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FROM THE PRESIDENT
2017-2018 SEASON
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hank you for joining us for this
performance by the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra. As the
largest cultural organization in
the State of Maryland, we reach more than
350,000 individuals each year through our
concerts and educational programs, and we are
able to accomplish this because of your support.
As we approach the conclusion of our 2017–2018
Season and look towards the summer months, we
have some exciting news that we are eager to share
with you. This August, the BSO embarks on its
first international tour in 13 years. This nine-day,
four-concert tour marks the Orchestra’s first time
performing abroad with Music Director Marin
Alsop and includes a debut performance at The
Proms, one of the most prestigious music festivals in the world.
This is a significant achievement for our community. As one of only two professional
American orchestras appearing at this year’s Proms festival, and as the only
professional American orchestra featured at this year’s Edinburgh International Festival
in Scotland, the BSO will be representing not only the City of Baltimore and the
State of Maryland, but also the United States.
THU, JUNE 7, 8 PM MEYERHOFF
FRI, JUNE 8, 8 PM MEYERHOFF
SAT, JUNE 9, 8 PM STRATHMORE
SUN, JUNE 10, 3 PM MEYERHOFF
MARIN ALSOP, Music Director
JON KIMURA PARKER, piano
BERNSTEIN // Slava! A Political Overture
BERNSTEIN // Symphony No. 2, "The Age
of Anxiety"
SHOSTAKOVICH // Symphony No. 5
in D Minor
Our concerts at the Edinburgh Festival are especially noteworthy. The Orchestra will
perform an all-Bernstein program at the Festival on August 25, the 100 th anniversary of
Leonard Bernstein’s birth. This tribute is particularly meaningful to Marin Alsop, who
counts Bernstein as one of her most important mentors. You will read further about
these concerts in the pages to come.
In this issue of Overture, you’ll also discover some of the many activities the BSO is
involved with in our community. As part of its 10 th anniversary celebration, our
magnificent OrchKids program has partnered with the Library of Congress in
Washington, D.C. for a special project, and the Baltimore Symphony Associates unveil
their 41 st Symphony Designers’ Show House, which provides important support for
our youth and education programs.
Join us for the BSO Season Finale concert.
The piano plays the protagonist in
Bernstein's sentimental tone poem, "The
Age of Anxiety," performed by acclaimed
pianist Jon Kimura Parker. Experience
triumph over tragedy in Shostakovich’s
tremendous Symphony No. 5, a work that
elicited an overwhelming public response
at its premiere. We deeply appreciate your concert attendance and your support of the BSO’s numerous
efforts to enrich the lives of those we serve through music and education. We hope you will
consider making a financial contribution to enable the many BSO programs and initiatives
that help to make our region so exceptional. On behalf of our Board of Directors, musicians
and staff, thank you for your attendance and support of our great orchestra.
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