MAY–JUNE 2018 LONDON CALLING The BSO makes its debut at The Proms during summer 2018 tour ORCHKIDS PARTNERS OAKLAND: WITH LIBRARY OF BSA PRESENTS CONGRESS FOR 41ST SHOW HOUSE BERNSTEIN PROJECT 14400-BSO Overture Ad March 2018_Layout 1 3/19/18 12:01 PM Page 1 FOLLIES: ARCHITECTURAL WHIMSY IN THE GARDEN Opening April 1, 2018, in the Winterthur Garden Escape into the imaginative world of garden follies, Winterthur’s first-ever exhibition of whimsical and classic garden structures—all set within Henry Francis du Pont’s majestic garden! Thirteen fantastic structures await exploration—from a Gothic-inspired tower, an Ottoman tent, and neoclassical follies to a Chinese pavilion, American summerhouses, a faerie cottage, and creative contemporary follies. Details at 800.448.3883 or visit winterthur.org/follies. Presented by and The Estate of Mrs. Samuel M. V. Hamilton Clockwise from top left: Latimeria Summerhouse Folly, photo by Bob Leitch; Bristol Summerhouse Folly, photo by Bob Leitch; Chinese Pavilion Folly; Pagoda Gate Folly, photo by Jeannette Lindvig Winterthur is nestled in Delaware’s beautiful Brandywine Valley on Route 52, between I-95 and Route 1 800.448.3883 • winterthur.org MAY/ CONTENTS JUNE 2018 2 From the President 4 In Tempo: News of Note 6 BSO Live: Calendar of Events 7 Orchestra Roster 8 London Calling The BSO makes its debut at The Proms during summer 2018 tour 10 To Bernstein with Love MAY 4 & 6 15 NPR’s Scott Simon Joins the BSO in a Salute to Bernstein MAY 5 16 Movie with Orchestra: Raiders of the Lost Ark MAY 10–13 18 Mozart and Brahms MAY 18–20 24 Gershwin’s Piano Concerto MAY 31, JUN 1 & 2 29 Bernstein and Shostakovich JUN 7–10 33 An Evening with John Williams JUN 13 8 35 Campaign Donor Roll 41 Honor Roll 47 Board of Directors & Staff 48 Impromptu: Boram Kang, violin 4 5 ▼ ON THE COVER London's Royal Albert Hall, home of The Proms Be Green: Recycle Your Program! Please return your gently used program to the Overture racks in the lobby. Want to keep reading at home? Please do! Just remember to recycle it when you’re finished. Connect With Us t MAY–JUN 2018 / OVERTURE 1 FROM THE PRESIDENT - hank you for joining us for this performance by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. As the largest cultural organization in Tthe State of Maryland, we reach more than 350,000 individuals each year through our concerts and educational programs, and we are able to accomplish this because of your support. As we approach the conclusion of our 2017–2018 Season and look towards the summer months, we have some exciting news that we are eager to share with you. This August, the BSO embarks on its first international tour in 13 years. This nine-day, four-concert tour marks the Orchestra’s first time performing abroad with Music Director Marin QUIRIN JOHNNY Alsop and includes a debut performance at The Proms, one of the most prestigious music festivals in the world. This is a significant achievement for our community. As one of only two professional American orchestras appearing at this year’s Proms festival, and as the only professional American orchestra featured at this year’s Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland, the BSO will be representing not only the City of Baltimore and the State of Maryland, but also the United States. Our concerts at the Edinburgh Festival are especially noteworthy. The Orchestra will perform an all-Bernstein program at the Festival on August 25, the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth. This tribute is particularly meaningful to Marin Alsop, who THU, JUNE 7, 8 PM MEYERHOFF counts Bernstein as one of her most important mentors. You will read further about FRI, JUNE 8, 8 PM MEYERHOFF these concerts in the pages to come. SAT, JUNE 9, 8 PM STRATHMORE SUN, JUNE 10, 3 PM MEYERHOFF In this issue of Overture, you’ll also discover some of the many activities the BSO is MARIN ALSOP, Music Director involved with in our community. As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, our JON KIMURA PARKER, piano magnificent OrchKids program has partnered with the Library of Congress in BERNSTEIN // Slava! A Political Overture Washington, D.C. for a special project, and the Baltimore Symphony Associates unveil BERNSTEIN // Symphony No. 2, "The Age st of Anxiety" their 41 Symphony Designers’ Show House, which provides important support for SHOSTAKOVICH // Symphony No. 5 our youth and education programs. in D Minor Join us for the BSO Season Finale concert. We deeply appreciate your concert attendance and your support of the BSO’s numerous The piano plays the protagonist in efforts to enrich the lives of those we serve through music and education. We hope you will Bernstein's sentimental tone poem, "The consider making a financial contribution to enable the many BSO programs and initiatives Age of Anxiety," performed by acclaimed pianist Jon Kimura Parker. Experience that help to make our region so exceptional. On behalf of our Board of Directors, musicians triumph over tragedy in Shostakovich’s and staff, thank you for your attendance and support of our great orchestra. tremendous Symphony No. 5, a work that elicited an overwhelming public response at its premiere. Peter T. Kjome MEYERHOFF | TICKETS FROM $30 President and CEO BSOMUSIC.ORG | 410.783.8000 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 2 OVERTURE / BSOmusic.org ENJOY MORE. WORRY LESS. ENJOYENJOY MORE.MORE. WORRYWORRY LESS.LESS. Out OutOut enjoying enjoyingenjoying the BSO thethe BSOBSO (I’ll be Bach!) (I’ll(I’ll bebe Bach!)Bach!) If you have not visited Vantage House lately, you may be pleasantly surprised. 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HITTING THE BOOKS OrchKids partners with Library of Congress for Leonard Bernstein project s part of its 10th-anniversary celebration, the BSO’s OrchKids program partnered with the Library of Congress OrchKids getting things started at the Library of Congress with this spring for an inventive project that brings hands- a pop-up concert in the lobby. on learning to music performance and education. In January, students and staff traveled to Washington, AD.C., where they explored the Library’s Leonard Bernstein collection. After a surprise meeting with Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden, the OrchKids had a chance to pour over an abundance of items related to Bernstein including original manuscripts, letters from BSO Music Director Marin Alsop and even the maestro’s old license plates! “It’s eye opening,” said one student who has been in the program since it began in 2008. “I’m starting to get to know him as a regular person and not just a famous composer.” Using their visit and their time with Bernstein’s possessions as Left: Anne McLean, the Library’s Senior Producer for Concerts and inspiration, the students then had two months to work on an original Special Projects, examines a Bernstein manuscript with OrchKids student Keith and Band Director Jared Perry. Right: Librarian of Congress composition. They returned to the Library of Congress on April 7 Dr. Carla Hayden opens the April 7 concert in the Coolidge Auditorium. to perform their new work in a concert at the Coolidge Auditorium. 4 OAKLAND BSA presents 41st Show House t’s that time of year —the Baltimore Symphony Associates (BSA) presents the 2018 Symphony Designers’ Show House this May and June. Every spring, Iinterior designers take over a Baltimore-area home and give it a makeover full of unique décor. In a nod to local history, this year’s home, “Oakland,” is the TEMPO former residence of Edgar Allen Poe III, the great, great, great grandnephew of the Baltimore poet. “The Show House is our largest event of the year, and this spring, we have some VENTURAMICHAEL especially exciting plans in the works,” says the BSA’s Marge Penhallegon.