Concerts
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Saturday | February 11, 2023 | 7:30pm
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
Brave New Pops 2
Bowie & Glass: A Symphonic Tribute
From seemingly different musical universes, Philip Glass and David Bowie were mutual admirers for decades. Symphony No. 4 “Heroes” is the second of a now completed trilogy of symphonies that Glass has written based on the albums of Bowie. Not simply an arrangement of the album, Glass utilizes background melodies, hidden inner voices, and the intricate rhythms of Bowie’s work to build a completely new and virtuosic testament to their unlikely friendship. Here, each symphony movement side-by-side with live performances of the album tracks that inspired them, we get a unique chance to peek into the mind of the composer . . . and since we have everybody here on stage together, why not jam a little?
Brave New Pops sponsored by:
Ellie Fox &
Seminole Casino Hotel
MINIMASTERWORKS
Hurricane Ian relief benefit concerts
Over $5000 raised for local hurricane relief!
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet no. 19 in C major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20
THURSDAY | OCTOBER 13, 2022 | 7PM
eight foot brewing | cape coral
FRIDAY | OCTOBER 14, 2022 | 7PM
THE GULF THEATER | PUNTA GORDA
SATURDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2022 | 7PM
BELL TOWER | Fort Myers
TinyConcerts sponsored by:
THE LAT FOUNDATION
Holiday Pops
Andrew Lipke, Guest Artist
Sunday | December 11, 2022 | 4PM
The Gulf Theater | punta gorda
Monday | December 12, 2022 | 7pm
The Village Church at Shell Point
Tuesday | December 13, 2022 | 7pm
First Presbyterian, Bonita Springs
Pops Series sponsored by:
Ellie fox
brave new Pops 1
REMEMBER WHEN ROC K WAS YOUNG: THE ELTON JOHN TRI BUTE
Friday | January 20, 2023 | 7PM
Charlotte Performing Arts Center
Saturday | January 21, 2023 | 7:30pm
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
Brave New Pops Series sponsored by:
Ellie fox
MASTERWORKS 1
Radu Paponiu, Conductor
Gil Shaham, Violin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concerto in G minor, Op.80
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Saturday, January 28, 2023
6:30pm Pre-Concert Lecture, 7:30pm Concert
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
Masterworks Series sponsored by:
Uhler & Vertich Financial Planners
brave new Pops 2
Bowie and Glass: A Symphonic Tribute
Saturday | February 11, 2023 | 7:30pm
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
Brave New Pops Series sponsored by:
Ellie fox
MASTERWORKS 2
Radu Paponiu, Conductor
Thomas Mesa, cello
Jessie Montgomery: Overture
Antonín Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
Saturday, March 11, 2023
6:30pm Pre-Concert Lecture, 7:30pm Concert
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
Masterworks Series sponsored by:
Uhler & Vertich Financial Planners
MASTERWORKS 3
Partnership with Opera Naples
Radu Paponiu, Conductor
A Night at the Opera returns with various popular arias.
Sara LeMesh, Soprano
Steven Ricks, Tenor
Jeffrey Goldberg, Baritone
Saturday, April 1, 2023
6:30pm Pre-Concert Lecture, 7:30pm Concert
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
Masterworks Series sponsored by:
Uhler & Vertich Financial Planners
MASTERWORKS 4
Partnership with Grand Piano Series of Naples
Radu Paponiu, Conductor
Ying Li, Piano
Jennifer Higdon: Blue Cathedral
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Modest Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition
Saturday, April 22, 2023
6:30pm Pre-Concert Lecture, 7:30pm Concert
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
Masterworks Series sponsored by:
Uhler & Vertich Financial Planners
brave new Pops 3
the orchestra: starring former members of electric light orchestra
Saturday | May 6, 2023 | 7:30pm
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
Sunday | May 7, 2023 | 4pm
charlotte performing arts center
Brave New Pops Series sponsored by:
Ellie fox
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