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{ program notes Marin Alsop For Marin Alsop’s bio., please see pg. 12. Baltimore Choral Arts Society For Baltimore Choral Arts Society’s bio., please see pg. 22. Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Friday, November 18, 2016 — 8 p.m. Sunday, November 20, 2016 — 3 p.m. (Beethoven only) Music Center At Strathmore Saturday, November 19, 2016 – 8:05 p.m. Marin Alsop, Conductor Katie Van Kooten, Soprano Elizabeth DeShong, Mezzo Soprano Joshua Guerrero, Tenor Reginald Smith, Bass St. Lawrence String Quartet Baltimore Choral Arts Society TJ Cole John Adams Ludwig van Beethoven Double Play BSO Centennial Commssion Absolute Jest ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET INTERMISSION Symphony No. 9 in D minor, opus 125, “Choral” Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso Molto vivace Adagio molto e cantabile Presto - Allegro assai - Allegro assai vivace BALTIMORE CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY ELIZABETH DESHONG JOSHUA GUERRERO REGINALD SMITH HAILEY CLARK The concert will end at approximately 9:50 p.m. on Friday, 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, and 4:05 p.m. on Sunday. T.J. Cole’s Double Play 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. 48 O v ertur e | www. bsomusic .org K