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Boston Nature Center, Mattapan

Boston Nature Center News

Joy Takes Flight: A Celebration of Art, Music, and Conservation at Boston Nature Center

Special Event: Wednesday, October 1, 2025

6:30-8:00 pm

Boston Nature Center’s Solar Meadow transforms into a concert venue for one night only.

In partnership with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Public Art Triennial, this free event brings together art, music, and conservation.

Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians will present a string quartet performance of Haydn’s “The Lark”. Following the performance, Lyra Brennan (director of Mass Audubon’s Coastal Waterbird Program) will share her team’s inspiring success, in partnership with federal, state, and local agencies, in bringing Piping Plovers back from the brink of extinction in Massachusetts.

Before the show starts, concert goers have the opportunity to see artist Laura Lima’s installation on view throughout the trails as part of the Boston Public Art Triennial.

Green foliage and yellow flowers lead up to solar panels and a building at Boston Nature Center.

About the Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is widely acclaimed as one of the finest orchestras in the world and is committed to creating musical experiences and humanities programs that are relevant, thought-provoking, and moving.

The BSO’s 2025-26 season breaks new ground with exciting collaborations with community partners and deep explorations of some of today’s biggest questions. One such focus, titled Where Words End: Music and the Natural World, 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.

A piece from Laura Lima's mixed media work Indistinct Form from the Boston Public Art Triennial. Fabric is draped around the trunk of a tree.

About the Boston Public Art Triennial

For six months, hundreds of thousands of people from Boston, New England, and beyond will experience the power and provocation of bold, brilliant public art. From May through October 2025, the inaugural Boston Public Art Triennial will present 15 world-class commissions placed across the city. The invited artists, ranging from local, national, and international, will produce a myriad of compelling artworks in diverse media.

Event Partners

The logo for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
The logo for the Boston Public Art Triennial.

 

Explore, Experience, and Enjoy

Drop in between 5:30 and 6:30 pm to explore the trails, see the artwork, and enjoy light refreshments. The orchestra and conservation talk will begin at 6:30 pm and run for about an hour with time for questions.

In the event of rain, the program will be held indoors.

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