A MESSAGE FROM BARBARA RANDOLPH

The opportunity presented by the pandemic period required the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra to respond to changing times with great flexibility and innovation. While we performed seventeen live concerts in the 2018-2019 season, we shifted to recording Masterworks performances for our audience to enjoy during the lockdown. For many, our Symphony+ recordings were a source of comfort; indeed, for many, they became a lifeline that soothed moments of loneliness and despair. These recordings became a way for the ASO community to connect through music.

Simultaneously, the ASO embraced a period of growth never attempted before. We extended the reach of our music while expanding our repertoire of orchestral programming. Artistic Director José-Luis Novo’s progressive and powerful vision used music to speak boldly to community, fair representation, troubling trends in our world, the environment, and resilience.

In the 2023-2024 season, Maestro Novo sets the bar even higher for the music we will present, the messages it can invoke, and the self-reflection it may inspire.

Though not nearly as exciting as our musical performances, the ASO staff is hard at work in the background, investing a great deal of time in new processes and procedures that undergird our artistic programming.

Innovation in critical areas will ensure our audiences can continue to “Expect the Unexpected,” including re-aligning our organizational structure to bolster operations, improving data tracking and reporting, and growing our revenue to support our scaled efforts.

Lastly, our Staff, the Board of Trustees, and Annapolis Symphony Academy faculty are focused on supporting programs that ensure local children have access to excellence in musical education that is relevant to the community. The Annapolis Symphony Academy engages with students intentionally and purposefully, requiring both resources and creativity. The Academy lays critical and impactful groundwork that will engage young hearts and minds into the future. We hope to count on your continued support for these initiatives.

We look forward to bringing More Music, in More Places, to More People in the 2023-2024 season, and we can’t wait to see you in the audience, at our events, and out in the community!

Sincerely,

Barbara Randolph, Interim Executive Director Annapolis Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks I Music To Remember

W ITH PIANIST GABRIELA MONTERO AND VIOLIST PETER MINKLER

7:30 pm

SEPTEMBER 29 & 30, 2023

Maryland Hall

Carlos Simon, This Land

E. Grieg, Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16

Gabriela Montero, piano

Boris Pigovat, Holocaust Requiem (United States Première)

Peter Minkler, viola