Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is the Mikado Overture. The music was composed by Arthur Seymour Sullivan for the 1885 comic opera The Mikado. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in February 2019 and is on YouTube: BSO plays Mikado Overture. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic 1885 operetta, The Mikado. The pit orchestras were spectacular, and this overture asked much of these virtuoso performers. This, a February 2019 performance, shows the BSO was also up to the task. Enjoy!” Thank you to everyone who has and continues...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is More. The music was composed by Riz Ortolani and Nino Oliviero for the 1962 Italian film Mondo Cane. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in March 2017 and is on YouTube: BSO plays More. This arrangement by Richard Hayman was for Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Originally written by Riz Ortalani and Nino Oliviero as an instrumental for the Italian documentary, Mondo Cane, “More” won a Grammy in 1964 for best instrumental theme. Enjoy!” Thank you to...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is Music from Apollo 13. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in February 2020 and is on YouTube: BSO plays Music from Apollo 13. The music from the 1995 American space docudrama film, Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard. The music was composed by James Horner and arranged by John Moss. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “James Horner’s magnificent score to the Ron Howard docudrama, Apollo 13. Poignant and heroic, the music depicts a scrupulously accurate rendering of what NASA called a “successful failure.” From...