Join us for a special Music for Maryland performance made possible in part by support from The State of Maryland to help kick off Session 2025.
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This performance marks the final stop in the BSO's three-year Music for Maryland Tour, with community concerts shared in all 23 counties. From inspiring symphonic performances to intimate chamber music concerts, this Tour has brought world-class music to communities across Maryland. This free community concert is for the entire Annapolis community and concludes with surprise conducting appearances by special guests.
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.
Supporting Sponsor
Leadership Support Provided by the State of Maryland
Presented in Partnership with:
Annapolis
St. John's College
Francis Scott Key Auditorium
60 College Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401
Tue., Jan 14, 2025 | 7 PM
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
JESSIE MONTGOMERY Starburst
HAYDN Symphony No. 49 in F minor "La Passione"
ELGAR Serenade for Strings
III. Allegretto
MOZART Eine kleine Nachtmusik
III. Allegro
SOUSA Stars and Stripes Forever
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Driving and Parking Information:
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See where we went in 2024!
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
County Level Sponsor:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
