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bso education and community engagement programs

2015–2016 season

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Don’t miss two special performances of a one-hour version of Rossini’s opera, Cinderella, sung in English. Suitable for children ages 6 and older.

sunday, april 10, 2016, 12noon & 3pmMusicians of the Boston Youth SymphonyMusicians of the Boston Symphony OrchestraFederico Cortese, conductorEdward Berkeley, stage director; Lidiya Yankovskaya, chorusmaster; Julia Dawson, Angelina (Cinderella); Randall Bills, Don Ramiro (Prince of Salerno); José Adán Pérez, Dandini (his valet); Thomas Hammons, Don Magnifico (stepfather of Cinderella/Baron of Montefiascone); Amanda Opuszynski, Clorinda (his daughter); Sarah Larsen, Thisbe (his daughter); Louis Otey, Alidoro (a philosopher/tutor to the Prince); Ladies and gentlemen of the Prince’s courtROSSINI CinderellaIndividual tickets to this concert are $25 for adults, $7 for children 18 and under.(Complimentary children’s tickets are not offered for this concert.)

BYSO/BSO: Partnering for the Future

Claire Carr Senior Manager of Education and Community Engagementccarr@bso.org 617-638-9302

Emilio Gonzalez Manager of Education and Community Engagementecgonzalez@bso.org 617-638-9373

Beth Mullins Assistant Manager of Education and Community Engagementbmullins@bso.org 617-638-9375

Jessica Schmidt Helaine B. Allen Director of Education and Community Engagementjschmidt@bso.org 617-638-9376

Darlene White Manager of Berkshire Education and Community Engagementdwhite@bso.org 413-637-5274

Family Concerts The BSO’s Family Concert Series provides engaging, age-appropriate, educational orchestral concert experiences especially for children ages 3–8 and their families. BSO Family Concerts are designed to build connection to the orchestra, orchestral music, the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, and Symphony Hall. The BSO offers three Family Concerts per year, one of which is performed by the BSO and conducted by Germeshausen Youth and Family Concerts Conductor Thomas Wilkins, the other two of which are performed by the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras.

Pre-concert activities, including an instrument playground and instrument demonstrations, take place from 10:30am–11:30am on both the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra performance dates (November 14 and April 30) and the BSO performance date (March 5).

Family Concert tickets are $20 per adult; children 18 and under are FREE.Tickets may be purchased by calling SymphonyCharge at 617-266-1200, or at the Symphony Hall Box Office. There is a $1.50 handling fee for each transaction.

For more information, visit www.bso.org/familyconcerts.

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saturday, november 14, 2015, 12noonBoston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO)Federico Cortese, conductorDaniel Berger-Jones, narratorPROKOFIEV Peter and the Wolf

saturday, march 5, 2016, 12noonBoston Symphony OrchestraThomas Wilkins, Germeshausen Youth and Family

Concerts Conductor“Growing Up Whole”: Hearing the Orchestra GrowSTRAUSS Fanfare from Thus Spake ZarathustraWILLIAMS Main Theme from Star WarsBACH Finale (Allegro) from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3MOZART Overture to The Marriage of FigaroBEETHOVEN 1st movement (Allegro con brio) from

Symphony No. 5BEETHOVEN Finale (Allegro) from Symphony No. 5BRAHMS 3rd movement (Un poco allegretto) from

Symphony No. 1MCTEE CircuitsTBD Violin Concerto Mvt.

Christine Hong, 2015 BSO Concerto Competition WinnerTCHAIKOVSKY Finale from Symphony No. 5

saturday, april 30, 2016, 12noonBoston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO)Marta Zurad, conductorMatt Roberts, magicianWicked Awesome

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hello and welcome to the bso!

It is a great pleasure to welcome you to our new 2015–2016 BSO season!

I strongly believe that music has an essential role in human life: it is food for our souls. This is what drives my passion to support the BSO’s Education and Community Engagement programs. The BSO has an extraordinary history of connecting with individuals of all backgrounds. I find it essential for us to create rich opportunities to introduce new audiences to classical music, starting with our youngest children. I believe in a great future for classical music and, looking at all our young generations, I can clearly see that very bright future.

Alongside my large family of amazing BSO musicians, very generous donors and supporters, and warm audiences, I would like to welcome many new members to my beloved BSO family. I look forward to seeing music lovers of all ages, including many curious new audience members, join our family at Symphony Hall! Boston welcomed me last season as I arrived for my first

season with the BSO, and created a warm community around me. It is my responsibility now to reach out to a larger audience and create a bond with each of you personally.

