BSO percussionist Brian Prechtl is one of five winners of the Ford Musician Award for Excellence in Community Service. The League of American Orchestras has for the first time selected five musicians from professional orchestras large and small across the U.S, and has honored them for their devotion to causes…

Twenty Years of Chamber Music at Second Presbyterian  Ivan Stefanović, Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director, Chamber Music by Candlelight   Many of you know that most BSO musicians, in addition to teaching at various fine institutions in and around Baltimore, also play in a number of concert series and ensembles. One such…

Thirty Years of Playing For English Country Dancing, From Church Basements To Ballrooms By Jonathan Jensen   Even if you’ve never heard of English country dancing, you’ve probably seen it - that is, if you’ve watched a ballroom scene from one of those Jane Austen movies. This form of communal…

Please read the attached press release from the Musicians of the PSO. We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters as they stand their ground. It is sad that the PSI management is shirking their duty as stewards of this storied institution. Response by the Musicians of the PSO…

We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Philadelphia as they stand against another regressive contract offer from management. It's a very sad day for orchestral music in the great state of Pennsylvania with two of the greatest Orchestras in the world having to walk the picket lines…

by Kevin Smith Congratulations! You are ready to audition for a professional orchestra. You have already put in years of training - including hundreds of lessons, many more rehearsals, and thousands of hours of practice - all in an effort to reach your full potential. To succeed, your instrumental technique…

By Ellen Pendleton Troyer You settle in to your seat before a BSO concert at The Meyerhoff or Strathmore concert halls. If you’re a regular concertgoer, you look for familiar faces onstage. You think to yourself, “There’s my favorite percussionist,” “there’s that cellist I always love to watch perform,” “is…