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Maestro José-Luis Novo Leads a Historic One-Night Performance at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on June 1, 2026 at 8 pm
Annapolis, MD — The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra (ASO) makes its debut at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on Monday, June 1, 2026, at 8:00 PM, with a landmark program led by Artistic Director and Conductor José-Luis Novo. The concert coincides with the League of American Orchestras Annual Conference and is a rare opportunity for audiences to experience the ASO in one of the nation’s most celebrated concert halls.
The program is a journey from darkness to triumph that unfolds from low and somber tones to powerful and energetic celebration. It opens with the Annapolis Symphony Academy’s Orion Youth Orchestra performing side-by-side with their ASO musician-mentors—a powerful symbol of music’s ability to inspire across generations. The evening culminates with Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47—one of the most gripping works of the 20th century—and Reynaldo Moya’s Polo Romanesco, a vibrant postmodern send-up of centuries-old harmonic tradition.
“This concert represents everything we aspire to as an orchestra,” said ASO Executive Director Erica Bondarev Rapach. “For the musicians to step onto the Meyerhoff stage for the first time—alongside our Academy students—and share this extraordinary program with colleagues from orchestras across the country is a moment we will never forget.”
