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SUMMARY:Our Musical World
DESCRIPTION:Youth Education Concert \nOur Musical World \nJanuary 24\, 2024 \n2 SHOWS: 9:30am and 11am \nIt is fascinating to contemplate the nature of our world\, and one of the most intriguing aspects of it is the prevalence of sound and vibration. Indeed\, from the tiniest particles to the grandest galaxies\, everything in the universe interacts through these phenomena. Take\, for instance\, the gentle mist that arises from the waves of the sea\, or the graceful swan floating upon its surface. Even a Bumble bee\, as it buzzes from one flower to another\, is creating vibrations that ripple through the air. And when we look to the wonders of nature\, we find ourselves surrounded by a symphony of sounds that can transport us to another world. Whether it’s the Flight of the Bumble Bee\, the haunting melody of The Swan from Carnival of the Animals\, or the electrifying Thunder and Lightning Polka\, there is no shortage of musical adventure to be had in the natural world. So let us open our ears to the wonders around us and marvel at the incredible power of sound and vibration. \nReservation | PDF
URL:https://sost.org/concert/our-musical-world/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre for the Performing Arts\, 765 Pearl Street\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:The Composer's Spirit Revisited
DESCRIPTION:Classic Series III \nSimon Amen \nRavel Valses Nobles et Sentimentales \nRachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 \n  \nChelsea Tipton II\, Conductor \n  \nGuest Artist: \nClayton Stephenson\, Piano \n  \nGet Tickets \n  \nSponsored by: \nBill Wilson\, in loving memory of Rosine McFaddin Wilson \nGuest Artist Sponsor \nRegina Rogers\, in loving memory of Julie and Ben Rogers \n  \n \n  \nBio: \nAmerican pianist Clayton Stephenson’s love for music is immediately apparent in his joyous charisma onstage\, expressive power\, and natural ease at the instrument. Hailed for “extraordinary narrative and poetic gifts” and interpretations that are “fresh\, incisive and characterfully alive” (Gramophone)\, he is committed to making an impact on the world through his music-making. \nGrowing up in New York City\, Clayton started piano lessons at age 7 and was accepted into the Juilliard Outreach Music Advancement Program for underprivileged children the next year\, where he attended numerous student recitals and fell in love with music. At the age of 10 he advanced to Juilliard’s elite Pre-College program with the help of his teacher\, Beth Nam. At Juilliard he studied with Matti Raekallio\, Hung-Kuang Chen and Ernest Barretta. Clayton practiced on a synthesizer at home until he found an old upright piano on the street that an elementary school had thrown away; that would become his practice piano for the next six years\, until the Lang Lang Foundation donated a new piano to him when he was 17. \nHe credits the generous support of community programs with providing him musical inspiration and resources along the way. As he describes it\, the “3rd Street Music School jump-started my music education; the Young People’s Choir taught me phrasing and voicing; the Juilliard Outreach Music Advancement Program introduced me to formal and rigorous piano training\, which enabled me to get into Juilliard Pre-College; the Morningside Music Bridge validated my talent and elevated my self-confidence; the Boy’s Club of New York exposed me to jazz; and the Lang Lang Foundation brought me to stages worldwide and transformed me from a piano student to a young artist.” \nRecent and upcoming highlights of Clayton’s burgeoning career include appearances with the Calgary Philharmonic\, Chicago Sinfonietta\, and the Fort Worth\, Louisville\, Lansing and North Carolina Symphony Orchestras; as well as recitals at the Phillips Collection Concert Series in Washington\, DC\, Foundation Louis Vuitton Auditorium in Paris\, Bad Kissinger Sommer Festival and BeethovenFest in Germany\, Colour of Music Festival\, Ravinia Festival and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.  He has been featured on NPR\, WUOL\, and WQXR\, and appeared in the “GRAMMY® Salute to Classical Music” Concert at Carnegie’s Stern Auditorium. \nHe now studies in the Harvard-NEC Dual Degree Program\, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in economics at Harvard and a master’s degree in piano performance at the New England Conservatory under Wha Kyung Byun. And his accolades along the way have been numerous – in addition to being the first Black finalist at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022\, he was named a 2022 Gilmore Young Artist\, as well as a 2017 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts and a Young Scholar of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation. He also received a jury discretionary award at the 2015 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival. \n 
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LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre for the Performing Arts\, 765 Pearl Street\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Broadway Celebration: Melissa Errico Sings Sondheim
DESCRIPTION:Pops 2 \nMarch 16\, 2024 at 7:30PM \nSoutheast Texas is about to experience the unique talents of one of America’s supreme songstresses; Melissa Errico.  Melissa Errico is a woman of stage\, screen\, and song—a great interpreter of classic musicals and modern music alike\, as well as a sparkling writer\, recording artist\, and film/television actress. \nFew singers have had the blessings of Stephen Sondheim\, Michel Legrand\, and other artists of popular music that led to such notoriety.  Major newspapers such as the NY Times and The Wall Street Journal have deemed her recordings of such composers as the finest interpreter of Sondheim’s music. \nYet\, to rest on such laurels would miss her other accomplishments such as TV appearances\, a Tony Award nomination for her Broadway appearance in Amour\, performances in My Fair Lady\, Dracula\, and other Sondheim shows.  Along with her many appearances singing and playing Sondheim\, she is also closely associated with the music of Michel Legrand—having starred in his sole Broadway show\, Amour\, she was asked to write his eulogy by The New York Times and was then invited to become the sole American performer to participate in the extraordinary two-day memorial to Legrand held in April 2019 at Paris’s Le Grand Rex Theatre. \nTonight’s concert will be akin to a musical travelog with stories of featured composers\, famous and cherished music\, and the musical stories behind their creations. “Blindingly glamorous…she delivers Broadway and movie songs with a whopping authority. She can take a Broadway ballad to the moon and back!”