Overture Magazine: 2016-2017 Season May-June 2017 | Page 3

contents Departments 2 )  Letter from the President 4 ) In Tempo: News of Note 6 ) BSO Live: Calendar of Events 7 ) Orchestra Roster BSYO 37 ) Honor Roll 44 )  Impromptu: Fei Xie, Principal Bassoon The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has a rich and varied outreach program when it comes to education. 10 8 Program Notes 13 )  The Firebird May 4 & 7 16 )  Off The Cuff: The Firebird May 5 & 6 4 18 )  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks May 12 & 13 23 ) Gershwin’s An American in Paris June 2, 3 & 4 27 )  Brandenburg Concertos June 8, 10 & 11 33 )  Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony June 15, 16, 17 & 18 Features 8 )   Festival of The Arts by Martha Thomas The BSO’s 2017– 2018 season celebrates creativity in all its forms. 10 )  The Sweet Sounds of Youth by Christianna M c Causland Nicholas Hersh leads young players with professional aspirations. On the Cover BSO string players Ellen Pendleton Troyer, Chang Woo Lee and Lisa Steltenpohl. 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. May– June 2017 | O v ertur e 1