The Boston College Symphony Orchestra, University Chorale, and University Wind Ensemble share the stage for an evening of American music at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. Over two hundred and fifty students will perform together, to reflect upon and commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States’ Declaration of Independence. A celebration of contemporary and historical composers, this program tells an important and polyglot story about American musical identities and aims to underscore the relationship between music and civic engagement within the unfinished and aspirational project of American democracy. The program features three works by composer Kevin Day, including a world premiere co-commissioned by the Boston College Symphony Orchestra and featuring Leo Eguchi, cello, and Sasha Callahan, violin, as the culmination of a week-long interdisciplinary artist residency with Dr. Day at Boston College. The concert is conducted by Riikka Pietilainen-Caffrey, Sebastian Bonaiuto, and Anna Wittstruck, and will be emceed by David Quigley, the Robert L. and Judith T. Winston Provost and Dean of Faculties at Boston College. The concert is generously supported by the Institute for the Liberal Arts, the Office of Student Initiatives, Robsham Theater Arts Center, The Music Department, and the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences Deans’ Office.
Join us for our 15th annual spring concert where BC Baroque will perform music of Vivaldi, Bach and Mendelssohn!
"Life finds a way." This famous line from the 1993 film Jurassic Park points to the futility of human control in the face of nature, and urges humility over hubris when interacting with forces greater than ourselves.The Boston College Symphony Orchestra spring concert probes this tension between humility and hubris, exploring musical subjects from climate change to the cosmos to the Cretaceous Period. The concert features Rossini's heroic William Tell Overture, Mozart's operatic Clarinet Concerto in A major (Patrick Yulin Liu '29, clarinet soloist and winner of the 2025 Concerto-Aria Competition), "Jupiter" from Holst's The Planets, and Theme from Jurassic Park by John Williams. The program's emotional center is a world premiere performance of Watershed, a piece written for string orchestra by Boston College alumnus Ethan Behr '25, which chronicles the cataclysmic flooding in Vermont and offers music as a response for "addressing the climate crisis, fostering empathy, and inspiring action." Conducted by Anna Wittstruck.
"Life finds a way." This famous line from the 1993 film Jurassic Park points to the futility of human control in the face of nature, and urges humility over hubris when interacting with forces greater than ourselves.The Boston College Symphony Orchestra spring concert probes this tension between humility and hubris, exploring musical subjects from climate change to the cosmos to the Cretaceous Period. The concert features Rossini's heroic William Tell Overture, Mozart's operatic Clarinet Concerto in A major (Patrick Yulin Liu '29, clarinet soloist and winner of the 2025 Concerto-Aria Competition), "Jupiter" from Holst's The Planets, and Theme from Jurassic Park by John Williams. The program's emotional center is a world premiere performance of Watershed, a piece written for string orchestra by Boston College alumnus Ethan Behr '25, which chronicles the cataclysmic flooding in Vermont and offers music as a response for "addressing the climate crisis, fostering empathy, and inspiring action." Conducted by Anna Wittstruck.
The Office of the Dean of Students—in conjunction with campus and community partners—will host a welcome meeting covering topics related to safety, policy, and neighborhood living for all undergraduate students new to living off campus for the spring semester. The event will be held on the Main Stage at the Robsham Theater on Tuesday, January 13 from 6:00-7:00 PM.