Category Archives: Music

Telethon Event Announced

The Long Bay Symphony Orchestra Presents: A Virtual Telethon. This will be a live event streamed online for viewers to enjoy several performances by musicians of the symphony, as well as hear a handful of special messages by members of the organization. This live event will take place on September 27, 2020 beginning at 4:00 PM.

Join the Long Bay Symphony on Facebook as well as on the LBS website, for a Live Virtual Telethon. This special event will include exclusive musical performances featuring the Symphony’s principal musicians and ensembles. LBS hopes to raise $20,000 to support their educational and musical efforts through the struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This fundraiser will allow LBS to continue their mission of enhancing the cultural and artistic environment of our region by providing the highest quality musical performances and programs which entertain and educate patrons of all ages. As the only professional performing arts organization in Horry County and surrounding areas, it is more important now than it ever has been in the past to push forward and fight for the future of the arts in our region.

The Long Bay Symphony’s Virtual Telethon will be another event with the safety and interest of the community in mind. On September 27, 2020 beginning at 4:00PM EST, LBS invites patrons and supporters alike watch live on their Facebook and website as we come together as a community in an effort continue to stay connected with the Grand Strand region and beyond.

Classical Questions

The Long Bay Symphony Orchestra Presents:  Classical Questions with the Long Bay Symphony! Join Long Bay Symphony’s Music Director Charles Evans live on Facebook as we host an entertaining game of classical music trivia. Classical Questions will premiere Tuesday June 16th, 2020 at 7:00 PM.

Join the Long Bay Symphony’s own Music Director, Charles Evans, as he hosts a fun night of Classical Questions! Beginning on Tuesday, June 16th on the Long Bay Symphony Facebook page, we will be periodically be hosting trivia nights on Facebook to continue engaging with the community and providing fun, at home entertainment. Each Classical Questions event will be hosted by a member of the Long Bay Symphony.

Test your knowledge of classical music, including some Long Bay Symphony questions, to see how well you can do, with a prize waiting for the winner. Play from the comfort of your phone or computer at home. Be sure to visit the Facebook page on Tuesday, June 16th at 7:00 PM to join the game and play against fellow patrons and supporters.

Sounds of the Symphony

The Long Bay Symphony Orchestra Presents: a special edition of “Sounds of the Symphony” honoring students of all levels graduating as part of the Class of 2020. Some of our amazing musicians will safely gather together to perform Pomp and Circumstance as a dedication. This virtual performance will premiere June 5th, 2020 at 10:00 AM on Facebook.

Join the Long Bay Symphony on Facebook to honor the Class of 2020 with a special edition of “Sounds of the Symphony”. Several of our amazing musicians will safely gather to perform Pomp and Circumstance, as we acknowledge the challenging end to this school year for students at every level.

This virtual performance will include a special message from Maestro Evans. This exclusive performance will take place on our Facebook page Friday, June 5th 2020 at 10:00AM.

“Sounds of the Symphony” was created to continue Long Bay Symphony’s resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic of staying engaged with the community. This year, students showed the same resiliency to work hard without receiving the type of graduation ceremony they expected.

The Long Bay Symphony’s “Sounds of the Symphony” virtual performances serve as one of the ways to stay connected with the Grand Strand region and beyond.

Sounds of the Symphony

Join the Long Bay Symphony on Facebook for “Sounds of the Symphony” virtual performances that provide safe, fun and high-quality musical entertainment that can be enjoyed from home.  The next exclusive performance will take place on Facebook Tuesday, May 5th 2020 at 10:00AM.

“Sounds of the Symphony” was created to continue Long Bay Symphony’s resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic of staying engaged with the community, while continuing our mission: enhance the cultural and artistic environment of our region by providing the highest quality musical performances and programs which entertain and educate patrons of all ages.

The Long Bay Symphony’s “Sounds of the Symphony” virtual performances serve as one of the ways to stay connected with the Grand Strand region and beyond. Afterwards, performances will be available to watch on the YouTube channel.

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Symphony Concert

 The Long Bay Symphony Orchestra has made changes to the current concert schedule in response to health concerns surrounding COVID-19.

In response to the risks surrounding the spread of COVID-19, along with information from SCDHEC and local government, decisions were made to change the current concert schedule.

One Vision: The Music of Queen will take place Saturday, May 23, 2020.

With the health and safety of our audience, musicians, and staff in mind, we at the Long Bay Symphony believe that postponing this concert is the right decision. Tickets already purchased will be honored for this new concert date.

Laser Genesis Features Early Music of Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel

Laser Genesis, Ingram Planetarium’s third and final new laser show of the year, offers an exciting trip back to the 80s.

Visitors will experience the early music of 80s icons Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins in this laser-filled tour of Genesis, featuring the band’s catchiest hits, including Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, In the Air Tonight and Abacab, the song that catapulted the band to the top of the Billboards.

Laser Genesis will premier Saturday, March 28, at 7 p.m., and will repeat on Saturday, April 11. The April 11 program will be followed by another new laser show, Laser Queen, at 8 p.m.

Planetarium visitors can also see Elton John: Rocket Man the Laser Show at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 7; at 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, April 13 and 15; and at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 18, following the 7 p.m. show, Classic Rock Night. The final laser show before the summer season will be 80s Night at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 16.

Laser Genesis is brought to Ingram Planetarium in part from support of Audio Visual Imagineering, a leader in laser entertainment since 1978.

Tickets may be purchased in advance the day of event beginning at 10:30 a.m. Pre-purchasing tickets is recommended. Please arrive 15 minutes early, as no late admittance is allowed for safety reasons.

