Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, The Beaufort Symphony Orchestra will perform its “Romantic Celebration” concert next Sunday, January 29, 2023, at 4:00 pm at the Beaufort High School Performing Arts Center. We are excited to have piano soloist and Steinway Artist Susan Merdinger perform again with the Orchestra. Ms. Merdinger will perform the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23. Beforehand, the BSO will perform the Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" in A minor, Op. 56. To whet your appetite for the Tchaikovsky piano concerto performance, you can listen on YouTube to Ms Merdinger perform the...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, Happy New Year! The next concert of the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra will be “Romantic Celebration” on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at the Beaufort High School Performing Arts Center. We are excited to have piano soloist and Steinway Artist Susan Merdinger perform again with the Orchestra. Ms. Merdinger will perform the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23. Beforehand, the BSO will perform the Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" in A minor, Op. 56. To whet your appetite for the Tchaikovsky piano concerto performance, you can listen on YouTube to Ms Merdinger...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is the 3rd, and last, Movement (Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace) of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (1844). The music was composed by Felix Mendelssohn. The violin soloist is Samuele Parrini. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in October 2018 and is on YouTube: BSO plays Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, 3rd Movement. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “The Finale of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, performed by then 18-year old violinist Samuele Parrini and the BSO, from a concert in October 2018. A technical and musical...