Hello!
Our effort to stay in touch with you began some time ago with the mailing of flyers of our upcoming concerts. We would like to continue doing this, and to include other information that spotlights our musical selections, composers, and guest artists. We will be experimenting with the content and format as we go, and we want your feedback about what works best for you. Haven’t signed up for flyers yet? Just send a note to
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As far as frequency, we know the challenge you face in managing your overloaded inbox. So expect to receive only a few of these letters per year. Generally, we’ll plan to send you a new one a couple of weeks prior to each concert. If you’d prefer to continue receiving just the flyer, let us know.
It Takes Two to Tango
November 16 & 17 @ 7:30pm
Melbourne Auditorium on Hibiscus Ave.
Coming up next: a concert with a Latin Twist!
Picture yourself sunning on the Copacabana, or flying down to Rio, or jiving to salsa in Hemingway’s Havana, or simply swaying to the sensuous bassa nova rhythms of Antonio Carlos Jobim. This concert will have all that and more.
One of our favorites is Sammy Nestico’s arrangement of Malagueña. Mr. Nestico has a distinguished career as an arranger of big band music with the U.S. Air Force Band, the U.S. Marine Band, the Count Basie Orchestra, and the major Hollywood studios. Sammy recently gave several of his arrangements to the MMB library. They are great fun to play. His music never fails to connect with the audience. You might want to mark your calendar as we’ll be playing a concert dedicated to Sammy Nestico’s music next February 15 & 16.
You may recall that Ernesto Lacuona, who wrote Malegueña, is the most famous and accomplished composer to come out of Cuba. Thoroughly unhappy with the Castro’s new regime, he moved from Havana to Tampa, Florida in 1960.
Other numbers on the November program: Brazilian Festival, a collection of Jobim’s tunes, including The Girl from Ipanema and One Note Samba, Cole Porter’s Begin the Beguine, El Aguila de Oro, a Latin march by Bullock, and El Choclo, originally a classical guitar piece by the famous Argentine tango composer Angel Villoldo. As always, we’ll bring the concert to a rousing conclusion with John Philip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever.
If you’re in the mood to add a bit of personal development to the experience, Laura Beers will be dropping by the Melbourne Auditorium at 6:30 with a demonstration on how to dance to Latin music. So come early and get your cha cha cha up to speed.
Plan to join us if you can for a high energy and very entertaining concert of your favorite Latin music. We are looking forward to playing for you.
I’ll get back in touch later next month to share with you our plans for “A Starry Night Holiday Concert” on December 14 & 15 in Melbourne, and a new Sunday December 18 matinee performance at the Holy Trinity Academy in Viera.
All the best,
Staci Cleveland, Principal Conductor
