Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s music offering is a medley from the musical Chicago performed by the BSO String Orchestra at its 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 Chicago. The words are by Fred Ebb, the music by John Kander and the arrangement by Ted Ricketts. The medley includes “And All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango,” “Roxie” and “We Both Reached for the Gun.” About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Chicago opened on Broadway in...

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...

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...