Brevard Symphony Orchestra

Sounds of the Season
2025-11-29 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

Kick off your holiday celebrations by listening to the Sounds of the Season! From holiday favorites you know and love to live narration with renowned storyteller Dolores Hydock, this concert is sure to put you in the holiday spirit. Plus, a certain Man with the Bag may make a surprise appearance!
Individual tickets available at the King Center at (321) 242-2219 and kingcenter.com. Students receive 75% off tickets with valid student I.D. at the King Center Box Office before each concert. Active military and first responders receive a 50% discount to all BSO concerts by contacting the King Center.
Please note the King Center for the Performing Arts’ clear bag policy, which can be found here.
The Program

arr. Arthur Harris – Joy to the World
Meredith Willson arr. Daryl McKenzie – It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Jay Livingston arr. Bill Holcombe – Silver Bells
Walter Kent arr. Paul Hemmer – I’ll Be Home for Christmas
arr. Bill Holcombe – Festival Sounds of Hanukkah
Alan Silvestri arr. Mark Hayes – Believe from The Polar Express
Randol Alan Bass – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Intermission
Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith arr. David Clydesdale – Christmas Hymn
Johnny Marks arr. Todd Sheehan – Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Johnny Marks arr. Todd Sheehan – There’s Always Tomorrow
Johnny Marks arr. Todd Sheehan – Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
Traditional – Evergleam
Gene Autry arr. James D. Ployhar – Here Comes Santa Claus
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Irving Berlin and Kay Thompson arr. Daryl McKenzie – Happy Holiday/Holiday Season
Traditional arr. John Moss – Holiday Sing-Along
Thank you to our Sponsors!

Concert Sponsors: Marion Bucko; Jason A. Carey with Edward Jones; Joan Marie Evans; Dr. Donald & Janet Forrer; CDR J. Kerry USN (RET) & Mrs. Rebecca Kersey; Chris & Lisa McAlpine; Laura Strickhausen & Julie Necina; Heather & Greg Taylor; and James D. Turinetti III, Lt. Col. Retired USAF
Pops Series Sponsors: Brevard Indo-American Medical and Dental Association

Beethoven, Brahms, and the Blue Danube Evening
2025-11-15 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

The Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra (BSYO) joins the BSO for an exciting side-by-side performance of Strauss’ On the Beautiful Blue Danube. The BSO then continues with Brahms’ passionate Symphony No. 3 and acclaimed violinist Sirena Huang returns for a rousing finale with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. In addition to this evening performance, there will be a 2:00 p.m. matinee earlier in the day.
Individual tickets available at the King Center at (321) 242-2219 and kingcenter.com. Students receive 75% off tickets with valid student I.D. at the King Center Box Office before each concert. Active military and first responders receive a 50% discount to all BSO concerts by contacting the King Center.
Please note the King Center for the Performing Arts’ clear bag policy, which can be found here.
The Program

Johann Strauss, Jr. – On the Beautiful Blue Danube – Side-by-Side with the Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Concerto – Sirena Huang, violin
Listen in to some of this concert’s musical highlights from Maestro Christopher Confessore on YouTube!

Thank You to our Sponsors!

Concert Sponsor: Dr. Richard Weber and Family
Matinee Series Sponsors: Christopher and Bethany Confessore with the Disney Employee Matching Gifts Program
Beethoven Violin Concerto Music Sponsor: Dr. Alfredo Fanelli

Beethoven, Brahms, and the Blue Danube Matinee
2025-11-15 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

The Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra (BSYO) joins the BSO for an exciting side-by-side performance of Strauss’ On the Beautiful Blue Danube. The BSO then continues with Brahms’ passionate Symphony No. 3 and acclaimed violinist Sirena Huang returns for a rousing finale with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. In addition to this matinee performance, there will be a 7:30 p.m. evening performance later in the day.
Individual tickets available at the King Center at (321) 242-2219 and kingcenter.com. Students receive 75% off tickets with valid student I.D. at the King Center Box Office before each concert. Active military and first responders receive a 50% discount to all BSO concerts by contacting the King Center.
Please note the King Center for the Performing Arts’ clear bag policy, which can be found here.
The Program

Johann Strauss, Jr. – On the Beautiful Blue Danube – Side-by-Side with the Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Concerto – Sirena Huang, violin
Listen in to some of this concert’s musical highlights from Maestro Christopher Confessore on YouTube!

