FROM THE HHSO MARY M. BRIGGS, PRESIDENT AND CEO hhso.org
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EBRUARY IS A VERY BUSY MONTH FOR THE HHSO. IN ADDITIONAL TO TWO WONDERFUL CONCERTS, WE HOST THE FINALS OF THE HILTON HEAD YOUTH CONCERTO COMPETITION ON FEB. 2 AT ST. LUKE’S BEGINNING AT 1:30 P.M. YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS SEEING THESE TALENTED INSTRUMENTALISTS.
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Antonio Vivaldi is the featured composer for this concert on Feb. 12. The program begins with Four Novelletten by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. The second half of the program features Vivaldi’s popular The Four Seasons. The work is comprised of four concerti. The orchestra will perform the work with four separate violin soloists. Adé Williams, Gareth Johnson, Danielle Belen, and Alexandra Switala are all first-place winners of the illustrious Sphinx Competition held annually to
support talented young Black and Latino musicians. The HHSO has entered into a partnership with the Sphinx organization to consider their winners as potential soloists. Plan to attend on Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Color and Light: Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol and Respighi’s Fountains of Rome are featured in this concert, immersed in a rich palate of orchestral colors and textures. Twenty-one year
old Paul Huang, who performs the Violin Concerto, is recognized for his fiery virtuosity and commanding stage presence. This concert will be held on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. and on Monday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.
See you there!
Mary M. Briggs President & CEO
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