In its nineteenth season, the Longwood Symphony Orchestra (LSO) continues to bring together leaders in Boston’s medical community with both local and world-renowned musicians.

The LSO is comprised of faculty, students and staff from 18 hospitals and all three of Boston’s medical schools and its beneficiaries include organizations such as the March of Dimes, the National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Foundation and most recently, the New England Hemophilia Association (NEHA).

The LSO’s May concert held at Jordan Hall hit close to home with BWH doctors. Peter Marks, MD, PhD, of BWH’s Hematology Division and a former member of the LSO, returned to the stage to introduce the musicians and members of the NEHA. While entertaining the audience, Marks’ fellow hematologist at BWH Leonard Zon, MD, a trumpet player, had the pleasure of knowing his music mirrored the mission he carries out at the hospital each day - to help members of the community overcome the challenges of blood disorders.

Along with Zon (second from left), four other BWH doctors participated in the LSO this season. They include (left to right) Lisa Wong, MD; Susan Pauker, MD; Stephen Wright, MD; and Mark Gebhart, MD. Wong also currently serves as LSO president.

The LSO’s next concert season will begin in October. For more information about next season's line-up, visit the LSO website (www.longwoodsymphony.org). To support the LSO's mission and purchase season tickets, please call 617-332-7011.