Thank You to our Sponsors!

Concert Sponsor: Dr. Richard Weber and Family
Matinee Series Sponsors: Christopher and Bethany Confessore with the Disney Employee Matching Gifts Program
Beethoven Violin Concerto Music Sponsor: Dr. Alfredo Fanelli

Opening Night: Expect the Unexpected
2025-10-18 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

Kick off our 72nd season with a thrilling mix of classical masterpieces like Bernstein’s Candide Overture, Sibelius’ The Swan of Tuonela, and Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre, plus iconic film scores and a nostalgic journey through ’50s and ’60s hits, including a Beach Boys medley. From the depths of the ocean with the ABZU Fantasia to the Silver Screen with the Hollywood Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra, get ready to Expect the Unexpected!
Individual tickets available at the King Center at (321) 242-2219 and kingcenter.com. Students receive 75% off tickets with valid student I.D. at the King Center Box Office before each concert. Active military and first responders receive a 50% discount to all BSO concerts by contacting the King Center.
Please note the King Center for the Performing Arts’ clear bag policy, which can be found here.
The Program

Leonard Bernstein – Candide Overture
Jean Sibelius – The Swan of Tuonela – Kristin Naigus, English Horn
Camille Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre, op. 40
Sterling Maffe – Hollywood Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra -Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone – World Premiere Performance
Johann Strauss Jr. – Thunder and Lightning Polka, op. 324

Intermission

arr. Robert Wendel – Back to the Fifties
Austin Wintory – ABZU Fantasia for Oboe and Orchestra – Kristin Naigus, Oboe – World Premiere Performance
Percy Grainger – Colonial Song
John Barry – Out of Africa: Main Title
Bedrich Smetana – Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride
arr. Robert Wendel – Surf’s Up!
Listen in to some of this concert’s musical highlights from Maestro Christopher Confessore on YouTube!

Thank You to our Sponsors!

Concert Sponsor: The Brandon Family
The Swan of Tuonela Music Sponsor: Dr. Nancy Johnson and Arthur T. Fee Jr.

Summer Evenings Series 3: All in the Family
2025-08-16 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Suntree United Methodist Church, 7400 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32940, United States
About This Concert

BSO Violinist Stewart Kitts comes from a family of musicians. This concert celebrates his musical family’s amazing legacy with a program featuring familiar favorites by Vivaldi and Bach, along with some special surprises!
Tickets are $25, and subscriptions to all 3 Summer Evenings concerts are $60 at brevardsymphony.com/summerevenings. $10 student tickets are available at the door only with valid student I.D. All Summer Evenings concerts are held in the Sanctuary of Suntree United Methodist Church. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.

Summer Evenings Series 2: Brass on the Silver Screen
2025-07-19 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Suntree United Methodist Church, 7400 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32940, United States
About This Concert

Join BSO Principal Trumpet Tom Macklin and his BSO brass colleagues for a rousing program featuring some of Hollywood’s Greatest Hits specially arranged for brass quintet. We’ll hear classic themes from The Magnificent Seven, La La Land, Superman, The Wiz, and more!

Tickets are $25, and subscriptions to all 3 Summer Evenings concerts are $60 at brevardsymphony.com/summerevenings. $10 student tickets are available at the door only with valid student I.D. All Summer Evenings concerts are held in the Sanctuary of Suntree United Methodist Church. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.

