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Underscore Fridays
Following the success of our UnderScore Friday series last season, all Friday evening concerts will now follow this same format. Patrons will hear comments from the stage about each program. An early 7pm start time allows Subscribers to socialize after the performance with each other and the guest artists at a complimentary reception.
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BSO 101
After a highly successful first season in 2010-2011, BSO 101 returns on a regular, expanded basis in 2011-12, now also including sessions that provide an "insider's view" of the workings of the BSO.
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Friday Previews and Open Rehearsal Talks
Given by BSO Director of Program Publications, Marc Mandel, and Assistant Director of Program Publications, Robert Kirzinger, these informative half-hour talks incorporate recorded examples from the music to be performed.
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Forever Young? "The Rite of Spring" Approaches 100
"The Rite of Spring" is old. Nearly one hundred years old, in fact: centennial celebrations of the infamous premiere are currently in the works. Among the effects of its aging, the riots that accompanied the first performance at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées have become increasingly difficult to imagine in our era of extreme concert-hall decorum.
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