— Stephen Holden\, The New York Times \nGet Tickets \nSponsored by \n \nArtist Sponsor: \nS.L. Greenberg\, in memory of Natalie Greenberg \n\n \nSpotify Playlist \nBio: \n“The Maria Callas of American musical theater\,” as Opera News has called her\, referencing both her silken voice and dramatic\, expressive intensity\, Melissa Errico is an actress\, singer\, and author. First known for her starring roles on Broadway\, she has since become a concert\, cabaret and recording artist as well; her 2018 album Sondheim Sublime was called by The Wall Street Journal “The best all-Sondheim album ever recorded.” Along with her many appearances singing and playing Sondheim\, she is also closely associated with the music of Michel Legrand—having starred in his sole Broadway show\, Amour\, she was asked to write his eulogy by The New York Times\, and was then invited to become the sole American performer to participate in the extraordinary two-day memorial to Legrand held in April 2019 at Paris’s Le Grand Rex Theatre\, work that led one critic to announce that\, “Errico is\, and will continue to be\, the premier interpreter of the musical legacy of Michel Legrand.” Her album of Legrand’s music\, Legrand Affair Deluxe Edition\, appeared in 2019. \nIn the past few years her gifts and ambitions as a writer have become increasingly expressed\, with a series of much-talked-of essays in The New York Times\, touching\, with wit\, wisdom and insider mischief\, on the many unseen aspects of the theatrical profession\, from the pleasures and pains of being a “terminal ingenue” to the ambiguities of auditioning to the sheer pleasure of being fitted for a costume\, post-pandemic. She is currently at work on a memoir that will include and expand on these “Scenes from An Acting Life”\, as the Times\, in a rubric specially invented for her work\, calls them. \nMelissa Errico is a Tony Award-nominated Broadway star—an actor\, singer and author — who contributes regularly to The New York Times in an essay series called “Scenes From An Acting Life.” The Wall Street Journal recently referred to her as a “nonpareil cabaret singer.” \nAs a musical theater actress\, she starred on Broadway in such musicals as My Fair Lady where The New York Times called her Eliza Doolittle “beguiling\,” Anna Karenina\, High Society as Tracy Lord\, Amour (Tony-nominated for Best Actress)\, Dracula\, White Christmas in the Rosemary Clooney role of Betty\, and as Cosette in Les Misérables. Melissa has maintained a constant TV presence throughout her career\, starring in Darren Star’s Central Park West\, steady guest roles\, and most recently playing recurring roles on Showtime’s Billions and Cinemax’s The Knick. She appeared in featured films such as Frequency with Dennis Quaid\, Life Or Something Like It as Angelina Jolie’s best friend\, Loverboy directed by Kevin Bacon\, and others. At The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles\, she starred in The Sound of Music\, My Fair Lady with John Lithgow\, and Camelot opposite Jeremy Irons\, which they revived for one night on Broadway. She also starred in non-musical roles in such plays as The Importance of Being Earnest\, Shaw’s Candida and Wally Shawn’s Aunt Dan and Lemon at The New Group. \nOff-Broadway\, she has performed the role of Sharon in Finian’s Rainbow three times (the subject of her debut essay for The New York Times)\, and starred in On A Clear Day You Can See Forever at The Irish Repertory Theatre to great acclaim. She has five Drama Desk nominations\, a Lucille Lortel Award\, two Helen Hayes nominations\, four Drama League Honors\, and a Tony Award nomination. She was honored with a Sardi’s caricature and also served a term on the National Endowment For The Arts. \nMelissa has released several studio recordings including her debut on EMI Records produced by Arif Mardin entitled Blue Like That. Her 2018 album\, Sondheim Sublime\, was called by The Wall Street Journal “The best all-Sondheim album ever recorded\,” and led to sold-out concert dates around the country–from Ravinia to Caramoor and Wolftrap–and in London. She has sung many concerts (of Sondheim music as well as other repertoire such as Rodgers & Hammerstein\, Scott Frankel\, film evenings with Michael Feinstein\, and more) at the 92nd Street Y\, Birdland Jazz Club\, Feinstein’s/54 Below\, Joe’s Pub\, Carnegie Hall\, Town Hall and Lincoln Center’s Allen Room. \nErrico’s history with Sondheim began when he selected her to star as Dot in Sunday In The Park With George at The Kennedy Center\, then as Clara in Passion at Classic Stage Company\, and then in the New York City Center Encores! production of Do I Hear A Waltz? In 2020\, she sang “Children and Art” in the Sondheim 90th Birthday Concert Take Me To The World\, and was featured on PBS television in a documentary special in which she sang “Finishing The Hat” and discussed Sondheim and his lyrics with Adam Gopnik and Raúl Esparza for Poetry in America. \nIn addition to Sondheim\, nothing in her work has been more constant than her association with composer Michel Legrand. Having starred in his Broadway show\, Amour\, she went on to collaborate with him on the iconic album Legrand Affair. After his death in 2019\, she was asked to write an extended eulogy in the The New York Times and then to expand it (in translation) for La Regle Du Jeu\, an esteemed political and cultural magazine in Paris. Melissa was invited to be the sole American performer in the two-night musical memorial to Legrand held in April 2019 at Paris’s Le Grand Rex Theatre. At that time\, Warner Music/Ghostlight Records reissued her symphonic album\, which Legrand arranged and conducted\, as Legrand Affair (Deluxe Edition). \nThe Wall Street Journal described her Michel Legrand tribute concert Amour & After; “One of the most moving and even thrilling cabaret shows I’ve ever seen. When Miss Errico sings the work of the late and much-missed Michel Legrand\, you just want to climb up inside one of her songs and stay there for the rest of your life.” \nAt the height of the pandemic\, Melissa was exceptionally busy\, offering multiple live-streams and conversations and publishing essays for Variety\, Playbill\, The Purist Magazine\, Theatermania and The New York Times. She taught master classes for students across the country and produced two IGTV series: The Honest Cook: Cooking and Mischief and How Do We Go On Singing?\, which grew to fourteen 45-minute episodes consisting of interviews and performances in which she aimed to re-moralize the singing community with in-depth in conversations with professionals and educators. She offered remote solo concerts\, including with Seth Rudetsky for Mercyhurst Institute and the full-scale live holiday special Season For Joy filmed with four cameras on stage at The Bay Street Theater\, hailed as “all style\, class and holiday spirit.” Melissa co-starred in a fully produced green screen musical of Meet Me in St. Louis for the Irish Repertory Theatre\, which she chronicled in The New York Times. She had a 3-part livestream concert series with New York’s French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) Love\, Desire & Mystery in collaboration with The New Yorker essayist Adam Gopnik\, which is available on-demand. Of her work in this series\, one critic said\, “Melissa is piercing\, probing\, and at the absolute height of her vocal and interpretive powers. Errico here reaffirms her status as one of the most intuitive musical theatre actresses of her generation. There is seemingly no limit to Errico’s empathetic range.” (BroadwayWorld) \nIn 2021\, she also taught masterclasses for CUNY and HB Studio\, joined a forum on Women In Theater (hosted by New York Theatre Barn)\, and moderated a program about gender for an international conference for The American Songbook Foundation. She performed summer concerts in New Jersey\, Connecticut\, Provincetown\, and more. She has written a play currently in development for The Irish Repertory Theatre and is working on a book expanding on her New York Times column–tentatively titled\, “Terminal Ingenue.” An album titled Out Of The Dark: The Film Noir Project—inspired by the songs of film noir—is due February 2022. \nShe is married to Patrick McEnroe and they have three daughters and a Yorkie named Pepper.
