Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, Our ninth offering is the second movement from Symphony No. 101 in D major (1793-1794) by Austrian composer Franz Josef Haydn from a concert by the BSO in October 2018. The symphony is also known as “The Clock” symphony because of the "ticking" rhythm throughout its second movement. The recording is on YouTube: BSO plays Haydn Symphony No. 101, 2nd or "Clock" Movement. About the symphony, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “A late work of Franz Josef from his collection of London Symphonies. His genius is in full bloom. This movement had the tick-tock that...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, In addition to presenting recordings from Beaufort Symphony Orchestra concerts, our goal is to introduce other works not yet performed by the BSO. Our eighth offering is the Symphony No. 1 in E minor (1931-1932) by the African-American composer Florence Beatrice (née Smith) Price. A recording of the symphony is on YouTube: Florence Price: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, performed by the New Black Repertory Ensemble, Leslie B. Dunner, conducting. Florence Price (b: April 9, 1887, d: June 3, 1953) was the first African-American woman composer to have a symphonic composition played...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, Our fifth offering is a recording of the First Movement of the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 from a concert by the BSO in October 2017 at the Sea Island Presbyterian Church. The piano soloist is Reed Tetzloff. The recording is on YouTube BSO playing Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4, 1st Movement. See Maestro Fred Devyatkin’s Commentary on YouTube. Reed was brought to perform with BSO by the Prodigy Project, which was established to provide young classical-musician superstars with the opportunity to perform for their first time professionally with a Symphony Orchestra. To...