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Boston Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Symphony Hall Centennial by Barbara Sealock Nearing the finale of the 2000-2001 concert season, the Boston Symphony Orchestra continues its Centennial tribute to Symphony Hall, one of the world's most revered concert sites, with premiere performances, new commissioned works, and special events. Two commemorative books and a 10-CD set of broadcast recordings scheduled to be released this spring have been announced for the occasion.
In keeping with the tradition of the venerable Hall-which one reporter likened to "a spare church in which to worship music"-- the BSO, under the leadership of music director Seiji Ozawa, is this season presenting newly-commissioned works from distinguished composers around the world. These include the world premiere of Oscar-winning composer John Corigliano's Symphony No. 2; Estonian composer Arvo Part's bold and powerful new work for soprano and orchestra, Como anhela la cierva; and the U.S. premiere of La Pasion Segun San Marcos by Osvaldo Golijov, combining Latin music with symphonic forms and forces. More than 250 new works have been premiered or commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra during the past century.
The centennial season includes works that were previously premiered by the BSO in Symphony Hall, including Copland's Piano Concerto, Stravinsky's Four Norwegian Moods, Martinu's Symphony No. 6, Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms, and Henze's Symphony No. 8. And there's more new music to come.
Yo-Yo Ma in Boston Premiere of John Williams' Cello Concerto.
Among Centennial season highlights are the recent performances by Yo-Yo Ma with Seiji Ozawa and the BSO for the Boston premiere of John Williams' Cello Concerto, a work written for the 1994 dedication of Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood. The program also included Strauss' Don Quixote, with Mr. Ma and BSO Principal Violist Steven Ansell as featured soloists.
Yo-Yo Ma has premiered works by a diverse group of composers including Stephen Albert, Chen Qigang, Richard Danielpour, John Harbison, Leon Kirchner, Peter Lieberson, Christopher Rouse, Bright Sheng, Tan Dun, and John Williams. New pieces have also been written for Mr. Ma and on numerous occasions, he has collaborated on their composition.
The BSO's February performance of the J.S. Bach Mass in B minor featured the The Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor, and a distinguished cast of vocal soloists, including soprano Barbara Bonney, mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirchschlager in her BSO debut, tenor John Mark Ainsley, and bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff.
Free Concert Previews
This season, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is offering free Concert Previews at Symphony Hall prior to all BSO subscription concerts. The informative half-hour talks, open to all ticket holders, include taped musical examples and are designed to enhance concertgoers' experience by providing insight into the music being performed. A project of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers, the Concert Previews begin at 7 p.m. for evening performances and at 12:15 for the Friday afternoon performances.
The BSO is the world's largest orchestral organization, including the Boston Pops, Tanglewood, an annual concert series at Carnegie Hall, the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
In tribute to Symphony Hall, Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart said that more than just a performance space, the venerable hall is "a partner in performance...and a more gracious partner would be hard to imagine."

NEC's Jordan Hall
Beloved for its acoustics, intimacy, and beauty, NEC's Jordan Hall has been at the center of Boston's musical life since its opening on October 20, 1903. The 1,013-seat hall was a gift of Conservatory trustee Eben D. Jordan 2nd and was designed by architect Edmund Wheelwright. The original cost was $120,000. Each year, 125,000 concertgoers come to Jordan Hall to hear more than 200 NEC concerts, over 100 of which are free performances by NEC students, faculty, and ensembles.
NEC's Jordan Hall has hosted some of the brightest stars and most memorable premieres in Boston's musical life including performances by the Budapest String Quartet, Marian Anderson, Yo-Yo Ma, the vonTrapp Family Singers, Arthur Rubinstein, Isaac Stern, Renée Fleming, Pablo Casals, Stan Getz, and Benny Goodman and Béla Bartók together. Dozens of local ensembles and presenters, including BankBoston Celebrity Series, Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Cantata Singers, Boston Philharmonic, Handel & Haydn Society, Boston Chamber Music Society, and Boston Gay Men's Chorus, call Jordan Hall home. Jordan Hall is also a classroom, laboratory, and gathering place where New England Conservatory's most important learning takes place, offering Conservatory students the opportunity to launch their careers in one of the world's favorite performing spaces.
Carefully preserving the hall's unique acoustics and architectural qualities, the restoration-begun on May 2, 1995, and completed in October 1995 at a cost of $8.2 million-made Jordan Hall barrier free, updated climate control systems and installed silent, state-of-the-art air conditioning, repaired the hall's seats, and restored its interior to its original 1903 splendor. Ann Beha Associates - http://www.annbeha.com> led the design team for the restoration of Jordan Hall. Kirkegaard & Associates - http://www.kirkegaard.com> were acoustic engineers for the project.
Designated a National Historic Landmark by the Department of the Interior National Park Service in April 1994, NEC's Jordan Hall has won numerous awards since it restoration in 1995, including the 1996 Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award, the Victorian Society in America's Preservation Commendation, the 1996 Boston Preservation Alliance Award, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Award of Merit, and the Illuminating Engineering Society 1996 Lumen Award.



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