July 4th Symphony Under the Stars
2025-07-04 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Cocoa Riverfront Park, 401 Riveredge Blvd., Cocoa, FL, 32922, United States
About This Concert

Join your Brevard Symphony Orchestra on July 4th for our free annual Symphony Under the Stars! Bring a chair or blanket and watch the orchestra perform patriotic favorites. At 9:15, a fireworks display will join the orchestra over the river. Our emcee again this year is Mindy from Mindy & Company on Lite Rock 99.3.
Tickets to our VIP Red Hot & Boomin’ BBQ are on sale now! Tickets are $80 and include an indoor BBQ dinner, dessert, reserved concert seating, and parking close to the Cocoa Civic Center. If you a BSO season ticketholder, tickets are $65. Secure your VIP tickets here!
As of 7/1/25, we and the City of Cocoa are closely monitoring the weather of this week’s concert. Currently, the concert and VIP BBQ will proceed as planned. As we get closer to the concert and the day of, please continually check our website, BSO’s Facebook and Instagram, and the City of Cocoa Government Facebook page.
The Program

John Stafford Smith – The Star Spangled Banner
John Philip Sousa – The Stars and Stripes Forever – Barbara Furtney, guest conductor
arr. Marcos Barilari – U.S. Armed Forces Medley
John Philip Sousa – The Washington Post March
George M. Cohan/arr. Wendel – A George M. Cohan Overture
Lee Greenwood/arr. Lowden – God Bless the U.S.A
Lalo Schifrin/arr. Custer – Mission: Impossible Theme
John Powell/arr. O’Loughlin – How to Train Your Dragon
John Williams – Superman March
Irving Berlin/arr. Ades – God Bless America
– Intermission –
Edwin Bagley – National Emblem March
Samuel Ward/arr. Reed – America the Beautiful
John Philip Sousa – The Liberty Bell March
John Williams –Star Wars Main Title
John Philip Sousa – Hands Across the Sea March
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture – Finale
John Philip Sousa – The Stars and Stripes Forever (reprise)

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Frances Howard
Marilyn Kitchel
Dr. Nancy Johnson & Arthur T. Fee Jr.
Media Sponsor

Summer Evenings Series 1: A Few of Our Favorite Things
2025-06-14 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Suntree United Methodist Church, 7400 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32940, United States
About This Concert

BSO Principal Cellist David Calhoun curates a collage of lustrous writing for strings, with movements from great works by Dvořák, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Theofanidis, and more, that traverses 3 continents and 2 centuries in a rich variety of styles. Clap between the movements, please!

Evgeny Komarnitskiy, Elena Komarnitskaia, Eduardo Castro, Isabella Diaz, Luisa Zombrano, violins
Richard Urbano, Joshua Cordova, violas
David Calhoun, Olga Beliaieva, cellos

Tickets are $25, and subscriptions to all 3 Summer Evenings concerts are $60 at brevardsymphony.com/summerevenings. $10 student tickets are available at the door only with valid student I.D. All Summer Evenings concerts are held in the Sanctuary of Suntree United Methodist Church.

The Program

Antonin Dvořák Serenade for Strings, op. 22
I Moderato
II Tempo di Valse

Christopher Theofanidis Visions and Miracles (2002)
I All joy wills eternity

Franz Schubert Quintet (D.956)
I Allegro ma non troppo

George Gershwin He Loves and She Loves
arr. Stanley Silverman Fascinating Rhythm
Sweet and Low Down

Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 10, op. 74 Harp
I Poco Adagio – Allegro

*Intermission*

Johannes Brahms String Quintet No. 2, op. 111
I Allegro non troppo, ma con brio

Alexander Borodin String Quartet No. 2
III Nocturne

Felix Mendelssohn String Octet, op. 20
I Allegro moderato ma con fuoco

Pedro Gutierrez Alma Llanera (Venezuela, 1914)

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Pops Series: The Best of Broadway
2025-05-03 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

5,6,7,8! Broadway veterans Alli Mauzey (Hairspray, Wicked, Hello, Dolly) and Jeff Kready (Les Misérables, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Great Gatsby) perform classic favorites from Rodgers & Hammerstein to Andrew Lloyd Webber and more to bring you the Best of Broadway.
Individual tickets available at the King Center (321) 242-2219 and kingcenter.com. Students receive 75% off tickets with valid I.D. at the King Center Box Office before each concert. Please contact the BSO Office with any questions at (321) 345-5052.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Concert Sponsor: Dale Sorensen Real Estate

Forks and Corks
2025-04-27 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | D’Mare Beach House
About the Event