URL:https://sost.org/concert/broadway/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre for the Performing Arts\, 765 Pearl Street\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Images that Inspire
DESCRIPTION:Classic Series IV \nApril 6\, 2024 at 7:30PM \nColeman: 7 O’clock Shout\nRutter: Gloria\nHanson: Song of Democracy\nMussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition \nChelsea Tipton II\, Conductor \nGet Tickets \nSponsored by: \nTBD \nGuest Artist Sponsor: \nSandra Clark
URL:https://sost.org/concert/images-that-inspire/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre for the Performing Arts\, 765 Pearl Street\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
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SUMMARY:4th of July Celebration Concert
DESCRIPTION:More details to come!
URL:https://sost.org/concert/4th-of-july-celebration-concert-3/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre for the Performing Arts\, 765 Pearl Street\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Extras
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SUMMARY:A 5th of Tchaikovsky and Friends
DESCRIPTION:Classic Series I \nSeptember 21\, 2024 at 7:30PM \nWagner: Die Meistersinger \nBeethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 \nTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 \n  \nGuest Artist: Philippe Bianconi \n  \nChelsea Tipton II\, Conductor \n  \nSponsored by: \n \nSingle Tickets on sale September 1st! \n  \nPhilippe Bianconi: the smoldering passion under the ivory \nIt is from Italy that he takes his name and the passion concealed within him\, which gives him his vibrancy when he is on stage. The passion that overwhelms his audience. Italy sings in him with the colors of its language\, so familiar to him\, of its Mediterranean exuberance in which his childhood was bathed. But it was in Nice that Philippe Bianconi was born and raised\, and it was France that molded him. Which is why artist and man alike are a blend of poise and ardour\, discretion and inner flame\, clothed in an elegance and a luminosity that may be read in his presence\, in his eyes\, and can be savored when he is at the piano. \nAs a young man\, he progressed by leaps and bounds\, propelled into international competitions by Pierre Cochereau as soon as he left the Nice Conservatoire. His career path was marked out from the day he entered the class of Simone Delbert-Février\, a student of Marguerite Long and Robert Casadesus. ‘Sing!’\, ‘Listen!’: even today\, he can still hear the injunctions of that refined\, enthusiastic woman\, stirred by an inner fire\, and he utters them in his turn to the students he trains at the École Normale de Musique de Paris. On the byways of those early years\, he met Gaby Casadesus: with her he put the finishing touches to the purity of style\, the clarity of musical expression he had cultivated since the start of his musical education. With the Russian pianist Vitalij Margulis\, he found that density of sound which is his alone\, and drew from the innermost recesses of the text\, from the depths of the harmonies\, that expressiveness which he always places at the service of meaning. And then: two birds with one stone! Having won First Prize at the Robert Casadesus Competition in Cleveland\, then Second Prize at the Van Cliburn Competition\, he triumphed at Carnegie Hall\, and his American career was launched . . . Then came Europe\, France\, the world\, in recital or alongside today’s most eminent musicians. And\, still following in the footsteps of Gaby and Robert Casadesus\, but also of Nadia Boulanger\, it was only natural that he should succeed Philippe Entremont as artistic director of the American Conservatory of Fontainebleau for five years. \nIn concert\, the vibration of the air when silence fills the hall is precious to him\, liberating and inspiring. He sometimes takes on the most incredible challenges\, such as playing the two Brahms concertos in one evening. When he returns to his corner of paradise somewhere in the south\, between the sea and the mountains\, he remembers his youth\, his parents who took him to the opera\, and the love for the voice that he felt at a very early age and that will never leave him. He remembers Hermann Prey\, whom he met at the age of twenty-two\, and Schubert\, who brought them together on record and\, for eight years\, on the great stages of the world\, the Wigmore Hall\, La Scala\, Munich\, New York . . . Then his piano sings\, breathes\, becomes body and soul. And Chopin\, Schumann\, Brahms\, not to mention his beloved French masters\, Debussy and Ravel\, in sublime abandonment\, confide the secrets of their treasures to this musician-poet. \nPhilippe Bianconi \nConcert Sponsors (1)
URL:https://sost.org/concert/a-5th-of-tchaikovsky-and-friends/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre for the Performing Arts\, 765 Pearl Street\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Music of John Williams
DESCRIPTION:POPS 1 \nOctober 26\, 2024 at 7:30PM \nThe Music of John Williams \nMay the force be with you as the music of John Williams transports us on heart-pounding adventures and beyond! Including music from Star Wars\, Harry Potter\, Indiana Jones\, Superman\, E.T.\, and more\, be there as SOST performs all your John Williams favorites! \n  \nSponsored by: BASF Total Petrochemicals\, LLC \nSingle Tickets available September 1st! \n  \nJohn Williams: Biography \nIn a career that spans five decades\, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage. He has served as music director and laureate conductor of one of the country’s treasured musical institutions\, the Boston Pops Orchestra\, and he maintains thriving artistic relationships with many of the world’s great orchestras\, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra\, the New York Philharmonic\, the Chicago Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mr. Williams has received a variety of prestigious awards\, including the National Medal of Arts\, the Kennedy Center Honor\, the Olympic Order\, and numerous Academy Awards\, Grammy Awards\, Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. He remains one of our nation’s most distinguished and contributive musical voices. \nMr. Williams has composed the music and served as music director for more than one hundred films. His 40-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has resulted in many of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and successful films\, including Schindler’s