150 Years of Koussevitzky | 'Koussevitzky, Innovator' Musical Program with the BSO and BPL

The Associates of the Boston Public Library held the first of three nights of our sixth annual Pierce Performance, '150 Years of Koussevitzky,' on Tuesday, October 15th, 2024, at the Boston Public Library. This video is a condensed version of the hour-long program.

The Associates' Pierce Performance Series aims to raise the visibility of the Boston Public Library's Special Collections through free public performances. This year, we highlighted legendary Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor, Serge Koussevitzky, in collaboration with the BSO and the BPL.

Read the full program here: https://bit.ly/Pierce24Program

At the beginning of the program, we played this video created by the BSO:    • Serge Koussevitzky | Champion of Amer...  

This program features:
Louisa Bissett, Associates of the Boston Public Library’s Executive Director
Alyce J. Lee, Associates’ Board Chair
Jared Rex, Associates-funded BPL Curator of Music
Bridget Carr, BSO Blanche and George Jones Director of Archives and Digital Collections

BSO Musicians:
Christopher Elchico, Clarinet
Cynthia Meyers, Piccolo
Andrew Sandwick, Bass Clarinet
Richard Kelley, Trumpet
Robert Sheena, English Horn
Jason Snider, Horn
Samuel Watson, Contrabassoon

About The Associates of the Boston Public Library
The Associates of the Boston Public Library is an independent non-profit that raises funds to preserve, digitize, and promote the BPL’s Special Collections of historic, literary, and artistic treasures. Since its inception in 1972, the Associates has been the driving force and sponsor behind an extensive range of programs, including Literary Lights— an annual black-tie dinner that honors exceptional New England authors, the Pierce Performance Series— free public programming highlighting an item in the Special Collections, the Hundred-Year Retroactive Book Award competition, and a variety of other programs.

To learn more about the Pierce Performance Series, please visit: https://www.associatesbpl.org/pierce

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