By PAM HARBAUGH The Brevard Symphony Orchestra winds up its season Saturday April 1 with works by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. Conducted by Maestro Christopher Confessore, the concert features violinist Elmar Oliveira. A favorite among BSO audiences, Mr. Oliveira is the only American violinist to win the Gold Medal at at...
SPANISH GUITAR to Highlight BSO Concert
By PAM HARBAUGH The Brevard Symphony Orchestra will perform a matinee and evening concert of Spanish music on Saturday at the King Center. Aptly titled BSOlé, the program will feature renowned Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas performing Joaquin Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez.” Sainz Villegas has been hailed by The New York...
BERLIN PHILHARMONIA QUARTET
By PAM HARBAUGH The esteemed Berlin Philharmonia Quartet will perform Tuesday night as part of the series presented by the MELBOURNE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY. The string players are all members of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra. They are: violinists Daniel Stabrawa and Christian Stadelmann; violist Neithard Resa; and cellist Dietmar Schwalke. If...
BUDDY GUY Heck Yeah
By PAM HARBAUGH One of the best, BUDDY GUY, comes to the King Center for BUDDY GUY WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS THE RIDES FEATURING STEPHEN STILLS, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, AND BARRY GOLDBERG. This has gotta be some kinda show. This Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is, as the King...
HOTEL CALIFORNIA Eagles Salute at King Center
By PAM HARBAUGH They sold out three shows in the King Center’s Studio Theatre and now they’re headed to the mainstage for ‘HOTEL CALIFORNIA: A SALUTE TO THE EAGLES‘ concert. The group is known for their exact sound of the famed Eagles, filled with rock, R&B and country and laced up...
LET IT BE a Beatles Tribute
By PAM HARBAUGH So it’s been a series of Hard Day’s Nights for you? Then Get Back and to where you once belonged. It’s LET IT BE – A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF THE BEATLES, a tribute concert 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the King Center. From “I Wanna...
BACH It To Ya
By PAM HARBAUGH If you’ve got some good blue tooth speakers, then crank them up and connect your computer to them because it’s WKCR’s annual BACH FESTIVAL. The Columbia University radio station has quite the lineup still left. Just click here. Although it will be Bach all day, here’s the list...
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
By PAM HARBAUGH Need an infusion of Christmas joy? Then this is it: The Brevard Community Chorus will perform its annual Christmas show this evening at the King Center. This is a wonderful, wonderful event. Led by the excellent Robert Lamb, the 100 plus chorus will perform “TIDINGS OF JOY: A...
ROCK IN THE NEW YEAR with Classic Albums Live
By PAM HARBAUGH Can’t think of a better rock ‘n roll way of partying in the New Year than heading to the King Center for the show THE CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE 2017 ROCKIN’ NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY. These musicians are the greatest cover band ever. They play iconic rock and so...
AMERICAN JAZZ PIANIST COMPETITION
By PAM HARBAUGH This is some major stuff, so heads up all you young jazz pianists who are 18 to 25 years of age. The third annual AMERICAN JAZZ PIANIST COMPETITION will be held Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 at the Atlantic Music Center in Melbourne. It has nearly $20,000 in awards....