Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, We are happy to announce some details about the programming scheduled for the 2022-2023 Season of the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra. As reported last time, tickets will go on sale in late August and the concerts will be held at 4:00 pm on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at the Beaufort High School, Performing Arts Center Sunday, January 29, 2023, at the Beaufort High School, Performing Arts Center Sunday, March 5, 2023, at the USCB Center for the Arts Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the USCB Center for the Arts The October 9, 2022, concert will feature...
Beaufort Symphony Youth Orchestra's 2021-2022 Season and 2021 Summer Strings Camp
Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, The Beaufort Symphony Orchestra board is excited and happy to announce the 2021-2022 schedule for the Beaufort Symphony Youth Orchestra (BSYO). We plan six concerts, with two in the Fall, Winter and Spring. Fall November 9: Tuesday 7 pm: St. John’s Lutheran church - confirmed November 11: Thursday 7 pm: Grace Coastal - unconfirmed Winter Mar 8, 2022, Tuesday, 7 pm: Riverview Baptist Church - unconfirmed Mar10, 2022 Thursday 7 pm: Beaufort Church of God - unconfirmed Spring May 10, 2022: Tuesday 7 pm: Saint Peters Catholic Church - unconfirmed May 17, 2022: Tuesday 7...
BSO plays an orchestral arrangement of the song St. Louis Blues by W. C. Handy
Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, Our 14th offering is an orchestral arrangement of Saint Louis Blues, a popular American song (1914) that was composed by William Christopher Handy. The recording is from a concert by the BSO on February 16, 2020, and is on YouTube: BSO plays St. Louis Blues. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “From our last concert before quarantine … St. Louis Blues, featured in the 1929 film by the same name with Bessie Smith on the vocals. Performed as an encore, the orchestra was swinging! Enjoy!” Thank you to everyone who has and continues...