The Baltimore Symphonic Band Presents Baltimore Stories: In Concert

The Baltimore Symphonic Band presents music from Baltimore composers and about the Baltimore experience, in this free concert appropriate for all ages. The program includes a musical tribute to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," along with a performance of the poem by Baltimore's own Barry Williams. CCBC President Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis will read the delightful narrations penned by Baltimore poet Ogden Nash to accompany Saint-Saens' whimsical suite Carnival of the Animals. The program will also include tributes to Billie Holiday, Eubie Blake and the Star Spangled Banner.

These concerts mark the premiere of a newly commissioned symphonic work by Baltimore composer Derrick Wang, entitled There is a Road. Wang came to national attention for his opera Scalia/Ginsburg, about the unlikely friendship between two radically different Supreme Court Justices. A graduate of the Gilman School who now serves on the faculty of the Peabody, Wang dedicates this new piece to two of his early mentors in music: Cathleen Miles, who was his middle school music teacher, and Morgan State University Bands Director Melvin Miles.

This event is free, but tickets are required. Call the box office at 443-840-ARTS (2787).