Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra Concert at Jordan Hall

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Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

The Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra, conducted by artistic director Julius P. Williams, presents a concert centering on our shared humanity. Take a musical journey across national borders, culminating with Aaron Copland’s iconic Lincoln Portrait, with narrator Ron Savage, Performance Division dean, reading excerpts from some of Abraham Lincoln’s greatest speeches, including the Gettysburg Address.

Enjoy modern favorites such as “Dearly Beloved,” composed by Yoko Shimomura for the video game Kingdom Hearts; the iconic Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang, performed by Serena Harnack; enduring works such as Jean Sibelius’s Finlandia; and contemporary composer Nkeiru Okoye’s Voices Shouting Out, described by the composer as “a sparkling celebration of life.”

Tickets are free for the Berklee community: Use discount code BerkleeBCSO or visit the box office and show your ID. To avoid long wait times at the ticket window, reserve online or visit the box office before Friday, November 22.