MIT Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert
Adam K. Boyles, Director
Featuring the MIT Concert Choir and the New World Chorale
Friday, November 19th, 2021 / 8:00pm
MIT Kresge Auditorium
Open to MIT community on Covid Pass or outside community members using TimTix for events. More information will be provided upon registration.
Program
Emilie Mayer: Faust Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sympony no. 9
COVID 19 HEALTH POLICY
We care deeply about the well-being and safety of our audiences, artists, and staff, and are excited to welcome you back to live performances at Music and Theater Arts!
For this performance:
- Masks are required to be worn at all times
- Students must have a current Covid Pass Attestation.
- NOTE for Visitors: On the day of the event, please visit the Tim Tickets link you will receive in your confirmation email and complete the instructions to be assigned a Tim Ticket. You should submit your Tim Ticket daily attestation at least 30 minutes before entering the venue.
- For Live Streaming Options: If you cannot attend in person, you can watch the concert via our livestream:
ABOUT MIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The origins of MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) date back as far as 1884 when the first MIT Tech Orchestra appeared on campus along with the Banjo and Glee Clubs. The orchestra disbanded and re-appeared several times over the years that followed until 1947, when Klaus Liepmann (1907-1990), MIT’s first full-time professor of music and founder of the music program, became director of the MIT Glee Club, the Symphony and the Choral Society.
The central mission of the MIT Symphony Orchestra is the cultural enhancement of education at MIT by promoting music performance at the highest level of artistic excellence among MIT students, by nurturing new works and young artists, by developing and sustaining the widest possible audience. The orchestra’s repertoire consists of works from the entire symphonic canon, spanning works of the early Baroque era to contemporary compositions, and including music for film and theatre.
Compositions by MIT faculty are also part of MITSO’s repertoire. The orchestra recently recorded Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique, and has participated in masterclasses with Gustavo Dudamel, Sir Roger Norrington, and Nicholas McGegan. Frequent collaborations with other ensembles such as the MIT Concert Choir, the theater program, with members of the faculty and performances by MITSOlite, a chamber orchestra comprised of MITSO members, are also part of MITSO’s activities.
The students in the MIT Symphony Orchestra come from a variety of fields including: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Biology, Mathematics, Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Nuclear Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Management, Architecture, and Materials Science & Engineering.
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