The Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra (BCSO) presents our Spring 2022 concert Orchestral Reflections on Politics and Conflict. Join us for a glimpse into ways that composers write music that reflects on the politics and conflicts around them. With repertoire including John Adams' The Chairman Dances, selections from Ludwig van Beethoven's 3rd Symphony, Rhapsodic Overture by Edmund Jenkins/edited by Tuffus Zimbabwe, Two Interlinked French Melodies from the opera Entente Cordiale by Ethel Smyth, The Overture to Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko’s opera Taras Bulba, as well as music by John Williams reflecting on the struggles between wizards and muggles in the fantastical world of Harry Potter.

About the Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra

The BCSO is Berklee's premiere symphony, offering students, faculty, and guest artists the opportunity to come together and perform some of the most influential music ever written. Focused on the regular and intentional inclusion of composers who represent the broad spectrum of our humanity, the BCSO performs both traditional and contemporary genres side-by-side, because all orchestral music was once contemporary. The ensemble is dedicated to creating the musical change we seek to see in professional orchestral music, with a commitment to including compositions by women, LGBTQ, and people of color on every concert.

For more information about the orchestra visit berklee.edu/bcso