Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, On December 12, 2021, the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra will perform its 2021 Holiday concert “Homegrown Holiday.” The program will include the Concerto No. 8 in A minor for two violins and strings, RV 522, by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi. The concerto is the eighth of 12 concertos that are collectively titled L'estro armonico (The Harmonic Inspiration), Op. 3. The violin soloists will be Beaufort Symphony Youth Orchestra members Eden Engel and Elyse Stromer. In addition to the Vivaldi concerto, the orchestra will perform a variety of Holidays Pops music. In preparation for our Holiday concert,...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, We are happy to announce that Season ticket sales open to the General Public today, Friday, July 30, 2021. You can buy tickets through the Tix at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/beaufortorchestra/4060. This week’s music offering is The Little Mermaid 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 The Little Mermaid. The words are by Howard Ashman, the music by Alan Menken and the arrangement by Larry Moore. The medley...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is More. The music was composed by Riz Ortolani and Nino Oliviero for the 1962 Italian film Mondo Cane. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in March 2017 and is on YouTube: BSO plays More. This arrangement by Richard Hayman was for Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Originally written by Riz Ortalani and Nino Oliviero as an instrumental for the Italian documentary, Mondo Cane, “More” won a Grammy in 1964 for best instrumental theme. Enjoy!” Thank you to...