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September promises offerings for the sophisticate
Blues on the Beach
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The Blues on the Beach concert series continues in September with an exciting line up of bands playing every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. Concerts are provided by the Santa Rosa Island Authority.
"We don't want the crowd watching. We want them to bring their dancing shoes," said W. A. "Buck" Lee, Santa Rosa Island Authority general manager, when asked about the concert series.
Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to the pavilion area. No pets are allowed and glass is prohibited.
The september line up includes: Knee Deep Sept. 5, Mystic Springs Sept. 12, and Touch of Gray Sept. 19.
For more information about the free entertainment and the latest updates, call the Pensacola Beach Visitor Information Center at (850) 932-1500.
PSO Annual Symphony Ball Sept. 16
The Pensacola Symphony Orchestra will once again dazzle the crowd with its 11th Annual Symphony Ball, Romance and Rhythm, on September 16, 2006, at the New World Landing.
"With the hard work of our co-chairs, John and Chris Cavanaugh, we feel that this event will be the most successful to date for the Symphony," said Edgar Herrera-Arizmendi, executive director. "They are bringing a unique aspect to the Ball that we haven't seen before, such as incorporating UWF students into the evening."
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This black-tie gala is the PSO's largest yearly fund raiser and features an evening of fine dining, an auction of many luxury items, and dancing to the music of Holly Shelton and Don Snowden's Bid Band All-Stars as well at the UWF Quartet. The Symphony Ball is known as one of the most elegant events of the year, and all proceeds directly benefit the Symphony's programming.
The evening begins at 6 p.m., Saturday, September 16, at the New World Landing. Individual tickets are $150 per person and a table for eight is $1,200. Tickets are available by calling the Symphony office at (850) 435-2533 or going online to www.PensacolaSymphony.co m. Seating is limited, so early reservations are recommended.
Jazz Gumbo Sept. 18
On Sept. 18, Jazz Gumbo at Phineas Phogg's Seville Quarter will feature well known pianist Al Martin who will be joined by Walt Kattner on guitar and Ted Johnson on drums. Martin entertains five nights a week at the Ramada Inn Bayview in Pensacola. Admission is $10 for the general public, $7 for Jazz Society of Pensacola (JSOP) members and includes a cup of delicious gumbo. The format of Jazz Gumbo is live jazz in the style of the famous jazz artist whose life and career JSOP celebrates.
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The name "Jazz Gumbo" implies a delicious mix of various ingredients giving a wonderful effect. Besides, they will serve you some real seafood gumbo, compliments of the Jazz Society and Seville Quarter.
Jazz Gumbo is 6-9 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 W. Government Street in downtown Pensacola, the third Monday of every month except December. Call 850- 433-8382 or 850-432-6821 or email Andy Metzger for more information.
Pensacola Symphony Stained Glass Bach
Five local musicians will join the Pensacola Symphony Chamber Orchestra as guest artists during the International Paper Stained Glass Bach: Father and Son concert on Friday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m. held at Trinity Presbyterian Church.
The performance features Jane Redding, Hedi Salanki, Dale Riegle, Stephanie Riegle and Leonid Yanovskiy.
"I'm delighted that several of Pensacola's leading performers will be featured as soloists," said Peter Rubardt, music director. "This is a concert that we have all been looking forward to for a long time, and I'm sure it will be a special event for performers and audience alike."
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The concert features the music of J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach and Tomaso Albinoni.
"In many ways, the music of J.S. Bach provides the foundation of classical music," said Rubardt. "I don't think there is a composer or performer that has not been profoundly influenced and motivated by this grandest of grand masters."
A highlight of this performance includes Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor. "This piece is very well known. As soon as people hear the first notes, they will recognize it and smile," said Edgar Herrera-Arizmendi, executive director.
Much of Bach's music does not resonate well in a large concert hall such as the Saenger Theatre, so the Symphony does not get the opportunity to play Bach often, said Rubardt. "We are delighted to have this opportunity to perform at Trinity Presbyterian Church which has the perfect size and acoustics for this wonderful repertoire," he said.
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The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Pensacola located at 3400 Bayou Blvd. Ticket prices are $25 for reserved seating and $20 for general admission. Tickets are available by calling the PSO office at (850) 435- 2533 or going online to www.PensacolaSymphony.co m.
Pensacola Symphony Bach Rocks! Sept. 23
The Pensacola Symphony Chamber Orchestra will present the GE Music for Families Bach Rocks! concert on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 10 a.m. at N.B. Cook Elementary School. This performance is a fun-filled, family oriented concert tailored specifically for children of all ages. Tickets are available by calling the Symphony office at 850-435-2533 or going online to www.PensacolaSymphony.com. Country music's hottest new headliner, Brad Paisley, is bringing one of the year's biggest tours to The Pensacola Civic Center on Sunday, Sept. 24.
The "Time Well Wasted" tour is a showcase of Paisley's recent mega-hits including #1 single "The World", which has spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country charts. Paisley is on a roll with four straight platinum albums and a big win at The Academy of Country Music Awards for Album of the Year. Over the course of four albums, including the most recent
top-seller, Time
Well Wasted,
Brad
Paisley has grown
from country music's
favorite young traditionalist to its most unpredictable hitmaker and most slyly exciting concert performer.
His sold-out headlining concerts
reveal similar surprises:
From the computeranimated
cartoons he
creates and presents during his shows to the amusing way he leads his crack band through their breakneck instrumentals, Paisley broadens the idea of how country music can be presented and how music can hold an audience's attention in a multi-media age.
America's current country sweetheart is on a roll of her own. Carrie Underwood's first 2 singles, "Jesus Take the Wheel" and "Don't Forget to Remember Me" both hit #1 on the Billboard Country charts. She also nabbed Top New Female Vocalist honors at The Academy of Country Music Awards.
The former American Idol star plays the guitar and piano and is also a senior at Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, majoring in mass communication.
She left school to compete for American Idol, but plans to pursue her degree.
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