BSO, Concert Artists offer 'passports' to younger demographic
Priced at $75, the “BSO Passport” will provide unlimited admission to 90 percent of the orchestra’s concerts for the remainder of the 2012-13 season at both Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore and the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda. Passport holders will be given the best available seats the day of the performance. “We recognized that, like many orchestras around the country, we were not adequately serving the young professional age-demographic,” said Eileen Andrews, the BSO’s vice president of marketing and communications. “The BSO Passport seeks to bridge that gap and cater to the busy professional’s lifestyle needs.” The passport will be on sale from Oct. 15 to Nov. 15 for those 40 or younger. Sales of passports and tickets will be handled only online, but tickets must be picked up in person with the passport and valid ID at the box office. Passport holders may purchase guest tickets for $25. To mark its 26th season, Concert Artists of Baltimore recently introduced ... 
the “26 Club Passport,” The concept of a season pass of some kind -- long popular among museums -- has been gradually spreading in classical music circles across the country. Great deals out there include one rolled out last year in Michigan, where the Detroit Symphony Orchestra now offers a student card that provides access to unlimited concerts all season long for a one-time fee of $25; 1,300 of the cards have been sold. UPDATE: As a reader has pointed out, another terrific example, closer to home, is the Philadelphia Orchestra, which also offers a $25 pass for students; access to more than 80 concerts is included.
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Philly also has a student season pass for $25
Posted by: Adam | October 5, 2012 11:20 AM
Baltimore Chamber Orchestra continues to offer ALL Students Free All the Time for its concerts (sponsored by T. Rowe Price). Visit thebco.org for concert information.
Posted by: Lockwood Hoehl | October 9, 2012 5:07 PM