Relax poolside and beachside with Forks and Corks! All proceeds benefit your Brevard Symphony Orchestra.
Hosted at D’Mare Beach House by Djon Pepaj, guests will enjoy:

Tasty Creations from Djon’s Chefs
A Wide Range of Wines from Around the World
Cigars & Bourbon Tasting
Valet Parking
Live & Silent Auctions
Live Music

Tickets are available through sponsorship starting at $300.
The Brevard Symphony Orchestra is a not-for-profit 501 (C)3 and is a registered charitable organization. The Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Inc. meets all requirements specified by the Florida Solicitation of Contributions Act. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling, toll-free, 1-800-435-7352 within the State. Registration does not imply enforcement, approval, or recommendation by the State.

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Event Sponsors

Dale Sorensen Real Estate
Djon Pepaj

Cuisine & Beverage Sponsor

Mercedes Benz, Porsche, and Audi of Melbourne

Entertainment Sponsors

Artemis IT
Christopher and Lisa McAlpine
Sotheby’s International Realty – Stephanie Dandridge

Dessert Sponsors

AAL Land Surveying Services, Inc.
Roger and Lisa Anderson
Sherill A. Bullock, CPA
Debbie and Rance Caldwell
Dr. Anthony Catanese and Barbara Furtney
Circles of Care
Clevens Face and Body Specialists
Christopher and Bethany Confessore
John and Darcia Francey
Marilyn Kitchel and Robert Holman
Jim and Sunny Kincaid
Rita Moreno
Hugh Normile
Heather and Greg Taylor
Dr. Rich Weber
Dr. Jason and Pam Wieseler
Philip and Kelly Neville Zies

Presenting Sponsors

Dorothy Allen
Advocate for the Aging
Better Insurance Group, Inc. – Elisa Wagers
Ann-Marie Brush
Anita Carbone
Hadassah Etienne
Shiela Gurr
Tess and Jim Hughes
Dr. Robert Lamb
Barbara Milford
Tracy Stroller
Dr. Alexies Ramirez
Carol Reeve

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Signature Series: Ode to Joy
2025-04-05 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

The Brevard Community Chorus and other area singers join the BSO’s Signature Series finale for Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9, also known as Ode to Joy. Other works include Haydn’s jubilant Te Deum and Mason Bates’ techno-inspired Soundcheck in C Major.
Individual tickets available at the King Center at (321) 242-2219 and kingcenter.com. Students receive 75% off tickets with valid student I.D. at the King Center Box Office before each concert. Please contact the BSO Office with any questions at (321) 345-5052.

Please note the King Center for the Performing Arts’ clear bag policy, which can be found here.
The Program

Mason Bates – Soundcheck in C Major
Franz Joseph Haydn – Te Deum – Dr. Robert Lamb, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9

Listen in to some of this concert’s musical highlights from Maestro Christopher Confessore on Spotify!

Thank You to our Sponsors!

Concert Sponsor: The Weber Family
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Sponsor: Dr. Alfredo Fanelli

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Signature Series: Organ Spectacular!
2025-03-15 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

Once referred to as the “King of Instruments” by Mozart himself, this concert features the organ. Organist Andrew Galuska is featured in Saint-Saens’ Symphony No. 3. We’ll also hear works by Handel and Albinoni, along with the World Premiere of Royal Coronation Overture by Patrick Brill.
This concert is at 7:30 p.m. but is also offered as a 2:00 p.m. matinee performance. Individual tickets available at the King Center at (321) 242-2219 and kingcenter.com. Please contact the BSO Office with any questions at (321) 345-5052.

Please note the King Center for the Performing Arts’ clear bag policy, which can be found here.

The Program

Georg Frideric Handel/Hamilton Harty – Royal Fireworks Music
Tomaso Albinoni/Remo Giazotto – Adagio
Patrick Brill – Royal Coronation Overture (World Premiere)
Camille Saint-Saens – Symphony No. 3 Organ – Andrew Galuska, organ

Listen in to some of this concert’s musical highlights from Maestro Christopher Confessore on Spotify!

Thank You to our Sponsors!

