Overture Magazine: 2016-2017 Season May-June 2017 | Page 3

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Departments
2 )  Letter from the President
4 ) In Tempo: News of Note
6 ) BSO Live: Calendar of Events
7 ) Orchestra Roster
BSYO
37 ) Honor Roll
44 )  Impromptu: Fei Xie,
Principal Bassoon
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
has a rich and varied outreach program
when it comes to education.
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Program Notes
13 )  The Firebird
May 4 & 7
16 )  Off The Cuff: The Firebird
May 5 & 6
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18 )  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
May 12 & 13
23 ) Gershwin’s An American in Paris
June 2, 3 & 4
27 )  Brandenburg Concertos
June 8, 10 & 11
33 )  Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony
June 15, 16, 17 & 18
Features
8 )   Festival
of The Arts
by Martha Thomas
The BSO’s 2017– 2018 season celebrates creativity in all its forms.
10 )  The
Sweet Sounds of Youth
by Christianna M c Causland
Nicholas Hersh leads young players with professional aspirations.
On the Cover
BSO string players Ellen Pendleton Troyer,
Chang Woo Lee and Lisa Steltenpohl.
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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