Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, The Beaufort Symphony Orchestra is excited to announce that it will be holding a livestream Spring String Concert entitled “From Mozart to Motown” on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 4 pm. The concert program will feature: Bohemian Rhapsody Can’t Help Falling in Love The Beatles Forever medley Motown Forever medley Lady Gaga Hit Mix Hallelujah Warrior Legacy Ashokan Farewell Overture from the Thieving Magpie (La gazza ladra) Pirates of the Caribbean medley Mozart’s “Three Divertimenti” The Beaufort Symphony Orchestra looks forward to continuing to “Keep the Music Live!” in Beaufort County. For concert information and...
BSO performs the 3rd, or Minuet, Movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 101 -- The Clock
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...