Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s music offering is Stand By Me from the BSO’s second livestream concert on May 16, 2021, that was broadcast from the Carolina Ballroom at the Dataw Island Club. The recording is on YouTube: BSO Strings perform Stand By Me. The words and music are by Ben E. King (with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) and the arrangement is by Larry Moore. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “The perfect sentiment for the COVID-19 challenges, this arrangement borrows heavily from the original string arrangement of the Ben E. King classic.” We appreciate all who can...
Announcing the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra's 2021-2022 Concert Schedule
Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, The Beaufort Symphony Orchestra board is excited and happy to announce the concert schedule for the 2021-2022 Season and the Orchestra’s return to performing at the Sea Island Presbyterian Church. We plan four concerts featuring Happy 250th Birthday Beethoven Coriolan Overture Symphony No. 6 in F Sunday, October 10, 2021, 4:00 pm Homegrown Holiday! Vivaldi Double: Eden Engel & Elyse Stromer Holiday Pops Sunday, December 12, 2021, 4:00 pm Give My Regards to Broadway The Great Show Tunes Sunday, February 13, 2022, 4:00 pm Romantic Blockbusters Bruch...
Livestream Report: 2nd Concert was a Wonderful Success!
Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, We had a wonderful performance at the Carolina Ballroom at the Dataw Island Club on May 16, 2021. We thank the Dataw Island Club for their generous hospitality. We broadcast the performance via livestream the BSO May String Concert “Catchy Tunes & Memorable Melodies” on YouTube. We thank Stuart Breed, Bill Gwynne and Joe Chappell for making the livestream possible. Thank you to all who donated at the concert. We raised $785.00, which the BSO will use to prepare for the 2021-2022 Season. We appreciate all who can donate to the Beaufort Symphony...