List\, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial\, Jaws\, Jurassic Park\, Close Encounters of the Third Kind\, four Indiana Jones films\, Saving Private Ryan\, Amistad\, Munich\, Hook\, Catch Me If You Can\, Minority Report\, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence\, Empire of the Sun\, The Adventures of TinTin and War Horse. Their latest collaboration\, The BFG\, was released on July 1\, 2016. Mr. Williams has composed the scores for all seven Star Wars films\, the first three Harry Potter films\, Superman: The Movie\, JFK\, Born on the Fourth of July\, Memoirs of a Geisha\, Far and Away\, The Accidental Tourist\, Home Alone\, Nixon\, The Patriot\, Angela’s Ashes\, Seven Years in Tibet\, The Witches of Eastwick\, Rosewood\, Sleepers\, Sabrina\, Presumed Innocent\, The Cowboys and The Reivers\, among many others. He has worked with many legendary directors\, including Alfred Hitchcock\, William Wyler and Robert Altman. In 1971\, he adapted the score for the film version of Fiddler on the Roof\, for which he composed original violin cadenzas for renowned virtuoso Isaac Stern. He has appeared on recordings as pianist and conductor with Itzhak Perlman\, Joshua Bell\, Jessye Norman and others. Mr. Williams has received five Academy Awards and 50 Oscar nominations\, making him the Academy’s most-nominated living person and the second-most nominated person in the history of the Oscars. His most recent nomination was for the film Star War: The Force Awakens. He also has received seven British Academy Awards (BAFTA)\, 22 Grammys\, four Golden Globes\, five Emmys\, and numerous gold and platinum records. \nBorn and raised in New York\, Mr. Williams moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1948\, where he studied composition with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. After service in the Air Force\, he returned to New York to attend the Juilliard School\, where he studied piano with Madame Rosina Lhevinne. While in New York\, he also worked as a jazz pianist\, both in nightclubs and on recordings. He returned to Los Angeles and began his career in the film industry\, working with a number of accomplished composers including Bernard Herrmann\, Alfred Newman\, and Franz Waxman. He went on to write music for more than 200 television episodes for anthology series Alcoa Premiere\, Kraft Suspense Theatre\, Chrysler Theatre and Playhouse 90. His more recent contributions to television music include the well-known theme for NBC Nightly News (“The Mission”)\, the theme for what has become network television’s longest-running series\, NBC’s Meet the Press\, and a new theme for the prestigious PBS arts showcase Great Performances. \nIn addition to his activity in film and television\, Mr. Williams has composed numerous works for the concert stage\, among them two symphonies\, and concertos for flute\, violin\, clarinet\, viola\, oboe and tuba. His cello concerto was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and premiered by Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood in 1994. Mr. Williams also has filled commissions by several of the world’s leading orchestras\, including a bassoon concerto for the New York Philharmonic entitled The Five Sacred Trees\, a trumpet concerto for the Cleveland Orchestra\, and a horn concerto for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Seven for Luck\, a seven-piece song cycle for soprano and orchestra based on the texts of former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove\, was premiered by the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood in 1998. At the opening concert of their 2009–2010 season\, James Levine led the Boston Symphony in the premiere Mr. Williams’ On Willows and Birches\, a concerto for harp and orchestra. \nIn January 1980\, Mr. Williams was named nineteenth music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra\, succeeding the legendary Arthur Fiedler. He currently holds the title of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor which he assumed following his retirement in December 1993\, after 14 highly successful seasons. He also holds the title of Artist-in-Residence at Tanglewood. \nOne of America’s best known and most distinctive artistic voices\, Mr. Williams has composed music for many important cultural and commemorative events. Liberty Fanfare was composed for the rededication of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. American Journey\, written to celebrate the new millennium and to accompany the retrospective film The Unfinished Journey by director Steven Spielberg\, was premiered at the “America’s Millennium” concert in Washington\, D.C. on New Year’s Eve\, 1999. His orchestral work Soundings was performed at the celebratory opening of Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. In the world of sport\, he has contributed musical themes for the 1984\, 1988\, and 1996 Summer Olympic Games\, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games\, and the 1987 International Summer Games of the Special Olympics. In 2006\, Mr. Williams composed the theme for NBC’s presentation of NFL Football. \nMr. Williams holds honorary degrees from 21 American universities\, including The Juilliard School\, Boston College\, Northeastern University\, Tufts University\, Boston University\, the New England Conservatory of Music\, the University of Massachusetts at Boston\, The Eastman School of Music\, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music\, and the University of Southern California. He is a recipient of the 2009 National Medal of Arts\, the highest award given to artists by the United States Government. In 2003\, he received the Olympic Order\, the IOC’s highest honor\, for his contributions to the Olympic movement. He served as the Grand Marshal of the 2004 Rose Parade in Pasadena\, and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor in December of 2004. Mr. Williams was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2009\, and in January of that same year he composed and arranged Air and Simple Gifts especially for the first inaugural ceremony of President Barack Obama. \n\nSource: Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency
URL:https://sost.org/concert/the-music-of-john-williams/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre for the Performing Arts\, 765 Pearl Street\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Pops
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241116T193000
