The Boston Symphony Orchestra will present its “Creation Festival” this fall.

First up is Haydn’s “Creation” with The Boston Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Philippe Jordan. Soloists include soprano Louise Alder, tenor Bogdan Volkov, and bass baritone David Steffens. They are joined by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus under Jean Sébastien Vallée.

Performance Date: Nov. 5 -7, 2026

Then comes “Davóne Tines: What Creation Sounds Like.” Tines will join forces with pianist John Bitoy in a program that includes improvisation in addition to music by Beethoven, Duke Ellington, Schumann, Alice Coltrane and Philip Glass. There will also be excerpts from Golijov’s “Creation.” Composer and pianist Vijay Iyer will host the conversation.

Performance Date: Nov. 10, 2026

The Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eric Jacobsen, will give the world premiere of “Creation,” a new opera commissioned by the BSO with music by Osvaldo Golijov, a book by David Henry Hwang, and lyrics by Leah Hager Cohen. The cast includes vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant and bass-baritone Davóne Tines. The Tanglewood Festival Chorus, under Jean Sébastien Vallée, and the BSO x NEC Honors Children’s Choir, directed by Michele Adams, join the performance.

Performance Date: Nov. 12 -14, 2026