Midweek Concert: Classical Mashup

Nicholas Hersh, conductor

Christylez Bacon, beatboxer

Wytold, electric cello

Program to include:

PROKOFIEV “Montagues and Capulets” from Romeo and Juliet

BACON/WYTOLD How to Play the Cello

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10, II. Allegro

BACON/WYTOLD It’s the Beatbox Baroque Style

WYTOLD Homework at Home and Bach Remix

BERNSTEIN Mambo from Overture to West Side Story

Imagine the sounds of the classics with a hip hop beat! Don’t miss this special program when the BSO joins with Grammy®-nominated beatboxer and progressive hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon and wildly original electric cellist/composer Wytold for a crash course in the fundamentals of remixing! Through beatboxing, improvising, and other creative techniques, these area favorites take inspiration from a Bach Prelude, Pachelbel’s Canon, Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and other masterpieces and make them completely their own.

If you are a school, or reserving more than 20 tickets please fill out our reservation request form - Mid-Week Reservation Form. 

MUSIC FOR YOUTH+: ALL AGES (especially grades 3-8)

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, MUSIC TECHNOLOGY