Overture Magazine: 2017-2018 Season March - April 2018 | Page 4

FROM THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE PRESIDENT 2017-2018 SEASON Just added! W elcome dear friends and thank you for joining us for another concert by our internationally renowned Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. As the BSO embarks upon its second 100 years, we are proud to share with you some exciting news about a significant new endeavor. In January, we announced the launch of Resounding: The Campaign for the BSO’s Second Century. This historic fundraising effort seeks to raise $65 million over the next two years to build the BSO’s endowment, to sustain our growth and vitality and expand the reach of our innovative and ground-breaking artistic and educational programs. NPR'S SCOTT SIMON JOINS THE BSO IN A SAT, MAY 5 | 7 PM MARIN ALSOP, Music Director SCOTT SIMON, commentator BERNSTEIN // Overture to Candide JOHN WILLIAMS, LUCIANO BERIO AND JOHN CORIGLIANO // Selections from Birthday Bouquet BERNSTEIN // Selections from West Side Story and On The Town Join us for this unique BSO concert as NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon joins Marin Alsop on stage for an exploration of Bernstein’s genius. This special performance features a lively commentary on Marin’s musical mentor Leonard Bernstein and selections from Bernstein’s iconic music including West Side Story, Candide and On The Town. Media Sponsor: WYPR MEYERHOFF | TICKETS FROM $ 25 BSOMUSIC.ORG | 410.783.8000 2 OV E R T U R E / BSOmusic.org As one of the largest and most important fundraising efforts undertaken to date, Resounding has already made tremendous progress, raising over $43 million towards our goal. Funds secured through the Campaign will enable the BSO to attract and retain our world-class musicians and guest artists, engage new and diverse audiences, push our orchestra to new heights, and expand the reach of our pioneering educational programs and community engagement initiatives. In this issue of Overture, you will read more about the Campaign and our steadfast commitment to artistic excellence and to ensuring that future generations of Marylanders, especially those for whom the BSO might have been out of reach in the past, always have the opportunity to experience the moving and powerful experience of a live orchestral performance. As you reflect on what the BSO means to you and your family, we encourage you to make this fundraising effort a resounding success by making an investment today that will enable us to enrich the lives of even more Marylanders tomorrow. Your support of the Campaign will ensure another century of extraordinary music-making and community engagement. To learn more about the Resounding Campaign and our exciting plans for the future, please contact the BSO Campaign Office at 410.783.8055 or [email protected]. On behalf of our Board of Directors, musicians and staff, thank you for your devotion to music, for your faithful attendance at performances and for your continued generosity, which makes all of our concerts and programs possible. Enjoy the performance! Barbara M. Bozzuto Board Chair and Resounding Campaign Co-Chair Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Peter T. Kjome President and CEO Baltimore Symphony Orchestra