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Chelsea Tipton, II, Music Director • Douglas J. Fair, Executive Director • Dr. Joseph B. Carlucci (1924-2012), Conductor Emeritus For Immediate Release August 20, 2018 Contact: Michelle Walker Telephone: 409-892-2257 Email: mwalker@sost.org Website: www.sost.org New York, New York… Jazz meets Classics! The Symphony of Southeast Texas is pleased to announce our first show of the … [Read more...] about New York, New York… Jazz meets Classics!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Symphony of Southeast Texas Chelsea Tipton, II, Music Director & Conductor ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR 2018-19 SEASON Please post or forward to interested parties. July 13th, 2018 Beaumont, Texas The Symphony of Southeast Texas announces auditions for the 2018-2019 Season, to be held in Houston, Texas, at Rice University, on Saturday, September 8th. All … [Read more...] about AUDITIONS FOR 2018-19 SEASON

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Beaumont Enterprise Phoebe Suy, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Instead of docking boats along the Neches River or spreading blankets out in Riverfront Park, Fourth of July revelers will watch the area's largest fireworks display next month from the Downtown Event Centre and Lake — a first in the event's 32-year history. The city is relocating the patriotic party this year because Riverfront Park is … [Read more...] about Harvey forces July 4th celebration to a new location

Beaumont Enterprise | When Symphony of Southeast Texas music director Chelsea Tipton moved to Beaumont, he bought a matching bow tie and cummerbund with the Texas flag on it. "I kind of started there saying Texas is my home," Tipton said. The set has become one of many fancy, colorful and patterned vest, tie and cummerbund combinations in a collection Tipton has built over 10 years. He has just … [Read more...] about Dressing the part: Chelsea Tipton talks bow ties

Beaumont Enterprise | The Symphony of Southeast Texas performs onstage at the Jefferson Theater during the first of its four annual Youth Education Concerts Tuesday morning. Students from school districts throughout Southeast Texas and home-schooled children filled the theater seats, many of them getting their first exposure to a symphony performance. Conductor Chelsea Tipton offered historic … [Read more...] about Symphony Enchants Area School Children

Beaumont Enterprise | He wanted to be the first astronaut to play the violin in space. It was a childhood dream that inspired the name of Matthew Detrick's music ensemble, Apollo Chamber Players. Detrick, Symphony of Southeast Texas concertmaster, co-founded the ensemble in 2008 with a mission to weave classical with folk music, exposing audiences to different cultures of the world. "The … [Read more...] about Local Symphony’s Concertmaster Aims to Bring Classical, Folk Music to Cuba