My hope is that our Education and Community Engagement programs will convey the deep passion and commitment that we feel toward classical music and demonstrate how it is truly food for our souls. We hope your curiosity, paired together with our extraordinary Education and Community Engagement programs, will lead to you becoming newly or more deeply engaged as a BSO family member. Our musical journey will be enriched by your presence.

Bring your friends and children to our programs and the BSO’s concerts, share in the music with us, and be inspired by a new season together!

Andris Nelsons, Ray and Maria Stata Music Director

Dear friends,

Although a somewhat overused phrase, music is indeed the “universal language.” It knows no boundaries of culture, race, religion, or economic status. The point not to be missed however, is that music is a “language”...a communicator...a voice.

Music by its very nature cannot be music if it’s only talked about, written about, or analyzed. Music becomes its very powerful self when it is executed...when it speaks. There is therefore a higher calling, a greater good, if you will, in our efforts to teach and share music with young children and families.

This sharing of the great gift of music is like a gesture of friendship from a new acquaintance. It affords us the chance to know and understand not only each other, but ourselves as well. And as this draws us closer to a truer sense of community, it fosters the opportunity to transform

our hearing into listening, our curiosity into inspiration, and our entertainment into enlightenment.

This is what I love most about our programs, and why I hope you will join us.

Thomas Wilkins, Germeshausen Youth and Family Concerts Conductor

Would you like to be added to our monthly e-newsletter mailing list? Please contact education@bso.org to receive periodic updates regarding BSO Education and Community Engagement activities and opportunities.

Youth and Family Concert Sponsor

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Days in the Arts at Tanglewood (DARTS)The Days in the Arts (DARTS) program is a summer residential program near Tanglewood that provides middle school students with a high-quality arts immersion experience, allowing each student to engage with and create art with their peers in a positive, non-judgmental environment. The program unites students from urban, suburban, and rural communities, seeking to break down barriers and stereotypes by creating a community of mutual respect and understanding. The DARTS philosophy is founded on fostering respect for and interest in each person’s diversity, interests, talents, and individuality. DARTS strives to provide an environment in which students are exposed to the arts and to people from a wide range of backgrounds.

Each summer since 1968 in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, the BSO operates the Days in the Arts residential education program that invites middle school students from across Massachusetts to gather together to explore the arts. DARTS offers students the opportunity to spend five of their summer days immersed in the arts, engaged in intensive arts workshops and to experience a variety of partner cultural organizations throughout the Berkshires.

Concerts for Very Young PeopleIn partnership with the Boston Children’s Museum, the BSO will offer a fourth year of its Concerts for Very Young People—this program brings BSO musicians together with children ages 2-5 and their families for educational, interactive performances. The performances are designed to build initial and direct connections between BSO musicians and these families, offering young children an opportunity to engage with musical experiences of the highest quality, and deepening the BSO’s relationship with the Boston Children’s Museum and the Greater Boston community.

For more information, visit: www.bso.org/concertsforveryyoungpeople

DARTS serves 400 middle school students each summer during eight one-week sessions. Arts workshops are offered in Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Theatre, Dance, and Visual Art and are taught by experienced arts educators who are also professionals in their own field. Each session convenes students from urban, suburban, and rural communities with the intent to create a single community through the arts. While there is a fee attached to the experience, need-based financial assistance is available for families; no student is turned away from DARTS due to an inability to pay.

The 2016 DARTS season will take place from June 27–August 19, 2016. Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students from across Massachusetts are eligible.

For more information regarding the DARTS application process, visit www.bso.org/darts.

sunday, october 4, 2015, 2:30pm & 3:30pmBSO Musicians:

Cynthia Meyers, piccolo/flute Suzanne Nelsen, bassoon Rachel Childers, horn

sunday, april 3, 2016, 2:30pmBSO Musicians:

Michael Winter, horn Benjamin Wright, trumpet Michael Martin, trumpet Stephen Lange, trombone James Markey, bass trombone

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BSO Youth ConcertsThe BSO’s Youth Concerts provide an engaging, age-appropriate, and educational orchestral concert experience of the highest quality geared toward students in grades 4–6, acting as an introduction to the full orchestra experience, encouraging long-term ownership of orchestral music and the BSO, and delivering positive character development messages through each performance led by BSO Germeshausen Youth and Family Concert Conductor Thomas Wilkins. The BSO offers six Youth Concerts per year, and brings more than 10,000 students from across New England to Symphony Hall. Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads each performance from stage, guiding the audience through the concert experience and delivering age-appropriate messages about character in conjunction with the concert program. Classroom teachers have access to supplemental information online that allows them to incorporate the concert experience and repertoire into their regular curriculum.

