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!”...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, In memory of Katherine “Katie” Devyatkin (b: December 24, 1955, d: July 15, 2020), our sixth offering is a recording of the Theme from Schindler's List from a concert by the BSO in May 2017 at the Sea Island Presbyterian Church. The violin soloist is Katie. The recording is on YouTube BSO playing Schindler's List. Katie was Concertmaster of the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra for many years. The BSO musicians, members and audience will miss her deeply. We shall let you know when we know from her family about donations in Katie’s honor. In the...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, Happy July 4th weekend! Our third offering is a recording of the First Movement, or Allegro, of the Dvorak Cello Concerto from a concert by the BSO in February 2017 at the Sea Island Presbyterian Church. The cello soloist is Irena Josifoska, who was 20 years old then. The recording is on YouTube BSO playing Dvorak Cello Concerto: 1st Movement. See Maestro Fred Devyatkin’s Commentary on YouTube. To learn about cellist Irena Josifoska, who was born in 1996 and began playing the cello at the age of 5, see her biography. Thank...