Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, The next concert of the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra will be “Hello to Hollywood” on Sunday, October 8, 2023, at 5:00 pm at the USCB Center for the Arts. We are excited to bring you movie soundtrack music. At first you may wonder, will I hear any classical artists on October 8? Of course, many directors use classical pieces in their films! For example, our concert repertoire includes movie music from the classical composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Pietro Mascagni and Samuel Barber: Amadeus — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 25 in G minor,...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, On Sunday, February 13, 2022, at 4:00 pm, the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra will perform its 2022 February concert “Give My Regards to Broadway” at the Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady’s Island Drive, Lady’s Island, SC 29907. The program will include tunes from Broadway shows such as “The Sound of Music,” “My Fair Lady,” “Les Misérables,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “West Side Story” and “Wicked.” In preparation for our February concert, we offer the music from the musical West Side Story. The recording is from the BSO's March 2017 concert and on YouTube: BSO...

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!”...