Admission is $9.50 for adults, $8.50 for seniors 62+, and $7.50 for children 3 to 12. Members and children 2 and under are free. Tickets can be reserved the day of event beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Ingram Planetarium is located at 7625 High Market St. in Sunset Beach.

For more information, call 910-575-0033, visit www.museumplanetarium.org or like us on Facebook.com/IngramPlanetarium.

Jeans ‘n Classics

Jeans ’n Classics is a group of musicians who understand orchestra culture and are committed to help in the building of younger, loyal audiences for symphony orchestras across North America.

Jeans ’n Classics appeals to an age group from, but not limited to, 25 to 65.

While most definitely not a tribute act, Jeans ‘n Classics faithfully interprets the music of legendary rock and pop albums and artists, with their own special and signature flair.

Symphonies far and wide have heralded the quality of our orchestral scores. Our reputation precedes us for providing lush, fully realized arrangements of rock and pop classics for rock band and symphony, and top notch, easy-to-work-with performers who truly know how to deliver a great rehearsal and live show experience with professionalism, humor, and finesse.

Jeans ’n Classics works with over 100 orchestras in venues throughout North America, and has created almost 1,000 original rock and pop orchestrations which are presented across 45 unique and exciting productions.

Myrtle Beach Jazz Festival

The Carver Street Economic Renaissance Corporation presents the Second Annual Myrtle Beach Jazz Festival, Friday through Sunday, September 29-October 1.  

The celebration takes place along Carver Street, between 18th Avenue North and 21st Avenue North.  The event features some of the area’s finest musical artists, including Marcus Anderson, Charlie Snuggs, Horry County School Jazz, James “Bull” Canty, West African Drummers, Painted Man, Gino Castillo, Ashley Aluv, Chocolate Chip and Company, Don Colton, Mike Frost Band, Special Blend, Shableek and T-Ray the Violinist.  

T-Ray is the festival’s headliner.  He is a passionate and resilient visionary with unwavering dedication to his musical craft. Effortlessly, he has taken the violin outside of its stereotypical arena beautifully lacing together 90s Rhythm and Blues, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Funk and Classical. The Louisiana native has taken audiences’ favorite genres and masterfully fused them to produce an experimental sound. The seasoned violin player has not only developed himself as a solo artist, but has also honed his skills as a producer and bandleader within his group D2R (Dreams2Reality).

During the festival,  enjoy food and merchandise vendors and a wine and beer garden.  Bring lawn chairs to relax in a fun and safe environment.  Free parking will be available the Pelicans Ballpark parking lot, 1251 21st Avenue North.  Free shuttle rides will be provided to and from the site.  Admission to the festival is free.

The festival commemorates the entertainment and businesses that existed on Carver Street in the 1950s and 1960s.  During that era, African-American performers displayed their talent on what was known as the “Chitlin Circuit,” which is where African-American musicians performed in the days before integration.   Stars such as Little Richard, Billie Holliday, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Lena Horne, Count Basie, Muddy Water, Ray Charles and The Clovers performed on the “Chitlin Circuit.”

For more information about the Second Annual Jazz Festival, call 843-340-2018 or 301-537-4362.  Or visit http://myrtlebeachjazzfest.com/.  

 

Long Bay Symphony Orchestra Presents “Carmina Burana”

Maestro Charles Jones Evans will lead the Long Bay Symphony (LBS) in a performance of one of the most familiar and powerful vocal/orchestral masterpieces of all time. The concert takes place on Sunday, September 24, 2017, at 4 pm at the Myrtle Beach High School Music and Arts Center. 


German composer and educator Carl Orff created a compelling musical setting of verses from the Carmina Burana, a collection of bawdy, irreverent Medieval-era texts discovered in a Bavarian monastery in 1803.

In addition, the opening concert of the LBS’s “Year of the Symphony” features Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s sparkling Symphony No. 31 (“Paris”), written for the composer’s symphonic debut with the French audiences.

 

 

Tickets range from $25 to $50.  Student tickets (21 & under with student ID) are $10. For tickets call the box office 843-448-8379, purchase online at www.LongBaySymphony.com or visit us at 1107 48th Avenue N., Suite 310-E, Myrtle Beach.

 

Program Details
Dr. Charles Jones Evans, conductor

Louis Otey, baritone soloist

Amanda Horton, soprano soloist

Khary Wilson, tenor soloist
Carolina Master Chorale

Coastal Carolina University Concert Choir

Hartsville Community Chorus

A Gershwin Celebration

Philip Powell, pianist

Maestro Charles Jones Evans will lead the Long Bay Symphony (LBS) in a performance featuring music by one of the twentieth century’s most influential composers and the creator of “Symphonic Jazz”, George Gershwin. The concert takes place on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 4 pm at the Myrtle Beach High School Music and Arts Center. 

Amanda Horton, soprano


This concert is a salute to the great American musical icon, George Gershwin, one of the twentieth century’s most influential composers and the creator of “Symphonic Jazz”. Featured are two of his greatest orchestral works, American in Paris and Cuban Overture; both the beloved Rhapsody in Blue and the Second Rhapsody (“Rhapsody in Rivets); and several of Gershwin’s greatest hit songs, making for a truly wonderful celebration!

Tickets range from $25 to $50.  Student tickets (21 & under with student ID) are $10. For tickets call the box office 843-448-8379, purchase online at www.LongBaySymphony.com or visit us at 1107 48th Avenue N., Suite 310-E, Myrtle Beach.