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SUMMARY:Symphonic Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Classic Series II \nNovember 16\, 2024 at 7:30PM \nRossini: Italian in Algiers Overture \nBarber: Violin Concerto\, op. 14 \nMendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream \nMozart: Symphony No. 40\, g minor \nGuest Artist: Tai Murray \n  \nChelsea Tipton II\, Conductor \n  \nSponsored by: Stellar Bank \nChristus Southeast Texas Health System \n  \nSingle tickets available September 1st! \n  \nTai Murray Biography\nDescribed as “superb” by The New York Times\, violinist Tai Murray has established herself a musical voice of a generation. “Technically flawless… vivacious and scintillating… It is without doubt that Murray’s style of playing is more mature than that of many seasoned players… “ (Muso Magazine) \nAppreciated for her elegance and effortless ability\, Murray creates a special bond with listeners through her personal phrasing and subtle sweetness. Her programming reveals musical intelligence. Her sound\, sophisticated bowing and choice of vibrato\, remind us of her musical background and influences\, principally\, Yuval Yaron (a student of Gingold & Heifetz) and Franco Gulli. Winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2004\, Tai Murray was named a BBC New Generation Artist (2008 through 2010). As a chamber musician\, she was a member of Lincoln Center’s Chamber Music Society II (2004-2006). \nShe has performed as guest soloist on the main stages world-wide\, performing with leading ensembles such as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra\, Royal Liverpool Symphony Orchestra\, and all of the BBC Symphony Orchestras. She is also a dedicated advocate of contemporary works (written for the violin). Among others\, she performed the world premiere of Malcolm Hayes’ violin concerto at the BBC PROMS\, in the Royal Albert Hall. \nAs a recitalist Tai Murray has visited many of the world’s capitals having appeared in Berlin\, Chicago\, Hamburg\, London\, Madrid\, New York’s Carnegie Hall\, Paris and Washington D.C.\, among many others. \nTai Murray’s critically acclaimed debut recording for harmonia mundi of Ysaye’s six sonatas for solo violin was released in February 2012. Her second recording with works by American Composers of the 20th Century was released by the Berlin-based label eaSonus and her third disc with the Bernstein Serenade on the French label mirare. \nTai Murray plays a violin by Tomaso Balestrieri fecit Mantua ca. 1765\, on generous loan from a private collection. \nMurray is an Assistant Professor\, Adjunct\, of violin at the Yale School of Music\, where she teaches applied violin and coaches chamber music. She earned artist diplomas from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and the Juilliard School. \n 
URL:https://sost.org/concert/symphonic-dreams/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre for the Performing Arts\, 765 Pearl Street\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241208T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241208T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120533
CREATED:20240221T171509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T192752Z
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SUMMARY:A Holiday Spectacular
DESCRIPTION:December 8\, 2024 at 3PM \nJoin us for an unforgettable holiday celebration with community legend Jimmy Simmons\, your favorite SOST Chorus and more local surprises you don’t want to miss! \nMore info to come! \nSponsored by: American Valve and Hydrant \nBaptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas
URL:https://sost.org/concert/a-holiday-spectacular/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre for the Performing Arts\, 765 Pearl Street\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Holiday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250208T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250208T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120533
CREATED:20240221T171724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T192933Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Love Stories
DESCRIPTION:Classic Series III \nFebruary 8\, 2025 at 7:30PM \nGershwin: Cuban Overture \nBernstein: West Side Story Symphonic Dances \nThe second half will feature Gershwin favorites such as Someone To Watch Over Me\, The Man I Love\, and S’ Wonderful sung by the amazing Megan Stapleton. \nChelsea Tipton II\, Conductor \nSponsored by: Universal Coin and Bullion \n  \nSingle Tickets available September 1st! \n  \nMegan Stapleton Biography \nMEGAN STAPLETON is regarded as “an artist of clarity\, power\, and much expressivity…” (Culture Map). Possessing a warm and agile voice that “shimmers like the moon” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer)\, Megan’s versatility stretches from early music to Mozart\, contemporary classical\, musical theater\, and jazz. She most recently made her Lincoln Center debut as the soprano soloist in the New York City premiere of Dan Forrest’s new oratorio\, Creation. As a baroque singer\, she has been a featured soloist with Ars Lyrica\, Mercury Orchestra\, Houston’s Bach Society\, Austin Troubadours\, Lumedia Musicworks\, and other chamber ensembles. She was the vocalist of the former Houston Baroque\, with whom she performed three full seasons and released an album between 2014 and 2017. \nMegan has premiered works by Gregory Spears and M.C. Warwick at Houston Grand Opera and has also performed extensively in various programs for children at HGO\, including Opera To Go!\, Storybook Opera\, and First Songs. Regarded for her comedic timing and “lyrical physicality” (BroadwayWorld.com)\, Megan has performed three leading roles with Houston’s G&S Society\, and the Galveston Symphony Orchestra has welcomed her as their soloist on multiple occasions. In 2023 she performed ‘Belle’ in Menken’s Beauty and the Beast with Bob Jones Artist Series and joined Boston Early Music Festival’s esteemed vocal chamber ensemble in Desmeret’s Circé and Francesca Caccini’s Alcina. This summer\, she joins the professional roster of Varna International Musik as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni. The 24-25 season will see her debuts with Greenville Symphony Orchestra and Symphony of Southeast Texas\, while Bob Jones Artist Series welcomes her back to Rodeheaver next spring as Maria in The Sound of Music. \nDr. Stapleton currently serves as Assistant Professor of Voice Studies at Bob Jones University\, where she teaches applied voice\, opera workshop\, musical theater workshop\, vocal literature\, and vocal pedagogy.