Concert Sponsor: The Normile Family
Music Sponsor: Saint-Saen’s Symphony No. 3 Organ is sponsored by the Normile Family

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Matinee Series 3: Organ Spectacular!
2025-03-15 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

Once referred to as the “King of Instruments” by Mozart himself, this concert features the organ. Organist Andrew Galuska is featured in Saint-Saens’ Symphony No. 3. We’ll also hear works by Handel and Albinoni, along with the World Premiere of Royal Coronation Overture by Patrick Brill.
This concert is at 2:00 p.m. but is also offered as a 7:30 p.m. evening performance. Single tickets are available at the King Center at kingcenter.com and (321) 242-2219.

Please note the King Center for the Performing Arts’ clear bag policy, which can be found here.

The Program

Georg Frideric Handel/Hamilton Harty – Royal Fireworks Music
Tomaso Albinoni/Remo Giazotto – Adagio
Patrick Brill – Royal Coronation Overture (World Premiere)
Camille Saint-Saens – Symphony No. 3 Organ – Andrew Galuska, organ

Listen in to some of this concert’s musical highlights from Maestro Christopher Confessore on Spotify!

Thank You to our Sponsors!

Concert Sponsor: The Normile Family
Music Sponsor: Saint-Saen’s Symphony No. 3 Organ is sponsored by the Normile Family

Free Family Concert: Lights, Camera, Symphony!
2025-02-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

Lights, Camera, Symphony! Our annual free family concert returns on Sunday, February 23, 2025. The concert will introduce audience members of all ages to the many ways composers use the instruments of the orchestra to enhance our favorite movies. The program will include music from How To Train Your Dragon, Moana, Star Wars, Wicked, Shrek, and more.

Audience members are encouraged to come in costume as their favorite film character. Orchestra members will also be in costume.

No tickets or registration required. Seating on a first-come basis.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Concert Sponsor: The Brandon Family

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Pops Series: Fire & Rain: Folk Anthems of the 70s
2025-02-01 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

Dust off your suede jackets and bell bottoms as we celebrate the iconic music of the 70s. Swearingen & Kelli, a fantastic singer-songwriter duo, joins the BSO to highlight music from 70s artists including iconic songs by James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, Carole King, Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot, Cat Stevens, and more.
Season tickets available through the BSO Office at (321) 345-5052. Individual tickets available through the King Center at kingcenter.com and (321) 242-2219. Please contact the BSO Office at (321) 345-5052 with any questions.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Concert Sponsor: Nash & Kromash LLP

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Matinee Series 2: Fire & Rain: Folk Anthems of the 70s
2025-02-01 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

Dust off your suede jackets and bell bottoms as we celebrate the iconic music of the 70s. Swearingen & Kelli, a fantastic singer-songwriter duo, joins the BSO to highlight music from 70s artists including iconic songs by James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, Carole King, Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot, Cat Stevens, and more.
Individual tickets available at the King Center at (321) 242-2219 and kingcenter.com. Please contact the BSO Office with any questions at (321) 345-5052.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Concert Sponsor: Nash & Kromash LLP

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Signature Series: Mozart and Mother Goose
2025-01-18 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

Be swept away in a musical fantasy with Mozart and Mother Goose. You’ll hear Mozart’s most famous melody in Eine kleine Nachtmusik. The BSO welcomes pianist Sasha Kasman Laude for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 – and we end on a high note with Ravel’s whimsical Mother Goose Suite.
This concert is at 7:30 p.m. but is also offered as a 2:00 p.m. matinee performance. Single tickets are available through the King Center at kingcenter.com and (321) 242-2219.

Please note the King Center for the Performing Arts’ clear bag policy, which can be found here.
The Program

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Overture to The Anonymous Lover
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23 – Sasha Kasman, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Maurice Ravel – Mother Goose Suite

Listen in to some of this concert’s musical highlights from Maestro Christopher Confessore on Spotify!

Thank You to our Sponsors!

