Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) January 26, 2012
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will showcase art, literature and science displays by students from Anne Arundel and Baltimore County Schools in an exhibit celebrating the beauty and diversity of nature. Running in conjunction with the Orchestras presentation of LIFE: A Journey Through Time, the exhibit will open on Thursday, January 26 at 4 p.m. in the main lobby of the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and remain on display through the duration of the concert series. The exhibit will include paintings, photography, sculpture, poetry, prose, research and more by students from schools including Pikesville Middle School and Carver Center for the Arts. Its opening will be attended by the students and their families, along with BSO Music Director Marin Alsop and National Geographic photographer Frans Lanting, whose breathtaking photographs are the focal point of and inspiration for Baltimore-native Philip Glass composition. Please see below for complete event details.
A truly unique, multimedia interpretation of Earths diversity, LIFE: A Journey Through Time brings skillfully choreographed music by Philip Glass to the photos of Franz Lanting. It received rave reviews when Marin Alsop and the BSO presented the East Coast premiere in 2007. This stunning composition returns on Friday, January 27 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, January 29 at 3 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and Saturday, January 28 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore. In addition, an abbreviated version created especially for families with children ages 5 and up will be performed as part of the Family Concert Series on Saturday, February 4 at 11 a.m. Please see below for complete concert details.
Marin Alsop, conductor
Hailed as one of the worlds leading conductors for her artistic vision and commitment to accessibility in classical music, Marin Alsop made history with her appointment as the 12th music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. With her inaugural concerts in September 2007, she became the first woman to head a major American orchestra. She also holds the title of conductor emeritus at the Bournemouth Symphony in the United Kingdom, where she served as the principal conductor from 2002-2008, and is music director of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in California.
In 2005, Ms. Alsop was named a MacArthur Fellow, the first conductor ever to receive this prestigious award. In 2007, she was honored with a European Women of Achievement Award, in 2008 she was inducted as a fellow into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2009 Musical America named her Conductor of the Year. In November 2010, she was inducted into the Classical Music Hall of Fame. In February 2011, Marin Alsop was named the music director of the Orquestra Sinf
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