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Signaling the start of the social season, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) will hold its annual Gala Concert on Saturday, September 7 at 8:30 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. This year's Gala will be led by BSO Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly. The concert features the band Pink Martini with vocalist Storm Large, who will collaborate with the BSO for an intoxicating mix of cabaret, samba, jazz and Hollywood musicals. National Public Radio's news correspondent Ari Shapiro, a frequent guest vocalist with Pink Martini, will perform.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) announces BSO Student Select, a new discounted ticket program for college students. Starting August 26, all college students can pay $25 to purchase a BSO Student Select Card, good for admission to unlimited* concerts for the entire 2013-2014 season at both the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, Md. and The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Md., as well as access to the BSO's College Nights.

Andrew Constantine, the BSO's popular former Associate Conductor, will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in a 2013-2014 Season Preview Concert on Friday, September 6 at 8 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and Thursday, September 11 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore. The concert features repertoire from the new season, including compositions by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin and many more. Maestro Constantine will also serve as the evening's host, providing commentary about each work.

Signaling the start of the social season, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) will hold its annual Gala Concert on Saturday, September 7 at 8:30 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. This year's Gala will be led by BSO Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly. The concert features the band Pink Martini, who will collaborate with the BSO for an intoxicating mix of cabaret, samba, jazz and Hollywood musicals.

This fall, concert saxophonist Timothy McAllister gives the first North American performances of John Adams's new Saxophone Concerto and records the 32-minute score for Nonesuch. McAllister performs with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under Marin Alsop on Friday, September 20 (8 pm) at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, repeated on September 21 (8 pm) and 22 (3 pm). Then, David Robertson leads McAllister and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in Saxophone Concerto on Saturday, October 5 (8 pm) and Sunday, October 6 (3 pm) at Powell Hall. Listeners worldwide may catch a broadcast and live stream of the Oct. 5 concert at www.stlpublicradio.org. Recording sessions with Robertson and the SLSO follow in October for a future Nonesuch recording pairing Saxophone Concerto with the orchestra's performance of Adams's City Noir, which McAllister also premiered.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) announces the much-anticipated annual Rusty Musicians with the BSO on Wednesday, September 18 at 6:30 p.m. (Group 1) and 7:50 p.m. (Group 2) at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. This event gives community instrumental musicians the ability to play side-by-side with a world-class orchestra. Under the direction of Music Director Marin Alsop, un-auditioned string, brass, wind and percussion instrumentalists will participate in rehearsals and perform selections from Edward Grieg's Peer Gynt Suites and Piotr Illyich Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture - Fantasy.

Maestra Eimear Noone leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses tonight, July 27 at 8 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The program will feature melodies from Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess and more. Fan-favorite scenes from the games will also flash on a jumbo screen above the stage for audience members to view. Please see below for complete program details.

Maestro Case Scaglione leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in an evening of George Gershwin's Greatest Hits tonight, July 25 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore and Friday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The program will feature the jazz-filled melodies of Rhapsody in Blue, featuring pianist Jon Nakamatsu, and the timeless music from An American in Paris. Please see below for complete program details.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) announces that Music Director Marin Alsop will continue her commitment to the Orchestra with the signing of a six-year contract that extends from September 2015 to August 2021, her second contract renewal with the Orchestra. Maestra Alsop began her tenure as the Orchestra's 12th music director in September 2007; in 2009 she renewed her contract through 2015. This latest contract ensures that the BSO's popular music director will continue to be on the podium for approximately half of all classical subscription programs.

In addition to the BSO Academy Festival presented by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) at Artscape this weekend (July 20-21), the OrchKids will perform a special concert. Today, July 20 at 3:30 pm, the OrchKids will perform 'It's a Musical World' at the Brown Center at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), presenting musical selections from around the world that showcase and celebrate multi-cultural art. Please see below for complete event details.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) will host two community activities at Artscape, America's largest free arts festival held in Baltimore annually. The BSO Academy Festival at Artscape will provide adult amateur musicians the opportunity to perform with the BSO today, July 20 at 2:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 21 at 3 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The concerts presented by the Academy participants are free and open to the public. Please see below for complete event and registration details.

In addition to the BSO Academy Festival presented by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) at Artscape this weekend (July 20-21), the OrchKids will perform a special concert. On Saturday, July 20 at 3:30 pm, the OrchKids will perform "It's a Musical World" at the Brown Center at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), presenting musical selections from around the world that showcase and celebrate multi-cultural art. Please see below for complete event details.

Concertmaster Jonathan Carney will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in an evening of music by Baroque Masters tonight, July 11 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore and Friday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The program will feature selections from Baroque's 'Big Three' composers, including Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons,' Bach's 'Orchestral Suite No. 3,' and Handel's 'The Royal Fireworks Suite' and 'Water Music.'

Maestra Eimear Noone leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses on Saturday, July 27 at 8 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The program will feature melodies from Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess and more. Fan-favorite scenes from the games will also flash on a jumbo screen above the stage for audience members to view. Please see below for complete program details.

Maestro Case Scaglione leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in an evening of George Gershwin's Greatest Hits on Thursday, July 25 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore and Friday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The program will feature the jazz-filled melodies of Rhapsody in Blue, featuring pianist Jon Nakamatsu, and the timeless music from An American in Paris. Please see below for complete program details.

Concertmaster Jonathan Carney will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in an evening of music by Baroque Masters on Thursday, July 11 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore and Friday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m. at theJoseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The program will feature selections from Baroque's "Big Three" composers, including Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3, and Handel's The Royal Fireworks Suite and Water Music.

Capitalizing the appeal of singing shows like The Voice, Glee and American Idol among local 'tweens' and teens, the BSO announces its sixth annual singing competition, 'O, Say Can You Sing?' Contestants will vie for the chance to sing the national anthem alongside the BSO in front of thousands at the BSO's annual Star-Spangled Spectacular concerts held at Baltimore County's Oregon Ridge Park, July 3-4, 2013. See below for complete competition and event details.

Marni Nixon, who dubbed the singing role for Natalie Wood, along with Bert Michaels (Snowboy), Eddie Verso (Juano) and Harvey Evans (Mouth Piece), will participate in a roundtable discussion about WEST SIDE STORY at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall tonight, June 14 from 7 p.m.to 7:30 p.m. Jonathan Palevsky, program director of WBJC 91.5 FM radio and host of 'Cinema Sundays' at The Charles Theater, will moderate. Please see below for complete program details.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) regrets to announce that Marni Nixon, the singing voice of Natalie Woods' "Maria" in West Side Story, had to cancel her upcoming engagement with the BSO due to a sudden temporary illness. She was scheduled to participate in a roundtable discussion with other West Side Story cast members prior to the BSO's production of West Side Story on Friday, June 14th

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Music Director Marin Alsop leads the BSO in a performance of the film score from Bernstein's legendary West Side Story tonight, June 13 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, Friday, June 14 and Saturday, June 15 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 16 at 3 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Bernstein's brilliant score will accompany a screening of the 10-time Academy Award-winning motion picture. Watch the webumentary here.