Michael Colgrass: Side by Side

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Dynamic duos and flights of fancy abound on Michael Colgrass: Side by Side
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Enjoy the many sides of composer of Canadian-American composer Michael Colgrass on this latest release from BMOP/sound. Colgrass gives his take on a (imagined) theme from Mozart on Letter from Mozart. Side by Side features keyboard soloist Joanne Kong performing a one-of-a-kind concerto: harpsichord and piano played simultaneously. The disc closes with The Schubert Birds, a mash-up of a theme by Franz Schubert in a style inspired by jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker.

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John Harbison 80th Birthday Celebration

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Celebrating the life and works of a local luminary
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In honor of his 80th birthday, BMOP closes its 23rd season with a selection of works by Boston mainstay John Harbison. Special guest and longtime Harbison collaborator soprano Dawn Upshaw joins BMOP to perform Milosz Songs for Soprano and Orchestra and Symphony No. 6. Violist Marcus Thompson performs Harbison's Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, and the concert opens with Remembering Gatsby (Foxtrot for Orchestra)

David Sanford: Black Noise

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Avant-garde classical meets jazz and rock on David Sanford: Black Noise, the latest release from BMOP/sound. The eponymous composition, commissioned by BMOP and premiered in March 2017, takes inspiration from a pastiche of contemporary composers and film. Prayer: in Memoriam Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. honors the life of the civil rights leader and his impact on the composer and the composer's hometown, Pittsburgh. Scherzo Grosso features cello soloist Matt Haimovitz in an orchestral reimagining of the original big band work.

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William Schuman: The Witch of Endor

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Dance into a new year with William Schuman
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It's new music for a new year, as we are releasing the world premiere recording of The Witch of Endor by William Schuman. This latest release on BMOP/sound includes three of Schuman's collaborations with dancer and choreographer Martha Graham, with Judith, Choreographic Poem and Night Journey rounding out the disc. Start your new year right with this not-to-be-missed disc!

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John Corigliano Portrait Concert

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BMOP celebrates the work of John Corigliano
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BMOP presents the works of modern master John Corigliano. Our February 23, 2019, concert includes his Symphony No. 2 and we welcome back Eliot Fisk to perform Corigliano's guitar concerto Troubadours. Also featured on this concert will be the winner of the annual BMOP-NEC Composition Competition.

David Sanford: Black Noise

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Prayer: in memoriam Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Scherzo Grosso
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February 2019
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Lei Liang: A Thousand Mountains, A Million Streams

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Musical landscapes from composer Lei Liang
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On BMOP's latest release, A Thousand Mountains, A Million Streams, composer Lei Liang paints musical landscapes with a sonic brush. Saxophonist Chien-Kwan Lin embodies a widow's grief during the tumultuous Cultural Revolution in China on Xiaoxiang. Liang and pipa virtuoso Gao Hong simultaneously look back to a rich Chinese tradition and forward to new sounds in Five Seasons.

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Haroun and the Sea of Stories - Free tickets to federal workers!

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Find out how by clicking the above link
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BMOP takes a trip to an operatic world of water genies, mechanical birds, fantastical creatures, and more, as we welcome back soprano Heather Buck to reprise the title role she created in Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Charles Wuorinen. This semi-staged production also features bass-baritone Stephen Bryant and a whole cast of Boston's favorite opera singers.

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