Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! This week’s musical offering is O Holy Night, also known as Cantique de Noël. The Christmas carol was composed in 1847 by Adolphe Charles Adam. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in December 2019 and is on YouTube: BSO plays O Holy Night. The music was arranged by Calvin Custer. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Merry Christmas with Adolphe Adam’s O Holy Night with a ravishing Custer setting!” We appreciate all who can donate to the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra. Sincerely, BSO Board...
BSO plays A Tribute to Henry Mancini
Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is an orchestral medley entitled A Tribute to Henry Mancini. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in March 2017, and is on YouTube: BSO plays A Tribute to Henry Mancini. The medley is an arrangement by Calvin Custer incorporating music by American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist Henry Nicola Mancini from “Baby Elephant Walk,” “Charade,” “The Pink Panther,” “Days of Wine and Roses” and “Peter Gunn.” About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “A Tribute to Henry Mancini. A winner of four Academy Awards and twenty Grammy...