FlexPass
For the maximum flexibility and best price, purchase a ticket package of 3 or 4 Signature Series concerts at Maryland Hall.
The benefits of a FlexPass include:
- Find out first – FlexPass subscribers receive email and SMS messages about special events and the upcoming season before the general public.
- Ultimate Flexibility – Choose 3 or 4 of our Signature Series concerts and choose the Friday and Saturday Signature Series concert dates that work with your schedule. The greatest advantage of our FlexPass is flexibility to mix and match your favorite music, guest artists, and dates!
- Holiday Pops & Family Concert Presale – FlexPass subscribers can purchase tickets to Holiday Pops at Maryland Hall or Severna Park before tickets go on sale to the general public.
- Discounts on Extra Tickets – FlexPass Series subscribers receive 20% off Holiday Pops tickets at Maryland Hall and Severna Park.
Choose from 3 or 4 concerts remaining in the 2026-27 Signature Series season
1. FORCES OF NATURE
Reinaldo Moya Vestida de Mar, with violinist Francesca Anderegg
Friday, November 6, 2026
Saturday, November 7, 2026
6:30 PM Pre Concert Lecture
7:30 PM Concert
Maryland Hall
Luke Soneral An Overture: The Mouse and its Shadow
Reinaldo Moya Vestida de Mar, with violinist Francesca Anderegg
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Tempest, Op. 18
Igor Stravinsky Divertimento from Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss)
This concert is approximately 2 hours in length, with a 20 minute intermission.
In Forces of Nature, the natural world becomes a source of wonder, reflection, and transformation. Emerging composer Luke Soneral opens the program with An Overture: The Mouse and Its Shadow, offering an exciting glimpse of orchestral music’s future. Reinaldo Moya’s ocean-inspired violin concerto, Vestida de Mar, brings violinist Francesca Anderegg to the stage for a work that reflects the landscapes and experiences of the Americas. Tchaikovsky’s The Tempest turns Shakespeare’s storm into a powerful exploration of human nature, while Stravinsky’s The Fairy’s Kiss honors Tchaikovsky through the wintry world of Hans Christian Andersen. Together, these works reveal nature as both an elemental force and a reflection of our inner lives.
2. THE CALL OF THE WILD
Strauss, An Alpine Symphony
Friday, March 5, 2027
Saturday, March 6, 2027
6:30 PM Pre Concert Lecture
7:30 PM Concert
Maryland Hall
Claude Debussy“Fêtes” from Nocturnes
Maurice Ravel Alborada del gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester)
Tan Dun Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds
Richard Strauss Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64
This concert is approximately 2 hours in length, with a 20 minute intermission.
Four vibrant works span centuries and cultures in a program inspired by nature and celebration. Claude Debussy’s luminous “Fêtes” shimmers with festive color, while Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso sparkles with Spanish wit and brilliance. Tan Dun’s Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds transforms smartphones and birdcalls into music shared by orchestra and audience. The concert culminates with Richard Strauss’s breathtaking Alpine Symphony, a monumental musical journey from night through storm to a triumphant mountaintop sunrise.
3. MYTHS & MOUNTAINS
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, with violinist Esther Yoo
Friday, April 9, 2027
Saturday, April 10, 2027
6:30 PM Pre Concert Lecture
7:30 PM Concert
Maryland Hall
Sunday, April 11, 2027
3:00 PM at The Music Center at Strathmore
Jean Sibelius Tapiola, Op. 112
Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
with Esther Yoo, violin
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
This concert is approximately 1 hr 50 min with a 20 minute intermission.
Mystery, lyric beauty, and rhythmic power shape this compelling program. Jean Sibelius’s Tapiola opens with a haunting portrait of an ancient Nordic forest. Violinist Esther Yoo performs Max Bruch’s beloved Violin Concerto No. 1, famed for its soaring lyricism and fiery virtuosity. The concert culminates with Beethoven’s exhilarating Symphony No. 7—an unstoppable surge of rhythm, energy, and triumph that remains one of the most electrifying works in the symphonic repertoire.
Tickets for our performance at The Music Center at Strathmore will be sold through the Strathmore website.
5. SHAPED BY NATURE
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 with pianist Stewart Goodyear
Friday, May 7, 2027
Saturday, May 8, 2027
6:30 PM Pre Concert Lecture
7:30 PM Concert
Maryland Hall
Benjamin Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Stewart Goodyear, piano
Ferde Grofé Grand Canyon Suite
This concert is approximately 1 hr 50 min with a 20 minute intermission.
Sea, spectacle, and symphonic brilliance converge in this vivid program. Benjamin Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from the opera Peter Grimes evoke the vast, shifting moods of the ocean. Pianist Stewart Goodyear returns to perform Sergei Prokofiev’s electrifying Piano Concerto No. 3, a dazzling mix of lyricism, wit, and virtuosity. The concert concludes with Ferde Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite, a colorful musical journey through sunrise, desert vistas, galloping trails, and thunderous storms of the American West.