Overture Magazine: 2017-2018 Season March - April 2018 | Page 4
FROM THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE PRESIDENT
2017-2018 SEASON
Just
added!
W
elcome dear friends and
thank you for joining us
for another concert by our
internationally renowned
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
As the BSO embarks upon its second
100 years, we are proud to share with you some
exciting news about a significant new endeavor.
In January, we announced the launch of
Resounding: The Campaign for the BSO’s Second
Century. This historic fundraising effort seeks
to raise $65 million over the next two years to
build the BSO’s endowment, to sustain our
growth and vitality and expand the reach of
our innovative and ground-breaking artistic and educational programs.
NPR'S SCOTT SIMON
JOINS THE BSO IN A
SAT, MAY 5 | 7 PM
MARIN ALSOP, Music Director
SCOTT SIMON, commentator
BERNSTEIN // Overture to Candide
JOHN WILLIAMS, LUCIANO BERIO AND
JOHN CORIGLIANO // Selections from
Birthday Bouquet
BERNSTEIN // Selections from West Side
Story and On The Town
Join us for this unique BSO concert as
NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday host
Scott Simon joins Marin Alsop on stage for
an exploration of Bernstein’s genius. This
special performance features a lively
commentary on Marin’s musical mentor
Leonard Bernstein and selections from
Bernstein’s iconic music including West
Side Story, Candide and On The Town.
Media Sponsor: WYPR
MEYERHOFF | TICKETS FROM $ 25
BSOMUSIC.ORG | 410.783.8000
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OV E R T U R E / BSOmusic.org
As one of the largest and most important fundraising efforts undertaken to date,
Resounding has already made tremendous progress, raising over $43 million towards our
goal. Funds secured through the Campaign will enable the BSO to attract and retain
our world-class musicians and guest artists, engage new and diverse audiences, push our
orchestra to new heights, and expand the reach of our pioneering educational programs
and community engagement initiatives.
In this issue of Overture, you will read more about the Campaign and our steadfast
commitment to artistic excellence and to ensuring that future generations of
Marylanders, especially those for whom the BSO might have been out of reach
in the past, always have the opportunity to experience the moving and powerful
experience of a live orchestral performance.
As you reflect on what the BSO means to you and your family, we encourage you
to make this fundraising effort a resounding success by making an investment
today that will enable us to enrich the lives of even more Marylanders tomorrow.
Your support of the Campaign will ensure another century of extraordinary
music-making and community engagement.
To learn more about the Resounding Campaign and our exciting plans for the future,
please contact the BSO Campaign Office at 410.783.8055 or [email protected].
On behalf of our Board of Directors, musicians and staff, thank you for your devotion to
music, for your faithful attendance at performances and for your continued generosity,
which makes all of our concerts and programs possible. Enjoy the performance!
Barbara M. Bozzuto
Board Chair and Resounding Campaign Co-Chair
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Peter T. Kjome
President and CEO
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra