July 17, 2020
This dynamic sister duo proves they’re one singular sensation, singing showstoppers from “West Side Story,” “Chicago,” “Funny Girl,” “Cats,” “Carousel,” “Wicked” and more. The return of singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger and actress, Ann Hampton Callaway, and Tony nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer and recording artist, Liz Callaway.
More InfoJuly 10, 2020
While doctors, dentists and former professional musicians are pillars of community orchestras such as the Gulf Coast Symphony, music teachers are well represented among the stalwarts.
Mary Anne Farese is the GCS’s principal second violin, and she spent 39 years paying forward her musical training and talent to students ranging from primary school through university.
More InfoJuly 10, 2020
Gulf Coast Symphony and co-producer Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Tony Award-winning musical, South Pacific, filled with some of their most beloved melodies — Bali Ha’i, I’m Gonna Wash that Man Right Outta My Hair, Some Enchanted Evening, and Younger than Springtime. South Pacific still delights audiences today with its powerful and uplifting message. Enjoy this classic American musical as its creators intended: staged with full symphony orchestra!
More InfoJuly 3, 2020
The Gulf Coast Symphony celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing with clips of the historic landing that displayed man’s ingenuity and resolve. We were honored to have Joel Banow join us as Master of Ceremonies. Banow directed the CBS television broadcast of the Lunar landing on July 20, 1969. The program featured music that celebrates space in cinema, including 2001: A Space Odyssey (Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30), Star Trek, Apollo 13, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., and Holst’s The Planets.
More InfoJune 25, 2020
While this year has been difficult, the Gulf Coast Symphony is poised to resume making music in person as soon as it is safely possible. We look forward to the many educational and community engagement activities we host throughout Southwest Florida.
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