Students and teachers from the Boston Public Schools are invited to attend any performance listed here for free, subject to availability, and with advance reservation. Reservations must be made via the BSO Education and Community Engagement Department rather than by calling SymphonyCharge. For more information about BPS tickets and to make BPS reservations, email education@bso.org.

2015–16 youth concerts

Boston Symphony OrchestraThomas Wilkins, Germeshausen Youth and Family

Concerts Conductor “Sound Decisions”: A Musical Look at Choice, Chance,

and ApplicationSMETANA Dance of the Comedians, from

The Bartered BridePONCHIELLI Dance of the Hours, from La GiocondaBEETHOVEN 2nd movement (Allegretto scherzando)

from Symphony No. 8PROKOFIEV Waltz and Midnight from

Cinderella Suite No. 1MCTEE CircuitsGROFÉ On the Trail, from Grand Canyon SuiteSHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture

tuesday, april 26, 2016, 10am & 12noon

wednesday, april 27, 2016, 10am & 12noon

thursday, april 28, 2016, 10am & 12noon

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youth and family concert sponsor

Thanks to the generous support of the Arbella Insurance Foundation, sponsor of the BSO’s Youth and Family Concerts, a limited amount of funding has been set aside to partially subsidize the costs of bus transportation to and from Symphony Hall for schools attending 2016 BSO Youth Concerts. Please visit: www.arbella.com/BSOBus for more details and for application information.

Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased by calling SymphonyCharge at 617-266-1200, or at the Symphony Hall Box Office. There is a $1.50 handling fee for each transaction.

BSO High School CardThe BSO High School Card gives high school students regular access to Boston Symphony Orchestra performances at Symphony Hall. For $10, high school students can purchase a card that can be presented to the box office along with a valid school ID for a free ticket to most BSO concerts throughout the season. Some blackout dates may apply. Students must register their card online to receive text and/or email notifications of realtime ticket availability and special offers.

Go to www.bso.org/highschoolcard for more information.

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BSO College CardThe BSO College Card is the best way for college students to experience the BSO on a regular basis. For only $25 students can attend most BSO concerts at no additional cost! After purchase, simply register the card online to learn about realtime ticket availability and special offers.

Visit www.bso.org/collegecard for more information.

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Pre- and Post-Youth Concert BSO Musician DemonstrationsPrior to and following each BSO Youth Concert, a limited number of instrument demonstrations led by BSO musicians will be offered to attending school groups of 100 or less individuals. The demonstrations are intended to build personal connections between participating school groups and BSO musicians, offering an opportunity for students to hear directly from a BSO musician on the day of the Youth Concert performance.

• Pre-concert demonstrations will take place from 9:15am to 9:45am (available for schools attending the 10am concerts)

• Post-concert demonstrations will take place from 1:15pm to 1:45pm (available for schools attending the 12noon concerts)

Please note that there is very limited space for these demonstrations – as such, requests will be honored on a first come, first served basis.

Application is required for consideration. Please download an application from our main Youth Concerts page at www.bso.org/youthconcerts.

Supplementary materials for the BSO Youth Concerts will be available in late fall 2015. They will be posted to the main Youth Concerts page at www.bso.org/youthconcerts.

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High School Open RehearsalsThe BSO’s High School Open Rehearsals program offers students in grades 8-12 an opportunity to observe first-hand the rehearsal experience of a professional orchestra, building their relationship with and ownership of the BSO and orchestral music, and leaving the experience with a greater understanding of the professional rehearsal process. High School Open Rehearsals include an opportunity for students to hear and view the conductor from the point of view of the orchestra through a special on-stage screen. Schools are invited to arrive at 9:30am for an optional 30-minute pre-rehearsal talk from stage with a BSO musician. While High School Open Rehearsals are scheduled from 10:30–1:00, length of the rehearsal is at the conductor’s discretion and may end before 1:00; rehearsed repertoire may not include all pieces listed for the rehearsal date.

Students from the Boston Public Schools may attend High School Open Rehearsals for free with advance reservation. If you are a Boston Public Schools educator or administrator who is interested in bringing your 8th–12th grade students, please email education@bso.org for more information.

Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased by calling SymphonyCharge at 617-266-1200, or at the Symphony Hall Box Office. There is a $1.50 handling fee for each transaction. For more information, visit www.bso.org/highschoolopenrehearsals.

