Paul Huang. Photo: Marco Borggreve By PAM HARBAUGH When you listen to rising star Paul Huang step on stage at the King Center to play Max Bruch’s “Scottish Fantasy” with the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, you should hear something divine. The sweet sounds of not only an exciting violinist, but also those...
MELBOURNE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY concert
By PAM HARBAUGH The Melbourne Chamber Music Society will present violinist Hye-Jin Kim and pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute in concert 7:30 p.m. Friday in Indialantic, FL. When she was 19, Ms. Kim won first prize at the Yehudi Menuhim Competition. In 2009 she won the Concert Artists Guild Competition. The Strad magazine...
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB nationally recognized
Ron Teixeira Trio performing at Heidi’s Jazz Club, photo by P Pruett By PAM HARBAUGH I’ve been pounding this drum for a long time…now here’s some muscle to back that up: Heidi’s Jazz Club has been listed in the top 50 jazz clubs throughout America. The rankings come courtesy a website...
BRENTANO STRING QUARTET this Friday
BRENTANO QUARTET – Misha Amory/ viola, Serena Canin/violin (glasses), Nina Lee/cello, Mark Steinberg/violin (glasses) www.http://brentanoquartet.com. Photo by Juergen Frank. By PAM HARBAUGH Music lovers get it all Friday when the world-acclaimed Brentano String Quartet comes to Brevard Friday for a performance with pianist Thomas Sauer. The performance, presented by the Melbourne...
BSO to perform VOYAGE TO JUPITER
By PAM HARBAUGH Get ready for one big concert Saturday when the Brevard Symphony Orchestra performs “Voyage to Jupiter,” a program promising to take you through grand works from three distinct musical periods — Baroque, Classical and Contemporary. The concert, which has both matinee and evening performances, features “Voyage for String...
HENSCHEL QUARTET Comes to Brevard
By PAM HARBAUGH The award winning Henschel Quartet performs Friday evening courtesy of the Melbourne Chamber Music Society. The concert begins 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary at St. Marks United Methodist Church in Indialantic. The Henschel, which is a string quartet, has won prizes at competitions all over the world, including...
‘Die Fledermaus’ opera on stage today
By PAM HARBAUGH Looking for something quite different to do this afternoon? Well, if you act, quick like a bunny, you can make it to Vero Beach to see “Die Fledermaus,” Johann Strauss’ opera about deception and practical jokes. The production, which features the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, stars international opera singers....
CAROLINE HINTON in Christmas Concert
By PAM HARBAUGH One of the area’s most wonderful vocalists, Caroline Hinton, will bring her special holiday program, “An Enchanted Christmas,” to the stage 7 p.m. Sunday in the Scott Center at Holy Trinity Episcopal Upper Academy in Melbourne. Also featured on stage will be a chamber orchestra led by Daniel...
A CHARLIE CHAPLIN ‘Carmen’
By PAM HARBAUGH This sounds like total fun, and it’s free — Florida Tech’s screening of the silent Charlie Chaplin film, “A Burlesque on Carmen,” with music performed by the Florida Tech Concert Band and Panther Jazz Big Band. The show, which begins 7 p.m. Wednesday (Dec. 2), is headed up...
BREVARD SYMPHONY to perform Sibelius and Tchaikovsky
Benjamin Bielman – Photo Credit Giorgia Bertazzi By PAM HARBAUGH It’s all about the audience Saturday when the Brevard Symphony Orchestra performs its second concert in its season offerings. Called and “Audience Choice” concert, it will set the stage for some beautiful music. It includes Jean Sibelius’ haunting and powerful violin...