The Long Bay Symphony presents Romantic Blockbusters featuring Sebastian Bäverstam, cello on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at Myrtle Beach High School Music & Arts Center. A program of some of the best-loved masterworks from the Romantic period:
Rossini William Tell Overture, Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1, and Brahms Symphony No. 1. In addition, the concert will feature the world premiere of a commission from local composer and Coastal Carolina University faculty member, Donald Sloan, in celebration of the symphonies 25th Anniversary season. The composition takes its title from a Longfellow poem ” …the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind”.
A Symphony Soiree featuring the guest artist will be held at the Franklin G. Burroughs – Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. Sebastian Bäverstam will present a short concert followed by a wine and cheese reception. Tickets are $35 and seating is limited.
Purchase Romantic Blockbusters tickets by phone at (843) 448-8379 or online at www.longbaysymphony.com/tickets. Tickets are $50-$40 with $5 off for Seniors 60 and over; students age 22 and under $15.
The Long Bay Symphony is grateful for the following local media and corporate sponsors:
HTC – Participating Sponsor for the Symphony Series
Media Sponsors: Alternatives; Athens Publishing; Cumulus Radio; Dale Publishing; Grand Strand Arts; Grand Strand Happening; Grand Strand Magazine; Natural Awakenings; Next Media/WRNN; Lamar; TheDigitel Myrtle Beach; The North Myrtle Beach Times; Strand Media Group (Sasee); The Sun News; Waccamaw Publishers; WEZV/WYNA Radio; WMBF-TV.
Corporate Sponsors: Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC; Coca-Cola Bottling Co.; Eagle Crest Gracious Retirement Living; Merrill Lynch – The Wiggin Group; TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank
For more about Sebastian Bäverstam, visit http://sebastianbaverstam.com/ and for more about The Long Bay Symphony, visit www.longbaysymphony.com.
About The Long Bay Symphony:
The Long Bay Symphony celebrates 25 years of musical excellence during the 2012-2013 season. As the largest performing arts organization in the Grand Strand area as well as the largest professional orchestra in the region, The Long Bay Symphony’s mission is to provide the highest quality musical performances and programs that educate and entertain while enhancing the cultural environment of the region.