Brevard’s exceptional high school ensembles take the spotlight under conductors Cosette Justo Valdés and David Martins in a program of dramatic scale. Music by Gustav Holst and Michael Daugherty opens the evening, culminating in Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, celebrated for its lush lyricism and soaring Romantic expression. Read more
Ken Lam conducts Brevard Sinfonia in a program rich in color and rhythmic vitality. Pianist and BMC Alumna Ying Li performs Liszt’s brilliant Piano Concerto No. 1, a dazzling showcase of virtuosity and orchestral interplay. BMC faculty composer David Dzubay’s evocative Ridgeline opens the concert, while Brahms’s Variations on a Theme by Haydn and Bartók’s… Read more
Legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma joins the Brevard Music Center Orchestra for our season finale. Conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero, the program features Dvořák’s radiant Cello Concerto and Walton’s electrifying Belshazzar’s Feast—bringing instrumental and vocal forces on stage together in a powerful celebration of orchestral and choral grandeur. Read more