We rarely endorse a specific cultural event, but we’d like to make an important exception. On Friday, February 18th, there will be a concert at Symphony Hall in Boston that has special significance for The G&LR. The concert will be performed by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and will be dedicated to Larry Phillips, for whom G&LR editor, Richard Schneider, wrote an obituary which was published in The G&LR‘s March-April 2019 issue.
Larry was instrumental in the initial founding of this magazine, and he was also a major force behind the founding of BMOP. This concert will celebrate the 25th anniversary of BMOP, which was founded in 1997.
The concert is an in-person event, and it’s free of charge. While you may have concerns about attending an in-person event, rest assured that every precaution will be taken to minimize the risk to attendees.
Please note that this event is a fundraiser for BMOP. There will be a reception for donors prior to the 8 pm concert. Details below.
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The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
25th Anniversary Concert at Symphony Hall
featuring world-renowned organist Paul Jacobs
Pulling Out All the Stops | A Concert Celebration
February 18, 2022 | 8:00 PM | Symphony Hall, Boston
Join BMOP in its grand return to live performance with this exceptional free concert at Boston’s Symphony Hall. The concert program, curated in honor of longtime BMOP supporter Ellis L. Phillips III, showcases world-renowned soloist Paul Jacobs on Symphony Hall’s incomparable concert organ, with two 20th century masterpieces alongside two iconic organ solos reimagined for full orchestra.
As a special celebration of BMOP’s return to performance, and the organization’s quarter-century anniversary, general admission tickets are free! Read more about the concert here, and reserve your seat by clicking here or calling 888-266-1200.
About The Boston Modern Orchestra Project
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) is the premier orchestra in the United States dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. For 25 years, BMOP has championed composers whose careers span nine decades in concerts of unmatched variety. With an “endlessly curious and almost archaeological mind to their programming” (The New York Times), BMOP has been recognized as Musical America‘s 2016 Ensemble of the Year, Boston Magazine‘s 2018 Best Classical Music Ensemble, and most recently as the recipient of Gramophone Magazine’s 2021 Special Achievement Award.
