November 19, 2023
All Beethoven Concert
The Prometheus Theme: The Recycling Genius of Beethoven
Join us for a very intriguing and exciting season opener! 1801 to 1804 was a very fertile period for Beethoven and we find him recycling one simple theme heard throughout each of the pieces on this concert program – his Twelve Contradances, ballet music from The Creatures of Prometheus and Beethoven’s groundbreaking Symphony No. 3 where it is transformed into something other-worldly.
February 4, 2024
A Winter Serenade
The string orchestra, with its incredible range and blended sonority, has always enticed composers to explore its exciting possibilities and to compose some of their best music. Mozart’s elegant nighttime serenade (Eine kliene Nachtmusik), Shostakovich’s anguished pleas against war (Chamber Symphony, Op.110A) and Tchaikovsky’s energetic, dance-infused Serenade combine for a memorable afternoon of great music making. *A reception with complimentary refreshments follows this concert.
March 24, 2024
Rhapsody in Blue at 100: George Gershwin and the American Songbook
American classics by Copland, Bernstein, Sondheim, Ellington including Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue composed 100 years ago.
Featured soloists:
Ana Guigui, voice
E J Hwang, piano
Kenneth Radnofksy, saxophone
May 5, 2024
Heroic Imagination
Back by popular demand, teenage violin virtuoso Keila Wakao, who dazzled us last season with her Vivaldi Four Seasons, will join Symphony by the Sea again to perform Tchaikovsky’s iconic Violin Concerto. Combined with Mendelssohn’s Scotland inspired Symphony No.3, this program promises to deliver edge of your seat performances. Join us for this not to be missed season finale!
All concerts are presented Sunday afternoons at 3:00 pm at the Cabot Theater in Beverly.