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FEBRUARY 2012 | MARCH 2012 | APRIL 2012

A Look into American Icons: Fuchs & Copland

February 21, 2012 | 6:30 PM | Brick & Mortar, Cocoa Village

American Icons

February 24, 2012 I 7:00 PM I Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Auditorium, Melbourne
February 25, 2012 I 7:00 PM I Trinity Episcopal Church

Jeffrey Biegel, piano
Kenneth Fuchs, composer
Hal Gibson, guest conductor

Opening this all-American program is Kenneth Fuchs’ Discover the Wild, a brilliant romp for orchestra. Fuchs, a favorite of conductor Aaron Collins, is one of the world’s leading composers and has been hailed as an “exemplar of the recovery of American music.” The Space Coast Symphony will perform one of Aaron Copland’s most important works, Rodeo. Copland’s exciting ballet is full of thrilling rhythms and memorable themes. This American classic won hearts from the moment it was premiered. Celebrated pianist, Jeffrey Biegel returns to Florida to dazzle audiences with a performance of George Gershwin’s unforgettable Rhapsody in Blue, brimming with youthful energy, beautiful graceful melodies, captivating rhythms, originality, and a sense of musical exploration. Biegel will introduce Florida residents to pop legend, Neil Sedaka's Manhattan Intermezzo, a love note to New York City. Manhattan Intermezzo is a journey through the musical diversity of Manhattan, exploring its melting pot of nationalities and incorporating the sounds of city, including Latin, Asian, Russian, Broadway, and the New York of today and yesterday.

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Blues, Boogie, Be-Bop and Beyond

March 10, 2012 | 7:00 PM | St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Indialantic
March 11, 2012 | 2:30 PM | The Emerson Center, Vero Beach

Join the Space Coast Jazz Orchestra as they present iconic pieces from the jazz roots of Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans, through the Boogie Woogie of Harry James and Lionel Hampton, Count Basie and Louis Prima’s swing and jump styles, Dizzy Gillespie’s be-bop, and a nod to the rock era with selections from the Buddy Rich and Maynard Ferguson libraries.

French Classics

March 17, 2012 I 7:00 PM I Trinity Episcopal Church, Vero Beach
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.

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A Requiem Retrospective

March 20, 2012 | 6:30 PM | Brick & Mortar, Cocoa Village

Verdi's Requiem

March 23, 2012 | 7:00 PM | Trinity Episcopal Church, Vero Beach
March 24, 2012 | 7:00 PM | Holy Trinity Episcopal Auditorium, Melbourne

Richard Wagner | Overture to Tannhäuser
Giuseppe Verdi | Requiem

The Space Coast Symphony closes its Masterwork Series with one of Central Florida’s largest productions to date. The concert opens with Richard Wagner’s powerful Overture to Tannhäuser. The opera itself, first presented in 1845, quickly became popular, but the overture almost immediately took on a life of its own as a concert piece played widely throughout concert halls. The concert closes with Verdi’s grand Requiem Mass—an epic work that everyone should hear live at least once in their lifetime. Drums thunder, trumpets blast, and a mighty chorus screams out in terror: Verdi’s Requiem isn’t exactly what you expect from religious music. But it’s exactly what you’d expect from the grand master of Italian opera. This masterpiece is full-blooded, scarily passionate, and achingly beautiful. Prepare to be astonished as the SCSO and Space Coast Chorus turn the volume up to "deafening" and closes the Masterworks Series in a blaze of passion.

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Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Movies

April 20, 2012 I 7:00 PM I Holy Trinity Episcopal Auditorium, Melbourne
April 21, 2012 I 7:00 PM I Trinity Episcopal Church, Vero Beach

The SCSO toasts Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the songwriting pair that forever changed the face of Broadway and Hollywood! Enjoy the memorable melodies from films such as Sound of Music, Flower Drum Song, Oklahoma, The King and I, South Pacific and more.

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The Gondoliers

April 28, 2012 I 6:00 PM I Holy Trinity Episcopal Auditorium, Melbourne
April 29, 2012 I 3:00 PM I Trinity Episcopal Church, Vero Beach

Arthur Sullivan I The Gondoliers

The Space Coast Symphony and a cast of forty present Gilbert and Sullivan’s most successful of fourteen opera collaborations, The Gondoliers, also known as The King of Barataria. With two handsome gondoliers and 24 prospective brides, you’d expect a problem, or two. Wisely, Giuseppe and Marco “Let impartial fate/select for us a mate!” A splendid plan, but complications ensue when a royal mystery arises. One of them is believed to be the King of Barataria, who was wed in infancy to the daughter of a duke. The gondoliers rule the palace in tandem until all is happily resolved with typical Gilbertian ingenuity. Enjoy the music, humor, and enduring appeal from the great minds of Gilbert and Sullivan.

Please note: This concert is 150 minutes and includes two 10-minute intermissions.

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