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BSO’s Music for Maryland Tour Returns with Eight Statewide Summer Performances

Join the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra as it celebrates the return of it three-year Music for Maryland Tour in a series of summer concerts featuring modern masterpieces and beloved classics. From inspiring symphonic performances to intimate chamber music concerts, this Tour has brought world-class music to communities across Maryland.

Thanks to generous partners, as well as patrons like you, most Music for Maryland concerts are available at "Pay-What-You-Wish" pricing, with a suggested donation of $10 per ticket.

A Collection of Robert E. Meyerhoff & Rheda Becker Community Performances

Special Thanks to our County Level Sponsors:
Delaplaine Foundation | Washington County

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Supporting Sponsor

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Leadership Support Provided by the State of Maryland

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Dorchester County

Dorchester Center for the Arts

321 High Street, Cambridge, Maryland 21613
July 9, 2024, 7 pm

Kevin Smith, violin
Boram Kang, violin
Helen Hess, viola
Holgen Gjoni, cello
 
MOZART Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525
I. Allegro
II. Romanze: Andante
III. Menuetto: Allegretto
IV. Finale: Allegro
 
Boram Kang and Kevin Smith, violins
Peter Minkler and Helen Hess, violas
Bo Li and Holgen Gjoni, cellos
 
TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence, String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70
II. Adagio cantabile e con moto
IV. Allegro con brio e vivace
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Washington County

Maryland Theatre
21 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740
July 11, 2024, 7 pm
Full Orchestra

Artists
Nicholas Hersh, conductor
René Shapiro, trumpet
Jane Marvine, English horn

Repertoire
ROSSINI Barber of Seville Overture
SHOSTAKOVICH Capriccio from Two Pieces by Domenico Scarlatti
LÓPEZ "Techno" from Fiesta!
COPLAND Quiet City  
FAURÉ Gavotte from Masques et bergamasques
MONTGOMERY Strum
BRAHMS Variations on a Theme of Haydn

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Wicomico County

Jackson Family Auditorium at Holloway Hall
Salisbury University
1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801
July 16, 2024, 7 pm

Rene Shapiro and Matt Barker, trumpet
Beth Graham, French horn
Jeremy Buckler, trombone
Aubrey Foard, tuba
 
SCHEIDT (arr. Hepler) Canzona Bergamasca
MAURER (arr. Nagel) Three Pieces
HANDEL (arr. Snell) Allegro in D from Water Music
CAMPRA Rigaudon
J.S. BACH (arr. Decker) Fugue in G minor
TRADITIONAL "Wellerman" (Sea Shanty)
HOLST (arr. Nowak) Second Suite in F
I. March
II. Song Without Words (“I’ll Love My Love”)
III. Song of the Blacksmith
IV. Fantasia on the “Dargason”
SOUSA (arr. Battles-Holcombe) "The Washington Post"
GOULD (arr. Engelke) Pavane
ELLINGTON (arr. Jarvis) "It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
MASCHWITZ/SHERWIN (arr. Gale) "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
GERSHWIN (arr. Gale) Selections from Porgy and Bess
I. Summertime
III. I’ve Got Plenty Of Nuttin’
PIAZOLLA (arr. Birch) Milonga Del Ángel
PENELLA (arr. Lichtmann) El Gato Montes
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Somerset County

University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center
11868 Academic Oval, Princess Anne, MD 21853
July 18, 2024, 7 pm
Full Orchestra

Artists
Stephanie Childress, conductor
Jeremy Buckler, trombone

Repertoire
ROSSINI Barber of Seville Overture
SHOSTAKOVICH Capriccio from Two Pieces by Domenico Scarlatti
LÓPEZ "Techno" from Fiesta!
BARFIELD Red Sky
FAURÉ Gavotte from Masques et bergamasques
MONTGOMERY Strum
BRAHMS Variations on a Theme of Haydn

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Caroline County

Colonel Richardson High School
25320 Richardson Road, Federalsburg, MD 21632
August 1, 2024, 7 pm
Full Orchestra

Artists
Anthony Parnther, conductor
Lisa Steltenpohl, viola

Repertoire
ROSSINI Barber of Seville Overture
SHOSTAKOVICH Capriccio from Two Pieces by Domenico Scarlatti
LÓPEZ "Techno" from Fiesta!
COPLAND Quiet City  
FAURÉ Gavotte from Masques et bergamasques
MONTGOMERY Strum
BRAHMS Variations on a Theme of Haydn

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Charles County

North Point High School
2500 Davis Road, Waldorf, MD 20603
August 2, 2024, 7 pm
Full Orchestra

Artists
Anthony Parnther, conductor
Lisa Steltenpohl, viola

Repertoire
ROSSINI Barber of Seville Overture
SHOSTAKOVICH Capriccio from Two Pieces by Domenico Scarlatti
LÓPEZ "Techno" from Fiesta!
BRUCH Romance in F major for Viola and Orchestra
FAURÉ Gavotte from Masques et bergamasques
MONTGOMERY Strum
BRAHMS Variations on a Theme of Haydn

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Talbot County

Oxford Community Center
200 Oxford Street, Oxford, MD 21654
August 3, 2024, 7 pm

Katherine Needleman, oboe
Agnes Tse, violin
Karin Brown, viola
Lachezar Kostov, cello
 
MOZART Oboe Quartet, K. 370
PIAZZOLLA Café 1930 for Oboe and Cello
JESSICA MEYER Only a Beginning for Violin and Viola
KATHERINE NEEDLEMAN Land Where My Fathers Died
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR (arr. Needleman) Three Silhouettes for Oboe Quartet
BRITNEY SPEARS "Toxic" for Oboe Quartet
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Worcester County

Ocean City Performing Arts Center
4001 Ocean Highway Center, Ocean City, MD 21842
August 11, 2024, 3 pm
Full Orchestra

Artists
Michelle Merrill, conductor
Nina DeCesare, bass

Repertoire
ROSSINI Barber of Seville Overture
SHOSTAKOVICH Capriccio from Two Pieces by Domenico Scarlatti
LÓPEZ "Techno" from Fiesta!
ROTA Divertimento Concertante for Double Bass and Orchestra,
     I. Allegro - Allegro maestoso
     IV. Finale: Allegro marcato
FAURÉ Gavotte from Masques et bergamasques
MONTGOMERY Strum
BRAHMS Variations on a Theme of Haydn

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