2015–16 high school open rehearsalsthursday, october 29, 2015Boston Symphony OrchestraPinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinTCHAIKOVSKY Mélodie, for violin and orchestraTCHAIKOVSKY Andante cantabile for violin and stringsTCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for StringsELGAR Chanson de la nuitSCHUBERT Symphony No. 5

thursday, february 25, 2016Boston Symphony OrchestraCharles Dutoit, conductorPaul Groves, tenorTanglewood Festival ChorusVoices Boston, Andy Icochea Icochea, conductorBERLIOZ ResurrexitDUTILLEUX Timbres, espace, mouvementBERLIOZ Te Deum

thursday, april 14, 2016Boston Symphony OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorMAHLER Symphony No. 9

9:30am Optional pre-rehearsal talk10:30am Rehearsal begins

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bso education and community engagement programs2015–2016 school year

BSO Education and Community Engagement Departmentwww.bso.org/education • education@bso.org • 301 Massachusetts Ave • Boston, MA 02115

BSO Youth ConcertsEspecially geared for students in grades 4–6Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 10am and 12noonWednesday, April 27, 2016, 10am and 12noonThursday, April 28, 2016, 10am and 12noonBoston Symphony OrchestraThomas Wilkins, Germeshausen Youth and Family Concerts Conductor

“Sound Decisions”: A Musical Look at Choice, Chance, and Application

SMETANA Dance of the Comedians, from The Bartered Bride

PONCHIELLI Dance of the Hours, from La Gioconda

BEETHOVEN 2nd movement (Allegretto scherzando) from Symphony No. 8

PROKOFIEV Waltz and Midnight from Cinderella Suite No. 1

MCTEE CircuitsGROFÉ On the Trail, from Grand Canyon SuiteSHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture

Visit www.bso.org/youthconcerts for more information.

BSO High School Open Rehearsals

Especially geared for students in grades 8–12

Thursday, October 29, 2015, 10:30am Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinTCHAIKOVSKY Mélodie, for violin and orchestraTCHAIKOVSKY Andante cantabile for violin

and stringsTCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for StringsELGAR Chanson de la nuitSCHUBERT Symphony No. 5Thursday, February 25, 2016, 10:30amCharles Dutoit, conductorPaul Groves, tenorTanglewood Festival ChorusVoices Boston, Andy Icochea Icochea, conductorBERLIOZ ResurrexitDUTILLEUX Timbres, espace, mouvementBERLIOZ Te Deum Thursday, April 14, 2016, 10:30amAndris Nelsons, conductorMAHLER Symphony No. 9Pre-rehearsal talks begin at 9:30am.

Visit www.bso.org/highschoolopenrehearsals for more information.

BSO High School CardThe BSO High School Card gives high school students regular access to Boston Symphony Orchestra performances at Symphony Hall. For $10, high school students can purchase a card that can be presented to the box office along with a valid school ID for a free ticket to most BSO concerts throughout the season.

Visit www.bso.org/highschoolcard for more information.

Thanks to the generous support of the Arbella Insurance Foundation, sponsor of the BSO’s Youth and Family Concerts, a limited amount of funding has been set aside to partially subsidize the costs of bus transportation to and from Symphony Hall for schools attending 2016 BSO Youth Concerts. Please visit: www.arbella.com/BSOBus for more details

and for application information.

youth and family concert sponsor

To Purchase: Tickets to Youth Concerts and High School Open Rehearsals are $10 each and may be purchased by calling SymphonyCharge at 617-266-1200, or at the Symphony Hall Box Office. There is a $1.50 handling fee for each transaction.

Groups: For groups of 25 or more, a 20% deposit is required at time of order. One complimentary ticket will be offered for every 20 tickets purchased (limit 6 free tickets per group).

Students and teachers from the Boston Public Schools are invited to attend any Youth Concert or High School Open Rehearsal for free, subject to availability and with advance reservation. Reservations must be made via the BSO Education and Community Engagement Department rather than by calling SymphonyCharge. For more information about BPS tickets, email education@bso.org.

Please Note: Programs and artists are subject to change without notice.

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BSO Concerto CompetitionSince 1959, the BSO has hosted a Concerto Competition for high school instrumentalists who are at an advanced level in their musical study. The competition recognizes two first-place winners who perform their concerto with the Boston Pops or with the BSO during a BSO Family Concert. The competition is open to sophomore, junior, and senior high school instrumentalists who reside in Massachusetts.

Go to www.bso.org/concertocompetition for more information.

Working With The Masters ProgramThe Working With The Masters program offers student musicians the opportunity to work directly with a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in either a master class or a workshop setting. Visiting bands, orchestras, and choirs are able to perform selections and receive feedback from a BSO musician during a master class. An educational workshop offers non-performing student groups an informational demonstration where a musician will discuss their background, instrument, and what it’s like to be a member of one of the world’s greatest orchestras. A group ticket purchase to a Boston Symphony or Boston Pops regular season performance is required in order to participate in either program.

