Overture Magazine - 2015-2016 Season March-April 2016 | Page 4
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The Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra
2015–2016 Season
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The Baltimore
SyMphony ORchestra
Marin Alsop
Music Director
Barbara M. Bozzuto
Chair
Paul Meecham
President & CEO
Martha Thomas
Publications Editor
Janet E. Bedell
Program Annotator
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Laura Farmer
Christianna McCausland
Martha Thomas
{ from the president
Welcome
As part of our year-long Centennial celebration, the BSO has commissioned a series of 10 short
original compositions from some of the most innovative composers working today. Supported
generously in part by Classical Movements, Inc., the series features six women composers,
including Kristin Kuster, whose piece Moxie was performed at the anniversary gala in February.
Each work is inspired by a Baltimore motif—
Diversity …
ranging from David Simon to dancing blue crabs
is an increasingly
— suggested by a call to the public. Stay tuned for
important strategic more surprise premieres through next season!
Diversity — in the audiences we reach and
initiative as the BSO
in the programs we offer — is an increasingly
looks forward to
important strategic initiative as the BSO looks
its second century. forward to its second century. In late January, we
announced a generous $500,000 grant from the
Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Family Foundation to OrchKids. This is a matching challenge
to inspire the African-American community to contribute an additional $500,000 to support a
program for mostly African-American youth in City schools. In February, we welcomed Rhea
Beckett, an Urban Arts Leadership Fellow for a five-month diversity internship
working in administration. Rhea will help us with community outreach
around our Porgy & Bess performances in April and a community concert
scheduled for May 6. A classically trained vocalist who sings opera in four
languages, Rhea is pursuing an MFA at MICA in curatorial practices.
Looking further ahead to June, the BSO will host the League of
American Orchestra’s annual conference. This year’s theme, “the richness
of difference,” is focused on diversity. Our cover story in this issue is
about the BSO’s leadership in promoting female musicians and
composers (our groundbreaking appointment of Marin Alsop,
may be the strongest evidence of our commitment to female
leadership in the symphonic realm). Here in Baltimore,
and indeed throughout the U.S., as we have challenging
discussions about race, the BSO is committed to a
concert hall that is for everyone, of every background.
Enjoy the concert!
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