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Something Borrowed, Something True: What is American Music

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Symphony Hall, Boston, MA

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor

What is American music? Our national soundscape is rich in diversity: diversity of style, of language, and of cultural contexts. It is indeed this diversity that makes something "American." Together, we observe the beauty of unity as opposed to uniformity.

Tickets are $10 each, with one complimentary ticket for every 20 tickets purchased. A 10% deposit is required 6 weeks before the concert, with the remainder due 4 weeks before. Students and teachers from Boston Public Schools attend any Youth Concert for free, subject to availability and with advance reservation. Contact Group Sales at 617-638-9345 or groupsales@bso.org.

Thomas Wilkins, dressed in all black, sits on the steps of the Symphony Hall stage and speaks to a large audience of young students

Performance Details

Mar 11, 2026, 11:00am EDT

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A view of the empty Symphony Hall, with the stage in the distance

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