BSO’s spring concert packs an incredible and mighty selection of music in smaller sets of chamber groups. This concert will take us from the Renaissance all the way to the Romantic and Modern styles of music. On this mighty journey we explore the fantastic music of Mariana Martines, a composer from the classical era and possibly the first women composer to ever write music for symphonic settings, and the powerful music of Emilie Mayer, a prolific composer from the romantic era.

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symphonyMatt LongmireApril 24, 2022April 2022

History in the Stars: The Story Behind the Real-Life Women of Silent Sky - April 10

Join us after our April 10th matinee of Silent Sky for a special presentation from Frank Petrie of the Battle Point Astronomical Association.

Frank will discuss the scientific contributions of the play’s characters: Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Annie Jump Cannon, Williamina Fleming, and some of the other Harvard College Observatory female “computers” of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Cataloging stars and analyzing stellar characteristics recorded on photographic glass plates, work considered too tedious and boring by the male astronomers at Harvard, these women made significant foundational discoveries that advanced our understanding of astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology.

No tickets or reservations are required for this event.

The doors to the event will open at the end of the preceding performance at approximately 5:15pm.

Admission is open to anyone who has purchased a ticket to any showing of Silent Sky.

This presentation will last approximately one hour.

Matt LongmireApril 10, 2022April 2022

Silent Sky: April 8 - 17

When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. Instead, she joins a group of women “computers,” charting the stars for a renowned astronomer who calculates projects in “girl hours” and has no time for the women’s probing theories. As Henrietta, in her free time, attempts to measure the light and distance of stars, she must also take measure of her life on Earth, trying to balance her dedication to science with family obligations and the possibility of love. The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications; Henrietta Leavitt and her female peers believe in both, and their dedication changed the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.

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mainstageMatt LongmireApril 7, 2022April 2022

The Edge Improv: April 2nd @ 7:30 PM

The EDGE Improv's riotous antics have inspired rave reviews from shrewd onlookers since the dawn of time. The troupe performs to sell-out crowds regularly at BPA where their shenanigans have earned a devoted community of followers seeking respite from life’s wearisome details. For nearly a quarter century, The EDGE Improv has ingeniously improvised facts of all persuasion. Their promise of "imagination on demand" routinely relies on audience suggestions.

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the edgeMatt LongmireApril 2, 2022April 2022