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DEPARTMENTS

STAR POWER
The Orchestra’s first “star” maestro,
Sergiu Comissiona, represented
an investment in a real music director,
not simply a conductor.

2 ) Letter from the President & CEO
4 ) In Tempo: News Of Note
6 ) BSO Live: Calendar of Events
7) Orchestra Roster
38) Honor Roll
44) Impromptu: Hampton Childress,
Associate Principal Bass

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PROGRAM NOTES
12) Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody
September 17, 18 & 19

18) Beethoven’s Pastoral

September 25, 26 & 27

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24) Don Giovanni
October 1& 4

31) Off the Cuff: Don Giovanni
October 2 & 3

32) Classic FM

October 8, 9, 10 & 11

FEATURES
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Words and Music
BY MARTHA THOMAS

Edward Berkeley turns Shakespeare’s classic love story
into so much more.

34) Romeo and Juliet

October 16, 17 & 18

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Symphony Tales
BY CHRISTIANNA MCCAUSLAND

A new book by BSO musician Michael Lisicky captures
100 years of BSO history.

ON THE COVER

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Be Green: Recycle Your Program!
Please return your gently used program to the Overture racks
in the lobby. Want to keep reading at home? Please do!
Just remember to recycle it when you’re through.

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