URL:https://sost.org/concert/an-evening-of-love-stories/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre for the Performing Arts\, 765 Pearl Street\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250315T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250315T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120533
CREATED:20240221T172950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T192355Z
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SUMMARY:Soulful: R&B\, Motown\, Funk\, Disco & Beyond
DESCRIPTION:POPS 2 \nMarch 15\, 2025 at 7:30PM \nSoulful: R&B\, Motown\, Funk\, Disco & Beyond \nFeaturing the exceptional voice of Gavin Hope of Jeans ‘n Classics\, we are thrilled to present Soulful\, a night in which we offer 50 years of brilliant R&B\, Motown\, Funk\, Disco\, and Pop material by 20 of the finest African American recording artists and performers. Expect to hear classics from Smokey Robinson to Earth\, Wind and Fire\, Stevie Wonder to Pharrell Williams\, and Isaac Hayes to The Spinners. \nSponsored by: Hancock Whitney \nTexas Commission on the Arts \n  \nTickets available at: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36717/production/1193567?performanceId=11486489 \n  \nGavin Hope Biography \nWith his lightning speed comedic timing\, skills on the dance floor and a truly exceptional\, velvety\, emotional voice\, Gavin Hope is a natural born performer and always a fan favorite! \nGavin Hope is a three-time Juno Award Nominee\, both as a solo vocalist and also as a longtime Baritone member of the iconic Canadian a cappella group\, The Nylons\, with whom he wrapped up a sold-out Farewell Tour in Canada\, U.S. Belgium and Holland in 2017. He recorded 6 studio albums with The Nylons\, as well as two successful solo albums: AC/Pop album “Anything Like Mine” which nationally charted in the Top 100 and Top 40\, and most recently\, the beautifully minimalist Jazz album “For All We Know\,” called one of the top Canadian Jazz albums of 2013 by the Toronto Star. \nGavin’s love of the stage also includes musical theatre. Major hit production highlights include: original Canadian cast member of Broadway’s The Lion King (Simba)\, and RENT (Collins)\, in Toronto. In addition to countless commercials and TV appearances\, Gavin has also toured the globe as a solo vocalist\, sharing appearances with the likes of Natalie Cole\, Deborah Cox\, James Brown\, Aretha Franklin\, and many more notable names. \nGavin has been a headlining featured vocalist with Jeans ‘n Classics for more than a decade. With JNC\, Gavin has been performing Symphony Pops concerts in the US and Canada\, bringing the music of Earth Wind and Fire\, Michael Jackson\, Prince\, Stevie Wonder\, Rocky Horror\, Motown\, Woodstock\, Soul\, Apollo\, Rock and Pop\, and more\, to the symphonic stage. Gavin is thrilled to call Jeans ‘n Classics his music family\, and to be a core artist in many of the incredible and dynamic shows they offer. \nGavin’s passion for travel and gift for photography (follow him @rox_daddy on Instagram) are further proof that he is living the life he was born to live! From the studio\, to touring\, to the Theatre stage\, Off-Broadway\, and the Symphonic stage\, Gavin simply loves to perform\, and audiences love him right back.
URL:https://sost.org/concert/soulful-rb-motown-funk-disco-beyond/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre for the Performing Arts\, 765 Pearl Street\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Pops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T193000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T193257Z
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SUMMARY:Ode to Joy!
DESCRIPTION:Classic Series IV \nApril 5\, 2025  at 7:30PM \nStrauss: Die Fledermaus Overture \nZwilich: Concerto Grosso \nBeethoven: Symphony No. 9 \nFeaturing Guest Conductor Ronald White (Strauss and Zwilich) and Maestro Chelsea Tipton II and the SOST Chorus (Symphony No. 9). \n  \nChelsea Tipton II\, Conductor \nSponsored by: Ms. Sandra Clark \nMr. and Mrs. Ronald White Sr.
URL:https://sost.org/concert/ode-to-joy/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre for the Performing Arts\, 765 Pearl Street\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250704T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250704T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120533
CREATED:20250610T181210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T184131Z
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SUMMARY:Fourth of July: Free Community Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Symphony of Southeast Texas is celebrating the Fourth of July with a free community concert in cooperation with the City of Beaumont.\nThe concert will begin at 8:00pm on Friday\, July 4th and will be held at the Julie Rogers Theatre.\nThe show will feature the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church choir along with the symphony.\n\nThis is a free community concert\, so there is no need to purchase tickets.\nAll that you need to do is join us at the Julie Rogers Theatre and enjoy the show!After the concert\, audience members are encouraged to continue the celebration by gathering on the lawn and watching the fireworks.\n\nWe thank H-E-B and Rave Financial for sponsoring this concert!\n\nCome out and celebrate the Fourth of July with your Symphony of Southeast Texas!
URL:https://sost.org/concert/fourth-of-july-free-community-concert/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre\, 765 Pearl St\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Extras,Symphonic Odyssey
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120533
CREATED:20250416T180313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T183619Z
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SUMMARY:Fiesta de Musica: A Hispanic Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Classic Series 1:\nMARQUEZ Danzon No.9 \nRODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez \nfeaturing guest artist Jason Vieaux on guitar \nCHAVEZ Symphony No. 2\, “Sinfonia India” \nRAVEL Bolero
URL:https://sost.org/concert/fiesta-de-la-musica-a-hispanic-celebration/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre\, 765 Pearl St\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Concerts,Symphonic Odyssey
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251019T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251019T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120533
CREATED:20250911T192746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T192746Z
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SUMMARY:A Garden Concert
DESCRIPTION:Beaumont Botanical Gardens & The Symphony of Southeast Texas present\nThe 3rd annual “A Garden Concert” \nJoin us for an enchanting autumn evening as the Symphony of Southeast Texas fills the gardens with music! Surrounded by the beauty of nature\, enjoy a one-of-a-kind outdoor concert experience beneath the trees. \nBring the whole family – all ages are welcome to enjoy this free event! \nChairs will be available\, but feel free to bring your own lawn chair or picnic blanket for the perfect spot. A local food truck will be on-site with delicious eats to round out the evening. \nDon’t miss this magical night in the gardens!
