A Juneteenth Celebration
Saturday, June 20 | 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
The Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Center
650 Dudley Street
Boston, MA 02125
Landmarks’ fourth annual Juneteenth concert celebrates music of Scott Joplin, Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Michael Abels, Julia Perry, and P.I. Tchaikovsky. This year, we are thrilled to collaborate with talented young musicians from the Sphinx Performance Academy intensive summer program, which will be in residence at Boston Conservatory in June.
Boston Landmarks Orchestra | Christopher Wilkins, conductor
String students from the Sphinx Performance Academy
Scott Joplin Treemonisha Overture
Carlos Gomes Sonata para Cordas: “O Burrico de Pau”
Julia Perry Prelude for Strings
Florence Price Andante moderato from String Quartet No. 1
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Michael Abels Delights and Dances
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings: Finale (Tema Russo)
Best of Boston
Wednesday, July 22 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
DCR Hatch Memorial Shell
47 David G. Mugar Way
Boston, MA 02108
Landmarks celebrates America 250 and Boston’s rich and diverse musical heritage with a program featuring Bernstein’s beloved Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, William Grant Still’s multi-faceted portrait of America in his Symphony No. 4, and several sparkling miniatures by Leroy Anderson. Partners include Marcus Santos and his Grooversity Brazilian drumming ensemble, members of Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Ensemble, and Everyone250.
Boston Landmarks Orchestra | Christopher Wilkins, Music Director
Grooversity | Marcus Santo, leader
Members of Reverence Gospel Ensemble of Berklee College of Music
Repertoire includes:
Dudley S. Buck Festival Overture on the American National Air
Leonard Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
William Grant Still Symphony No. 4 “Autochthonous”
Leroy Anderson Selections to be taken from: Serenata, The Last Rose of Summer, The Rakes of Mallow, Fiddle Faddle
Four Seasons Recomposed & Mozart’s 40th at the Hatch
Wednesday, July 29 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
DCR Hatch Memorial Shell
47 David G. Mugar Way
Boston, MA 02108
Concert and film composer Max Richter’s stunning reimagining of Vivaldi’s iconic Four Seasons has become a viral hit since its 2012 premiere. Another perennial favorite, Mozart’s 40th symphony, has long been heard as a gateway to the Romantic age. Its conflicts and turbulence are illuminated a dark beauty that listeners have always found deeply consoling.
Boston Landmarks Orchestra | Christopher Wilkins, Music Director
Michael Jorgensen, violin
Repertoire includes:
Florence Price Nimble Feet (from Dances in the Canebrakes)
William Grant Still Summerland
Max Richter & Antonio Vivaldi Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
Wolfgang Amadè Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
Verdi Requiem
Wednesday, August 5 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
DCR Hatch Memorial Shell
47 David G. Mugar Way
Boston, MA 02108
Verdi’s electrifying Requiem—with its blazing choruses, dramatic operatic solos, and powerful orchestra—marks the return of our One City Choir, in partnership with Cantata Singers, led by Noah Horn. Randall Thompson’s The Testament of Freedom, with texts of Thomas Jefferson, continues our celebration of America 250.
Boston Landmarks Orchestra | Christopher Wilkins, Music Director
In Partnership with Cantata Singers | Noah Horn, Music Director
Felicia Moore, soprano
Erica Brookhyser, mezzo-soprano
Jonghyun Park, tenor
Donnie Ray Albert, bass-baritone
Repertoire includes:
Randall Thompson The Testament of Freedom (excerpts)
Giueseppe Verdi Messa da Reqiuem
Organ Symphony & Fountains of Rome
Wednesday, August 12 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
DCR Hatch Memorial Shell
47 David G. Mugar Way
Boston, MA 02108
Landmarks’ 25th Anniversary season concludes with a celebratory program featuring Saint-Saëns’ majestic “Organ Symphony” and Beethoven’s triumphant Leonore Overture No. 3. Presented in partnership with the Esplanade Association, the concert also includes Respighi’s Fountains of Rome and Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides, setting the stage for an unforgettable evening of music in this jewel of a public park.
Boston Landmarks Orchestra | Christopher Wilkins, Music Director
Repertoire includes:
Felix Mendelssohn The Hebrides
Anna Clyne Wild Geese
Ottorino Respighi Fountains of Rome
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3
Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 78 “Organ Symphony”
From Boston Landmarks Orchestra:
Direction to DCR Hatch Memorial Shell
NOTE: There is NO PARKING on the Esplanade. Please plan to arrive via one of the options below:
| WALKING If entering by foot, you can take one of many footbridges to enter the park. They are all noted on this map. The Hatch Memorial Shell is closest to the Arthur Fiedler Footbridge which is located between Beacon Street and Beaver Place, adjacent to David G Mugar Way. Once in the Esplanade, begin walking right to shortly find the Hatch Shell! |
| MBTA The Hatch Shell is a ten-minute walk from the Arlington MBTA Station (Green Line) and a ten minute walk from the Charles / MGH MBTA Station (Red Line). Find all of the nearby stations on this map. |
| BLUE BIKES Pick up a Bluebike at any station around Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and Somerville and return to a station located conveniently near the Hatch Shell. Find locations on the System Map or mobile app. The closest Blue Bikes station is located where Beacon Street meets David Mugar Way, in front of Beacon Street access to the Arthur Fiedler Footbridge. |
| PARKING (outside of park) Recommended parking locations include Newbury Street lots or the Boston Common Garage. |
| RIDE SHARE Please direct rideshare vehicles to drop you off on Beacon Street near Arlington Street. Cheers is a good reference spot. Once you’ve been dropped off, enter the park on foot via the Arthur Fiedler Footbridge, located between Beacon Street and Beaver Place, adjacent to David G Mugar Way. |
