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The Planets

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BEYOND CHICKEN SOUP :
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Open March 13 , 2016 – January 16 , 2017 Jewish Museum of Maryland 15 Lloyd Street | Baltimore
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The Planets

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Friday , May 20 , 2016 — 8 p . m . Sunday , May 22 , 2016 — 3 p . m .
Music Center At Strathmore Saturday , May 21 , 2016 — 8 p . m .
Presenting Sponsor :
John Storgårds , Conductor Christopher Lamb , Percussion Baltimore Choral Arts Society Women ’ s Chorus Tom Hall , Music Director
Tan Dun
Water Concerto for Water Percussion and Orchestra ( in Memory of Toru Takemitsu ) Prelude : Largo molto rubato adagio molto misterioso andante molto animato allegro molto agitato chrISTOPHER LAMB
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Libby Larsen Earth ( Holst Trope ) ( World Premiere , BSO Commission ) gustav Holst
The Planets mars , the Bringer of War venus , the Bringer of Peace mercury , the Winged Messenger Jupiter , the Bringer of Jollity Saturn , the Bringer of Old Age uranus , the Magician neptune , the Mystic BALTIMORE CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY WOMEN ’ S CHORUS
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall The concert will end at approximately 9:45 p . m . on Friday , and 4:45 p . m . on Sunday .
Music Center At Strathmore The concert will end at approximately 9:45 p . m .
The appearance of tonight ’ s guest artists is made possible through the major support of the Ruth Blaustein-Rosenberg Guest Artist Fund .
Libby Larsen ’ s EARTH Holst Trope , was commissioned for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Marin Alsop by Classical Movements , Inc . as part of the Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program . Also made possible by a grant from New Music USA through a generous contribution from Thomas Brener and Inbal Segev , and additionally supported by the Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts , the Aaron Copland Fund for Music , and the Randolph S . and Amalie R . Rothschild Endowed Fund for New Music .
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