Although unable to gather in person, the LSO brass players are still making music! Here they are performing "La Peri Fanfare" by Paul Dukas.
Musicians "On Call" Around Boston
Longwood Symphony musicians have been sharing the joy and comfort of live music with hospitals and senior living facilities around Boston through the "LSO On Call" program. This summer, we've expanded into outdoor spaces at local hospitals to thank and celebrate the incredible healthcare providers who are working tirelessly to heal our community.
Enjoy a few short clips and photos from recent performances!
LSO Featured on PBS NewsHour
“Where do healers find comfort? For some U.S. doctors and caregivers, the answer is in music. Jeffrey Brown went to Newton, Massachusetts, recently to see how medical professionals are regenerating their spirits -- and becoming better providers in the process.”
On September 18, PBS NewsHour featured a segment about the medical musicians around the country who turn to music for comfort and healing. Some Longwood Symphony musicians have been participating in the National Virtual Medical Orchestra, which brings together musicians from the healthcare field across the country to make virtual performances.
LSO Virtual Orchestra: Haydn's 95th Symphony, 3rd Movement
#TakeTwoKnees: LSO Against Racial Injustice
The musicians of the orchestra have stepped up to Anthony McGill’s #TakeTwoKnees challenge in protest of racial injustice, intolerance, and hatred. While we are adding our voices in this small way now, we will join our orchestra colleagues to uproot and dismantle racism across the field.
Meet the Musicians with "LSO Check Ups"
Together at Home - Music from LSO Musicians
LSO & Dr. Lisa Wong featured on WHRB 95.3 Harvard Radio
Now Announcing the 2019-20 Concert Season! A Note from Ronny Feldman, Music Director
The Longwood Symphony Orchestra’s 19/20 season has arrived – welcome! Over this season’s four concert cycles, the program mix includes music spanning 250 years, from Mozart to John Harbison. During our musical journey we will visit composers from Germany, Austria, Russia, The Orkney Islands, and, of course, the US.
Welcome to the 2018-19 LSO season!
Dear LSO Friends,
It’s late summer, and I am thinking about the new season soon to begin… rehearsal strategies and concerts in Jordan Hall, the excellent repertoire, and introducing you to four inspiring soloists. In my mind’s eye, I see musicians working hard, many fresh from rounds at the hospital, playing with a sense of commitment and passion while joyfully sharing our music.
Twice Gifted: "Chronicle" Sings the Triumph of LSO
2017 Gala and Auction: A Tremendous Success!
Thanks to countless supporters, volunteers, and donors, our annual gala was a great succes. Held at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Boston, the event featured something for everyone... delightful music, a luminescent honoree, and a rip-roaring live auction. When all was said and done, $115,000 was raised to continue the LSO's mission of healing through music, medicine, and service.
LSO passes an incredible milestone!
On May 6, the Longwood Symphony Orchestra completed a banner 2016-17 season, surpassing previous highs in community partner funds raised; the Healing Art of Music™ eclipsed the $2M lifetime mark as a result of helping four of Boston’s healthcare nonprofits cumulatively raise in excess of $390,000 during the concert season.
Edison and LSO
Announcing Wolfram Goessling, HMS Director of HST!
LSO participating in HUBweek
Join members of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra for a special HUBweek performance at the Harvard Ed Portal in Brighton. In this hybrid lecture/performance, you'll hear from luminaries in the fields of music, medicine, and beyond sharing their research about leadership and experience leading in groups large and small. The Longwood Symphony Orchestra will explore the topic through a curated set of performances demonstrating the varied ways leadership can function in both music and medicine.
Wheelock College Bestows LSO's Lisa Wong with Honorary Doctorate
Honoring a Mentor with Music
Ronald Arky, the Daniel D. Federman, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Medical Education, is celebrated as a Longwood Symphony Orchestra community champion at the organization's Healing Art of Music Gala on April 9. Dr. Arky has mentored generations of students, serving as a faculty member at HMS for over 50 years and as advisory dean and director of the Francis Weld Peabody Society for nearly 30 of those years.