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Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall opened in the Mount Royal cultural district in 1982 as the new home of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. The project was initiated by then-BSO president Joseph Meyerhoff, who donated $10 million. The city pitched in $2.5 million, and the state contributed $10.5 million for the construction. The opening day performance included pianist Leon Fleisher's return to two-handed performance. The circular, 2,443-seat hall is praised for both its looks and acoustics. It was constructed without flat walls or 90-degree angles, creating an ideal concert-going experience with unobstructed views. It is also one of the few concert halls that has box seats over the stage. In 19...
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall opened in the Mount Royal cultural district in 1982 as the new home of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. The project was initiated by then-BSO president Joseph Meyerhoff, who donated $10 million. The city pitched in $2.5 million, and the state contributed $10.5 million for the construction. The opening day performance included pianist Leon Fleisher's return to two-handed performance. The circular, 2,443-seat hall is praised for both its looks and acoustics. It was constructed without flat walls or 90-degree angles, creating an ideal concert-going experience with unobstructed views. It is also one of the few concert halls that has box seats over the stage. In 1997, five summers of renovations began, including a three-year acoustic readjustment. Improvements included installation of risers on stage, sound diffusers, a modern sound system and a new acoustic canopy. In addition to the BSO, touring acts such as Jerry Seinfeld, the Indigo Girls, Harry Connick Jr. and Aretha Franklin, as well as local groups, have performed at the hall.
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Cockeysville students' art complement Meyerhoff show
Twelve students from Cockeysville Middle School are having their artwork displayed at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The exhibition coincides with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's February concert series, which includes a multimedia performance of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Satellite and Cable Service, Hospitals and Clinics, Ash Wednesday, Arts
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The arts center
Check the web site for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and you'll see an array of performances on the boards for this weekend alone that would make for a wonderful summer season in Harford County. Tickets for...Tags: Music, Arts, John F. Kennedy, Concerts, Arts
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Concert news: Alison Krauss, Young Jeezy, Jordan Knight, Mastodon, Slaughterhouse, Jiffy Lube Live's country megaticket
The Baltimore SunBecause of the success of the Backstreet Boys-New Kids on the Block double tour, some of the members are now going on tour on their own. Thanks everyone who paid for that!Nick Carter is at Rams Head Live Friday, and his 80s counterpart Jordan Knightwill...Tags: Toby Keith, Virgin Mobile FreeFest, Music, Two Door Cinema Club (music group), Rascal Flatts (music group)
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Blockbusters from the BSO
It is possible to quibble with the idea of cramming three blockbuster works into a single program, but the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra carries it off. Ravel's "Bolero," that brilliant study in rhythmic and melodic reiteration, not to mention crescendo,...Tags: Van Cliburn, Music, Concerts, Superman (fictional character), Marin Alsop
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Live performances learn to live with noisy phones
It was the cellphone heard 'round the world.
A bouncy marimba ring tone on an iPhone erupted during the final soft, almost unbearably poignant minutes of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 9 at a recent New York Philharmonic concert in Lincoln Center.
Music...Tags: Justice System, Computer Hardware, Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Lawyers
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Perlman leads BSO in stirring Brahms' Fourth
The classical music world, ever on the hunt for bright young stars with box office snap, still has some reliably surefire veterans. One of them is Itzhak Perlman, the most popular, widely recognized violinist since Heifetz. Tickets for Perlman's guest...Tags: Concerts, Culture, Culture, Music, Music
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On face value, Hahn-Bin delivers a new experience
A tuxedo seems like the one sartorial item that Hahn-Bin might not wear when this 24-year-old violinist appears for the Candlelight Concert Society on Saturday, Jan. 14, at 8 p.m. in Howard Community College's Smith Theatre.
This hotshot performer...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Frederic Chopin, Arts, Awards and Prizes, Itzhak Perlman
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Rhapsody in Gershwin: BSO salutes George and Ira
Another pops program devoted to George Gershwin? Why not? This weekend's Gershwin feast being presented on the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's SuperPops series will hardly be the last.
Nearly 75 years after his death at the age of 39, the composer's...Tags: Movies, Mamma Mia! (movie), Music, Oscar Levant, Harold Arlen
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BSO to premiere concert version of 'Christmas Carol'
Composer Bob Christianson is nothing if not versatile.
He wrote a lot of pulsating music that accompanied episodes about several, um, energetic women in New York on the HBO series "Sex and the City." He has provided themes for Travel Channel's "Mysteries...Tags: Ebenezer Scrooge (fictional character), Travel Channel (tv network), Tameka Cottle, Christmas, Baltimore City College
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Learn line dancing with Mary McCormick at East Columbia 50+ Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Table Tennis, Radio, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diets and Dieting
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BSO takes a new approach to the holidays
A bevy of Santas will not tap-dance their way into Rockette-style formations onstage to help the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra celebrate the Christmas season this year.
That cute tradition, and the rest of the Holiday Spectacular presented by the BSO...Tags: Alexander (music group), Christmas, Christopher Reeve, Cirque du Soleil, Concerts
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Choice voices line up for annual 'Messiah' offerings
The sounds of the season in Howard County always prominently include Columbia Pro Cantare performing portions of Handel's "Messiah." Of course, there are other Christmas-oriented concerts in the Baltimore area to consider adding to your classical shopping...Tags: Christmas, Christmas Music (genre), Charles Street, Circuses, Christianity
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