Inside this issue

Upcoming Shows ........................ 2

Maestro’s Notes ......................... 3

Photos ......................................... 4

Area School Concerts…..……………5

2019-20 Season Renewals………...6

News, Symphony League ……...….7

Social Media, Calendar……………...8

March 2019 Volume 32, Issue 6

Chelsea Tipton II

Music Director

The Symphony of Southeast Texas

4345 Phelan Blvd, Suite 105

Beaumont, TX 77707

(409) 892-2257

Classic Series IV April 6 French Pairings

Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale from Samson et Delila

Fauré : Requiem

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

Featuring Guest Artists: Abigail Dueppen and Dalton Woody also featuring SOST Chorus and Lamar University Choir

You may renew your season

subscriptions now! We mailed

out letters with all the

information. Feel free to call

the office with any questions or

to pay for your renewal over

the phone.

(409) 892-2257

Join SOST as we

celebrate the holiday

season with a program

of your favorites of the

Season.

Carmen Bradford will

be returning to get us

all in the holiday spirit!

Bring the whole family

out for an amazing day

at the Julie!

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Please join us for a

magical day in the beautiful

gardens of Shangri-La!

At the peak of the

Scarecrow Festival, SOST

will once again indulge

patrons with a festive

evening of seasonal nature

and magnificent music!

Save the Date: October 20, 2019 5:00pm Symphony at Shangri La Gardens

Save the Date: December 8, 2019 3:00pm Home for the Holidays

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Maestro’s Notes We have had an amazing season this year for the Symphony of Southeast Texas. There have been many highlights with the music and the guest artists who have joined us on stage. We are going to conclude our season with a program that we are calling French Pairings. All three pieces on the program are by French composers. We will open the program with the Bacchanale from the opera Samson and Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns. The music is filled with exuberant dance celebrations and sinuous melodic lines infused with a touch of “oriental exoticism.” The perfect way to open our French Parings concert. Next we are happy to be bringing back to the stage the Symphony of Southeast Texas Chorus to join us on the Gabriel Fauré Requiem. We have two fabulous soloists who will be joining us, both from our very own Beaumont community. Our featured soloists are Dalton Woody and Abigail Dueppen. Of the many settings of the Requiem, this is probably the most widely loved. In comparison with the large-scale masterpieces of Verdi, Brahms and Berlioz, Fauré’s setting seems gentle and unassuming, yet it is this very quality of under-statement which contributes so eloquently to the work’s universal appeal. We will close out our French Pairings concert and our season with ballet music from Daphnis and Chloé by Maurice Ravel. No better way to showcase our fabulous musicians than with this masterpiece. This is some of the Ravel’s most passionate music, widely regarded as some of his best, with extraordinarily lush harmonies typical of the impressionist movement in music. This is a great showcase to show what an amazing orchestra we have here in Southeast Texas.

Pre-Concert Talk

Be sure to join Maestro Chelsea Tipton at 6:30pm before the

Classic Series concerts for the Pre-Concert Talk. He will discuss the

music of the evening and give in-depth information about the show!

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POPS 2: An Evening with The Texas Tenors

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Symphony Chamber Concerts at Local Schools

The Woodwinds quintet visited Beaumont ISD for

a wonderful concert in the auditorium.

CURTIS ELEMENTARY

SOST String Quartet

Martin Elementary, BISD

Maestro Tipton did a little private lesson with a little girl who

was spotted moving her arms passionately like a conductor!

ONE-ON-ONE

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Classic Series I

September 14, 2019 7:30PM

The Titans of the Classics: Beethoven and Shostakovich

Beethoven Concerto No. 5

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Guest Artist Phillipe Bianconi, Piano

Classic Series II

November 16, 2019 7:30PM

A Celebration of Mozart, Rossini and SOST!

Rossini Barber of Seville

Vaughan Williams Suite for Viola and Orchestra

Mozart Symphony No. 39

Featured Artist Whitney Bullock, SOST Principal

Violist

Classic Series III

February 15, 2020 7:30PM

The Romantic Spirit of Music

Brahms Academic Festival Overture

Rutter Feel the Spirit

Hanson Symphony No. 2

Featuring the SOST Chorus

Classic Series IV

April 4, 2020 7:30PM

A Renewal of Spirit: Elgar and the Common Man

Glinka Overture to Ruslan und Ludmilla

Elgar Cello Concerto, op. 85

Copland Symphony No. 3

Guest Artist Julian Schwarz, cello

POPS I

October 5, 2019 7:30PM

The Piano Man meets the Rocket Man

Jeans ‘n Classics presents

Back to Back: Elton John meets Billy Joel

Jean Meilleur (Lead Vocals), John Regan

(Piano)

POPS II

March 7, 2020 7:30PM

We're Off to See the Wizard

A multimedia presentation of the movie

The Wizard of Oz, accompanied by your

SOST!

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Thoughtful Tributes

Contributions may be made to

Endowment Funds of SOST as

a tribute or a memorial to

your friends and loved ones.

All such gifts will be listed in

the next program book. In

addition, a special note of

recognition will be sent to the

person honored or the family

in the case of a memorial.

PLEASE PLACE STAMP HERE

Mission Statement

The mission of The Symphony

of Southeast Texas is to develop,

maintain, and nurture a

symphony orchestra of the

highest achievable artistic quality

that will, within a viable economic

framework, play a major role in

the education, entertainment,

and cultural enrichment of all

residents of Southeast Texas.

Find us on:

Symphony of Southeast Texas

4345 Phelan Blvd.

Suite 105 Beaumont, TX 77707

Office: (409) 892-2257

Fax: (409) 892-0117

Website: www.sost.org

Date, time Event Location

July 4, 8:00 p.m. July 4th Celebration Events Centre

700 Crockett St.

September 14, 7:30 p.m. Classic Series I

“The Titans of the Classics:

Beethoven and Shostakovich”

Julie Rogers Theatre

765 Pearl Street

October 5, 7:30 p.m. POPS I

“The Piano Man meets the Rocket

Man”

Julie Rogers Theatre

765 Pearl Street

October 20, 5:00 p.m. Symphony at Shangri-La 2111 W. Park Ave.

Orange, TX 77630

November 16, 7:30 p.m. Classic Series II

“A Celebration of Mozart, Rossini and

SOST!”

Julie Rogers Theatre

765 Pearl Street

December 8, 3:00 p.m. Home for the Holidays Julie Rogers Theatre

765 Pearl Street

February 15, 7:30 p.m. Classic Series III

“The Romantic Spirit of Music”

Julie Rogers Theatre

765 Pearl Street

March 7, 7:30 p.m. POPS II

“We’re off the see the Wizard”

Julie Rogers Theatre

765 Pearl Street

Upcoming Events

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