Dear Music Lovers and Supporters,

Happy New Year!

The next concert of the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra will be “Romantic Celebration” on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at the Beaufort High School Performing Arts Center. We are excited to have piano soloist and Steinway Artist Susan Merdinger perform again with the Orchestra. Ms. Merdinger will perform the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23. Beforehand, the BSO will perform the Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" in A minor, Op. 56.

To whet your appetite for the Tchaikovsky piano concerto performance, you can listen on YouTube to Ms Merdinger perform Movement 1 “Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito” from the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1.

Alternatively, the complete concerto is available on Spotify at Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23, Evgeny Kissin on Piano, Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Please consider supporting the BSO’s 2022-2023 Season by donating to the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra. For example, in preparation for the January concert,

• $2,500 will help us rent a Steinway piano for our Steinway artist performance in January
• $1,000 will help us showcase our soloist in smaller community events during her stay in January
• $500 will help us to host our soloist’s stay in Beaufort

Thank you for your continued support for the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra. We appreciate all donations, large and small, which go toward Keeping Music Live! in Beaufort.

Sincerely,

BSO Board and Musicians