Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, Our 13th offering is an orchestral medley from the musical West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein composed the music. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in March 2017 and is on YouTube: BSO plays West Side Story. The medley incorporates music from the songs “I Feel Pretty,” “Maria,” “Something's Coming,” “Tonight,” “One Hand, One Heart,” “Cool” and “America.” About the musical, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Music from West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein shows he is as much a master of the popular medium as he is at conducting Beethoven or Mahler. Enjoy!”...
The BSO starts a Go Fund Me campaign
Dear Music Lovers and Supporters! The Beaufort Symphony Orchestra has launched a Go Fund Me campaign to support its adult and youth orchestras as well as the Prodigy Project, which was established to provide young, superstar musicians with the opportunity to solo for a professional orchestra. Link to the Go Fund Me campaign. Thank you to everyone who has donated to the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra. We are grateful for your consideration and generosity. Sincerely, Entire BSO Board & Musicians
BSO plays Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
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...