The Music Man
October 1, 2011 I 7:00 PM I Waxlax Center for the Performing Arts, Vero Beach
October 2, 2011 I 3:00 PM I Holy Trinity Episcopal Auditorium, Melbourne
Meredith Willson I The Music Man
Come along for toe-tapping fun when Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” takes Central Florida by storm. Con man Harold Hill sets out to swindle the citizens of River City, Iowa by convincing them their sons need to learn to play music and form a band to keep them from falling into sinful ways. After he sells them band uniforms and instruments, “Professor” Hill plans to take their money and run. However after winning the favor of town librarian Marian Paroo, Hill finds himself smitten and in a conundrum. This beloved American musical won five Tony Awards and includes well-known songs such as “Till There Was You,” “Seventy-Six Trombones” and “(Ya Got) Trouble.” Relive the glorious tradition of musical theatre with The Music Man.
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New Year’s with The Three Tenors
January 6, 2012 I 7:00 PM I Trinity Episcopal Church
January 8, 2012 I 3:00 PM I Holy Trinity Episcopal Auditorium, Melbourne
Ring in the New Year with the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra performing popular works including waltzes, polkas, mazurkas, and marches. Joining the Orchestra will be Three Tenors to perform popular arias from your favorite operas. What better way to celebrate the New Year than a concert filled with thrilling music and surprises.
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French Classics
March 17, 2012 I 7:00 PM I Trinity Episcopal Church
March 18, 2012 I 3:00 PM I Holy Trinity Episcopal Auditorium, Melbourne
Jennifer Royals, clarinet
Hector Berlioz I Roman Carnival Overture
Georges Bizet I Carmen Suite No. 1
Jacques Offenbach I Overture to 'Orpheus in the Underworld'
Claude Debussy I Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra
Georges Bizet I Carmen Suite No. 2
The Space Coast Symphony Orchestra present a variety of French Classics in this exciting program. The concert opens up with Berlioz’s rousing Roman Carnival Overture. The music of the overture opens with a brief English horn solo. Much of the rest of the work is taken up with the whirling saltarello dance and fragments of the aria. The entire score has the daring and brilliant orchestration that concertgoers correlate with Berlioz. Clarinetist Jennifer Royals performs Debussy’s lovely and intoxicating Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra. Enjoy the stirring sounds of Jacques Offenbach’s Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld which features the famous Can-Can. Completing the program are the popular suites from Bizet’s Carmen.
