Experience the raw intensity of Carmina Burana, an exhilarating ode to fate and fortune harnessing the forces of operatic vocalists, two choirs, and a full symphony orchestra. Mendelssohn's playful, fairytale depiction of a water nymph teases the imagination while Missy Mazzoli's atmospheric new work transports you beyond the stars.

Artists
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Jasmine Habersham, soprano
Jack Swanson, tenor
Elliot Madore, baritone
University of Maryland Concert Choir, satb chorus
Maryland State Boychoir

Repertoire
MENDELSSOHN Die Schöne Melusine Overture  
MISSY MAZZOLI Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)
ORFF Carmina Burana

In memory of George Gebhardt

Inside the Classics: SAT, MAR 16 AT 7 PM, STRATHMORE Gather in the Lockheed Martin Lobby at 7 pm to hear from British-born classical and jazz concert pianist, Dr. Rachel Franklin, BSO Music Scholar in Residence at The Music Center at Strathmore as she presents "Whirling Wheels of Destiny: Mendelssohn and Orff Create Visions of Magic and Medieval Revelry."  

Afterwords with Heyward: SAT, MAR 16, STRATHMORE Stay in your seat post-concert to hear Jonathon Heyward reflect on the concert with BSO violist Helen Hess and acclaimed soprano Jasmine Habersham. 

Inside the Classics: SUN, MAR 17 AT 2 PM, MEYERHOFF Gather in the Second Space Lounge at 2 pm for a lecture by musicologist and Enoch Pratt Librarian, Emily Levine, as she discusses Orff, his life, and how it shaped his most respected work, Carmina Burana.