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...

Dear BSO Audience! We had a wonderful performance the Carolina Ballroom at the Dataw Island Club. We thank Dataw Island Club for their generous hospitality. We broadcast the performance via livestream BSO Spring String Concert “From Mozart to Motown” on YouTube. We thank Stuart Breed, Bill Gwynne and Joe Chappell for making the livestream possible. We appreciate all who can donate to the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra. Sincerely, BSO Board and Musicians

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is the 3rd Movement, or Menuetto-Allegretto, of the Symphony No. 101, composed by Franz Joseph Haydn (1793 or 1794). The symphony is popularly known as The Clock because of the "ticking" rhythm throughout the second movement. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in November 2018 and is on YouTube: BSO plays the Haydn Symphony No. 101 "Clock", Minuet. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Franz Josef Haydn, the father ( AKA Papa Haydn) of the classical string quartet and symphony, established the Minuet as the 3rd...