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Season Finale: Brahms and Sibelius
The 2024 Orchestra Series comes to a rousing close with Jean Sibelius’s triumphant Symphony No. 5. At once mystical and majestic, one is forever moved by the iconic “Swan Theme” and the drama of the six final chords. Brahms’s Schicksalslied is often dubbed his “Little Requiem.” This timeless setting of Friedrich Hölderlin’s poetry features the…
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STAR WARS: The Empire Strikes Back™—In Concert
“You must feel the Force around you …” Experience the magic of this intergalactic epic like never before. The Brevard Sinfonia performs John Williams’s Oscar-winning score live as the film soars above on the big screen. Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music. © 1980 &…
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Aoife O’Donovan in Concert with the Brevard Festival Orchestra
Grammy-award winner Aoife O’Donovan radiates with a timeless charm and contemporary allure that defies genre. Her distinctive sound weaves together intricate melodies and introspective lyrics. Along with favorites from throughout her career, Aoife performs America, Come, a new work for orchestra, choir, and vocals inspired by the lives, letters and speeches of suffragist Carrie Chapman…
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A Steinway Celebration
BMC Artist Faculty take center stage as we shine a spotlight on Brevard’s world-renowned piano program.
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Copland 3
BMC alumnus André Raphel returns to conduct a program of works spanning three centuries. Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, first played in 1883, is graceful, expressive, and folksy in nature. Jessie Montgomery’s Hymn for Everyone was commissioned by the Chicago Symphony and premiered in 2022. Aaron Copland’s 3rd Symphony, often regarded as the “great American Symphony,” received…
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Los planetas
Keith Lockhart conducts Brevard’s gifted High School students in Gustav Holst’s celestial orchestral suite. Holst assigns musical characters to each planet as they relate to their astrological descriptions, and uses the richness and diversity of the large orchestra to paint “a series of mood pictures.” Works by Errollyn Wallen and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor open the concert,…
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La Bohème
Beloved the world over, La Bohème portrays the story of two young lovers who battle poverty and illness in their struggle to triumph against all odds. A classic tale of tragic romance, Puccini’s score contains some of the most beautiful melodies, heart-wrenching arias, and famous moments ever seen on the operatic stage. FEATURING Brevard Festival…
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An Evening with Judy Collins
In her 6th decade as an artist—and as prolific as ever, having released her 55th album earlier this year—Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Judy Collins will perform select pieces from her Wildflowers in Full Bloom album with the Brevard Festival Orchestra, along with some of Judy’s most beloved songs from her decades-spanning oeuvre. FEATURING Brevard Festival Orchestra…
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Pendergrast Family Patriotic Pops
Celebrate Independence Day with Patriotic Pops at Brevard Music Center. Hear the Brevard Symphonic Winds joined by members of the Janiec Opera Company, as they perform inspirational American music, traditional Sousa marches, and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture complete with the sounds of live cannons!
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Musical Magic: Favorites from Disney’s Fantasia
Disney’s groundbreaking films Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 inspire this program of orchestral showpieces. Spirits dance and fly through the air as they are summoned to Bald Mountain. Volcanic fire rains down to the sounds of Stravinsky’s colorful ballet. And who can forget Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, casting magical spells before learning how to…