Overture Magazine - 2015-2016 Season November-December 2015 | Page 3

contents DEPARTMENTS 2) 4) 6) 7) Letter from the President & CEO In Tempo: News Of Note BSO Live: Calendar of Events Orchestra Roster 38 ) Honor Roll { 44 ) Impromptu: Chang Woo Lee, Associate Principal Cello PROGRAM NOTES 12) Time Travel November 5 & 8 10 TAKING THE PULSE The Maryland band Wye Oak joins the BSO in November for its newest music series. 19) Off the Cuff: A Season of Vivaldi November 6 & 7 20) Boléro November 13, 14 & 15 26) Dvořák: Violin Concerto November 19, 20 & 21 29) Judy Collins 8 4 November 29 30) Handel’s Messiah December 4 & 6 32) ‘Tis the Season with Brian Stokes Mitchell December 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 34) Christmas with the FEATURES 8) BY CHRISTIANNA MCCAUSLAND Morgan State University Choir From carols to classical, Broadway to balancing acts, there’s plenty in store at the BSO! December 17 & 18 36) Home Alone: Movie and Music December 19 37) Cirque de la Symphonie December 31, January 1 & 2 ON THE COVER Photography by Jordan August Heating up the Holiday Season 10) Classical Rocks BY MARTHA THOMAS The BSO’s innovative new Pulse series pairs indie bands with the orchestra. 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. NOVEMBER– DECEMBER 2015 | O v ertur e 1