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Departments
2 ) Letter from the President
4 ) In Tempo : News of Note
6 ) BSO Live : Calendar of Events
7 ) Orchestra Roster 39 ) Honor Roll
Learning to Lead
Marin Alsop ’ s young protegees are the conductors of tomorrow
Program Notes
12 ) Brahms Piano Concerto No . 2 March 2 , 3 & 4
16 ) Beethoven ’ s Emperor March 10 , 11 & 12
20 ) Celtic Celebration March 16 , 17 , 18 & 19
24 ) Petrushka March 24 , 25 & 26
27 ) Scheherazade March 30 & April 2
29 ) Off the Cuff : Scheherazade March 31 & April 1
30 ) Berlioz Symphonie fantastique April 6 , 7 & 8
33 ) The Doo Wop Project April 20 , 21 , 22 & 23
35 ) Rachmaninoff Symphony No . 2 April 28 , 29 & 30
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Features
8 ) Symphony 2.0
by Christianna McCausland The BSO Engages Next-Gen Audiences .
10 ) Mentor Magic
by Martha Thomas Marin Alsop ’ s philosophy is to “ pay it forward .” Three of her many protegees are doing just that .
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On the Cover
Marin Alsop mentors young conductors as director of graduate conducting at Peabody and through the Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship she founded to provide opportunities for female conductors . See story , page 10 .
Photography : Grant Leighton ( Alsop ), R . R Jones ( Arrieche ).
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