Concert Sponsor: The BSO South Guild and the Baney Family in memory of Carolyn Baney

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Matinee Series 1: Mozart & Mother Goose
2025-01-18 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

Be swept away in a musical fantasy with Mozart and Mother Goose. You’ll hear Mozart’s most famous melody in Eine kleine Nachtmusik. The BSO welcomes pianist Sasha Kasman Laude for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 – and we end on a high note with Ravel’s whimsical Mother Goose Suite.
This concert is at 2:00 p.m. but is also offered as a 7:30 p.m. evening performance. Single tickets go available at the King Center at kingcenter.com and (321) 242-2219.

Please note the King Center for the Performing Arts’ clear bag policy, which can be found here.

The Program

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Overture to The Anonymous Lover
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23 – Sasha Kasman, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Maurice Ravel – Mother Goose Suite
Listen in to some of this concert’s musical highlights from Maestro Christopher Confessore on Spotify!

Thank You to our Sponsors!

Concert Sponsor: The BSO South Guild and the Baney Family in memory of Carolyn Baney

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Pops Series: Sounds of the Season
2024-11-30 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

We’re dreaming of a symphonic Christmas. Brevard’s favorite holiday concert returns with POPS vocalist and Sinatra stylist Michael Andrew who joins the BSO for a fun-filled program of all your holiday favorites!
Individual tickets available at the King Center at (321) 242-2219 and kingcenter.com. Please contact the BSO Office with any questions at (321) 345-5052.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Concert Sponsors
Lisa and Roger Anderson
Dr. Nancy Johnson and Arthur T. Fee Jr.
Brevard Indian Medical and Dental Association
Guest Artist Sponsor
Mary Baldwin with Buckingham Strategic Wealth

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Signature Series: Epic Tchaikovsky
2024-11-16 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

Epic Tchaikovsky stars Tchaikovsky’s greatest and most profound work – Symphony No. 6 Pathetique – featured along with violinist Hina Khuong-Huu performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. The concert opens with the BSO and Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra (BSYO) performing side-by-side with Grieg’s Symphonic Dance No. 1.
Individual tickets available at the King Center at (321) 242-2219 and kingcenter.com. Please contact the BSO Office with any questions at (321) 345-5052.

Please note the King Center for the Performing Arts’ clear bag policy, which can be found here.
The Program

Edvard Grieg – Symphonic Dance No. 1 – Side-by-Side with Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto – Hina Khuong-Huu, violin
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 Pathétique
Read all about these three pieces over on our BSO Blog by clicking here!
Listen in to some of this concert’s musical highlights from Maestro Christopher Confessore on Spotify!

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Concert Sponsors

Marion Bucko
Jason A. Carey – Financial Advisor with Edward Jones
Joan Marie Evans
Dr. Donald & Janet Forrer
CDR J. Kerry USN (RET) & Mrs. Rebecca Kersey
Chris & Lisa McAlpine
Lourdes and Pete Sliwa, Avanti Way Space Coast Real Estate – Proprietors
Laura Strickhausen & Julie Necina
Lt. Col. James D. Turinetti III, USAF (RET)

Music Sponsor
Martha Sinclair in memory of Jack Sinclair with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 Pathétique

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Signature Series Opening Night: Starry Night
2024-10-12 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
About This Concert

Join us on this Starry Night as the BSO opens our 71st season with the Eastern US Premiere of Peter Boyer’s Horizons. The eclectic program also features Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, When You Wish Upon a Star, music from Star Trek: Into Darkness, and even an ABBA Medley.
Individual tickets available at the King Center at (321) 242-2219 and kingcenter.com. Please contact the BSO Office with any questions at (321) 345-5052.

Please note the King Center for the Performing Arts’ clear bag policy, which can be found here.
This concert is still being performed as scheduled after Hurricane Milton.
The Program

Peter Boyer – Horizons (Consortium Commission – Eastern US Premiere)
John Philip Sousa – The Stars and Stripes Forever (Cliff Bragdon, guest conductor)
Hoagy Carmichael/arr. Ployhar – Stardust
Felix Mendelssohn – Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Franz Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Bruce Healey – Fantasmic!
Frederick Loewe – I Could Have Danced All Night (Karen Shriner)
Jason Robert Brown – Stars and the Moon (Karen Shriner)
Michael Giacchino – Star Trek: Into Darkness
Leigh Harline/arr. Bill Holcombe – When You Wish Upon a Star (Karen Shriner)
arr. Lucas Waldin – Abba Medley

Listen in to some of this concert’s musical highlights from Maestro Christopher Confessore on Spotify!

