Join us for this free musical event, Joy Takes Flight: A Celebration of Art, Music, and Conservation, on the evening of October 1. The special program will bring a Boston Symphony Orchestra string quartet to Boston Nature Center for a performance of Haydn’s “The Lark” paired with an open dialogue with conservation expert Lyra Brennan, director of Mass Audubon’s coastal waterbird program. A Q&A discussion will follow. 

The inspiring and interdisciplinary program will be held in the Solar Meadow at the Boston Nature Center where Triennial artist Laura Lima’s installation, Indistinct Form (Forma Indistinta), is on view throughout the trails as part of the Triennial 2025: The Exchange through October 31, 2025. 

This collaboration is both a part of the Triennial’s effort to bring free dialogue-sparking programs to the community alongside its exhibition and is part of the BSO’s humanities initiative to explore the multi-season theme “Where Words End: Music and the Natural World,” which brings together composers, scientists, poets, and visual artists to explore questions about our relationship with nature, helping us better understand ourselves, each other, and our relationship to the planet. 

Guests will have the opportunity to explore the trails, see the artwork, and enjoy light refreshments before the program begins at 6:30 p.m. In the event of rain, the program will be held indoors at Boston Nature Center’s visitor center. 

Space is limited, so advance registration is strongly encouraged.

Program Details
+ 5:30 p.m. | Doors open, welcoming guests to explore Laura Lima’s outdoor installation and enjoy light refreshments

+ 6:30 p.m. | Opening remarks from Chad Smith, Eunice and Julian Cohen President and Chief Executive Officer at Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erin Kelly, Sanctuary Director at Boston Nature Center, and Kate Gilbert, Executive Director at Boston Public Art Triennial

+ 6:40 p.m. | Performance of HAYDN String Quartet Op. 64 No. 5 “The Lark” by BSO musicians: Glen Cherry, violin; Lisa Ji Eun Kim, violin; Mary Ferrillo, viola; Christine Lee, cello 

+ 7:10 p.m. | Presentation on the successful conservation of the piping plover’s habitat and Q&A led by Lyra Brennan, Director of Mass Audubon’s Coastal Waterbird Program 

This program is created in partnership between The Boston Public Art Triennial, the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), and Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center.