Overture Magazine: 2017-2018 Season September-October 2017 | Page 4

FROM THE PRESIDENT
SAT, DEC 9 | 11 AM
Nicholas Hersh, Associate Conductor
Tim Marrone, actor
HANDEL’S MESSIAH
SAT, DEC 9 | 7:30 PM
SUN, DEC 10 | 3 PM
Edward Polochick, conductor &
harpsichord
Christina Pier, soprano
Hannah Ludwig, alto
Norman Shankle, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, bass
Concert Artists of Baltimore
Symphonic Chorale,
Edward Polochick, Artistic Director
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
SAT, DEC 16 | 3 PM & 8 PM
SUN, DEC 17 | 3 PM
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Alison Buchanan, soprano
Baltimore School for the Arts
Dancers
CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE
HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
FRI, DEC 22 | 8 PM
SAT, DEC 23 | 3 PM & 8 PM
Nicholas Hersh, Associate Conductor
Cirque de la Symphonie
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W
elcome to this concert by
the Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra. We look forward
to a rich array of inspiring
concerts this fall and throughout our 2017–2018
season, which celebrates creativity in all its forms.
The BSO is an integral and indispensable
part of Baltimore and Maryland and one of our
community’s greatest cultural assets. Many
people—including current and past Board
members, endowment trustees, musicians,
staff and other community leaders — are
working together to help assure its strength
and positive direction.
We are deeply grateful for the steadfast
commitment of visionary leaders across our city
and the state of Maryland, which has fostered the
development of one of the finest orchestras in the United States. We greatly appreciate
the individual, corporate, foundation and government donors who are vital to the BSO
and its programs.
With your attendance and support, today the BSO is the largest cultural
organization in Maryland, reaching more than 350,000 people each year. Our Music
Director Marin Alsop, BSO musicians and the guest artists who perform with the
orchestra enrich our lives through exceptional artistry. The orchestra’s programs
include not only concerts, but also educational opportunities serving thousands
of young people from our diverse and vibrant community.
Through decades of stewardship and investment, the BSO is a community
treasure. Following significant accomplishments, our work continues to grow our
family of audience members and donors. As we move forward together, we will build
on past achievements by developing a new multi-year plan that will help us sustain
and advance our great orchestra. I look forward to sharing more about this exciting
work with you in the months ahead.
As Marin Alsop has said, “Our music only comes to life when you arrive.”
On behalf of our Board of Directors, musicians and staff, thank you for joining us
for this performance.
Peter T. Kjome
President and CEO
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Baltimore School for the Arts Dancers
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL