Founded in 1996 by artistic director Gil Rose, its mission is to explore the connections between contemporary music and contemporary society by reuniting composers and audiences in a shared concert experience. In its first twelve seasons, BMOP performed over 80 concerts of contemporary orchestral music, commissioned more than 20 works and presented over 70 world premieres, released 20 CDs, produced the inaugural Ditson Festival of Contemporary Music with the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, and collaborated to produce performances of contemporary operas (including the Opera Unlimited festival of contemporary chamber opera).
Founded in 1996 by artistic director Gil Rose, BMOP's goal is to uncover the relationships between modern music and contemporary society. In its first twelve seasons, it performed over eighty concerts featuring contemporary orchestral music, commissioned more than twenty works, and presented over seventy world premieres. It also released twenty CDs, hosted the Ditson Festival of Contemporary Music with the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, and collaborated on performances of modern operas (including the Opera Unlimited festival).