For additional information, please contact the Group Sales office at 617-638-9345 or groupsales@bso.org.

Collegiate Ambassadors ProgramThe Collegiate Ambassadors Program is a series of paid opportunities for college students in the Greater Boston area to provide logistical support and assistance to the BSO’s Education and Community Engagement Department in the administration and execution of a variety of its programs over the course of the 2015–2016 concert season. Responsibilities focus on providing general support as needed for events and activities held at Symphony Hall or offsite; participants will be compensated at an hourly rate and with a small travel stipend (as applicable).

Program dates and locations are listed online at www.bso.org/collegiateambassadors.

Applications for participation in this program are due by Friday, September 25, 2015. Those interested in participating must attend an orientation meeting at Symphony Hall on Friday, October 2, 2015 at 4:30pm (specific location TBA). Participants should be over the age of 18 and have flexible schedules allowing them to be available on some evenings and weekends, as well as certain daytime hours. Being able to provide your own transportation is not required but is helpful!

Learn more about this program and access an application on our website at www.bso.org/collegiateambassadors.

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2015–2016 BSO Educators Advisory Council

Stephen Bloom (Lynnfield Public Schools) Jennifer Boyum (Shore Country Day School ) Janna Comeau (North Reading Public Schools) Kathryn Ferris (Marblehead Public Schools) Eva Ostrovsky (Melrose Public Schools) Paul Pitts (Boston Public Schools) Karin Puffer (Westborough Public Schools) Lynn Rubin (Chelmsford Public Schools) LeeAnn Sutton (Cambridge Public Schools) Kimberly Vespo (Lowell Public Schools)

Area music educators, fine arts coordinators, and school administrators were invited to apply to participate on the 2015–2016 council in spring of 2015. Are you a current classroom music educator, fine arts coordinator, or school administrator interested in serving on the council in 2016–2017? Contact education@bso.org for more information about the program.

Community Chamber ConcertsBSO Community Chamber Concerts provide high-quality, relevant, and engaging free chamber music concerts performed by BSO musicians in Greater Boston communities limited in access to the BSO by distance or economics. Community Chamber Concerts build personal connections to the BSO and orchestral music, allowing community members to become more deeply engaged with the BSO over time. Each concert program lasts approximately one hour and is followed by a coffee and dessert reception for the audience and musicians.

The 2015–2016 Community Chamber Concert season will include an “artistic exchange” element before four of the ten total Community Chamber Concert performances. These four communities are: Dorchester, Chelsea, Methuen, and Pittsfield. At each of these four community locations, an ensemble of community musicians will be featured in performance from 2:30-2:45, prior to the BSO musicians’ 3:00 performance. This is the fourth year of this expanded effort, which is intended to allow the concert afternoon to represent an “exchange” of performances between the BSO and the community, and to highlight the musical strengths and programs of each community.

For more information, visit www.bso.org/communitychamberconcerts.

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2015–16 community chamber concertssunday, october 11, 2015 3pmTuckerman Hall, Worcester

sunday, october 18, 2015 3pmSouth Shore YMCA Laura’s Center for the Arts, Hanover

sunday, november 15, 2015 3pmNorwood Theatre

sunday, november 22, 2015 3pmWaltham Community and Cultural Center

sunday, february 14, 2016 3pmChevalier Theater, Medford

sunday, february 28, 2016 3pmThe Cabot, Beverly

sunday, march 6, 2016 3pm*Strand Theatre, Dorchester

sunday, march 20, 2016 3pm*Chelsea High School

sunday, april 3, 2016 3pm*Methuen High School

sunday, april 17, 2016 3pm*Barrington Stage Co., Pittsfield

*These concerts will feature a performance by community musicians beginning at 2:30pm.

Free admission, but reservations required. Please call 888-266-1200 to make reservations.

BSO Educators Advisory CouncilFor a third year, the BSO has drawn together a BSO Educators Advisory Council. The council is a group of classroom music educators and fine arts administrators drawn from the broad Greater Boston area. In conjunction with the Germeshausen Youth and Family Concerts Conductor and the Manager of Education and Community Engagement, the council is charged with the responsibility of creating the supplementary materials designed for the annual BSO Youth Concerts, ensuring that these materials are of the highest quality and most relevant design. In addition to this primary duty, the committee is called upon to share feedback, field updates, and observations regarding the needs of their districts and schools, which will help the BSO Education and Community Engagement Department to build and sustain the most meaningful possible programs for students and educators from diverse backgrounds.

