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The union representing Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians filed a complaint against the orchestra's management with the National Labor Relations Board.

The musicians, who have been locked out by management since June, wish to show that they're still ready to work.

Orchestral showpieces by Scriabin, Strauss and Rouse are brought to vivid life by conductor Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony.

A packed weekend in the Baltimore area included effective presentations by the Baltimore Symphony, Concert Artists of Baltimore and Candlelight Concert Society.

The Mendelssohn Piano Trio featuring Peter Sirotin from Ukraine, violin; Fiona Thompson from England, cello; and Ya-Ting Chang from Taiwan, piano, will perform on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Harford Community College's Joppa Hall, Recital Hall 1.

Several of the city's major classical organizations are offering Free Fall Baltimore events.

Betty G. Bertaux, a composer and music educator who founded the Children's Chorus of Maryland, died Oct. 10 at her Naples, Fla., home of pancreatic cancer. She was 75.

Bianco performs as part of the BSO's Broadway Standing Ovations show Oct. 10-12

The Columbia Orchestra gets its 37th season off to an ambitious start with major works by two 19th-century German composers on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m., at the Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake.

Ann Porter Lundy, a former president of the Maryland Orchid Society and founder of Baltimore's chapter of the Maryland Native Plant Society, died Sept. 28 of cancer at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore.

Chamber music needs the right-sized chamber, which often proves to be a church. For the Sundays at Three series, that sacred space is Christ Episcopal Church in Columbia. That's where the Mendelssohn Piano Trio will perform on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 3 p.m.

Hajime Teri Murai leads the Peabody Symphony Orchestra in a fiery account of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony on a program with Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring Marianna Prjevalskaya.

Marin Alsop leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in a highly charged account of Rachmaninoff's First Symphony on a program that includes works by Korngold and Higdon.

Hahn, Patinkin and LuPone have bowed out, but orchestra takes it in stride

The Baltimore Symphony's 2014 gala concert, led by Marin Alsop, included a rarity by Ferde Grofe and an unusual approach to Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue.'

The 99th season of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra features Pinchas Zukerman in Beethoven's Violin Concerto on a program with Mahler's Fourth Symphony.

Launched by BSO player to study outlook, paths for orchestras

Richard William Parsons, a retired Baltimore County librarian who also spent nearly 50 years as a residential advocate for Towson, died of cancer Monday at his Woodbine Avenue home. He was 87.

Maryland Public Television salutes all who helped make Baltimore spectacular for one weekend

A strained muscle has caused violinist Hilary Hahn to bow out of Baltimore Symphony season-opener. Pinchas Zukerman to step in.

We can't have the bicentennial of a major historical event here every year, but we can take steps to replicate the vibrancy the Star Spangled Banner anniversary produced.

One of the main events in the national anthem bicentennial, the Star-Spangled Spectacular, broadcast on PBS, featured Baltimore Symphony Kenny Rogers, Smokey Robinson and more.

"Great Performances," the PBS showcase of American performing arts, came to town for the "Star-Spangled Spectacular" concert at Pier Six Saturday night and showed how to make great, live television.

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Residents of Federal Hill and Locust Point say they've grown used to the gridlocked traffic, elusive parking and other effects that come with the big weekend events in their neighborhood. Many say it's a small price to pay for their front-row seats to the festivities.

On this, the 13th anniversary of that devastating day Sept. 1, 2001, and I am grateful for the saving power of music, art and poetry.

VP will deliver remarks at Fort McHenry Saturday night

The vice president will deliver remarks at Fort McHenry Saturday night

National anthem proves dynamic, enduring.

The Columbia Orchestra's upcoming 37th season promises to bring a range of classical music to the Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake.

Cordelia D. Oliver, a retired Baltimore public schools educator who became one of the first African-American docents at the Baltimore Museum of Art, died Aug. 4 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson from complications of a stroke. She was 92.

A daily diary, chocolate rainbow cake and a gift basket with skin care products were just some of the $1,300 in gifts Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake claimed on her 2013 ethics forms, according to a review of the filings.

A daily diary, chocolate rainbow cake and a gift basket with skin care products were just some of the $1,300 in gifts Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake claimed on her 2013 ethics forms, according to a review of the filings.

BSO's principal oboist was vacationing in Montreal when her unique instrument went missing

More than 200 free events slated for October

Classical artists moved by 'Rite of Spring,' Beethoven's Fifth (no, really)

Lester J. Bartholomew, a retired tax accountant and centenarian, died Saturday at the Presbyterian Home of Maryland in Towson of complications from a fall. He was 100.

Over the years, John Von Paris and the Savage-based moving company he now heads have had their share of Orioles' highlights. This week, the 122-year-old Von Paris Moving and Storage will add one more highlight to the reel when Von Paris and his company are honored before an Orioles game at a celebration recognizing long-time season ticket-holders.

The Mad Decent Block Party concert at the Merriweather Post this past weekend made news, but not for good reasons. It is sad to hear about two young people dying of drug overdoses, 20 other people taken to the hospital suspected of drug over-dosing, 50 citations for underage drinking, and two arrests for assault right here in downtown Columbia. Does having this type of event here reflect poorly on Howard County? How many police were needed?

'Video Games Live' gives the symphonic treatment to music from 'Pac-Man,' 'Beyond Good & Evil' and everything in between.