Where Great Music
Happens


Music Transcends
Differences Across Cultures & Generations


The Mid-Atlantic
Symphony Orchestra
performs for thousands of music lovers every year in Maryland and Delaware.

Comprised of the very best
professional musicians, the MSO, under the passionate direction of charismatic
Maestro Julien Benichou,
has given stunning performances of the great classics as well as
several world premieres.




Nicholas Currie,
Concertmaster

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Spring Concert
"Great Sax"
Simeone Tartaglione
Conducting
Gary Louie, Sax Soloist
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Maestro Benichou
speaks of his Vision

for the 2011-2012 Season.
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View the
2011-2012 Season’s
photos & biographies of
Guest Conductor & Soloists
by clicking on Special Events

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Julien Benichou
Conducts New Music
Mobtown Modern/BSO
Synchronicity Concert

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& Videos, Click here

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THE MID-ATLANTIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Julien Benichou, Music Director


         2011-2012 Season Series



M U S I C


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      M A G I C !

With “Music Is Magic!” the Mid-Atlantic Symphony ushers in its fifteenth year, and Maestro Benichou’s seventh season as its Music Director. Mr. Julien Benichou’s programming brings great music and outstanding soloists together for you to enjoy, to be inspired by and to enrich your lives. Our orchestra has grown in stature each year, and we look forward to sharing our love for music with you throughout the 2011-2012 season.



Julien Benichou conducts MSO Independence Celebration
June 2011, Joshua M. Freeman Foundation Summer Stage

      Maestro Benichou has invited Maestro Osvaldo Ferreira as Guest Conductor. This is a first for the MSO, and indeed a noteworthy event! Osvaldo Ferreira is Principal Conductor of the Orquestra Sinfonica do Parana, one of Brazil’s great orchestras. He will conduct the three performances of the MSO Spring Concert in March 2012. This engagement speaks well of the reputation of the MSO and of the high professional standing of Mr. Ferreira. Mr. Benichou’s growing reputation as a versatile conductor is illustrated by several recent invitations to conduct various orchestras in the United States and other countries. He has been sought after to conduct New Music concerts and his work with youth symphony orchestras is noteworthy.


      Donald Harrington and Marlene Ott are the new Co-Presidents. We look forward to their leadership and guidance to steer our ship out
of economically challenged waters into promising territory this coming season. We are proceeding with a restructuring of the administrative branch of the organization, to raise its efficiency and strengthen its ability to ensure the budget resources the MSO requires to continue
to flourish in the years ahead.


      To enhance even more the powerful and impressive MSO Sound, Mr. Benichou is bringing several world-renowned soloists to perform with our talented musicians. The Season Premiere, “FALL in Love”, will present Edna Huang, our own Principal Clarinet in Weber Concertino Op. 26. Baltimore Symphony Concertmaster Jonathan Carney makes his third solo appearance with the MSO in a most sensitive rendition of Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 2. December’s “Holiday Joy” celebration will showcase singers from Morgan State University Opera Workshop. The Spring Concert “Great Sax” brings guest conductor Osvaldo Ferreira. Gary Louie will amaze you with his alto saxophone virtuosity in Glazunov’s Concerto and Milhaud’s Scaramouche. The Season Finale “Stefan Returns!” is a great promise all in itself! Stefan Jackiw will thrill you with his brilliant interpretation of Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy. With Dvorak’s Symphony No.8, it will mark a glorious end to our 2011-2012 Season Series.


      The MSO is entering a new, momentous phase in its growth and reputation. The impressive performance of the orchestra under the baton of Mr. Benichou is resonating across the mid-Atlantic region in a glowing fashion. It is gratifying to see our fans faithfully attend our concerts, bring their friends and new patrons, to witness growing audiences, and to read press reviews eloquently praise our exciting performances. The MSO is definitely making its mark in the world of classical music in the mid-Atlantic region and consistently enhancing its reputation as a respected regional symphony orchestra.

 



 

Maestro Julien Benichou conducts MSO Independence Celebration Concert
Photos by Douglas Phillips, Joshua M. Freeman Foundation Photographer

 

 

 

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