In the 10th year of its existence, the group now known as The Symphonia Boca Raton has begun to branch out, playing concerts other than their usual Sunday afternoons at the Roberts Theatre and their appearances as the house band at the Festival of the Arts Boca. Saturday night, the group inaugurated what its hopes to be a regular series at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort … [Read more...]
A new, exciting chapter opens for Master Chorale
Something very important happened here last week for the classical music scene in South Florida: One of its performing organizations came into its own. The Master Chorale of South Florida, which rose out of the remains of the Florida Philharmonic some 10 years ago, has presented some fine programs over that time and enjoyed regular gigs backing Italian poperatic singer Andrea … [Read more...]
Fine cellist, homegrown music distinguish Estonian Symphony concert
Estonia was one of the three Baltic states suppressed by Soviet Russia in 1940. Thursday night at the Kravis Center, this tiny state of 1.5 million people sent a credible symphony orchestra of 76 players to perform music by Tormis, Dvořák and Brahms in the Regional Arts Concert Series. Independent since 1991, Estonia is closer to Finland geographically than Latvia and … [Read more...]