Thank You to our Sponsors

Concert Sponsor: The Brandon Family

Summer Evenings Series 3: Timeless Classics with the Luminoso Quartet
2024-08-17 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Suntree United Methodist Church, 7400 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32940, United States
About the Performance
The Luminoso Quartet presents an evening of timeless classics from multiple genres, including Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
and favorites by The Beatles, Don McLean, and the Indigo Girls!
About the Musicians
Featuring BSO violinists Bethany Confessore and Sasha Korczynski, BSO violist Caroline Anderson, and BSO cellist Adriana Stenvik. With special guests Casey Kerr and Eliana Korczynski.
Tickets
Tickets are $25 online and at the door. $10 kid and student tickets available at the door only.

Summer Evenings Series 2: Summer Travels with Confetti
2024-07-20 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Suntree United Methodist Church, 7400 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32940, United States
About the Performance
The unique trio of “Confetti” will take you on a journey spanning almost 1000 years, with stops in a German Abbey during the High Middle Ages, a champagne salon during La Belle Époque in Paris, and the wilds of modern-day Alaska.
About the Musicians
Featuring BSO Concertmaster Lisa Ferrigno on violin, BSO Principal Flute Christina Apelgren, and BSO Principal Oboe Lora MacPherson. Also featuring guest vocalist Eliza Dopira.
Tickets
Tickets are $25 online and at the door. Subscriptions to the full Summer Evenings Series are $60.

July 4th Symphony Under the Stars
2024-07-04 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Cocoa Riverfront Park, 401 Riveredge Blvd., Cocoa, FL, 32922, United States
Join your Brevard Symphony Orchestra on July 4th for our free annual Symphony Under the Stars! Bring a chair or blanket and watch the orchestra perform patriotic favorites. At 9:15, a fireworks display will join the orchestra over the river.
Our Red Hot & Boomin’ BBQ is SOLD OUT.

Summer Evenings Series 1: Sunshine Time - To Infinity and Beyond
2024-06-15 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Suntree United Methodist Church, 7400 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32940, United States
About The Performance
Join violinist Amy Xaychaleune and her band for a night of charm and enchantment as they bring Disney and popular hits to life. Concert is approximately 67 minutes long and has a 15-minute intermission.
About The Musicians
Amy Xaychaleune, leader, violin, arranger
Amy Xaychaleune is a violinist born & raised in Orlando. She received her Master of Music
Performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and her Bachelor of Music Performance
from Florida State University. Some past career highlights include performing with Michael
Bublé, Sting, the Evita Broadway Tour, and at The White House. Currently she plays for Brevard
Symphony Orchestra and Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, at Disney World, with several
companies throughout Florida, and for her own company – Sunshine Time Productions.
John Mason III, piano
An Orlando native, John has been involved in music his whole life. He has a BA in Pipe Organ
Performance from Florida State University, and an MA in Choral Conducting from the University
of Central Florida. He has worked as a church organist, musician, and music director for several
local churches, and currently works as the Director of Children’s and Instrumental Music at St
Luke’s UMC. He currently performs in various roles at Disney, including playing piano and keys
on stage in Epcot. He enjoys composing and arranging orchestrations for all instruments. In his
free time, you can find him woodworking and spending time with his wife and two sweet
daughters.
Luis Guerrero, guitar
Luis Guerrero is a guitar player based in Orlando, Florida. He received his bachelor’s degree in
Jazz Studies from the University of Central Florida. He has over two decades of performing
experience, including theme park entertainment, stadium performances, musical theater,
festivals, orchestras, big bands, corporate events, and more. He has played with big acts like IL
DIVO and Broadway singers such as Mandy Gonzales, Michael James Scott and many more. He
is featured in the Disney+ show Harmonious Live.
Mike Scialabba, drums
Michael Scialabba, a Winter Park High School and University of Florida graduate, boasts over 30
years at Walt Disney World as a musician, show designer, and team leader. A specialist in
themed entertainment, he has contributed to international Disney projects in Tokyo and Paris
and also performed for many years with the Blue Man Group. With a master’s degree in
Organizational Leadership, Michael is the Vice President of the Central Florida Musicians’
Union, AFM Local 389, and a strong advocate for fair working conditions and workers’ rights.
Nathan May, bass
Nathan May is an Orlando-based musician who regularly performs across Florida on electric
bass and double bass. He is a member of many original music ensembles as a bassist with
power-pop band Fast Preacher, soul artist John Lee Wyatt, and modern-folk artist John Dorney.
He is the music director for the jazz-folk songwriter Megan Shea, and composes and releases
his own music under the name Cafetorium. He has performed as a section bassist in the
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Villages Philharmonic, Gainesville Symphony, and is principal
bass of the Daytona Soloisti Chamber Orchestra.