Each year, up to 12 council members will be chosen through an application process. Each member has the option to serve for a two-year term, and will be given an honorarium for each year that they serve. The council will meet, on average, five times over the course of the academic year and concert season.

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Symphony for Our City ProgramThe BSO’s Symphony for Our City program allows the BSO to provide in-depth musical experiences across BSO performance types for local non-profit organizations. This program allows the BSO to build deeper relationships with representatives from a variety of organizations across the Greater Boston area, bringing together individuals of various backgrounds, and informing the BSO’s work through reciprocal relationships.

Each year, the BSO will partner with up to ten community-based organizations in the Greater Boston area through an open application process. Chosen non-profit partners will engage with the BSO throughout the year by attending three types of performance opportunities.

Participants will be asked to attend either a pre- or post-concert educational activity around each designated performance. These activities will be designed to build further engagement with the art form, and to foster an affinity amongst the program constituents. Visit our website for more information about this program at www.bso.org/symphonyforourcity.

Onstage at SymphonyThe BSO’s Onstage at Symphony program convenes amateur musicians of all backgrounds from across Massachusetts for a set of rehearsal experiences culminating in a performance on Symphony Hall’s stage, celebrating their talent and continued commitment to music while also providing them access to the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Hall. This opportunity is intended to build long-term ownership of orchestral music and the BSO, giving community musicians an opportunity to experience a “day-in-the-life” of a professional musician under the leadership of BSO Germeshausen Youth and Family Concerts Conductor, Thomas Wilkins.

Onstage at Symphony is a program designed for adult, Massachusetts amateur musicians who have a true love for musical performance but have pursued alternate career paths. Participants will be selected from a pool of applicants on a lottery basis; the BSO will select enough musicians to constitute a full orchestra fitting of selected repertoire. Chosen participants will attend three rehearsals, and will complete their experience by performing a Saturday afternoon concert on the stage of Symphony Hall. In an effort to reduce barriers to access around the Symphony Hall experience, the final performance of the group will be free and open to the public. Music will be distributed to the participating musicians at least one month prior to the first rehearsal.

The activities of the Onstage at Symphony program will take place at selected times from Monday, October 26 to Saturday, October 31, 2015. The final performance at Symphony Hall is FREE, and will be Saturday, October 31 at 1:30pm. Learn more about the program at www.bso.org/onstageatsymphony.

Kids’ CornerKids’ Corner is designed to provide a child-friendly experience for families attending BSO open rehearsals or concerts on Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons at Tanglewood. Located in a grassy area near the Tanglewood Visitors Center, it offers children’s activities that connect to music in a casual, drop-in atmosphere.

Watch and PlayManaged by the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers, Watch and Play is a free program for children attending the Sunday BSO Concerts at Tanglewood. BSO musicians and local musician ensembles provide opportunities for students to learn about instruments, concert themes, and musical concepts. Watch and Play takes place before select Sunday concerts, running from 1–2pm.

Instrument PlaygroundManaged by the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers, the Instrument Playground offers children and students an opportunity to see, hear, touch, and play instruments of the orchestra in an effort to deepen their understanding of the orchestra, allow them first-hand contact with orchestral instruments, and to inspire future participation in instrumental music. The Instrument Playground is intended to serve the broad Berkshire community, and often provides a first point of exposure to a wide range of musical instruments.

For more information about the BSO’s Education and Community Engagement Programs at Tanglewood, please contact: education@bso.org. Dates for programs will be available in spring, 2016.

Tanglewood Family ConcertThe BSO’s Tanglewood Family Concert provides an engaging and educational orchestral concert experience especially for children ages 3–8 and their families at Ozawa Hall during the Tanglewood season. The Tanglewood Family Concert is designed to build connection to music and to Tanglewood. Performing artists vary from year to year, with a focus on BSO musicians as central to the concert.

Friday Morning Rehearsal Program The BSO’s Friday Morning Rehearsal Program offers a unique opportunity for participants of the BSO’s DARTS program, students, teachers, families, and community groups from the immediate Berkshires area to attend a BSO rehearsal on select Friday mornings during the Tanglewood season. The Friday Morning Rehearsal Program experience is supplemented by an optional pre-rehearsal talk and post-rehearsal tours of Tanglewood for participants, and is intended to offer a first-hand, behind-the-scenes opportunity for groups that call the Berkshires their home throughout the year to experience the BSO on the Tanglewood grounds, building their relationship with the Tanglewood experience as year-round residents and allowing the BSO to give back to the local community. Contact Darlene White, Manager, Berkshire Education and Community Engagement, at dwhite@bso.org for more information beginning in the late spring of 2016.

