Summer Series

Music of the Twenties, Thirties and Forties

June 9, 2012 | 7:00 PM | St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Indialantic
June 10, 2012 | 2:30 PM | The Emerson Center, Vero Beach

A hot June day is about to get even hotter! The Space Coast Symphony launches its highly anticipated 2012 Summer Series with a Big Band Showcase featuring music of the Twenty's, Thirties, and Forty's. The Space Coast Jazz Orchestra has been receiving rave reviews and is quickly becoming one of the Southeast's premiere jazz ensembles. Join us, as the Jazz Orchestra performs music from the big band era's favorite composers, including Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, and Glenn Miller, topped off with a few special twists and surprises!

An All American Salute

June 23, 2012 | 2:00 PM | Trinity Episcopal Church, Vero Beach
June 23, 2012 | 7:00 PM | The Scott Center at Holy Trinity, Melbourne

The Space Coast Symphony Orchestra wind players present An All American Salute, honoring our great country. Aaron Collins conducts the wind orchestra in music by Bernstein, Williams, and Gershwin, music from Richard Rodgers, marches from John Philip Sousa, and more. This free concert will also feature works that honor the men and women in the U.S Armed Forces. The Space Coast Symphony Chorus join us for this rousing program.

Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony

July 21, 2012 | 7:00 PM | The Scott Center at Holy Trinity, Melbourne
July 22, 2012 | 3:00 PM | Trinity Episcopal Church, Vero Beach

William Connell, trombone

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Overture to the Marriage of Figaro
Henri Tomasi | Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
Sergei Racmaninoff | Symphony No. 2

In just four minutes, the bustling Overture to The Marriage of Figaro sets the stage perfectly for the sophisticated and witty four act opera that is to follow. Written in a matter of hours just before the opera’s first performance, Mozart’s main concern appears to have been to give his audience an immediate indication of the opera’s pace, and of the hectic events of the ‘folle journée’ that they were about to witness. From the first instant, when this music stirs to life, to its sudden explosions of energy,the overture delights all who hear it. The SCSO's own, William Connell presents Henri Tomasi's thrilling Trombone Concerto. Though lasting only a little more than a quarter of an hour, it compacts into its three short movements a wide variety of ideas and effects. With a whole slew of influences, Tomasi's Trombone Concerto is one of the most exciting and intoxicating Concertos from the 20th Century. Rachmaninoff 's Second Symphony helped launch the career of this monumental pianist, composer and conductor. Few romantic works tug at the audience's heartstrings more insistently than this intense work, with its seemingly endless flow of gorgeous melodies, passionate musical outbursts, luxuriant orchestral textures and kaleidoscopic moods, ranging from the exquisite melancholy of the adagio to the joyous exuberance of the finale. A musical experience on no account to be missed!

Call of the Champions: Music of the Olympics

August 11, 2012 | 7:00 PM | Trinity Episcopal Church, Vero Beach
August 12, 2012 | 3:00 PM | The Scott Center at Holy Trinity, Melbourne

The Space Coast Symphony closes its Summer Series with Call of the Champions. This powerful program features music written for or about the Olympics. Many of the works fit nicely into the fanfare style that characterizes the opening ceremonies; others capture the solemnity of the occasion, culminating in the Olympic Oath. Taken together, they provide a soundtrack for the entire drama of the Olympic phenomenon. This captivating program will be presented with archival and news footage, original film, dramatic photo choreography, and several special surprises.