Wordsmith – Past Concerts
Baltimore Symphony: American Salute
Saturday, July 6, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Program includes works by
Morton Gould,
Jimmy López Bellido,
Wordsmith,
Jessie Montgomery,
Jonathan Leshnoff,
George Gershwin,
Leroy Anderson,
Carlos Simon,
Don Sebesky,
Stephen Sondheim, and
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
$20-$67 ($15 ages 17 & under)
Baltimore Symphony: Star-Spangled Spectacular
Thursday, July 4, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Rash Field – Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD, United States
Program includes works by
John Stafford Smith,
Meredith Willson,
Jonathan Leshnoff,
Leonard Bernstein,
Wordsmith,
Jessie Montgomery,
James Horner,
Various,
John Williams,
Aaron Copland,
Jimmy López Bellido,
Virgil Thomson,
Paul Simon, and
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Free (RSVP required)
Baltimore Symphony: Star-Spangled Spectacular
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Oregon Ridge Park, Cockeysville, MD, United States
Program includes works by
John Stafford Smith,
Meredith Willson,
Jonathan Leshnoff,
Leonard Bernstein,
Wordsmith,
Jessie Montgomery,
James Horner,
Various,
John Williams,
Aaron Copland,
Jimmy López Bellido,
Virgil Thomson,
Paul Simon, and
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
$28 ($17 ages 1-12)
Symphony in the City: Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine
Friday, June 7, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Fort McHenry East Lawn, Baltimore, MD, United States
Symphony in the City is always free, family-friendly, and open to all. To help close his historic inaugural season, Music Director Jonathon…
Free (donations appreciated)
Community Concerts at Second: Chamber Music by Candlelight (Family Concert)
Sunday, May 5, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Second Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD, United States
Free
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Jazzing the Symphony
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
$15-$20
Baltimore Symphony: Music For Maryland
Saturday, July 8, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
APGFCU Arena at Harford Community College, Bel Air, MD, United States
Program includes works by
John Stafford Smith,
George Gershwin,
Leonard Bernstein,
Aaron Copland,
Leroy Anderson,
Valerie Coleman,
Various,
John Williams,
Samuel A. Ward,
Wordsmith, and
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Free (pay-what-you-wish; tickets required)
Baltimore Symphony: Star-Spangled Spectacular
Thursday, July 6, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Boordy Vineyards, Hydes, MD, United States
Program includes works by
John Stafford Smith,
George Gershwin,
Leonard Bernstein,
Aaron Copland,
Leroy Anderson,
Valerie Coleman,
Various,
John Williams,
Samuel A. Ward,
Wordsmith, and
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
$20
Baltimore Symphony: Star-Spangled Spectacular
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Rash Field – Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD, United States
Program includes works by
John Stafford Smith,
George Gershwin,
Leonard Bernstein,
Aaron Copland,
Leroy Anderson,
Valerie Coleman,
Various,
John Williams,
Samuel A. Ward,
Wordsmith, and
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Free (RSVP required)
Baltimore Symphony: Star-Spangled Spectacular
Monday, July 3, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Oregon Ridge Park, Cockeysville, MD, United States
Program includes works by
John Stafford Smith,
George Gershwin,
Leonard Bernstein,
Aaron Copland,
Leroy Anderson,
Valerie Coleman,
Various,
John Williams, and
Wordsmith.
$28 ($17 ages 12 & under)
Baltimore Symphony Midweek: The Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 @ 12:00am – 11:30pm (EST)
Online event
George Gershwin
—
Porgy and Bess
(Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
Free (RSVP required)
Baltimore Symphony Midweek: The Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Thursday, February 9, 2023 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
George Gershwin
—
Porgy and Bess
(Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
$7
Baltimore Symphony Midweek: The Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 @ 11:30am – 12:30pm (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
George Gershwin
—
Porgy and Bess
(Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
$7
Baltimore Symphony Midweek: The Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
George Gershwin
—
Porgy and Bess
(Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
$7
Baltimore Symphony: 'A Soldier's Tale' & 'Romeo & Juliet'
Sunday, November 6, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Online and in-person
Igor Stravinsky
—
L'Histoire du soldat ("The Soldier’s Tale")
(narr. Wordsmith)
Sergei Prokofiev — Suite from Romeo and Juliet (arr. Rune Bergmann)
Sergei Prokofiev — Suite from Romeo and Juliet (arr. Rune Bergmann)
In-person: $25-$65 | Livestream: $9.99
Baltimore Symphony: 'A Soldier's Tale' & 'Romeo & Juliet'
Saturday, November 5, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD, United States
Igor Stravinsky
—
L'Histoire du soldat ("The Soldier’s Tale")
(narr. Wordsmith)
Sergei Prokofiev — Suite from Romeo and Juliet (arr. Rune Bergmann)
Sergei Prokofiev — Suite from Romeo and Juliet (arr. Rune Bergmann)
$35-$90
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Halloween Spooktacular
Saturday, October 15, 2022 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (EDT)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Adam Glaser
—
March of the Little Goblins
Paul Dukas — The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Camille Saint-Saëns — Danse macabre, Op. 40
Béla Bartók — Transylvanian Dances, Sz. 96, BB. 102b
Manuel de Falla — "Ritual Fire Dance" from El amor brujo
Paul Dukas — The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Camille Saint-Saëns — Danse macabre, Op. 40
Béla Bartók — Transylvanian Dances, Sz. 96, BB. 102b
Manuel de Falla — "Ritual Fire Dance" from El amor brujo
$15-$20