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AccentureAdage Capital ManagementArbella Insurance FoundationDavid AltshulerArnold WorldwideThe Paul and Edith Babson

FoundationBank of AmericaBarclaysJosh and Anita BekensteinBeveridge Family FoundationBiogen Idec FoundationBJ‘s Wholesale ClubBrad and Terrie BloomBoston Properties, Inc.Boston Seed Capital, LLCBrookline Youth Concerts FundHolly and David BruceDennis and Kimberly BurnsCambridge Community FoundationCenterplateCentury BankCentury-TyWood Manufacturing Inc.The Cleary FamilyClough Capital Partners, LPDick and Ann Marie ConnollyEileen and Jack Connors, Jr.Katharine L. W. and Winthrop M.

Crane, 3D Charitable Foundation

Jim and Shirley CurveyIrene E. and George A. Davis

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Kirk A. DavisEMC CorporationEversource EnergyThe Fairmont Copley Plaza HotelFarley White InterestsFiduciary Trust CompanyThe Fuller FoundationGerondelis Foundation, Inc.Jackson & Irene Golden 1989

Charitable TrustGoodwin Procter LLPJohn and Maureen HailerThe Edward Handelman FundThe Clayton F. and Ruth L.

Hawkridge FoundationHill HollidayThe Hoche-Scofield FoundationIntercontinental Real Estate

CorporationKathleen and Ronald JacksonJ.P. Marvel Investment Advisors, Inc.John HancockGerald R. Jordan FoundationKingsbury Road Charitable

FoundationKronos, Inc.

The following individuals, corporations, and foundations made contributions to support the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Education and Community Engagement Initiatives in fiscal year 2015.

Roger and Myrna Landay Charitable Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Langan, Jr.Loomis, Sayles & CompanyThe Lowell InstituteThe Lynch FoundationMacy’sThe Marr CompaniesSarah G. McCarthy Memorial

FoundationMcCarter & English, LLPThe McGrath FamilyMetLife FoundationMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPMyriad Productions, Inc.National DevelopmentNational Trust Insurance ServicesNatixis Global Asset ManagementNew Balance FoundationThe New England FoundationJoe and Kathy O‘DonnellOvaScienceMr. and Mrs. Stephen G. PagliucaParthenon-EYAbraham Perlman FoundationPerspecta Trust, LLCPutnam InvestmentsPwCJames and Melinda Rabb

Raytheon CompanyThe Red Sox FoundationRuberto, Israel & WeinerMaurice SamuelsSaquish FoundationSaracen Properties LLCEileen Shapiro and Reuben EavesSherin and Lodgen LLPState Street Corporation and

FoundationSuffolk Construction and Suffolk

Construction's Red & Blue Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. SullivanThe TJX Companies, Inc.Sandra A. Urie and Frank F. HerronVertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.The George R. Wallace FoundationWaters CorporationWayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc.Albert O. Wilson Foundation, Inc.Woburn ToyotaWynn ResortsYawkey Foundation IIAnonymous

The income generated from the following endowed funds provides vital support for the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Education and Community Engagement programs.Helaine B. Allen and Berenson

Foundation Youth Concerts FundHelaine B. Allen Education

Directorship FundAzrack Family Fund for Education

and OutreachElizabeth A. Baldwin DARTS FundElizabeth A. Baldwin Metropolitan

Series Youth Concert FundCharles D. Berry Fund for Youth

and Education OutreachThe Board Challenge Fund for

Education and Outreachde Bragança Family Fund For

Education and Community Helene R. Cahners & Carol R.

Goldberg Fund for Music Education

Paul F. and Lori A. Deninger DARTS Scholarship Fund

Harry Ellis Dickson Fund for Youth Concerts

Raymond J. Dulye Berkshire Music Education Fund

Charles F. and Elizabeth Y. Eaton Fund

Archie Epps Memorial FundErna V. Fisher Trust Youth Concert

FundGermeshausen Family Youth

Concerts Conductors Chair FundDr. and Mrs. Kenneth J.

