Overture Magazine 2013-2014 September-October 2013 | Page 3

contents Departments 2 ) Letter from the President & CEO 4 ) In Tempo: News Of Note 6 ) BSO Live: Calendar of Events 12) Orchestra Roster { 37) Donors List 44) Impromptu: Rheda Becker, BSO Narrator 10 Hope Eternal. Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem was composed for St. Michael’s Cathedral in Coventry, England, which was bombed by the Germans in 1940. Program Notes 13) Scheherazade & 1812 Overture September 20 & 22 18) Thibaudet Plays Bernstein September 27 & 28 6 22) The Streisand Songbook 48 October 11, 12 & 13 24) Romantic Tchaikovsky October 18 & 20 30) Brahms’ Third Symphony October 25 & 26 Features 8) One on One: Jean-Yves Thibaudet by Christianna McCausland The award-winning pianist talks about fashion, films and his quest to find the perfect beach. 10)  Harmony by Martha Thomas of Hope Benjamin Britten’s stirring War Requiem is part of this season’s theme of music written for healing. On the Cover John Britten’s Waters piece iscomes performed to the by Meyerhoff. the BSO Nov. 14–15 Photography to mark the anniversary by Cory Donovan. of the Coventry Make-up by bombing Rachel and Hirsch. the Hair centennial by Vanessa of theMoser. composer’s birth. 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. September– October 2013 | O v ertur e 1