Overture Magazine - 2015-2016 Season September-October 2015 | Page 3

contents { DEPARTMENTS STAR POWER The Orchestra’s first “star” maestro, Sergiu Comissiona, represented an investment in a real music director, not simply a conductor. 2 ) Letter from the President & CEO 4 ) In Tempo: News Of Note 6 ) BSO Live: Calendar of Events 7) Orchestra Roster 38) Honor Roll 44) Impromptu: Hampton Childress, Associate Principal Bass 10 44 PROGRAM NOTES 12) Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody September 17, 18 & 19 18) Beethoven’s Pastoral September 25, 26 & 27 5 24) Don Giovanni October 1& 4 31) Off the Cuff: Don Giovanni October 2 & 3 32) Classic FM October 8, 9, 10 & 11 FEATURES 8) Words and Music BY MARTHA THOMAS Edward Berkeley turns Shakespeare’s classic love story into so much more. 34) Romeo and Juliet October 16, 17 & 18 10) Symphony Tales BY CHRISTIANNA MCCAUSLAND A new book by BSO musician Michael Lisicky captures 100 years of BSO history. ON THE COVER Dummy. Dummy. Dummy. Dummy. Dummy. Dummy. Dummy. Dummy. Dummy. Dummy. Dummy. 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 2015 | O v ertur e 1