Maestro Zander conducts training at El Sistema-inspired program in Mexico

We have it on good authority that what emerges from chaos is light and order. Sacred texts from many traditions tell this story, and Haydn put one version into music in The Creation. This might seem a strange thing to be thinking about during the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s first official activity in Europe, an appearance with the Leerorkest in the northern suburbs of Amsterdam. But the connection felt inevitable.

Updates on tonight's concert.

Update on Beethoven 9 performances.

White sheets from students