The Boston Globe calls it “Symphonic Sunday. Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) hosts a free Father’s Day Concert at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall.”

Four world-class premiere performances, including a #BMOP commission. All free.

Premiere⁴
June 21 / Jordan Hall
Tickets required for admission / https://bmop.org/performances/bmop-presents-premiere

#fathersday #solstice

Internationally-heralded cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper — recitalist, orchestral soloist, teacher, lecturer, and recording artist — stands out not only for her polished virtuosity but her fierce intelligence and imaginative programming.

This June solstice, experience Cooper’s BMOP performance debut in the world premiere of the #BMOP-commissioned cello concerto, Inner Fire, by composer Avner Dorman.

Premiere⁴
June 21 / Jordan Hall
Tickets are free / https://bmop.org/performances/bmop-presents-premiere

A student of John Corigliano, Avner Dorman’s music has garnered numerous awards, including Israel's Prime Minister's Award, and international awards from ACUM, ASCAP, and the Asian Composers League. BMOP stans will recall performances of Dorman's Ellef Symphony and Uriah for the 2019 program, Klezmer Madness.

This June solstice, hear the world premiere of the #BMOP-commissioned cello concerto, Inner Fire, at Premiere⁴.

Premiere⁴
June 21 / Jordan Hall
Tickets are free / https://bmop.org/performances/bmop-presents-premiere

Mark your calendars, BMOPers! The world premiere recording of Mark Adamo’s Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess, will release on PENTATONE Aug 7.

Alongside Adamo, this album marks #BMOP’s collective return to PENTATONE, following the GRAMMY-nommed recording of John Corigliano’s The Lord of Cries / https://www.pentatonemusic.com/a-daring-new-lysistrata-for-our-time-where-love-war-collide/

The recording preserves the Feb 2025 performance of the opera, presented in collab w/ @Odysseyopera at Jordan Hall. Avail as a 2-disc SACD set and digitally across all platforms.

With a portfolio encompassing solo works, chamber music, orchestral oeuvres, operas, and music for film, John Aylward’s music explores the intersectionality of time, memory, and myth. BMOPers will recall the world premiere performance of Aylward's Eternal Return on #BMOP's October 2023 program, Time Change.

This summer, experience another Aylward world premiere, History of the World, at the solstice-inspired Premiere⁴.

Premiere⁴
June 21 • Jordan Hall
Tickets are free / https://bmop.org/performances/bmop-presents-premiere

#BMOP sliding into your summer concert calendar with an all-premiere program June 21. Music by Paul Moravec, Avner Dorman, John Aylward, and Bernard Rogers.

Tickets for this concert are free / https://bmop.org/performances/bmop-presents-premiere⁴/

Twenty years ago the United Nations established World Migratory #Bird Day. It’s recognized annually the second weekend of May to raise awareness of the migratory linkages between regions of the globe, and to highlight conservation efforts.

Are you a birder or bird-lover? We’re #BMOP. We’ve got a playlist for that / https://bandcamp.com/bmopsound/playlist/birds

Salute the June #solstice with a #BMOP-coded #summer celebration! The all-premiere program includes three new works:

Paul Moravec / Miami Variations (2025)
Avner Dorman / Inner Fire (2025)
John Aylward / History of the World (2025)
Bernard Rogers / Symphony No. 5 “Africa” (1959)

Tickets for this June 21 #concert are free / https://bmop.org/performances/bmop-presents-premiere⁴/