2026-2027 Cover Art Contest

Echoes of Freedom: The American Experience in Symphony

• 10/17/2026, 7:30 pm – Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Williams’ spirited Liberty Fanfare and the thrill of Bernstein’s On the Town. As we reflect on our history through Copland’s classic piece, Lincoln Portrait, Gary Sinise guides a powerful reflection on the American Experience and the growth of our country. In addition, the BSO is proud to highlight a few stunning pieces composed by Mac Sinise.

THE PROGRAM:

John Williams – Liberty Fanfare

Charles Tomlinson Griffes – Poem for Flute and Orchestra (Christina Apelgren)

Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings

Leonard Bernstein – On the Town Three Dance Episodes

Intermission

Mac Sinise – Arctic Circles – Veterans – Cloud Surfing – The Rise

Aaron Copland – Lincoln Portrait (Gary Sinise, narrator)

The Fall of a Feather: An Inspiring Partnership with the BSYO

• 11/14/2026, 7:30 – Rising and falling, ethereal and powerful.The Fall of a Feather opens with a side-by-side performance uniting our professional and youth orchestras, then surges through Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3 with Julian Rhee before descending into the sweeping grandeur of Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5.

THE PROGRAM:

Giuseppe Verdi – Nabucco Overture

Camille Saint-Saens – Violin Concerto No.3 (Julian Rhee)

Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 5

Themes of Fantasy: From Tchaikovsky’s Magic to the Firebird’s Flame

• 1/23/2027, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm – Dive into the Themes of Fantasy when wild overtures of fantastical themes take the stage with Night on Bald Mountain, and stories come to life when The United Ballet Theatre joins us for Suite from The Firebird.

THE PROGRAM:

Modest Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain

Audience Choice Winner

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Sleeping Beauty Suite

Intermission

Sergei Prokofiev – Overture on Hebrew Themes

Igor Stravinsky – Suite from The Firebird featuring United Ballet Theatre

The Grand Design: Three Masters, One Monumental Performance

• 3/6/2027, 2 pm & 7:30 pm – Marvel at the architecture of music, from delicate detail to sweeping power. Begin with Bach’s serene Sleepers Awake, move through the expansive feelings of Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with Jon Nakamatsu, and build to the unstoppable power of Beethoven’sFifth Symphony.

THE PROGRAM

Johann Sebastian Bach/arr. Bantock – Wachet auf. ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers, awake)

Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 (Jon Nakamatsu)

Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5

Fortune And Fate: A Grand Choral Ensemble

• 4/17/2027, 7:30 pm – Fortune rises, fate turns. Journey through the daring adventures of Strauss’ Don Juanand the powerful and majestic nature of Orff’s Carmina Burana, performed with a full choral ensemble.

THE PROGRAM

Richard Strauss – Don Juan

Carl Orff – Carmina Burana

Soprano, Tenor, and Baritone soloists

Brevard Community Chorus, Brevard Chorale, Eastern Florida State College Concert Choir, Brevard Youth Chorus