 2016— 8 p. m.
Presenting Sponsor:
John Storgårds, Conductor Christopher Lamb, Percussion Baltimore Choral Arts Society Women’ s Chorus Tom Hall, Music Director
Tan Dun
Water Concerto for Water Percussion and Orchestra( in Memory of Toru Takemitsu) Prelude: Largo molto rubato adagio molto misterioso andante molto animato allegro molto agitato chrISTOPHER LAMB
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Libby Larsen Earth( Holst Trope)( World Premiere, BSO Commission) gustav Holst
The Planets mars, the Bringer of War venus, the Bringer of Peace mercury, the Winged Messenger Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age uranus, the Magician neptune, the Mystic BALTIMORE CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY WOMEN’ S CHORUS
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall The concert will end at approximately 9:45 p. m. on Friday, and 4:45 p. m. on Sunday.
Music Center At Strathmore The concert will end at approximately 9:45 p. m.
The appearance of tonight’ s guest artists is made possible through the major support of the Ruth Blaustein-Rosenberg Guest Artist Fund.
Libby Larsen’ s EARTH Holst Trope, was commissioned for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Marin Alsop by Classical Movements, Inc. as part of the Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program. Also made possible by a grant from New Music USA through a generous contribution from Thomas Brener and Inbal Segev, and additionally supported by the Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, and the Randolph S. and Amalie R. Rothschild Endowed Fund for New Music.
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