The Emerald Coast Chamber Music Festival has announced its lineup of concerts for the 2025 season. Festival co-Artistic Director and Artist Faculty member Jacob Clewell (viola) offered a summary of the season, saying, “This year’s festival is centered around music the faculty love and have chosen themselves, and it...
Beethoven’s Ninth Featuring World-Class Opera Stars
Join Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra (NFSO) and Todd Craven Music Director and Conductor for the Season Finale: “Ode to Joy” – April 12 at 7 p.m. at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center in Niceville. However “Ode to Joy” is more than music—it is a...
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The stellar, 10-concert, live-music series, Thursdays, April 10 – June 12, will feature premier musicians and bands performing everything from classic rock and yacht rock to soulful tributes and high-energy hits. From iconic blues rock to soulful Amy Winehouse tributes, danceable yacht rock and Def Leppard classics—plus a special...
February 22, 2025 | 7 PM | Mattie Kelly Arts Center | Main Stage | Niceville
Step back in time and experience the energy, innovation and glamour of the Jazz Age as the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra presents Stars of Tomorrow: The Roaring Twenties! on February 22, 2025, at the...
Sinfonia Gulf Coast Presents Crescendo! 2025: A Cultural & Culinary Extravaganza, Feb. 28 & March 2
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Sinfonia Gulf Coast’s Crescendo! 2025, its highly anticipated annual fundraiser will be held February 28 to March 2, 2025. This multi-day cultural and culinary extravaganza will bring together world-class entertainment, exceptional cuisine and fine wine in support of Sinfonia’s music education and community outreach programs.
Crescendo! 2025 Lineup
Crescendo! Kick-Off Lunch:...
The 16th Annual 30A Songwriters Festival Hits the Area as the Number One Songwriters Festival in the Country
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By Will Estell
If you consider yourself a fan of great music and the talented songwriters who make the songs you love possible, you will definitely want to make plans to attend the 16th Annual 30A Songwriters Festival—especially since it is now considered the top-rated songwriters’ festival in America—happening along our...
30A Songwriters Festival will celebrate its 16th year with performances on the main stage at Grand Boulevard’s Town Center in Miramar Beach with headline performances by renowned artists Melissa Etheridge, Amos Lee, The Jayhawks, The Devon Allman Project, Maggie Rose and Secret Sisters.
The festival welcomes for the first time...
Discover how Sinfonia Gulf Coast is redefining the symphony experience in its 2024-2025 season — with powerhouse performances, innovative concerts and can’t-miss events — in this exclusive Q&A with Maestro Demetrius Fuller.
By Zandra Wolfgram
For the 19th season you are once again “redefining the symphony experience” with fresh offerings. Tell us...
Lyle Lovett Hits Miramar Beach for This Weekend’s Moon Crush Cowboy Moon Music Fest
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As Interviewed by Will Estell October 29, 2024
If you know much about music then you likely know at least something about the talented Texan turned singer, songwriter, actor, and producer, Lyle Lovett.
As if fourteen albums, twenty-five singles to date, four Grammy Awards (including wins for Best Male Country Vocal...