Set Sail with the Symphony of the Americas Summerfest
Boca Raton, FL – South Florida’s Major Cultural Institution, Symphony of the Americas, presents internationally acclaimed guest artists from around the globe this July and August in its celebrated Summerfest music festival, with five (5) weeks of performances throughout Florida and the Americas.
As the longest running music festival in Florida, Summerfest brings the masterful sounds of its popular Chamber Orchestra, along with musicians and soloists from renowned orchestras throughout Europe to various south Florida venues to perform several styles of classical and popular music. With this year’s sunny “Sail Away” theme*, the schedule is anchored by a concert at its regular seasonal performance home, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, on the evening of Friday July 19th.
Traditionally, more than ten (10) different countries are represented on stage at Summerfest concerts, and this year’s Summerfest cultural exchange includes musicians from the Opera Orchestra of Bulgaria, Mission Symphony of Switzerland and Orchestre Francais. Soloists are Angelo di Veroli (marimba~Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Italy), Summerfest Concertmaster Orlando Forte of Cuba, Symphony of the Americas Principal Trumpet Claudio Osorio, Glenn Basham (Concertmaster of Naples Philharmonic), and acclaimed international organist Tim Brumfield, among others.
Artistic Director Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese will lead two musical programs featuring music of Vivaldi, Humperdinck, Beethoven, Tartini, Dvorak, and Mozart. Highlighted is a commissioned composition by Italian composer in residence, Lorenzo Turchi-Floris. Additional performances feature the Quartetto Orfeo, of Rome.
A large part of the mission of Symphony of the Americas is to reach audiences in corners of the world who have never before experienced the exhilaration of live orchestral performance, and Summerfest outreach includes a week of performances for residents and students of Panama in partnership with the US Embassy, Bern Resorts, Junior Achievement and Rotary Clubs. Presented in association with Europe’s Musicfor, the festival aligns with their international mission of promoting music, donating musical instruments and their work with young students.
Summerfest features two performances of varied musical repertoire with the Summerfest Chamber Orchestra in a special 2-Performance discount applicable to any two of the following performance dates:
+ Sun. July 14 at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, Boca Raton
+ Fri. July 19 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Ft. Lauderdale
+ Fri. Aug. 2 at Pompano Beach Cultural Center
+ Sat. Aug. 3 at Osher Lifelong Learning Aud. – FAU, Boca Raton
Summerfest is sponsored in part by Riverside Hotel, ACE Rent-a-Car, Wells Fargo, Helen Ingham Foundation, Il Circolo, Musicfor, Broward Cultural Council & Board of County Commissioners, City of Deerfield Beach, Deerfield Beach Historical Society, and Rotary of Deerfield Beach, as well as the Madelyn Savarick Trust. See the entire Summerfest performance schedule below. For more information go to www.sota.org or call the office at 954-335-7002.
Entering its 32nd season, Symphony of the Americas is a Broward County Major Cultural Institution and performs at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Under the leadership of internationally acclaimed Artistic Director and Conductor, Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese, the Symphony delights south Florida audiences with selections of the best classical music world-wide.
2019 SUMMERFEST CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERTS
(International musicians and soloists joined by Members of Symphony of the Americas)
Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese, Artistic Director
FLORIDA PERFORMANCES
+ Fri. July 12 Tradition of the Palm Beaches 2:00 PM
West Palm Beach, FL Musical Program One
561-209-6100 | www.morselife.org
(tickets required in advance)
+ Fri. July 12 Norton Museum of Art 7:30 PM
West Palm Beach, FL Quartetto Orfeo performs Music of the Cinema (Free – see below) Rome’s Quartetto Orfeo, in residence with Summerfest celebrates great film music in concert in the Stiller Auditorium at the opening of the special exhibition: Coming Soon: Film Posters from the Dwight Cleveland Collection. Free with complimentary ticket, available at the Museum Visitor Experience Desk as long as they last, beginning at 5 pm on Friday, July 12.
+ Sat. July 13 John Knox Village . 2:00 PM
Pompano Beach, FL Musical Program One
Closed to the Public
+ Sun. July 14 St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church 3:00 PM
Boca Raton, FL
Quartetto Orfeo of Rome | Timothy Brumfield, guest pianist
Info. 954-335-7002 $ 20 / VIP $35
(reserve tickets at: www.sota.org )
+ Thurs. July 18 Dor Dorim Auditorium 7:30 PM
Weston Music Society Musical Program Two
Weston, FL $30 / $50 VIP / $10 students
www.westonmusicsociety.org
+ Fri. July 19 Broward Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 PM
~ Amaturo Theater Musical Program One PLUS
Glenn Basham, violin soloist
Fort Lauderdale, FL $20 / $35 / $60 VIP seat & post- 954-462-0222 | www.browardcenter.org reception
+ Sat. July 20 Sunrise Civic Center Theatre 2:00 PM
Sunrise, FL Musical Program Two
954-747-4646 | www.sunrisefl.gov/tickets.html $ 18 adult / $ 10 child
+ Fri. Aug. 2 Pompano Beach Cultural Center 7:30 pm
50 W. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach Musical Program Two 954-545-7800 | www.ccpompano.org $ 20 / $ 35 cabaret seating w/ refreshments
+ Sat. Aug. 3 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Aud. 7:30 PM
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton Musical Program Two
561-297-6124 | www.fauevents.com $ 20 / $ 35 incl. reception with artists
+ Sun. Aug. 4 Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church 4:00 PM
Naples, FL Musical Program One PLUS
Glenn Basham, violin soloist
239-592-5398 | www.vpcnaples.org
+ Thur. Aug. 8 Susan B. Katz Theater 7:00 PM
Pembroke Pines, FL Musical Program One
954-322-2597 | www.ppines.com
+ Fri. Aug. 9 Deerfield Beach ~ Main Beach 7:30 PM
Main Beach at S.E. 1st Avenue Musical Program Two
Free outdoor performance
City of Deerfield Beach, Deerfield Beach Rotary
Deerfield Beach Historical Society
+ Sat. Aug. 10 Miami Lakes Methodist Church 7:30 PM
Miami Lakes, FL Musical Program One
305-364-6100 | www.miamilakes-fl.gov
+ Sun. Aug. 11 Cultural Council of Indian River County 3:00 PM
Christ by the Sea, United Methodist, Vero Beach Musical Program One
772-770-4857 | www.cultural-council.org/summerfest $ 35
TOUR PERFORMANCES: July 21 – 31 Orchestral Performance and Educational Outreach Residency ~ Panama
