From The Gilded Age to The Golden Age -- Sunday, October 13, 2024, 5PM USCB Performing Arts Center We've got something for everyone: A few of the selections: Overture to the Pirates of Penzance by Sullivan: A lively overture that sets the tone for Gilbert and Sullivan's classic comic opera. It introduces the pirate theme with its energetic melody and rhythmic patterns. My Fair Lady by Frederick Lowe, arr Whitney: This medley of popular songs from the beloved musical "My Fair Lady" showcases its memorable tunes, including "Wouldn't It Be Loverly," "The Rain in Spain," and "I Could Have Danced...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is A Chorus Line. The music was composed by Marvin Frederick Hamlisch. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in February 2019 and is on YouTube: BSO plays A Chorus Line. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Marvin Hamlisch is one of only two people to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony and a Pulitzer Prize (the other being Richard Rodgers, who we featured a few weeks ago). In a performance from February, 2019, the BSO gives a rousing rendition (encore included) of music from “A Chorus...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is from The Sound of Music. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in March 2017, and is on YouTube: BSO plays The Sound of Music. The music from the 1959 musical The Sound of Music was composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “The Sound of Music. Richard Rodgers, winner of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony (known as an EGOT), is one of only two composers so honored (along with Marvin Hamlisch). In addition,...