Brevard Symphony Orchestra 2026-2027 Cover Art Contest
Submit by August 1st
Submission Requirements:
- Show(s) of choice
- High-quality JPEG Image(s)
- Biography
- Description of work(s)
- Medium(s)
Winner Perks
- Art will be featured on the cover of one of our Signature Series program books
- Featured on the BCA’s page in the program book of the selected show
- 2 complimentary tickets to the selected show
- Biography and contact information on the BSO and BCA websites
Design Requirements:
- Design 5.5” wide x 7” tall
- Allocated space to overlay 2” wide at the top center of the page
- Title/subtitle of concert optional
Program Book Specs:
- 5” wide by 8.5” tall
- Cover in full color, inside pages B&W
- Logo available in Black, White, White and Teal, Navy, and Dark green.
The winning artwork will be displayed and used for promotion and is subject to change or show title overlays with respect to design. As a nonprofit, donations are encouraged if the artist wishes. If not, a copy of the work will be made for archival or fundraising efforts with proper recognition to the artist.
Please choose from the following shows of our 26-27 Signature Series.
Multiple shows can be chosen. Please clearly label your work with the corresponding show.
Echoes of Freedom: The American Experience in Symphony
- 10/17/2026, 7:30 pm – Open the season and celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with #YourBSO. Williams’ spirited Liberty Fanfare and the energetic Bernstein’s On the Town, this showing of patriotism is not one to miss. You’re invited to reflect with us as we walk through the important history of our country together.
THE PROGRAM:
John Williams – Liberty Fanfare
Charles Tomlinson Griffes – Poem for Flute and Orchestra (Christina Apelgren)
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Leonard Bernstein – On the Town Three Dance Episodes
Intermission
TBD
The Fall of a Feather: An Inspiring Partnership with the BSYO
- 11/14/2026, 7:30 – Rising and falling, ethereal and powerful.The Fall of a Feather opens with a side-by-side performance uniting our professional and youth orchestras, then surges through Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3 with Julian Rhee before descending into the sweeping grandeur of Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5.
THE PROGRAM:
Giuseppe Verdi – Nabucco Overture
Camille Saint-Saens – Violin Concerto No.3 (Julian Rhee)
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 5
Themes of Fantasy: From Tchaikovsky’s Magic to the Firebird’s Flame
- 1/23/2027, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm – Dive into the Themes of Fantasy when wild overtures of fantastical themes take the stage with Night on Bald Mountain, and stories come to life when The United Ballet Theatre joins us for Suite from The Firebird.
THE PROGRAM:
Modest Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Audience Choice Winner
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Sleeping Beauty Suite
Intermission
Sergei Prokofiev – Overture on Hebrew Themes
Igor Stravinsky – Suite from The Firebird featuring United Ballet Theatre
The Grand Design: Three Masters, One Monumental Performance
- 3/6/2027, 2 pm & 7:30 pm – Marvel at the architecture of music, from delicate detail to sweeping power. Begin with Bach’s serene Sleepers Awake, move through the expansive feelings of Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with Jon Nakamatsu, and build to the unstoppable power of Beethoven’sFifth Symphony.
THE PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach/arr. Bantock – Wachet auf. ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers, awake)
Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 (Jon Nakamatsu)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Fortune And Fate: A Grand Choral Ensemble
- 4/17/2027, 7:30 pm – Fortune rises, fate turns. Journey through the daring adventures of Strauss’ Don Juan and the powerful and majestic nature of Orff’s Carmina Burana, performed with a full choral ensemble.
THE PROGRAM
Richard Strauss – Don Juan
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana
Soprano, Tenor, and Baritone soloists
Brevard Community Chorus, Brevard Chorale, Eastern Florida State College Concert Choir, Brevard Youth Chorus
