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The French composer
Maurice Ravel was born 140 years ago, on March 3, 1875. The BSO’s March concerts will feature two Ravel works that look at the waltz in diametrically opposite ways. His Valses nobles et sentimentales of 1912 is fragile and charming while La Valse of 1920 is flamboyant and violent. The intervening years of World War I may explain the difference.
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The Score’s the thing Ch r is B u rch
A Pops tribute to John Williams
From the fanfare of Star Wars to Harry Potter’s breathless escapades, John Williams’ compositions have set the mood in movies for more than half a century. Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly and the Baltimore Choral Arts Society will close the Pops season with a tribute to Williams, May 28 at Strathmore and May 29 to 31 at the Meyerhoff.
Orchkids
BSYO
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Millennium Stage performance
Orchkids and BSYO perform
A tribute to John Williams
Members of the BSO’s OrchKids and Youth Orchestra—65 children, spanning pre-kindergarten through tenth grade—performed a mix of classical, jazz, pop and spiritual-inspired pieces on The Kennedy Center’s renowned Millennium Stage on February 6. The ensemble was accompanied by Chi-chi Nwanoku, principal double bass and a founding member of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Endymion Ensemble in the orchestral version of Rihanna’s “Stay.”
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Wi lliam Ellis
Stenz Steps Up to the Podium Markus Stenz, principal conductor for the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, was recently named principal guest conductor of the BSO beginning with the 2015–2016 season. He’ll conduct the BSO for three weeks each season for the duration of his three-season contract. Maestro Stenz will lead the orchestra in Strauss’ Four Last Songs May 21 and 22. Guest soprano Heidi Melton will join the conductor for his first appearance at the BSO since he conducted Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony in 2012.
Markus Stenz
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