URL:https://sost.org/concert/a-garden-concert-2/
LOCATION:Beamont Botanical Gardens\, 6088 Babe Zaharias Dr\, Beaumont\, TX\, 77705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Extras
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Symphony of Southeast Texas":MAILTO:sost@sost.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120533
CREATED:20250416T180351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T212146Z
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SUMMARY:Cirque de la Symphonie
DESCRIPTION:Pops Series 1:\nPrepare to be amazed as the symphony meets the circus in this thrilling collaboration of music and acrobatics! \nCirque de la Symphonie brings together world-class circus performers and the powerful sounds of the orchestra. \nFeaturing aerialists\, acrobats\, jugglers\, and more – all set to live symphonic music\, sure to captivate people of all ages! \n \nThe Symphony of Southeast Texas invites you to participate in this year’s “Spooktacular Costume Contest” during our upcoming concert “Cirque de la Symphonie” on October 25th.\nAll ages are welcome to participate for a chance to win a prize in one of five age categories! \nLink to registration form: \nhttps://forms.gle/oD5S3YYTnzibYCiL7 \nImportant Information: \n\nRegistration and judging will take place between 6:30pm and 7:15pm prior to the concert.\nJudging criteria: Originality\, detail\, and presentation.\nWinners will be announced during intermission and must be present to win.\nPhotos and videos may be used by SOST for marketing purposes.\nCostumes should be family friendly; determination at the discretion of SOST management.\n\nThank you and we hope to see you there!
URL:https://sost.org/concert/cirque-de-la-symphonie/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre\, 765 Pearl St\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Pops,Symphonic Odyssey
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Symphony of Southeast Texas":MAILTO:sost@sost.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120533
CREATED:20250416T180442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T184108Z
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SUMMARY:Beyond Boundaries: Beethoven Reimagined
DESCRIPTION:Classic Series 2:\nMONTGOMERY Starburst \nSHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1 \nfeaturing guest artist Brinton Averil Smith on cello \nBEETHOVEN Synthetic Symphony \nWeaving Beethoven’s greatest movements into one epic symphony!
URL:https://sost.org/concert/beyond-boundaries-beethoven-reimagined/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre\, 765 Pearl St\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Concerts,Symphonic Odyssey
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Symphony of Southeast Texas":MAILTO:sost@sost.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251207T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251207T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120533
CREATED:20250610T180020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T181525Z
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SUMMARY:A Holiday Spectacular
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the magic of the season with our Holiday Spectacular! \n\nThe Holiday Season is here and we are welcoming it with our upcoming “Holiday Spectacular!” 🎄\n\n\nJoin us at the Julie Rogers Theatre on December 7th at 3:00pm for a concert full of holiday cheer and fun for the entire family! 🎁\n\n\n \n\n\nThe concert features:\n\n\n– Hunter Courts 🎤\n\n\n– The SOST Chorus 🎵\n\n\n– The Nederland HS Choir 🎶\n\n\n– The Beaumont Civic Ballet performing an excerpt from Nutcracker 🎁\n\n\n \n\n\nThere will also be a special appearance from Mr. and Mrs. Claus along with a free intermission treat of hot chocolate and cookies 🍪☕️\n\n\nGet to the theatre early for an additional pre-concert performance from the Symphony League After School String program starting at 2pm 🎻\n\n\n \n\n\nDon’t miss out on this opportunity to celebrate the season with friends\, family\, and the Southeast Texas community! ✨\nTickets available now:\nA Holiday Spectacular – Tickets\n\n\n \n\n\nThank you to our generous sponsors for their support:\n\n\n \n\n\nAmerican Valve and Hydrant\n\n\nUniversal Coin and Bullion \n\n\nFirst Financial Bank and First Financial Trust\n\nSave the date\, you don’t want to miss it!
URL:https://sost.org/concert/a-holiday-spectacular-2/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre\, 765 Pearl St\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Holiday,Symphonic Odyssey
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251209T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120533
CREATED:20250911T200328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T200328Z
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SUMMARY:Sounds of the Season
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “Sounds of the Season\,” a free Christmas Concert this December! \nFeaturing your Symphony of Southeast Texas and sponsored by Motiva and Port Arthur ISD. \nThe concert will be located at Woodrow Wilson Early College High School in Port Arthur\, TX.
URL:https://sost.org/concert/sounds-of-the-season/
LOCATION:Woodrow Wilson Early College High School\, 1500 Lakeshore Drive\, Port Arthur\, TX\, 77640\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Holiday
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Symphony of Southeast Texas":MAILTO:sost@sost.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251213T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251213T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120533
CREATED:20250911T203215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T151103Z
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SUMMARY:The Nutcracker
DESCRIPTION:Experience the Magic of The Nutcracker Ballet with Live Symphony! \nBeaumont Civic Ballet is thrilled to announce a truly special performance of The Nutcracker—\nfor one night only—with the Symphony of Southeast Texas playing live! \nSATURDAY\, DECEMBER 13\n6:00 PM\nJULIE ROGERS THEATRE \nThis unforgettable evening brings together two of Southeast Texas’ most cherished arts organizations for a dazzling holiday tradition. Don’t miss this\nmagical collaboration of dance and live music—an event sure to delight audiences of all ages.\nTickets will go on sale towards the end of October at beaumontcivicballet.net. \nFollow us on social media for the exact on-sale date!\nJoin us and make The Nutcracker part of your holiday season!