Germeshausen Youth Concert Fund

Gordon/Rousmaniere/Roberts Fund

Major Henry Lee Higginson FundMiriam Little Kenly Youth FundKeyspan Energy Delivery Fund for

Youth ActivitiesAllen Z. and Elizabeth Kluchman

Fund for Youth ActivitiesArthur and Barbara Kravitz Youth

Education FundLacy Youth Activities FundLepofsky Family Educational

Initiative FundJohn A. and Sarah C.C. MacLeod

Youth Programs FundJoseph C. and Beth McNay FundRichard S. Milstein, Esq. and Jordan

S. Ruboy M.D. Fund for Education and Community Engagement

Morse Family Youth Concert FundHamilton Osgood Fund for

Metropolitan Series Youth ConcertsRenee Rapaporte DARTS

Scholarship FundAngelica Lloyd Russell Youth

Education FundRichard and Susan Smith Family

Foundation FundMiriam H. and S. Sidney Stoneman

Fund for Youth ActivitiesVondal M. Taylor, Jr. FundCornelius A. and Muriel P. Wood FundMaurice and Kate Zigmond

Metropolitan Youth Concerts FundJerome Zipkin DARTS Fund

education and community engagement donors

adult education programs

BSO 101: Are You Listening?BSO 101: Are You Listening? returns in 2015–2016, again offering the opportunity to increase your enjoyment of BSO concerts. These six sessions with BSO Director of Program Publications Marc Mandel joined by members of the BSO are designed to enhance your listening abilities and appreciation of music by focusing on upcoming BSO repertoire, examining and illuminating aspects of musical shape and form, and of the composers’ individual musical styles. All of these sessions include recorded musical examples, and each is self-contained, so no prior musical training, or attendance at any previous session, is required. The specific musical works to be discussed will be posted at bso.org.Tuesday, October 13: Surveying the SeasonWednesday, November 11: Contrasting Voices—

Beethoven, Berg, BartókWednesday, January 20: Shakespeare in MusicWednesday, February 10: Beethoven RevisitedWednesday, March 9: The Meaning of “Symphony”—

Mahler and ShostakovichWednesday, April 6: Masters of Orchestral Color—

Debussy, Dutilleux, RavelEach BSO 101 session is followed by a free tour of Symphony Hall, as well as a reception offering beverages, hors d’oeuvres, and further time to share your thoughts with others. Admission to the BSO 101 session is free; please note, however, that there is a nominal charge to attend the reception. Group rates (for 20 or more people) will apply to both the BSO 101 sessions and the receptions; for details, please call 617-638-9345.

BSO 101 In the CommunityWith the increase in popularity of the BSO 101 series, and thanks to a generous anonymous gift, in 2016 we have expanded the program into cities and towns surrounding Boston. All occur on Sunday afternoons from 2–3:30pm. Please check www.bso.org/bso101 for more details.October 4: The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts

Avenue, Arlington - Crucially Classic: Beethoven & BrahmsNovember 15: Waltham Public Library, 735 Main Street,

Waltham - Contrasting Voices: Beethoven, Berg & BartókFebruary 7: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Durgin Hall,

35 Wilder Street, Lowell - Classics Revisited: BeethovenMarch 20: Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton - The Meaning of Symphony: Shostakovich & MahlerApril 10: Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street,

Watertown - Masters of Orchestral Color: Dutilleux, Debussy & Ravel

Insights SeriesIn conjunction with the BSO's programs marking the Shakespeare anniversary, the BSO will offer an “Insights Series” in collaboration with Harvard Department of Music Professor Thomas Kelly. Established in 2012 with the support of the NEA, the “Insights Series” offers chamber music performances, moderated panel discussions, and film screenings, all designed to deepen audience engagement with BSO repertoire by providing a glimpse into the artistic process of the composers, performers, and conductors involved in the BSO's performances and related programming.Visit www.bso.org/insightsseries for more information about events taking place January 23–February 14.

Friday PreviewsFriday Previews take place from 12:15–12:45pm in Symphony Hall before all of the BSO’s Friday-afternoon subscription concerts throughout the season. Given by BSO Director of Program Publications Marc Mandel, Assistant Director of Program Publications Robert Kirzinger, and occasional guest speakers, these informative half-hour talks incorporate recorded examples from the music to be performed.Friday previews are free with a Friday-afternoon concert ticket. For concert listings, please visit www.bso.org/subscriptions.

New This Season–“Casual Fridays” SeriesWear your favorite casual attire to Symphony Hall for three Friday-evening concerts this season! In addition, this new, lower-priced “Casual Fridays” series includes a free pre-concert reception for all concertgoers, and allows for the use of tablets–provided by the BSO–in a designated area in the rear of the orchestra floor. Patrons who choose to sit in this area can view content such as in-depth information about the conductors and soloists, a scrollable score of the music being performed, and informative notes on the program. The series also includes a post-concert gathering in Higginson Hall with live music, snacks, and a cash bar.

Visit www.bso.org/casualfridays for more information.

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