Music Box Concerts are 30-minute programs presented by BSO ensembles along with host Maria Broom, which include short classical pieces and children’s songs to develop musicality, creativity, coordination, and literacy. This is the perfect way to introduce your little ones to music and the BSO!
All Aboard
Pack your bags! We are hitting the road in cars, trains, and boats with a BSO brass quintet and host Maria Broom. Get ready to sing, dance, and be moved!
Saturday, October 5 - 10 & 11:30 AM
Blackrock Center for the Arts
Saturday, October 12 - 10 & 11:30 AM
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Bugs!
Chirp Chirp, bzzzz bzzzz, tick tick... What’s that? Bugs! And they are taking center stage. Bring your magnifying glass and join host Maria Broom and a BSO string quartet as we zoom in on all manner of fascinating bugs.
Saturday, November 16 - 10 & 11:30 AM
Blackrock Center for the Arts
Saturday, November 23 - 10 & 11:30 AM
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Dinosaurs
Travel back in time to the Mesozoic Era and experience the “Age of Dinosaurs” with the BSO woodwinds and host Maria Broom! We will sing, dance, and celebrate these not-so-terrible lizards together.
Saturday, January 11 - 10 & 11:30 AM
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Saturday, January 18 - 10 & 11:30 AM
Blackrock Center for the Arts
Life in the Water
Jump in — the water’s fine! Host Maria Broom and a piano quintet will be our guides as we experience a sea of musical delight, sing about frogs and fish, and dive into music all about the water.
Saturday, March 15 - 10 & 11:30 AM
Blackrock Center for the Arts
Saturday, March 22 - 10 & 11:30 AM
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Great Big Animals
Meet the gentle giants of the animal world with a jazz combo and Maria Broom as your host. Elephants, hippos, and bears are larger than life and center stage in this show.
Saturday, May 3 - 10 & 11:30 AM
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Saturday, May10 - 10 & 11:30 AM
Blackrock Center for the Arts