URL:https://sost.org/concert/the-nutcracker/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre\, 765 Pearl St\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Holiday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260128T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260128T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120533
CREATED:20250902T190508Z
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SUMMARY:Youth Education Concerts
DESCRIPTION:The Symphony of Southeast Texas invites you and your students to our annual Youth Education Concert. \nThe concert “Feel the Energy!” introduces 5th graders to the excitement and variety of orchestral music through the theme of energy in its many forms. \nEach piece showcases a unique type of energy\, rhythmic\, cultural\, mechanical\, joyful\, intellectual\, helping students experience music as more than just sound. \nThe program begins with Mason Bates’ “Toast of the Town”\, a modern piece that fuses electronic and orchestral textures\, setting an energetic tone. Copland’s “Hoe-Down” brings rhythmic energy to life through syncopation and musical motion that mimics a galloping horse. Carlos Chávez’s “Sinfonía India” explores cultural energy by using indigenous Mexican percussion instruments\, offering a window into non-Western musical traditions. The Florence Price “Juba Dance” introduces students to African-American musical heritage through its infectious dance rhythms. Leroy Anderson’s “The Typewriter” adds humor and creativity\, showing how even office tools can make music\, engaging students with a fun\, hands-on demonstration. The Concerto Competition Winner gives young audiences a chance to hear a peer shine\, reinforcing that music-making is for all ages. Finally\, Britten’s Fugue from “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” illustrates intellectual energy through teamwork\, as students hear how different musical lines come together to form a powerful whole. \nAltogether\, the concert is a fast-paced\, accessible journey that connects music to movement\, culture\, creativity\, and collaboration\, perfectly designed to spark curiosity and engagement in young listeners. \nAlthough the program is catered to 5th grade TEKS\, students of all ages are invited to participate in this concert. \nConcert Details:\nDate: January 28\, 2026\nLocation: Julie Rogers Theatre – 765 Pearl St. Beaumont\, TX 77701\nTimes: 10 am OR 11:30am \nTo sign up and reserve tickets\, please fill out the following Google Form: SOST Youth Concert Sign-Up Form to reserve your spots.
URL:https://sost.org/concert/youth-education-concerts/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre\, 765 Pearl St\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260207T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260207T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120533
CREATED:20250416T180710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T212635Z
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SUMMARY:A Toast to the Classics
DESCRIPTION:Classic Series 3:\nMASON Toast of the Town \nSCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 \nGERSHWIN Concerto in F \nfeaturing guest artist Claire Huangci on Piano \n \n    
URL:https://sost.org/concert/a-toast-to-the-classics/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre\, 765 Pearl St\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Concerts,Symphonic Odyssey
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Symphony of Southeast Texas":MAILTO:sost@sost.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260307T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260307T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120533
CREATED:20250416T180721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T195204Z
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SUMMARY:Aretha: A Tribute
DESCRIPTION:Pops Series 2:\nA tribute to the ultimate “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin \nfeaturing Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw \n \n“Groovin’ in Downtown Beaumont”\nin association with Bon Vivant and Beaumont Children’s Museum\nGroovin in Downtown Beaumont Collaboration\nHey Southeast Texas! Join us for a night of “Groovin’ in Downtown Beaumont!”\nWe are excited to present a collaborative night out in association with Bon Vivant and Beaumont Children’s Museum for our upcoming concert “Aretha: A Tribute\,” on Saturday\, March 7th.\nLooking for a pre-concert meal or cocktail? Bon Vivant has you covered! \nBon Vivant will be open during their normal hours from 11:00 AM–3:00 PM\, with exclusive pre-Symphony hours from 5:00 PM–7:30 PM!\nThey will be featuring a specialty pre-Symphony cocktail\, the “Pink Cadillac Spritz\,” a beautiful hibiscus sparkler created just for the evening.\nBon Vivant’s food menu will also be available\, along with all 180 wines by the glass or bottle.\nFor additional information visit: https://www.bonvivantbmt.com/\nJoin us at Bon Vivant at 2195 Calder Ave.\, Beaumont\, TX 77701 \nCalling all parents looking for a special evening! \nThe Beaumont Children’s Museum is offering a special “Symphony of SETX Parents’ Night Out!”\nFor only $10 per child\, the BCM is providing a wonderful evening for both children and parents looking to enjoy a night at the symphony.\nActivities include: Dinner\, snacks\, access to exhibits\, and a movie!\nChildren are encouraged to dress comfortably for a cozy night at the museum.\nDrop off: 5:30PM until the concert begins.\nDoors will be locked at 7:30PM\, and security will be on-site.\nPick up after the concert between 9:30-10:00 PM\nDetails and guidelines can be found through the QR code to register or by visiting the following link:\nhttps://beaumontchildrensmuseum.doubleknot.com/event/symphony-of-setx-parents-night-out/3138478\nFor additional information visit: https://www.beaumontchildrensmuseum.org/ \nThank you to Bon Vivant and Beaumont Children’s Museum for this exciting collaboration!\nGet your tickets to “Aretha: A Tribute!” and join us for a night of “Groovin’ in Downtown Beaumont!” \nIf you have any questions\, feel free to contact us directly at:\nsost@sost.org or 409-892-2257 \nPops #2 Concert Sponsored by:
URL:https://sost.org/concert/aretha-a-tribute/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre\, 765 Pearl St\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Pops,Symphonic Odyssey
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Symphony of Southeast Texas":MAILTO:sost@sost.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260328T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260328T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T120534
CREATED:20250416T180257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T182134Z
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SUMMARY:Destiny\, Dance\, and Spirit
DESCRIPTION:Classic Series 4:\nVERDI La Forza Del Destino \nRUTTER Feel the Spirit \nfeaturing the SOST Chorus \nADAMS The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra \nRESPIGHI Pines of Rome
URL:https://sost.org/concert/destiny-dance-and-spirit/
LOCATION:Julie Rogers Theatre\, 765 Pearl St\, Beaumont\, 77701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classics Series,Concerts,Symphonic Odyssey
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Symphony of Southeast Texas":MAILTO:sost@sost.org
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