BCCO Spring Concerts

FREE concerts
online ticketing is now closed
The performances will last ~1hr 45mins, including one intermission

Ticketing for our Saturday and Sunday concerts is now closed; these dates sold out.

If you have a reservation, remember to arrive before 2:50 pm, as at that time we will treat unused reservations as no-shows. Doors open at 6:45 pm.

If you don’t have a reservation: Come early. Our admission tables will be open from 2:00 pm; we will hand out numbered tickets and ask you to wait until 10 minutes before curtain. At that time, we will treat any unused reservations as no-shows and admit walk-up patrons in order until we reach the capacity of the hall. On Friday night, we had more than 100 no-shows and were able to admit many walk-up patrons who didn’t have a reservation.

Ming Luke, music director
Samantha Burgess, assistant conductor

Soloists:
Ellen Leslie, soprano
Sara Couden, alto
Brian Thorsett, tenor
Simon Barrad, bass

“For our spring 2025 concert series, BCCO explores two brilliant but lesser-known works of compositional genius, Sergei Taneyev’s John of Damascus and Messe de Requiem by Camille Saint-Saëns. John of Damascus was Taneyev’s first published work; it immediately placed him in the upper echelons of composers during his day,” says BCCO music director, Ming Luke.

Saint-Saëns, known mostly for his orchestral works, wrote the Requiem to honor his great friend and benefactor, Albert Libon. Saint-Saëns’ biographer, Jacques Bonnaure, noted in his 2010 book: “This unjustly neglected Requiem is perhaps the most sensitive, imaginative, and perfect work by the composer, who finds here, more than ever before, a classical balance between form and expression, innovation and tradition, sophisticated compositional style and immediate effect.”

“Both works deserve to be performed more often, and it’s a treat for BCCO to explore these significant works,” says Ming.

Read more about the Program

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