Tickets
Tickets are $25 each and Subscriptions to the full Summer Evenings Series are $60. $10 student tickets with valid student I.D. are available at the door only.

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Signature 6 Series: Celebrate
2024-04-06 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
Brevard Symphony Orchestra Signature 6 Series: Celebrate
In this season finale concert, The Brevard Community Chorus, Brevard Chorale, Brevard Youth Chorus, and other area singers join the BSO for Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo – a joyful and jubilant celebration sung in seven different languages! Aaron Copland’s iconic Appalachian Spring opens the concert.
To subscribe to the 2023-2024 Signature Six Series, call the BSO Office at (321) 345-5052. Single tickets will be available for purchase via the King Center website or by calling the King Center Box Office at (321) 242-2219 ON SALE NOW!

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Signature 6 Series: Musical Pictures
2024-03-09 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
Brevard Symphony Orchestra Signature 6 Series: Musical Pictures
This concert of breathtaking showpieces includes Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Violinist Paul Huang soars in a performance of Erich Korngold’s Violin Concerto! This program also features a special performance by the Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra, celebrating their 40th season. This concert is also presented at 2:00PM as part of the Matinee Series.
To subscribe to the 2023-2024 Signature Six Series, call the BSO Office at (321) 345-5052. Single tickets will be available for purchase via the King Center website or by calling the King Center Box Office at (321) 242-2219 ON SALE NOW!

BSO Matinee Series Concert 3: Musical Pictures
2024-03-09 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
BSO Matinee Series Concert 3: Musical Pictures
This concert of breathtaking showpieces includes Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Violinist Paul Huang soars in a performance of Erich Korngold’s Violin Concerto! This program also features a special performance by the Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra, celebrating their 40th season. This concert is also presented at 7:30PM.
To subscribe to the 2023-2024 Signature Six Series or Matinee Series, call the BSO Office at (321) 345-5052. Single tickets will be available for purchase via the King Center website or by calling the King Center Box Office at (321) 242-2219 ON SALE NOW!

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Signature 6 Series: 100 Years of Rhapsody in Blue
2024-02-03 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
Brevard Symphony Orchestra Signature 6 Series: 100 Years of Rhapsody in Blue
Pianist Jeffrey Biegel joins the BSO for a celebration of 100 years of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. This concert features your Brevard Symphony Orchestra performing the Florida Premiere of Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue, a newly composed work by Peter Boyer. This concert is also presented at 2:00PM as part of the Matinee Series.
To subscribe to the 2023-2024 Signature Six Series, call the BSO Office at (321) 345-5052. Single tickets will be available for purchase via the King Center website or by calling the King Center Box Office at (321) 242-2219 ON SALE NOW!

BSO Matinee Series Concert 2: 100 Years of Rhapsody in Blue
2024-02-03 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | The King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL, 32935, United States
BSO Matinee Series Concert 2: 100 Years of Rhapsody in Blue
Pianist Jeffrey Biegel joins the BSO for a celebration of 100 years of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. This concert features the Florida Premiere of Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue, a newly composed work by Peter Boyer. Also presented at 7:30PM.
To subscribe to the 2023-2024 Signature Six Series or Matinee Series, call the BSO Office at (321) 345-5052. Single tickets will be available for purchase via the King Center website or by calling the King Center Box Office at (321) 242-2219 ON SALE NOW!
