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.” The program will include Broadway tunes from shows such as “The Sound of Music,” “My Fair Lady,” “Les Misérables,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “West Side Story” and “Wicked.” As we are all concerned about preventing the spread of COVID-19, please follow the CDC guidelines and take precautions. Face masks will be available at the doors but are not currently required. We want everyone to feel comfortable and safe, so we recommend bringing your...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s music offering is a medley from the musical Chicago 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 Chicago. The words are by Fred Ebb, the music by John Kander and the arrangement by Ted Ricketts. The medley includes “And All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango,” “Roxie” and “We Both Reached for the Gun.” About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Chicago opened on Broadway in...