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REACHING EVER higher
REACHING EVER higher
PO Box 3381Easton, MD 21601
2017–2018 SEASON
Dear Friends of the MSO,
What a joy it is to introduce you to our 20th Anniversary Season, Reaching Ever Higher! I am so proud of the program we have put together for the coming year.
We are thrilled to be performing such symphonies as Bizet’s energetic Symphony No. 1, Brahms’ moving Symphony No. 4, and our first ever Mahler, the heavenly Symphony No. 4. We are so excited to welcome such tremendous artists as Virgil Boutellis-Taft in Chausson’s Poème and Saint Saëns’ Danse Macabre, the Baltimore Symphony’s Phil
Munds in Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 3, and Leon Fleisher, one of the world’s greatest musical legends, in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12.
In November, the MSO will celebrate the Fall season with Autumn Legends, featuring Alwyn, Haydn and the Vivaldi’s famed Four Seasons with our newly-appointed Concertmaster Amos Fayette.
For our Holiday Joy Concert, we welcome exceptional Soprano Leah Hawkins and gifted Tenor Chaz’man Williams-Ali, both hailed from the Washington National Opera Young Artist program, as well as famed Canadian Brass trumpeter Joe Burgstaller. In the spirit of the season, we will then celebrate the New Year with MSO favorite Soprano Sharin Apostolou and her husband, the wonderful Tenor Ryan McPherson.
A first this year, the MSO will present a February concert, A Roaring Movies Valentine, featuring music of the Roaring Twenties and silent pictures; a most entertaining evening! In March, we will premiere a commission from composer Camila Agosto, a highly inspiring and creative young artist whose music blends acoustic and multimedia elements.
Finally, I am pleased to announce that we will present two concerts at two new venues, the Todd Performing Arts Center at Chesapeake College, and the Maison Francaise in Washington, DC. These venues are in addition to the many other venues that we are so fortunate to perform in: the historic Avalon Theater, the richly sounding Community Church in Ocean Pines and Easton’s Church of God, the warm Mariner’s Bethel Church in Ocean View, the delightful Christ Church in Easton, and of course the Ocean City Performing Arts Center within the Roland E. Powell Convention Center.
The Mid-Atlantic Symphony is Reaching Ever Higher for you, our MSO family, inspiring our lives through music, together!
Your Maestro,
Julien Benichou
Celebrating our 20 th
Anniversary Season!
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Single Tickets Date # Tickets Sept/Oct* x $45 = November x $45 =December x $50 = March x $45 = April* x $45 =
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= New Year’s Day # Tickets x $60 =
= Valentine Date # Tickets x $45 =
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For unforeseen circumstances soloists and programs are subject to change without notice. The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, a nonprofit organization, is supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maryland State Arts Council, the Talbot County Arts Council, the Worcester County Arts Council, the Sussex County Council, the Van Strum Foundation, the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, PNC Bank, Choptank Electric Trust, Delmarva Power, as well as other generous donations from corporations, organizations, and individuals.
For additional information, visit midatlanticsymphony.org or call 888-846-8600.
A TOAST TO THE NEW YEAR
HEAVENLY MUSIC: MAHLER, JANICE CHANDLER, AND LEON FLEISHER
A ROARING MOVIES VALENTINE
AUTUMN LEGENDS
Sunday, December 31, 2017 7 p.m. Christ Church, Easton, MD
Monday, January 1, 2018 1 p.m. Community Church Ocean Pines, MD
Friday, April 20, 2018, 7 p.m. Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD
Sunday, April 22, 2018*, 3 p.m. Pre-Concert Lecture 2:15 p.m. Convention Center, Ocean City, MD
Thursday, November 2, 2017, 7:30 p.m.Church of God, Easton, MD
Saturday, November 4, 2017, 3 p.m.Pre-Concert Lecture 2:15 p.m. Mariner’s Bethel, Ocean View, DE
Sunday, November 5, 2017, 3 p.m.Pre-Concert Lecture 2:15 p.m. Community Church, Ocean Pines, MD
Sharin Apostolou Soprano
Leon Fleisher Piano
Amos Fayette Violin
Leah Hawkins Soprano
Joe Burgstaller Trumpet
Ryan McPherson Tenor
Janice Chandler Soprano
Carl Oswald English Horn
Chaz’man Williams-Ali Tenor
Holiday JoyRING IN THE SEASON
Thursday, December 7, 20177 p.m.Avalon Theater Easton, MD
Saturday, December 9, 2017 3 p.m. Mariner’s Bethel Ocean View, DE
Sunday, December 10, 2017 3 p.m. Community Church Ocean Pines, MD
IN THEIR TWENTIESThursday, March 8, 2018, 7:30 p.m.Easton Church of God, Easton, MD
Saturday, March 10, 2018, 3 p.m.Pre-Concert Lecture 2:15 p.m. Mariner’s Bethel, Ocean View, DE
Sunday, March 11, 2018, 3 p.m.Pre-Concert Lecture 2:15 p.m. Community Church, Ocean Pines, MD
Phil Munds French Horn
Camila Agosto Composer
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Celebrating our 20 th Anniversary Season!
Come celebrate the spirit of the holidays with traditional seasonal favorites.
Celebrate the New Year with revelry and music for this special event.
Celebrate romance with silent movies and the music of the Roaring Twenties.
Join us for these special
non-subscription concerts. Ticket
info is below.
Join us for these special
non-subscription concerts. Ticket
info is below.
Thursday, February 8, 20187:30 p.m. Avalon Theater Easton, MD
Saturday, February 10, 20187:30 p.m. Community Church Ocean Pines, MD
Avalon Theater: 40 East Dover Street, Easton, MD 21601Christ Church: 111 S. Harrison Street, Easton, MD 21601 Community Church: 11227 Racetrack Road, Ocean Pines, MD 21811Convention Center: 4001 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842Easton Church of God: 1009 N. Washington Street, Easton, MD 21601French Embassy: 4101 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007Mariner’s Bethel: Rt. 26 and Central Avenue, Ocean View, DE 19970Todd Performing Arts Center at Chesapeake College: Rt 50 & 213, Wye Mills, MD 21679
EAST AND WEST OF THE RHINE
Thursday, September 28, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD
Friday, September 29, 2017*, 8 p.m. French Embassy, Washington DC
Sunday, October 1, 2017*, 3 p.m.Pre-Concert Lecture 2:15 p.m. Convention Center, Ocean City, MD
Virgil Boutellis-Taft Violin
Commission, Camila AgostoHorn Concerto No. 3, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 1, Georges Bizet
Egmont Overture, Ludwig Van BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSymphony No. 4, Gustav Mahler
Poème, Ernest ChaussonDanse Macabre, Camille Saint-SaënsMa mère l’Oye, Maurice RavelSymphony No. 4, Johannes Brahms
The Four Seasons, Antonio VivaldiSymphony No. 45, Joseph HaydnAutumn Legends, William Alwyn